Mercury enters Scorpio
Scorpio has “Honey in the hands and a sting in the tongue.” This makes it direct and even hurtful in communication. In this cycle we must be careful how we say things, for we may hurt, without meaning to, the people closest to us. The adverse Pluto/Mercury aspect accentuates this tendency: Mercury does not listen to reason, becomes proud without weighing the consequences, and always believes it is right. Pluto in adverse aspect gives us an excessive pride. This tendency will be neutralized when the adverse Pluto/Mercury aspect ends.