30 - How to Shine with Mercury Cazimi

Mercury cazimi is a powerful collection of hours where Mercury is “in the heart of” the Sun. Translation? All Mercury things like communication, writing, socializing and sharing get a major boost. Need clarity? Mercury cazimi’s got it! In this episode, I explore some of my favorite ways to take advantage of Mercury cazimi so that you can make the most of it.

• 01:20 Mercury cazimi basics
• 05:48 Things to do with Mercury cazimi 

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Transcript

Hi, I'm Claire Gallagher, and this is Third House Gossip, where we spill the astrological tea. So pour something delicious and let's chat. This podcast is sponsored by me. So to support the show and support yourself, come see me for an astrology reading. Just head to astrologywithclaire. com. That's astrology with C L A I R E dot com. 

Hey, Astro Lover. Welcome back to Third House Gossip. I hope you're doing well out there with all of the cosmic weather that's been shifting. It's been quite busy. I am doing okay. Thanks for asking. I am busy editing my book. I'm at the point now where I've basically got 90% of it drafted, and so I'm going through that messy draft and I'm turning it into something that's clear and succinct and it's feeling pretty good.

Other than that, I'm just seeing you lovely people in consultations and chatting about astrology here on the pod. So doing okay, and I [00:01:00] am finally feeling kind of normal. After having given given up coffee about a month ago, that was such a journey for me and I finally am starting to feel like I have my energy back.

Oh my goodness, it was quite, quite a ride. So anyways, enough about me. I am here to talk all about Mercury stuff today. We have a lot of great Mercury things coming up over the next couple of weeks, but particularly the week of May 26th, 2025 is something special, and that has to do with mercury not just being really strong.

In a sign that it loves to be in, which is Gemini, but it's going to kiss the sun. And this is called a conjunction, but the term for this is cazimi. So we're gonna have a Mercury cazimi this week. I. It's happening [00:02:00] on Friday, May 30th. If you are in my time zone, it's gonna be 12:12 AM so I will be asleep, but you're probably gonna feel it starting Thursday afternoon, evening, and then Friday.

Mercury conjunctions or mercury transits are just a collection of hours, but I like to span the day. I like to just expand it to last the whole day in my mind. So let's just say. Half a Thursday, half a Friday Golden Mercury time. So let's break down what Mercury cazimi is. Like I said a few minutes ago, this is technically a conjunction between Mercury and the Sun.

And cazimi essentially means in the heart of, so when Mercury is exactly conjunct the sun, it's considered to be in the heart of the sun and the technical. Bit to this is that Mercury has to be within 16 to 17 minutes of the sun or at the same degree. I just go [00:03:00] with the same degree in my practice. Just FYI.

So why is this special? Well, this isn't rare. It happens quite a lot, and other planets do this too. Other planets have cazimi days, but this one is special because Mercury is in Gemini and the sun is in Gemini. And Gemini is one of the strongest, purest, most elevated expressions of Mercury we can have. And so this particular cazimi.

In May of 2025 is very powerful and it's something that I want you to mark your calendar for and use. So today is all practical stuff about things to do with Mercury, cazimi. Now I wanna say if you're listening to this in the future, this applies to all Mercury cazimis, but the reason I made this episode now is because this particular cazimi is really cute, it's really strong, and it's got a lot of good juice.[00:04:00] 

So what does it mean to be in the heart of the sun? It essentially means if we think of the sun as a monarch that's holding court and all the planets dance around it, when a planet is in the heart of the sun, it's like being invited into the inner throne room of the king or the queen. And when you're invited into that sacred space, you have the monarch's ear.

You have their favor, you have their interest. And I also think of in the heart as representing something that's cherished. So in this way, the sun is cherishing mercury in this position. So Mercury is gonna have special access to the sun on this day, and the things that the sun represents. And the sun in ancient astrology at least, was a representation of divinity.

And so when Mercury makes a conjunction in this way to the sun, it's like it has access to divine wisdom and divine [00:05:00] knowledge that it might not other wise have access to. So as you can start to intuit, there's a lot that has to do with knowledge when Mercury is cazimi. Now the sun is going to amplify and fortify all of the things that Mercury loves during its cazimi.

So that means communication is boosted, language is boosted, learning exchange, and business and travel are all going to be basically, uh, spotlighted. This is a great time for communication of all kinds, for exchange of all kinds, and just expect some great clarity and insight to come to you during these hours.

So that's the basics of Mercury cazimi. There's a lot more that we could probably unpack there, but I wanna get to the tips. I wanna get to what I do during Mercury cazimi [00:06:00] and what could be fun for you to try.

Take what resonates with you. Leave the rest. Try a couple, try one, try all. There are just some ideas and there's a lot more where this came from, but this is what's coming to me in my brainstorm. So the first thing on my list is to put quote, deciding time unquote onto your calendar. So Mercury cazimi is all about clarity.

It's all about receiving insight, receiving fresh knowledge, receiving that aha, that Eureka. So if you've been hemming and hawing around something or trying to make a decision and you haven't been able to come to a resolution, schedule it on your calendar to actually sit down and think and make a decision during Mercury cazimi.

When you schedule it on your calendar, it's a nice little trick where it kind of takes it out of your brain and puts it on paper or puts it on a screen, and [00:07:00] therefore you don't have to think about it anymore or worry about it anymore. And so every time that decision comes up and nags you and you're like, oh, I got, I don't know what to do.

I need to make a decision, you can go, oh, thank you for sharing. But we have a designated appointment time. And that's during Mercury cazimi. I'll get back to you then, and that'll really put the thought in its place and kind of free up that brain space for you to think about something more important. So I'm gonna be using this time to make some decisions around my book.

I have to decide about. How many techniques I wanna put in the book and which techniques I wanna put in the book. And that's really going to change the way it's written. So I need to decide that pretty soon. And I've been kind of dragging my feet on it. And so I think Mercury cazimi is a day where I'm gonna sit down and hash it out.

Another thing you can put on your calendar is brainstorming now. [00:08:00] I'm not really a fan of scheduling your brainstorming. It doesn't tend to really work out that way. I typically get ideas when I'm out and about doing other things. I don't have the best luck sitting down and forcing my brainstorming. But again, with Mercury, cazimi, you can schedule this. You can expect clarity, you can expect a lot of ideas. You can expect downloads. You can definitely put brainstorming on your calendar.

Another great thing to do during Mercury cazimi is to learn something new. To take a class, you're gonna be hungry for knowledge and it's gonna feel really satisfying to like just hear from a teacher. Mercury is an insatiable learner. It loves to know all the things, especially Mercury in Gemini. So Mercury cazimi would be a fantastic day to either participate in a class or to teach a class if you are teaching something. I am just gonna put a little plug in here that I do have a new class up on my [00:09:00] website.

You can go to astrology with claire.com/classes. There's a new getting started with transits class up right now for download. It's only what, 27 bucks? It's really affordable and it's basically gonna teach you how to use your Astrology planner. So that would be a great class to take during Mercury cazimi.

Another great thing to do during Mercury cazimi is to make an announcement. I like to think of the sun as boosting Mercury's reach. And so it takes its message far and wide, so this is a really fantastic time to let people know what you're up to. If you have a business or you're an entrepreneur like me, this is a great day to launch something or to reveal something that you've been working on for quite some time.

So it's a great day to let people know about a new product or a new service. It's just essentially. Juicy and [00:10:00] yummy for sharing something good. This is a day of sharing good news and receiving good news. Another thing that came to mind is like if you've been kind of hiding in the background on social media, this would be a great day to come back and say hello and to just post a, Hey, it's me kind of post. This is who I am and this is what I have to offer. 

Next on my Mercury cazimi list is declaration. Declaring what you want to change. Why this process of cazimi is kind of like going into a fire. So mercury is going into the fire of the sun and it's being burnt up and transformed into something fresh, into something new.

So there's this renewal process. There's this transformation process. There's this change process when Mercury comes in contact with the sun. And that's a great time for changing your mind and declaring how you want things [00:11:00] to be different. So whether you're declaring it out loud or you're writing it as an intention, mercury cazimi is a great time to just hop on the transformation train and just say, Hey, you know what?

I wanna change this and I'm gonna use Mercury's transformation as a reflection of my own.

If we think about the sun as a monarch or someone in high status that you hold in high regard that you respect and mercury has been brought into the heart or the favor of that sun. It's kind of like someone you think is cool saying, Hey, I like you. All right, so this is. A aspect about acceptance, about being seen and about being well-liked, and this would be a wise time to reach out to someone that you think is awesome, that you respect and say, Hey, I like you.

I would like to work [00:12:00] together. Or, Hey, would you like to grab a coffee? And more than likely, that inquiry is gonna be met with favor and with a smile. All right. Hopefully that's making sense. If the sun is welcoming Mercury and bringing it into its intimate space and saying, Hey Mercury, what do you want?

I'm gonna give it to you. It can be the same in our life. So if there's someone, a solar figure in your life that you respect, you look up to, that you wanna get to know, reach out and let them know. Reach out.

Another thing you can do, speaking of reaching out, is to just get chatty. This is a great aspect for talking things through, for also just having fun, gabbing and just chit chatting. Call a friend, call a sibling. Catch up with someone you haven't talked to in a while, or plan a casual get together just for chitchatting and you know, not being super serious.

[00:13:00] Mercury in Gemini is really technical and it excels at breaking technical pieces down into digestible chunks. So as Mercury is in Gemini and it has that extra boost from the sun during its cazimi period, this is a really great. Day to write or say the complicated thing. So if you're a blogger, you're a podcaster.

You're a journaler, you're a writer in any capacity, or you're a teacher and you've been kind of delaying one particular lesson or chapter or post because you feel tired. Just thinking about. The technical aspect of the piece, this is a great time to knock that out. So for example, like there's a technique that I wanna put in the book that I'm just kinda dragging my feet on because it's kind of hard to explain.

It's really hard to break down into [00:14:00] lay layperson language. But during Mercury cazimi, that might be a day where I'm able to just get that out in a way that's clear and concise and easy to understand. So write or say the complicated thing during Mercury cazimi. Another fun thing to do during Mercury and Gemini period, but especially during Mercury cazimi, is to get out of your normal environment.

Just make sure you carry a notebook with you, or you have your notes app on your phone at the ready, because I just want you to expect to be inspired, and especially with a change of scenery, your brain is gonna be moving in a new way.

All right, I've left the kind of out there ones for last. This is a peek into my personal practices. One thing you can do is connect directly with Mercury cazimi through a journaling practice. I have a course on [00:15:00] this on my website as well. It's called Guided. Anyhow. You can connect with Mercury on the page and ask it to give you a clear, succinct, bulleted list for what you should do next.

I love this way of writing with the planets, and when it comes to a practical, well-informed planet like Mercury in Gemini, conjunct the sun, you better believe you're gonna get some clear answers. So all you gotta do is basically be like, Hey, mercury. I'm so excited to talk to you while you're cazimi. I think you're awesome, love you, all this stuff.

I call you to the page and I ask you to share with me the next logical step for X, Y, Z, and start writing down whatever comes to mind. Now, there's a lot more to this process and I go through this and guided, but that's one thing that I might do. As a spiritual practice on this day is to connect with Mercury, thank Mercury, and [00:16:00] then ask it to show me the next logical step.

Similar but different is giving Mercury an assignment and then asking it to pull an all-nighter for you. So let me give you an example. Let's pretend that you have to give a presentation at work. And you need to write the outline and you've been kind of, you know, delaying that. You can sit down at your desk, get out a piece of paper and say on the paper, Hey Mercury, I would like for you to create an outline for me as I sleep tonight.

Thank you. Love you, Claire. Okay. And let Mercury do its work. Let your brain do its work. It's like allowing your brain to wander. Okay. And then in the morning, sit down and write out the outline. You can say, mercury, show me what you [00:17:00] got, okay? So those are two kind of weird ones, but those are things I actually do.

I like to treat the planets as friends that wanna help me out, or as assistants that wanna guide me. A couple other last points here. The biggest thing I'll say is just trust your insights. If something comes through during Mercury cazimi, don't second guess it. Don't doubt yourself. Just accept it. It is true.

It is good, it is clear. And just allow it to be that easy. All right, and the last thing I wanna say is just an aside, and this is for those of you listening in the future, Hey, future. If Mercury cazimi is happening while Mercury is retrograde, that's not occurring. This time, mercury is not retrograde, but this happens during Mercury retrograde.

That is one collection of hours or a day. Where you can kind of expect the [00:18:00] retrograde fog to lift and from mercury to operate in a quasi normal way. So it's the one day I like to say like, get out of retrograde free card, where the one day during the retrograde things feel like they're moving forward, or you can finally see through the fog and it's a nice little window or a nice little break during the retrograde.

All right, Astro friend. I hope that was helpful. Again, these Mercury cazimi tips can be used during any Mercury. cazimi. Definitely mark your calendar. Again, the date is Friday, May 30th. You're probably gonna feel it a little bit before and a little bit after.

Much love.