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Topic: How best to communicate with Mercury in Capricorn?
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extant_pisces
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posted May 14, 2012 11:58 AM
  
...any general tips? I'm already resigned to the idea that their stoicism is just something you must accept, but my main question is whether or not it is advisable to initiate conversation with them, since the only time they seem to do so is when they have a very straightforward purpose for doing so. I don't get the sense that they dislike being approached, but I just wanted to be sure and additionally ask about any welcoming/warning signs I should look out for. My Mercury is in Pisces, btw. Thanks in advance. IP: Logged |
Yin
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posted May 14, 2012 12:04 PM
I'm Merc in Cappy. I love ppl approaching me with all kinds of subjects and questions. I love hearing a good story. Just don't expect me to tell one. I'm straight and to the point and I don't like wasting words. This is particularly obvious in my business communication. I'm all about efficiency. Now, just because I talk that way, doesn't mean I don't appreciate a good philosophical discussion... but I prefer to be on the receiving end. IP: Logged |
extant_pisces
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posted May 14, 2012 12:10 PM
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Originally posted by Yin:
I love [b]hearing a good story. Just don't expect me to tell one...Now, just because I talk that way, doesn't mean I don't appreciate a good philosophical discussion... but I prefer to be on the receiving end. [/B]
Weeeeee! Yahoo! Just what I wanted to hear. Got a lotta good stories here
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hannaramaa
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posted May 14, 2012 12:13 PM
I notice that too! I know a Merc/Venus in Capricorn and he looks like he doesn't want to be approached but I think these placements just make for a shy person, one who is hesitant (you know how Capricorn tends to "restrict") but for one, he's not nearly as mean as my Gemini-ish self, two, he's surprisingly easy to make laugh. They're sweethearts but like Yin said, I think they're more comfortable listening than engaging in a gab fest. I have Moon trine Saturn (Moon in Taurus, Saturn in Capricorn) and that's how I am.IP: Logged |
Yin
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posted May 14, 2012 12:29 PM
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Originally posted by hannaramaa:
I notice that too! I know a Merc/Venus in Capricorn and he looks like he doesn't want to be approached but I think these placements just make for a shy person, one who is hesitant (you know how Capricorn tends to "restrict")
Yes, it takes a LOT out of me to have a more welcoming presence. When you first meet me, you'd probably think I don't want anything to do with you. LOL. Nothing further from the truth. I'm intensely curious about EVERYTHING! (Saggie here) but it doesn't show until we get to know each other. "Reserved" is the best way to describe it. IP: Logged |
YoursTrulyAlways
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posted May 14, 2012 12:37 PM
Mercury in Capricorn here.Cut to the chase and get to the point. That would be most appreciated. My mind may be racing five steps ahead, but I'm not trying to be rude. It's just the nature of a mind on overdrive. IP: Logged |
hannaramaa
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posted May 14, 2012 01:04 PM
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Originally posted by Yin:
Yes, it takes a LOT out of me to have a more welcoming presence. When you first meet me, you'd probably think I don't want anything to do with you. LOL. Nothing further from the truth. I'm intensely curious about EVERYTHING! (Saggie here) but it doesn't show until we get to know each other. "Reserved" is the best way to describe it.
I get it. I'm an Aries and that must be why I was blessed with Gemini rising, because otherwise I'm very earthy. Moon in taurus trine with three outer planets in Capricorn including Saturn, which makes it doubly strong. If having a natural b*tch face was socially acceptable I'd be happier. People are always telling me to smile and think I'm mad. Like, it's just how my face is...let's move on. IP: Logged |
Yin
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posted May 14, 2012 01:06 PM
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Originally posted by hannaramaa:
If having a natural b*tch face was socially acceptable I'd be happier. People are always telling me to smile and think I'm mad. Like, it's just how my face is...let's move on.
Funny woman. IP: Logged |
Xiiro
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From: San Diego CA, USA
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted May 14, 2012 01:08 PM
I'm Cap Mercury 9th House, with a Sag Sun. Communication often feels disappointing to me. It is just a whole bunch of grabbing words and arranging them in an optimum order. How flawed is communication however? Tell me about the last sunset you watched. When you are done, I will only have a bunch of words to parse through and use to build some makeshift idea of a sunset you experienced. Take me to see a sunset, and we can skip the part where I use your words to make up my own. Tell me you love me and I will file that under "Nice things you have said to me". Hold me in your arms or look into my eyes with appreciation, and I will experience your love without words. For me, words are tools to be used when there is no better option to express a thing. We humans tend to throw words around because we know how, but too often a simple word fueled by the best intentions falls on the wrong ear, or lands with the wrong tone, and conflict is born. It is preferable for me to communicate through experience, through being present, or manifesting evidence of. Talk is cheap and Capricorn (though frugal) rarely makes a flimsy investment. As a Venus in Scorpio and Neptune conjunct Sun person (both in the 8th House), I love others deeply and with complex color, but there is no real way to communicate that depth with words. Don't mistake our caution with words as apprehension of your character. It just takes us time to learn how to speak your language. Once we do, we have a more stable base for communicating with you appropriately, and will be a lot more comfortable sharing words with you. =D IP: Logged |
extant_pisces
Knowflake Posts: 92
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posted May 14, 2012 01:19 PM
Whoa @ Xiiro. Thank you muchly for the insight. Beautifully illustrated as a conception of communication, which seems pretty much in accord with a Mercury placement in the 9th house. This person has Mercury in Capricorn in the 2nd house, and sure enough, he mostly initiates communication with me to talk about money...IP: Logged |
YoursTrulyAlways
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posted May 14, 2012 01:34 PM
This Capricorn Sun in 10th, Mercury and Mars in 11th would say that a sunset never bought clothes and love never bought food. Get to the point 
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Yin
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posted May 14, 2012 01:39 PM
... and money never bought love. IP: Logged |
YoursTrulyAlways
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posted May 14, 2012 01:53 PM
That is why only like-minded folks do well hanging together. I wished my wife were here... but she would have something to say about the supposed non-correlation between love and money.IP: Logged |
aquaguy91
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From: Wankety Wankerson
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posted May 14, 2012 01:55 PM
Mercury in cap here, i am friendly and willing to talk to anybody,but i can be shy and i suck at small talk, so alot of people view me as anti-social or stuck up, especially at work .IP: Logged |
Yin
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posted May 14, 2012 02:12 PM
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Originally posted by YoursTrulyAlways:
That is why only like-minded folks do well hanging together. I wished my wife were here... but she would have something to say about the supposed non-correlation between love and money.
Who said there was no correlation? I just like to be able to freely choose whom I love after I'm financially stable independently. My point was, you can't really woe me with gifts and a fat wallet. If you are a rich man thanks to your skills/hard work, then yes, I would admire your abilities but that still won't secure a place in my heart. Love is beyond money. IP: Logged |
Chaos
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posted May 14, 2012 02:20 PM
You can try different ways of communication if you want, just be HONEST, don't lie & make up stories...10H Cap Mercury here... IP: Logged |
aquaguy91
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posted May 14, 2012 02:29 PM
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Originally posted by Yin:
Who said there was no correlation? I just like to be able to freely choose whom I love after I'm financially stable [b]independently. My point was, you can't really woe me with gifts and a fat wallet. If you are a rich man thanks to your skills/hard work, then yes, I would admire your abilities but that still won't secure a place in my heart. Love is beyond money.[/B]
Yea but some people have different views on it,i personally feel the same as you, but i am just being honest when i say that most of the guys i went to school with who came from wealthy families have a far easier time getting the girls than average joes. Its the same with guys, alot of guys go soley for looks.IP: Logged |
YoursTrulyAlways
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posted May 14, 2012 02:30 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Yin:
Who said there was no correlation? I just like to be able to freely choose whom I love after I'm financially stable [b]independently. My point was, you can't really woe me with gifts and a fat wallet. If you are a rich man thanks to your skills/hard work, then yes, I would admire your abilities but that still won't secure a place in my heart. Love is beyond money.[/B]
It's good that you don't feel that way.
I speak from experience of people who wouldn't give you an ounce of respect and certainly not the time of the day until you've attained any decent level of material success. I live in the real world. You think my ability to have dates when I was young had nothing to do with having disposable income? Fact of the matter is that there are way too many shallow people in this world, and it is all too easy to prove that, most unfortunately. Do you think the average shallow woman on the street would be more inclined to climb into the average college-aged guy's car than a Ferrari? Sure, that is lust and not love, but the average guy doesn't even get to first base without money, forget about hitting a home run with true love. IP: Logged |
YoursTrulyAlways
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posted May 14, 2012 02:32 PM
Hey aquaguy91,Ever asked a date out for a meal of 50 cent instant noodles? Any success with that? IP: Logged |
extant_pisces
Knowflake Posts: 92
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Registered: Apr 2012
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posted May 14, 2012 02:46 PM
eeeee....well, I for one started the relationship with this particular Mercury in Capricorn (Sun in Aquarius in the 3rd House) when we were both poor university students, almost seven years ago. Somehow being mutually poor, coming out of school into non-profit jobs (and improving our respective financial positions only marginally) worked out for us, but of course I can't claim to speak for everyone else our age. IP: Logged |
Yin
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posted May 14, 2012 02:59 PM
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Originally posted by YoursTrulyAlways:
...the average guy doesn't even get to first base without money, forget about hitting a home run with true love.
Yes, love is rare, but it happens to all poor and rich. I was brought up by a Cappie dad, your cynicism (or "realism" as my dad calls it  ) is quite familiar to me. I see it and I raise you a dash of hope. 
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Yin
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posted May 14, 2012 03:01 PM
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Originally posted by extant_pisces:
eeeee....well, I for one started the relationship with this particular Mercury in Capricorn (Sun in Aquarius in the 3rd House) when we were both poor university students, almost seven years ago. Somehow being mutually poor, coming out of school into non-profit jobs (and improving our respective financial positions only marginally) worked out for us, but of course I can't claim to speak for everyone else our age.
YAY! Atta girl! IP: Logged |
lalalinda
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posted May 14, 2012 03:31 PM
Hello extant_pisces! Welcome to LL 
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extant_pisces
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posted May 14, 2012 05:24 PM
thanks and hi lalalinda!IP: Logged |
12thhouser
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posted May 14, 2012 05:49 PM
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Originally posted by YoursTrulyAlways:
It's good that you don't feel that way.I speak from experience of people who wouldn't give you an ounce of respect and certainly not the time of the day until you've attained any decent level of material success. I live in the real world. You think my ability to have dates when I was young had nothing to do with having disposable income? Fact of the matter is that there are way too many shallow people in this world, and it is all too easy to prove that, most unfortunately. Do you think the average shallow woman on the street would be more inclined to climb into the average college-aged guy's car than a Ferrari? Sure, that is lust and not love, but the average guy doesn't even get to first base without money, forget about hitting a home run with true love.
Which house is your Capricorn activity in?
(edit) Just scrolled up and saw your Cap sun in the 10th. IP: Logged |
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