There’s three types of Sagittarius Suns: Sagittarius who have Mercury in Scorpio, Sagittarius who have Mercury in Capricorn, and Sagittarius who have Mercury in Sagittarius. Furthermore, Sagittarius with Sagittarius Mercury have Mercuries that are either in the morning phase, the evening phase, or combust.

Sometimes, you hear people talking about how different November Sagittarius are from December Sagittarius. Not all November Sagittarius have Scorpio Mercury and not all December Sagittarius have Capricorn Mercury! However, because Mercury is never more than 28º from the Sun, it is more likely for a November Sagittarius to be a Scorpio Mercury and for a December Sagittarius to be a Capricorn Mercury.

Sagittarius with Scorpio Mercury: Inquisitive

This Sagittarius uses words that pack a punch! The key word here is pack—Sagittarius with Scorpio Mercury doesn’t need to use a lot of words to say a lot.

This is a Sagittarius with a guarded tongue. I know—it’s hard to imagine, isn’t it? But they exist. They have the big dreams and imagination that any Sagittarius has but they’re not quick to release their visions. They only speak when it matters the most and, when they feel overly pushed, they tend to hold back, wait, and watch.

Sagittarius with Scorpio Mercury are incredibly interested in symbols. Remember, this is a Sun that is in love with meaningfulness and a Mercury that wants to pack meaning into as tight of a container as possible. Sagittarius with Scorpio Mercury chooses their symbols carefully and then scatters them sprawling and wild like flowers in a field.

You’ll almost miss the tight control with which Sagittarius with Scorpio Mercury employs their symbols because of the casualness of their spirit but it’s there. Sagittarius with Scorpio Mercury is an obsessive who loves language. They choose their words with care and they love researching the etymologies of the world. They ask a fuckton of questions and, when they like you, they research you like you mean the world to them.

Sagittarius with Sagittarius Mercury: Artist

There’s three subsets of Sagittarius with Sagittarius Mercury: there’s Sagittarius who have Mercury as morning star, Sagittarius who have Mercury as evening star, and Sagittarius who have Mercury combust.

Oh, Sagittarius with Sagittarius Mercury! What great humor, what great vision, and what great, great leaps and bounds of magical formulas that mean everything today and very little tomorrow. Sagittarius with Sagittarius Mercury is an artist. There’s just no other way to put this. I meet very few Sagittarius with Sagittarius Mercuries who do not make art.

This is the Mercury that knows that it simply must sit down right now and write down all of its thoughts because it will forget next. This is the Mercury tha goes off topic which is why it’s not an investigator but a dreamer. Sagittarius with Sagittarius Mercury has a huge plan but they’re not a strategist. They’re an artist. They strive to live a life of splendor, honor, and beauty. They strive to live miraculous, not to get things done.

There is an element of pain here too, with Mercury in its detriment. Sagittarius with Sagittarius Mercury talks so long and hard because it is simply very used to needing to defend its own position.

When Sagittarius with Sagittarius Mercury is combust, Mercury can’t be ignored. This can be a rather intense experience. There might be family secrets or, perhaps, a frenetic pace to Mercurial matters that demand overly from the person’s energy.

When Mercury is an evening star, Sagittarius with Sagittarius Mercury speaks like a boombox. They go through ideas faster and they drop them like they’re hot potatoes, reveling in the impact that their words have. When Mercury is a morning star, Sagittarius with Sagittarius Mercury is more interested in travel and going elsewhere. They are more interested in getting away from proximity and notice the glamor of the horizon even more than the typical Sag.

Sagittarius with Capricorn Mercury: A Grand Planner

This Sagittarius is focused. No more loosey goosey rolling around, thinking that their thoughts will always be bigger than their actions—no, this Sagittarius proves that they can do everything that they think they can do.

There’s a certain almost abrasive dry humor to Sagittarius with Capricorn Mercury. You talk to them and you get the sense that they never say anything that they don’t mean and that they never plan anything that they don’t mean to do. Their words have the ability to pin you down and express exactly who this Sagittarius thinks that you are. They don’t need a lot of words to do it either. This can make Sagittarius with Capricorn Mercury powerfully intimidating when they want to be.

Unlike other types of Sagittarius, Sagittarius with Capricorn Mercury has a goal, not a vision, and they don’t budge until they get where they want to be. They’re capable of changing their minds but not without good reason. It’s a whole process for them to change their minds, after all. It can take a total deconstruction of self and some loss of idealism.

Simply put, Sagittarius with Capricorn Mercury knows what success looks like to them. They can smell it and they can taste it. They move towards it with certainty and they know what steps they need to take to get there. This is a Sagittarius with a grand plan.