Jupiter in your chart, you are prone to exaggeration. You tend to look at the world as you wish it to be, not as it really is. Many fixed planets in your chart will help tostabilize this placement of Mercury. (Frances Sakoian and Louis Acker) Mercury placed in the sign Aries indicates a way of thinking that is inclined to bedecisive and competitive. The natives are fond of debate and argument. They oftenhave the ability to think rapidly, and may produce many original ideas. However, theycan be impulsive when meking decisions and see things from too personal a point of view. If carried too far, this tendency can result in intellectual egotism andheadstrong attitudes. These people are impatient with opposition and delays; consequently, they will oftenact just to make a decision, to avoid being subjected to lengthy, frustrating decision-making processes. But their impulsiveness means they do not always follow throughon ideas they initiate, unless a fixed sign emphasized in the horoscope indicatesotherwise. If Mercury is afflicted in this sign, there can be irritability and a quick temper. (Julia and Derek Parker) This gives decisiveness, quick thinking, and the ability to assess problems in astraightforward way. If Mercury is in negative aspect to Mars there may be impulsivethinking and hasty actions. Usually, however, the natural decisiveness works well,with the individual making the right choice and taking positive, assertive action.There is a love of argument and debate, with a tendency towards stimulating andprovocative remarks. Generally fools are not suffered gladly; the individual comesstraight to the point, and his or her outlook is both positive and optimistic. Theoverall grasp is excellent; but help is advisable when making plans, for he is bored bydetail and prefers the broad sweep of a project. It can be difficult to concentrate forlong, so study may be erratic. Here is someone who will stay up all night before anexam - and often this is no bad thing, since he is more concerned with the here andnow than with facts he tried months before to memorise. If the Sun sign is Pisces, Mercury in Aries adds necessary decisiveness, a morepositive outlook, and to a certain extent more self-assurance. The imagination will beignited, and as a result the creative potential will be expressed positively when inother cases it can lie dormant due to lack of self-confidence. The high emotional levelof Pisces will be expressed; and the ability to communicate feelings enhanced,although if Mercury is negatively aspected by the Moon or Uranus there can be anabove-average amount of tension, and excitable, positive moods can alternate withperiods of uncertainty. Piscean strength of will is increased. If the Sun sign is Aries, the Arian need for action, and to be out in front, is spicedwith extremely quick thinking processes. There is a general hastiness, with patiencealmost non-existent, unless the Moon or Ascendant suggests otherwise. Directness of approach, decisiveness and positive, uncomplicated thinking are splendidly in tuenwith Arian characteristics; and if they can be tempered (look for positive help fromSaturn) the individual will certainly make his or her mark on the world. Impulsive,hasty actions with unnecessary risk-taking, and selfishness due to a lack of thought,must be controlled. If the Sun sign is Taurus, speed and vivacity are added to the stable Taurean type,making him or her less cautious but more assertively decisive. However, the