Mercury in the fixed, water sign of Scorpio gives you an intuitive mind capable of profound insights. You are critical, skeptical and at times even secretive or suspicious. Because Scorpio is a fixed sign, you tend to be set in your opinions and it is difficult to convince you to change your mind. You are shrewd, forceful and apt to be too incisive with tongue or pen. Either you can needlessly wound others, or you can turn that sarcasm into an exquisite wit. This investigative and probing position is good for any of the healing professions; it is also good for chemistry, photography, detective work, occultism, research and big business. Your mind is deep but rarely charitable; your determinism is boundless and your mentality is so fixed that you can overcome all obstacles to get what you want. If Mercury has difficult aspects, you must learn to overcome your tendencies to use others' weaknesses for your own advantage; also try to avoid passing judgment on those who may be less fortunate than you.