Mercury in the 5th House

Mercury in the 5th house indicates an intellectual curiosity in artistic and creative endeavors. Your thinking is creative and you can express yourself forcefully and dramatically with your good speaking and writing abilities. You can be autocratic and you like speculation and gambling, the stock market may even interest you. Though, if Mercury is afflicted, there can be unwise speculation. You like to be busy with lovemaking, pleasure and artistic pursuits. You are fond of children, but you may not necessarily have any of your own. You are attracted to anything that stimulates your mind, such as chess, word games or intellectual types. Though an afflicted Mercury could give an analytic and critical outlook on romance. Education is important to you and you could be an excellent teacher, actor, playwright or art critic. If Mercury is strong and fixed, you may be too opinionated or conceited.