The Mount of Mercury is found under the bottom of your 4th finger. On a good palm, it is a lucky sign to have. But if your hand shows negative traits, especially mental ones, this mount can show bad signs instead. It is linked more to the mind than anything else. It gives you expressiveness, humour, and a quick mind. It is also linked to skill in business and science. If it causes problems, it can show nervousness, mental restlessness, poor concentration, dishonesty in business, and an unpredictable character. This mount should always be read together with the Head Line on your palm. If your Head Line is long and clear, it brings out all the good signs of mental ability and success. If your Head Line is weak, uneven, or badly formed, it brings out all the bad or weak signs instead.
The Mount of Mercury (Positive)
This mount is Positive if you were born between 21st May and 20th June, and a little into 27th June. In the last 7 days of this period, its effect is weaker than in the month before. People born at this time are represented by the sign of the twins in the Zodiac. Interestingly, people born at this time usually have two sides to their character. If you have this mount, one part of your nature is often pulling against the other part. You have unusual intelligence. You often damage your career because you cannot stick with your plans and goals. You rarely have a fixed idea of what you really want. You change your plans or career at the last minute. If you do not get a happy married life, you may be unsure and unstable in your relationships. You are one of the hardest people to understand, and you can switch between being warm and being cold.
You can love something deeply with one part of your character, and quickly dislike it with the other part. You are very quick to criticise, and you notice other people’s small mistakes. You may express your opinions with mockery. In business dealings that need a sharp, eager mind, you can outdo all your rivals, and you clearly enjoy the competition. You are excellent at diplomacy and a gifted talker. You usually keep your listeners interested right to the end of a conversation. Depending on your mood, you can be one of the most entertaining people around. But no one can expect you to be the same way the next day.
You believe you are the most honest person on earth. To you, a single moment can feel like a whole lifetime. So after a few days, the same story from you may sound different from before. You yourself may not agree that this describes your character. But reading this carefully will convince most people that it is an accurate picture of you. You enjoy mental work more than most people. You may become a lawyer, actor, or public speaker. You may become a diplomat. You may become a stockbroker, inventor of new business ideas, or company promoter. These careers all need you to use your mind, so you have a good chance of success in them.
Health
You are likely to have nerve problems. You may get an upset stomach from nervous anxiety or worry. You may also suffer from paralysis, catalepsy, stammering, tongue trouble, and sleeplessness. Your throat and bronchial tubes may be weak. You may also have problems with your eyes and nose.
The Mount of Mercury (Negative)
This mount is Negative, or Mental, if you were born between 21st August and 20th September, and a little into 27th September. The last 7 days of this period are less effective. If you have the Negative, or Mental, Mount of Mercury, you also have all the good qualities of the Positive Mount of Mercury, plus some extra benefits. You stay longer and more steadily with whatever career or study you choose. You are not as quick-witted, but you are steadier and more careful in what you do. In general, you make more of your life. You are more practical and down-to-earth in your views. But you reason and judge everything in your own way, not the way others do. If you feel something is right, then to you it is right, no matter what others think. So people often see you do the exact opposite of what they expect.
If you are a woman, you are questioning and hard to figure out. You are either extremely proper or exactly the opposite. You may be either open or reserved, or you may swing between the two. Whether it is good or bad, you follow your own rules, and in doing so you usually think of yourself first. You may leave your children or husband simply because you feel you must. You are likely to change your spiritual views partway through life, sometimes suddenly switching to the opposite view. If you start out living an unconventional life, you may suddenly become deeply religious and join a very strict religious group or community. You should look carefully at your Head Line to judge what you are likely to become. If your Head Line is straight and clear, your best qualities usually come to your rescue. If your Head Line is weak or poorly formed, the negative side of your nature is likely to take over.
Health
As for your physical health, you are more likely to face mental problems than other people. If you feel unwell, that alone is often enough to make you ill, and you can get better the same way, just by believing it. In fact, you have an excellent constitution, except when it is harmed by taking too much medicine or drugs. You always believe something is wrong with you, so you are an easy target for fake doctors and every new treatment that gets advertised. You rarely walk past a pharmacy without buying something. If you sit next to a doctor at dinner, you will likely ask him for prescriptions. Your biggest fault is that you keep talking to everyone about your imagined illnesses. If you have even a small pain, you give it far too much attention in your mind. In truth, nature can heal you better than any doctor. All your aches and illnesses can disappear if you have a peaceful mind, plenty of fresh air, and a life in the countryside. If you spend time with bad people and live in an unhappy environment, your health will break down quickly. And if you cannot turn an unhappy situation into a happy one, nothing in the world can cure you.