Mercury in Sagittarius: According to medieval tradition, Mercury is in detriment in

this sign. This means that Mercury is not well supported in the things it asks for
on behalf of the native before the cosmic court. Since Mercury is naturally prone
to assess many sides of an argument and usually judges impartially, this could mean
that these natives may tend to take sides prematurely or to prejudge an outcome
before the results are in. The mind is less impartial, but intuition is strong and
the native is full of hunches without seeing any logical reasoning behind them.
Because Jupiter is lord of Mercury, this individual is often trusted with important
information and they are often sought out for advice. They often have an interest
in philosophy and religious issues and will take opportunities to travel to try to
expand their experience. They are good at dealing with legal issues and are very
persuasive, so they can become good lawyers, however they make less than impartial
judges. They are often said to have a great sense of humor and make natural
commedians. They have a tendency to lose small objects.

In a diurnal chart, the heat purifies and the dryness is good for making
distinctions. The mind is able to make quick decisions with a limited number of
facts and they are good at extrapolation and pattern recognition. The mind is very
quick and impatient and somewhat skeptical. They should learn to listen more
thoroughly and cultivate patience, else they could rashly prejudge incorrectly what
they think they see.

In a nocturnal chart, the moistness blurrs distinctions and the cold groups alike
and unlike together in closer proximity. The native has many hunches and intuitions
but may have trouble following through on them. Because the lord of Mercury is not
of the sect in favor, the mind is not as prone to prejudge a situation. Here the
difficulty is in gathering and weighing all of the information which could become
overwhelming at times. Decision making becomes more difficult and confusion is
common.