When Pluto, the zodiac’s detective, connects with quick-thinking Mercury, the combination gives you a commanding mind and the ability to concentrate.

Conjunction: You’re analytical, focused, and skilled at digging up secrets. With your penetrating intelligence, you can be a gifted researcher, investigative reporter, or detective. This aspect brings insight and writing ability, along with obsessive thoughts.

Harmonious aspects: You’re an astute, creative thinker who can dig beneath the surface and who’s willing to grapple with important issues.

Hard aspects: You’re thoughtful, observant, and curious, as well as tense and combative, with a distinct tendency to brood.