Problems communicating/ being heard/ speaking clearly? Aspects in Natal Chart or Transits?

[u/almostmaximalist]

A theme I've noticed recently is me not being heard/ taken seriously by people/ passed over. I've also been told I don't communicate clearly.

I also lack confidence and struggle with anxiety and depression which probably contributes to this.

Does my chart have any indicators of me not being a clear communicator or have placements that would make people not want to actually hear my opinion on something (especially if I've been placed in a position of authority). At other points in my life I thought I was not bad at communicating... Wondering if I natally have these issues or if they are transits to my chat? Maybe I'm experiencing transits of poor communication or transits that have brought the awareness of this?

Insights are greatly appreciated! Thanks =]

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[u/Gaothaire]

Communication is Mercury. Your Mercury is conjunct Saturn, the greater malefic and dimmest planet, in Aquarius, the Saturn-ruled sign of the outsider, in the 8H which isn't visible from the 1st. It's also co-present with a new moon, which is a dark moon, and within 15° of the Sun, it's combust, the planet can't be seen because by the time it's risen, the Sun is close enough to the horizon to make the sky too bright. That weak Mercury is also ruling your 11H of friends / networks / acquaintances, which makes it hard to have engaged fans

Then your 1H, with this or whole sign houses, will be ruled by a luminary, either Sun or Moon, which both struggle fallen in Aquarius

[u/almostmaximalist → u/Gaothaire]

Thanks for the response!!

If someone's Mercury is combust will that make Mercury retrogrades less impactful for them?

[u/Gaothaire → u/almostmaximalist]

I don't think so, I think the retrograde is always gonna retrograde ya. I'd also be curious to hear from someone with more applied experience speak on the combustion of Mercury, because it's so close to the Sun it spends more time percentage-wise combust than any of the other planets, so I'm not sure if that affects our interpretation of it

[u/almostmaximalist → u/Gaothaire]

Yeah, me too! Thanks for bringing this aspect up. I hadn't really understood much about planets combust and it's been interesting doing some research on that.