When Mercury transits in Cancer and forms a quincunx to your composite Lunar Node in Scorpio, you can expect a blend of emotional communications and transformative relationship goals that might just have you both feeling like amateur jugglers at an emotional circus.

Mercury in Cancer steers conversations towards feelings, security, and the past. This nurturing yet moody placement pushes you toward discussing emotional matters, perhaps digging into topics that you both might normally skim over. Expect a few, "Remember when you said…" followed by a three-year-old miscommunication about who was supposed to text whom back.

Now, let's toss the Lunar Node in Scorpio into this cosmic mix. The Node here deepens the emotional pool. It's all about evolution, transformation, and occasionally, those uncomfortable bits that come from poking around dark corners. This isn't just spring cleaning; it's more of a psychological deep dive into the oceanic trenches of your relationship.

The quincunx aspect, known for its need for adjustment and alignment, may sprinkle your interactions with a touch of perplexity. Like fitting a square peg into a round hole, your emotional discussions (helped by Mercury in Cancer) and your goals for growth as a couple (ushered by the Node in Scorpio) require some finessing to harmonize. You might find yourselves discussing where you want your relationship to grow, all while needing to navigate how you emotionally react to these shared, possibly intense aspirations.

To maneuver through this period, acknowledge your feelings before the discussion avalanche buries you both. Practising empathy is crucial. When one of you tunnels into Scorpio's intensity, the other could offer Cancer's supportive embrace rather than the cold shoulder.

This transit is an invitation, though perhaps one sent by snail mail, to bridge the emotional with the transformative. It asks you to tune in closely to each other's frequencies, even if sometimes it feels like you're developing a new language on the fly. Embrace this opportunity to adjust and align your sentiments with your shared future, and who knows? By the end of it, you might just find yourselves thanking the stars for a closer, more understanding partnership.

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