Since the discovery that the throat chakra rules emotions. Heart chakra rules as a connector and is a neuter. Mercury in mythology was depicted as a hermaphrodite being (both male & female) and is also known as the ''messanger of the gods'' ("God" is also a codename for chakra). This makes it suit the role of the heart chakra perfectly. Emotions on the other hand are ruled by Venus. This is of the throat chakra.
This also has to do with the qualities and the polarities of the chakras. The lower chakras are male, the middle (heart) is neuter, and the upper are female, so the current arrangement makes them fit into the puzzle perfectly, since Mercury is hermaphrodite and the Venus is female.
This also has to do with the qualities and the polarities of the chakras. The lower chakras are male, the middle (heart) is neuter, and the upper are female, so the current arrangement makes them fit into the puzzle perfectly, since Mercury is hermaphrodite and the Venus is female.
