There’s a word that would be useful to introduce now: metalogue. It’s a kind of conversation, with the property of “that which is being discussed is also arising.” This is what happens most of the time, such as when a conversation seemingly about one topic becomes a discussion of something that’s an outgrowth of the original topic.
Some people call this “going off on a tangent,” though a metalogue allows this to be a creative adventure, where the topic itself is treated without attachment and as a result, deeper or more relevant material can come up for consideration. This is the kind of communication experience where you’re likely to feel like you’re really talking about something.
Mercury, the planet most often associated with thought, speaking and writing, arrived in Libra Sunday evening. In doing so, it crossed the equinox point, where the Sun will arrive on Sept. 22. Libra is a cardinal sign — one of the four signs associated with the Sun’s alignment with one of the tropics (in this case, the equator) and with the beginning of a season — Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. These are also known as the cardinal points and in shorthand as the Aries Point, which includes the starting degrees of all four of those signs.
Planets just entering a cardinal sign carry a lot of momentum. They can feel amplified, and like there are unusual points of contact between people, between layers of an issue, or connecting the ‘public’ and ‘private’ aspects of any topic that might be on the table. Often this is reflected in the news at the same time it shows up one way or another in our most intimate partnerships. It’s common for there to be overlap between the two, especially when politics has become so personal. And this is the kind of territory we’ll be in all week.