Mercury is the ruler of Aries — if you ask Alice A. Bailey, or at least make it to page 549 of Esoteric Astrology. Traditionally, Mars rules Aries and Scorpio and Mercury rules Gemini and Virgo.
Bailey, in her mysterious looking book (published in 1951), proposes two additional sets of planetary rulers, one of which is known as the ‘esoteric rulers’. They do rearrange things a bit, but if you’re willing to consider how planets and signs work together, Bailey proposes some interesting possibilities. Oddly or not, they work. But to see them work it’s necessary to consider the theory and use them in practice for a while. Or, you can just believe me, but that’s not nearly as convincing.
Let’s consider the theory. The mind is the instrument of initiative and Mercury certainly offers us that; as does Aries. This is a good match. Aries and Mercury share that spontaneous excitement about an idea; only when you align them, the idea is more like consciousness itself; that is, borrowing from the Bhagavad Gita, “The mind of the senses, the consciousness of creatures.”
Today and tomorrow, Mercury is conjunct the Sun in Aries.
As an Aries with Aquarius, the last week as been shocking, to say the least. I feel a little like I got plugged into something really big…like wow, what turned me on? And I mean that in all the meanings you can have. It’s that old hippie attitude, peace love & happiness…..or maybe I just inhale too much plant medication?