{"id":36810,"date":"2011-04-11T05:17:13","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T10:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=36810"},"modified":"2011-04-11T07:47:51","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T12:47:51","slug":"sometimes-the-light-mercury-jupiter-conjunction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/daily-astrology\/sometimes-the-light-mercury-jupiter-conjunction\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes the Light: Mercury-Jupiter Conjunction"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Len Wallick<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Later tonight or early tomorrow, depending on what you call it based on your time zone, Mercury will be conjunct with Jupiter in the sign of Aries. [The aspect between retrograde Mercury and Jupiter in Aries is exact Monday at 11:59 pm EDT.] It may seem to be a straightforward aspect. For cookbook-formula type astrology, that would almost certainly be the case. In the specific context of this particular event, however, it would be advisable to take another look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A conjunction is when two objects seem to occupy the same place from our point of view on Earth, or when represented on a piece of paper in two dimensions. There are three things to remember about the aspect. First, it is usually seen as the beginning of a new cycle for the objects involved. The monthly conjunction of the luminaries known as the New Moon is a good example.<\/p>\n

The next thing to remember about a conjunction is the\u00a0concept of energies merging. One must begin with where the aspect is taking place. It is important to ask about the element, qualities and planetary ruler(s) of the host sign. As to the objects in question, if they have a\u00a0compatible nature, their mutual expression\u00a0can be\u00a0strengthened. Think of stacking batteries on top of one another in a flashlight. On the other hand, if the conjoined planets are\u00a0somehow incompatible,\u00a0synchronicity may find us in interesting times.<\/p>\n

Which leads to the third and often overlooked feature of a conjunction, something that’s along the lines of relationship dynamics. Two conjoined objects may correspond to\u00a0not being able to see the obvious for\u00a0reasons of being too close, too involved, too invested in each other. You might call\u00a0it a blind spot.<\/p>\n

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At\u00a0first\u00a0glance,\u00a0the Mercury-Jupiter conjunction is about big ideas and acting on them. This is because of the qualities associated with each planet in the context of Aries self expression. Mercury has to do with information and thinking. Jupiter has a generous, expansive quality. It tends to magnify that with which it is associated. Mars, the traditional ruler of Aries, is driven to act first and ask questions later. All of this may contribute to the conceptualization of something that could trigger a great deal of enthusiasm. You may feel as though the light has come on and be compelled to act on it unilaterally and immediately.<\/p>\n

It would do well, however, to keep in mind that Mercury is in retrograde and will continue to be so for more than a week. The two planets are in fact hooking up three times. Tonight is the second one. The restart of their mutual cycle is taking place over an extended period of weeks and weeks, rather than just a couple of days as would normally be the case. There’s your blind spot. This particular conjunction is an aspect in development. All of the information is not in yet.<\/p>\n

That does not mean that tomorrow’s conjunction of Mercury with Jupiter would correspond to anything that is necessarily errant or false, although that is a possibility. Also, you should take into account the other side of the Jovian coin, the potential for exaggeration. In other words, sit with that idea for a while. Or better yet, air it out, share it with people you trust, let it be tested, allow it to mature. See what it feels like on this very day next month (May 11) when Mercury is out of its echo phase and hooks up with Jupiter for the final time. As the late, great astrologer, Rochelle (Rocky) Gardiner would remind us: “Patience is the key to heaven.”<\/p>\n

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By Len Wallick Later tonight or early tomorrow, depending on what you call it based on your time zone, Mercury will be conjunct with Jupiter in the sign of Aries. [The aspect between retrograde Mercury and Jupiter in Aries is exact Monday at 11:59 pm EDT.] It may seem to be a straightforward aspect. For … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":537,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36810"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/537"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36810\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}