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<\/dt>\nAmong all the planets, Mercury is swiftest. It is also always found near the solar symbol of consciousness. Being swift like thought and inseparable from the Sun is how Mercury comes to represent the mind. The mythology of Mercury represents the mind’s means.<\/p>\n
Because Mercury is visible to the unaided eye, our awareness of it, the mythology surrounding it, and its use in astrology evolved together over thousands of years. In the Greco-Roman mythology, Mercury is the messenger god, who facilitated contact between Mount Olympus and the rest of the world. The Vedic mythology has a consistent story, where, as expressed by Vedic astrologer Komilla Sutton, “The birth of Mercury or intellect happens when the pure soul comes into contact with the outside world.” Therefore, Mercury is not only the tiny spark that orbits near the great light of solar consciousness to bring self-awareness, it is also the means by which a sentient mind makes itself known to others.<\/p>\n
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As ruler of Gemini, Mercury currently has Jupiter in its domain. The expansive nature of Jupiter is thus being applied to broadcast the mind and its means far and wide (vis a vis the national conventions of both major parties within a week of each other), a fitting image for a presidential election year in the United States. The image carries over to the Sun’s current placement in mid-Virgo, the degree where Mercury is exalted. Similarly, because the Sun and Jupiter are the two largest objects in the solar system, their square aspect tomorrow aptly symbolizes the presidential contest as it takes place in your mind.<\/p>\n
Whether or not you live in the United States, you would be justified being mindful of who its president is. As commander-in-chief of the United States armed forces, the president of the U.S.A. can act, or not act, to affect every being on Earth. That’s a lot to have at stake. The square from Sun to Jupiter, as mediated by Mercury, is thus indicative of the mental tension that comes with contemplating whether an incumbent who has sustained war is preferable to a challenger who pledges to start a new and wider conflict. Adding to the tension is the suspicion that the authentic intent of the United States electorate, come Election Day in November,\u00a0may be blocked by Mercury turning retrograde on that day, a concern symbolized by Jupiter’s occultation by the Moon on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Occultation is an authentic term. It means one celestial object moving to block another object from our view. That’s what the Moon will do to Jupiter again on Saturday. Again, because we are nearly halfway through a period of nine consecutive months when Luna’s sojourn in Gemini will include a brief eclipse of the largest planet.<\/p>\n
The timing of this month’s lunar obfuscation of Jupiter implicitly indicates that one of the candidates we are concerned with may be at a disadvantage if the voting process is not entirely transparent and accountable. Mercury’s square to Jupiter, 12 hours after the lunar occultation, may reflect some thoughts about acting on the election’s outcome.<\/p>\n
Squares are most appropriately resolved by action. Given the context of the astrology, Mercury’s square to Jupiter late Saturday implies a decision to act by voting. In any election where there is the possibility of prestidigitation, the surest and most civil means of override is simply to vote and work to encourage others to do the same. It is much more difficult to\u00a0reverse the intent of the electorate if the number of people voting is overwhelming and in earnest. Setting your mind on voting is also the surest way of resolving any conflict between awareness and intent, allowing for a consciousness unified with the mind.<\/p>\n
The Sun’s conjunction to Mercury on Monday will therefore represent favorable circumstances for bringing your mind into line with your consciousness. It will not happen by itself, however. As with all things astrology, you must participate. For the next several days, your participation will be sufficient if it is represented by thinking about the major issues we face, but come next week it will be time for action.<\/p>\n
Offered In Service \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Len is available for astrology readings. You can contact him at lenwallick [at] gmail [dot] com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mercury dominates astrology for the next several days, symbolizing major topics on your mind. The dominance begins tonight as the Moon enters mercurial Gemini, where it will occult Jupiter Saturday. The theme will continue tomorrow as the Virgo Sun squares Jupiter from the precise degree of Mercury’s exaltation. Finally, the innermost planet will itself be … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":537,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1714],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61096"}],"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=61096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61096\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}