{"id":62267,"date":"2012-11-05T00:01:40","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T05:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=62267"},"modified":"2012-11-05T11:20:31","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T16:20:31","slug":"minor-planets-in-the-mercury-retrograde-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/minor-planets-in-the-mercury-retrograde-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor Planets in the Mercury Retrograde Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you’ve no doubt heard, a Mercury retrograde begins Tuesday. We’ve covered this in a number of blog posts and subscriber editions, though if you would like a concise summary, here is the article to read<\/a>. This accompanies the November monthly interpretations for all the signs that went out a couple of weeks ago.<\/p>\n

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My annotated chart for Mercury stationing retrograde on Tuesday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before I give a few of the subtler messages that I see in the chart, let’s do a brief go-over of some basics of the current sky. We are still in the Samhain \/ Days of the Dead phase of Scorpio. These holidays fall a little in advance of the Sun reaching the Scorpio midpoint. That’s the actual cross quarter, and it happens Tuesday at 7:25 pm EST, about 90 minutes after Mercury stations retrograde. (I’ve got an old article that provides an explanation of the cross quarter days<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

For reasons a bit complicated to explain, when the Sun reaches the middle of a fixed sign (such as Scorpio), that activates the Aries Point, which is like an energy source in the first degree of Aries. This is the zone of the zodiac where personal material overlaps with political themes, and where the political realm reaches right into our personal lives.<\/p>\n

Appropriately enough the contact point we’re experiencing is in Scorpio, which covers all the themes of reproductive issues, shared resources, sexuality and other taboo subjects. This happens with the Moon in mid-Leo (at last quarter), another one of the cross quarters. This is appropriate for a day where Americans are taking part in a political process that will have a significant impact on the world.<\/p>\n

As for the Moon’s current condition, overnight Sunday into Monday. All of the traditional planets are currently located early in their respective signs, as are the the modern planets, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. By the currently adopted rules that most astrologers follow, this means we have frequent, unusually long phases of the void-of-course Moon; we’re in one now, as the Moon moves through late Cancer.<\/p>\n

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Moon voids are phases that come with a subtle (or very obvious) feeling of drift. They can be relaxing if you have nothing special you need to do. They can be frustrating if you’re trying to get things done. I suggest you get your Monday going gently, avoid pushing anything too hard and focus on what you can get done in the later part of the day.<\/p>\n

Note that the Moon is still making aspects — for example, it will make a square to Eris and a conjunction to Varuna, two emotionally deep aspects, though they’re off the spectrum of normal consciousness. If you’re looking for a portal into the sensation of equality with others, this might be your opportunity. A situation that initially disturbs you can also evoke empathy, compassion or compersion.<\/p>\n

The Moon will arrive in Leo at 2:49 pm EST on Monday, and it makes a rapid series of aspects to traditional planets that lasts for the next 48 hours, the first of which is Moon square Saturn and then Moon trine Mercury, which is currently very close to being stationary-retrograde.<\/p>\n

Minor Planet Messages<\/strong><\/p>\n

Among the most notable attributes of this Mercury retrograde is that in the process, Mercury makes three squares to Neptune; one was in direction motion last week, the next will be in retrograde motion on Nov. 13 (the day of the total solar eclipse) and then once again in December. <\/p>\n

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Minor planets in 90-degree type aspects to Mercury when it stations retrograde.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a story about the truth coming out in layers — be it your personal truth, or that of some worldly situation. It places added emphasis on the usual caution of Mercury retrograde associated with signing contracts and making agreements. Not everything will turn out ‘badly’ though the situation really involves discernment (which most humans are not fantastic at anyway).<\/p>\n

There’s another message coming through about changing your mind, despite having been attached to an ideology in the past. You may at first think you’re deceiving yourself, though any time you change your mind about something, it’s good to let the decision settle, and observe what confirmation comes your way.<\/p>\n

Mercury stations in an exact conjunction to an asteroid called Isis. This can be about putting the pieces together. Isis can present us with a mosaic, and the key is to study the pattern to find the theme. This will take patience and observation, though as with assembling a puzzle, it helps to start with the edge pieces. Those are all easily identified by having at least one straight edge, so you know those particular ones will fit together. The message: if you’re trying to figure something out, use a method, and be patient while you look for the pattern.<\/p>\n

One method you can try is, in any situation that you’re trying to figure out, make three lists: what you know for sure, what you think might be true, and what you don’t know. Check carefully what category you put any particular idea into, and see what contrasting the three lists tells you.<\/p>\n

There’s another aspect pattern close to Mercury (early in the mutable signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces), which seems to involve confidence in love. There are many ways to read this one and I’m curious to hear your ideas about what this might signify, though Chiron in an aspect pattern with Atlantis, Achilles, Aphrodite and Teharonhiawako seems to be asking, “Will I have the courage to heal this sense of a spiritual injury that I have, which is influencing my ability to be confident in love?”<\/p>\n

The deeper question seems to be about the conditions placed on ‘unconditional love’, so if that’s a concept that you use, now is a good time to consider what you really mean. Ask yourself when you’ve really felt love without conditions, who it involved and how it is you think you got to that space.<\/p>\n

Other planets in the pattern describe the importance of honoring your agreements. This includes overt deals, contracts and promises, as well as implied ones. Monitor and honor the balance of giving and receiving, of offering and asking, of making demands and allowing yourself to be imposed upon.<\/p>\n

You can afford to err on the side of generosity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the zone of the zodiac where personal material overlaps with political themes, and where the political realm reaches right into our personal lives — appropriately enough this contact point is in Scorpio, which covers all the themes of reproductive issues, shared resources, sexuality and other taboo subjects. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1734],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62267"}],"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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62267\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}