Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius Every person is a half-open doorleading to a room for everyone. — from “The Half-Finished Heaven” by Tomas Tranströmer, translated by Robert Bly Mercury is a friend to humanity, albeit a tricky guide who enjoys sleight of hand and cunning words that catch us off guard. In astrology, when Mercury pauses … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius
Mercury Inferior Conjunction
Mercury Cycles podcast interview on Holes to Heaven
I was interviewed by Adam Sommer on May 23, 2019 for his Holes to Heaven podcast about Mercury cycles. We talk about Mercury’s synodic cycle and how to begin applying its phases to the secondary progressed chart. If you become more interested in Mercury in the secondary progressed chart, I have a recording available to … Continue reading Mercury Cycles podcast interview on Holes to Heaven
Libra Full Moon
Full Moon in Libra The Libra Full Moon on March 31 arrives at the heart of a tempestuous Mercury retrograde period, bringing a gale of Libra winds to a tumultuous astrological environment dominated by the fire and earth elements. We stand at the crossroads of tense, dynamic aspects among the cardinal signs of Libra, Aries, … Continue reading Libra Full Moon
Mercury Retrograde in Aries
Mercury Retrograde in Aries Journeying through the cosmic sea of celestial conditions, what Plotinus called the cosmic circuit, some periods will be felt as more volatile and challenging than others. Mercury retrograde periods have a bad reputation as signifying doom, a misguided notion as all Mercury retrograde periods are not equal and in actuality … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in Aries
Mercury Retrograde in Taurus & Aries
Mercury Retrograde For one throb of the artery, While on that old grey stone I sat Under the old wind-broken tree, I knew that One is animate, Mankind inanimate phantasy. — W.B. Yeats, A Meditation in Time of War In the cool air of twilight as the Sun descends below the horizon, Mercury begins its … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in Taurus & Aries
Mercury Retrograde in Virgo
We know where [ Hermes ] comes from and what type of consciousness he exemplifies. He is most likely the same dark depth of being from which we all originate. Perhaps for this reason Hermes can so convincingly hover before us, lead us on our ways, show us golden treasures in everyone through the split-second … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in Virgo
Mercury Retrograde in Saturn’s Home
Hermes I call, whom Fate decrees to dwell in the dire path which leads to deepest hell O Bacchic Hermes, progeny divine of Dionysius, parent of the vine, And of celestial Aphrodite Paphian queen, dark eye-lash'd Goddess of a lovely mien: Who constant wand'rest thro' the sacred feats where hell's dread empress, Persephone, retreats; To … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde in Saturn’s Home
Maat in the Heart of Mercury
The Inferior conjunction of Mercury and the Sun on October 16, 2014 is in the sign of Libra and conjunct Venus, evoking Maat through the added atmosphere of the Goddess (Venus) and the Scales (Libra) of Balance, Law, and Justice. In Egyptian mythology, the god Thoth is associated with Mercury, and Maat is the goddess … Continue reading Maat in the Heart of Mercury
Mercury retrograde: a forest dark in liminal twilight
"I go along dreaming roads of the twilight" Antonio Machado Between thought and expression, between the colors of the sunset and the eye of the beholder, in the liminal light of twilight we feel the atmosphere of Mercury retrograde. Mercury retrograde is a three week period in which we can surrender to opening our awareness … Continue reading Mercury retrograde: a forest dark in liminal twilight
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