Mercury, the winged messenger,..
Quite apt that our feature on mercury would come up over a Mercury retrograde period. Previously already we have looked at the primary radiator, the Sun and the primary reflector, the Moon. Our archetypal Father and Mother, Gold and Silver. Mercury in all it's simplicity represents the contrast between these two and is hence androgynous in character.
So hence we come to the primary negotiator, arranger, mediator, teacher. Mercury, the winged messenger, the merchant, the physician the regular traveler in centuries gone by. If you look around modern society you will still find mercuries logos of many of these fields. The wings on the counter to counter delivery agents, the dual serpents outside the physicians door. The very name Mercedes in fact, as in benz, has its roots here too then?, with the tri-star logo reflecting Mercuries three retrograde loops a year.
Mercury’s natures can readily be seen in Gemini's, Virgoans and Aquarians as the recognition of shapes, colors, sizes, smells, textures, are high in the list of their abilities. Hence we have it that Gemini and Virgo are the librarians of the zodiac, the feature of distinction in our daily lives. The balances and measures of the merchant and apothecary of old.
Mercury then elaborates further as borders and neighbors, siblings and peer groups. Differing cultures and then sects and castes within those cultures.
So in understanding Mercurial concepts and types know that it is more about the exchange medium in life, the conduit to actual experiences. A pretty interesting concept, if Venus represented the value in money and Mercury simply the facility for exchange/trade inherent in such money.
So now, Mercury, being so vocal, you can see how even if the merchant does not have the valuable goods, s/he can still use contrasting ideas to convince you of an apparent value. They’re out of stock, so must be in demand right? Is it valuable because you are misinformed or actually valuable? You can see how such ideas are common in basic peer group dynamics.
This is where Mercury's trickster nature comes to the fore. In the greeks Homeric Hymns we read of the birth of Mercury. Born at Dawn, restless he cajoles a tortoise out of his shell, makes a lyre of it to seduce Apollo's cattle from him in a very pied piper sort of manner, the story even goes on to tell how the cattle walk backward out of Apollo's stables. This is reference to the deceptions that go on during Mercury retrogrades. Mercury then gives the lyre to Apollo to appease him for the theft. Modern traders and bankers can still centuries later be seen in this light.
Thinking one thing whilst doing another is an apt description of our Mercurial types. Looking deeper into their minds one gets the idea that they are actually rather edgy regards their personal value when it comes to their standing in peer groups. Hence the feature of traders crowing the prices of their goods in the markets of old. The big talker is always at an angle to impress his/her value on the peer environment.
Mercurians then become the translators in their groups, the teachers, traders, technicians and consultants. They become known and liked for their never ending observations and recollections, their gift of the gab. Similarly they are later disliked for their inability to live up to all of their claims, seemingly peddlers to the last. As in the world of advertising, last week what you had was valuable, a popular product. This week the adverts say there is something new and better out there, cajoling you apparently of your prior value. You best trade yours in for the real thing, that which your neighbor has. So it goes on. All you are left to do is leave the Mercurian to his trendy ways for one only loses steam listening to the banter through the years.
As In Gemini and Virgo types, this is evident in their apparent lack of energy for long term projects, always looking for another option or opportunity. The simple fact is that theirs is a contrasting data collecting archetype. Once all has been concluded and noted down, there is nothing for the botanist to do on the island really, other than toy with their subjects that is.
So hence we come to the primary negotiator, arranger, mediator, teacher. Mercury, the winged messenger, the merchant, the physician the regular traveler in centuries gone by. If you look around modern society you will still find mercuries logos of many of these fields. The wings on the counter to counter delivery agents, the dual serpents outside the physicians door. The very name Mercedes in fact, as in benz, has its roots here too then?, with the tri-star logo reflecting Mercuries three retrograde loops a year.
Mercury’s natures can readily be seen in Gemini's, Virgoans and Aquarians as the recognition of shapes, colors, sizes, smells, textures, are high in the list of their abilities. Hence we have it that Gemini and Virgo are the librarians of the zodiac, the feature of distinction in our daily lives. The balances and measures of the merchant and apothecary of old.
Mercury then elaborates further as borders and neighbors, siblings and peer groups. Differing cultures and then sects and castes within those cultures.
So in understanding Mercurial concepts and types know that it is more about the exchange medium in life, the conduit to actual experiences. A pretty interesting concept, if Venus represented the value in money and Mercury simply the facility for exchange/trade inherent in such money.
So now, Mercury, being so vocal, you can see how even if the merchant does not have the valuable goods, s/he can still use contrasting ideas to convince you of an apparent value. They’re out of stock, so must be in demand right? Is it valuable because you are misinformed or actually valuable? You can see how such ideas are common in basic peer group dynamics.
This is where Mercury's trickster nature comes to the fore. In the greeks Homeric Hymns we read of the birth of Mercury. Born at Dawn, restless he cajoles a tortoise out of his shell, makes a lyre of it to seduce Apollo's cattle from him in a very pied piper sort of manner, the story even goes on to tell how the cattle walk backward out of Apollo's stables. This is reference to the deceptions that go on during Mercury retrogrades. Mercury then gives the lyre to Apollo to appease him for the theft. Modern traders and bankers can still centuries later be seen in this light.
Thinking one thing whilst doing another is an apt description of our Mercurial types. Looking deeper into their minds one gets the idea that they are actually rather edgy regards their personal value when it comes to their standing in peer groups. Hence the feature of traders crowing the prices of their goods in the markets of old. The big talker is always at an angle to impress his/her value on the peer environment.
Mercurians then become the translators in their groups, the teachers, traders, technicians and consultants. They become known and liked for their never ending observations and recollections, their gift of the gab. Similarly they are later disliked for their inability to live up to all of their claims, seemingly peddlers to the last. As in the world of advertising, last week what you had was valuable, a popular product. This week the adverts say there is something new and better out there, cajoling you apparently of your prior value. You best trade yours in for the real thing, that which your neighbor has. So it goes on. All you are left to do is leave the Mercurian to his trendy ways for one only loses steam listening to the banter through the years.
As In Gemini and Virgo types, this is evident in their apparent lack of energy for long term projects, always looking for another option or opportunity. The simple fact is that theirs is a contrasting data collecting archetype. Once all has been concluded and noted down, there is nothing for the botanist to do on the island really, other than toy with their subjects that is.
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