Point: Mercury
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This is a safe and inclusive space for all. Archetypes, including masculine and feminine archetypes, are useful ways to explore psychological themes. Identify with whatever resonates for you.
Keywords
Thinking
Speaking
Communication
Writing
Teaching
Intelligence & Intellect
Conscious mind
Mental agility
Verbal agility
Information
Curiosity
Self
How quick your mind is
How you think
Willingness to communicate
How you communicate
How curious you are
Inner dialog
Reflexes
Mental stimulation needs
Relationships
Understanding and misunderstanding
Willingness to communicate
Communication successes and failures
Mental stimulation needs
World
Travel
Cars
Planes
Trains
Motorcycles & Bicycles
Speed
Photography
Computers
Software
Glasses
Cameras, Lenses
Television & Movies
Authors
Writers & Editors
Spokespersons & Ambassadors
Comedians
Publishing
Books & Papers
Music Industry
Singers
Lyrics
Poetry
Architecture
Traven Agents
Pilots & Flight Attendants
Delivery services & Drivers
Trucking & Transport
Drivers for Apps
Psychology
Psychiatry
Light
Highest and best expressions of the planet’s energies
Thinking, planning, communication, quickness, intelligence
Shadow
Most problematic expressions of planet’s energies
Over-talkative, avoidance, poor listener, feeling scattered.
With Saturn: Withholding communication, judgmental, undermining, shifting blame, scapegoating, toxic communications.
Cohorts
Uranus: Co-ruler of music industry
Pallas: Also in the Mind Cohort, but more granular, analytical, logistical, strategic
Logos: Also in the Mind Cohort, guided galactic knowledge.
Neptune: Co-ruler of lyrics & poetry
Uranus: Co-ruler of internet, TV, media
Diana: Intuitive thoughts
Contras
Moon: Emotions vs. thoughts
Eros: Instinct vs. Mind
Mercury in Cycles
In Helpful cycles:
Stimulates thinking
Improves communication skills
Improves messaging & presentation skills
Speeds reflexes
May facilitate travel
In Challenge cycles:
Confuses thinking
Breakdowns in communication
Messaging & presentation fails
Slows reflexes
May interfere with travel
LATEST REVISION DATE
22 August 2025