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YOUR ZODIAC SIGN


YOUR 2013 HOROSCOPE

ZODIAC SIGN COMPATIBILITY

FAMOUS HOROSCOPES

PREDICTIONS

HOROSCOPE BASICS


MISC


Books by Stefan Stenudd:

Your 2013 Horoscope

Your 2013 Horoscope

Astrological 2013 Predictions for the World and the Zodiac Signs. This book explains how forecasting with the horoscope is done, and includes extensive predictions for the coming year.
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Your Health in Your Horoscope, by Stefan Stenudd.

Your Health in Your Horoscope

This book by Stefan Stenudd explains what your horoscope says about your health, according to the old tradition of medical astrology.
     You learn what the Zodiac signs, the planets, and the other ingredients of the horoscope reveal about many health issues and different types of illnesses. Also, celebrity horoscope charts are used to show how a health reading is made.
     The book contains a quick introduction to astrology, as well, and instructions on how to read a birth chart in general.
Click to see the book (and Kindle ebook) at Amazon.

Tarot Unfolded, by Stefan Stenudd.

Tarot Unfolded

This book presents an imaginative reading of the divination cards, which is the most appropriate for the Tarot, consisting of symbolic images. Several spreads are introduced, as well as the meanings of all the 78 cards and their pictures.
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Mercury

Mercury in the Horoscope

The Source to Language and Understanding in Classical Astrology


The immediate intellect and comprehension,
adapting language spoken and written,
the urge to express and to perceive.


MercuryMerrcury is the fastest moving planet in the solar system, but in the geocentric perspective used in astrology it never moves farther than 28° from the sun. Therefore, it still takes about a year to travel through the whole Zodiac.

     In the horoscope, Mercury represents the everyday intellect by which we communicate, make ourselves understood and understand others. Of course, language is a great part of it, but also conscious thought in general.

     There are two planets representing the mind: Mercury handles normal thought, and Uranus is involved in profound speculation. The former is what is at work in us daily, one could say superficially, and we are quite aware of it. The latter is a process that will make us mature toward insight, in due time.


Mercury in the Zodiac

Here are short descriptions of how each Zodiac sign influences Mercury, your conscious mind, when that's where it is in your natal chart.

Aries brings impulsiveness and improvisation.

Taurus brings careful thinking and reluctance to speak much.

Gemini brings a quick intellect, and eloquence in speech and writing.

Cancer brings ability to voice emotions, and a sensitivity to how words affect others.

Leo brings an ability to convince others and a mind set on personal goals.

Virgo brings a sharp mind, set on details, keen to dispute.

Libra brings precise and logical thinking, as well as a clear language.

Scorpio brings confusing thoughts and speaking between the lines.

Sagittarius brings an interest in the far-fetched and thoughts difficult for others to com­prehend.

Capricorn brings a sharp mind focused on solving problems.

Aquarius brings sophisticated communicative skills and the capacity to learn a lot.

Pisces brings a curiosity difficult to satisfy, because of intellectual impatience.


Keywords

Here are the twelve Zodiac signs, and keywords for the character they give to Mercury, i.e. your conscious mind:

    Aries   impatient

    Taurus   slow

    Gemini   quick

    Cancer   moody

    Leo   pompous

    Virgo   critical

    Libra   logical

    Scorpio   cryptic

    Sagittarius   distanced

    Capricorn   categorical

    Aquarius   profound

    Pisces   uncertain


Mercury, by Beham.
Mercury and its traits. Woodcut by Hans Sebald Beham, from the 1530's.


Ruler

Mercury rules over both Gemini and Virgo, which means that it tends to be the most obvious and enforced in those signs. It exalts in Libra and Pisces. It is a bit weakened and alienated in Taurus, and to a lesser extent in Cancer and Scorpio.


Mercury, the Roman messenger god. His Greek name was Hermes.
Mercury (Hermes), the messenger god. Statue by Giovanni da Bologna, 1580.

Planet age

Each of the heavenly bodies represents a period in your life of about seven years. In the case of Mercury it is the part of childhood when you learn language in speech and writing, so that you master the primary tool of communication. That's approximately when you're 7 to 14 years old. The position of Mercury in your horoscope reveals what that period of your life is like, generally speaking. This also means that the way you learn to communicate during those years of your childhood is pretty much how you will keep on communicating for the rest of your life.

© Stefan Stenudd

Mercury the planet.

Stefan Stenudd

Stefan Stenudd

About me

I'm a Swedish writer and astrologer. Apart from fiction, I've written several books about astrology and spirituality. I'm also a historian of ideas, researching the thought patterns in creation myths. Google Profile. Here's my personal website: stenudd.com

Classical Astrology

Classical astrology is according to the age old astrological principles, which are just as relevant today. The complete horoscope chart consists of many more components than your star sign (where the sun was at your birth). The latter has quite limited applications, which should be respected. This website deals mainly with the complete horoscope, and states clearly when that's not the case.

Other Websites

Tarot Meaning

Tarot Meaning

Try the old deck of Tarot cards for free divination online. How to use the Tarot and what each card means.


I Ching Online

I Ching Online

Try the ancient Chinese divination online for free. The 64 hexagrams of I Ching, The Book of Change, and what they mean in divination.


Creation Myths

Creation Myths

Creation stories from around the world, and the old beliefs about cosmology they reveal.

Taoist

Taoist

Taoism, the ancient wisdom of the taoists Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu, and the classic Tao Te Ching translated and explained.
See also Tao Quotes and Tao Themes.

The Life Energy

The Life Energy

The vital spirit, a life force present in everyone, exists in many beliefs and traditions. Here they all are.





About This Website

Welcome to the world of astrology and horoscopes! Here you find an introduction to the basics of astrology, in-depth presentations of the Zodiac and your sun sign, astrological predictions based on the outer planets, famous horoscopes and elaborate forecasts.

Mundane Astrology

Here are also several examples of mundane astrology - astrological principles applied to institutions, countries and the whole world. This way of using astrology was in the past much more common than personal horoscopes.

Astrology Basics

The astrology basics present the astrological components and their significance in the personal horoscope. They are the twelve Zodiac signs, the twelve planets, the twelve Houses, and the five aspects.


Tetrabiblos, by Ptolemy.

Tetrabiblos

There are astrologers who use additional celestial bodies, as well as additional aspects. I stick to the horoscope fundamentals specified by Ptolemy, the Greek mathematician of the 2nd century CE, in his classic on astrology: Tetrabiblos. It's the primary source to western astrology.


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