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| 'A Boy and His Dog' by Tan Chiu Chiu |
Mercury in Cancer
May 28 – August 4
Part 1- The 1st Direct Pass (May 28 – Jun
18)
Mercury recently moved from his
domicile (where he is at home and comfortable) in airy Gemini to the watery
realm of Cancer. In this water sign,
Mercury will take our Collective Mind on an extended journey…as this is the 2nd
water sign this year where the Messenger will guide us through another retrograde.
Mercury is not terribly
uncomfortable in Cancer either. During
our first retrograde of the year (Feb/March), Mercury was mostly in Pisces…where
the Mercurial nature of logic, reason, and communication is challenged to operate
through what is both mystical and mystifying.
In that time, while the Collective Mind was tapped into Pisces, we
experienced the global spread of the novel coronavirus…trying to wrap our
ultimately confused minds around what Covid 19 meant for us. Moving from Gemini to Cancer though, it’s
simply a switch between focusing on the human workings of the mind to the mammalian
(limbic) function of the mind. The
limbic system of the brain, like Cancer, is concerned with our psychological
responses to emotional stimuli. It
controls memory, and guides us toward emotional bonding and the comforts of
what is familiar (ie. The mammalian understanding of ‘family’). We are likely to engage in this time with our
past…even while Mercury is direct, but especially during the retrograde. We may be working through some emotional behaviors
that come from our conditioning (especially familial or ancestral habits that
have been passed on through generations).
Since May 16th,
Mercury has been out-of-bounds in declination…taking us on the less-traveled
road through Gemini where our thoughts and communications have ventured beyond
the boundaries of what is considered the ‘norm’. Mercury will still be out-of-bounds for the
first part of this Cancer journey, until June 9th, navigating
through the more untapped areas of our emotional expression. Emotional behaviors may come up in surprising
ways during these days leading up to Mercury’s retrograde station. And as June begins, much of what arises will
be revisited later this summer (or winter, if you’re in the Southern
Hemisphere).
Below, I have included the
vibrational flow of this first part of Mercury’s voyage through watery
Cancer. Because Cancer is ruled by the
Moon, she will be guiding the flow of these lessons. So I have also included her interactions with
Mercury. Moon moves quickly through the signs,
so each Moon-Mercury aspect is like a momentary mood that passes through on the
day that is listed. However, momentary
as those aspects are, these moods are key to Mercury’s journey through this
sign.
5/29: Moon-Mercury opening sextile- To start us off on this voyage through water,
Moon in earthy Virgo (Mercury’s nocturnal sign) creates a good rapport with
Mercury that provides an opportunity.
This opportunity is one of symbiosis between the emotional and mental
realms while Moon and Mercury are in mutual reception (in each other’s
signs). While in this mutually receptive
sextile, they point directly to Saturn Retrograde in airy Aquarius in an aspect
pattern called a Yod. The Yod pattern is
often referred to by Astrologers as ‘The Finger of God’. However, I prefer to call it ‘The Finger of
Gaia’ since these aspects are geocentric (referring to the view from
Earth). Gaia focusing the sextile
opportunity toward Saturn is a chance to integrate Saturn’s lessons on this
day. What can we learn of Saturnian boundaries and limitations in a time when
we are navigating out-of-bounds?
Sometimes, a little contraction and some guidelines can be useful to
keep us from going off the deep end.
5/31: Moon-Mercury opening square- The general mood on this day is a bit more
contentious, as the Moon in Libra may have us feeling the imbalances in our
relationships that need to change. Now
Moon, Mercury, and Saturn Rx form an aspect pattern called ‘The Magi’, so it is
good to remember that while we all carry our different offerings…these
offerings can all be brought to a common goal.
6/1-2: Mercury begins the Prologue of the coming Retrograde
Story- Now we come to the Cancer lessons that will be visited three times along
this journey. In this first direct pass
of these degrees (5-14 degrees of Cancer), we are likely to meet the lessons
without full awareness of what they will come to mean to us later. However, try to be as present as you can with
the thoughts and emotions that arise throughout this Prologue period…it will
help during the coming retrograde when you return to them from a different
perspective.
6/2: Moon-Mercury opening trine- The mood of the day is a watery flow as Moon
in Scorpio opens us to the depths of our feelings. We are likely to feel the need to communicate
these feelings in some way. This trine
connects now with Chiron (the Wounded Healer) in the pattern of ‘The Magi’, so
communicating these feelings with the intent to heal something that needs alleviated
is a good use of this pattern. This
trine is also in a ‘Mystic Wedge’ pattern with Uranus, suggesting that
Mercurial communication is the right medicine for the tension we feel about the
things we cannot control.
6/4: Mercury at Maximum Elongation from Sun- Mercury,
visible in the evening sky after sunset, is now beginning to ‘slow down’ in
preparation for the coming retrograde.
From now until Mercury stations retrograde on the 18th, Mercury
guides us to focus in on the feelings and thoughts that are arising more and
more.
6/5: Moon-Mercury opening quincunx- At this time, it may be difficult to resolve
the differences between our logic and our feelings. The mood is a bit irritable, and we have a
lunar eclipse bringing up some necessary shadow work. However, this quincunx revives the pattern of
‘The Magi’ with Chiron so there are some healing gifts here as well if we can
grow through our discomfort. This
quincunx also forms another ‘Finger of Gaia’ pattern, this time pointing to
Moon in Sagittarius from Cancer Mercury sextile Taurus Uranus. They key is to integrate our restless
emotional state into the opportunity arising from our more innovative ideas.
6/5: Mercury sextile Uranus (part 1 of 3)- In February and March, we also experienced a
sextile aspect between Mercury and Uranus three times. All sextiles provide a good rapport between
planets that can lead to harmonious opportunities. However, sextiles are subtle…and we actually
have to respond to that subtle opening to reap the benefits. This first opportunity might present itself
in the form of a new idea, an unusual perspective we hadn’t considered, or
perhaps even a slight shock that invites us to glimpse what is often
unseen. If you miss it, you’ll return to
it later with a bit more awareness…but catching that opportunity now does allow
for a bit more harmony of the mental state throughout the summer.
6/5: Mercury square Chiron (part 1 of 3)- This aspect may be a contributing factor to
why we may miss the more subtle and harmonious vibration of the previous
aspect. Sextiles are subtle, but squares
are dynamic and can’t be ignored. There
is a clash between the Messenger and the Wounded Healer here…and it may
manifest as words that exacerbate a wound.
The necessary action that this square means to inspire is greater
awareness of how we can communicate healing rather than more wounding. If we erupt into hurtful arguments at this
time…we are likely to return to them later to see just how damaging they
were. If we focus this energy on
communicating healing, we are more likely to return to this aspect later in a
more transformative healing light on an internal level.
6/7: Moon-Mercury opposition- The mood of the day is tense as we try to find
some balance between objective (Capricorn Moon) and subjective (Cancer Mercury)
viewpoints. This opposition revisits a ‘Mystic
Wedge’ pattern with Uranus…where Uranian flashes of insight are now the
medicine for this tension. Try something
new…maybe even something eccentric…and you’re more likely to find the balance
you’re needing. This opposition also
brings up a dynamic ‘Cardinal T-Square’ with Aries Chiron at the apex…so this
tension will pool in our identity wounds, necessitating actions of self-care to
alleviate whatever pain we are feeling.
6/9: Moon-Mercury closing quincunx- The mood
of the day brings up another nagging irritation that feels like it just can’t
work itself out. Aquarius Moon has us
feeling like we need to get out of our emotional mindset and turn toward
something more outer or future-oriented, but Cancer Mercury pulls us into the
inner or past-oriented realms of thought.
This is a call toward some necessary, but uncomfortable, growth.
6/9: Mercury returns within bounds of the Sun’s
path- Mercury’s out-of-bounds
exploration ends now as we come into the more ‘traditional’ ways of expressing Cancer
energy through the home and family focus.
Communicating protective care to those who are closest to us brings the
Collective Mind back to more ‘usual’ expressions of emotional bonding.
6/12: Moon-Mercury closing trine- The mood of this day brings an ease to our
creativity as Pisces Moon is in harmony with Cancer Mercury. There may be an undercurrent of ‘all is full
of love’ that puts us at ease. This
trine forms a ‘Talent Triangle’ aspect with Uranus, allowing a subtle opportunity
to tap into our creative genius with some surprising results. We may be inclined to just float in this
feeling since it is so rare to feel such emotional-mental harmony in these
transformative times…but there is also an invitation here to create something
with it.
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| The sigil of Sirius |
6/13: Mercury conjunct Sirius (part 1 of 3)- We are now in the degree where Mercury will
soon station retrograde…so Mercury is significantly slower now and focusing in
on our collective need to shift perspective.
In this, Mercury is aided by connecting with our ‘Spiritual Sun’,
Sirius, the fixed star in the Canis Major (‘Great Dog’) constellation. The Dog Star is the brightest star in our
sky, and is generally a beneficial influence.
However, it has also been sometimes connected to ‘pestilence and epidemics’…not
an association many of us want to hear right now in this second wave of Covid
19. Also of note is that Elon Musk, CEO
of Space X, was born with Mercury conjunct Sirius. The fact that Mercury is stationing
retrograde while conjunct Sirius may bring up something significant about Elon
that necessitates a closer look.
6/14: Moon-Mercury closing square- The mood of the day is a bit stressful…emotions
may flare under the Aries Moon. We may
take things personally, heightening the desire to start an argument. Finding a constructive outlet for these
feelings is not only helpful, but necessary.
6/17: Moon-Mercury closing sextile- Now in the exact degree (Cancer 14.45) where
Mercury will station, the exalted Moon in Taurus provides some harmonious
illumination to what the Collective Mind has been brooding about. As we approach this shift in perspective,
allow your emotions to wash over you and flow through your body. There is a subtle opportunity here to fully
tap into the message of this time.
6/18: Mercury stations retrograde (more about the
Retrograde journey as we come closer to this time)
Love and Gratitude,
Felina Lune Kavi
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