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| 'Speaking from the Heart' by Isabel Emrich |
Mercury in Cancer
May 28 – August 4
Part 3 – The Direct Station,
the Epilogue, and the Release (July 12 – August 4)
Mercury’s direct station
begins the epilogue portion of this extended lesson in communication through
this cardinal water sign. Cancer communicates the Tribal Heart and what
is closest to our roots. Our thoughts,
ideas, and words during this journey have been largely focused on discovering
the connections between memory, emotional bonds, and the instinct to protect
and care for our tribe.
In a year where much has been
drawing us closer to home, this long journey of Mercury through Cancer has been
helping us to better understand the kind of care that is needed now. Of course, there’s been plenty of what we
often call ‘stir-craziness’ this year. On
one hand, the focus has been at home…and on the other, where the Capricorn
planets urge us to contribute with a farther reach, we’ve also been feeling the
call to get to work. And since Mars has
entered Aries (June 27th), there’s an additional urge to strike out
on our own combined with Chiron Rx in Aries guiding us toward self-care.
But right now, the Collective
Mind is most concerned with family matters (which extends to a larger sense of
family such as neighborhood and nation).
How do we care for those closest to us?
In a time where my own national family (the United States) is still
dealing with the rising challenge of this pandemic…the whole country is still
trying to balance our reasons (Mercury) with our needs (Cancer). We still have much to learn, and now Mercury
guides us all through integrating what we have just re-learned.
Below,
I have included the vibrational flow of this part of Mercury’s voyage through
watery Cancer. Because Cancer is ruled by the Moon, she is 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.
7/12: Mercury
stations Direct- Mercury pauses to shift back into direct motion on this
day, focusing on the medicine within this 6th degree of
Cancer. The Sabian Symbol here is ‘game birds feathering their
nests’. It’s a very Cancerian degree to begin with…evoking feelings
of home, family, and the preparatory protections that this water sign is known
for. In all the tumult going on at the beginning of June, when
Mercury first entered this degree and began the Prologue portion of this
journey, we were bound to miss some of the lessons inherent in this
degree. Now we return to them and give them a much more concentrated
focus…shifting our perspective again toward what we can do to provide a better
environment for new beginnings to grow.
7/13: Moon-Mercury closing sextile- Still in
this same degree of Cancer, Mercury is blessed by his current guide, Lady Luna,
as he shares his message with her. The
exalted Moon in Taurus provides some harmonious illumination to what the
Collective Mind has been brooding about. As we shift back into this direct perspective of Mercury in
Cancer, 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 and share the
wisdom of it.
7/18: Moon-Mercury conjunction- During the
last conjunction of Moon and Mercury in Cancer (6/22), the focus was on our
memories that were emotionally connected to abundance. Now, in this 8th degree of Cancer,
the lunar lesson has shifted toward mirroring the guidance of others who have
shown us the way to protect and care for those we love. The Sabian Symbol for this degree of Cancer
is ‘rabbits dressed in clothes on parade’.
If we take the symbol literally, it may seem very silly. However, the symbol refers to modeling after
those who have shown a certain code of conduct that has brought them into
alignment. For many of us still dealing
with the worst of this Covid crisis, we might do well to imitate the countries
who have shown the way to handle this mess we’re in, for one thing. And on a personal level, there may be a guide
who has been through what you are going through now…what wisdom is their past
experience offering for your present?
7/21: Mercury
square Chiron Rx (part 3 of 3)- There is another clash between the Messenger and the Wounded
Healer here…one that we first encountered on June 5th and returned
to on July 1st. This time, we may understand more of it…and perhaps
how to better address it. Squares are
dynamic aspects that can’t be ignored…and this may come across as thoughts or
words that exacerbate the wound. As before, the necessary action
that this square means to inspire is greater awareness of how we can communicate
healing rather than more wounding. This is the time to integrate the idea
inspired in those previous squares and put it into action.
7/22: Mercury sextile Uranus (part 3 of 3)- 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. Our first chance was on June 5th, when Mercury was in direct motion. Then again, we had
a similar opening through Mercury’s retrograde perspective on June 30th. Did we catch that glimpse then of what we’re
returning to now? A new idea, an unusual perspective we hadn’t considered, or
maybe even a slight shock that provided a peek into what is usually unseen? If you missed it
then, it’s coming up now in a ‘third times a charm’ way. Perhaps now that
you’ve had some experience with what this sextile has to offer, you’ll have a
greater chance of homing in on it. And with Uranus in this sextile, it still might surprise you. As before, be open
to the weird.
7/23: Moon-Mercury opening sextile- Virgo
Moon provides an opportunity to clean up something that has been clouding the
mind. Moon and Mercury are in mutual reception (Moon in Mercury’s
sign, Mercury in Moon’s sign), so there is a solid understanding between the
mental functions of feeling and reasoning. Make use of this good rapport by getting your thoughts, and
priorities, in order.
7/25: Moon-Mercury opening square- Libra
Moon may have us feeling wide open to the emotional states of others…while
Mercury in Cancer already has us wrapped up in our own private and personal
feelings. This mood of the day is one of frustration, as these two
combine with Mars in Aries to create a pattern called a ‘T-Square’ that pools
some stress into Mercury’s mental functions at the apex. This dynamic can create an increased need to
take action in response to the stress…so be mindful of your own ways of
communicating how you feel, and try not to take it too personally what others
might say. The initial instinct will be, of course, to take it
personally. Acknowledge where and why it hurts…but don’t cling so tightly
to it that it causes you to react from that hurt. We’re almost past the Epilogue part of this
journey where we are integrating the mental medicine of Mercury’s previous
retrograde. This is one last dynamic to
test how well we’re able to fully integrate those lessons through a challenge.
7/26: Mercury Release from Epilogue, conjunct
Sirius- On June 18th, Mercury stationed retrograde in this 15th
degree of Cancer…and now, after all of our backtracking, we return again to
this degree and this conjunction with Sirius.
The Sabian Symbol for this degree is ‘in a sumptuous dining hall, guests
relax after partaking of a huge banquet’. Conjunct Sirius (the ‘Spiritual Sun’), the lesson here is
about spiritual abundance. We were not quite ready to fully integrate this lesson in
June…we had more to learn and re-experience first so that we could come to this
point with some revised ideas. Abundance
has so often been considered a concept that splits the whole of the human
family apart into ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’. Overindulgence and greed, which are choices so often applied
in the reception of abundance, are what furthers such a divide…but abundance
itself is not the problem. Truly, abundance is meant to be generously shared…creating
not a lack but even more instances of abundance. This is not a concept we have been collectively, or even
largely, in agreement about. So what have we learned from what we have recovered over the
last several weeks? We return to this degree now to integrate the
true wisdom of abundance, satiety, and satisfaction so that we may move forward
into new lessons.
7/27: Mercury square Mars (part 2 of 2)- We
first experienced this square on July 8th, while Mercury was
retrograde. Now we return to it with both
planets direct and ready to push the necessary action forward and outward. This dynamic feels like a clash between what
we are thinking and feeling and what we desire. Mars is strong in his own sign of Aries…there is a lot of
force here pushing us to move ahead and cut all ties with that which has been
holding us back. Keep in mind that Mars will eventually go retrograde in this
fire sign later…so Mars will be returning to this degree in November with a
different, more focused, perspective. However, squares with Mars are often the most difficult to
slow down in to focus…so right now, it will feel more like ‘go, go, go!’. Squares are much
like Mars energy, making that desire to take action that much stronger. Just try to be
careful with your words and what you are communicating outwardly…otherwise the
frustration of this energy may have you saying things you’ll regret later.
7/28: Moon-Mercury opening trine- This flowing
trine combines with Neptune Rx and Jupiter Rx on this day to form a pattern
called a ‘kite’. All the harmonious flow
of Moon, Mercury, and Neptune Rx in the three water signs has an anchor from
Jupiter Rx in earthy Capricorn…allowing us to manifest the creativity and ease
of all those watery feelings (in good vibration) into something tangible.
7/30: Mercury opposite Jupiter Rx, trine Neptune
Rx- There is an inclination toward big ideas under this opposition, yet the
details may be a bit fuzzy with the Neptune trine. ‘It takes a village’ may be a significant
part of this combination of planets…where optimistic ideals may need a bit of
help from interactions with others to make the dream work. There will be a lot to talk about, and
Neptune will likely bring it to a creative and imaginative place. Overall, this combination can be very
inspiring…even uplifting. Best to take
in some constructive advice from others though, because not all of these creative
ideas floating about are going to land. Those
that do, though, can be very beneficial.
8/1: Mercury opposite Pluto Rx- This
opposition can aid the Collective Mind with a deep and penetrating focus. However, some ideas may need to die first…or,
more specifically, go through a process of transformation. In this vibration, we are not content to just
study the surface level of what is being communicated. We are more apt to want to find the deeper
meanings…and for that, we may have to uncover some darker truths behind the
surface.
8/2: Moon-Mercury opposition- The mood of
the day is tense as we try once again to find some balance between objective
(Capricorn Moon) and subjective (Cancer Mercury) viewpoints. The key to this
vibration is reflection.
8/3: Mercury opposite Saturn Rx- Ah, I was
born with this aspect (though in the other cardinal signs, Aries and
Libra). In general, there is an
inclination toward wisdom as well as depression. It may be difficult to communicate your
knowledge in an understandable way. From
personal experience, taking the time to write it out helps a great deal…allowing
for more time to construct what it is you are wanting to say. Heavy thoughts may hang over the Collective
Mind like thick cloud cover under this influence…as there is a big dose of
reality to take in and consider.
However, there is a lot of wisdom to be gained from such a reality
check. Responsibility (Response-ability,
as I like to look at it) will be on your mind.
Try your best not to succumb to the feelings of ‘I can’t’. Saturn does tend to put a halt to things…but
this, too, shall pass.
8/4: Mercury enters Leo
Love
and Gratitude,
Felina
Lune Kavi
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