From 2008 – comments regarding Saturn in aspect to Mercury aka having control of your mouth and your mind.
More on this topic – Astrology and (Real Life) Intelligence

I was talking to a gal last night, she is working on a project that my husband is working on as well.  It is estimated they will finish in about a year.

Now some variance is expected but they both have about 400 questions to answer and you are supposed to answer each question, honestly and thoroughly.  I took one look at these questions and figured it would take my husband a number of months to complete.

For one thing, he’s a Taurus and he’s innately slow but he is also meticulous. He’s got Saturn in aspect to Mercury and he is simply not going to turn in something sub-par.

Continue reading There is Thorough And Then There Is Thorough And Exhaustive

It’s always irked me, Mercury is routinely undervalued in astrology. I don’t care how sexy you are and how big your breasts may be, if you misspell words in your online personal ad, no one is going to choose you.

Continue reading Transit Watch: Mercury Square Saturn – January 26, 2011 – Say Something Of Substance Or Nothing At All

Mercury rules the hands among other things, and Mars rules metal, sharp objects, burns etc. Anyone who has Mercury in aspect to Mars is most likely going to have stuff going on with their hands. For example my hand was so badly burned one time, there was a threat of amputation.

The soldier has shrapnel in his hands and the other day I turned his hand over and saw a prominent black line, like a large dark splinter across the surface of his palm. “What is that? Did you get some sort of splinter?”

“No, that’s shrapnel. It moves around.”
Continue reading Mercury in Aries vs Mercury in Libra With Mars Involved: Talking About Shrapnel In Hands

I’ve already written about Venus opposing Saturn on March 9, 2010 which will have people taking a cold, hard look at love and relationship. This transit is akin to that except this time it’s a reality check on your mental function.

Whenever you have an opposition, the other is involved so you might have someone judging (Saturn) your thinking (Mercury).  They may tell you to slow down, to think carefully or more conservatively.

Because the opposition is in Aries / Libra, the relationship angle is especially highlighted so this is a period where people play off each other around themes of mind (Mercury) control (Saturn).

Continue reading Transit Watch: Mercury Opposite Saturn – March 18, 2010: Stupid, Misinformed Moron, Projection

I know more than my share of very intelligent people and if you want them to talk to you, you’ve got to pretend they (and the things they say) are normal. You have got to contain your shock, your offense, your outrage or whatever else it is you feel at the fact they operate outside your realm and beyond your control because innovators with big ideas rarely have bedside manner or the ability to coddle you.

If you think about it, your expectation they do is way off base. What? They are supposed to come up with all the ideas, things you would not think of if you had a million years and then share them with you and what are you supposed to do, hmm? Tell them how they should act? On top of all that, you are going to dictate to them? I don’t think so.

This message brought to you by Mercury conjunct Saturn in Virgo. The mind (and the mouth) you get to control is your own.

Speaking of Mercury in aspect to Saturn, the soldier has been doing mindless work all week which he usually doesn’t do and he is going absolutely insane. Someone quit and he is covering from them… apparently it leaves him 3 minutes bits of time, sort of like and assembly line which is not long enough to do a calculation. “A piece of math” this is. Apparently a piece of math takes more like 5 or 6 minutes so he’s wholly screwed because it’s a 10 hour day and he desperately needs something to think about.

The first day he made a list of every movie in the world he would like to see. I have the sheet here, dozens of movie titles on one sheet of paper in his neat script.
Continue reading The Soldier And His Mind, It’s A Job!

It’s a manifestation of Saturn in aspect to Mercury, I’d say.  He is judging (Saturn) everyone’s mind (Mercury)…

“How come everyone is always a moron with you?” I asked the soldier. “Why is that?   This guy is a moron. This gal is a moron.  He’s a moron, she’s a moron the people at gym are morons, your dispatcher is a moron, people on the news are morons, morons run this country, everywhere you turn you seem to be surrounded by morons.”
Continue reading Astrology And Intellect: Saturn In Aspect To Mercury

Full Moon, Lunar Eclipse aside, with Venus (in it’s detriment) conjunct Saturn and Mercury in Virgo, I am getting nothing but news of people getting reality (Saturn) shoved down their throats. This is limited, there is not enough of that, you’ve got to work harder, longer and for less… in short, you have got to clutch it up and oh by the way – NO WHINING!

We can hope for some relief via the lunar eclipse but this Virgo situation is serious. I found myself calling the one person I speak to frequently and while she did not pick up, my intention was to either find out she was doing ok (a spot of good news for my inner circle) or alternately to make sure all the bad news was in because I am telling you it is not a good day to have your phone ring!

Continue reading Astrology Right Now: Lunar Eclipse Aside, Endings, Lost Confidence, Disowned, Rejected And Tears!

The soldier and I have that Mercury opposition with Mars involved on both sides and we challenge each other almost mindlessly. We both think very little of the direction this (the US) is continuing to move in and we like to talk about what we might do in various circumstances. You know. Like if I get famous and nosy people show up, he is going to shoot them.
Continue reading The Soldier Deals With P’s Doomsday Scenarios