Jillian Adel 8/12/24 Jillian Adel 8/12/24

Mercury Rx in Leo

as we enter a conversation about a planet of conversation entering a sign and an aspect ruled by the sun, it only seems appropriate that the conversation should be lead by art.

Mercury RX → Leo

as we enter a conversation about a planet of conversation entering a sign and an aspect ruled by the sun, it only seems appropriate that the conversation should be lead by art.

mercury, the planet of communication, pathways, the mind and intellect, learning and strategizing, retrogrades back into the sign of leo on august 14th. then, on august 18th, it will make a conjunction with the sun, called a cazimi. in tarot terms, we have mercury retrograde corresponding to the planetary card of the magician reversed within leo, the zodiacal card of strength. then the magician reversed with the sun within the card of strength (which is ruled by the sun). if you are guessing that it is a communication / expression special, i don't think you're off-base, but communication with who and of what and how?

the day mercury retrogrades back into leo is 8.14.2024, which reduces down to 21, and then again to 3. the gematria of 21 reveals a connection to the hebrew word "eheyey," which is the divine god name corresponding to the first sphere on the tree of life, keter (the crown). the magician card is the 1, and we see a correspondence to sphere 1. the gematria also reveals correspondence to the words "innocence" and "purity," which in my opinion, is very much an attribute of the number 1. when you are new, you are unmarred. you are pure.

with the 3, we see a correspondence to sphere 3 on the tree, binah (understanding). this sphere is ruled by saturn, the planet of limitation, restriction, rules, administration, time and karma. as a 3, and the last sphere before you travel to the other side of the veil, it is also a sphere and planetary energy of birth, creation, and manifestation.

so we see connections to the 1, the magician and keter. and we see connections to the 3, to binah, and, to birth, creation, the empress and venus. and if we look at what path on the tree the magician rules, path 12, what do we find? well, firstly, 12 is 21 reversed. but also it is the path that connects sphere 1 to sphere 3, keter to binah. and while there is no default directionality on the tree, let's assume that the magician upright channels keter down to binah. so as we are looking at the magician reversed, we are looking at information traveling up from binah to keter. understanding to the crown. saturn to spirit. creation through limitation to inspiration.

it's almost as if there as been a marring of our innocence, experience brought to our pure state, likely through limitation, boundary, rules or restriction that has born new ideas, beliefs or information pathways that are all in the effort of connecting us in a more aligned way. there is an inspiration, data coming to us through our most etheric bodies, our intuition, our subtle senses that needed new language to be created in order for us to bring that divine gift down into the manifested realms. words that needed to be found through the pressure of oppression. this is very much calling back to my new moon in leo post from a few weeks ago which offered an exercise to build out language through expression and find new vocabularies with ourselves. but, as virgo is the sign of getting to the root of issues through intellect and logic, i wonder if this data may have appeared for us between july 25th and today, when mercury was in virgo. and now we are bringing this information from the changes we experienced in our material world in that time to bring back into the heart space and express.

the images you see here have a sense of mercury's antennae tuned into saturn's perceived blockage or limit that it sets in order to send that information back up to spirit, all within the archetype of fixed fire, all for the purpose of a more sustainable initiative once this energy is released and trickles down the tree. the first sigil is just this. the second sigil is this energy in conjunction with the sun for the cazimi.

Mercury RX Cazimi in Leo

the day of the cazimi is 8.18.2024, which adds to 34, reducing to 7. the gematria of 34 reveals, well, the word "reveal." and, as the sun is the great illuminator, it comes as no surprise that some particularly potent revelations may come up around this time. and, as sphere 7 on the tree is netzach (victory) with the planetary ruler of venus, we see yet another connection to the empress, art, beauty, creation and expression.

these sigils can be used for scrying or meditation. or i would encourage you to explore these concepts and archetypes for yourself. when you sit and start toying with numbers, symbols and other imagery, they can lead you to connections about the ideas that you may not have found otherwise. please share and tag if you do!

Strength + Jupiter x Mars Conjunction

the last point i want to make about this set of sky weather is kind of a wild one to me. as both of these events are happening in the zodiacal sign of leo, and so looking to the tarot card of strength, we see that the strength card is path 19 on the tree. this path connects the spheres of gevurah (severity), ruled by mars, to chesed (mercy), ruled by jupiter. it just so happens that on the same day that mercury rx moves back into leo, jupiter and mars will make a conjunction in the sign of gemini, ruled by...you guessed it...mercury!!

as the strength card speaks to a flow between and balancing of the higher and lower selves, as mars represents our basic primal, sometimes reactive nature, as jupiter represents expansion and higher learning, in a sign ruled by a planet that will be experiencing all we have previously discussed, i am deeply interested see the ways in which we will all be balancing our gut urges with our higher knowing as we process all that is mentioned above. and, if this isn't enough, these two planets will be loosely squaring both saturn AND venus around this time (they make exact squares individually, not exactly together, but VERY close) on the pisces / virgo axis. the limitation of our dreams meets the birth of new systems that get to the root of our issues. it couldn't be more alchemical.

i am always a fan of consistent journaling as i always say:
i didn't learn about astrology.
i lived astrology and took great notes.
but, in the name of mercury, this is a particularly good time to do so for the purpose of later reflection.

LVX.

Jillian Adel 7/25/24 Jillian Adel 7/25/24

Mercury in Virgo

what does it mean to find newness and learn within the transformation and finality of the earth element? and what does this all mean in relationship to what we are embodying within our lineage? what are our ancestors trying to tell us about abundance? what wisdom is being passed down through the inner knowing that we have developed in the privacy of our own selves and now seeks to be expressed?

mercury moves into virgo today through august 15th, retrogrades back into leo, and then is back in virgo sept 10-26th.

the tarot correspondence to mercury is the magician and to virgo is the hermit. the magician is in the hermit, the 1 is in the 9. the singularity of all possibilities is within the spiritual evolution, and it has wisdom for us. funny enough, 10 of pentacles corresponds to mercury in virgo, and the second decan of virgo 10-19°. so the 1 plus the 9 equals the 10. the ouroboros. the beginning is quite literally embedded in the end.

similar to the sun in leo, mercury in virgo asks us, “what is the difference between a zodiacal and planetary expression of a sign?” in this case, what is the difference between the planetary archetype of flow, communication, intellect and the zodiacal archetype of systems, the root, surgery and healing, and tethering core truths to expand? what does it mean to find newness and learn within the transformation and finality of the earth element? and, when including the decan card, what does this all mean in relationship to what we are embodying within our lineage? what are our ancestors trying to tell us about abundance? what wisdom is being passed down through the inner knowing that we have developed in the privacy of our own selves and now seeks to be expressed?

today’s date adds up to 22, or reduced to 4. the gematria of 22 reveals a correspondence to the word “unity” in hebrew. 4 implies a correspondence to the sphere of chesed or mercy on the tree of life, with the planetary correspondence of jupiter. 4 is stability and foundations. jupiter is expansion and abundance through faith. so we can see more language speaking to us having faith in ourselves, finding the ground floor of our faith, in order to truly expand into greater abundance. to truly come into unity with ourselves and what our ancestors have been working towards. true stability, true completion, embodied here in the kingdoms we are building for ourselves.

the unity spread

on the left is the card that represents the hermit or virgo. he is shining a light of wisdom onto the magician who is using this wisdom to improve or increase his flow in order to embody his 10 of pentacles, his ultimate manifested abundance on the right, expanding his sense what is possible regarding stability and foundations.

below are some questions and suggestions for ways to use this spread, although if you are called to use it a particular way, your intuition is always correct.

left / the wisdom

what wisdom have i garnered that is now coming through to be embodied in my flow, communication, intellectual processes?

center / the flow

what seeks greater flow in my life? or what seeks to be communicated about?

right / the unity

what seeks to be materially fulfilled and finalized so that my greater sense of abundance may be expanded?

Notes

first, i pulled the spread and took any initial intuitive notes from the cards.

next, i looked up the elemental and astrological correspondences for the cards, along with any correspondences with my natal chart. for example, we are working with mercury and virgo. so i noted that my mercury is in taurus in my 5th house and virgo rules my 9th house, where i have no placements. i found it interesting that the hermit which is card 9 in the tarot, corresponds to virgo which also rules my 9th house. 9 is the number of spirit. the 9th house is the house of teaching and learning, philosophy, and travel. not so dissimilar from the way the hermit teaches from all he has learned up on the mountain, or mercury is the planetary ruler and diety of learning and intellect.

then i sat and journaled about the reading through cards / intuition.

finally, i go back over everything and make as many connections as i can. if certain ideas, numbers, archetypes keep popping up, they start to shine brighter and feel like a core message. feel into it. synthesize.

this is a deep dive for those who work with decan correspondences, but i’m curious to see how this plays out:
i pulled 5 of wands, which corresponds to saturn in leo or the first decan of leo. i also pulled 9 of pentacles which corresponds to venus in virgo or the second decan of virgo. i noted any transits or natal placements in any of these decans, and then felt into what they might mean for this spread. this spread is active for the dates that mercury is in virgo, which are at the top of this post. within that time frame, there are dates that the sun, moon, venus and mercury will all transit through one of these decan fields. i made note of the dates and what i felt the planetary energy might bring to the read. this could be used either to reflect on those dates, but i tend to find going back retroactively to reflect shines a clearer light. with more time, i’ll have a better understanding of how to use this. so if you do, please let me know how it turns out for you or how you use it as it is a total experiment!