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 8/4/24 Jillian Adel 8/4/24

Venus in Virgo

what have we learned about our morals and values, about what brings us pleasure and joy, about our relationships with ourselves and those around us, that allow us now to bring a renewed commitment to what we are building and finish the job? when we know what is important to us (and therefore, naturally, what is not) we find easeful flow to put in the work and finally see the fruits of our labor embodied around us, bringing us both independence and abundance to our families and communities.

as venus moves into virgo, we sit with the empress and the hermit. venus and virgo. the 3 and the 9. our sense of what we value and appreciate and desire to create with mutable earth, the finality of grounding. virgo's decans also correspond to the 8, 9 and 10 of pentacles, the last three cards of the minor arcana in the suit of earth, confirming fulfillment in the material world.

before the 8 of pentacles, we have the 7 of pentacles. an assessment of investments. when we look at what is in front of us, physically, do we like what we see in relation to the long term? maybe venus in leo, a place where our hearts had no issue expressing themselves and what they desired, we learned a bit about this for ourselves. and now, moving into the 8 of pentacles, and into the wrapping up of a cycle, we might ask: what have we learned about our morals and values, about what brings us pleasure and joy, about our relationships with ourselves and those around us, that allow us now to bring a renewed committment to what we are building and finish the job? when we know what is important to us (and therefore, naturally, what is not) we find easeful flow to put in the work and finally see the fruits of our labor embodied around us, bringing us both independence and abundance to our families and communities.

this ingress happens on a day that, when added together, equals 2. corresponding to the sphere of chokmah, or wisdom, on the tree of life, we see a connection to the hermit who carries the lamp of wisdom. and to an evolution of our venusian qualities and priorities.

i offer the spread below to reflect on what our venusian evolution is grounding in for the duration of this transit.

the VENUSIAN EVOLUTION spread

8 OF PENTACLES

what have i learned about what i value and am ready to commit to diligent work towards?

9 OF PENTACLES

how does this bring me independence and ultimate material fulfillment?

10 OF PENTACLES

how do these values and this work contribute to my ultimate vision of stability in family and community?