I have my natal Sun in Libra, the sign of relationship, conjunct Chiron in Libra and have spent many years analyzing what makes us tick when it comes to relating to others.
Saturn in Virgo is currently opposing Mercury in Pisces in the sky and causing a whole lot of people out there to consider what they say before they open their mouths. As an astrologer I spend a lot of time looking at charts to help people determine their compatibility and Mercury is a very important planet in synastry. What Saturn is illustrating now in a broad sense is often a perennial problem in our communications with others – how to get your point across without putting your foot in it and determining whether to say anything at all.
In synastry, when one person’s Mercury is conjunct another’s Sun, Venus or Moon, communications are facilitated. It’s easy to talk to other person with these synastry aspects and even if there are more troublesome aspects in the comparison, a couple of really good Mercury aspects can go a long way towards providing the means to resolve the differences. On the other hand, Saturn or Mars squaring the other’s Mercury can bring communication to a halt (Saturn) or cause a simple exchange turn into a battle (Mars). Mercury is probably the most neutral of planets and one of the more flexible ones to deal with because we can learn how to improve our ability to communicate if we wish.
For me, Saturn is currently in my 9th house opposing Mercury in my 3rd house, and a very good reason I’m writing about communications and learning to improve them! With a natal Mars/Mercury conjunction in Scorpio, I see improving the way one communicates as an act of will and determination. Saturn in Virgo, a Mercury ruled sign, also is interested in teaching us to exercise restraint and precision in the way we express ourselves – something I am naturally comfortable with. However, if your natal Mercury is in a Fire or Air sign, aspected by Jupiter for example, you may be feeling like the Saturn/Mercury opposition has been a real pain because your normal style is quite different. Fortunately most Mercury transits pass quickly unlike Saturn’s.
Mercury will be visiting Pisces for a brief stay before moving into Aries on April 3rd. I’m for savoring the sense of depth and stillness to be found with Pisces before we burst out into the fire and dash of Aries. Lynn Hayes has a great post on Mercury in Pisces and the Power of Silence reminding us of the joys of stillness. Sometimes the best times spent with another are in silence rather than talking. Something to consider . . . Enjoy!
My crocus are blooming and enjoying a visit from a bee, Mercury’s representative in nature moving from flower to flower sharing pollen.
Neith, I’ve been so dreamy these last couple of days, sometimes I wonder if I’m a Pisces in disguise. I am, really (sun cj. Neptune and Moon in the 12th – accidentally in Pisces, so to speak). But at the moment this is actually a pain. I’ve been listening to songs that make me dreamy and teary-eyed at the same time. *sigh*Sorry about the off-topic.On Mercury terms I’m usually the quiet, listening one. And being a bit over-sensitive I appreciate if people think about what they say beforehand.
Transiting Saturn is moving back to within a degree of my natal Mercury when it stations, with Pluto trine. I have found myself a bit less chatty! Though that comes and goes anyway. So while transiting Mercury flies past on his winged feet, my natal Mercury is sitting tight listening to the teacher.
Well I for one managed to model foot in mouth disease twice in 2 hours yesterday. Hopefully today I will not repeat the demo.
I’ve been listening to songs that make me dreamy and teary-eyed at the same time. *sigh*Sounds like the Venus/Mercury conjunction in Pisces to me! I agree with Sun/Neptune & Moon in 12th give you Pisces overtones (especially the Sun/Neptune in another mutable sign)with Mercury on your MC, do you feel listening to others is your “job”? Mercury on the MC does strike me as good for writing or counseling too.
So while transiting Mercury flies past on his winged feet, my natal Mercury is sitting tight listening to the teacher.Beautifully said!! Love you Mercury ruled sorts . . .
Saturn’s journey through Virgo is really having an effect on Virgo Sun & Mercury people in particular I’ve noticed. I anticipate many of them emerging from this transit with a renewed and improved ability to communicate with clarity and precision – and very pleased with themselves! However getting there will have moments of frustration . . . OK, BIG moments of frustration! 
Well I for one managed to model foot in mouth disease twice in 2 hours yesterday. Hopefully today I will not repeat the demo.ROFL!!! That’s the reason I don’t drink or use any sort of mind befuddling substances . . . with Sagittarius Venus/SN in my first house I was a walking case of foot-in-mouth disease!!
Well, at the moment, I don’t feel like anything is my job. I feel completely jobless, in the sense that I don’t know what I want to do or am supposed to be doing. I’m especially not sure about counseling which is the thing I should be more sure about
Here’s another thing on the Pisces thing – in my relocation chart (since I’ve been living in a place where I wasn’t born for most of my life, I thought this could be significant) my ASC is Pisces! LOL
I have Mercury in Air square to Jupiter and it almost feels morally wrong to not say something I think or see. However, when I do manage to keep my mouth shut – which I did tonight – I feel very proud of myself, and I then want to mouth off to everyone, including the people concerned, about how restrained I was.
Here’s another thing on the Pisces thing – in my relocation chart (since I’ve been living in a place where I wasn’t born for most of my life, I thought this could be significant) my ASC is Pisces! LOLoh god…ROFL!! and Neptune is transiting your 10th house!! Maybe when Uranus (ruler of your 10th) exactly squares your natal Sun/Jupiter, the light bulb will go off in your head!! ::smirk::
However, when I do manage to keep my mouth shut – which I did tonight – I feel very proud of myself, and I then want to mouth off to everyone, including the people concerned, about how restrained I was.ROFLMAO!!! DR, I’m still laughing whenever I think about this statement!
off-topic… but since you mentioned my upcoming Chiron Return in that most helpful report you researched and wrote for me…. i went a’googling and found this interesting bit that I wanted to share with you and your readers:Chiron Return by Zane B. Stein
Neith, shutting up is so hard for me to do. I can’t, I have to tell the whole story and then am embarrassed that I said too much (or talked too long as I will now). I guess I have to follow the feeling/memory to the end, even if it doesn’t make sense. I have to write a story for a nonfiction class and am kind of stymied because in my head I’m editing before I begin. Is this worthy writing material? And so I can’t tell any story. Maybe people’s editing style is different. I have to get it out first. As for keeping my big mouth shut, I put my foot in my mouth partly because I’m very politically incorrect and angry about current academic standpoints (like the obsession with race, class, and gender), an angry reactionary. Sometimes I say insulting or shocking things to amuse people, though I’ve gotten over that for the most part. Yesterday I wrote on my blog about an Aquarian friend I find incredibly annoying and vice versa. I felt bad revealing it. I would love to check our synastry, we’re friends, yet we irritate each other. It’s the way we represent what we believe through what we say. For some reason, I’ve been incredibly irritated by what Aquarians say and how they act. I’m kind of bored with/over them. Yesterday I felt like I was mad at everything I’ve ever been mad at. I need a brain to mouth filter/to learn to keep my big mouth shut, but I don’t know how to do it on my own terms.
I can’t, I have to tell the whole story and then am embarrassed that I said too much (or talked too long as I will now). I guess I have to follow the feeling/memory to the end, even if it doesn’t make sense. LOL! With your Mercury conjunct your Moon and opposed by Neptune, the above statement is a good description of those aspects in action. Right now Mars in Cancer is closing on your Mercury and triggering this aspect set, so it’s not too surprising you are dealing with anger issues too. Since you are a Gemini, Mercury aspects and transits to your Mercury are keenly felt. Remember to breathe and do those things that help calm your so active mind . . . take care!
Neith, my venus in Taurus rejoyces in your pictures. I have been feeling very introspective these days;Haven’t even turned my computer on.You know, I used to think that Mercury was this small planet that ruled communications until I realized the importance of our thoughts processes in creating our reality and tied it with the fact that it rules our thinking and perceiving functions. That’s when I understood that Mercury could be the most important planet in our chart.In Mythology, he was the Psychopompos; the one that could go to the Underworld of Hades and return. He is the god of boundaries; the boundary crosser. I believe he accompanies our soul into this world and translates what he sees to us.We need to pay attention to this little planetIn synastry, for me there is nothing like communicating with someone that has Mercury in the same element. There’s no need for words…Blessings
Thanks, Neith!Haha, I was so angry at Uranian energies that just now I was punching the air!
Which is weird, considering I have so many Uranus issues myself, with “tilting at windmills” and whatnot/delusions of eccentric genius, since it’s so heavily aspected. (I finally figured out that my boredom with relationships/preference to pretend I’m in one rather than actually try to go out with someone comes from Venus quincunx Uranus, I think). I wonder why I’m mad at rebels without a cause if I probably am one. I’m tilting at people I perceive have gone too far and are fomenting chaos for chaos’ sake.
You know, I used to think that Mercury was this small planet that ruled communications until I realized the importance of our thoughts processes in creating our reality and tied it with the fact that it rules our thinking and perceiving functions. That’s when I understood that Mercury could be the most important planet in our chart.In Mythology, he was the Psychopompos; the one that could go to the Underworld of Hades and return. He is the god of boundaries; the boundary crosser. I believe he accompanies our soul into this world and translates what he sees to us.We need to pay attention to this little planet.I very much agree with this. My Mercury is in Watery Scorpio and on the 12th house side of my ascendant, and Mercury in his role of Psychopompos often brings me information I need from my unconscious during the period between sleep and awake.I keep coming back to the realization of how important Mercury is in synastry too . . .
I wonder why I’m mad at rebels without a cause if I probably am one. I’m tilting at people I perceive have gone too far and are fomenting chaos for chaos’ sake.Perfect description of what it means to have Venus inconjunct Uranus . . . part projection and part pure frustration because the energies and elements do NOT want to work together!! Uranus loves creating chaos just to see what happens and that’s tough on Venus in Cancer in particular who is very sensitive and lives to please.
Hehe, as you can see “the feeling of being plugged into an electrical outlet” is for some reason making me run off at the mouth as though I had to talk to save my life.