Mercury's back in Sagittarius again bringing up old conversation from November. Mercury will remain retrograde over the Holidays ending on January 1, 2024. Continue reading ?
Jean-Jacques Lagrenée, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 1781December 22/23 Mercury Retrograde’s back into Sagittarius, is a mental rewind in time and hooks us back up to where the talks and communication were on December 1st. What were you thinking and talking about back then?
Mercury just got a big blessing from sitting in the heart of the Sun on Solstice.
Mercury Retrograde back into Sagittarius from December 22 is guaranteed to screw up travel plans. How bad was it? Remember this is also in effect up until January 1,2024 at 7:08 pm PST/ 10:08 pm EST and January 2 at 3:08 am GMT.
Safe and Happy Travels to you all.
Mercury continues to backtrack until January 1, 2024, where it Stations Retrograde at 22 Degrees 17? Sagittarius and puts us back to conversations and information that were had back to November 26, 2023.
Mercury in Sagittarius wants to know everything, They are incredibly forthright and honest people, to a fault. Mercury in Sagittarius mind is open minded but can get too scattered. Mercury in Sagittarius promises more than they can deliver. The Sage wisdom aspect loves learning and teaching about history, philosophy religion, spirituality mysticism and justice.
The communicator and trickster God of merchants, thieves and Trickster and those who think, talk and message a lot enters the 9th sign of travels and travelers, foreign affairs, sports and teachers, higher education philosophy and honesty again to stay until January 13, when it re-enters Capricorn going Direct motion. Mercury will take until January 21,2024 to retake its Retrograde turning point of December 13.
Mercury is in Detriment when in Sagittarius as it is opposite its ruling sign of Gemini and considered weak, debilitated as the mind is to stay open and curious. Sagittarius is about learned, elder wisdom.
The “Homeric Hymn” to Mercury/Hermes describes him as “a son, of many shifts, blandly cunning, a robber, a cattle driver, a bringer of dreams, a watcher by night, a thief at the gates.”?Hermes also invented the Lyre the ancient revered mini-harp of the Ancient Greeks by scooping out the guts of a tortoise. Note the pun on Lyre and liar.
As a god of Language and dualistic things, Mercury would be the god of puns and metaphors.
Hermes, staff, known as the caduceus, was known by?ancient Greeks as the kerykeion, or herald’s wand, and appears as early as the sixth century BCE. In the earliest depictions, it was a simple rod or branch entwined with ribbons or garlands. These were interpreted as snakes later on because the ancients’ associations between snakes with divine power. This staff of magical abilities was then attributed to cause or remove sleep– and it also became a symbol of peace due to its association with the god of messengers and diplomats.
Mercury is also a Psychopomp able to help souls enter the Underworld as he himself can transition through all worlds, upper, lower and the mundane world. This is a shamanic ability and only Pluto has the same abilities as Lord of the Underworld he can also enter the Other realms. Mercury was also the god of herdsmen, of cattle, so people/cattle, He is a god of crossings and transitions.
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Mercury in SAGITTARIUS keywords: Forthright,honest, naive, inspiring, optimistic adventurous, good-humored, preachers, animal rights, politics, philosophers, publishers, travel, teachers, foreign affairs, gypsies, spiritual sage.
It’s a good time to make plans for travel, higher education, learning of all kinds. Mercury in Sagittarius influence can makes us rather scatterbrained. You will be thinking about everything all at once and want to learn more and share knowledge.
Mercury in Sagittarius brings mental fire and open-mindedness. It’s a good time for doing yoga, studying religion and spirituality, Foreign languages, writing, publishing, finding a guru or teacher, and connecting with like-minded thinkers. This energy will help you to search for higher meaning for truth. You will not be able to lie with Mercury in Sagittarius. Be careful because this energy makes us all a bit naive. Legal matters sports and religion are all Sagittarius topics. Voicing your opinions on political and animal rights will be important. Be careful not to be preachy and hypocritical. Mercury in Sagittarius wants to be “in the know” about everything.
Celebrities with Mercury in SAGITTARIUS
WOMEN:
SCARLETT JOHANSSON-Nov. 22 1984 Sagittarius SUN Ascendant MERCURY and Uranus-actress
BRITNEY SPEARS -Sagittarius Dec 2, 1981, Sag. Sun and Mercury-singer
Christina Aguilera- Dec 18 1980 – Sag. Sun too- singer
Nicki Minaj – December 8, 1982, Sagittarius SUN and Mercury- rapper
BJORK- November 21, 1965, Norweigan singer
Amanda Seyfried- December 3, 1985- Actress
Tina Turner- November 26, 1939, Sun and Mercury in Sagittarius
Edith Piaf -December 19, 1915 French songstress
Maria Callas- December 3, 1923, Sagittarius Sun famous American Opera
Marie Curie -November 7, 1867 French scientist invented radioactive materials
Rachel McAdams- November 17, 1978, Actress Canadian
Rita Ora – November 26, 1990- British singer and actress
Nelly Furtado- December 2, 1978-singer Canadian
MEN:
Jay-Z, Beyonce’s better half, December 4, 1969
Emmanuel Macron- December 21, 1977- current French Prime Minister
Jude Law, December 29, 1972 Sagittarius Ascendant too. British actor
Jimi Hendrix, November 27, 1942 Sun and Ascendant in Sagittarius
Jared Leto December 26, 1971
Jake Gyllenhaal, Dec 19, 1980
Woody Allen, December 1, 1935
Beethoven, December 16, 1770- Sun Moon and Mercury in Sag.
Frank Sinatra, December 12, 1915.
Stephen Spielberg, December 18, 1946.
Louis Tomlinson, December 24, 1991 former One Direction member
Ricky Martin, December 24, 1971. Sai Baba, November 23
Isaac Newton, Jan 4, 1643, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, and alchemist.
Gordon Ramsay- November 8 1966-British Gourmet foul-mouthed chef
Albert Camus- November 7, 1913, French philosopher and author
Sai Baba, November 23, 1926-Indian spiritual guru
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