A "transit" of the planet Mercury, aka the "Mercury Passage" is a
relatively rare and special event in the Heavens ... which had
significant meaning to the ancients. Today it seems to be a
yawner, but what do we know?
There are only about a dozen "passages" in any given century, but
there will be one tommorrow, following the election. Mercury went
retrograde this past weekend. That will last until Nov. 17th.
These two overlaps taken together might imply to some mystics that
next week will be a "defining week" in the technological history
of the first decade of the 21st century. Curiously, Mercury
controls the day of the week which is now called "Wednesday," so
the Passage has increased significance to astrology when it
happens on this day.
The Retrograde of Mercury and Venus also had meaning to the
ancients, particularly in the "fertile crescent" where much or
this kind of mysticism originated; and I am a bit surprised that
the verdict against you-know-who did not wait until tommorrow. But
Muslims and Christians alike have forgotten some of their heritage
in astrological mysticism - for better or for worse. Probably for
better, but it is fun to at least put this kind of observation out
there with its furthest implications and into print; then if it
should prove accurate - provide some kind of "told-you-so"
mysti-condescension.
To India mystics, this planet was called Budhi and in later Greek
mythology, the god Hermes who became the Roman's Mercury (and then
became a convenient way for chic-ladies to burn several $k on a
scarf from Macy's) but this god, when scarf-less, was usually
shown carrying a caduceus - a symbolic scepter, around which two
serpents are intertwined. Most of the readers of this forum,
however, recognize this image as a Vortex.
In astrological symbolism, the planet Mercury represents the mind,
technology and particularly the intellectual processes and the
memory function (i.e artificial intelligence and computers). IOW
"the quick" ones.
The caduceus symbol, as we know, was appropriated by the medical
profession, which uses it as its emblem today because Mercury
supposedly had a good deal to do with healing processes; but
indeed it is much broader and with other weird and wonderful
happenings outside of healing- possibly including any technology
which the gods wanted to be sent to humanity, more-or-less "out of
the blue".
IOW, Mercury/Hermes was seen as the personal errand boy for the
great ruler of the sky, Zeus/Jupiter ... or today some would say
"Valis" <G>. To add a dose of humbling deprecation [for the
benefit of the more traditional 'believers' on this forum] - the
modern Sci-Fi spiritualist - the ones who think of divinity as
actually being present in the form of alien intelligence (or
Valis) it is appropriate to call them Dick-heads, in honor of
their great prophet PK Dick, aka 'horselover fats.'
So the prophets-moderne amongst-us might also suspect that
tommorrow,and/or up till the end of retrograde on November 17,
will be controlled by Mercury and will be the most fitting time
for a really big announcement in technology - either the field of
medicine, or perhaps energy technology, or AI. Really big.
However, Mercury was/is also unpredictable (how else could he
all-of-a-sudden just go into retrograde) ... and always full of
good-natured mischief. The trickster, kokopelli ... ah, yes - the
ancient lineage of Harry Tuttle, always dodging the suits of
'Central Services'.
Time will tell...
Jones
- [Vo]: Merucry and the Vortex Prophecy ? Jones Beene
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