s2 lesson 2 - mercury - cosm mercury changes from malefic to benefic and from masculine to feminine...

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Year 1 Term 2Lesson 2

Mercury and Venus

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MercurySymbols, Myths Meanings, cycle

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! Mercury Glyph ! Mercury’s glyph comprises the Crescent of Receptivity above the Circle of Spirit

on top of the Cross of Matter. Combined, these symbols represent the conscious and unconscious realms and Mercury’s ability to bridge the two by adapting, relating and communicating between them. Mercury also represents the bridge between above and below, the messenger of the Gods and the divine child. The circle of spirit is linked to both soul and matter.

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! Caduceus ! Wakes one up, or puts them

to sleep, guides then through death, protector of merchants, trade, shepherds, gamblers, liars, thieves, guardian of thresholds and crossroads

! Often confused for Modern Medicine - Wand of Asclepius, Health and Healing

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In Myth - Mercury- Hermes

! An olympian God withZeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes Hestia/ Hades/Dionysos (depending on cosmogony)

! Son of Zeus and Maia Brother to Apollo

! Hermes - Egyptian - ThothThrice Great Hermes Trismegistusalchemical text, heaven and earthas above, so below, microcosm, macrocosm

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Emerald Tablet- Alchemy

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Hermes

! Hermes is a god of transitions and boundaries, crossroads ! Quick and cunning, ! Moves freely between the worlds of the mortal and divine, messenger of

the gods ! Intercessor between mortals and the divine ! Conductor of souls into the afterlife. ! Protector and patron of travellers, herdsmen, thieves,[orators and wit,

literature and poets, invention and trade. ! A trickster, and outwits other gods for his own satisfaction or the sake of

humankind. Myth of Apollo and his sheep ! Symbols include the herma, purse or pouch, winged sandals, winged cap,

a herald's staff, Latin caduceus which consisted of two snakes wrapped around a winged staff.

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•Mercury is never further than 28 degrees (28-18) of longitude away from the Sun.

• It is a fast moving inner planet and is therefore seen in phases. Mercury is hard to see because of its proximity to the Sun, visible for a period of weeks in the evening (occidental) or the morning(oriental).

• Due to its weak gravity, Mercury has no protective atmosphere and, like the Moon, is full of craters.

•Mercury rotates slowly making only one and a half rotations for each cycle around the Sun.

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•Astronomy

Astrological cycle

•Mercury is closely tied to the Sun in its movement around the astrological chart, with its furthest distance from the Sun never more than 28 degrees. And as little as 18.

•It takes either less than a year or just over a year to move round an astrological chart, depending on its retrograde cycle, which happens every three months for approx 3 weeks.

•Mercury retrograde begins as Mercury moves closer to the earth and toward an inferior conjunction, then moves behind the Sun to a superior conjunction when it is not retrograde.

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! Ability to formulate and communicate ideas ! How we learn, our ability to acquire information and translate it ! The active intelligence-learning style, education, versatility ! Logic, reason, and rational mind ! Formulation of concepts and ideas ! Spoken and written communication

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Inner Planets synodic cycles

Mercury and Venus

•Mercury’s energy is fast, unpredictable, quick, changeable and flexible. •Mercury is known as the messenger planet, representing the formulation,

exchange and movement of ideas through speaking, writing & networking. •Mercury is known as a hermaphrodite: neutral and asexual, as is the mind. •Mercury is logical, reasonable and rational, and embodies the principle of

intellect. •Mercury collects thoughts, words, information, facts, trivia and evidence,

and is ‘in-the-know’.

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Energy - Archetype

• Mercury symbolises our functions of perception (i.e. what we think and how we learn) and communication (i.e. how we speak, write and express ourselves).

• Mercury is the ‘psychopomp’ who can bridge the gap between Mount Olympus and the Underworld, and therefore bridges the gap between separate experiences, eg. mind and soul, reality and unreality, knowing and not knowing.

• Mercury is known as the trickster planet and represents versatility, flexibility, curiosity and fun.

• Mercury changes from malefic to benefic and from masculine to feminine depending on which planets it connects with.

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Archetype - the trickster, the psychopomp, the guide, the intelligent one

Traits Youthful, curious, witty, clever, cheeky, tricky, quick, changeable, flexible, androgynous, informative.

Shadow – Gossiping, chattering pointlessly, hyperactive, glib, ‘foot-in-mouth disease’ (speaking before thinking), ‘monkey mind’ (wandering thoughts), two-faced, fickle, restless

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Rulership

Rulership/Domicile - Gemini Exaltation - Virgo Detriment - Sagittarius Fall - PiscesJoy - 1st House Day : Wednesday, Metal : Mercury/Quicksilver, Plants : Marjoram, Hazelnut, Bean, lavender, parsley

Rulership - siblings, thieves, merchants, words, writing, borderlines, crossroads, speeches, times of decision making, The occult (as bridge between material and spiritual worlds), Astrology (traditional), Neighbours. Short journeys. Local environment. Communications and Transport. Languages. Newspapers and periodicals.

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! Mercury represents- how I learn - how I acquire knowledge - how I think - how I communicate - how I formulate ideas

! Mercury by sign and house position, how does it relate to the above?

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VenusSymbols, Myths Meanings, cycle

V E N U S - A P H R O D I T E , I N N A N A , I S H TA R , I S I S

Venus Glyph

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• The glyph of Venus is made up of the circle of spirit on top of the cross of matter. This symbolises matter ascending into spirit, the grounding of conscious reality and the importance of balancing the spiritual with the material.

• It depicts the dominance of spirit over matter and represents female energy. Similar in meaning to the Egyptian Ankh (life), this glyph is a marriage of male and female through honouring the feminine energy of spirit.

• This combination creates new life and contentment. • The glyph also resembles a hand-held mirror symbolising the

importance of reflecting on ourselves in order to assess our self value and self esteem

! Classified as a terrestrial planet, Venus is sometimes called Earth’s “sister planet”, for the two are similar in size, gravity, and composition.

! Unlike Earth, Venus is a most inhospitable planet with a surface temperature of almost 900°F and an atmospheric pressure 90 times that of Earth.

! Her surface is an inferno of volcanoes hidden under a cover of dense carbon dioxide and sulphuric acid clouds that rotate separately to create an intense Greenhouse effect.

! Spinning from east to west, the opposite of all other planets except Pluto, Venus’ sun rises in the west and sets in the east.

! Diameter: 12,104 km ! Mean distance from Sun: 108,200,000 km ! Rotation: 243 days for one rotation, backwards ! Atmosphere: Carbon Dioxide

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Astronomy

Physical Venus

! Most beautiful and brightest planet to look at with the naked eye ! Named after Roman goddess of beauty and love ! Greek - Aphrodite - Pandemos(earthy) or Urania(heavenly) ! Babylonian/Sumerian - Ishtar, Innana ! Egyptian - Isis

! Mayan - Quetzalcoatl (morning Star) Oxolotl twin (evening star)

! Latin - Lucifer/Phosphorus (morning Star) Hesperus/Vesper (evening star)

! Lithuanian - Aus(h)rine (morning) Vakarine (evening)

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Physical Attributes

! An inner planet, orbits between Earth and Sun ! Venus is never further than 48 degrees(max elongation)

from the Sun ! A terrestrial planet, Earth’s “sister planet”, similar in size ! Venus is most inhospitable, surface temperature of almost

900°F, an atmospheric pressure 90 times that of Earth. ! Her surface is an inferno of volcanoes, covered by dense carbon

dioxide and sulphuric acid clouds, creates an intense Greenhouse effect

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Myths

! Innana - Sumerian- lady of heaven Goddess of love, warfare, fertility Her disappearance into underworld, “Innana’s descent into the underworld” through 7 gates, Venus physical disappearance for (approx 3 months), sacred marriage rites

! Isis -Egyptian goddess, married brother Osiris, mother of Horus, daughter of Earth (Geb) and Sky (Nut)

! Aphrodite - Greek ,born from the foam of the sea, and the severed testicles of Ouranus- sky god, after he was overthrown by Saturn. Most beautiful goddess, married to Hephaestus (Vulcan), desired by Ares (Mars). Son - Eros

! Venus - Roman, son Cupid/Aeneas - love, beauty, sex, fertility, prosperity and desire, feminine charm

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! Energy/Archetype

! Venus’s energy is mild, harmonious and sensuous. ! Venus represents the principals of beauty, sensuality, love, romance,

pleasure, appearance and attraction. ! Venus naturally seeks relationship, sociability, aesthetics, artistic

pursuits, giving and receiving love. ! Venus represents what we value, how we value something, what we like

and what we dislike in regard to taste, aesthetics, beauty, fashion, our partners and all our relationships.

! Venus symbolises the ability to appreciate oneself and others, and the capacity to attract others and the things one values.

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Earthy Venus Aphrodite Pandemos

Sexual love

Heavenly Venus Aphrodite Urania

Divine Love

Two sided Goddess

Morning- evening, fast-slow, bright-absent, waxing-waning, ascending - descending

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Venus star points and phases

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The Phases of Venus

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The Venus Star - current 5 points

Aries

Capricorn

Scorpio

LeoGemini

★ Aries 6, March rx 2009, 2013,rx2017, ★ Capricorn 22, Jan 2010, rx2014, 2018 ★ Scorpio 2, Oct rx2010, 2014, rx2018 ★ Leo 23, August rx2007,2011, rx2015 ★ Gemini 15 - June 2008, rx2012, 2016

★Alternate rx or dx

Venus Cycle

! It takes Venus 8 years to complete a Venus Star, one whole a cycle

! Venus makes 5 rx (5 dx ) conjunctions with the Sun in 8 years

! 5 complete synodic cycles - meeting place Earth/Sun/Venus

! Venus revolves (spins)exactly 13 times in the 8 year cycle = 2950 days 243(earth days of 1 x spin) x 13 = 8 yrs8yrs = 2950 day

! 5-8-13 - Fibonacci sequence, golden mean ratio, sacred geometry, divine proportion

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Beauty, divine proportion, symmetry, aesthetics, pleasing, harmonious, balanced

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Rulerships

Rulership/Domicile - Taurus/Libra Exaltation - PiscesDetriment - Aries/ Scorpio Fall - Virgo Joy - 5th House

! Metal - Gems - Jade, Alabaster, Copper (conductor) ! Plants - Daffodil, grapes, cherries, Ferns, rose, Fig, almonds ! Associations /Rulerships/traits

Friday, copper, art, high society, culture, music, poetry, money, women, taste, peace, harmony, likes, dislikes, Natural, pleasant, sensual, personable, social, cultured.

! Shadow: possessive, envious, lazy, hedonistic, materialistic, stubborn, prone to getting stuck.

! In the body Eating disorders, hair, complexion, kidneys, blood sugars, venereal diseases, stress and tension in neck and shoulders, cheeks.

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Venus

• Venus represents- what I like/dislike, personal tastes- how I value myself, others, my possessions- how I present myself, my aesthetics, taste, artistic interest,

! Capacity to attract others and things I value and love into my life ! My sense of self worth and self esteem ! My ability to appreciate self and others ! Feminine principle, relationships with women ! Social interaction ! How I Relate ! What I am attracted to in others ! How do you relate this to your Venus by sign and house position

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