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Hi Rad I'm interested in continuing.
God bless,
Ari Moshe

Hi Planetary Node Practice Group,

Ok, so let's start work on another planetary nodes paradigm. I think it might be interesting to use the current planetary nodes of Mercury in our next exercise. The S.Node of Mercury now is in Sagittarius, the N.Node in Capricorn, and the current Mercury is now retrograde in Capricorn conjunct it's N.Node.

So let's have a go of it.

God Bless, Rad

Hi Rad,
I would like to continue!
Heather

Hi Heather,

Great, and good to hear.

God Bless, Rad

Rad, thank you for the new assignment.

Julie, welcome to our messageboard.

Thank you Linda.    

I'm going to participate in this one too.

Stacie

And I second that..  Welcome Julie!

Blessings,
Stacie

Hi Julie!
Heather

Thank you Stacie and Heather 

Quote from: Rad on Dec 13, 2010, 09:05 AM
Hi Planetary Node Practice Group,

Ok, so let's start work on another planetary nodes paradigm.

I think it might be interesting to use the current planetary nodes of Mercury in our next exercise. The S.Node of Mercury now is in Sagittarius, the N.Node in Capricorn, and the current Mercury is now retrograde in Capricorn conjunct it's N.Node.

So let's have a go of it.

God Bless, Rad

Just re-posting the new paradigm set by Rad onto this page.

SN of Mercury in Sagittarius
Current Mercury Rx in Capricorn (conjunct its NN)
NN of Mercury in Capricorn

Natal Mercury Rx in Capricorn is a life-long symbol that serves the underlying evolutionary desires and intentions that emanate from the Soul.  It acts as the integration point where the interface between the past (SN of Mercury in Sagittarius) and the future (NN of Mercury in Capricorn) is experienced in each moment of the current life.  

The past, as symbolized by the South Node of Mercury in Sagittarius, gives us an idea of the conditioning that created the reality of Mercury Rx in Capricorn in the current life.  To help us understand the past conditioning, we would need to understand historical and pre-historical cycles, as well as astrological ages and sub-ages pertaining to Gemini and Sagittarius as these would resonate with the Soul's SN of Mercury in Sagittarius.  

The Age of Gemini (6450 BC - 4300 BC) is associated with communication, development of writing, the spread of new languages, increased trade, mobility, the wheel used for transportation, and the worship of multiple gods (Greek pantheon) and twin-gods (Sun/Moon principle, divine horse twins, solar chariots).  The Age of Sagittarius (18,745 - 16,759 BCE) is associated with natural law, Gaia-Earth Mother, clay pottery, nomadic hunter-gatherer cultures, agriculture in the Near East, changing religions/worship, Native American traditions of Father Sun and Mother Earth, and ancient schools.  Gemini and Sagittarius in ancient times coincided with maritime technology, hunter-gatherers, cuneiform writing, development of core agricultural techniques (Sumer), and the emergence of distinctive cultures (Fertile Crescent, Neolithic 3).

Resonating with the sub-ages of Gemini and Sagittarius, the Soul with the South Node of Mercury in Sagittarius felt an affinity with the whole of nature;  worshiped the natural god (nature);   gave names to flora, fauna, food, implements, and gods;   constantly traveled about in the environment and further afield (nomadic);  built canoes and island-hopped or crawled across continents in search of new foods;  tracked animals;  learned new survival skills;  taught others in its clan or group by passing on information and wisdom;  taught in ancient schools;  formulated language and written expression (cuneiform script, pictographs, geometrical patterns, symbols for numbers, rock/wall paintings, carvings, inscriptions on clay tablets, hieroglyphics, systems of clay tokens to count agricultural food);  mapped the stars;  and constantly expanded his intellectual structures through new discoveries and travel and settlement in new places.

In early times, the Soul started thinking, "What is the meaning of this?" - "What are these lights in the sky?" - "What is this?" - "What is that?"  At first he didn't understand, but his constantly searching and questioning mind allowed him to notice cycles in nature, the tides, animal mating seasons, comets appearing in the sky, phases of the moon, etc.  These were all wondrous things for his curious and pondering mind.  He had to learn how to articulate what he was learning from his environment, and how to pass on this information in written form to future generations.

Examine the archetypal dimensions of the SN of Mercury in Sagittarius

Gemini (air) and Sagittarius (fire) are both yang, male, and mutable (adaptable) signs.  The fundamental archetype of Mercury is described by giving names and classifications to the phenomenal nature of reality. The fundamental archetype of Sagittarius is the basis of philosophical thinking, pondering, speculation, and truth relative to the phenomena of creation.  The past conditioning of the Soul in terms of the SN of Mercury in Sagittarius describes a never-ending mental search for new information that allowed him to make wider and wider connections to the larger universe.

Examine the archetypal dimensions of the current life Mercury Rx in Capricorn

The Retrograde function describes a liberation and individuation process for the function of Mercury that is independent from culturally accepted ways of behaviour in the mainstream of society.  The Soul dealt with an overly active mind prior to the current life, and so is repeating, reliving or recreating life circumstances so that the evolutionary intentions of Mercury Rx are resolved.  The Soul has his own way of thinking and doing things since the Rx functions in a Uranian way, hence the evolutionary pace of Mercury is accelerated and the need for freedom is heightened.  The Soul develops his mental powers and intellectual abilities in his own unique way.  He has a natural intellectual curiosity and need to understand the philosophies,  ideologies and cosmologies of his world in larger and larger frameworks.  There is constant movement and restlessness in his interaction with others in the environment.  Mercury in Capricorn is concerned with organization, structural dynamics, planning, practicality, efficiency, personal authority, realism, emotional and social maturity, setting boundaries and dealing with limitations.

How do the prior life dynamics of SN of Mercury in Sagittarius link to, shape and condition the current life placement of Mercury Rx in Capricorn?

The SN of Mercury in Sagittarius interfaces with the current life Mercury Rx in Capricorn by combining natural and expansive thinking/communication patterns with contracted or distorted thinking/communication patterns;  or an expression or understanding of natural law (truths that are self-evident within nature) -v- man-made law.  The Soul's mental structures had been greatly broadened, but the current life mental structures are somewhat restricted.  He is able to bring an intuitive faculty to practical rationalizations, the desire for honest and truthful expression, the drive to expose lies or half-truths, humour, lightness, optimism, faith, wisdom, good teaching skills, strong sense of morals and belief systems, and a quest for higher meaning and values.  The Soul could feel quite alienated trying to adapt to a mainstream frame of mind because of a very expansive and free way of thinking in the past.  He could try to force his point of view onto others with deep conviction.  This combination describes the need to take responsibility for the words one speaks (such as gossip, lies, dishonesty, harsh/unbending/dominating attitude, etc) based on societal judgment, but also the Soul wanting to do things in his own unique way.

How is the current life function of Mercury Rx in Capricorn being evolved through the NN of Mercury in Capricorn?

The Soul's evolution would continue through the archetype of Mercury in Capricorn by endeavouring to pierce through self-defeating mental structures or an attitude of futility.  The pressure would be greater to conform to what the consensus dictates, so the Soul learns to develop and express his evolutionary intention by initiating change, developing self-determination, discipline, responsibility, social and emotional maturity, understanding the limits of his personal and social power, and actualizing his ambitions as defined by his society.  Depressed or reflective thinking processes become necessary so as to create the awareness of what he needs to structurally change within his intellectual organization and what new ideas, desires or ambitions he needs to initiate in his inner and outer reality.  

What would the combination of all of these evolutionary forces create?

The SN of Mercury in Sagittarius correlates to a sense of restlessness, a need to explore, and to understand his connection to the larger forces in the world and in the universe.  The Soul's thinking/communication patterns correlate to making generalizations or trying to convince and convert others to his point of view in order to feel emotionally secure (the past).  This leads to intellectual or philosophical disagreements with others.  Through the current life Mercury Rx in Capricorn the Soul becomes aware of the limitations in his belief systems or intellectual organization.  The process of reflection allows an evolution toward a larger truth.  Incorporating the past understanding of natural law, evolution through the NN of Mercury in Capricorn is a process of reflection into what intellectual structures need to be changed, and what new structures need to be initiated and developed.  

Hi Linda,

Excellent analysis and syntheses of this paradigm including the link to the prior astrological eras. One of the evolutionary needs of any Mercury retrograde symbol, no matter what the sign, is to eliminate or jettison an existing ideas that have accumulated within the Soul that need to be let go of so that the evolution of the Soul can proceed. And, because of this, when we see Mercury retro in a birth chart it will commonly correlate to a Soul that can only take in new information that is specific to it's own evolutionary needs. When it is orientated to information that it actually needs in order for it's evolution to proceed this can then create a 'photographic' memory. So, if you feel like it, see if you can apply these archetypal correlations of the Mercury retrograde to what you have already stated.

Bravo Linda..............

God Bless, Rad 

Thank you so much for your feedback Rad.  It is helping me out of my comfort zone, stretching the mind, and using the intuition to comprehend deeper truths within this paradigm.  I am meditating on the symbols again, and trying to formulate something along the lines you suggested.

Hi Rad, I'll be on retreat for a week so I most likely wont complete this until after new years, just wanted to give you the heads up. I look forward to working on this.
With Love
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