I’m late with this post on Mercury in Virgo, but I hope you all saw a shift in your productivity (Virgo) when Mercury stationed direct in 21+ Virgo on 29 September 2009.
Mercury rules Virgo but while Mercury is chatty and curious in Gemini, Mercury in Virgo is much more circumspect. Here is Stephen Arroyo’s delineation:
- Communicates logically, critically, helpfully, humbly — sometimes negatively and skeptically
- An urge to express one’s perceptions matter-of-factly, demonstrating one’s analytical skills
- A need to discriminate among ideas and to put them in logical sequence in order to learn
- Practical, helpful ideas contribute to the ability to make connections with others
- Over-attention to details can hinder perception of the larger viewpoint and all its interconnections and broader implications (64)
Mercury stationed direct close to my midheaven in my 10th house, and just a few days before, I encountered an exhausting run-in at work to do with miscommunication and carelessness with editing (both Mercury-ruled activities). However, at the same, time I got two amazing pieces of news regarding projects that have been developing for sometime, which were commensurate with the forward-moving energy of Mercury direct: I received a book contract for an edited collection after three years in the making, and an invitation to speak on local radio over a media event I spent the summer organising.
If many of you have felt ‘blocked’ like I did most of the summer, I hope Mercury stationing direct in a work- and service-oriented sign, together with the recent Full Moon in fiery Aries, have provided some renewed energy. It may be a while before I recover from the PTSD of the summer eclipses, but at least I feel new hope!
Reference
Arroyo, Stephen. Chart Interpretation Handbook. Sebastapol, Ca.: CRCS, 1989.
October 5, 2009 at 6:03 pm
For me, it feels like I’m still dealing with Mercury Rx types of problems. For instance, my sister & I share a cell phone plan which she signed up for during the Rx period. Both of our new phones have turned out to have lousy batteries we need to charge every other day. We may have to replace one or both phones, hopefully with different models.
Perhaps when Mercury moves back into Libra this Friday, we’ll have this resolved. We’ll see . . . :)
Love Stephen Arroyo! He & Donna Cunningham are my all time favs for clear, understandable explanations and very readable books.
October 5, 2009 at 7:37 pm
I agree about the prolonged Merc rx. My ‘new’ car’s gone back to the shop for a leaky sunroof. That’s what you get for pushing through as sale during Merc rx shadow (but close to the station rx). And the work mess is proliferating despite my best Saturnian attempts to control it. But because of the few things that have worked out I live in hope… :P
astrobarry has an article for why this merc rx seems particularly prolonged: http://www.astrobarry.com/2009/oct409.php
October 7, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Boy, did Mercury go direct in Virgo! :-)
Published two major blog pieces last weekend, shepherded my Mom into hospital and back out to her assisted living facility, consulted with the head of the City’s call center about how to use our new call center management software for the county library system….
Whew!
Thanks for this blog. Always a great help.
Blessed Be,
Michael
October 17, 2009 at 12:55 pm
yep… shifted fwd into hyper drive, but STILL discovering problems that occured during the rx. Like finding out some of my software settings were switched! Also, I happen to be getting a 5 day ass-kicking as saturn finally departs my sunsign.