|
 Mercury
travels approximately 0deg59 per month, the same as Venus and the Sun,
and these three planets travel together. The Sun travels at a constant
speed with Mercury and Venus taking turns to speed up and then slow down
– likened to a man taking two dogs for a walk. He rules the sixth house
of illness and life’s misfortunes which also governs small animals
(pets) and those who work for us.
| Alternative names: | Hermes, Stilbon, Arcas, Cyllenius |
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| Time through zodiac: | 87.969 days |
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| Gender: | Androgynous, masculine by default |
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| Temperament: | Cold/Dry, melancholic |
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| Dignity: | Gemini and Virgo |
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| Detriment: | Sagittarius and Pisces |
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| Exaltation: | Virgo |
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| Fall: | Pisces |
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| Governs: | Air triplicity by night |
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| Nocturnal/Diurnal: | diurnal when oriental, nocturnal when occidental |
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| Retrograde: | 24 days |
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| Station: | 1 day stationary retrograde and direct |
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| Day: | Wednesday |
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| Rules conception: | 6th month |
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| Angel: | Raphael |
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| Joys: | 1st house |
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| Colour of planet: | Dusky, silver |
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| Rules body part: | Tongue, brain, arms, hands and fingers |
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| Tastes: | Combination of many savours |
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| Other: | 28 deg elongation |
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| Herbs: | Vervain, diambra, hiera, lungwort, marjoram |
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| Plants and trees: | Elder, walnut |
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| Stones: | Topaz, marcasite, stones of diverse colours |
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| Colours: | Grey mixed with blue, multi-coloured |
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| Mineral: | Quicksilver |
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| Animals: | Parrot, hyena, ape, fox, weasel, serpents, bees |
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| Persons: | Literary men, accountants, merchants, bankers |
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| Author of: | Subtlety, tricks, devices, perjury |
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| Manners when good: | Intellectual, sharp, witty, eloquent, inventive |
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| Manners when bad: | A gossip, liar, boastful, a trickster, false, foolish |
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| Winds: | Wind in general |
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Source: Christian Astrology, William Lilly, First Published 1647 |
