posted May 11, 2006 04:44 PM              

Found this here: http://www.lunarnodes.co.uk/planets.htm

Mercury
Mercury is often retrograde and slows down the faculties, making them fixed to the present day. The individual is more practical and pragmatic – as if lacking imagination. The individual finds it hard to concentrate and focus, to think things through.

Mercury is the planet of communication and intelligence or learning. So a retrograde Mercury could indicate a shy person, someone afraid to speak or, alternatively, someone with learning difficulties depending on where the planet lies in the birth chart (in terms of sign and house placement). The person has difficulties coming to terms with the planets significance and requires an urgency to work out the challenges with more urgency.

posted May 12, 2006 08:45 PM              

I don't always feel alienated, and I do have friends, but sometimes I don't always want to be around people. I'm shy around people that I don't really know/acquiantances, so I can come off as being a little distant/aloof. But around my friends, I am very loud, chatty, and outgoing.

As for parents....my dad and I get along great! But with my mom....there's a little bit of tension. We get along, but I am not very open with her (and don't have much interest in it). She can be very overcritical. But we have our nice moments.

^^I think most of this stuff may be caused by some of my other placements though.

posted May 27, 2006 04:02 PM              

Do you think you are more right-brain oriented, or left? I think when one part seems non-existent, it's really not. It exists, but much more in the background and possibly, subconscious and powerful.

posted June 03, 2006 09:48 PM              

that is so interesting ...

It explains so well what you mean by "abstract concepts", "analyzing", and "filling in details". If you had just said you were good at math and left it at that, I would automatically think you WERE good at all those other things. Sort of like the character in Rain Man? And many other genius' too!

So you get a companion and take care of each other forever!

You said you needed to be more self-motivated, or you felt that way about yourself - so what's your Mars in? Do you know House?

Thanks.

posted June 04, 2006 07:47 PM              

I don't believe I'm all that pragmatic, and imagination I'm definately not lacking. It is sometimes hard to think things through though.

I used to be shy, but now I "talk people's ears off" I'm shy if I'm around a huge clique, but if it was myself and one other person alone, its easy for me to talk to them. I don't believe I have a learning disability.

The issues with your parents is definately true. I've got several aspects that points to it. My stepfather and I have a love/hate relationships, plus some odd underlying tension. You can't trust him, he is guided by his moods. One day he can be very nice, friendly, the next he'll be calling you fat and saying your worthless, or touching your belly fat. So with him, you must be careful.

With my mom...she works 24/7. You can't rely on her all that much either. She tries, but she fails miserably. There's all sorts of issues, ranging f/ Depression to abandonment to sibling rivalry to battles of the will to...well...uncomfortable and perhaps sexual...ness.

posted June 04, 2006 10:13 PM              

The parent thing is true, that is sibling wars, backbiting, anger, lots of issues that I stay away from. My life=good when family is not involved. It's that simple. The females can be very catty-refer to my fat, "ugly hair", clothes often.

posted June 10, 2006 08:25 PM              

Regarding your response of your Mars in Pisces in the 4th, it IS good that you are able to find the right people to help you out, bring that structure to your life. I'm thinking, since it's in the 4th, you may place a lot of importance to finding that through your family, or at the homefront.