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waxlobster Knowflake Posts: 718 From: Birmingham Registered: Mar 2011	posted November 13, 2018 03:56 PM Yes, it's not about whether it's culturally easy to deal with. Perhaps in the technology age we're in Mercury in Aquarius is far more stressful. However, in terms of ability I do believe Mercury's acumen in Aquarius is at its most keen. To give another example - Venus is exalted in Pisces. Does the principle of true unconditional, transcendental love that this placement makes more possible work well in the modern world? Venus functions at its higher octave in Pisces, but the natives do not have an easier life in a cynical, commodity-drive, calculated, capitalist world.... ------------------ How will Jupiter in Sagittarius affect us and you personally? Find out here: http://waxlobster.blogspot.co.uk/ Also my new page is: http://facebook.com/waxyjo IP: Logged
hypatia238 Moderator Posts: 10935 From: Mercury novile and parallel Pluto, Pluto septile Southnode Registered: Sep 2014	posted November 13, 2018 04:26 PM To me is pretty clear often to see why venus in pisces is exalted though even in modern society, other than mercury in aquarius ability to generate ideas and be creative I don't see why it is exalted there. They can be rigid and stubborn in their thinking for example and aquarius in general tend to think they are smarter than they are, they lack humility and it becomes a huge blind spot. IP: Logged
anonymidarkness Knowflake Posts: 6567 From: Registered: Aug 2012	posted November 13, 2018 08:26 PM ^ Geniuses aren't that humble tho are they? like why would they be lol IP: Logged
anonymidarkness Knowflake Posts: 6567 From: Registered: Aug 2012	posted November 13, 2018 08:51 PM quote: Originally posted by hypatia238: OMG I was about to say that I appreciate you and then started thinking is he neptunian followed by does he have a neptunian mercury and then BAM you say at the end you have mercury in pisces hahaha Love it! I would not fail you! but I do have mercury square neptune so maybe I get your crazyness Appreciation from leo placements, especially one with Venus conjunct Mars, I would always say Thank You IP: Logged
hypatia238 Moderator Posts: 10935 From: Mercury novile and parallel Pluto, Pluto septile Southnode Registered: Sep 2014	posted November 13, 2018 08:58 PM quote: Originally posted by anonymidarkness: ^ Geniuses aren't that humble tho are they? like why would they be lol My point is that they often think they are smarter than they are, I have not met an Aquarius who is a genius yet. Like I mentioned the smartest guy in the world and Einstein both have mercury in aries, the smartest guy in the world has merc conjunct jupiter in aries and trine pluto, his mercury does not even aspect uranus but I should check for parallels or minor aspects like a novile or quintile. Now Eisntein does have mercury sextile northnode forming a Yod with Uranus at the apex but he did specialize in physics so I am not surprised Uranus inconjuncts his mercury. Einstein's persona mercury is in Sagittarius. IP: Logged
hypatia238 Moderator Posts: 10935 From: Mercury novile and parallel Pluto, Pluto septile Southnode Registered: Sep 2014	posted November 13, 2018 09:00 PM quote: Originally posted by anonymidarkness: Appreciation from leo placements, especially one with Venus conjunct Mars, I would always say Thank You I give lots of compliments, I love making people feel good. I like to instill confidence in others, maybe my IC in aries rules by Mars in leo conjunct venus. IP: Logged
Aries Eagle Moderator Posts: 1376 From: Λ Ἄρης Λ Registered: Jan 2013	posted November 15, 2018 05:16 PM Lalafortunaea Thanks for the morale boost 😉🖒 ------------------ �When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.� -The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Ares IP: Logged
hypatia238 Moderator Posts: 10935 From: Mercury novile and parallel Pluto, Pluto septile Southnode Registered: Sep 2014	posted November 15, 2018 05:30 PM quote: Originally posted by Aries Eagle: Lalafortunaea Thanks for the morale boost 😉🖒 What was the boost she gave? what is your mercury sign? IP: Logged
Dumuzi Knowflake Posts: 301 From: Registered: Oct 2018	posted November 15, 2018 06:30 PM quote: Originally posted by Lalafortunaea: LOL I can sympathize. I've got this. I kinda have this ability to drive people crazy xD Interesting, as far as I can tell, I am immune to my own kind lmao But I don't care much for the small stuff, as you said, like being a grammar Nazi for instance. I can get "cold", speak quietly, calmly, strictly logical and it just drives some people off the wall. Interestingly, I do think Virgo in general is probably the best at dealing with disturbed people, psychopaths, sociopaths, narcissists on the extreme end of the spectrum. Hannibal Lecter confronted with Virgo Merc or strong Virgoan individual would probably end up eating himself in the end. If they try to play their games with me/them (especially virgo mars and merc), I'm unfazed and just pick, pick, give fact after fact after fact after fact after fact after fact after fact. Then they implode. Who's the psycho now?? LOL im a virgo sun, and im not sure if it's that their mercury is hitting my 12th house or i just find it frustrating because my brain doesnt at all work that way i dont like just speaking in facts, i like possibilities and ideas and that can be really hard to discuss with a virgo mercury i dont feel like i can just bounce a lot of ideas off them i dont like necessarily nailing everything down to talk, it gets in the way i know a virgo mercury who will draw up charts that are overly complicated to discuss simple topics that boil down to matters of opinion ultimately and i dont dislike the guy, but holy **** is that mindnumbing i can feel like im talking to a robot if they dont have something to balance that part of them out they just get too caught up in details and facts and arent as playful as i would like i dont think im close to anyone with this mercury placement (most common mercury placement of people im close to is scorpio) tbh, but i also dont know many people who are sun signs that could even have it (aside from leos, but the ones i know dont have mercury in virgo) ive dealt with narcissists before, personally i deal with them by just not i avoid them if i can and if i cant i just stay civil and try to keep things until im away again i see no point in dealing with facts or speaking to people like that about much of anything in the long run, because they dont care anyway and it changes nothing so i prefer whats easier IP: Logged
Electro DGX Moderator Posts: 2007 From: Mars Registered: Jul 2015	posted November 15, 2018 06:45 PM Exaltion isn't supposed to mean that the planet is at its best in that sign. It means that the sign is the best at achieving the matters that the planet represents; having Virgo Mercury doesn't make you the most intelligent person, nor does any mercury sign. There are many factors involved in this and intelligence isn't an integer-based factor determined by astrology. I really don't think Mercury is exalted in Virgo, and if it was it would be because they are the best at dealing with practical, realistic situations logically. When it comes to practical matters Virgo Mercuries are the best at dealing with them in an organized manner, one of which Gemini Mercury would struggle with due to being too scatter-brained. My biggest qualm with Virgo Mercury is their tendency to over-complicate simple situations and make them more stressful than they need to be. They are not good at dealing with stress and tend to handle their stress in unhealthy ways. In this case, they sometimes can be their own worst enemy. I can see how Mercury could possibly be exalted in Aquarius as well but having an exalted Mercury doesn't make you the most intelligent. Aquarius is much quicker than Virgo and Uranus is the higher octave of Mercury, so they have a tendency to pick up on things quickly and piece them together. However, they can become obsessive and stubborn when it comes to their ideas and/or thought patterns and may have a hard time coming to terms with ideas that are illogical to them. They can be rather fixed in their thinking. IP: Logged
Aries Eagle Moderator Posts: 1376 From: Λ Ἄρης Λ Registered: Jan 2013	posted November 15, 2018 09:12 PM quote: Originally posted by hypatia238: What was the boost she gave? what is your mercury sign? Pisces الحـوت Alhoot 🐟 IP: Logged
hypatia238 Moderator Posts: 10935 From: Mercury novile and parallel Pluto, Pluto septile Southnode Registered: Sep 2014	posted November 16, 2018 01:21 AM quote: Originally posted by Aries Eagle: Pisces الحـوت Alhoot 🐟 Can you quote it? IP: Logged
Melinn Knowflake Posts: 990 From: Sweden Registered: Jul 2017	posted November 16, 2018 05:14 AM quote: Originally posted by hypatia238: To me is pretty clear often to see why venus in pisces is exalted though even in modern society, other than mercury in aquarius ability to generate ideas and be creative I don't see why it is exalted there. They can be rigid and stubborn in their thinking for example and aquarius in general tend to think they are smarter than they are, they lack humility and it becomes a huge blind spot. I can explain this. Or well I can try, my english is not the best :/ You have to shift your focus to Uranus. I described this before in one of your topics about, I think it was about an autor, she had uranus in cancer. Uranus energy is often described as and likened to lightning, electricity and more importantly radio waves and brain waves! Its erratic, its sudden but also, it moves "freely". Like water BUT, as said, its energy is like radio waves, in the air, so its not contained as water would be. So imaging someone having mercury in contact with uranus. Astrology is often talking about the collective mind and how our minds connect etc. Uranus is like this, it can catch "radio" or brain waves and gain amazing insights.... anyways I'm just describing energies and brain waves here and how they are connected to uranus haha Of course neptune, moon etc is also alike uranus in thise matters. My english is not good enough but I hope you feel what I mean? Uranus-mercury contacts helps one to understand abtract things much easier. as opposed to maybe a virgo mercury who needs tangibility. I have my mercury in taurus, but thank good its trining mercury! I'm a paradox. In one hand I need tangibility with practical stuff and I need a lot of momentum before I grasp things like mathematics and physics. On the other hand I grasp metaphores, psychology and untangible stuff much easier. My mind wants to flow freely like electricity. The taurus energy sometimes grounds my mind but sometimes I feel frustrated and clastrophobic in my mind, in short Anyways I was not suppose to talk about my mind etc... So in short; mercury exalted in aqua, more likely should be changed to "mercury in aspect with uranus" imo ^^ IP: Logged
Aries Eagle Moderator Posts: 1376 From: Λ Ἄρης Λ Registered: Jan 2013	posted November 16, 2018 01:28 PM @Hypatia Sure 🖒 quote: Originally posted by Lalafortunaea: Whoa, I love that placement! A bestie has it, and I understand him flawlessly! Any other creative individual will adore the way a Pisces Merc communicates. They're so artistic and visual! Almost like a synesthesia way of communicating... Even with my virgo placements myself, I enjoy it. And remember Virgo and Pisces are polar opposites, so they're supposed to (ideally) attract one and other. The ones who are not attracted to you are the ones who still fear what they need Virgo should see your poetic tongue as the most beautiful form of communication - IP: Logged
waxlobster Knowflake Posts: 718 From: Birmingham Registered: Mar 2011	posted November 18, 2018 07:03 AM quote: Originally posted by Electro DGX: Exaltion isn't supposed to mean that the planet is at its best in that sign. It means that the sign is the best at achieving the matters that the planet represents; having Virgo Mercury doesn't make you the most intelligent person, nor does any mercury sign. There are many factors involved in this and intelligence isn't an integer-based factor determined by astrology. Yes I was going to say just this actually, that intelligence has nothing to do with it. Mercury in a chart doesn't denote intelligence, you have to look at the whole chart to see intelligence potential and even then there are many different perspectives on what the word means. I don't think Einstein would have regarded himself as super intelligent, as he was quite scatty. I personally adore him for his emotional intelligence though. I rate Charlie Chaplin as one of the most intelligent famous people and Nikola Tesla. I think that is more about developing and living your full potential. Great intelligence is a choice, something which is worked and developed, rather like becoming a fantastic musician. Talent is only part of the equation... I still believe Mercury is exalted in Aquarius. All signs have weaknesses, but these natives inspire me. I love their minds, so I guess that gives a little bias ;-) but I've never seen any correlation or finesse with Mercury ruling or being exalted in Virgo. The key is that the whole potential of Mercury cannot be expressed in Virgo. The whole potential of Mercury CAN be expressed in Aquarius. Whether or not it IS is based on the natives choices and the rest of their chart of course. ------------------ How will Jupiter in Sagittarius affect us and you personally? Find out here: http://waxlobster.blogspot.co.uk/ Also my new page is: http://facebook.com/waxyjo IP: Logged
hypatia238 Moderator Posts: 10935 From: Mercury novile and parallel Pluto, Pluto septile Southnode Registered: Sep 2014	posted November 18, 2018 04:12 PM quote: Originally posted by Aries Eagle: @Hypatia Sure 🖒 Thank you! great comment from lala. IP: Logged
ChildofVenus Knowflake Posts: 3160 From: Customer Service Rep. Registered: Apr 2015	posted November 18, 2018 04:39 PM Is Mercury in it's fall in Pisces? IP: Logged
hypatia238 Moderator Posts: 10935 From: Mercury novile and parallel Pluto, Pluto septile Southnode Registered: Sep 2014	posted November 18, 2018 06:56 PM Article listing the 30 smartest people alive: http://superscholar.org/smartest-people-alive/ ^Obviously this is subjective based on the opinion of the person who wrote the article but its safe to say all these 30 people have high IQs and some very high IQs. 30. Paul Allan: Mercury in Capricorn square Neptune Exact! Ha Mercury in Capricorn square Saturn Mercury in Capricorn inconjunct Pluto Mercury in Capricorn square Moon in Aries added bonus venus conjunct mars in pisces 29. Christopher Langan Mercury in Aries inconjunct Mars Mercury in Aries conjunct Jupiter by 1d Mercury in Aries sextile Neptune Exact Mercury in Aries trine Pluto by 1d 28. Judit Polg�r Mercury in Leo conjunct venus by 1d Mercury in Leo conjunct saturn Mercury in Leo square Uranus Mercury in Leo trine Neptune by 1d Mercury in Leo sextile Pluto exact 27. Marilyn vos Savant Mercury in Leo sextile Venus Mercury in Leo sextile Mars Mercury in Leo conjunct Saturn Mercury in Leo sextile Neptune Mercury in Leo conjunct Pluto Venus conjunct Mars in Libra 26. John H. Sununu Mercury in Leo trine Jupiter Mercury in Leo conjunct Pluto 25. Neil deGrasse Tyson Mercury in Libra conjunct Sun exact Mercury in Libra square Moon Mercury in Libra conjunct Venus by 10 degrees Mercury in Libra sextile Uranus 24. Kim Ung-Yong Mercury in Aquarius conjunct Mars Mercury in Aquarius conjunct Jupiter Mercury in Aquarius opposite Uranus Mercury in Aquarius square Neptune 23. Mislav Predavec (192 IQ) Unknown Birthdate 22. Manahel Thabet Mercury in Libra at 29d conjunct Sun Mercury in Libra sextile Mars Mercury in Libra conjunct Jupiter Mercury in Libra semisextile Uranus in Scorpio Mercury in Libra conjunct Pluto 21. Richard Rosner Mercury in Aries square Moon Mercury in Aries conjunct Venus Mercury in Aries square Saturn 20. Chris Hirata Mercury in Sagittarius conjunct Sun Mercury in Sagittarius conjunct Venus under 1d Mercury in Sagittarius conjunct Uranus Merc in Sag opposite Moon- Its a maybe (?). 19. Steven Pinker Mercury in Libra trine Moon Mercury in Libra square Mars Mercury in Libra square Jupiter Mercury in Libra conjunct Neptune 18. Ivan Ivec a Croatian mathematician who ranks 25th on the genius directory with an IQ of 169. No Birthdate record online. 17. Garry Kasparov Mercury in Taurus square Mars Mercury in Taurus trine Uranus Mercury in Taurus trine Pluto 16. Terence Tao Mercury in Cancer trine Moon (Maybe) Mercury in Cancer sextile Venus Mercury in Cancer sextile Mars Mercury in Cancer inconjunct Neptune Mercury in Cancer square Pluto 15. Scott Aaronson Mercury in Gemini opposite Moon (Maybe) Mercury in Gemini opposite Neptune Mercury in Gemini trine Pluto 14. Nikola Poljak Birthdate Unknown 13. Alan Guth Mercury in Pisces sextile Moon (Maybe) Mercury in Pisces sextile Venus exact Mercury in Pisces trine Jupiter Mercury in Pisces square Uranus 12. Donald Knuth Mercury in Sagittarius at 29d trine Moon (Maybe) Mercury in Sagittarius square Saturn exact Mercury in Sagittarius square Neptune Mercury in Sagittarius inconjunct Pluto exact 11. Noam Chomsky Mercury in Sagittarius conjunct Sun Mercury in Sagittarius trine Uranus Mercury in Sagittarius square Neptune 10. Evangelos Katsioulis Mercury in Aquarius trine Mars Mercury in Aquarius square Saturn out of sign Mercury in Aquarius square Uranus exact Mercury in Aquarius sextile Neptune wide by 6 degrees Mercury in Aquarius trine Pluto 9.Magnus Carlsen Mercury in Sagittarius conjunct Uranus in Capricorn out of sign and wide by close to 10 degrees Mercury trine Moon (maybe) 8. Shahriar Afshar Birthdate Unknown 7. Akshay Venkatesh Mercury in Scorpio sextile Venus Mercury in Scorpio sextile Mars Mercury in Scorpio semisextile Saturn Mercury in scorpio conjunct sun widely between 10-11 degrees 6. Saul Kripke Mercury in Scorpio conjunct Sun Mercury in Scorpio opposite Moon (maybe) Mercury in Scorpio opposite Jupiter Mercury in Scorpio opposite Saturn Mercury in Scorpio opposite Uranus 5. Ruth Lawrence Mercury in Virgo square Moon (Maybe) Mercury in Virgo square Saturn Mercury in Virgo square Neptune *May have moon opposite saturn with mercury in virgo completing a Tsquare at the apex. 4. Grigori Perelman Mercury in Cancer square Moon (Maybe) Mercury in Cancer sextile Venus Mercury in Cancer semisextile Mars Mercury in Cancer conjunct Jupiter Mercury in Cancer sextile Uranus Mercury in Cancer sextile Pluto 3. Andrew Wiles Mercury in Pisces conjunct Moon (Maybe) Mercury in Pisces semisextile Venus Mercury in Pisces sextile Jupiter Mercury in Pisces inconjunct Saturn Mercury in Pisces inconjunct Neptune Mercury in Pisces inconjunct Pluto 2. Edward Witten Mercury in Virgo conjunct Sun Mercury in Virgo square Moon (Maybe) Mercury in Virgo conjunct Venus Mercury in Virgo inconjunct Jupiter Mercury in Virgo sextile Uranus 1. Stephen Hawking Mercury in Capricorn trine Moon (Maybe) Mercury in Capricorn conjunct Sun wide by 10d Mercury in Capricorn square Mars Mercury in Capricorn trine Saturn Mercury in Capricorn trine Uranus Mercury in Capricorn trine Neptune Mercury in Capricorn square Pluto in Leo I feel if we are going to say that mercury is at home or exalted in any sign it should be backed up with data, otherwise is just subjective. I am fine with mercury not been at home or exalted in virgo. I just am not convinced either that is at home or exalted in aquarius. There are 30 people here but 4 the birthday is unknown so is really 26. Out of 26: Mercury in Aries 2 people Mercury in Taurus 1 person Mercury in Gemini 1 person Mercury in Cancer 2 people Mercury in Leo 3 people Mercury in Virgo 2 people Mercury in Libra 3 people Mercury in Scorpio 2 people Mercury in Sagittarius 4 people Mercury in Capricorn 2 people Mercury in Aquarius 2 people Mercury in Pisces 2 people So the top three are Sagittarius, Libra and Leo based on this data. But even then is just not a huge difference and data is pretty spread out as far as mercury placements. Its interesting to also see what aspects repeated itself the most: -mercury aspect neptune was found in 14 out of 26 -mercury aspect uranus was found in 14 out of 26 -mercury aspect jupiter were found in 10 out of 26 -mercury aspect pluto was found in 14 out of 26 -mercury aspect moon could be 17 out of 26 but probably less bc we don't know tob so we don't know. -mercury aspect sun 8 out of 26 -mercury aspect venus 11 out of 26 -mercury aspect mars 11 out of 26 -mercury aspect saturn 11 out of 26 There is more of the generational planets aspecting mercury like neptune, pluto, uranus and is a tie to top it off. Honestly this whole thing if anything makes me skeptical around how exalted planets are assessed and determined. I feel with mercury is specially tricky bc there are so many different types of intelligences out there and areas of strengths people shine in, who is to say one would work more effectively under mercury than the other. IP: Logged
hypatia238 Moderator Posts: 10935 From: Mercury novile and parallel Pluto, Pluto septile Southnode Registered: Sep 2014	posted November 18, 2018 07:15 PM quote: Originally posted by Dumuzi: im a virgo sun, and im not sure if it's that their mercury is hitting my 12th house or i just find it frustrating because my brain doesnt at all work that way i dont like just speaking in facts, i like possibilities and ideas and that can be really hard to discuss with a virgo mercury i dont feel like i can just bounce a lot of ideas off them i dont like necessarily nailing everything down to talk, it gets in the way i know a virgo mercury who will draw up charts that are overly complicated to discuss simple topics that boil down to matters of opinion ultimately and i dont dislike the guy, but holy ** is that mindnumbing i can feel like im talking to a robot if they dont have something to balance that part of them out they just get too caught up in details and facts and arent as playful as i would like i dont think im close to anyone with this mercury placement (most common mercury placement of people im close to is scorpio) tbh, but i also dont know many people who are sun signs that could even have it (aside from leos, but the ones i know dont have mercury in virgo) ive dealt with narcissists before, personally i deal with them by just not i avoid them if i can and if i cant i just stay civil and try to keep things until im away again i see no point in dealing with facts or speaking to people like that about much of anything in the long run, because they dont care anyway and it changes nothing so i prefer whats easier** I admire people that are creative and come up with ideas easily, I love that and that is not my strength at all but you also need to acknowledge the strengths in others. You are great with ideas but someone else is good at seeing seeings at a deeper level or looking at the bigger picture or catching details most would miss. Also not everyone with mercury in virgo is the same since house placements and aspects alter so much the expression. Like my best friend from childhood who is a leo with mercury in virgo, he is an artist that obtained a very specialized degree on sound production, he uses his attention to detail in the context of art and sound, works with sound production for movies and documentaries, very good at what he does. IP: Logged
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