posted January 22, 2022 02:44 PM            

Sound asleep to "WTF is going on...????" I ended up driving the young man to a Walmart in a snowstorm, so that he could get picked up by parents/relatives. His boyfriend had previously picked him up, so he didn't have a car/ride at the time and was otherwise stuck at our place.*

It's been very um...interesting...having rented two rooms for a long time (a decade plus now) to very diverse crowds and kinds of folks all across the spectrum from really cool (and became good friends with) to batshite crazy and everything in between. Methinks my Scorpio IC is starting to get a little sick of it all, but luckily these two current folks are pretty good for the most part.

posted January 23, 2022 12:16 AM            

But then again, I have a very deep and wide range of tolerance of various human behaviors, and I look at most interactions as an opportunity to attune to and express more divine like love (which I fall short of more than I wish I did, but that's why I refer to it as a "practice").

And somewhat like open relationships, if you really want to face and plumb your shadow, nothing better than the above or having housemates/tenants that live with you and share some communal space. You'll find out real quick how real your spirituality, lovingness, and/or ideals are or aren't.

Most anyone can be loving and "spiritual" under easy, comfortable conditions, but a totally different thing when storms are raging and egos are getting pricked. Not proud of it, but almost got in a fist of cuffs one time with an ex housemate/tenant that is a body builder, and definitely had quite a bit of weight and muscle over me. But I was so p!ssed, I just didn't care at the time.

posted January 23, 2022 08:12 PM            

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Cap Mercury here. After much careful, deep, weighty deliberation, I have come to a most difficult decision... I will "take one for the team" (the team of straight males with Cap Mercury?).

The Decision: If you must, you can use me for my mind, cause baby, with that .5* trine to 1st House Jupiter, this mind is Expanded, and sacrificial in bent. Do not try to convince me otherwise, I shall not countenance any other decision at this point. THIS, this is my Ironman-Endgame moment, par excellence.

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posted January 24, 2022 11:14 AM            

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Originally posted by InTheStars:
What do you guys think about people calling us slow and stupid? Taurus Mercuries get such a bad rep...

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What mercury sign told you Taurus mercury is slow and stupid?

One of my ex is a Taurus mercury and I have mercury in Aquarius. We don't have square aspect, but only squared by sign. I have never thought about him slow or stupid but for my taste, he could be too rigid/harsh. He kept complaining how quiet I was to the point he insulted my character, but once I talked about something, the topic wasn't what he wanted to hear, he put me down again. Our communication felt like one-way street where all the topic must be for his likeness meanwhile my Aquarius mercury likes random and various topics to stimulate my thoughts, not just daily practical stuff, but he kept shut me down with how he responded to the topic he didn't want to discuss. I was hoping for a two-way street communication in a relationship happened by listening to each other but I felt unappreciated and unheard in our communication.

There is also a big difference on how we were with circle of friends about what should be talked about our relationship. I am a very private person about my personal life including my relationship, I would be very careful about what to talk to the people who know both of me and my partner in real life because I do not know whether what I had said would harm my partner reputation or even myself because of the slice of conflict in the relationship. Despite the bad, the person may have the good outside of the relationship that I didn't know. So when I found out his chats with some of our friends about my quiet and distant personality like I was the problem in our relationship, I felt violated, because instead of he could talk to me and found the solution together, he chose making a fun of me to our friends and put the blame on me in my back. He also took advantage of our situation as an excuse of him cheating with the woman he knew attracted to him and to whom he regularly talked with about the problem in our relationship.

I didn't realize that my quiet nature would make him very insecure with the relationship. When I found the chats, he told the other person his mind went crazy thinking I was hiding something because I wasn't like the most women he knew in a relationship, I was very calm, not even showing some jealousy if he flirted with another girl in front of me, giving him a lot of freedom hanging out with friends, was very independent like he never heard I made a demand, and since he talked with the wrong person, the person supported his thoughts about me probably having another man or hiding something that threatening our relationship. Instead of trying to find solution, he chose to play with the fire, an affair was started. Then I got the whole puzzle pieces on why our relationship was so f* up after I saw the date he chatted with the person since the beginning and I chose to not trying to fix anything anymore but to make him realize what he did to me was wrong and should not be repeated to his next relationship. Misunderstanding and failed to see the other's point of view leads to disaster.

He stalked me like a creepy for a few days after the final break up, like following me in the street where he didn't even try to hide when I realized someone was following me from the back, if I was asking what did he want, he just stood there not saying anything but kept following me from the distance. A year later he tried to talk to me again and asking for another chance but I knew I couldn't forget everything.

posted January 24, 2022 07:35 PM            

Speaking in only an archetypal and generalized sense, Taurus is considered the most closed minded, stubborn/resistant to change, and careful/deliberate sign of the Zodiac. Strong Uranus, Jupiter, and/or Neptune or strong aspects with these, can really off set some of that though (but Uranus can show an increase in stubborness).

Anyways, sounds like your ex was a textbook case so to speak.

In the Stars, with your close Uranus square and Solar conjunction to your Mercury and it cusping Aries, there will be nothing slow about your intellect and reasoning process. Now someone with say Mercury in the middle of Taurus, with no strong aspects from Planets like Uranus, Jupiter, etc, and neither Mercury (planetary or ruled Signs wise), Air Signs, Aries, and Sag otherwise highlighted, well chances are, they might express a little more like the DMV workers in Zootopia...

"Letttttt....... meeeeee...... tellllllllllll......youuuuuuuuuuu.......ahhhh........joke....."

posted January 24, 2022 09:37 PM            

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In the Stars, with your close Uranus square and Solar conjunction to your Mercury and it cusping Aries, there will be nothing slow about your intellect and reasoning process. Now someone with say Mercury in the middle of Taurus, with no strong aspects from Planets like Uranus, Jupiter, etc, and neither Mercury (planetary or ruled Signs wise), Air Signs, Aries, and Sag otherwise highlighted, well chances are, they might express a little more like the DMV workers in Zootopia...

"Letttttt....... meeeeee...... tellllllllllll......youuuuuuuuuuu.......ahhhh........joke....."

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posted January 24, 2022 09:40 PM            

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Originally posted by hearttreasure:
What mercury sign told you Taurus mercury is slow and stupid?

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Look at this horrible take on Taurus Mercuries here. Found it somewhere online.

MERCURY IN TAURUS
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Although it's definitely not the weakest sign placement, it's my least favorite. Remember how I felt about Sun in Libra; that's how I felt about Sun in Taurus. I'm not just going to say that these people are stupid but...yeah. People with this placement aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer. I used the term dull as dishwater for Venus in Virgo way back when and I will say that Mercury in Taurus is...also dull as dishwater. They are just slow: slow to speak, slow to learn, slow to talk, slow to focus, slow working with their hands. Slow. Not to say that what they say or write or do isn't of quality....it just takes them awhile to make something of quality. If you rush them, delay them or otherwise put them on a spot, not only will you frustrate them, you will find that their thoughts and conclusions are deeply unimpressive. If you want anything quality from these people, you need to give them a lot of time and space. And ain't nobody got time for all of that; Mercury sure doesn't given how fast it moves. The world is teeming with information and the brain is a very busy organ with multiple sources of input and output. The faster you go, the further you go: Mercury in Taurus is just too slow.

For this reason, they typically don't say much until they are absolutely ready and when they are ready, they are ready. Very articulate, smooth-talkers but the smoothness here is different from Mercury in Libra smoothness. Unlike Mercury in the other fixed signs, Mercury in Taurus people have this ability to talk for awhile without saying much of anything. Let me put it this way: let's say Mercury in the fixed signs is given two hours to talk nonstop. Mercury in the signs of Leo and Scorpio will be able to talk about a lot of different stuff over the course of two hours...with the audience likely hanging on to the Leo Mercury's every word and begging him/her to keep going once time is up. Mercury in Scorpio will either talk about one specific thing or they will talk about related things: it's all about depth. Mercury in Aquarius will talk with an concentrated agenda with lots of interconnected and grand points: although they will talk in regards to one topic, they will touch on multiple issues while staying on-topic. Mercury in Taurus, in comparison to the other fixed signs, is not even going to be able to cover half the ground (depth or breadth) the others will cover despite the fact that they still will talk for the two hours. I will say that, like the other fixed signs, they speak with authority but its much more unassuming than Leo and Capricorn.

One of the funniest thing about Mercury in Taurus is that they tend to put people on mute. Vaguely similar to Mercury in Cancer's tendency to mute or ignore people but Mercury in Cancer does it by taking themselves out of the situation. Mercury in Taurus will just look at you, they will dismiss the individual or the situation verbally or non-verbally (Mercury in Taurus is known for saying "You're wrong and I'm right." or "I'm done." or "The End.") or just they will just leave right then and there to go busy themselves with something else. And it happens in slow motion so it's like extra disrespectful LMAO.

These people do have creative minds as Taurus is the sign of manifestation. But the creativity here is stunted as these are also some very stubborn, "hard head, soft ass" people: that same slowness means that they are slow to pick up on new things, slow to develop new ideas and slow to change their mind. Inflexible. For all the fixed slowness, I don't find them to have particular good powers of concentrating or reasoning. Aries Suns and Taurus Suns with Mercury in Taurus can have a hard time paying attention. Another strike against Mercury in Taurus people is that they tend to over-rely on the five senses rather than rely on their brainpower. These are the people who have to learn by directly engaging with the material on a very simplistic, material level. I will say that they often have a good attitude and their voices are so sensual. Ugh, I -- along with most people -- can listen to a Mercury in Taurus person talk all day...even if the things that they are more inclined to intellectually and verbally delve into are usually shallow which is surprising for a fixed earth sign.

posted January 25, 2022 05:04 PM            

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Lol. But that's nice to hear. Didn't think it applied to me anyway.

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My partner says that I suffer from foot in mouth disease, which apparently is a common Jupitarian affliction, or so I've heard--go figure.

posted January 26, 2022 05:35 AM            

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Originally posted by GalacticCoreExplosionV2:
Hi Hearttreasure,

Speaking in only an archetypal and generalized sense, Taurus is considered the most closed minded, stubborn/resistant to change, and careful/deliberate sign of the Zodiac. Strong Uranus, Jupiter, and/or Neptune or strong aspects with these, can really off set some of that though (but Uranus can show an increase in stubborness).

Anyways, sounds like your ex was a textbook case so to speak.

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His mercury aspect is conjunction to the mars and minor aspect to Neptune.

Probably because of his mercury/Mars conjunction I don't see the slowness. He was rather quite aggressive (quick attacking someone) if he felt provoked and for me at that time, he got provoked by almost anything, like it was very easy to provoke him with words. That's why I also have a hard time to forgive the other woman (who was also in our circle of friends) because his obvious weakness was used by her to provoke him so the physical abuse happened to me from the increasing of his insecurity as a result someone fueled more fire. Everyone knew how easily he got provoked and I never tried to provoke him as myself was also very much a quiet person and seeking for a peace in relationship.

posted January 26, 2022 05:51 AM            

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Originally posted by InTheStars:
Look at this horrible take on Taurus Mercuries here. Found it somewhere online.

[b]MERCURY IN TAURUS
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Although it's definitely not the weakest sign placement, it's my least favorite. Remember how I felt about Sun in Libra; that's how I felt about Sun in Taurus. I'm not just going to say that these people are stupid but...yeah. People with this placement aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer. I used the term dull as dishwater for Venus in Virgo way back when and I will say that Mercury in Taurus is...also dull as dishwater. They are just slow: slow to speak, slow to learn, slow to talk, slow to focus, slow working with their hands. Slow. Not to say that what they say or write or do isn't of quality....it just takes them awhile to make something of quality. If you rush them, delay them or otherwise put them on a spot, not only will you frustrate them, you will find that their thoughts and conclusions are deeply unimpressive. If you want anything quality from these people, you need to give them a lot of time and space. And ain't nobody got time for all of that; Mercury sure doesn't given how fast it moves. The world is teeming with information and the brain is a very busy organ with multiple sources of input and output. The faster you go, the further you go: Mercury in Taurus is just too slow.

For this reason, they typically don't say much until they are absolutely ready and when they are ready, they are ready. Very articulate, smooth-talkers but the smoothness here is different from Mercury in Libra smoothness. Unlike Mercury in the other fixed signs, Mercury in Taurus people have this ability to talk for awhile without saying much of anything. Let me put it this way: let's say Mercury in the fixed signs is given two hours to talk nonstop. Mercury in the signs of Leo and Scorpio will be able to talk about a lot of different stuff over the course of two hours...with the audience likely hanging on to the Leo Mercury's every word and begging him/her to keep going once time is up. Mercury in Scorpio will either talk about one specific thing or they will talk about related things: it's all about depth. Mercury in Aquarius will talk with an concentrated agenda with lots of interconnected and grand points: although they will talk in regards to one topic, they will touch on multiple issues while staying on-topic. Mercury in Taurus, in comparison to the other fixed signs, is not even going to be able to cover half the ground (depth or breadth) the others will cover despite the fact that they still will talk for the two hours. I will say that, like the other fixed signs, they speak with authority but its much more unassuming than Leo and Capricorn.

One of the funniest thing about Mercury in Taurus is that they tend to put people on mute. Vaguely similar to Mercury in Cancer's tendency to mute or ignore people but Mercury in Cancer does it by taking themselves out of the situation. Mercury in Taurus will just look at you, they will dismiss the individual or the situation verbally or non-verbally (Mercury in Taurus is known for saying "You're wrong and I'm right." or "I'm done." or "The End.") or just they will just leave right then and there to go busy themselves with something else. And it happens in slow motion so it's like extra disrespectful LMAO.

These people do have creative minds as Taurus is the sign of manifestation. But the creativity here is stunted as these are also some very stubborn, "hard head, soft ass" people: that same slowness means that they are slow to pick up on new things, slow to develop new ideas and slow to change their mind. Inflexible. For all the fixed slowness, I don't find them to have particular good powers of concentrating or reasoning. Aries Suns and Taurus Suns with Mercury in Taurus can have a hard time paying attention. Another strike against Mercury in Taurus people is that they tend to over-rely on the five senses rather than rely on their brainpower. These are the people who have to learn by directly engaging with the material on a very simplistic, material level. I will say that they often have a good attitude and their voices are so sensual. Ugh, I -- along with most people -- can listen to a Mercury in Taurus person talk all day...even if the things that they are more inclined to intellectually and verbally delve into are usually shallow which is surprising for a fixed earth sign.

One thing I can't take away from them (and what makes them better than the bottom two) is their thoroughness. They make very good decisions. Similar to Mercury in Capricron, the Taurus Mercury is a sign that gets better with age. The younger ones are usually more tedious but the older and/or wiser ones have a very earthy intelligence. They aren't very "funny" people as they don't really joke: Mercury in Taurus people tend to be remarkably serious as their minds are preoccupied with more serious things. They have a good mind for numbers and finance but repetition needs to be a major focus here. That's the only way they can keep up is if they practice and memorize. Their sense of humor is simple and tends to revolve around the use of euphemisms, innuendos and idioms. Interestingly, they are not very subtle (which is Mercury in Libra) but they are not coarse (which is Mercury in Aries).[/B]

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posted January 26, 2022 05:58 AM            

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I think she/he is too honest with her/his experience with Taurus Mercury. Maybe she/he has Mercury in Aries? Which I know how Mercury in Aries has no patient for slow people or maybe Mercury/Mars like my ex, although he is also a Taurus mercury, he dislikes slowness and stupidity in someone and tells it like it is to the person. One time he told it to a Scorpio sun and it started the cold war between them.

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My parents are both Aries Mercuries and I have a great time talking with them. The person who wrote the excerpt was projecting HARD.

posted January 26, 2022 12:56 PM            

To think Taurus Mercury is slow or stupid is asinine! The individual who wrote that is definitely projecting. And they have some issues with multiple signs/planets it seems! They took a bunch of people down all at once!

The Taurus Mercuries I have known are incredibly intelligent, and not slow either. I think of it more as economy of communication. They don't bother with things they don't deem important. My daughter, for example, has never been one to gossip. And she doesn't waste time on things that are trivial. She lets things go more easily than most, including myself. I have a lot of admiration for Taurus Mercury in that sense and I also like the determination/commitment. I can deal with stubborn, it comes with the territory.

As for long term romantic partnership and the square... I think the challenges would lie in fire Mercury needing the discussion to experience full completion and Taurus needing to be done when they are ready to be done. And sometimes Taurus is ready to be done before the conversation ever happens! I think for me anyway, my Leo Mercury wants to be heard and needs that, but she often already has her mind made and there is no changing it. These are all fixed signs so ... I will say though at least she doesn't make any false pretenses... she just does what she has decided and doesn't try to hide it. I have experienced before a maddening time when a cancer Mercury partner would say what they thought I wanted to hear, and then did what they wanted to do behind my back. So for that I admire and appreciate the Taurus' honesty. (Obviously these could be just my experiences and not generalizations).

But that would be what I would think could play out in a relationship of partnership. I haven't experienced it myself though.

posted January 26, 2022 05:57 PM            

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Originally posted by InTheStars:
My parents are both Aries Mercuries and I have a great time talking with them. The person who wrote the excerpt was projecting HARD.

I like when someone thinks carefully. When someone thinks slowly/stupidly, yeah, I'm annoyed, but nothing to start a fight about. When someone thinks slowly/stupidly and it's hurting others, then yeah, I'm about to hurt some feelings.

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posted January 26, 2022 06:10 PM            

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I have experienced before a maddening time when a cancer Mercury partner would say what they thought I wanted to hear, and then did what they wanted to do behind my back. So for that I admire and appreciate the Taurus' honesty. (Obviously these could be just my experiences and not generalizations).

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My husband is a Cancer mercury and, yes, I have experienced it too.

When the Taurus mercury got caught cheating, I appreciated him for his honesty although he didn't say much but a simple word said it all.

posted January 31, 2022 10:29 PM            

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Originally posted by InTheStars:
What's been Taurus Mercuries experiences with Libra Mercuries and telling it like it is? Do they tell you the honest truth or do they (annoyingly) skirt around it like Cancer Mercuries?

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