Mercury in Astrology: Significations and Meanings

In episode 307 astrologer Jo Gleason joins the show to talk about the meaning of the planet Mercury in astrology, and what it signifies in a birth chart.

This is the third installment in our series where we do a deep dive into the significations of each of the planets and their meanings in astrology.

We anchored the discussion by reading through a series of excerpts about Mercury from different ancient and modern astrologers, including Vettius Valens, Abu Ma’shar, William Lilly, Reinhold Ebertin, Steven Forrest, and Richard Tarnas.

We then used these passages as jumping off points for an extended discussion about some of the deeper meanings of Mercury, and the role that it plays in chart interpretation, especially in combination with other planets.

For more information about Jo check out her website:

JoGleason.com

This episode is available in both audio and video versions below.

Significations of Mercury Excerpts

Here is the document we read through in this episode that contains excerpts from different astrologers on the significations of Mercury:

Significations of Mercury Excerpts

Timestamps

Here are some timestamps for topics covered at different points in the episode:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:30 Mercury dignities diagram

00:04:20 Vettius Valens significations

00:09:54 Mercury’s adaptability

00:10:54 Comparisons between Mercury and the Moon

00:13:00 Mercury Retrograde

00:14:00 Mercury as a go-between

00:17:00 Mercury’s primary function

00:20:00 Mercury never more than one sign away from the Sun

00:21:08 Eminem’s chart

00:21:28 Mercury and communication

00:24:16 Joe Biden chart

00:27:00 Mercury’s different communication styles

00:28:24 James Earl Jones chart

00:31:40 Maya Angelou chart

00:33:05 Jo’s chart

00:35:10 Mercury stations in secondary progression

00:38:10 T.S. Eliot chart

00:39:08 Mercury Mars

00:42:20 Virgo rising

00:44:18 Virgo placements

00:45:10 Gemini vs. Virgo

00:47:00 Steve Wozniak’s chart

00:48:20 Steve Jobs’ chart

00:50:30 Mercury getting stuck on details

00:55:22 Edward Snowden chart

00:56:20 Gemini placements

01:00:08 Anthony Bourdain’s chart

01:02:20 Divination

01:06:25 Numbers

01:07:06 Skilled with hands

01:08:02 Paradox

01:08:31 Humor, riddles, comedy

01:11:28 Abu Ma’shar significations

01:16:20 Mercury’s neutrality

01:18:15 Mercury and Uranus similarity

01:19:38 William Lilly significations

01:28:58 Reinhold Ebertin significations

01:31:24 Steven Forrest significations

01:33:23 Richard Tarnas significations

01:34:50 Rationalization qualities

01:43:08 Mercury Neptune

01:47:20 Mercury Uranus

01:56:10 Mercury Jupiter

01:58:40 Tem Tarriktar chart

02:01:40 Mercury in Virgo and Editing

02:02:26 Alois Treindl’s chart

02:03:00 Richard Tarnas’ chart

02:05:22 Jupiter stabilizing, Mercury destabilizing

02:09:09 Basic Nature of the Planets diagram

02:11:26 Jo’s website and social media

02:12:20 Closing remarks

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