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MARS SEXTILE OR TRINE TO MERCURY gives a keen, sharp, ingenious and re-
sourceful mentality. It makes the person enthusiastic over any proposition
which appeals to him and he has also ability to enthuse others and impress
them with his views; an indefatigable worker in any cause which arouses his
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sympathies, but he is not visionary, and is interested only in concrete mat-
ters. These people love argument or debate, and they have an inexhaustible
fund of wit and good humor, sometimes blended with a vein of sarcasm which
always strikes its mark, yet never viciously nor maliciously. They also
have remarkable dexterity and are able to turn their hands to whatever task
is allotted and do it with a speed, facility and expedition that is aston-
ishing, to say the least. They cannot do anything slowly or by halves,;
whatever they undertake must be done with a rush, and they put their whole
energy into it so that they may accomplish the task and do it well, hence
these aspects give success in life, in almost any line of endeavor these
people may select, but most often in literature or the mechanical arts.
MARS CONJUNCTION OR PARALLEL TO MERCURY gives the same mental energy, en-
thusiasm and dexterity as the definately good aspects, but whether these
qualities are used for constructive and good purposes or for destructive and
evil ends depends upon the sign, house position and other aspects. If the
configuration occurs in a sign where either or both planets are strong and
well-placed, as Mars in Aries or Capricorn, or Mercury in Gemini or Virgo,
or if they are fortified by good aspects from the Sun, Venus or Jupiter,
Mars conjunction or parallel Mercury will operate similarly to the sextile
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or trine, as stated in the foregoing paragraph, which see. But if Mars and
Mercury are in one of the watery signs (Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces), or if
either or both are afflicted by Saturn, Uranus or Neptune, the conjunction
or parallel of Mars and Mercury will give the same evil tendencies as the
square or opposition which are defined in the next paragraph.
MARS SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO MERCURY makes people quickwitted, sharp and
alert, quick tempered, impulsive and excitable, liable to jump at conclu-
sions and act before they think with the inevitable result that they are al-
ways getting themselves or other people into trouble, hence they are danger-
ous associates. They are born prevaricators and utterly incapable of making
a straight statement. It is just as natural for them to color or exaggerate
their statements as it is to breathe. They are vitriolic in their wrath and
their tongues are more poisonous than the bite of a rattlesnake, hence they
are either feared or hated by those who are unfortunate enough to be bound
to them by environment; all who can, shun them. They are bullies who are
bound either to rule or ruin wherever they are, and they allow no obstacle
to stand in their way which can be removed either by force or slander. They
are the acme of selfishness, swagger and consummate egotism. The foregoing
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tendencies may of course be modified by other aspects, but if they are not,
such people are a menace to society. If either Mars or Mercury is placed in
the Sixth or Twelfth House or in any other position so that the bad aspect
acts upon the health, there is a liability to nervous prostration, brain fe-
ver or insanity.
URANUS SEXTILE OR TRINE TO MERCURY gives an original, independent and ec-
centric mind impatient of the fetters of fashion, tradition and convention.
Such a person is strenuous in his efforts to hew a path for himself in com-
plete liberty. Therefore this is the hall-mark of the pioneers in thought
and invention, the sign of genius. Their ideas and ideals are exceedingly
lofty, progressive and inspiring, in fact too much so in the opinion of the
average man or woman who looks upon their actions as vagaries, the outcome
of a diseased mind. Nevertheless they have plenty of friends on account of
their kindly and sympathetic nature. These aspects are good for a literary
or scientific pursuit, also for invention, particularly along lines which
have to do with air or electricity.
URANUS CONJUNCTION OR PARALLEL MERCURY. If Mercury is otherwise af-
flicted the conjunction and parallel are to be judged as bad aspects and
read accordingly, but if Mercury is otherwise well placed and aspected the
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delineation given for the sextile and trine will apply.
URANUS SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO MERCURY is the hall-mark of the true crank
or anarchist who has extreme ideas in regard to tearing down the social
structure and making reforms. People with these configurations are given to
ranting and raving in public and their language is usually as cruel as the
measures they advocate. Whatever ability they possess is usually turned to
erratic purposes and they are often forced to make sudden changes on that
account.
NEPTUNE CONJUNCTION, PARALLEL, SEXTILE OR TRINE TO MERCURY gives a mind
peculiarly adapted to the occult art, particularly if the conjunction occurs
in the Third or Ninth House or the trines are from the watery signs Cancer
and Pisces. Such people usually succeed in occult science and often develop
a supernormal faculty. They are particularly good as magnetic healers.
NEPTUNE SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO MERCURY gives a chaotic mind, liability
to lack of memory, indolence and a disposition to dream the time away.
There is a restless desire for fame and an inability to fit in anywhere.
Such people are liable to fraud, deception and slander, also to commit sui-
cide.
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CHAPTER XI
THE MOON, THE PLANET OF FECUNDATION
From the Bible we learn that Jehovah made man in His image. We are also
told that ANGELS visited Sarah and proclaimed the birth of Isaac. They also
foretold the birth of Samson and Samuel and the ANGEL (not archangel)
Gabriel came to Mary of Bethlehem to announce the coming birth of Jesus.
According to occult science Jehovah and His angels are the guardians of the
seed atoms, the basic factors in fertilization. The activities of the an-
gels are directed to the maintenance of plant, animal and human life upon
earth. To this end their forces are focused by the wandering Moon through
the twelve signs of the zodiac; they impinge upon the foetus in a creative
manner during the period of gestation from the time of conception to birth.
Thus as the Moon measures the tides of the earth so also does she measure
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