Mercury-Chiron Semisquare

(Transit. Mercury → Natal Chiron)

Avelom Podvodnyi. Aspects

Mercury semisquare: Artificial intelligence is always irresponsible intelligence. This aspect, on a low level, produces a hidden backwardness of thinking that simultaneously gives an impression of agility, sometimes powerful. A person may speak logically and correctly, yet in their speech there will be felt some colossal distortions, as if they are imbuing their words with another, entirely incorrect meaning. The individual themselves, however, will not notice this, just as they will not perceive the profanation to which (in the areas of the Planet) they subject others’ mental images and information in general during reception. For example, the Mercury-Mars semisquare will produce a very limited set of mental schemes through which the person operates when perceiving and directing any forms of activity and energy—both their own and others’—often restricted to categories such as “good-bad, own-foreign, friend-enemy,” so that the person cannot comprehend or account for the dual nature of any activity. At the same time, their speech (especially if Mercury is harmonious) may at first glance sound powerful, convincing, and logical, demolishing any obstacles, including truth. Processing requires awareness of the limitations of one’s mental frameworks and the construction, upon their (stable!) foundation, of structures serving other purposes (and inhabitants) than those initially anticipated. At a high level, this becomes spirit—that which lies beyond thought and logic, yet to which both should lead, like signposts guiding the seeker to the treasure hidden within the labyrinth. Chiron’s semisquare: When diving into the unknown, wear scuba gear. This aspect gives, in the areas of the Planet, a somewhat crude sense of humor and confidence in the non-standard and original nature of one’s approaches, as well as the ability to escape from any dead end. In reality, unfortunately, this is not always the case, and a clever, amusing invention often turns out to be flat and ineffective, though on a low level the person ignores this or considers it coincidental. Chiron remains true to himself: here he offers structures and methods that must be deciphered by viewing them from an unconventional and barely conceivable perspective, which in this case means (among other things) from the viewpoint of another person or egregore. Until the person does so, they will constantly encounter, in the areas of the Planet (especially if Chiron is afflicted), blind spots in development—related perspectives of the person, acquaintances, trusted and effective methods—which in reality prove to be entirely different, but one must be able to see this. Harmonious Chiron and Planet will greatly soften the negative effects of the semisquare, and the methods the person employs in the Planet’s sphere will appear witty and constructive, yet without processing and attention fundamentally oriented toward other people, they will still possess significant hidden flaws that will inevitably manifest in crude moments.