Mercury Sesquiquadrate Neptune

(Transit Mercury → Natal Neptune)

Avesalom Podvodny. Aspects

Mercury sesquiquadrate: The person is unable to grasp the truth expressed in words. This aspect brings discomfort in movement and coarseness in thinking within the spheres of the planet; however, the individual often remains unaware of this and insists stubbornly on their opinions. For example, a sesquiquadrate between Mercury and the Moon may result in poor memory and rigid thinking, yet the knowledge and reasoning that are barely acquired will be constantly exploited by the person, serving faithfully and unfaithfully—where appropriate and even where inappropriate—and it is very difficult to rationally convince them otherwise. The Mercury sesquiquadrate is extremely difficult to work through, as the person, usually sensing the limitations of their intellect in the planetary spheres, either gives up entirely in this regard or, conversely, diligently represses these shortcomings into the subconscious and convinces themselves of the unquestionable significance and power of their thoughts, rejecting any foreign mode of thinking. At a low level of aspect integration, especially when clothed with authority, this person may become an official ideologue within the planetary spheres, whose logical schemes rest upon two foundational pillars: Conformity and Non-conformity to Sacred Truth, which has been definitively discovered and irrevocably formulated in doctrine. At a high level of integration, the individual attains subtlety and clarity of thought capable of precisely directing effort and carefully constructing a mental model within the planetary spheres, whenever and to the extent this is possible. Neptune sesquiquadrate: An idolater in any religion is an idolater. At a low level of integration, this person will clumsily lie or fall into erroneous situations within the planetary spheres, perceiving this as inevitable and sometimes even constructive. For example, an unprocessed sesquiquadrate between Jupiter and Neptune may make a person susceptible to flattery, which in turn may become their primary weapon—yet one that frequently betrays them, though self-awareness remains difficult. At a low level, this aspect imposes overly rigid boundaries of understanding and overly fixed paths of meditation, usually quite low in quality, which the person nevertheless regards as exemplary and leading exactly where they should. For instance, a sesquiquadrate between the Moon and Neptune may establish once and for all a specific ritual of relaxation involving alcohol consumption, drunken quarrels, and hangovers the next day, rendering any other recreational ideas inconceivable to the individual. At a high level of integration, the person accesses subtle pathways for the development of the planetary spheres and revitalizes meditative practices; for example, well-worn paths of prayer become overgrown with living flowers of delicate, dynamic, and never-repeating religious feelings and experiences—this is the path of saints who transcend the dogma of the official church.