Mercury Sesquiquadrate Venus
(Transit Mercury → Natal Venus)
Avelom Podvodnyi. 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 Mercury-Moon sesquiquadrate may result in poor memory and rigid thinking, yet the knowledge and reasoning that are barely assimilated will be constantly exploited by the person, serving loyally and unconditionally—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, since the person, usually sensing the limitations of their intellect in the planetary spheres, either gives up entirely in this regard or, conversely, carefully represses these shortcomings into the unconscious and convinces themselves of the unquestionable significance and strength of their thoughts, rejecting any foreign mode of thinking. At a low level of aspect integration, especially when clothed with authority, such a person may become an official ideologue within the planetary spheres, whose logical framework rests upon two foundational pillars: Conformity and Non-conformity to the Sacred Truth, which has already been definitively discovered and irrevocably formulated in their works. 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 possible. Venus sesquiquadrate: Knowing how one should and should not behave, it is still essential to understand what to do in other situations. At a low level of integration, the person will exhibit social and aesthetic dogmatism and rigidity of perception within the planetary spheres, based on fixed mental frameworks. Such people turn artistic discoveries into rigid artistic methods, which often amounts to artistic death; in social programs, such rigidity often provides strength capable of controlling the masses, but creative individuals will avoid it, potentially leading the person to develop a Salieri complex. For example, a Venus-Uranus sesquiquadrate at a low level may produce dogmatic aesthetic realization of brilliant ideas, which consequently often perish, although the person themselves frequently fails to notice this. Proper integration brings remarkable mastery in the art related to the planetary spheres, or refined and perfect handling of social issues—effectively working within large egregores using tools that initially seemed awkward and unsuitable to the person: brushes, paints, newspaper and magazine columns. However, this requires recognizing and acknowledging one’s poor command of artistic and social management tools, and above all, becoming aware of the imperfection and limitations of one’s perception, which can be psychologically very difficult; it is far easier to project one’s own vision onto others, proving to them through examples that the subtleties they perceive are illusory and insignificant.
