Mercury – Jupiter conjunction Het Monster: Broad mind, erudition, interest in religion, law, and pedagogy. Skilled in eloquent persuasion. Makes at least one long journey in life (which often triggers a lasting desire for further travels). Enjoys respect and is regarded as an authority. Success in commercial enterprises.
Catherine Obье: Mercury – Jupiter conjunction Conjunction: Practical, active mind capable of simplifying, sometimes even coarsening facts to make them accessible to everyone. Ease of assimilation and perception, cunning intelligence, opportunistic thinking—such a person will find a clever way to make things work out. He is a good speaker, easily expresses his thoughts, possesses the gift of persuasion: for him, words serve as a tool for achieving success. His ideas are practical, concrete, and universally accessible.
A. Podvodny: Mercury – Jupiter conjunction Mercury conjunction: Anxiety not only in the absence of thought, but also in its very presence in many cases. Mercury imparts a strong mental coloring to the planet it is conjunct with, even when this is entirely unnecessary or undesirable for the individual. For example, a Mercury-Venus conjunction in love relationships may introduce so much calculation and rationality that any spontaneous feeling or genuine emotional experience will be short-lived, especially if Mercury is stronger than Venus. Unfortunately, mental coloring is not equivalent to true intelligence, as it most often reduces to widespread superficial notions and clichés of collective consciousness and subconsciousness, which will actively influence the planetary principle, heavily schematizing and trivializing it. The person will certainly feel this, but all attempts to escape such a deadening (yet individually distinct) influence of Mercury on the planet—by expanding the sphere of its manifestations (for example, seeking new lovers in the case of Venus)—are doomed to failure, because the mind, though crude, is flexible and can adapt in some way. Working through this conjunction primarily involves processing Mercury itself—understanding the role and meaning of mental activity as an energetic flow and planetary principle, which provides a general direction but does not replace it. This processing is complex, as it requires restructuring of thinking: abandoning rigid, linear social stereotypes and learning to work with lighter, more flexible thought-forms capable of facilitating an adequate interaction between the Cosmos and the planetary principle. For example, a Mercury-Mars conjunction with a strong Mercury at a low level of development produces not a person, but practically a robot, who must first mentally model any active action, completely unable to trust the feeling and logic of his immediate energetic expressions. Proper integration of this aspect brings great creative abilities, manifesting as subtle and ingenious indirect mental management of the planetary principle at moments when it is necessary.
Jupiter conjunction: Standing on the shoulders of giants, make sure they don’t shrink from the burden. At a low level, conjunction with Jupiter gives the planet an acute sense of its own significance. The person sincerely believes that all their expressions in the relevant areas are extraordinarily important and meaningful, that they possess immense potential, and that everyone, recognizing this, should help them and serve selflessly. Indeed, this aspect potentially brings great expansion of the planetary principle and sometimes undeserved personal effort—happiness (especially with a strong Jupiter), such as powerful patronage. The danger lies in the tendency to perceive these opportunities as given, as if it could not be otherwise, and to indulge in purely egoistic, joyful consumption. Processing involves becoming aware of one’s responsibility for any Jupiterian gifts and opportunities as collective values, and ensuring their most effective and creative distribution. A Jupiter conjunction signifies an intense invitation from the egregore, and the person (karmically) must not only receive the gifts but also enter the egregore and perform the necessary work within it, or else transfer the channel to the appropriate person. For example, a Jupiter-Mars conjunction means the person will receive abundant energy from diverse sources, but also face a strong temptation to expend it chaotically, thoughtlessly, and inefficiently—though for a long time they may subconsciously believe that any of their active deeds are flawless and bring pure grace. At a high level of development, such a person opens up higher energetic and spiritual channels for others (in general, a Jupiter conjunction is the aspect of the preacher).
