Bruce Lee

Chapter 4. Mercury in Your Chart

Astrologically speaking, the planet Mercury is the conceptual force. It is a symbol of your mental life and such things as your mind, ideas, analytical abilities, as well as your sense and style of communication. Mercury describes patterns of thought, of learning and of assessing reality. Consequently it affects your self image and the force of your thought. It's what Dr. Timothy Leary calls "laryngeal manual dexterity" - which is the ability to manipulate symbols and artifacts. Mercury also represents the respiratory system. Mercury is youthful and it is the symbol of wit and levity.

Mercury is the symbol of titles and it's appropriate that Mercury is known as: winged messenger, herald, arbiter, scribe of the gods and inventor of writing. He also has many names including Loki, Nebu, Trickster, Piltzintecuhtli and Hermes.

More than ever in this age of multimedia information and disinformation, understanding the limitations and advantages of Mercury's placement in your chart heralds both survival and success. In the next paragraph is a description of just what kind of "mercurial" character you are and can become Bruce Lee.

Mercury in Scorpio

INTENSE CONCEPTS

Deep thoughts and taboo subjects interest you. You're suspicious, curious and probing for the truth. For instance, you're interested in what happens after death. You also have fascinating questions about sex. Large concentrations of wealth hold your interests. You only tell people what you want them to hear.

You have natural detective instincts and analytical abilities. Your psychological insight is shrewd. Your ability to do original research is profound. Your solitary efforts will pay off favorably.

Your mouth can issue sucking, slurping pleasures and painfully stinging criticism, biting sarcasm and sharp wit. This is all the more so because you're incisive. You do what you set your mind to.

Mercury Opposite Jupiter

CONCEPTS CHALLENGE ENCOURAGEMENT

LOTS OF CURIOSITY

Both common sense and business sense are yours. You can be constructive and can develop literary skills. You've a mind for politics and for propaganda. You might want to start your own Zine. A Zine is a sort of magazine that came about as a result of desk top publishing and the photocopy and offset printing processes. One way or another, you can make money from your ideas.

You can become a very persuasive communicator. You can learn to see both sides of a dispute. You would be very good at law, negotiation and arbitration. You can develop a gift for prophecy.

TIP: Allow yourself the luxury of brainstorming sessions; on regular occasion, think about "possibilities" without being critical or doubting.

You're prone to exaggeration and could use this tendency to create humor. You might try joking about people who sermonize. In other words, make some fun at the expense of preachy fundamentalists. Pick, polish and perfect your best idea. Figure out how to effectively put it into practice. Find a way to make your efforts rewarding, then work hard to achieve your goals. Some additional education will prove to be helpful.

Mercury Opposite Saturn

CONCEPTS CHALLENGE DECISIONS

Your infancy and childhood might have been tough. You might have a fear of being perceived as "being stupid". You can overcome it by working to develop your reasoning powers. With effort, in time, you can have deep thoughts and do excellent mental work. You can be single minded and obsessed with goals.

TIP: Read Boost Your Brain Power. It's a total program to sharpen your thinking and age-proof your mind. It's written by Ellen Michaud, Russell Wild and the editors of Prevention Magazine. ISBN 0-87857-975-3.

Learn to say what you mean in spite of your doubts. Make plans to see that your ideas are acted upon. Bruce Lee, it is safe to work your ideas. Develop them toward implementation. Think things through and make sure a response is warranted before you issue a criticism. "No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking." Voltaire.

Mercury Bi-Septile Chiron

CONCEPTS NON-CONFORM WITH MENTORING

Political and polite have the same root. Make yours polite politics. Assume a maverick stance to criticism.

TIP: Go on a quest for the power of numbers and letters.

You are challenged to read and write about holistic health practices. Dare to find the right moment to question monopolies.