Lance Armstrong

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 Lance Armstrong.

Mercury in Virgo

HELPFUL CONCEPTS

Have you been told that you'd make a good professional critic? You've an eye for detail and nuance. You could learn to do some great impressions. You're a pragmatic thinker and a problem solver.

You like to deal with the facts. Common sense is one of your assets. Also, you're practical, analytical and logical. It is possible that you would like to collect, categorize and organize everything in the universe.

Mercury Square 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.

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Learn to say what you mean in spite of your doubts. Make plans to see that your ideas are acted upon. Lance Armstrong, 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 Decile Uranus

CONCEPTS MODIFY LIBERATION

Small and effective action is better than talk. Learn to speak with quick deeds. To make more money, learn to assimilate more information. Read more technical writing. When you feel that your job can be done by a robot or a computer, it is time for you to think about other jobs. You can make more money by becoming more independent in your thinking and progressive in your actions.

You've an intuitive, astute, independent and original mind. For an unusually exciting date, go hear a jazz vocalist.

Others will be stimulated by your unique way of thinking. Genius is within your reach. You are ready to stretch the limits of thinking. Find out what a non sequitur is then create conversational bridge to deal with them.

You are bound to come up with some original and creative ideas. Be sure to file them and index them and cross reference them and create a plan to put some of them into reality. You are challenged by your own brilliance.