In ancient mythology, Mercury was known as the Messenger of the Gods. Mercury was viewed as a beautiful, swift, and known for his winged feet. He was a master of communication and overall anything requiring skill or dexterity, and Mercury was also the inventor of music, astronomy, and mathematics. In Roman times, Mercury also became known as the God of Thieves, having a reputation of being a cunning trickster. In astrology, Mercury is the planet that represents intelligence, communication, and how our minds work. It rules your perception, memory, speaking, intelligence, and even your writing. Mercury is a reflection of your hearing, your sight, and your ability to assimilate the information you take in from the world, so essentially, Mercury is how you learn and how your share this knowledge with the world. The glyph of Mercury is the alchemy symbol for (obviously) mercury, and could also symbolize a winged helmet and staff. The glyph consists of a circle, a crescent, and a cross, all in one, The cross grounds Mercury to reality, the circle is us, the mind, or the body of ourselves, and the crescent is our higher intellectualism. This is a symbol for a …show more content…
Mercury moves very quickly around the Sun, completing its revolution around the Sun every 88 days, spending about 14-30 days in each of the twelve signs. The ancient Greeks thought that Mercury was actually two stars, they called them Apollo and Mercury. Egyptians also thought that Mercury was two stars, and they called the stars Set and Horus, also named the Stars of Thought. It is important to take note of the fact that Mercury is always within 28 degrees of the Sun at all times, meaning that your Mercury sign can only be in the same sign as your Sun sign, or the sign that falls before or after your Sun sign. For example, if your Sun is in Scorpio, then your Mercury can only be in Libra, Scorpio, or