Mercury Inferior Conjunction
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| Apollo and Mercury, Noel Coypel, French 1628-1707 |
Often times, Mercury retrograde is the necessary journey back over certain tricks your mind plays, right? You did something because you were convinced of certain idea, then some time later, you have to rethink the issue due to an adverse outcome or different results from what you have planned. At a certain point you end up discovering what was your error, and look for the way to resolve it.
Well, I thought that process is perfectly reflected in Mercury retrograde motion and his meeting with the Sun (Apollo). Curiously enough, I also found a parallel with Mercury's Myth. As you probably remember, the Roman Mercury God was the equivalent to the Greek God Hermes, and Apollo was his half-brother. Let's go back in time to remember the story.
'Hermes was known to be a cunning trickster, stealing things from the other gods and hiding them in incredible places!
Back when Hermes was just a toddler, he once left his cradle and set out on an adventurous journey to Pieria, in Northern Greece. His goal was to steal the cattle of his half-brother Apollo.
Hermes very soon discovered the herd. One by one he began to pull the hooves from the cows' feet and reattach them in reverse order. He did the same with his own sandals. Then he took the herd, which now seemed to be going backwards, and hid them in a cave. Finally he returned to his cave in Mount Cyllene in Arcadia.
Apollo soon discovered that his flock was missing and began to search the surrounding area. The tracks he saw along the way were only confusing and caused the god to despair.
Of course, Apollo was the god of prophecy, so he soon found out about the thief and furiously went to Mount Cyllene find Hermes in his cave. Little Hermes was sleeping peacefully in his cradle, but Apollo didn't care - he grabbed the infant and took him to Mount Olympus, to be judged by their master Zeus, the king of the gods.
In front of Zeus, Hermes initially denied everything, but in the end he had to confess. Zeus found the story quite amusing, so he did not punish Hermes, but only required him to return the flock. Hermes regretted what he had done and offered Apollo his lyre as a gift. The lyre was a musical instrument that Hermes had created all by himself from the shell of a turtle.
To repay Hermes for his kindness, Apollo returned the gesture by giving Hermes a golden staff to guide the flocks. From that moment on, peace reigned once again at Mount Olympus and a strong friendship began between Hermes and Apollo." (Thanks to Greek-Gods.info for the text; bold added by me)
Back when Hermes was just a toddler, he once left his cradle and set out on an adventurous journey to Pieria, in Northern Greece. His goal was to steal the cattle of his half-brother Apollo.
Hermes very soon discovered the herd. One by one he began to pull the hooves from the cows' feet and reattach them in reverse order. He did the same with his own sandals. Then he took the herd, which now seemed to be going backwards, and hid them in a cave. Finally he returned to his cave in Mount Cyllene in Arcadia.
Apollo soon discovered that his flock was missing and began to search the surrounding area. The tracks he saw along the way were only confusing and caused the god to despair.
Of course, Apollo was the god of prophecy, so he soon found out about the thief and furiously went to Mount Cyllene find Hermes in his cave. Little Hermes was sleeping peacefully in his cradle, but Apollo didn't care - he grabbed the infant and took him to Mount Olympus, to be judged by their master Zeus, the king of the gods.
In front of Zeus, Hermes initially denied everything, but in the end he had to confess. Zeus found the story quite amusing, so he did not punish Hermes, but only required him to return the flock. Hermes regretted what he had done and offered Apollo his lyre as a gift. The lyre was a musical instrument that Hermes had created all by himself from the shell of a turtle.
To repay Hermes for his kindness, Apollo returned the gesture by giving Hermes a golden staff to guide the flocks. From that moment on, peace reigned once again at Mount Olympus and a strong friendship began between Hermes and Apollo." (Thanks to Greek-Gods.info for the text; bold added by me)
The story can be read at different levels. It is just a story, but it is also a metaphor for our mind. Follow the bold words comparing them to the way your thinking works, and see a great parable about your trickster mind. Remember that the Sun is your core essence, the inner light that can shine over and 'find out' any mind 'tricks', be it error, misconception, misunderstanding, or ruse.
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