272 Spiritual Astrology
have a fine organising ability. But when the man of the
lower planes is governed by Mercury in the horoscope,
he will lack continuity of purpose. He has neither any
mission nor duties in life. He grows into an intellectual
flirt creating problems, misrepresenting things and
confusing others with his quickness in the jugglery of
words, in the guise of a mature philosopher and thinker.
Mercury transacts business on the mundane plane
and wisdom on the spiritual plane. All the deceptions of
the educational aristocracy of all times, which enabled
man to take advantage over the more backward races and
individuals of the world, is a play of Mercury on the
mundane plane. Under his influence, much logic is
propagated as philosophy and science; much emotion and
sentiment of the baser levels are passed off as poetry and
many who gather others’ thoughts are presented to the
world as original thinkers.
A good aspect of any planet with Mercury gives full
expression of all the good traits of the former in the
personality of man. The planet in aspect is rightly
interpreted in terms of his life, thought and expression.
The second half of Gemini is symbolised as ‘the woman
with a lyre’. When Mercury is placed in that part of the
sign and bears a trine aspect with Neptune, the subject
receives the rays of Na-rada through Mercury. His thought,
word and deed are musical. He is a true disciple of Bhakti
Yoga. Through music he attains liberation. If such a
Mercury bears a trine or sextile aspect with Uranus, the
subject responds to the highest gamut of scientific thought.
All the secrets of creation will be revealed to him. He can
read the symbols of nature and decipher the language of
gods through them.