Mercury moves into Virgo on its way to Superior Conjunction with the Sun (Superior Conjunction is when Mercury meets the Sun while in direct apparent motion). Its contacts right now take the spotlight: heading out of quincunx with tense, 29 degree Saturn highlights yesterday’s mind games but promises a critical eye will be applied, as soon as the energy’s freed up–but in fact with Neptune still conjoined Saturn from Aries, and Pluto sextile, Merc becomes the apex to a Finger of God, suggesting it will all get cleared up, if we think about it. It may take the 5 or 6 days mentioned in yesterday’s post to come clear, but now we know how to do it: through careful assessment, a focus on honesty and Truth, a desire to see things as they really are. The square of Merc to Uranus introduces the only real problem, one of being shocked, surprised, or downright rebellious at what we learn. If we are withholding things from others, we shouldn’t be surprised if they withhold from us, too–that said, never underestimate the ability of what we call life to deliver something we never anticipated.

The Daily Word Image is a line of yellow parasols on a yellow beach under a glowing yellow sun. Whatever the scene, or the color yellow evokes–there’s your message for today.