The Planets: Mercury Mercury is the closest and densest planet in the solar system to the Sun. Its interior is composed of a huge iron core. This is thought to be partially molten, and acts like a dynamo generating Mercury's weak magnetic field. In Roman mythology Mercury was the god of trade and profit, merchants and travellers. The god Mercury with his winged feet is known as the messenger of the gods; he symbolizes contact, communication, any transportation, flow, swiftness, playfulness and flexibility. * Mercury, is the natural ruling planet of the astrological signs Virgo and Gemini, deals with our intellectual capabilities, how we sort, collect, classify and interpret information; it also deals with all forms of communications. The Ancients and modern astrologers, consider Mercury to be neutral, it is neither masculine nor feminine, positive nor negative, it takes on the qualities of whatever aspects it comes in contact with. As the ruler of Gemini and Virgo, Mercury is clever, facile, adaptable, and represents the mind, intellect, education, writing and other forms of communication, transportation, short trips, siblings, and the immediate environment. * Signs, Sybmols and Seals of Mercury
In magikal workings and rituals, the ruling aspects of the planet Mercury are business, buying and selling, cleverness, communication, contracts, creativity, information, intellect, memory, perception, science, wisdom, and writing. Mercury in its negative aspects is the root of dishonesty, deception. Mercury is associated with the element of Air. The day Wednesday/Woden's day. The shades of Orange The gemstones - Opal, Moss Agate, Aventurine, Sodalite, and Flourite. Of the herbs associated with Mercury, the following are most common correspondences, Almond, Anise, Clover, Dandelion, Dill, Hyssop, Lavender, Lemongrass, Lilac, Mace, Peppermint, Rosemary, Vervain. * The table of Mercury is a Eight square, containing 64 numbers each adding in any direction, to 250 with its sum being 2080. Yve (O) XXX Source and Images - http://www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/the_elements/the_planets/mercury.asp