Mercury Sextile Saturn

A sextile of Mercury: The work of the mind is effective within the boundaries between what a person does not understand and what he cannot understand in principle. A sextile of Mercury gives the planet the opportunity for constructive interaction with the principle of thinking. The statement "the mind is the head of everything" is at once both a sugarcoating of reality and its falsification; however, in the sphere of the planet's action, the sextile will provide a person with various opportunities for rational understanding and tactful mental management. The sextile of Mercury does not give instant and easy superficial rational understanding of the planet's principle, which is characteristic of a trine, but it makes the efforts directed toward its comprehension constructive, and, having applied some amount of labor, a person reaches a level where his understanding does not profane the planet's principle but, on the contrary, gives it new directions for development. In interpretation, it is important to pay attention to which planet in the sextile is stronger. If Mercury is stronger, the person will be tempted, having only begun to understand the problem, to consider his first (or second) thoughts sufficient and effective and to suppress the planet's principle with them, perceiving it ultimately with great distortions, and mental management of the planet will be too crude. If, however, the planet in the sextile is stronger, the person will be tempted to subordinate his thinking to its principle, and then rational understanding will be biased, hindering objective assessment, and mental management will be too weak. In any case, the person will feel a general need for mental development in the areas governed by the planet. Working through gives great opportunities for rationalization in the spheres of the planet's influence, subtlety and flexibility of rational thinking, the boundaries of whose competence the person will feel well. This is good for teachers in areas related to the planet, since this person will be able to give students wide opportunities for mastering the planet's principle, forcing their rational mind to work—an extremely effective means of learning. Conversely, the lack of working through, persistent unwillingness to use rational thinking to work with the planet's principle, leads a person to loss of faith in himself, his abilities and opportunities, mental depression, and possible blows of fate in the corresponding areas. A sextile of Saturn: A person's life should be such that it is worth understanding. A sextile of Saturn gives a person opportunities for in-depth working through in the spheres governed by the planet. However, one must be able to see these opportunities, since Saturn's handwriting, especially at low levels of its working through, forces a person to think more about his misfortunes associated with external limitations than about development and working through plans and prospects that are not at all obvious. At the same time, Saturn's influence makes a person in the spheres governed by the planet internally serious and purposeful, but he must recognize this himself rather than suppress it into the subconscious (which at a low level and especially in fire-air charts is very likely). Saturn offers a person to deeply engage with the planet's problem, to sort out the influence of its principle on inner life, and only after that to take active external steps. It promises deep penetration into the mysteries of the planet, wise mastery and management of it—but within the framework of karma, which in this case imposes significant limitations, and these must be learned to see. At the moment the sextile is activated, a person feels a certain freezing, external and internal inhibition, as if inviting him to look more closely into himself and thoroughly sort out the planetary principle (usually on the material of a specific problem arising from the strengthening of external or internal limitations). If a person persistently ignores Saturn's offers, Saturn may completely freeze the planet, and then the person will study its principle in a forced manner. For example, attempts at a frivolous attitude toward love (in any of its forms) with a Saturn–Venus sextile can produce a completely heartless person, to whom karma may later send, for instance, a deeply beloved and equally insensitive granddaughter, forcing him to experience torments similar to those he once caused.

These people have a good memory, are practical, logical, and diligent. They have great potential for full social and professional self-fulfillment. Their disciplined minds allow them to easily concentrate their attention and efforts on a chosen subject. They are methodical, responsible, serious, and consistent in their judgments and passions. In their youth, they prefer the company of older people. They often become outstanding military men, politicians, historians, researchers, writers, and leading entrepreneurs. They are distinguished by a wealth of thought, considerable restraint, and a touching concern for others. They are methodical and thorough, attentive and meticulous in their relationships with friends, but never lose sight of opportunities for personal gain. They are successful in areas where trust, consistency, and persistence are required. They are a good diplomat and a profound psychologist. They have a disciplined mind and organizational talent, which often contributes to high professional positions. They are cautious and prudent in their decision-making. He is a man of few words, inclined to strictly structure his life and adhere to a strict daily routine. He dislikes leaving himself to chance. He is gifted in mathematics and the exact sciences. He is very disciplined and meticulous in observing the rules of hygiene and home life. In general, every step and thought of such a person is meticulously calculated. He works impeccably, is agile in manual labor and precision work. He is capable of planning political activities and managing large financial companies, is very patient, and can handle any degree of responsibility.

Connection: strict, logical, sober mind, ability to concentrate, desire to get to the point, intellectual honesty. Ability to reason scientifically; rationality, thoughtfulness. Foresight, objectivity; ability to concentrate, love for difficult tasks. If this connection is poorly aspected, there is a lack of imagination, fantasy, excessive severity; reason becomes the all-powerful judge. Trine, sextile: the same meanings with different shades, but not so pronounced. A person is persistent in reasoning and scientific research, diligent, distinguished by depth of judgment, interest in culture, loves to learn, mastering new things.

A disciplined mind and organizational talent, especially in professional matters, due to the presence of the 11th and 10th houses. Decisions are cautious and prudent; they are good speakers, writers, and teachers. Precision and discipline extend to health and hygiene. Often, they have a talent for mathematics and science in general, if other indicators are present. Nothing is left to chance. Every step and thought is calculated.

Your child may not be as eloquent and expressive as he is precise in thinking, neat, and logical. He has a clear, reliable memory. He studies thoroughly, but can be overly restless and preoccupied. In conversation and writing he follows logic and is reasonable. This child will benefit from learning to focus his attention on positive thoughts. Often aptitude for mathematics, and in general for the exact sciences.

Enhances mental abilities and memory; the mind is precise, logical, focused, deep, clear, methodical, practical, and stable; good organizational skills and business acumen; political aptitude, tact, diplomacy, foresight, and caution; and increased mental performance. On the negative side, caution can lead to some slowness in decision-making, laziness, and passivity in action.

A real problem-solver, the more tedious the better. Able to reduce any subject matter to the bare bones. Heavy-duty thinker. Could be very serious or philosophical. Enjoy study and thought. Very methodical and practical in approach.