mercury as the yogi planet
the “yogi planet” describes the celestial body within the natal chart that can be regarded as an unconditional bestower of luck and prosperity, regardless of its dignity. The yogi planet is determined by the nakshatra of the yogi point, the nakshatra’s planetary ruler will be the yogi planet. In the following I will be focusing on what it means to have mercury as your bringer of abundance.
So how does mercury bless?
Mercury is known as the planet of communication, media, words, language, education, intellect, the mental realm, (short) travel, and much more. it rules the sign of Gemini and the 3rd house accordingly.
that being said, the first conclusion we can draw is that mercury’s first blessing is refined, compelling speech. the metal health will be strong and the intellect as sharp as a dagger, dagger being one of the emblems of Hod, the emanation connected to mercury on the tree of life. The chart holder will be well read and will have a great capacity for conceptualizing even the most intricate matters.
mercury is a key player in alchemy and connected to Hermes Trismegistus, the traveler of realms, messenger of the gods, and patron of trade, thieves, travelers, luck and much more. If we dismantle the glyph of mercury we end up with three symbols in the following order: the lunar crescent (representative of the emotional, spiritual realm), the circle/sun (representative of the self and the soul) and the cross (symbolic of the physical, finite world). If we inspect all of the existing planetary glyphs we will quickly realise that most planets include only two elements, either the cross and the crescent, or the circle and the cross, so on and so forth; the mercurial emblem comprises of all three elements, for good reason:
Hermes travelled the heavens and the earth. The presence of the circle in the center of the glyph stands for the perfect equilibrium that the self finds itself in (between the physical cross and the spiritual crescent). That being the case, individuals under mercurial blessings forge a great understanding of both the material world (circle over cross=self over matter) and the spiritual, intangible world and its unspoken rules (the crescent).
Mercury being the patron of speech and words, chart holders that carry its gift possess an uncanny ability to speak things into existence. The words they utter become the house they live in. While one could argue that this saying applies to everybody, it remains out of question that with mercury as a yogi planet, this effect will be emphasized.
furthermore, the words of the native will hold great weight regardless of awareness. They make for natural negotiators.
Mercury is a quite fast planet, linked to vehicles and the like. consequently, mercury’s blessings reach the native quite quickly when factors like speech, mentality, and other mercurial elements are tapped into.
How does one “tap into” mercurial elements?
individuals with mercury as the yogi planet will unlock fortune and luck by skillfully utilizing their speech, shamelessly using their charisma and pursuing interests that stimulate their mind.
mercury being of prominence in alchemy, would explain the truly transformative property of this planet.