Praesepe
Mercury Conjunct Praesepe
With your natal Mercury conjunct Praesepe, the star's character marks your mind and communication: the swarm and the unseen industry of the crowd. A fixed star tints whatever planet it sits on, lending its old reputation to that part of you. Read it together with Praesepe's full nature and the rest of the chart; one star colors but does not dictate, and a hard star rewards conscious, disciplined handling.
- fixed-star
- praesepe
- mercury
- conjunction
Sources
- Robson, The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology (1923)Gives the traditional nature and influence of Praesepe.
- Brady, Brady's Book of Fixed Stars (1998)Reads Praesepe through its myth and its meaning by conjunction.
- Ebertin, Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation (1971)Gives the practical, observed effect of Praesepe on a conjunct planet.