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Mercury conjunct Pluto: Go deeper

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Before you speak, your mind is already looking for the thing under the topic: Mercury conjunction Pluto Put the question of Mercury and the penetration of Pluto in the same position, your words rarely stop at the surface.

The natal chart shows: Mercury and Pluto are close to the conjunction orb, and the aspect lines are superimposed on the two planets, expressing and in-depth verification sharing the same coordinate.Schematic, not a real chart

The core of Mercury conjunction Pluto: a one-sentence version

conjunction puts two functions into the same position: the way you collect and transmit information comes with a probe to the bottom. The words that others hear are words, and what you hear often includes the calculation behind the words, the unsaid parts, and the motivations of the speaker who may not be aware of them. This isn’t paranoia, it’s just that your receiver is set to this channel.

What each planet wants

What Mercury wants is circulation: asking for information clearly, explaining it clearly, and letting ideas go and come back. Pluto wanted the truth: to lift the lid and make sure nothing else was hidden underneath. The two are stacked at the same point, and your communication will naturally omit the greeting layer - chatting is fine, but the conversation that really makes you engaged is the kind that digs things out. The questions you ask often go further than the situation requires.

The feeling of neutral aspect: three specific scenes

  1. The other person wants to change the topic to a lighter topic in the middle of the conversation, but your inner attention is still stuck on the unfinished part of the sentence just now.
  2. When information is handed to you, your first reaction is to check the source, rather than accepting it all as written.
  3. After a few days of silence, you write a long message that tells the whole story at once, and then you leave whatever comes back.

Immature and mature expressions

The immature version uses penetration as an offense and defense: as soon as the words are spoken, they want to tear down the opponent’s bottom, and silence is also used as a weapon. The mature version uses depth as a tool - ask a well-defined question and wait; verification is to get things done, not to catch someone. Your words have weight, and where you use them is more important than whether you use them or not.

Orb and priority: 0 degrees, natal convention within 7 degrees

The natal conjunction orb grasps 7 degrees. The closer it is to 0 degrees, the tighter the question and penetration bite. Mercury moves about one to two degrees a day, and a few hours difference in birth time has a limited effect on the degree of this square. Pluto orbits the zodiac for about 248 years, and people born in the same batch share its sign; Mercury makes a conjunction with it at the same angle every year. This is not the generational aspect of the outer planets, and the focus is returned to your own chart.

Cheat Sheet: Six Aspects of Mercury and Pluto

Conjunction is the closest among the six distances. The whole set is compared as follows.

Aspect Angle and natal orb In one sentence
conjunction (this page) Within 0 degrees, 7 degrees Go deeper
opposition 180 degrees, within 7 degrees Expression and truth-seeking shift dialogue
trine 120 degrees, within 6 degrees Deep pipes are naturally open
square 90 degrees, within 6 degrees Talking and digging compete for the same socket
sextile 60 degrees, within 4 degrees The opportunity for in-depth conversation is waiting for you.
quincunx 150 degrees, not marked What you think deeply is half the difference between what you say

Conjunction allows depth and expression to share a circuit. Whether it is used smoothly or not depends on whether the turning is controlled: “Mercury touches Pluto, which means that the speech is deliberate”, [hard aspect] Myth will dismantle it for you; the total list of the six matching methods is listed in Aspect Pairing Index. You need to practice phase judgment by following the level and enter from Aspects Course.

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