This memory map that I created is using sacred geometry and imagery to teach astrological information about the planet Mercury. In this post I will explain how to read it. As Mercury is the god of money, commerce and trade it is fair to say that he must ultimately be the god of cryptocurrency as well.
Start in the Center
As Mercury is associated with the fifth Shakra, the throat Shakra, we use the bright blue color which is likewise associated with its energy. Placed upon it you see the rune of Mercury, representing the winged helmet and the Caduceus, the Staff of Hermes.
Inner Circle
- The Top: Zodiac signs which are ruled by Mercury which are Gemini and Virgo.
- Top Right: Zodiac sign where Mercury is elevated which is Virgo.
- Buttom Right: Zodiac sign where Mercury is detrimented which is Sagittarius.
- Bottom: Zodiac sign where Mercury is in the fall which is Pisces.
- Bottom Left: Personification of the Energy which is the Prince.
- Top Left: Orbital period around the sun which is ~88 days.
Outer Circle
These are the general traits that are associated with the Mercury energy:
- Communication
- Psyche
- Mind
- Memory
- Mediation
- Money
- Commerce
- Trade
- Media
- Writing
- Language
- Logic
Memorize The Map
If you want to memorize the outer circle on this map you can visualize Hermes aka Mercury with his staff. And now tell a story where you use the visual element for each attribute and weave it into your story while visualizing the whole thing. Something like this:
Mercury is in communication with several students and they debate the psyche very emotionally while acting a bit psycho. Mercury is calming their minds with visual energy coming out of their heads. Out of that energy are jumping memory flashes in form of wild images. Mercury takes their memories and weaves them together into one big harmonic memory, mediating between them.
He then fills money into carts to initiate their commerce. They start pushing their carts around and make trade with each other by shaking hands and exchanging their money. The press and media arrives and takes pictures from that bizarre scenery and the reporters start writing with big feathers on paper. They use their usual manipulative language which looks like angry words jumping of the paper they write on. Finally Mercury concludes the action by taking out his magical Rubik's cube and turning it a few times. That is resetting the whole logic back to the beginning. What a trickster!
Replace and change the story with your own images and ideas. Finally repeat the story a few times over the next few days and weeks. Then you will always remember the Mercury attributes.
Few other things about Mercury: He is the Prince to the King (Sun), and is friends with Sun and Saturn both, which are father and son themselves, but enemies. Mercury is a friendly planet, and loves to flirt. He is not comfortable with Jupiter and Mars. His best color is Green and so is the lucky stone - Green Emerald. He is a prince and kind of messenger to the king at the same time.
Way too much frenetic Mercurial fun going on today, if you ask me! I'm incubating and going to play with Ableton and watch cartoons...
Gotta love retrogrades!
Yes, the energy right now makes me want to stay away from my computer and communicating with other people right now. But you gotta do what you gotta do to make some Steem. ;)
Feel you on that! I have spent ALL day just getting my tech to work right so I can even say what I just did. lol
I already need another cup of coffee or I won't be able to do anything right...maybe just cartoons tonight.
Its cool how you create the story to memorize all the attributes of Mercury. Ever since I was a kid I loved Mercury dimes. They took Mercury of the dime and replaced him with FDR.
They have messed with the wrong guy! ;)
haha the god of crypto :D mad memory skills!
you to good
¡Hola! ¿Como estas? Es un buen ejercicio para la mente, hay que repetirlo mucho hasta aprenderlo, gusto de saludarte.
The crypto zodiac looks cool and fascinating