Two minds, one fight. Mercury and Jupiter ()
Imagine you are a bird. You have two central preoccupations. One is picking berries or insects for food. You need to be precise. You can’t just pick around in a blur and hope to be lucky. You need a clear focus. Evaluation of distance, details… Your other central preoccupation is to be ready to escape. Predators may attack from above, from below, from North, South, East or West. If your bird business coach has told you to “focus, focus, focus on the berries you deserve” you’re dead. You need unfocused attention. You need a global perception of the world around you to notice when something moves. You may also notice other bushes with berries and make a mental note to go there next. Every time you focus on the berry you’re about to pick, you’re like an antelope drinking at the water hole. You may not see the lions waiting in ambush. You better be quick. You reverse to peripheral vision and unfocused attention, open to detect signs of suspicious activity, you pick another berry… you don’