Mercury, messengers and servants.
If our personality was a kingdom, the Sun would be the king, the Moon the queen, both sitting on their thrones at the centre of their palace in the capital city. Mercury is a messenger and a servant. There is only one Mercury in the sky but there are many messengers and servants in the kingdom. The King and the Queen give orders. The messengers run, ride, drive, fly and tell. In the body, Mercury rules over the nervous system. Intentions come from the Sun, taking action needs muscles, nerves carry the messages. Through Gemini, Mercury rules over the shoulders, arms and hands. The heart may want to hug you, but the arms and the hands will reach out. The Moon wanted a hug as well, and to know whether the place was safe and if there was food to share. Again, without Mercury, stomachs could wait for a very long time. In the kingdom like in a personality, servants are at the bottom of the hierarchy. Royal Messages reach ministers. In turn, they send instruc...