Mercury Conjunct Sun Natal

During retrograde motion, Mercury makes the inferior (meaning below or interior)
conjunction where it passes between the sun and the Earth. This conjunction grants
the classic powers of the Psychopomp, or guide of souls to the lower worlds. If you
have this aspect in your natal chart, you have unusual abilities to see into the
hidden areas of the human psyche, perhaps easily communicating with animals and
nature and exploring “non-ordinary” states of consciousness. At the very least, you
are a psychologist who instinctively knows the deeper truths lurking below the
surface of everyday reality. This penetrating quality can be quite off-putting to
some, and so you need to learn how to stay on the surface of consciousness when
dealing with everyday situations in order to keep from scaring off potential allies
and friends. Also, consciously keeping a heart-centered awareness (rather than a
purely mental focus) will help you to gain trust. During direct motion, Mercury
makes the superior (meaning above or exterior) conjunction where it passes on the
far side of the sun from Earth. If you have this aspect in your birth chart,
because Mercury was traveling extremely fast at this conjunction, it means your
mind is so fast and overloaded with information that you have a hard time conveying
the enormity of your full perception. You are here to be the guardian of some kind
of sacred esoteric knowledge. You must either go on a journey to find the knowledge
that has been lost or be tasked with safeguarding such knowledge from becoming lost
or falling into the wrong hands. This may involve sifting through enormous
quantities of information looking for the slightest hints and most subtle clues to
take them to the next step on their journey. Conversely, it may involve encoding
such knowledge that it can “hide in plain sight” and the deeper secrets and
purposes only be revealed to those who have journe