According to Greek myth, Mercury (or Hermes, whose name derives etymologically from the piles of rocks which marked trails and guided travelers) was the messenger of the gods. He carried orders from Olympus to the mortals on Earth. Mercury is the god of communication and transportation, the guide of wanderers and the patron of thieves and swindlers. If he is afflicted in your chart, your mental velocity may become mere mental hyperactivity. However, these skills are a great resource in the social realm. You communicate easily and effectively, orally or in writing.

As the second light of the solar system, the moon has always been associated with the sun in the minds of men. The moon and sun are the primordial cosmic couple. This satellite of the earth, which mysteriously waxes and wanes, has been compared to the eternal feminine principle, the mother hovering over your infant’s cradle. Psychologically, the moon is thus symbolic of the mother and the mother image. This figure is a primordial element in the psyche of each individual. Depending on your nature, the mother figure may correspond to your biological mother, a grandmother, or a woman who cared for you in infancy and childhood. When you reach adulthood, this mother-figure and all the emotions and bonds associated with you may be transferred to something else: a spouse, a companion, an institution, a church, corporation, or political movement, a cult, etc. In short, any individual or structure likely to take on the mother’s duty of caring for and nurturing the vulnerable aspects of an individual. To be more down-to-earth, the mother figure corresponds to the habits which were learned and then definitively incorporated into the individual’s identity as you gradually became acculturated and progressed toward social independence. As a result, a strongly “lunar” personality often finds it difficult to adapt and is uncomfortable outside the secure setting of familiar routines. Closely tied to your past, you may be unwilling to detach yourself from it and embark on your life as an individual in the here and now. You still identify somewhat with your inner child and may display a child’s capricious behavior, indulging in moodiness and indecision. Your passivity may make you easily influenced, your sensitivity makes you subjective, and you hesitate to open up and lay your soul bare. In your daily life, psychic activity will rule. Your imagination, memory, sensitivity, sensation, and sentiment nearly overwhelm your psyche.

You walk through the door of the dark, cinderblock-walled room. You’ve never been here before, but you know it’s where Abby Ryder Fortson is being held. You knock on the door, but there’s no answer. You try the knob, but the door is locked. You bang on the door, but there’s still no answer.

Then you hear something from inside the room. It’s a low, guttural moaning sound. You walk closer to the door, and you hear the moaning getting louder and more intense. Suddenly, the door bursts open, and a group of men in black uniforms charged into the room, guns drawn.

They fire shots at you, but you dodge them. You run towards the door, but the men in black uniforms follow you, shooting at you as you go. You reach the door, but the men in black uniforms are right behind you, shooting at you.

You try to open the door, but it’s locked. The men in black uniforms are right behind you, shooting at you. You fall to the ground, trying to get away from the men in black uniforms.

The tenth house is an area of the sky which is especially important in Abby Ryder Fortson’s theme. In the following paragraph, we shall explain the general meaning of this fact.

Traditionally, this part of the sky chart was related to profession, ambition, power, honors and recognition, and eminence. Metaphorically, it was also related to the father, the law, the spinal column, etc. The North Node, the gateway into the tenth house, corresponds to the vertical line connecting the zenith to the nadir. The North Node can be opposed to its partner, the South Node, the lowest point on the map of the sky. As the highest point, it symbolizes your elevation, your social position. You are sure to derive some power from your social eminence, such as money, prestige, or privilege, but you also have duties to fulfill. When this area is the site of significant activity, it does not mean that you will automatically have a high social eminence. It means that you will invest a great deal of energy in acquiring a form of social power. Because the energy is somewhat vague, you will have to become aware of the various desires, needs, and ideals which are motivating and inspiring you. As a result, you will probably become conscious of how closely your social destiny is linked to your family’s reputation. Indeed, all you can give society is what you have managed to make of yourself from the raw material you received from your background. When the tenth house is especially significant, it means that the use of power deriving from social rank is problematic for you. Your attitude toward both accomplishment and failure may be somewhat obtuse. As a result, you should always be asking yourself why you aspire to a certain career or profession, what your learning is worth, what meaning you want to give your relationship with society, what you are ready to give of yourself, and what you want from society in exchange.

Abby Ryder Fortson, you should pay close attention to the ninth house because it contains several planets that play a role in your theme.