On the Blind Side ---Self-Opinionated and Overly Subjective

As part of the Ugly Truth series on aspects it’s now time to take a look at Sun Conjunct Mercury. Since the Sun and Mercury can never be more than 28 degrees apart the conjunction is the only major aspect it can form. As the Sun rules our sense of “I” there is always an” I” behind everything you say, think and communicate, and this is often the combination of a strong communicator.

In a moral sense this can mean that you may like to think of yourself as an original, individual, and distinct thinker, academic, or even philosopher. You are also somebody who is a purposeful, focused, and determined learner. However, you may become overly identified with what you think, to the point of not listening to anybody else. Astrologers refer to the Sun acting as a detriment to Mercury when these planets are no more than 5 degrees apart. According to Charles Carter this isn’t always the case and the real harm is one of inflexibility, and inability for neutrality, detachment, and impartiality.

You may excel in writing, lecturing, debating and trading. In addition you may be witty and possess a good sense of humour, and a bright intellect. Whatever the Sun touches in our horoscopes is what we tend to identify with, so you may identity with your thoughts, ideas, and judgements. It is also the part us which wants recognition, and so you may want to be recognised for your intellectual prowess. A case example is a man who won a prize award for literature with his Sun conjunct Mercury prominently placed on the M.C (house of public recognition and career).

The Sun signifies your ego and this becomes identified with your daily exchanges of information, talking and analysing. Thoughts are very often ego driven, and it has been commented that this contact is a poor listener, tending to only judge what you think is important.

The contact tends to be too mentally fixed, to incline on its worst side towards obstinacy, opinionateness and pomposity and to be somewhat blinded by its pride and personal feelings generally. By Charles Carter

If the planets are in the same sign it is held that the thinking loses its critical distance from the character and will.