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Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 21 June 2022 The mercury should rise to about 40 degrees on the mountain by late Monday, according to George. This rapid motion may have led to it being named after the Roman deity Mercury, the fast. Seen from the Earth, it appears to move around its orbit in about 116 days, which is much faster than any other planet. John Timmer, Ars Technica, The prospectors' sites often grow over time, creating vast damage, destroying riverbanks, contaminating waterways with mercury and disrupting Indigenous peoples’ traditional ways of life.įabiano Maisonnave, ajc, The plan’s goal included eliminating harmful materials from baby foods by April 2022, inorganic arsenic by April 2024 and cadmium and mercury after April 2024.Īhjané Forbes, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2022 Its predicted high near 95 is within flirting distance of Cincinnati’s record for June 23, when the mercury rose to 97 on that date in 1988. Mercury is the smallest and closest to the Sun of the eight planets in the Solar System, with an orbital period of about 88 Earth days. Leada Gore | al, 7 June 2022 Those two, along with mercury, are the only three for which use is the largest source of loss. Umuhoza Rahmat, CNN, 13 July 2022 Do not eat any Largemouth bass due to presence of mercury. Its glyph is a minimalist depiction of the Caduceus of Hermes, a staff with wings entwined by two snakes, a symbol of medicine, trade, and correspondence since the rise of Mesopotamian civilization.Recent Examples on the Web Some-like those running alongside Alfred Nobel’s famous dynamite factory in Glasgow-filled with mercury and other toxic waste.Ĭorey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2022 Ban on all cosmetics with mercury, steroids, retinol derivatives, vitamin A and hydroquinone above 2%. Mercury transmits messages, and the soul crescent here resembles broadcast antennae. This is achieved through the transference of ideas, utilizing mediums like speech and writing. Mercury's glyph consists of the crescent above the circle above the cross, indicating how we use material tools (cross) to activate a spiritual connection (circle) that touches the soul (crescent). (For all these guidelines, remember Mercury retrograde will have a significant destabilizing effect, so tread lightly during those times).
Thus, understanding how Mercury behaves in each sign can be an essential tool in making yourself heard, connecting with others, and getting your work done. In general, depending on which sign Mercury is in, ideas and communication within all types of relationships can differ dramatically. This is why it's generally advised not to sign business deals, buy new technology, or make any life-altering decisions during a Mercury retrograde period.
So when Mercury turns retrograde, naturally, we tend to see communication going haywire. Mercury is also responsible for logic and reason, dictating how we solve problems. As such, this planet controls all manner of communication and expression, determining how we process information and get our points across. In Greek mythology, Mercury was considered the swift-footed messenger of the gods, bringing divine messages from above. If you're familiar with Mercury, it's likely because of those dreaded retrogrades!īut there's so much more to this planet than meets the eye.
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