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Mercury, retrograde, is on Libra 11: A PROFESSOR PEERING OVER HIS GLASSES AT HIS STUDENTS – Mercury here can bring up some very interesting insights about ourselves or others. What lenses are we wearing when we’re looking out at the world (or, at ourselves?)

A Professor Peering Over His Glasses At His StudentsHave you got the ‘right prescription’? Are you, perhaps, judging, or, feeling judged, by criteria that may have little to do with the real flesh and blood realities of situations?

This Symbol speaks of the ability, or the necessity, of looking at people as humans and not through the lens of something learned from books. It’s as though the aspects of the rational mind and the intuition require a different kind of focus. Seeing people for who they really are leads to better and kinder relationships, as does dropping judgmental opinions or relying on science or complicated codes of thought for answers. You may need to interrupt your rational mind to realize your intuitive ideas. At times Professor Peering Over The Top Of His Glasses At His Studentsyou may feel like the “Professor” and at other times “The Student”. Having the eyes to see each other in the true light of day is the goal.

Different perceptions for different situations. Seeing that others get the message. Glasses and lenses. Observing others. Giving advice. Teachers. The ability to ‘read others’.

The Caution: Egoistic or superior positions that others have a lesser position or intelligence. Distortions of perception or observation. Condescending behavior. Bossy.