The Mercury of Today
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The Mercury of today is a multifaceted composite of different deities from different cultures; Babylonian Nebo, Egyptian Throth, Greek Hermes, and Roman Mercurius, to name a few, each adding a unique imprint upon the universal principle of perception, communication, exchange, and travel. A Buddhist axiom “a hundred people a hundred realities”, teaches a compassionate understanding that every human being has his or her unique perception of reality and what constitutes truth. While this may be a simple truism it harbingers complexities that are extremely difficult to navigate when trying to understand one another. Understanding one another is never the objective of our communicating with one another when we are more concerned with saying our truth and getting our way than hearing what each other have to say. Read the rest of this entry »
