AP Working Consciously with Mercury Venus and Mars

These three inner planets go far beyond the books you read, your romantic life, and what annoys you. In this program, we will explore them in depth and come to understand their elemental functions in the evolving psyche, both in their role in the natal chart and by progression and solar arc. In Buddhism, there are "three poisons." The root poison is Ignorance - and it is Mercury's job to dispel it. Ignorance spawns two more poisons. One is attachment and desire. Purifying that soul-disease is the result of achieving a highly evolved response to Venus. Anger and fear are the third poison, and getting past them brings us to the process of elevating our relationship with Mars. As we enter into right relationship with these three planets, we become wiser, more loving, and more courageous. And, of course, when we go astray with them, we tie ourselves up in illusion and false belief, fall into foolish relationships that hurt us, and go nuclear on all the wrong targets. As with our last class