In these texts, A is the person whose Moon is read and B the person whose Mercury receives it.
Mercury is involved in words, tone of voice and gestures. That is why the way someone communicates can produce pleasure or discomfort, even when the person’s intention is different from the effect it has.
Facilitating contact
B’s words stimulate A’s imagination and fantasy. A feels drawn to that way of expressing things, and B enjoys being listened to. The time they share can pass with a sense of harmony.
Obstructing contact
A may interpret B’s words differently from the intention with which they were spoken. B, in turn, may read A’s silence or glance as disapproval. Much of the discomfort stays in each one’s thoughts.
Differences over how to organize the time they share may add to the misunderstandings.
Aspects of the Moon
The Moon represents imagination and daydreaming. The person whose Moon takes part in an aspect may spend a lot of time thinking about their partner and about what happens between them, without the other ever coming to know that inner world.
These are impressions that are often not put into words. Even so, they influence how we see the other person and what we imagine the relationship could become. Within the system, the Moon is also linked to the way we manage time.
When studying these aspects, it helps to distinguish inventories 1 and 2. Some reactions come from learned family and cultural models. Others are interpreted here from the astrological configuration. Confusing the two levels can lead us to attribute a more complex experience to a single cause.