Alex, what does mercury sextile jupiter denote?!
Question: One needs to consider in what houses (areas of life) each sits, as it will act differently depending upon house and sign.
Are these two forming squares, oppositions or other aspects to other planets as well ? These will also influence the energy.
Is Jupiter or Mercury in rulership, detriment, exhaltation or fall?
This will determine their strength (strong in rulership or exhaltation - weak in detriment or fall).
Also of prime importance; is your mercury retrograde?
In general, mercury is the mental processes and communication where Jupiter expands where ever it goes. So sextiles between Jupiter and any planet are beneficial. It is called the 'greater benefic' in the old textbooks because it does not carry any negative energy, with exception perhaps of the tendency to 'overdo'.
On the positive side this configuration would give energy to expansive ideas, on the more negative side the same energy might cause someone to take on more than they can comfortable handle so they feel overextended after the moment of enthusiasm has passed.
Answers: One needs to consider in what houses (areas of life) each sits, as it will act differently depending upon house and sign.
Are these two forming squares, oppositions or other aspects to other planets as well ? These will also influence the energy.
Is Jupiter or Mercury in rulership, detriment, exhaltation or fall?
This will determine their strength (strong in rulership or exhaltation - weak in detriment or fall).
Also of prime importance; is your mercury retrograde?
In general, mercury is the mental processes and communication where Jupiter expands where ever it goes. So sextiles between Jupiter and any planet are beneficial. It is called the 'greater benefic' in the old textbooks because it does not carry any negative energy, with exception perhaps of the tendency to 'overdo'.
On the positive side this configuration would give energy to expansive ideas, on the more negative side the same energy might cause someone to take on more than they can comfortable handle so they feel overextended after the moment of enthusiasm has passed.