This episode opens with the Homeric Hymn to Hermes. At just one day old, Hermes wastes no time finding mischief and creating mayhem by stealing his older brother Apollo's 50 cattle and sacrificing two of them to the 12 gods of the Pantheon, including himself of course.

Come along for the ride as this 'delight maker' turns everything on its head and turns it into something else (such as the poor tortoise who becomes the world's first musical instrument). It's a playful journey, but a deep one in the end as we explore the place for the trickster in the world and in ourselves, and the energy that might be necessary as we more effectively challenge existing structures.

Astrologically, we'll be exploring Mercury, The Sun (Apollo) and Jupiter (Zeus) and their patterns in the sky both inner and outer.

References

Homer - The Homeric Hymns
Rafael López-Pedraza - Hermes and his Children
Karl Kerényi - Hermes: Guide of Souls
Lewis Hyde - Trickster Makes This World
Liz Greene & Howard Sasportas - The Inner Planets