2 February 2022, 4:54pm
Context
The querent was due to request a pay rise at work due to news about the cost of living increasing, and wanted to know how it was going to go. Would the business be receptive to their request, and would they get the requested pay rise?
Interpretation
The important things in a pay rise chart are House 11 – the querent’s salary, and House 2, the querent’s finances in general. In this chart, both are Mercury, Retrograde at 24° 31′ of Capricorn, just inside the 6th House and applying back to the cusp. It’s peregrine, retrograde and cadent – this makes sense, as the salary was not as good as desired. While the significator could be any planet, it seems fitting that the planet of commerce and moving money represents it in this chart.
Lord 1, the Sun, sits in House 6, in its own detriment in fixed Aquarius. On the opposite side of the chart from the Ascendant, the querent is clearly reaching out, but poor dignity shows little chance of success. The Moon, the querent’s cosignificator, is at 3° of Pisces, having recently moved into Mercury’s detriment, showing disappointment with the salary and worry about finances in general.
Unfortunately, Rx Mercury is ‘going backwards’ – so it won’t make any significant changes, remaining peregrine, retrograde and cadent. No change implies just that – no change, and the retrogradation really does imply the value of the salary dropping in real terms.
The chart shows an upcoming sextile between the Moon and Mars (Lord 10) in 3° 22′. This shows the eventual meeting between the querent and their boss, but unfortunately Mars is in the detriment of the Moon, showing the boss not being terribly receptive to the request.
Verdict
No change in Mercury means no change in salary. The querent will not receive the requested pay rise.
Result
The querent had several meetings with their company to discuss salary. Initially, their boss spoke positively of the idea passed the request to the finance department. Unfortunately, around 3 weeks after the chart was cast, their request for a pay rise was denied.
