Mercury, Jupiter, and Moon.
Mercury is intellect, memory loss & learning.
Jupiter- Wisdom, Memory, higher learning, and code of conduct (Dharma)
Mercury is an offspring of the Moon and the adopted son of Jupiter.
Moon is the mind and the circumstance you are in at a given moment, being reflective in nature it reflects the circumstances you are in. (the reason why transits from Moon are considered).
Moon is Jupiter + Mercury and it portrays all that Mercury and Jupiter signify along with its inherent traits like waxing and waning just like the phases of the Moon the mind is never stable.
Further Mercury is trade and commerce and Jupiter is the economy while the Moon represents your economic position in the wake of the significations of Jupiter and Mercury.
Moon in itself is the mind and the aim and purpose of all spiritualists is to control the mind so that they can concentrate on their spiritual upliftment.
Moon the mind can be controlled only when one is contended and desires nothing so the adage Mann Jeeta to jag Jeeta( if you are able to control your mind that is equivalent to conquering the world) Such, is the importance of Moon.
In north India Moon chart was given tremendous importance, but the practice is no longer in vogue.
Texts claim that the Sudarshan chakra technique is important. The three charts viz the Ascendant or lagna charts tell you about the self and physique, The moon chart the state of mind and nature of circumstances and its physical effect on the body. The sun chart tells you about the soul's aspirations.
Bunched together all three represent the actual position of the individual.
Note - I read a post where the author claims that Moon is an alternative to Mercury, I do not know how to react to this intellectual shallowness, Moon is Jupiter and Mercury + its inherent traits, one should read about the concept of Mind to understand the importance of Moon, even the Soul (Sun) cannot progress or digress without the Mind(Moon). A reminder Take the shakti or the alphabet (i) out of Shiv it becomes Shv, spoken in tandem it sounds like SHAV or the dead body. Have a good day learn from only those who know about Vedic astrology classics only the classics can give you the complete point of view.
