Mutual reception

Whenever planets are in mutual reception, they provide the native with additional forces to overcome difficulties that present themselves during transits affecting their signs and houses.

However, there are conditions where this helpful relationship is much weakened: For example, in a chart where Mercury is in Capricorn and Saturn is in Virgo, a strong mutual reception is in effect.

In this instance, the individual with these placements would be likely to demonstrate a powerful, logical mind, with excellent ability to reason and strong habits of organization, as well as the likelihood of being a very hard-working, focused thinker.

Ancient and medieval astrologers gave equal force to mutuality obtained by planets being in each other's signs of exaltation—for example, Jupiter in Taurus in a chart where the Moon is in Cancer.

This placement would tend to give a notably generous and probably religious individual, with a good deal of luck and talent.