Mercury Retrograde

 

I will have to apologize to all of my star-power friends. Mercury went retrograde last Thursday, the 26th and I was remiss in notifying everyone. When a planet goes retrograde physically from the perspective of Earth it appears to be going backward. Now how can that be you ask? When you are driving your car and overtaking the car that is in front of you, it appears that that car is moving backward from your perspective of gaining on it. It is the same principle with the planets. Astrologically when a planet goes retro the attributes and characteristics represented by the planet go inward. This is equivalent to taking a recent experience and going inside to think it over. It’s like the digestive process in extracting energy from the food that you consume.

 

Of all the planets Mercury is the most notable when going retrograde. It is also the only planet that has more than one retrograde period each year. In fact it usually has three. Since Mercury primarily deals with all forms of communications and the mental/logical processes, when it goes retro it is very noticeable throughout our modern business oriented society. Here is what you can expect from retro Mercury.

 

You can expect indecision and changes in plans. These periods require much caution and orderly thinking. It is a good time for research, planning, examination of resources, and completion of projects already begun. During this period we might reconsider waylaid projects from the past or go back to old ideas or plans.

 

Avoid beginning important new projects while Mercury is retrograde. These should be postponed until it goes direct in motion. Projects begun during Mercury retrograde often develop differently than expected. To avoid disappointments expect disruptions. There will be delays in business matters, especially communications or transportation.

 

People ruled by Mercury retrograde, or whose charts have prominent mercurial signs (check with your local astrologer for details) are more strongly affected than others by the Mercury retrograde periods. Don’t expect people, especially Geminis and Virgos, to be able to make up their minds at this time.

While Mercury is retrograde, it is important to give greater attention to accuracy, details and daily routine.

 

It is not a good time to make important business decisions, sign contracts, wills or other prominent or important documents. It is not a good time to make any large purchases like property/home or buying an automobile. And above all expect breakdown in communications with others. It will often be that what you say to a person will be completely misconstrued and a complete misunderstanding of your communication will ensue.

 

People born with Mercury retrograde in their charts always think before they speak.

 

Mercury will go back to direct motion on August 19th.