So
what is Mercury Retrograde and what does it mean to
you? In this day and age, most of us have heard of
this phenomenon. Mercury is a fast moving planet.
Several times during the year it will appear to stop
and go backwards. This process lasts approximately
three weeks, and it is not so much that the planet
is going backwards, but that it is traveling in a
strange way, like hitting the bulge and the other
planets get to catch up. So the reverse motion is
merely an illusion.
Though the motion is an illusion, the results of retrograde
action are not. This is said to be a time when we
are supposed to be reviewing the past -- as we would
be advised to do when any planet is in reverse motion.
It is a time to rethink or to go over what is going
on, which helps us to gain a better perspective. The
word here should not be retrograde, but retrospect.
This is a good time to clean things up, rather than
to start new things. Cleaning closets, cleaning your
house, your office, the garage -- whatever areas you've
neglected or allowed to become cluttered can be cleaned,
making use of Mercury Retrograde.
Mercury deals with communication, and all things related
to communication are subject to his energy. This is
a time when computers freak out, telephones get tied
up, and messages get confused or missed entirely.
This is a time when delays are to be expected. The
game of telephone tag is popular during the retrograde.
Things will not run easily or directly. Learning to
use this to your benefit is the key. It is not a good
time to buy things such as computers, cars, phones
or anything that is related to communication or commuting.
Things just seem be break down and go wrong. No, this
is not something to take personally, but it does mean
there are things you are not looking at or aware of,
and this is how we get nudged.
So next time you hear Mercury is retrograde, you will
want to make plans to clean things up and finish projects
rather then start them. But mostly you want to lay
back and look at what is going on. Mercury in retrograde
can also be good for intuition, as it is the opposite
of what Mercury relates to normally, which is more
logical and linear. With Mercury in more of a dormant
position, it gives the intuition a greater ability
to be heard. This will also be true of those who have
Mercury in retrograde in their natal chart. |
