Thunder Woman in the Far North © Sandy Eastoak 2010 How Long is Mercury in Retrograde? I look forward to it as a revolutionary opportunity. I look forward to Mercury Retrograde cycles with respect and honor for such a powerful galactic influence. What can be repaired? What role is ego playing, in your stubborn stance? What if you didn’t take yourself so seriously? How could laughing at yourself open the way for lighthearted resolution to long standing friction points in your relationships with your partner, your family, your friends. This is a good time to do some inner soul searching about the pain-points in your relationships. Is “being right” really that important? Soul Searching During Mercury Retrograde Can you articulate those in a way that opens the other person up to curiosity and understanding? Can you open yourself up to curiosity and understanding about why they are holding so strongly to their side of the story. There may be real moral or ethical reasons. What is the history of your miscommunication? Do you truly understand where the other person is coming from? Why are you holding to your side of the story so strongly? Have you spoken words to your friend or partner that you regret, or is there a long standing miscommunication that keeps coming up? Take some time to think about it. Mercury Retrograde and Interpersonal Relationships and Communication In my experience, long overdue repairs taken care of when Mercury is in retrograde are long lasting and permanent repairs. Are you the type of person who puts off minor repairs on your vehicles? Maybe that broken tailgate causes you only momentary annoyance every now and then, and you tried to fix it before….now is an excellent time to take the hour or two to repair it one more time. In the words of Sandra Pastorius: “ It’s time to “recall the now” of the past and deal with underlying issues.” This is an excellent time to repair what is broken, in physical mechanical terms. “Don’t make any future plans!” “Don’t start a new job or sign any contracts!” “Don’t buy a car, it’ll turn out to be a lemon!” This may also be wise advice, but what CAN we do during these cycles? How can we make Mercury in Retrograde our ally? Mercury Retrograde and the Physical World Many people look to Mercury Retrograde with trepidation. Heyoka © Paula Franco 2012 from We'Moon 2020 How can we make Mercury in Retrograde our ally? We publish a write-up about the upcoming Mercury Retrograde cycles in every We'Moon astrological planner. You can read more of her articles in our Galactic Musings blog. Those are wise words from Sandra Pastorius, seasoned astrologer. Leave matters that lock in future commitments until Mercury goes direct. It’s time to “recall the now” of the past and deal with underlying issues. Breakdowns can help us attend to the safety of mechanics and mobility. We may experience less stress during these periods by taking the time to pause and go back over familiar territory and give second thoughts to dropped projects or miscommunications. What to do while Mercury is in Retrograde Mercury, planetary muse and mentor of our mental and communicative lives, appears to reverse its course three or four times a year. When a planet is in direct motion, planetary energies are more straightforward in retrograde, planetary energies turn back in on themselves and are more involuted. Influences of the planets when they are Retrograde or Direct Mercury Retrograde Cycles for 2022 What does Mercury Retrograde Mean?įirst of all, what do Direct (D) and Retrograde (R) mean, in astrological terms? These are times when a planet moves forward (D) or backward (R) through the signs of the zodiac (an optical illusion, as when a moving train passes a slower train that appears to be going backward).
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