Each year Mercury the planet of communication, commerce, transport, language and logic/reasoning starts an Apparent Retrograde movement of the planet through the sky. The motion is not REAL in that the planet does not physically start moving backwards on its orbit. It just appears to do so because of the relative positions of the planet and Earth and how they are moving around the Sun.
During the times that Mercury is retrograde, people often notice more challenges with correspondence, our communication as we interact with others. It can also show up in our relationship to our neighborhood, our siblings and challenges with cars, transportation or electric equipment.
The Mercury Retrograde dance will start this year of 2019 in the sign of Pisces, following two more retrogrades periods further down in the year within the signs of Leo and Scorpio respectively.
Here are the dates (depending on the time zone, the dates will slightly differ):
- 5th – 28th March – in the sign of Pisces
- 7th – 31st July – in the sign of Leo
- 31st October – 20th November – in the sign of Scorpio
Mercury governs the signs of Gemini and Virgo in Astrology thus both of these signs as well as those having Ascendant, Moon or that have a strong relationship with Mercury in their astrology charts are more likely to be affected by the transit.
Being aware of our Shadow:
At a personal level, one way of looking at Mercury Retrograde is that it reveals disowned components in our awareness, communication, and interaction with others and with the world around us.
Mercury in Gemini expresses the way that we reach out, interact and discriminate our neighborhood. The shadow of Gemini is Sagittarius. When Mercury is retrograde, it often expresses the negative nature of Sagittarius, thus the tendency is to generalize, anticipate, judge or assume, without checking first to see what is real or not.
Mercury in Virgo expresses the way that we integrate our experiences and recognize the world around us using our mind. The shadow of Virgo is Pisces. When Mercury is retrograde, it often expresses the disowned nature of Pisces thus we can imagine that others will make things happen for us or we could simply disconnect to our inner core searching an outer connection instead, thus becoming victims of our own ignorance.
The blessing of Mercury Retrograde:
We can use these retrograde times to reflect and see where we are being caught in the patterns of our shadow, especially that it’s in these times where be become less conscious thus it’s a good introspection exercise.
Also, the Retrograde period can be a blessing because it mainly reveals what it’s no longer working properly and needs a new approach, or things that it’s important to resolve, fix or address; by being centered we just need to become aware and make the necessary changes down the line.
We can say the Mercury retrograde cycle happens at two levels:
1st – Being more aware of others actions and how they impact us – at this level there’s not a lot that we can do, just to double check things and be prepared for delays or errors that may occur.
2nd – This is a more personal level that we can avoid the consequences of our actions by becoming more centered and being aware that when we are not acting from our hearts there are always some after math that we need to solve or take care. Our wounds and buttons are being pushed in order to become conscious and work with our reactions and not by re/acting from our shadow self.
Mercury in Pisces March 5th ( 1:20 p.m. EST) – March 28th, 2019
When Mercury turns retrograde, the Ascendant of the moment is in Cancer where we also have currently the North Node, with Moon the ruler of the Ascendant in Pisces conjunction the Sun. Both signs, Cancer and Pisces are water signs, learning how to cultivate and express emotions as a way of relating to one another. This configuration can speak about embracing our emotions and use them when we communicate and at the same time being detached by not becoming overwhelmed. Also, this time can signify that the way we see our life needs to be looked at from a higher perspective so that we are able to see the whole picture before we can understand a certain situation or a person’s motives of behaviour. By not being caught in the details, we are able to expand our view, by Zooming out of the “old” ways of thinking and feeling.
We might encounter situations where our need to feel safe and secure is going to be challenged by other people beliefs and behaviours (squaring Jupiter in Sagittarius). Just ground yourself in knowing that some current concepts that you hold may be shaken so that you understand things from a different perspective and that you are truly aligned with a new beliefs system. It’s also possible that at a personal and collective level, the way you are performing your daily activities changes in a way to align to these new beliefs. E.g working less and dedicating more time to your family, or to your overall health. Before, all these changes are manifesting in your life you are going to be challenged so it’s best to not resist what is happening, in contrast to be more conscious of what is trying to teach you. Mars in Taurus trine Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn will help us make the necessary changes or transitions and have more discipline on putting these changes into action by committing on a long term. By the end of this transit, you will have a clearer vision of when and what needs to be changed in order to accommodate to the transition that is occurring. The only sure thing in this world is that “change is the only constant in life” so open yourself to these waves of awakening by becoming more conscious of your interactions.
To conclude, I will enumerate some of the activities that is best to pay more attention to and avoid or postpone until the period ends:
- Signing important contracts (best time to review contracts and/or important agreements);
- Buying electronic equipment (including mobile phones or cars, etc);
- Taking any major decisions;
- Travelling (delays, accidents, losing items might happen, etc);
- Buying expensive items (you may see them on Sale after the period end);
- Communicate a new release related to information and/or data.
To be continued…
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