Mercury Retrograde 101

When the freakin messenger becomes the trickster!

Right...So last summer I was reading up on things to help me with my tarot reading. I noticed that some things in past readings that I had done were actually revealed to me I just was to green to pick them up. Of course it was another Mercury buddy that pointed it out to me. Big up Sadao. Damn Gemini's! Anyway, I came across some stuff that seemed a little to complex but still interesting none the less while I was reading, so I put ink to pad with the main points & forgot about it. It was about the Mercury Retrograde.

So we quickly pan to the beginning of this year, I was about to travel & I fully had to check myself , cause something was off. I couldn't put my finger on it. After some thought, I decided to travel anyway. I know better than to ignore the gut. I may have known better but you wouldn't have known it. I made myself unavailable & missed the fact that a good friend passed away while I was in town, I also found myself in the middle of some silly shit with 2 close friends and it concluded with me losing my wallet. Losing my wallet was a bigger deal than I thought cause I couldn't dip quick enough yet without id, I couldn't travel. Fuck it, One foot in front of the other ~right? When I went 4 my license duplicate, it was suspended!

⇒LARGE is the amount of Listerine I've been using to get rid of the nasty taste from that trip & I haven't arrived there yet.

≈A week & a half after the trip, my laptop {2nd set of hands} took a shit on me and so did my desktop. I also had blown 6 light bulbs in that time. WTF?......I sat there reflecting, thinking how all this was really so shifty, then it hit me............FUCK YOU MERCURY!

Let me introduce you: Mercury, the messenger of the gods, symbolizes mentality: our intellect and mental outlook, the way we think and communicate. Planetary lord of Gemini and Virgo, this fast-moving planet stands for ideas, methods and information, especially as expressed through communication and media. Mercury rules writers, travelers, analysts, magicians, salespeople, astrologers and all types of consultants. Through his rulership of our hands, Mercury also reveals our manual dexterity and mechanical skills and since he's also the god of the crossroads, he governs transportation too: how we get where we're going, both physically and mentally.

Cause if you don't know, now you know! Mercury may be known as "The Messenger," but when this fast-moving orb appears to turn backward in the sky -- as it does 3 times a year or like about every 4 months when Mercury's orbit around the Sun aligns with Earth's. Since Mercury is closest to the Sun, its orbit is shorter allowing it to cover more territory faster. ⇒ a better name might be "The Bitch Trickster." That's because during periods of Mercury's retrograde movement, ⇒ human communication, ⇒connections and all sorts of mechanical things can get out of whack. Since Mercury is the planet that reps communication & motion, when it goes retrograde, there is a sense that movement-based things ⇒ such as communication, travel, traffic, business negotiations, etc. ⇒ are interrupted and slowed. Cars breakdown, calls get missed, or you say the wrong thing at the wrong time. Energetically, it can feel as though the universe is blocking your efforts at progress.

If you're aware of when Mercury is in a retrograde state, you'll have a better chance of anticipating potential delays and heading off the trickster (allow extra time to get to the airport, for example OR MAKE SURE U HAVE ID). Even if this astrological influence wreaks some havoc in your world, it won't last long ⇒ Mercury usually stays retrograde for just 22 days at a time.

Another upside is that Mercury Retrograde periods also provide an opportunity to reflect on the past and take stock of life's little lessons. Since reflection is encouraged, using it to influence u creatively can work in a Virgo & Gemini's favor. The knowledge you gain ⇒perhaps hard-earned can allow you to move more swiftly forward when Mercury turns direct again. You can end up in dicey conversations or get stuck in unexpected traffic jams. After an hour of trying to explain what you mean to your other half, you give up frustrated. Don't be surprised if you often feel tangled, trapped, confused or just fuckin STUCK during this period. The word "retrograde" alludes to "re-do" or "re-think," the theme of retrofitting or redoing can also come up for you. So supposedly, you may find a need to reinforce your life with more intentionality {throw a little intention behind who u do}..... ⇒ strengthen relationships, repeat instructions and rebuild foundations.

Mercury Retrograde is a good reminder that we're not as hard as we might like to think. So LET GO! ~peaceful surrender is perhaps the best tool you can wield during this time. Go with the flow {however whack the flow may get}. Trust me, this cycle has been the 1st one I've been aware of & intentionally let MANY things go as well as the whole "with the flow" crap......Well, I won't front, the quarter was close 2 my mouth more than once from feelin REAL PLAYED! It's a challenge to know full on of unpredictability of life, that type of challenge can humble a sista with a quickness. Tell u what though, better than feeling helpless. Prepare yourself ahead of time by reinforcing your communications infrastructure, take care of business, and slow down and enjoy the mystery of the universe............ANYWAY!

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