WHAT IS MERCURY RETROGRADE??? > In Astrology, Mercury represents scheduling, planning, ideas, communications, transportation and things that happen in a short, quick way. Retrograde means that a planet appears to move backwards. Although planets do not actually move backwards, they do provide an optical illusion of doing so. Imagine you are on a train and another train passes you going in the same direction. For a brief moment, your brain is fooled into thinking you are going backwards. Sometimes you also experience this feeling in a parking lot. This happens on October 21-November 10-16, 2013 Mercury ends its retrograde cycle on Sunday. Communications and scheduling can get screwed up. You must practice better communications during these times. You also want to back up your computer, repair your car, balance your checkbook, or catch up on phone calls during the shadow period that begins about ten days prior to Mercury retrograde. As a rule, astrologers frown on signing important contracts during Mercury retrograde. Mercury retrograde is good for retreat, re-visioning, and other re words. It is good for making a general plan, then hammering out the details later. Behind the scenes preparation or learning something new is good under Mercury retrograde. This happens 3x a year & this is the last cycle for this year...Mercurys retrograde periods can cause our plans to go awry. However, this is an excellent time to reflect on the past. Intuition is high during these periods, and coincidences can be extraordinary.>>> 2013 Retrograde Dates In 2013, Mercury will be retrograde from: February 23–March 17 June 26–July 20 October 21–November 10 The main thing during Mercury retrograde is to practice mental flexibility. If the important person you need to talk to is on vacation, then there is no sense being in anxiety while you wait for them to return. If you know that this disruptive energy is up, then you dont take the world quite so seriously. As a general rule of thumb when you have to sign off during Mercury retrograde, It is advised not to do it in the few days before and after it is stationary, either turning backwards (retrograde) or turning forwards (direct). The other general rule is that during the first half of Mercury retrograde, you clean up old business. Then during the second half, you are preparing for the future. But that is just a general rule of thumb.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 18:34:14 +0000
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