In what phase is the mercury. What to do when Mercury is retrograde
The period of Mercury retrograde greatly affects our life, so it is worth knowing which actions will benefit you and which ones will not!
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1. What is Mercury retrograde?
2. How many times a year does Mercury retrograde await you?
3. What activities during Mercury retrograde will benefit you?
4. How do the signs of the zodiac affect the period of Mercury retrograde?
What is Mercury Retrograde?
If you do not know what Mercury retrograde is, then this paragraph will be very useful to you. If you know this well, go straight to the action and read below ...
Mercury retrograde - in astrology, this is the influence of Mercury when it moves backwards. The effect of retrograde motion arises due to the different speeds of motion of Mercury and the Earth relative to the Sun.
But why is it so important?
Everyone knows that other planets constantly influence the Earth and human life in particular. Mercury is the second planet from us, and its effect is very interesting. When the movement is direct, everything goes as usual, and when it is retrograde, life on Earth seems to be distorted.
This even applies to communications!
It was noticed that during the period of Mercury retrograde, the connection is constantly interrupted, and sometimes it is simply impossible to reach another subscriber. Or someone is constantly wedging into the conversation, faxes are not transmitted, e-mails get lost ...
The period of retrograde Mercury also affects our life not in the best way.
A person at this time perceives information inaccurately, as if through a veil, and then often everything turns out to be completely different from what it looked at first. This applies to work, relationships, and other aspects of life. That is why it is not recommended to start new business during the period of Mercury retrograde.
How many times a year is Mercury retrograde?
The direction of movement of Mercury changes 3-4 times per year. Retrograde lasts about 20 days. Therefore, in order not to regret later on the actions taken, it is worthwhile to mark such periods in your calendar in advance.
What activities during Mercury retrograde will benefit you?
But is it all that bad?
Not at all! During the period of Mercury retrograde, you can and should:
- solve past unfinished business,
- clear karma and go to dramatically new level life,
- see and evaluate all possible prospects!
The fact is that during the period of Mercury retrograde, a window opens up for new opportunities.
If you pay attention and analyze the current situations, then you can win a lot during Mercury retrograde!
Mercury affects communications, work, sales and everything related to transportation. In retrograde, all these areas can skyrocket in value. You can conclude lucrative contracts, get tangible benefits from training, invest in stocks and make a fortune ...
Yes, at this time the risks increase many times, but in risky business there is always one who wins!
If you want your business to go as well as possible during Mercury retrograde, remember this rule:
Don't start new, but go back to the past!
- Do you want to apply for new job? Think about the job you enjoyed.
- Looking for a relationship or love? Think back to the period when you were happy.
- Is there an opportunity to relax? Visit the places dear to your heart, in which you have already been.
- Scared to start new businesses? Take on your old projects.
- Anything about revising and improving the past will be beneficial!
Also, the negative impact of Mercury retrograde will help mitigate
How do zodiac signs affect the period of Mercury retrograde?
To correctly assess the influence of Mercury retrograde and act for your own good, you should know:
- If the period of Mercury retrograde falls on the earth signs of the zodiac (Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn), it is worth showing maximum practicality and not spending more moneythan required.
- When Mercury retrograde passes through the fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) it is time to use forward-thinking strategies and the most innovative solutions.
- If Mercury retrograde is in the air signs of the zodiac (Aquarius, Libra, Gemini), each decision should be discussed aloud.
- When the period of Mercury retrograde falls on water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces), you should listen to your intuition as much as possible! By the way, at this time there was a very good chance of winning a big jackpot in the lottery, and
Notes and feature articles for a deeper understanding of the material
¹ Retrograde movement - movement in the opposite direction to the direction of forward movement. This term can refer to the direction of rotation of one body around another in its orbit, or to the rotation of a body around its axis, as well as other orbital parameters (
On March 05 at 18:13 Mercury will become retrograde at 29 ° 36 "Pisces. It will be retrograde until March 28, and at 13:55at 16 ° 06 "Pisces will turn to direct traffic. Greenwich Mean Time.
Below is the timetable for Retro Mercury in 2019-2018. But first, my article on the periods of retro-Mercury and recommendations for this time.
* * *Mercury's retrograde motion or reverse motion is the planet's path visible from Earth. arises as a result of the difference in the speeds of the Earth and Mercury relative to the Sun. The duration of the Mercury-Sun cycle is on average 116 days. During the cycle, Mercury makes two conjunctions with the Sun: the “upper” conjunction when Mercury is direct and the “lower” conjunction of retrograde Mercury with the Sun.Between the bottom and top connections isabout 6-7 weeks.
In retrograde motion, the planet repeats its path along the same degrees of the Zodiac, along which it has already passed in its direct motion. From an esoteric point of view, this is a return to the past, turning inward, rethinking the experience gained, slowing down in business.Mercury goes retrograde 3-4 times a year.The duration of the retrograde phase is 20 days.
Mercuryrepresents communication, phone calls, correspondence, mailings, our daily mobility and short trips; all types of communication, means of communication, exchange of information, goods and contacts with our immediate environment. It symbolizes our type and style of thinking, as well as the ability and opportunity to raise our level of awareness both on current issues and in the field of our education. Its transit plays important role in negotiations and business agreements.
Being the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury is the main filter of our consciousness in the stream of perception of the world.During the period of his retrograde, there is a slowdown in thought processes, a desire to analyze the accumulated information.Retrograde Mercury is not focused on new connections, new impressions, it immerses in the comprehension of what we have already learned, inclines to put things in order in our thoughts and contacts.
Whenever Mercury moves retrograde, it travels into the depths of our psyche to reveal old secrets, collect information that needs to be returned to view it again and give us clues that will help in the future. But this time is unfavorable for new beginnings.
What can be observed during the period of retro-Mercury
At this time, people are more immersed in themselves, they think and communicate in a slightly different way, their mental attention is directed either to the past or to the metaphysical. One way or another, but their contact with the real plan at this time is reduced. There may be a need for privacy and less contact. In communication, writing can be used more often, and absent-mindedness and forgetfulness are common.Many of the already started cases may turn out to be "stuck", in many cases it becomes difficult to complete what has been started for reasons beyond our control. The conclusions drawn at this time will not be final and will require reconsideration and revision later.
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This period can lead to problems in the field of communication and information exchange (telephone, postal services, email, communication on Internet forums), in agreements, decisions, marketing, data processing and storage.At this time, communication means, householdtechnique and transport, more often than at other times, there are delays in departures at airports.Pets may need more attention.These trends can be strongermanifest on days close to Mercury's reversals to retro movement(R) or to directness(D) , that is, near the dates of the beginning and end of retrograde in the calendar.
Read more about the essence of retrograde, retro-loops of the planets and the astrological interpretation of these periods in the article
What is not recommended during the Mercury retro period
This is an unfavorable time for starting important negotiations, for concluding agreements, signing contracts, going to court for filing a claim, for business trips, getting a job, starting a business, changing the type of activity, starting new projects, buying communications equipment, office equipment and major purchases;for diagnostics and medical examination; to contact new specialists, to start new business relationships, new cooperation; fordangerous trips to new places and beginning to learn something new; presentation of new ideas and projects.
At this time, it is useful to return to old affairs and put them in order. This can be the completion of already started cases and projects, sorting the archive, cleaning the computer of unnecessary files. At this time, you can do backups important data and documents, site backup. Useful more detailed work over topics that were postponed for some reason.Returning now to the old ideas, we can find something useful and important in them, this is the time to finalize projects.To use the retrograde effect, for this period, you can outline repeated steps in cases that did not get results on the first try.
Life does not stand still, waiting for the directness of Mercury, and, at times, it isat that time we have to deal with paperwork, go somewhere, etc. In this case, remember some rules. If it is impossible to postpone the travel dates, submitting or receiving documents, concluding a current contract, negotiate and agree on all points,be extremely careful about dates and numbers; double-check what is written, read the fine print; check the documents when receiving, for example, a visa, for the accuracy of the dates. When making an appointment or a trip, agree on all the nuances, make sure that you understood everything correctly and that you understood you correctly.
Accumulate energy.This is the time of analysis and preparation of cases that need to be carried out after the expiration of the retro period of Mercury.For people of creative professions, this time can be very rewarding. It brings new ideas for the embodiment of unfinished images and plots, now it is possible to realize in more detail and work out what previously did not fit into the finished image or concept.You can meet old friends whom you haven't seen for a long time. it good time
to restore lost connections,resumption of cooperation.People from the past may appear in our life. At this time, old connections will be more beneficial than new acquaintances.
About the influence of the transit of retrograde Mercury on the owners of natal retro-Mercury
For owners of natal retro-Mercury periods of transit retro-Mercury can be more fruitful than for owners of direct, since retrospection is their natural environment. But astrological recommendations for the period of this transit are common for everyone, since we are all part of the world in which we live, and the world is in the retro phase of Mercury. Therefore, for people with natal retro-Mercury, large purchases, signing new financial obligations, and obtaining loans are also not recommended. New initiatives and the beginning of something important in business, for example, in other areas of life, where a person depends on people and external circumstances, for the owner of the natal retro-Mercury will have the same consequences as for others. So everyone who has Mercury retrograde in Natal needs to take into account general recommendations for this period. However, often in people with natal retro-Mercury important events in life, they take place on a transit retro-Mercury, as a rule, these are events that do not depend on their current choice and are not planned by them.
Useful Tips
Mercury is a fairly fast celestial body, the movement of which can be easily observed by novice astrologers, as well as the Moon, predicting small and insignificant everyday events.
And if the Moon shows well the events that touch us emotionally, then Mercury indicates events thatmake us think and develop intellectually.
Read also:Everything you wanted to know about Venus retrograde: what it will bring and how to survive ?
Mercury can hardly give significant and major events, its energy is not enough for this, but it can servetrigger events that occur under the influence of slow planets.
Observing Mercury, it is easy to notice that approximatelyevery 3 months it slows down its movement, and then begins to move in the opposite direction relative to the observer from the Earth. In fact, the planet, of course, is not moving backward, but certain features are noticed.
Transits of Mercury in the Zodiac and its aspects do not give serious events, however, when it becomes retrograde, many things startwork not at all as usual .
Mercury retrograde period: how often and how long does it last?
The retrograde motion of Mercury lasts on average three weeks and takes place about once every three months, respectively 3-4 times a year... For many who follow retro Mercury, it can be quite difficult to endure these three weeks, when many things have to either be postponed or redone.
However, we just need this time to go back and reconsider what necessary!
ATTENTION! When you see the beginning of the Mercury retrograde period on the calendar, you should become more attentive to the events.in two to three weeks before that, since the speed of Mercury begins to slow down, which means that its action may already take place!
This is also due to the fact that Mercury is included in the so-called "Retrograde loop" and those things that you need to do in this loop can be repeated when Mercury returns to the same point. In the "loop" all points are traversed three times - first in the direct position, then in the retrograde, then again in the direct position. Hence the simple conclusion: started - came back - did it again.
Cycle of Mercury and the Sun
The Mercury-Sun cycle lasts approximately 12-14 weeks (3 months) and includes several important points:
1. Lower conjunction with the Sun... This is the first conjunction with the Sun and occurs around the middle of Mercury's retrograde path (approximately 10 days after the reversal). This connection can be conditionally called the New Moon, since it is the completion of the old cycle and the beginning of a new one.
What you need to know about the bottom connection:
- Until that day, you should complete the affairs that are related to Mercury (for example, finish writing, complete your studies, finish paperwork, return from travel, and so on).
- After the moment of the conjunction of Mercury with the Sun, it is good to start planning new affairs related to Mercury, but not yet start them!
2. Top conjunction with the Sun comes about after 9 weeks after the lower conjunction and conditionally called the Full Moon, that is, it is the culmination of the Mercury-Sun cycle.
What you need to know about the top connection:
- Upper conjunction occurs approximately 1.5 months after Mercury exits retrograde motion.
- This is a period of activation of those spheres for which Mercury is responsible - communication, languages, transport, documents, trade, communications, etc.
“Many on these days can show all their intellectual abilities, brilliant ideas come, people become more perspicacious, they are drawn to communication and knowledge.
With both the bottom and the top connection, you need to watch out for important information by being curious. These days, many may think that they know more than others and overestimate their intellectual capabilities, so in order to avoid any misunderstandings and problems with communication, one should show tact and ego control.
Retro Mercury
What areas of life are affected by Mercury retrograde?
When Mercury turns into retrograde motion, it is worth paying great attention to the following spheres and things, since this is where various misunderstandings, returns, errors and inaccuracies can take place:
- Any intellectual spheres
- Documents, letters, parcels
- Communication, negotiations
- Information as such
- School studies
- Courses, seminars, webinars, conferences
- Communication means and information transfer
- Printed editions
- Movable property
- Vehicles
- Travel and roads
- Trade
Although Mercury retrograde manifests itself most clearly in these areas, its influence is felt in any other areas, because the human consciousness begins to work somewhat differently, a person perceives the surrounding reality indistinctly, unclear and gives errors.
The psychological impact of Mercury retrograde
People noticeably attention decreases, since at this time there is a decrease in the conduction of nerve impulses.
Many become more absent-minded and forgetful, as a result, they find themselves in all sorts of situations due to misunderstanding.
- Difficulty concentrating on something, and the reaction to external events becomes more inhibited. As a result, it is easy to make mistakes and miss important information.
Many people become optionalso it's easy to get frustrated with communication.
People harder to perceive information, especially by ear, therefore, misunderstanding between people only increases during this period. The information can not be seen completely, some of it can simply pass by unnoticed.
Likely events on retro Mercury
When you see on your calendar that Mercury is reverting and going retrograde, you should pay attention to what the next three weeks may have place next events:
- Communication problems, transport, phones, gadgets, computers junk. This is especially noticeable in the days of static Mercury.
- It is difficult to get the information you need or find the right person.
- Letters, parcels, transferred money are lost.
- People often change their minds, or agreements and meetings break down for various reasons, including independent.
- Offers arrive at the wrong time (for example, they make an appointment for you when you are busy with other things, they offer to buy something important when you have no money, etc.).
- Return to hometowns (on a visit or for a long time) or to some places where you have already been.
- News about people from the past, or meetings with some people with whom you have not communicated for a long time.
- Errors in written work.
- No quick feedback if needed.
- Difficulties in work for those whose activities are associated with the spheres of Mercury (see who will be most affected by retro Mercury).
- During this period, we often do not receive information in full, or receive it distorted. All the details emerge after Mercury leaves its retrograde motion.
- Any new information that arrives at this time may turn out to be completely useless or even confusing, distracting from the important, which may cause problems.
- New job offers may not be very attractive, or they don't tell you something (the whole truth is revealed later, new responsibilities may appear that you will not be ready for). But you can get a one-time or very short-term job.
- It is possible to get a new position in an existing job, although there may be some difficulties in mastering new responsibilities, or you may not like them. Also during this time, you may be asked to do some responsibilities that you have already performed in the past.
- There is a great risk of acquaintance with secretive and dishonest people, whose true face will appear later. Either there are acquaintances with people who quickly disappear (either leave, or simply evaporate).
- Incoming proposals turn out to be empty, or very quickly rejected by the proposer himself.
Mercury retrograde: what not to do and why?
- Start new projects and important things if they are related to the spheres of Mercury (see above).
Why not? Everything will have to be redone, revised, changed, or the business will not be successful.
- Discover new outlets, salons, register firms and enterprises (even small, individual);
Why not?Such enterprises, especially commercial ones, will not have the desired success, will constantly roll back, the business will develop poorly and face different problemsincluding paperwork, dishonest employees, paperwork errors, and more.
- Draw up any documents, especially if they represent something very important.
Why not?Big risks of making mistakes.
- Submit documents to higher authorities.
Why not?It is difficult to get the answer you are waiting for, or you will be waiting for it too long.
- Sign some documents, conclude written and oral contracts.
Why not?The clauses of the treaties will subsequently be revised, the treaties will be severed or undergo major amendments. If the agreement is oral, one of the parties may refuse the agreement, or in some way interpret it incorrectly.
- Start moving (to a new apartment, house, to a new office or to a new premises);
Why not?The new place may not be so comfortable, or you will have to go back again to redo and finish something, or you will quickly leave this place or look for a new one. Circumstances beyond your control may arise that will force you to move out of your new location, or you will do so by on their own for some reason.
- Make large and medium purchases, in some cases even small purchases may be unsuccessful. It is especially unfavorable to buy smartphones, computers, electronics and any gadgets, as well as to configure them at this time. It is also prohibited to buy means of transportation - cars, bicycles, scooters, rollers and so on.
Why not?Shopping may be unsuccessful, defective, or simply not suitable for you. It is especially not recommended to buy things on the Internet, they will have to be changed, and problems or delays may arise with the refund. The gadgets may be fine, but soon they will break or break, or you will simply be disappointed in them and do not want to use them anymore. Vehicles can also be very short-lived or poorly performing.
- Give advertisements for the sale or purchase of an apartment, start looking for a new apartment or directly sell / buy an apartment / house.
Why not?The search may take a long time, or you will not receive the best offers. New flat you may not like it, or there may be some problems with the purchase / sale agreement itself.
- Apply for loans, borrow or lend.
Why not?It will be difficult to pay off the debt or wait for its return.
- Initiate new acquaintances, make new contacts and connections.
Why not?New acquaintances will not last long and can be quickly interrupted, and connections will not be as reliable as one might expect. There is also a great risk of encountering dishonest people. In the days of Mercury retrograde, many wear a mask and do not want to show their true colors, hence the problems. It is interesting that the truth is revealed when Mercury, already in the direct position, returns to approximately the point at which the acquaintance took place during the retrograde period (see the loop of Mercury).
- Start your studies, take important new courses.
Why not?Since consciousness is now very scattered, it will be difficult for you to perceive the information and then you will just have to listen, read and remember it again. The memory does not work properly, so something may not be remembered correctly. In addition, new information may simply never be useful to you, and now you are just wasting your time.
- Pass exams, defend diplomas and term papers, make presentations, conduct seminars and webinars.
Why not? It's harder to express your thoughts, answer questions correctly, and be more focused. The big risks are not going to pass or not going as well as you expect.
- Start learning to drive a car.
Why not? The information will be more difficult to remember, you will be slower to master the material, and then you can take the exam for a very long time and repeatedly to obtain a license.
- Start traveling to new locations or buy tickets for future travel.
Why not?There may be problems, delays on the way, changing the route, unwanted transfers and waiting, returning back (something or someone has been forgotten, etc.), problems with documents. The trip may take longer than you bargained for. The travel date may change and be postponed, or you may want to cancel it altogether.
- Book hotels or transport.
Why not?You may change your mind, then change the date, or there may be some problems with this booking in the future.
- Send important letters, parcels.
Why not?They can get lost somewhere on the road, or the addressee will not receive them as quickly as he expects.
- Find out the relationship, conduct any negotiations.
Why not?Many things now can be misunderstood, or you misunderstand something or say the wrong thing, which can ruin your relationship or undermine trust.
- Make important decisions.
Why not? You may change your mind, change your mind, or circumstances get in the way. For important decisions, especially fateful ones, it is better to wait until Mercury comes out of retrograde movement and especially static position (+ 3-4 days after the pivot point).
- Accept offers from other people.
Why not?If you answer in the affirmative to the new proposals, it may well be that you will regret it, change your mind, or the intention will not be carried out for some reason.
- Make custom-made things (for example, sew clothes, shoes, etc.)
Why not? Even after careful fitting, the item may not suit you.
- Operate or start aggressive treatments for organs that are under the control of Mercury (especially the respiratory system, nervous system, hands, hands, fingers, intestines, connective tissues - ligaments, tendons).
Why not?Mercury as such is not directly related to surgical intervention, however, practice shows that the organs for which it is responsible may be more vulnerable. As a result, the operation may be unsuccessful, something will have to be redone.
- Seek expert advice.
Why not? The information received from them may turn out to be useless, false, or you will not use it. This concerns the consultation of doctors - if it is possible to wait a month until Mercury becomes direct and fast again, then it is better to wait.
- Take tests, make samples, start complex examinations
Why not? The results may turn out to be erroneous, you will have to retake everything. Analyzes can be lost or misread.
Mercury Retrograde: What Can You Do?
Although there are more things during the Mercury retrograde period that are better not to do, it still leaves us with some positive developments, and will also help in solving some issues and cases.
The period of retro Mercury should be referred to from patienceand just bypass the forbidden topics by the side, but the following cases will be quite successful. With Mercury retrograde, you can and should:
- Continue any business that was started earlier, including those related to the spheres of Mercury.
- Solve those problems and questions that were not previously reached or that were abandoned halfway through or forgotten: for example, finishing books, watching TV shows, finishing works, etc.
- Do small work that needs to be completed quickly, which will not take much time and which you know very well.
- Engage in your usual routines.
- Get a job that you want or know that you will not work for long ( seasonal work, work in one project, replacement of one of the employees who went on maternity leave or vacation, etc.).
- Clean up and tidy up your home or workplace. This will help you concentrate well and reflect on what is not yet completed and what else needs to be completed. Also at this time it is good to clean the computer from unnecessary programs, documents, files.
- If during cleaning you find some old things that you have not used for a long time, feel free to throw them away or give them away. This is especially true of some kind of clerical, books, magazines, notebooks with old notes, various old papers.
- If you have pantries and closets in your apartment or office, it is good to disassemble them too, as it stagnates in such places negative energy... Which needs to get rid of.
- Edit old records, view, add and edit contracts and other documents that have already been written, drawn up.
- Re-read books, go through some courses again in order to remember some information, refer to old notes, re-learn something that for some reason was not used, but you needed it again.
- Revise archival documents, sort and put things in order in filing cabinets, on bookshelves.
- Change contracts that you are already working on, amend or completely redo them, renew old agreements. In this case, the signing of the documents will be successful.
- Look for meetings and communicate with old acquaintances, neighbors whom you have not seen for a long time; make calls to people from the past.
- Go to places you've already visited.
- Sell \u200b\u200bold items or stale goods.
- Remodel old clothes for yourself (embroider, sew, repair, etc.).
- To Work with psychological problems, visit a psychotherapist, reflect on your past, conduct psychoanalysis, unearth the true reasons for the actions, behavior of other people and your own, etc.
Mercury: retrograde motion
What if you still need to deal with Mercurian issues?
It often happens that during the period of Mercury retrograde, we still things need to be resolvedrelated to him: we need to agree with someone about something, we need to move, we need to buy something or sign an important document, but there is no way to postpone or move. Here are some tips on how to behave properly.
1) Set yourself up to be positive, remember about the risks, but think about the good, because any risk assumes that there is a possibility that nothing will happen.
2) Be extremely attentive to everything you do, check 10 times what you write or buy, read and re-read documents, including fine print, several times. Ask other people to check something important to you, if possible: there is a better chance that the error will be noticed and fixed in time.
3) Be prepared that something will go wrong, do not be discouraged that something will have to be redone, approach any failure consciously and remember that there are no desperate situations.
4) Give yourself time to think if you need to make an urgent decision, get rid of stress, slow down, tune yourself into the fact that this decision will be right for you at this moment.
5) If you agree on something with a person, do not hesitate to ask again if everything is in effect or do not be afraid to cancel the meeting if this is your situation.
6) Make sure you understand correctly all the information and all the details, do not hesitate to ask again.
How to understand who will change?
If at the time of your birth Mercury was retrograde, then the periods of its transit retrograde movement will be for you very positive and fruitful, even more than others. These days you will feel comfortable, and all the "delights" of the retro movement of Mercury will go into your hands.
- For example, the boss decided to find a person for a profitable position - he could not find the ideal candidate, as he expected, the position was offered to you;
- A friend's trip was disrupted, he gave you the voucher / accommodation for free;
- An old friend showed up, you have resumed a relationship that has become longer and more serious than before;
- Postponed the exam to the dates of retro Mercury, at first you were upset, then you began to prepare more, as a result, you showed yourself with better side and got the highest score!
There can be a lot of options, it all also depends on what spheres Mercury controls in your personal chart, what advantages and disadvantages it has and what transits are going on at this moment.
Some owners of retro Mercury in charts still complain that things on Mercury are not going as well as they think. But on by and largeif they look at it from the other side, they will find much more pluses for yourself.
Who else should pay attention to the retro period of Mercury?
1) People whose work and profession associated with Mercury: writers, translators, copywriters, journalists, merchants (including sellers, distributors, dealers, owners trading business, especially small goods: books, stationery and electronics, etc.), secretaries, clerks, writers of documents and letters, school teachers, teachers, drivers and truckers, telephone operators, employees of companies providing various services, including the Internet, and so on.
2) People in whose charts Mercury, the signs of Gemini and Virgo are expressed, as well as solar Gemini and Virgo in general, because Mercury is the ruler of these signs of the zodiac.
For these people, the periods of Mercury retrograde will be more noticeable and will be remembered by different situations and events associated with it (see Probable events for Mercury retrograde). They especially should not do those things that are not recommended to do with retro Mercury.
Transit of Mercury Retrograde by Zodiac Signs
♈ ARIES.Urgent cases return, which need to be completed quickly and which require quick decisions. For example, once they did not finish a question, but now there is a need to finish it as quickly as possible. Superficial acquisition of information, quick forgetting. It is difficult to train memory and memorize something, information quickly disappears.
♉ TAURUS.In this sign of the zodiac, retrograde Mercury is less hot and more attentive, makes more serious mistakes, fewer minor inaccuracies. People are not so mobile and do not look for quick information, although it is still difficult to perceive everything new at this time. People are easily offended by little things, and misunderstood information can remain in their head for a long time, even if they find out that it is not correct.
♊ Gemini.In this sign, Mercury is in his abode, but is ready to distort any information. Be careful when you see Mercury reversed in its sign because it's time to hide and hide. All sorts of scammers and deceivers are becoming more active, it is easy to get acquainted with charlatans, so we advise you not to apply for advice during this period. And you should buy things only from trusted suppliers whom you trust and can return or exchange the goods quickly after purchase. It's very hard to get things done!
♋ CANCER.On the days when Mercury falls into the sign of Cancer, the sensitivity to words and intonations only increases, and with retrograde it only increases. These days you can remember old grievances, criticism, you begin to overwhelm with emotions about what has long been in the past. Interest in some children's books may rekindle, or you may somehow return to childhood, remember some things from it. Any new information you should take it carefully, filter it, as there may be misunderstandings.
♌ LEO.In the sign of Leo, Mercury makes us stand out and grab attention through speech, vivid and emotional statements. Someone will want to discuss old important news. These days there is a great risk of overestimating the level of your knowledge. It is difficult to admit that you are wrong. Many will catch themselves thinking that they are beginning to impose their opinions on others. It's good these days to go back to some creative projectsthat you have abandoned or postponed for a while, but for completely new inspiration may not be enough!
♍ VIRGO.Mercury, although it will follow its own sign of the zodiac, will not be too strong, so the affairs that are associated with it can go at random, the astrologer warns the site. Absent-mindedness and unwillingness to admit their mistakes can lead to even greater inaccuracies and problems at this time, therefore it is better to postpone any important documents, negotiations or trade deals for a time when Mercury will go in a straight position.
Mercury retrograde symbolizes the processes of individualization, the growth of independence of the intellect. Man's thinking becomes independent process, cut off from what is happening around. Mercury retrograde is one of the indicators of introversion. This does not mean that Mercury retrograde is "bad" or "malevolent." He gives people a strong intuition, a deep mind; although children born with retrograde Mercury may experience difficulties in their studies, it seems that they already, without teachers, everyone already knows that they draw knowledge from some bottomless inner piggy bank, brought by them into this life from a past incarnation. They are characterized by a mysterious irrational wisdom, and for this reason, such children find it difficult to communicate with their peers, "normal" children.
Retrograde Mercury can mean an interest in the collective unconscious (traditions, customs), it can form a predisposition to clairvoyance, the perception of other people's thoughts, the study of occult sciences.
But more importantly, Mercury retrograde is preparing a surprise for its charges. Sooner or later, cardinal changes take place in the life of the owners of such Mercury. The dam, separating them from the surrounding, turns out to be broken through by the accumulated mass inner knowledge, and these people become over-contact, over-curious, over-communicative. Since such a breakthrough often occurs at the age when a person chooses a profession for himself, former withdrawn children often choose such a job for themselves to be in the thick of things and people - they become journalists, writers, reporters, businessmen.
Mercury does not move further from the Sun further 28 °, therefore it can be found in the horoscope in two positions - in front of the Sun (Prometheus, rises before the Sun) and behind it (Epimetheus, rising after the Sun). Paired with direct and retrograde motion, we get four states of Mercury, which form four types of thinking.
- Intuitive type of thinking. On the one hand, a person is inclined to actively seek answers to questions that arise in him, to acquire knowledge, and on the other hand, the most important direction of the search for knowledge in this case is through himself and inside himself. Here the principle is most striking: "Learning is remembering what we actually know." In order to understand the world around him, a person must first of all understand himself. The difficulty lies in the fact that a person with this type of thinking, receiving new information, is faced with unfinished old questions, which he did not answer at some point and which are pushed into the unconscious. And he tries to answer these old questions with the help of new information, which has not yet acquired images and symbols, and therefore thinking is very intuitive. A person receives new information that does not fit into the framework of those images and stereotypes that he had. Therefore, he lives in colossal tension. Such Mercury very often fails in mental and somatic connections. Moreover, the closer it is to the Sun, the more the violation of relationships is manifested. These people are in enough high degree may find themselves in situations of mental and physical distress or failure.
Persons: Robert Burns, Agatha Christie, Georges Simenon, Mikhail Bulgakov; here was also Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy, who tested the effect of medicines on himself.
- Reactive type of thinking. The owner of such a Mercury likes to feel the power of his own intellect, he directs his thinking to the phenomena of interest in the external world and obtains information that feeds his curiosity. In order to understand himself, it is important for this person to understand what is happening in the world around him. Distinctive feature such people are the ease with which they project the results of their mental activity in images and symbols. Whatever they think, they can state. The closer Mercury is to the Sun, the higher the speed of information processing. Sometimes such a Mercury provokes the symptom of "strange questions". For example, at a lecture, a person asks questions that seem to be in no way related to the topic. In fact, the questioner has long understood the lecturer's thought, knows in advance the course of his reasoning and asks a question related to future material or to something that is not intended to be discussed in this course. If the orb of conjunction with the Sun is less than one degree, then such a person may experience a mental revolt, a protest against the very idea of \u200b\u200bthe unknowability of the world. In the depths of their thought process lies approximately the following motive: if the world is arranged rationally, then the human mind is able to comprehend it.
Persons: Gogol, Gorky, Kant, Freud, Pushkin, Lomonosov, Newton, Kepler, Byron, Kulibin, Vernadsky.
- Adaptive type of thinking. Owners of this type of Mercury build a mental model of the world from bricks mined by more specialized Prometheus. It is very important for them to find some structure in the universe, since they are similar to beings with an external skeleton: their own structure is due to the presence of an external structure and is its reflection. They notice the patterns of the outside world, and then adapt their lives to them. On any issue, such people have their own thoughtful opinion. Mental and somatic connections, for which Mercury is responsible, are quite stable and stable in this type of people. Most of these people strive to socially realize their mental capabilities. The knowledge of the world and the study of the providence of the Lord God sometimes occupies a central place in their lives. Burnt Mercury indicates high excitability and slow inhibition of all connections. Unconscious images that swarm in a person's head often put pressure on consciousness, giving rise to various kinds of neurotic reactions. The fact is that Mercury has just overtaken the Sun here, it is in its glory. But no one appreciates or understands this. Therefore, underestimating his mental capabilities irritates and excites a person. The burning of Mercury can manifest itself in such a phenomenon as unconscious perception and total absorption of any information (reading everything indiscriminately), which in images goes into the unconscious, from where it then again emerges in the form of images and appears in the form of meaningful symbols. Therefore, in almost 100% of cases, these people are convinced that they have a strong intuition. With dominant Mercury, a person tends to perceive his fate as fate, inevitability, predestination.
Persons: Lenin, Marx, Herzen, Descartes, Karamzin, Darwin, Kasparov, Tal, Alekhin, Zhukov and Daniil Andreev. Burnt Mercury in this phase had: E. Blavatskaya, N. Roerich, A. Men, M. Lermontov.
- Conservative type of thinking. For these people, more important is the structure inner peace... They assimilate information obtained by other people in the outside world, but in order to apply it primarily to themselves. And if you managed to put things in order in yourself, what happens outside also becomes meaningful. A striking example of this type is a follower of several directions at once. spiritual development or self-healing, taking a little bit from each specialized direction to create its own concept. People with this phase of Mercury respond slowly or weaker to new information. Images and symbols are not formed when faced with a new experience, but emerge from the unconscious. In the mental activity of these people, deep-seated human archetypes occupy a central place, and momentary conclusions and mental constructions are not of interest. Particular troubles arise with children who have such a phase of Mercury. The fact is that they are usually quite deep in their knowledge and very unusual in their thinking style. They initially pay attention not to information, but to the deep knowledge with which it can be associated. They are either interested in something or not. If they reach any results in their reflections, then they do not consider it necessary to share this with others. Psychological connections in such people are cyclical, repetitive. If something touches them, they will repeatedly return to this episode, furnishing it with more and more new images and symbols. If a person is interested in a problem, then he does not let it out of sight for a long time, which gives the impression of an obsession.
Persons: Paracelsus, Dostoevsky, Alexander Blok, Fet, P. Kapitsa.
In astrology, Mercury is associated with information, thinking and logic, learning, communication, commercial and entrepreneurial activityas well as paperwork, travel, fraud and health issues.
Retrograde motion weakens the manifestation of the planet, changes and surprises occur in those areas for which Mercury is responsible.
Retrograde motion of Mercury, or backward motion Is the apparent path of the planet relative to the Earth.
In retrograde motion, the planet repeats its path along the same degrees of the Zodiac, along which it has already passed in its direct motion, drawing loops. Thus, the planet can touch the same point in the horoscope of a person or country, the world as a whole several times. Retrograde loops create whole series of events in one film that are interconnected. These series take place in 3 stages:
Stage 1: The beginning of an event, coverage of a problem, the emergence of an idea. At this time, we were faced with a specific problem or task. But at the same time, the promotion, solution or implementation of this task is complicated and slowed down due to the lack of tools for implementation. It may be lack or lack of skills and knowledge, documents, connections, etc.
Stage 2: theme development, awareness and revision. This is the stage of braking plans for a reboot. This is the time for the necessary changes both in consciousness and in dealing with the "per" particle. This time per learning, per deals, per planning. This time is good to use for per review or change their usual beliefs, assimilation and adaptation of skills and knowledge gained in the past but with respect to new tasks and goals, rejection of non-working ideas, plans, connections and tools. This time has been given to us in order to try again to solve those problems from which we once found ourselves at a similar stage, without then possessing the necessary set of tools for the implementation of tasks.
Stage 3: The period of implementation, the results and the result of what arose at stage 1 and was postponed to the 2nd. This is the time to reap the fruits: either we will learn the missing skills and get ahead, or we will be disappointed and leave this idea once and for all, considering it incapable of life.
The period of Mercury Retrograde is marked by slowdown in business, difficulties in implementing plans at the same pace, breakdown and interruptions in technology, incl. the risk of accidents at this time increases, violations in plans, schedules, schedules, agreements.
There may be flight delays, detection of marriage, rush jobs at work and in business, confusion in agreements. There may be misunderstandings with others. A person tells you one thing, but you perceive it differently.
Delivery times and promises are violated. There are many delays and delays at this time. Even the technique at this time works more slowly. And everything requires a reboot: from the real software to the mental.
At this time, people with whom you have not communicated for a long time can make themselves felt, or previous partners may return (this means that you did not put an end to the relationship, or ended the relationship in a wrong way. And now is the time to reconsider the relationship or end it correctly) ... Concerning acquaintances, this is not a sign, but just a person remembered you))
During this period, health problems are possible. The nervous system is aggravated, there may be violations in the coordination of movement, which can lead to various injuries. At this time, you need to be very careful while driving and when using tools, simulators. Sleep and memory disturbances may occur.
Also, Mercury is responsible for deception and deception, confusion, deceit. So don't trust to strangers, check carefully the incoming information and terms of contracts, take care of personal belongings, money and keys.
- Buy any equipment and something large (from phone to car)since then a marriage may be found or hidden defects;
- Get a new job (especially in the area where you have no experience), because after Mercury leaves the retrograde movement, the terms of the transaction may change, you may be disappointed in the work, or there may be pitfalls in terms of work conditions, duties and wages;
- Buy tickets, go on a trip ... There may be changes in the schedule, cost and purchase conditions. Delays are also possible. In the simplest sense, you or someone else can change your mind with the trip, or change the route. If you nevertheless decide to go on a trip and submit documents during the Retro-Mercury period, you need to be extremely careful in the documents, plan the entire route in advance, taking into account backup options, and carefully check all the data on the documents in order to avoid mistakes at the last moment.
- Pass exams, submit documents to authorities ... Because the exam will most likely not be passed, documents may not be accepted, or new conditions will be discovered. Documents can be lost, or it takes a long time to take them;
- Start new negotiations, start a business. The terms of the agreements may change, the business may not bring desired result, or close soon.
- Have pets. If you decide to have a pet, it is best to wait until Mercury is out of Retrograde motion. The animal may not settle down with you, or it may be often ill, or cause an allergic reaction in you or your family members;
- Start a relationship (You need to be more attentive to new contacts, acquaintances, partnerships). Romantic relationship can have an indefinite character, flare up, then subside. Or they may have an unexpected turn of events.
- No need to rush to show initiatives both in business and at work. Do not rush to carry out orders from your superiors, double-check everything and, if possible, pause.
- Rewrite, redo, revise (Be it thoughts, technology, tasks, work or relationships);
- Actively use opportunities for training and retraining, transforming negativity into constructive;
- Search internal reasons, the meaning and purpose of any phenomena for a deeper understanding of oneself, people and situations;
- Complete plans outlined in the past. Return to old cases and questions;
- Prepare the ground for change (thoughts, technology, goals, business, work, relationships with people, learning);
- Put things in order in business, in the head;
- Clear space of unnecessary things, it is good at this time to clean the computer of unnecessary files, to prioritize your daily schedule;
- Back up important documents, and best of all, write everything down. you should not count on memory at this time, and attentiveness suffers. Well, I already wrote about failures in technology)) It is better to play it safe in everything and immediately think over and foresee several
- It's good to meet old friends whom you haven't seen for a long time. At this time, old connections can bring us a lot of useful things.
- This is a good time to restore once lost connections, find people, lost things and restore documents;
For those who have natal chart Mercury retrograde
For such people, the transit of Mercury in the retro movement makes life easier than for those who have it in the natal chart in Direct (direct) or Stationary (stationary period) movement. Such people, as a rule, have fewer failures in technology, documents and confusion in business. This is due to the fact that a person was born with such indicators and has already developed a system in such cases. Such a person writes down and double-checks everything, therefore, such a Mercury is nothing new for him.th will not bring. But the rest of the recommendations for everyone remain the same.
