Merc Rx general


I forgot! I posted a question on ElsaElsa’s wonderful blog on 7 October wondering about the effects of Mercury retrograde on individual energy levels. This was my question:

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Apple’s iPhone was launched during the last Mercury retrograde.

Although it’s popular, it’s problems are well-documented.

As we move into the next retrograde period, the iPhone’s problems seem nowhere near abating. The latest news is that a customer is suing Apple for US$1 million for the price reduction.

Mercury retrograde gets too much bad press sometimes. A brief Technorati tag search usually calls up a litany of complaints against a planet that is really just doing its own thing. And I have to admit, by posting on this blog I sometimes contribute to it. So, with a few more days left to this retrograde cycle, I thought I would redress that imbalance and post a list of things Mercury retrograde is actually good for. Robert Wilkinson already has a post on the subject, so I will borrow some of his terms and add my own.

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During Mercury retrograde, of course. Now, I’m an Apple fan, but this time I wonder if part of the development budget for a new product ought not to go into astrologers’ fees.

Sharita offered words of caution regarding Apple’s launch of their new iPhone last Friday:

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The astrology of the recent terror alert across UK airports is vast and complex but the news of the travel chaos it created for individuals struck me that there were at least two days to go before the end of the shadow phase of the current Mercury retrograde. Reminding us surely that while the outer planets danced their slow but resonant rhythms round worldly events, there’s also the little guy stuck in a queue for four hours.

Eric Francis also reckons we might want to consider echoes across retrograde periods, and look at events across time when a retrograding planet crosses the same degree it did before. I don’t have the resources at the moment to pursue this, but it’s something to keep in mind.

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