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.
- Research
- Reflect
- Review
- Rehearse
- Revise
- Re-assess
- Re-organise
- Resume
Basically, Mercury retrograde is good for going over all the stuff you’re otherwise too busy to think about.
Think of it as a life brake (maybe not ‘break’!). Yes, it can be exhausting, but look at it this way, if you weren’t feeling exhausted, would you know when to stop? If you didn’t feel the pain in your knee, would you keep aggravating the injury? If you didn’t stop to look, would you realise your kitchen cupboards are filled with things past their use-by date? If you didn’t throw them out, would you have space for new things?
Most of all, I find a little psychic de-cluttering can’t hurt as well.
August 11, 2007 at 1:31 pm
I need help!!! I am in love with a man whose chart indicates a mercury in Cancer (June 20, 1978) and my mercury in Pisces (April 6, 1981). I have been trying for a long time to find compatibility information. Please help me…
Thank you
August 12, 2007 at 4:48 pm
Hi Victoria,
I’m not really the one to ask. If you’re not ready to consult a professional astrologer, there are a number of websites which offer free compatibility readings, but they are of course quite limited. All I can tell from your Mercuries (without a place and time of birth the chart isn’t accurate) being in Water signs is that both your modes of communication are compatible. Moon signs, Mars and Venus signs and other aspects will provide a fuller picture.
Best of luck!
January 28, 2008 at 2:59 am
Look at the moon signs, while you might mentally agree, if the emotions dont match up, the relationship tends to struggle.