Mercury Retrograde

Have you ever heard someone say Mercury is retrograde and that's why they are having a bad day or why they were late, didn't get your e-mail, missed the plane?

If not let me just explain here that this is an astrological term that means that because of how the earth and mercury are moving in their orbits it appears from our vantage point here on earth that the planet Mercury is traveling backwards. The effect of this energy, similar to the effect the moon has on the tides, is to create delays, mix ups, make us go back over old ground, make travel plans and communications go askew. Mercury is the planet associated with travel and communications, as the moon is with the emotions. When it is in retrograde we go over old territory in one way or another.

Of course what you believe dictates your experience so if you give this idea weight then expect events to take unexpected turns and not a lot of progress to be made in new ventures while old ventures get movement.

Personally I have always been fascinated by astrology having explored it in some depth in my twenties and I see it not as many do, as a prediction of something set in stone but rather as something that indicates areas of life that pull at our attention at any given time.

This week for instance I had a face to face meeting with an old friend I had not sat down with for almost two years. At the same time someone from college contacted me through Facebook - when I last saw her has been more years than I care to remember! We e-mailed every day this week finding out what the other has been up to and seeing where in our lives we have both gotten wiser.

And Mercury is retrograde right now so how perfectly appropriate to be involved in such activities.
Whether you think its a lot of rubbish or not, I ask you to look at your last week and the one coming and report your findings.
There is a time for every thing so why not take this time to review something from the past that has been asking for your attention. Its a great way to use the energy of Mercury retrograde.
Mercury goes direct August 8th.