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Living successfully through Mercury retrograde periods

Mercury turns retrograde June 7, and you may have already noticed that communication is getting wonky and glitches are everywhere. Yesterday a client’s phone service was temporarily terminated in the middle of our consultation which is an everyday type of occurrence when Mercury is retrograde. (If you missed my posts on retrogrades you can catch up here and learn more about the positive aspects of retrograde planetary cycles.)

Conventional wisdom instructs us not to make any big decisions or sign contracts when Mercury is retrograde. Yet Mercury retrogrades […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-11-19T11:47:02-05:00June 6th, 2014|Featured posts, Mercury retrograde|6 Comments

About Retrogrades

I’m in the process of migrating old articles to the blog platform, here’s a chance to catch up on some oldies but goodies.

The study of astrology looks at the motion of the planets in the solar system from our perspective here on earth, and because of anomalies in the orbits of the planets, occasionally during their travels around the sun they appear to move backwards. As a planet turns retrograde, it appears to slow down gradually until it appears to be almost standing still. This is called “making a […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2013-08-12T14:40:43-04:00August 12th, 2013|Lessons, Mercury retrograde|0 Comments

Catching up and letting go – another personal story of Mercury retrograde

“Letting Go” by Manami Yagashiro

They say that bloggers should never apologize for a lack of posts, but some of you have been with me for years and the past few months is the first time I have ever gone more than a few days without posting. It turns out that losing your mother is harder than I thought, and when you combine that with a resurgent real estate market (in my other life I own a small real estate company), there has literally been no time to breathe.

All […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2013-03-21T07:07:20-04:00March 21st, 2013|Astrology in my world, Mercury retrograde|9 Comments

Mercury retrograde, and a Virgo Full Moon: February 2013

Virgo Full Moon February 2013 Mercury turns retrograde today (February 23) and it’s time to go over the things we’ve done in the past in order to help perfect our future. Mercury is in Pisces now where it tends to be more adaptable and flexible and doesn’t mind reversing itself in order to improve the flow of our lives so this retrograde period may not be as difficult as some others.

Mercury turns retrograde for three weeks four times a year, so it is not a rare event. I like to think of […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2013-02-24T07:16:37-05:00February 24th, 2013|Mercury retrograde, Moon|4 Comments

Mercury and Uranus turn retrograde in tandem

You might want to read about the concept of “higher octave planets” if you missed that post before reading this one. Uranus will turn retrograde early in the morning on the 14th EDT (late morning GMT) and Mercury will turn retrograde late in the evening EDT on the 15th (early morning on the 16th GMT). Planets of course don’t really change direction, but astrology is person-centered. We are the center of our own universe, and that is how we observe the planets astrologically. Sometimes the movement of the planets […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2012-07-13T14:05:28-04:00July 13th, 2012|Astrology, Mercury retrograde|10 Comments

Thoughts on the upcoming Mercury retrograde

This Mercury retrograde period may be more challenging than some, especially during the first week (beginning around now until the 18th of December when Mercury retrogrades back into Sagittarius.

Mercury is in Capricorn now, where it wants to organize things and achieve something important. Capricorn is all about goals and success, and it is not well-suited to the retrograde periods of Mercury which require reflection and a more inward focus that stimulates the subtle mind rather than the mental realm.

Mercury turns retrograde at about 5 degrees Capricorn, tightly conjunct Pluto. […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2010-12-07T11:19:49-05:00December 7th, 2010|Mercury retrograde|3 Comments

Mercury direct tonight

Mark your calendars! Mercury turns direct tonight and will begin to pick up speed next week to help things move forward a bit. At that point only Saturn will be in retrograde motion and it’s a rarity for there to be just one planet retrograde.

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By Lynn Hayes|2008-02-18T13:28:00-05:00February 18th, 2008|Mercury retrograde|Comments Off

Tales from Mercury Retrograde

A friend of mine sent me an email containing her Mercury Rx story:

“There have been power outages and surges following me around. First the power went out here at home two nights ago, and then when we went to our favorite Mexican place for dinner 3 miles away the power surged there. Yesterday the internet was down all morning, and then the cable tv was out all afternoon!

Yesterday morning I drove out to [her client’s office] with documents to be signed and was told that I couldn’t enter the premises because I had […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-11-20T08:36:44-05:00January 31st, 2008|Mercury retrograde|Comments Off

Mars Direct, Mercury Retrograde

Mars turned direct yesterday, and Mercury turned retrograde the day before. Part of us is looking back (Mercury), part of us is ready to move into the future once again (Mars).

Mercury is conjunct Neptune now in Aquarius, correlating to yesterday’s internet disruption (Mercury Rx) to Asia and the Mideast caused by damage to an underseas (Neptune) cable. In Aquarius, Mercury is idealistic and visionary, and because of the retrograde period Mercury will remain in Aquarius until mid-March. Aquarius, ruled by Uranus, seeks the disruption of the status quo and when […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2008-01-31T11:54:00-05:00January 31st, 2008|Mercury retrograde|Comments Off

Mercury Rx through the houses

Heather Walden has posted this down-to-earth guide for managing Mercury retrograde. Look to see where Mercury in Aquarius falls in your chart, and follow her sage advice:

1st house – personal identity

Follow the bouncing fire ball. Remember those old battles, imagined and real. Where do you still have armor that may be dragging you down? Does the mind have the tape player on permanent repeat. Listen closely and erase the parts that don’t serve you or your colleagues. You’ll feel a lot lighter. Don’t burn all the rubber off your […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2008-01-30T01:16:00-05:00January 30th, 2008|Mercury retrograde|Comments Off