Mercury in Cancer Archives - Lynn Hayes astrology readings and writings

Planetary news this week: Magical Neptune and the heart/mind connection

Astrological update for the week of June 26-July 3, 2023

Retrograde Neptune. As most of you know, planets don’t actually travel backwards but from time to time they will appear to reverse their travels through the sky as we observe them from Earth. These periods when planets are retrograde are times of reconsideration and reversals, times when we sometimes feel we are swimming against the tide.

The outer planets (Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) are each retrograde for about half the year: This week, on […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2024-02-17T15:52:31-05:00June 26th, 2023|Planetary news this week|0 Comments

Astrological news this week: A shift of planetary energies

Astrological update for the week of July 4-11, 2022.

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Mars in Taurus. Mars leaves fiery Aries for placid Taurus on July 5th and we will all breathe a collective sigh of relief. Things have been plenty hot with both Mars and Jupiter in Aries, along with Chiron to irritate the tender places in the soul with the hope of fostering healing and opening the heart. Under the influence of Taurus we are able to find our internal balance point and a renewed connection to the earthy […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2024-02-18T10:58:35-05:00July 4th, 2022|Planetary news this week, Uncategorized|0 Comments

7.20.21 – Shaking out the cobwebs with Mercury in Cancer sextile Uranus

art by Catherine McElroy

Mercury, planet of the mind, is in Cancer right now where our thinking tends to be more emotional and sensitive. Cancer is an acquisitive sign – it likes to gather and collect things of sentimental value, including thoughts and assumptions about the people around us. The unlayering process of yesterday’s post with Mercury in a square aspect to Chiron continues today, but where Chiron exposes the sensitive wounds that have been dormant for some time as part of the healing process, Uranus breaks up the […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-07-20T07:37:31-04:00July 20th, 2021|Planetary news this week|0 Comments

7.12.21 – Let the heart guide the way today with Mercury in Cancer trine Jupiter

art by Gede Lila Kantiana

Mercury just moved into Cancer where the mind (Mercury) embraces the entire realm of feelings (Cancer), and meets for a brief moment with Jupiter (optimism and good fortune) at the first degree of Pisces. This happy connection brings a day or two of optimistic and open-hearted experiences that reveal what is really in the heart and helps us to see where new possibilities could lead us. As planet of the mind, Mercury is typically focused on thoughts and ideas on a more cerebral level, […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-07-12T07:40:18-04:00July 12th, 2021|Planetary news this week|0 Comments

7.10.21 Weekend Update – The New Moon continues to blossom today

art by Margaret Barry

Think about a New Moon as being like the bud of a flower which is just ready to open. The moment of the astrological New Moon, the conjunction of the Sun and Moon, is the pregnant pause just before the bud begins to blossom. Today the new beginning promised by the New Moon begins to unfold as the Moon completes her journey through her own sign of Cancer. Today is the perfect day to center our attention on the heart and see what it […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-07-10T08:11:59-04:00July 10th, 2021|Planetary news this week|0 Comments

The meaning of Mercury in Cancer: May 28-August 4, 2020

art by Ellen Uytewaal

Mercury, the planet of messages and information, is typically in a sign for less than a month, but because of the upcoming retrograde it will remain in Cancer until August 4th. Any retrograde Mercury period is important since a retrograde planet applies greater emphasis and tends to dominate the astrological influences. This year, however, when Mercury turns retrograde on June 18th it will just one of five planets in retrograde (followed by Neptune a few days later for a total of six). You […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2020-05-29T08:17:11-04:00May 29th, 2020|Planetary cycles|3 Comments

Mercury retrograde tips: July 2019

When a planet appears to move backwards, its astrological influence is altered somewhat. The matters that the planet represents tend to work differently – not as straightforward, and often somewhat murky. Mercury rules communication, conversation, mental function, and short travels so all of these kinds of things are sometimes affected when Mercury is retrograde.

Mercury will change direction on the 7th, but before the actual turn it slows down to a crawl and we begin to see the effects of Mercury’s upcoming retrograde. Sometimes this is called the “shadow period” and […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2019-07-02T07:28:50-04:00July 2nd, 2019|Mercury retrograde|1 Comment

Gemini New Moon June 13, 2018: Marriage of Mind and Heart

Art by Lucy Campbell. The New Moon in Gemini on June 13th calls on us to we have a unique opportunity to create change and become more adaptable to new ideas and new ways of living our life; to learn the inner strength that an increase in flexibility can offer us. Gemini is a shapeshifter and easily modifies obstacles and helps to activate the mind to embrace experiences that change us. It encourages us to shift the way we perceive our own lives through experiencing our lives […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2018-06-13T16:44:30-04:00June 11th, 2018|Moon|2 Comments

Planetary news this week, including Neptune retrograde

Nearly everyone now has heard of Mercury retrograde, thanks to the Internet. This is a good thing for those of us who follow the planets, because it’s easier to explain why we would rather wait until Mercury is out of retrograde to sign that contract. But because of the way we view the motion of the planets from Earth, all of the planets in our solar system and our astrological pantheon have retrograde cycles. In fact, the outer planets (Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) are viewed in retrograde motion for approximately half […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2018-06-11T08:17:16-04:00June 11th, 2018|Planetary news this week|6 Comments

The astrology of John Edwards (2007)

Don’t get me wrong, I like John Edwards. I live in North Carolina so I’ve liked him for quite a long time. As a Democrat I was excited when he ousted conservative Lauch Faircloth and breathed new life into the North Carolina legislature, and I was impressed when he responded by letter to every email I sent about one particular issue or another.

My disillusionment with Edwards began when he voted to support the Iraq war, stating not just that he thought the president should have war powers, as most of the Democrats who voted for […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-11-18T19:19:36-05:00January 4th, 2007|Politics|Comments Off