Mercury Retrograde Archives - Lynn Hayes astrology readings and writings

Planetary news this week: Clear astrological skies for the Winter Solstice

Astrological update for the week of December 18-25, 2023

Sun enters Capricorn at the Winter Solstice. The wheel of the seasons turn on the cardinal signs – the signs of initiation and leadership. The solstice occurs at the moment the Sun enters the sign of Capricorn, and this year that takes place on December 21st EST/ December 22nd UTC. This is also the first day of winter (in the northern hemisphere).

The solstices and equinoxes are portals of energy and mark the extremes and balance […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-12-18T19:03:00-05:00December 18th, 2023|Planetary news this week|4 Comments

Sunday inspiration for slowing down with Mercury retrograde

I have always been a do-er; with a Sun/Saturn conjunction and Mars in Capricorn I’m not really happy if I’m not accomplishing something. This is a great combination for success, but not a good combination for work/life balance, or really balance of any kind if I’m honest. When I took my little writing sabbatical I was able to step back a bit from the do-ing and step more into be-ing, asking myself questions like “am I doing this because there’s fulfillment in it?”

It’s the end of the year when the world seems to slow down a bit – the holidays, […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-12-17T12:49:52-05:00December 17th, 2023|Inspiration|9 Comments

Planetary news this week: Sagittarius New Moon and Mercury turns retrograde

Astrological update for the week of December 11-18, 2023

The Macro picture. In life, it seems, there is always a macro view as well as the micro view and the same is true for astrological forecasts. For example, this week the planetary influences are pretty mild and benign, and yet the global situation is rather treacherous. Global conflicts are on the rise, and here in the U.S. we are bracing for a particularly contentious election.

Every time Pluto changes signs (every 15-20 years) there is a dramatic global change of some kind. […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-12-11T07:26:35-05:00December 11th, 2023|Planetary news this week|4 Comments

Planetary news this week: Venus in Scorpio and falling stars with Neptune

Astrological update for the week of December 4-11, 2023

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Neptune turns direct. This month we have three planets changing signs which means a shift in planetary energies, and that begins with Neptune turning direct this week. This is especially significant if you are experiencing a transit of Neptune to your own chart as it will intensify during this time. Neptune stations can be somewhat destabilizing since Neptune urges us to detach from the practical and embrace the creative and mystical. Neptune won’t begin […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-12-04T07:13:39-05:00December 4th, 2023|Planetary news this week|0 Comments

Planetary news this week: Virgo season, Pisces Full Moon, much more!

Astrological update for the week of August 21-18, 2023

There’s a lot to unpack this week! Grab a coffee or cup of tea and let’s get cracking.

Sun enters Virgo August 23. The Sun’s entry into Virgo technically marks the beginning of Virgo season, but with Mercury and Mars already in Virgo the focus on order and the world of the mundane is already well underway. The shift from Leo to Virgo will help to soothe some of the fiery energies that have been flying around lately – the only planet left […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2024-02-17T15:47:57-05:00August 21st, 2023|Planetary news this week|0 Comments

Planetary news this week: Solar eclipse awakening and Mercury turns retrograde

Astrological update for the week of April 17-24, 2023

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Solar eclipse. The big news this week is the solar eclipse at the very last few minutes of Aries. I wrote about this last week but it bears repeating as we enter the doorway to the upcoming pair of eclipses.

Eclipses are often bunched into a series of two or three pairs, but this year the two eclipse pairs operate on their own, without any others in the series. The first of the pair, the New […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2024-02-17T15:57:59-05:00April 17th, 2023|Uncategorized|4 Comments

Planetary news this week: The first Full Moon of the year

Astrological update for the week of January 2-9, 2023

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Well folks, we made it to 2023: the year everything will change (see this post for more details if you missed it), and the portal to the door of change will begin at the Aquarius New Moon later in the month. Read on to know more!

Mercury is still retrograde and will not turn direct until later this month. In fact, the conjunction of the Sun to Mercury later this weeks marks the midpoint of that cycle. […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2024-02-18T12:13:27-05:00January 2nd, 2023|Planetary cycles|0 Comments

Planetary news this week: Mercury retrograde and a Pisces Full Moon

Astrological update for the week of September 5-12, 2022

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Mercury retrograde and retrograde update! Mercury turns retrograde this week (September 9th) which will take us to Peak Retrograde for the year (six planets plus Chiron in retrograde motion!). If you read my September Planetary Illuminations report you may have noticed that I undercounted the retrogrades so the idea of this being a time of reflection rather than action is even more true.

When there is a preponderance of retrograde energy it can feel like we’re spinning […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2024-02-18T10:54:26-05:00September 5th, 2022|Planetary news this week|3 Comments

Astrological news this week: Gemini New Moon & a change of direction

Astrological update for the week of May 30 – June 5, 2022

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A New Moon in Gemini, the sign of communication and experiences, offers an opportunity for a new perspective. The ruler of the New Moon is Mercury, the messenger planet, adding to the focus on communication and adaptation. In mythology, Mercury was the only god who was able to travel back and forth to the Underworld, facilitating communication between the gods. Mercury-ruled Gemini teaches us to accept and integrate a wide variety […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2024-02-18T11:00:48-05:00May 30th, 2022|Planetary news this week|0 Comments

Astrological news this week: Pluto retrograde and eclipse season begins!

Astrological update for the week of April 25 – May 2, 2022

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Pluto turns retrograde. I’ve been talking for a while about the Pluto station because Pluto hasn’t moved much in months – it’s only traveled one degree since the end of February and won’t travel more than one degree until early July. That is a long time if you have planets between 25 and 29 Capricorn or the other cardinal signs Cancer, Libra Aries. And if you have planets between 0 and 2 […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2024-02-18T11:53:22-05:00April 25th, 2022|Planetary news this week|0 Comments