About Mercury Retrograde

2009 Mercury Retrogrades

Note: S/R denotes Stationary retrograde motion
S/D denotes Stationary direct motion.

Jan 11, 2009 S/R 08° Aquarius   Feb 1, 2009 S/D 22° Capricorn
    BEAUTIFULLY GOWNED WAXED FIGURES ON DISPLAY

May 7 S/R 02° Gemini   May 30 S/D 23° Taurus
    A NERVOUS GENTLEMAN DRESSED IN AN ELABORATE SANTA CLAUS COSTUME IS  FILLING CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS FURTIVELY

Sept 7 S/R 07° Libra Sept 29 S/D 22° Virgo
    A WOMAN FEEDING CHICKENS AND PROTECTING THEM FROM HAWKS

Dec 26 S/R 22° Capricorn   Jan 16, 2010 S/D 06° Capricorn
    A GENERAL ACCEPTING DEFEAT GRACEFULLY

Mercury Retrograde

Moving backward to go forward...

You don't have to 'know' astrology to understand a Mercury retrograde, in fact you'll hear people talking about it, even in the media. During a Mercury Retrograde you are called to become the Observer.

Two weeks prior to a Mercury retrograde figure out what is tweaking you (angry, frustrated, out of sorts) because that energy is a key to what needs to be healed and transformed.

It's a time to de-clutter our toxic thoughts usually based on unconscious fears. The transformation of thought is what The Secret and The Law of Attraction speaks to in their teachings.

A Mercury retrograde offers both a challenge and an opportunity to slow down, figure out the internal chatter- is my inner dialog serving or diminishing my life plan? Then use the time to make the necessary changes to get back on track.

Symbolically the archetype of Mercury is represented by the winged messenger; related to thoughts, intelligence and reason. How you put concepts together that creates innovative solutions to the problems at hand. Mercury is the link between spirit and matter. Multi-dimensional energy we tend to discount in everyday life.

Mercury rules the 3rd House in your birth chart- unhealed issues with siblings and neighbors, the world beyond your parents as a little child that one carries into adulthood. Anywhere in your thought process that is govern by black and white thinking...I'm right, you're wrong energy.

Words have the power to harm or heal, and Mercury relates to the power of speech. Mercury in the body relates to our 5th chakra, the throat chakra- the Will center- which governs the ability to speak my truth in a clear, concise, healing way; Mercury asks now what do I want? Indecision is the shadow side of the 5th Chakra.

Mercury rules the signs Gemini and Virgo. Think of the symbol for the sign Gemini– the two pillars that create a third way-a doorway– a symbolic doorway– the place of betwixt and between where the mystery lives. How do we go through that doorway? Surrender.

In Virgo we separate the wheat from the chaff, we distill the black and white thinking of Gemini so our thought process becomes clearer as we edit and sort focusing our intentions.

During a Mercury Retrograde you may find yourself making a SoulCollage card that reflects your issues with speaking, truth telling, siblings, air, wind.

Mercury the alchemical change agent asks how do I digest the information I take in? Mercury retrograde gives us a do-over period, it’s the Universe’s way to say stop the car and look at the road map- am I heading in the right direction.

While Mercury is retrograding our conscious mind is out to lunch and collectively we are not operating at full steam- it’s a time of "introspection and investigation." (Wickenburg, p. 123) There’s a reason why you don’t start projects or sign contracts. And why during a retrograde it gets a bit chaotic, everyone’s unconsciously checking their road map! *smile*

In the middle of this 2005 post there is more about Mercury's relationship to the chakra's, the 3rd house and how you may be tweaked during a retrograde period- New Moon in Gemini post.

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2008 Mercury Retrogrades

Jan 28 S/R    24° Aquarius        Feb 18 S/D    09° Aquarius
May 26 S/R   22° Gemini           June 19 S/D    13° Gemini
Sept 24 S/R   23° Libra             Libra Oct 15    S/D 08° Libra

2007 Mercury Retrogrades

February 13- March 7 2007 Mercury retrogrades begins at 11 degrees of Pisces
June 15-July 9 2007 Mercury retrogrades begins at 12 degrees of Cancer
October 11- November 1, 2007 Mercury retrogrades begins at 10 degrees of Scorpio