Sunday, January 25, 2009

Planetary Retrogrades

We are in a Mercury Retrograde at this time and have been since January 11, 2009. This will continue until February 2, when the planet Mercury will begin to move forward in the sky.

What could this planet so far from us do to affect our day-to-day lives? Interesting you should ask...

Mercury is the planet of communication, travel, and systems. As such, when this planet goes retrograde or backwards about three times a year (this year, it will be four), communications, travel and systems often have interesting issues. Conventional wisdom is that you should avoid new beginnings at this time, signing contracts, communications, hearing correctly, driving, or other types of travel are often affected.

So far this retrograde for me, it has been taking the form of mishearing or misreading numbers, some computer glitches, and appointments showing up differently from what was planned.

I am writing this blog during an opening created by just such a no-show appointment this weekend.

It's helpful to connect with spirit during this time, asking "Spirit, please let me know what the next, right thing is for me to work on at this time." Then, follow that guidance and use the planets as guideposts, rather than roadblocks for your life.

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