Monday October 18 brings two welcome astrological turning points as both Mercury and Jupiter stations are direct. This means the end of each of their retrograde degrees. In return, you will find that different areas of your life feel like they come to life after a period of water treading. You may also feel that … Read more
By the time you wipe the sleep from your eyes on Monday morning, Mercury will have stationed retrograde. This season, Mercury crunches to a halt in a square with Pluto, the planet of overturning rocks to inspect the earthworms and beetles that normally stay subterranean. Mercury will be retrograde from September 26th 10:10 pm PT … Read more
For months, Mercury has been traveling through the signs at warp speed, in direct motion, zipping through scorched and productive territory. That all changes on August 29/30th when Mercury enters the breezy Candyland of Libra and gets turned around at beautiful signposts and stuck in taffy quicksand. Mercury stations retrograde on September 26/27th, in a … Read more
Each Mercury is unique, although there are some themes that are common to every Mercury retrograde. If you want to revisit some of my previous posts on Mercury retro pop here, here, and here. I want to explore some of the unique features of the present retrograde Mercury in Libra, and to do that I … Read more
This weekend, an unusual group of planets gathers in Libra as retrograde Mercury, Mars, and the Sun all combine. In this new video, I share some thoughts on these different alignments. In this video, I touch the Mercury retrograde conjunction with the Sun, Mars with the Sun, and the Mercury retrograde conjunction with Mars in … Read more
After lunch, I noticed that the perennial hibiscus had finally bloomed in our garden. I planted this shrub three years ago in hopes of adding some late summer color to the garden. We moved overseas in the summer after planting and I never saw them in bloom. This felt like a beautiful gift from the … Read more
Mercury will be in Virgo from August 11th to 30th, 2021. Mercury in Virgo brings out the best of Mercury’s eagle-eyed talents. This combination is about attention to detail, analytical and strategic thinking at a high level as well as the management of the many logistics of daily life. Mercury in Virgo is the BEST … Read more
There are some tasks that I can do so well while Mercury is retrograde. I usually use this time to catch up on unfinished business or open questions. While Mercury retrograde is often described as a difficult time, in my experience a lot can be done during this time – it just requires focusing. Mercury … Read more