Mercury Retrograde

Mercury is the planet that rules (and therefore affects) your car, your email, your cell phone. communication, etc. During Mercury Retrograde there are disturbances in the normal flow of things which can cause great stress...or we can use Mercury Retrograde to our benefit.

The basic principle of Mercury Retrograde is that Mercury has turned around to show us something, we have missed. There is something in our lives; car maintenance, backing up the computer, paying a bill, contacting someone important, and Mercury is here to show us that we need to pay attention to that thing right now. So we can reduce stress during Mercury Retrograde by actively seeking out and finishing those things are are undone.

Mercury Retrograde also causes things to repeat. So if you had a lot of dental work on the last Mercury Retrograde, you may find yourself in the dentist chair again. If you get one speeding ticket during Mercury Retrograde watch out, because you may end up with two. But with all of this adversity there is a gift. Because Mercury Retrograde causes things to repeat just do things that you don't mind repeating. Buy jewelry and furniture, go dancing or to a play, even consider a vacation (just make sure your luggage has your name on it because while you are on your way to Hawaii your bags are probably going to Baltimore).

And finally the best possible use of Mercury Retrograde is to treat yourself the best you can for those three weeks. Eat your veggies, exercise, be nice to yourself. And not only will you feel better but the on next Mercury Retrograde you will feel compelled to return to that healthy living. Is that a good deal or what.

Diane Ronngren has written a wonderful booklet on Mercury Retrograde. 42 pages packed with information on how to live with and through this transit.

The Mercury Retrograde Calendar for 2009-2010

2009
January 11th - Mercury goes retrograde
February 1st - Mercury goes direct

May 7th  - Mercury goes retrograde
May 31st - Mercury goes direct

September 7th - Mercury goes retrograde
September 29th - Mercury goes direct

December 26th - Mercury goes retrograde

2010
January 15th - Mercury goes direct

April 18th - Mercury goes retrograde
May 11th - Mercury goes direct

August 20th - Mercury goes retrograde
September 12th - Mercury goes direct

December 10th - Mercury goes retrograde
December 30th - Mercury goes direct