Mercury in Virgo wants to speak very precisely and clearly, but when Mercury is retrograde sometimes words, attitudes and ideas come out a little... curiously. In particular, Mercury and Mars are both conjunct and parallel, and get tangled up together in lively ways.
Mercury retrograde is again upon us! (stop that groaning) This time, Mercury is stationary retrograde in Taurus at the very powerful Solar Eclipse in Aries (April 20), and turns retrograde the day after the eclipse – and he's got plenty to say about it!
Just what does retrograde mean anyway? A retrograde planet appears to go backwards in the sky, but is it really doing that? And what does it mean astrologically? Is it good or bad? Actually, it's more like a dance...
When a planet goes retrograde or direct, it seems to stop moving and is "stationary." For weeks or months, before and after a planet's retrograde period, it is "in the (retrograde) Shadow." This 3-fold sequence defines the retrograde cycle.
Mercury is famous for his retrograde cycles when things get decidedly weird! Missed appointments, wrong numbers, computer glitches... Find out what's really happening when Mercury does his "Retrograde Rumba."
Venus is the planet of peace, love, harmoney, pleasure. But when she goes retrograde, a more contrary side emerges through discontent, discord, imbalance. Venus retrograde hits the reset button, asking us to adjust relationships, material needs and equilibrium.
Mars goes retrograde about every two years, making it a fairly rare event. During this time, our approach to conflict, hostility, anger, assertiveness and taking action often requires rethinking, regrouping and reintegrating.
Have you heard that Mars will "look as large as the full moon to the naked eye"? This grandiose claim goes around every couple of years, but is it true? Does Mars look spectacular in the sky when it's retrograde? Well, yes and no...
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