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The Magic In Mercury Retrograde

You may remember my post back in January about Mercury turning to retrograde. This is when Mercury appears to be traveling backwards (it’s actually slowing its orbit and just looks like it’s moving backwards). I talked about 3 retrogrades happening this year and we’re on our second one baby.

From May 18 – June 11th, we’ll be experiencing another retrograde, this time in Gemini. (BTW – you could also be experiencing the effects a little before and after this time).

So what does all this hippy planetary stuff mean for you?

The same rules apply as before. Since Mercury is the messenger, during this time communication, travel and technology is bound to be a little screwy.

Double-check the deets of any new commitments/contracts at this time – read the fine print. Think before you speak/hit send. Since miscommunication can be inevitable now, it’s just easier to keep your cool.

Leave yourself plenty of time to get anywhere in case of mishaps. Travel blunders are typical at this time. No one likes to be the one left behind when the plane or train takes off for our planned destination.

Finally, back your shit up. Take the time to back up any important electronic files, etc. It would suck to lose moths or years of hard work if your computer decides that now is the time to declare retirement.

But there’s also magic in Mercury Retrograde.

Despite all the technical blunders you might encounter – all the possible ways that Mercury can mess with your flow – there’s also a lot of magic in this time.

“As with all Mercury retrograde periods, things from the past will be reevaluated, re-examined, or understood differently.” ~ Mystic Mamma

Y’know that feeling you get sometimes – when you’re in the middle of a situation and think, “shit. I’ve been here before. There’s something familiar about this person, place or thing.” And you get that funny feeling that you need to do something different this time around. You know that your typical response just isn’t gonna cut it this time.

It’s like we have another chance to make things right. Mercury retrograde is about embracing change. 

So let’s say an ex-someone (this applies to love and platonic relationships!) pops up all of a sudden (again). Now, you might know that the result of this sudden encounter will likely be like every other encounter before. You’ll be swept off your feet, feeling dizzy with the excitement of connecting again, only to be left high and dry (again). If you play the same role as usual and allow the initial excitement to take over, you’ll find yourself hanging eventually, lambasting yourself as to why you let it happen again.

Here’s what happens when you decide to change things – when you decide to not fall for the same old routine. When you tell this ex-someone that you’re not willing to invest your energy in something that will go nowhere and you do it with honesty, authenticity and love, you’re sending out a clear message.

You say, “No thank you.”

What the universe hears: “Hey universe! I’m ready for some good shit now. I respect and love myself to know that I deserve to have relationships with people who appreciate me as much as I appreciate them. I’m ready and open to allow people into my life who will raise me up and support me. I’m ready to create a circle of support and strength. I love myself enough to know that I deserve this and more. Thanks and keep it coming!”

How awesome would that feel?

Consider the next 3 weeks as an opportunity to see the same old situations differently. Allow yourself to feel the emotions around a situation and really understand if it will support you to do something different, to react differently, to see the same situation from another perspective. 

Now’s the time to look at the situations that arise and understand how they’re connected to our past. From there, we can look at how we can react differently to create something different in our lives. Sometimes we need to chuck the same old, same old to make way for the newer, brighter version of ourselves and our lives.

Now’s that time folks. Let’s do this. Happy Mercury Retrograde!

Much love, XXX

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