The next three weeks may well mark a lot of ebbs and swirls in your love-life, career, and social arena. Mercury, the planet of the mind and communication turns Retrograde today. Because Mercury is in the sign of "Sensitive" Pisces along with the Sun, Mars, Neptune and Chiron (all in Pisces); this is going to be an intense time of going within yourself and looking deeply at your life and those around you. Although planets going retrograde is typically negative, ironically, this can be a opportune time to turn your life around. You may also be able to fulfill fantasies and expand upon life-long dreams. Ear-marking today's retrograde, the "Creative" Leo Moon forms favorable aspects to both the "Luck" Planet Jupiter in "Savvy" Gemini and to "Flash-of-Insight" Uranus in "Pioneering" Aries. This energy is like spark & a rush of creative energy to the body, mind and spirit and allows you to envision your full potential. You can use this retrograde period as a powerful launching pad to develop innovative ideas to long-standing problems, as well as, develop completely new ways of living your life. Although you may feel blocked temporarily from moving forward in the present moment because of "this" or "that," your mind is a powerful entity. If you allow it, your mind can be bursting out of the seams with ideas! Pisces energy fosters an active imagination and people who possess natal charts influenced by Pisces are oftentimes gifted in art, music, poetry, dance, the healing arts and mystical aspirations. Pisces energy encourages empathy, compassion and can bring people closer together and can create a better understanding of human behavior and character defects. Pisces energy can inspire you to make personal sacrifices for the sake of others. Emotions will tend to run high and your gut level intuition will be at it's peak. Additionally, this retrograde period kicks-off with the "Dramatic" Leo Moon butting heads with Saturn in "Penetrating" Scorpio forcing you to purge deep into your psyche and purge out all the needless negativity (your thoughts, as well as, people, places and things). If something has been wrong, now is the time you will notice that change is necessary! On the downside, it is possible to take on a persecution or martyrdom complex and harbor self-pity. Additionally, confusion, indecisiveness, a lack of personal boundaries and becoming self-absorbed may be problematic. As with any zodiac sign, it's always important to keep the thoughts positive because all signs possess positive and negative traits. It's all in how you harness the energy. It's a time for healing as well as great change. Use this time of Mercury Retrograde to develop your roadmap, then when Mercury turns direct, you can spring into action!
The planets are in constant motion, therefore the particular area of your life that may be impacted depends on where Mercury falls in your natal chart AND "where" Mercury is orbiting right now! For example, if Mercury is in your 7th house, the greatest impact will be on your long-term relationship sector of your life. However, if Mercury is in your 10th house, it will impact your career. If Mercury is in your 11th house, it will impact your friendships and social life. If Mercury happens to fall in your 1rst house, the focus will be all about You!
