MERCURY RETROGRADE & Your
Relationships - "A Time to Reflect and Not Commit" by Pam Fottrell
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You may make commitments that you decide to break during this time
from JULY 22 - AUGUST 15 . It's better to coast and go with the flow
right now. Save your thinking to be sure of your feelings!
Some romances begin during a retrograde period and can end before the retrograde
period is over. Or, what can happen is that what has been committed to,
promised, or planned, during a retrograde period...in matters of relationships,
love, romance, dating, etc...may have to be redone or resolved at the next
retrograde period. Everyone is potentially affected by this. You may
have all the best intentions in the world to keep your promise to your loved
one, but don't make it during a Mercury Retrograde period, because it may be
broken due to circumstances which neither one of you could control. Or,
you or the other person could have a change of heart. It's better to
postpone important romantic dates or just be aware that these dates may be
cancelled out of the blue, during a retrograde period. I wouldn't
propose marriage either during this time. That would more than likely be
one of the biggest mistakes you could make, because you or your special someone
may make the wrong decision. It's only a few weeks...so I'd wait
until Mercury went back to it's direct motion. It's wiser to make-up or
break-up after this period is over, otherwise, you may be faced with the same
problem during the next retrograde period. Of course, it also
depends on what house (area of life) Mercury is transiting (visiting) in your
chart. Home and real estate matters may be delayed if Mercury is in
your 4th house. Joint finances may be problematic if the 8th house is
transited by Mercury retrograde.
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Your
LOVE LIFE, MARRIAGE, PARTNERSHIPS
are more affected if Mercury retrograde is transiting your 5th or 7th houses, or
if Mercury makes aspects to planets in those houses and/or aspects your Natal or
even Progressed Venus. You may get an
EMAILED READING
from me to get all of your questions about your life and
how it may be affected during a specific Mercury Retrograde Period. There
is a lot for me to go over when casting and interpreting your chart (based on
your date, time, and place of birth), and this accounts for the requirement that
you request an
EMAILED READING
(details
of my readings and cost are at that web page).
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If you want to know for sure how
Mercury affects your natal (birth) chart or progressed chart, you would get an
EMAILED READING from me, and ask up to 10 questions concerning your
relationship during this period. I would cast your charts, review the
transits and aspects, and answer your questions. Excerpts and text from
several astrological reports to help explain more detail for you may be
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You should also know that if YOUR
BIRTHDAY occurs during MERCURY RETROGRADE, all areas as is suggested in this
page as well as HERE can affect your life
for an entire year! *This added information will be part of your
EMAILED READING and not your
SOLAR RETURN, because it
is an entirely extra area of your life. See your
SOLAR RETURN: This is from
your recent birthday or one coming in the next couple of months, until your next
birthday, such as 8/18/05 - 8/18/06, and does not begin on January 1st. |
MORE MERCURY RETROGRADE
DATES FOR 2005
The word retrograde applies, in astrology, to the apparent backward
motion thru the zodiac of a planet. An old encyclopedia of astrology
describes this retrograde motion as "the effect of a slow-moving
train as viewed from another train traveling parallel to it but at a
more rapid rate, wherein the slower train appears to be moving
backwards. However, in the case of the celestial bodies it is not a
matter of their actual speed of travel, but of the rate at which
they change their angular relationship."*
All the planets, except Sun and Moon, have these retrograde periods,
but Mercury is most famous for them, probably because Mercury
represents our very essential communication abilities.
While people speak of Mercury Retrograde periods that screw up
computers and television sets, today's astrologers believe the
mishaps happen in more personal realms (Uranus is the planet that
rules television and computers). Mercury rules communication, but
more informal communications, like writing, speaking, short shopping
sprees and other erranding endeavors. So, while Mercury is
Retrograde, don't give that party, be extra aware of what you say
and what you interpret when chatting with or writing to friends, cut
back on errands, expect that the check will be in the mail longer
than usual. Since the car is usually used for shopping and errands,
don't be surprised if the battery wire loosens or the fan belt snaps
just when you have rush out for that one ingredient you forgot to
buy.
The good things to do when Mercury is Retrograde: meditate,
contemplate, edit the book/poem/song/essay you've been writing,
clean house, talk to your pet, listen to music, paint, catch up on
sleep!
Some of this information, but not all of it, was taken
from:
* Encyclopedia of Astrology, Nicholas deVore, Philosophical Library,
1947
Pam, Your Personal Astrologer at
http://www.astrologymatch.com
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