Hello everyone in
The New Age spiritual and astrological communities the Mercury retrograde has a bad reputation
In fact, it's become kind of a joke
Anytime everything goes haywire. We usually ask his mercury in retrograde again
So it's understandable that most of us has reservations relative to this particular planetary alignment
we're kind of torn between wanting to know that they're coming up so we can prepare and
Dreading them and not even really wanted to know whether they're coming or not. Just because we fear them so much
But have no fear
Mercury retrograde is only difficult if you don't know what to expect and if you don't know how to turn those energies around
So they benefit you
You create your reality completely
What this means is everything that is happening outside of you
Isn't actually imposing itself on your reality instead you opt into activating the vibration of it
That's what you did before coming into this life
You chose the influence of the planets that were in a specific
Alignment when you were born in the same way that you chose the influence of the parents you chose to come into in this life
You knew that this particular energy
Would help you to realize your own expansion
The one which you were looking for?
You picked the specific
Astrological arrangement of your life experience in the same way that someone would pick an arrangement of specific food items off of buffet table
the planets influence us
But it benefits us to think of this influence more as an offering
when the planets shift the energy being offered from them to life on Earth also changes in some of these shifts and cycles are
Particularly intense and prone to create contrast for life on Earth
We can either let that energy hit us and suffer from it kind of like being pounded by waves in an ocean or
We can learn how to get on top of those waves and surf them and use them to our advantage
The retrograde is in fact an illusion and it happens because of the position of Earth
About three or four times a year relative to the planet Mercury what happens is that the rotation of our earth?
seems to be going quicker than the rotation of mercury around the Sun and so just like you were driving on a freeway and you
Pulled up next to a semi and then you are accelerating quicker than the semi an optical illusion occurs
Where the semi seems to stop and then reverse in movement in actuality both of you are travelling in the same direction
But the optical illusion is that one of you is going forward and the other is reversing
This is what is occurring
During the Mercury retrograde
It appears as if the planet Mercury goes retrograde or reverses back through the zodiac
This is really important to understand that the retrograde is actually an optical illusion
Why because the Mercury retrograde is all about confronting our illusions
Illusions are anything we suffer from it's the things that the ego has erected in front of the truth of who we really are
So when we don't have resolution relative to thoughts ideas people or events in the past
They will resurface so you can integrate them
this resurfacing this purging is
all what Mercury retrograde is about
This is why Mercury retrograde can make it feel as if you are crazy and everyone, you know has gone crazy
Mercury is also the planet of communication. So communication between you and other people as
Well as between you and yourself can go completely awry
So you can understand
Why we talk in the spiritual community about Mercury retrograde
It's like we do I'm gonna explain some of the things you are likely to experience during a Mercury retrograde
Mercury retrogrades are famous for affecting electronic equipment causing travel delays and cancelations
Influencing breakdowns in communication such as things getting lost in translation
Pieces of information going missing the inability to finish sentences
Arguments arising out of nowhere with seemingly no provocation the inability to form a coherent thought
Retrogrades can create some serious confusion. It also causes indecision
You may notice things getting lost and luck may seem to be against you
In fact Mercury retrograde can be the planetary manifestation of Murphy's Law
Meaning that it can feel as if everything that can go wrong is going wrong
It is famous for causing delays and postponements in all areas of life
And this feeling of fighting upstream can lead to a sensation of severe restlessness and frustration
Mercury also particularly affects a lot of industries like publishing writing editing
Advertising any kind of Sales Public Relation and anything to do with transport like Airlines post office and cabs
So if you have to interact with any of these industries, you can expect some mix ups to occur
Mercury can also be a particular time of difficulty or should we say?
opportunity for anyone who enjoys control
If you are a person who needs to feel as if your life is neatly organized in a predictable way
Mercury retrograde is going to come in like a tornado and not so gently turn things upside down
Okay, so the good news is you can write out this tornado and use it to dig up things you've buried
Mercury retrograde offers us a huge energetic push to re-examine areas of our life that are not benefiting us
Mercury retrograde is perhaps the best at enhancing self reflection
This is the time to revisit things which are not healed about your past or about your current now
It's a time to tie up loose ends to finish projects. You've started to revisit those things, which you've been avoiding
The Mercury retrograde is our opportunity to learn how to allow and to learn how to go with the flow
Because let's face it if you try to approach the Mercury retrograde any other way
Then you will be suffering
It will feel like destruction instead of like clearing away the clutter
We all go through cycles in our lives. It would benefit you to think of the Mercury retrograde
A cocooning. It's our time to withdraw our energies back in towards ourselves and
To revisit all of those unhealed things and purify them
So that when the planet Mercury goes direct again
Meaning that it's appearing from the standpoint of earth to move forward again through the zodiac
that we can allow ourselves to move forward kind of like a butterfly coming out of this cocoon period
What this means is don't expect yourself to be too productive during the Mercury retrograde
this is a time to nurture yourself and nurture others to be kind to yourself and be kind to others and
To take care of those things which are preventing you from moving forward
The gift of the Mercury retrograde is the gift of inner revelation. This is why it causes so much upheaval
Because we all know that the greatest
Interrelation happens on the heels of our life being uprooted which is the only reason the Mercury retrograde
Causes this kind of a people it's to help you with the gift of in a revelation
So here are some great tips
Which will help you to not only survive the Mercury retrograde or to also be able to use it to your benefit
number one
Don't take things personally
Communication is on the fritz. We all have our shadow aspects surfacing right now. And so projection. Is it an all-time high?
People will say things they don't mean during this time if you can walk into your experiences with other people
Knowing that in advance you are much less likely to be hurt by other people's often bizarre behavior
To pay very close attention to what you say and how you communicate
This is a good time to practice speaking from the heart
It's a good time to practice being very deliberate about what you want to put into the world
people will spin your words and use them against themselves during this time and
misinterpretations are likely we can teach ourselves how to check our words against our own sense of integrity before we say them and
Reread our letters before we send them
Which is a very beneficial thing to train ourselves to do for the rest of the year, even when mercury is not in retrograde
number three
Practice the art of allowing practice the art of going with the flow
It will help a great deal. If you maintain the awareness of what to expect during the Mercury retrograde
For example remind yourself to expect delays. This will help you to release resistance
To the unplanned upheaval of what you intended to do
You will feel much less like the world is against you and because you've changed the meaning of what you're experiencing you won't suffer
Do you know how much more relaxed you'd be if you knew computers were going to shut down or that the plane would be delayed
You'd probably pack an extra book or movie and take some time to just be where you are
it can actually be enjoyable to have the experience of being the one who is feeling calm and at peace as you are watching the
Chaos go on around you
It also means that you will be much more capable of helping those who are caught in the storm of it
For I understand that you can't put your life on hold
But it's a smart idea not to make any big deal decisions make any big
Purchases or start any brand-new projects during the mercury retrograde if you have to make big purchases
Make sure that you have warranties and never enter into contracts with people without reading the small print
Communication is a mess during these periods and people including yourself are prone to changing their minds
Make sure you ask all the questions you can think of and get as much information as you can
Before making any big decisions if you have to during this time
5 take time to finish the projects. You've already started tie up loose ends and reorganize your life
This is a great time to clear out the clutter
So make sure that you make a list of the things that are undone that need to come to resolution
So you can go ahead and cross them one by one off your list
5 this is a great time to get together with people from your past to heal old wounds
It's also a good time to revisit old issues that are part of your current relationship
It is a time of closure
If these people from your past haven't come forward to you already during the retrograde reach out to them
Say what needs to be said so you can both find peace and if you can find time to reminisce and as well
just about the only type of communication that does go well during mercury retrograde is
Communication that facilitates healing between us and people and circumstances from our past
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Look at what the universe is trying to show you it will be pushing you in unusual directions
So if you are on one path
It is highly likely that the universe will push you towards another path
Instead of resisting that and trying to rush your way back to the original path
you intended instead sit back and develop an attitude of curiosity just
Observe what the universe might want you to be seeing
seven catch up with yourself
We often don't feel as if we can catch up with the very lives that we're living
Our true desires are drowned out in the hectic lifestyles that we live
The Mercury retrograde asks us to revisit our destiny
Mercury retrograde allows us to catch up with our truest desires
so re-examine your truest desires if there are aspects of your life that aren't actually
Satisfying it is time to clean house and redefine what you actually desire
Use what you've discovered from your past and what you discover about yourself
During this period to form a new vision of what you want your future to look like. Do you like the path? You're headed down?
Now is a great time to decide to change course and when mercury goes direct again, it goes quickly
Meaning we will be propelled towards our new vision for ourselves
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back up any
Important information which is on your computer or any other electrical device?
9 because delays are so much a part of the Mercury retrograde
It's important that you give yourself enough time to get where you're trying to go. This is not the time to cut things close
It's the time to step back take things slow and do things deliberately
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really practice self-love
Because this is the cocooning phase it is the time for you to revitalize yourself
What do you need to do for yourself in your life now?
Have you been putting off some kind of self-love some kind of treatment which would rejuvenate you that you could put into practice now
What do you need to do in your life now? So you can be proactive and productive when mercury goes direct again?
It would be a good idea for you to look back at my video titled self-love the great shortcut to enlightenment
This video will present you with a process which would be really great to apply to your life right now
Because the energy of Mercury retrograde will enhance this particular process and make it easier for you at this time
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This is perhaps the most important point when it comes to the Mercury retrograde and it is to allow your shadow aspect
To surface so you can observe it reflect on it and integrate it
anything that is key to us moving forward in our lives will surface during the Mercury retrograde and
What is key to us moving forward in our lives?
That we don't have anything blocking our way
that means that these blocks these shadow aspects will surface so we can take care of them and
It is best if we jump on board and allow it
Some of us may even want to use this energy to deliberately go looking for our shadow. This means do shadow work
Search for harmful core beliefs
Express your emotions and purge. What is suppressed within you?
Because of this you would benefit by watching two more videos
Which I've done in the past the first being how to express emotion and the second being shadow work
These videos will help you with processes
You can use to enable the Mercury retrograde to pull these suppressed sides of you out
This is a time to question everything about yourself. This is a time to question your beliefs to find your core beliefs
This is the time for you to dig up anything which is unhealed within you and if you don't want to dig it up
I promise you the energy of this planetary alignment will do it for you
Let's just face it most of us feel as if we need to control our lives
We think that controlling our lives and creating our lives are the same thing when they aren't
When we feel the need to control our lives we want to dictate what doesn't does not happen in the Colonel world
We are in a state of resistance against what is unwanted we are at war with the world
Creating is the opposite. We are allowing
Towards both wanted and unwanted things because we learn to use both unwanted and wanted things like clay
We learn to shape and mold both to our advantage
We are at peace with the world because we see all things in the world as a gift
This is the mindset
The Mercury retrograde asks us to assume and when we can assume and practice this mindset
We will learn how to ride the waves of our lives
We will learn how to find the eye of peace within the storm of chaos
Have a good week