Soul Food ~ It’s Here…Mercury Retrograde Survival Guide:
Last night, shortly after Midnight EST, 1:48 am & 10:48 pm PST, Mercury showed up in Full Piscean rose-colored glasses.
Mercury is how we think, communicate, relay our thoughts to one another, go into our think tanks, and dissect our intellects. It also rules computers, trains, planes & automobiles.
Let me try to explain this metaphorically so that the non-astrologer may understand. Envision alchemy, the mystical magic of the Celestial Heavens, where Mercury acts as the Messenger (think your mailman). As he runs his route throughout the year, he sometimes takes vacations, and his substitute has to step in. Hence, your mail gets dropped off at the wrong house, and some days, it doesn’t come at all. Then there are times when Amazon leaves your packages in the rain or snow.
The Sun is the “star” of the show, the center of our Solar System. Three times a year, when the mailman takes his vacation, he rendezvous with the Sun, and each year, he chooses a different neighborhood to meet up with his illustrious star. Some years, he likes to hang out in the stable, solid, financial neighborhoods, or on the industrial parkway with Taureans, Virgoans, & the Wall Street Capricorns. This is where our thought processes evolve around our budgets, our portfolio, and keeping a slow, steady eye on our finances.
When the mailman (Mercury) meets up with the star (Sun) three times a year, our thought processes and communication change. These times of years, when Mercury goes Retrograde, allow us the opportunity to reassess, rethink, revisit our previous way of thinking, and go with the Planetary flow, so to speak. When we align with the planetary alignments in the celestial heavens, we learn to navigate our path, allowing the magic and alchemical changes needed for our self-actualization and spiritual growth.
2026 allows us to navigate Mercury Retrograde in the WATER signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces). These Retrogrades starting today with the Psces will feel d
eeply emotional, intuitive, and nostalgic. With the Piscean influence, we’ll feel like we’re in a fog, the lines are blurred, and those rose-colored glasses aren’t helping any. Timothy Leary is around the corner. WARNING: Don’t buy what he is selling.
Our task will be to strike a balance between reality and illusion. It’s similar to when you’re dreaming, and you’re not sure, “Is this real?” or ” Am I dreaming?” The danger lies in wearing the rose-colored
red glasses too long, and you become like Alice in Wonderland, questioning your sanity. With Pisces steering the ship during this Mercury Retrograde, reduce the speed of your verbal waterfall, and above all, have a working Foghorn. You don’t want to go down the “Rabbit Hole” so deep that you can’t see daylight.
During your quiet moments of performing your balancing act, take another read of Don Miguel’s The Four Agreements and underline #2: Don’t Take Anything Personally. If you’ve got any secret tips up your sleeve on that one, let me know (I’ve been working on the #2 agreement for a decade now).
Here’s your Mercury Retrograde Survival Guide:
DON’TS: (Let’s get these out of the way)
- Don’t install new software or decide to overhaul your computer completely (you’re not the Geek Squad) & even if you are, this is NOT the time to do it
- Watch your words; this is the time when people tend to “open mouth, insert foot or whole leg,” and for God’s sake, don’t drunk text or FB after doing shots of Tequila; it’s bad enough when we do it without the Retrograde.
- Double-check, triple-check all documents, emails, posts, and appointments; you don’t want to end up in Tijuana when your friend said
- Topanga, or if you’re in Ohio, the same thing, you don’t want to end up stranded in Kinsman when your friend is waiting for you in Kirkland
- Don’t sign any important contracts or start a new job
- Hold off signing on the dotted line for that new house or your new Lincoln
- Planes, trains, & automobiles; if at all possible, hold off travel; if you must, triple-check everything; be extra careful with keys, batteries, tires
- HOLD OFF on trying new daring adventures at this time; if you’ve never climbed Mt. Everest, this isn’t the time to decide you’re going to make a name for yourself, (unless you want the headlines to read “first-time climber found missing in an avalanche)…also don’t throw yourself in front of a train just to prove it’s not your “time” to go, (that’s just called ‘dumb-ass’)
DO’S:
- Reassess, redo, relax, rejuvenate, redesign, rethink, reapply, reflect,
- Reconnect with old friends from the past, and don’t be surprised if an ex-lover shows up at your door. This is meant for a reason so healing can happen, and then the two of you can move forward (or get back together). However, I feel it’s the former.
- Reorganize your closets, your files
- Rewrite that novel you started months ago
- Revisit that project you abandoned (I have a few of those)
- Something hidden is revealed; be open and aware
THE EXCEPTION:
- If you have a “history” with something, then it’s OK to sign the deal on a house you have a history with (you bid on it months ago, babysat the neighbor kids in that house, etc.).
- If your old boss (whom you liked) is at a new company & offers you a job
- If you’re in sales, cars, real estate, etc., look up former clients you have an established “history” with
- You started building a website & put quite a bit of work into it, then let it sit for months
Remember, S-L-O-W D-O-W-N, and think twice before you do anything for the next three weeks. Spend this time getting in touch with your emotions, taking a bubble bath, getting out in nature, and watching a waterfall (Cascade Park in Elyria is a wonderful place to see waterfalls). Journal, record your dreams, feed the birds, and get deep in your cave.
What This Mercury Retrograde Means for Your Zodiac Sign
Blessings from Rosie & I
