Soul Food-Here Comes Mercury Retrograde…
The official start date of Mercury Retrograde is just after Midnight tonight on the East Coast 1:10am/EDT & 10:10pm/PDT on the West Coast at 25* Libra ending October 18th at 10* Libra. There is a shadow period before each Mercury Retrograde which starts three weeks prior and three weeks after. I usually don’t have much of a problem with that, but I do notice the effects are starting. Well, LET ME TELL YOU…
In the last two weeks I had:
- two computer crashes
- my printer will no longer accept any ink cartridges except a “genuine HP cartridge”
- I spent a total of 10 hours over a period of three days on the phone with HP
- there was FRAUD committed on my debit card
- a restaurant added an incorrect tip to a charge
- trying to close my window when it got cold (in my home office) the glass broke
Need I say and THIS was just the “shadow” period for me. Not to scare everyone, but if you haven’t had as rough as a shadow period as I have, consider yourself blessed. To be fair, the Retrograde is taking place in Libra and squaring three of my Cancer planets, that doesn’t help. I’m hoping the almighty Universe will let up on me for the official next three weeks!
Mars is also in Libra, so this is a good time to balance your relationships, set boundaries (Mars trine Saturn), and think long haul when it comes to business. Stay out of deep waters (feelings) with Venus in Scorpio, this might be a good time to listen to Kenny Chesney “Can’t we all just get along?”
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 completely overhaul your computer (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 you’re 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 put a bid on it months ago, you babysat the neighbor’s 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
How Mercury Retrograde will affect your Zodiac sign:
As always thanks for your continued love & support,
Eva Starr
