Soul Food-Mercury Retrograde Survival Guide
Mercury will retrograde on April 1st at 6:14 PM/EDT & 3:14 PM/PDT at 27° Aries. This is the first of three retrogrades for 2024, all occurring in fire signs. The second one will be in August in the sign of Leo; the third one will be in late November/early December in the sign of Sagittarius.
While it’s always wise to be prepared, this Mercury retrograde brings some unexpected benefits. Mercury is making a semi-sextile (favorable aspect) to Venus, creating a friendly and relaxing atmosphere that can positively impact relationships. It’s a time that can help break down barriers, resolve conflicts, and foster peace and cooperation.
Embrace the unique energy of this Mercury retrograde. It is also semi-sextile (favorable aspect) Neptune, enhancing your imagination and creative brain waves. This is a time when healing and compassion can profoundly enter your life. Seize this opportunity for personal growth by utilizing meditation, tuning into your intuition, and connecting with your spiritual side.
Venus is conjunct (favorable aspect) Neptune, adding to the mix and bringing a love of the arts, beauty, and music to the arena while encouraging unconditional love. However, if you haven’t already memorized your Mercury Retrograde Survival Guide, you will still need to study it. It can save your sanity!
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 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 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
What Mercury Retrograde Means for Your Zodiac Sign
Ziggy Starrdust & I wish you a Safe, Hassle-Free Mercury Retrograde!
