Soul Food-Mercury Retrograde Survival Guide
This month, we get to experience the duality of the planet Mercury when the Retrograde flips from Virgo to Leo. Joy, oh Joy, we are going from Earth to Fire. It will happen on August 5th at 12:56 AM EDT at 4* of Virgo’s critical, meticulous sign. For my West Coast friends, it will occur on August 4th at 9:56 PM PDT.
For those of you who are Virgos or have Virgo placements in your chart, you probably spend too much time making sure every “I” is dotted and every “T” is crossed. Hold on to your hats; this first half of the Retrograde in Virgo will drive the rest of us nuts and put you on the edge of a Cliff. But remember, every challenge is an opportunity for growth and learning.
Then, on August 15th, as Mercury is making its backward trek, it will enter the sign of Leo. So when you think you’ve got this Retrograde all figured out with this Virgoan energy, take a deep breath, make the sign of the cross, and sip a glass of wine. And maybe, just maybe, do a little dance to ward off the retrograde blues.
While in Leo, this Retrograde energy will roar like the Lion it is. You will feel like the Lion and the Mouse in Aesop’s fable, where the Lion has a thorn in its paw and prays veraciously that someone will relieve him of his pain. A little mouse takes the thorn out of the Lion’s paw, and the Lion is eternally grateful. Let’s hope you know a mouse.
Let us not forget the drama and the theatrics of Leo. Be careful of what you “say” and “do” because you will be on center stage or on the front page of USA Today. Not only will you feel like you’re a character on Days of Our Lives or As the World Turns, you will want to run and hide under the covers.
Plan ahead; I suggest getting the BIG box wine from Costco. Don’t worry; read my Mercury Retrograde Survival Guide below to avoid a third-degree meltdown.
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
Here’s How Mercury Retrograde Affects YOUR Zodiac Sign
Ziggy Starrdust & I wish you a Safe Mercury Retrograde
