HELLO I’M BACK!
Mercury Retrograde is already starting its shenanigans! It officially stations Retrograde, February 16th 7:53pm/EST at 12* Pisces thru March 9th 11:41pm/EST 28* Aquarius. This particular group of Retrogrades for 2020 are in the WATER sign element, yes, that means Pisces, Cancers, & Scorpios will be most affected. Make sure your home is waterproof because the waterworks of emotions is about to start.
For Pisces, (which is the 1st Retrograde) besides the feelings of confusion, and disillusionment, on the plus side it brings out the Piscean imagination and spirituality. The stage has been set to revisit our spiritual practice, that may have drifted away. Those creative projects that were started with good intentions that got left out in the rain can be reborn. By going deep psychologically and reflecting on old wounds, and hurts from the past, this Retrograde offers us a second chance for healing.
Instead of going back with the ex (remember why you left him/her in the first place) consider having a short fling with no strings attached, 
and leave your phone at home. The Cancerian part of the Retrograde calls for us to turn inward and reflect on family matters of the heart, and revisit old hurts. Please, leave the box of salt at home, we don’t need to add insult to injury.
Remember the three R’s: Review, Reflect and Reassess, with that Leo energy, keep your ego in check, take that pent-up energy to the gym and hit a punching bag instead of your boss or your ex! When Mercury re-enters Cancer, take things S-L-O-W, count to TEN before you utter ANYTHING! Misunderstandings will be flying everywhere, take off your passive-aggressive hat, and put an extra shield-of-armor- on those way to sensitive personal feelings of yours! Ouch, that one hurt! Get out your journal and write it all out instead, who cares if it’s novel.
Towards the end of the month, when Mercury meets up with Lady Luna, you’ll feel like pouring out your heart in a text equivalent to Wuthering Heights, STOP! I’m warning you, wait it out, when in doubt do without. You’ll come across a little too needy.
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, 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 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 neighbors kids in that house, etc.)
- if you’re 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 this Retrograde will Affect your Sign
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Eva Starr
