The first round of Mercury Retrogrades for 2020 has begun, starting in the water sign of Pisces. This retrograde will finish on the 9th of March with the shadow period completing on the 29th of March. Mercury takes 88 days to do one trek around our Sun. Mercury moves into retrograde three times per year, for anywhere between 19 to 24 days.
Although retrograding planets are the cause of an optical illusion, as our planets actually can’t physically move backwards…well as far as we know right now 😉… the energy from the retrograding planets cause a ripple that we on Earth feel energetically.
Mercury retrograde is generally associated with communication and technology breakdowns, nervous anxiety, travel delays, and lost items. We may find ourselves reminiscing about the past or unexpectedly meet up with people from our past. Business negotiations are often in a state of flux during Mercury retrograde, with some important details not clear or available to us during this time.
Some people dred Mercury Retrograde and see it as a terrible time to navigate through. Sure, it can be challenging but if we flip the coin, we can view the positive side of Mercury retrograding. This is a time to slow down, work on chilling out the mind chatter, work on how we communicate with others and make sure we check over anything important in detail, twice or more. Retrogrades can be positive retrospect’s just as there are polarities in all signs, planets, nature and people!
With Mercury beginning his retrograde in Pisces, we can
get stuck in the Piscean fog, struggle with focus, and feel scattered.
Imagination runs strong, and we can get lost in daydreams and fantasies. This
is great if you have nothing to focus on, but we always do! So we have to work
harder at trying to stay tethered to reality and not get lost in the whimsy.
Pisces is a compassionate sign requiring a gentle touch, and with Mercury
retrograde, we can be too sensitive, to easily wounded, and require more
boundaries so we’re not taken advantage of. Some can lack sensitivity at all
and act in cruel ways. Try to have healthy boundaries to protect yourself, but
also be mindful of others and what they need.
Pisces is a highly intuitive, spiritual sign, so focusing on spiritual pursuits
and strengthening your intuition can be a good thing to do during the
retrograde in Pisces. When the fog sets in and uncertainty is strong, your
intuition can act as a guide. Just make sure what you’re listening to is your
intuition and not the Devil in disguise!
Mercury retrogrades for the last few days in the air sign of Aquarius. In
Aquarius, we can feel extra rebellious, wanting to push boundaries and try
things in new ways. We can crave change and feel restless, making us act
impulsively and impatiently. But this does us no good, so try to keep that
energy under control and focus it productively.
Aquarius rules friends, groups, and the masses, so we can experience issues
with any of these. Friends can have a falling out, or old friends can come
back; some may leave groups and causes while others pick up old ones and
reconnect with old groups; and some may come before the masses and fall while
others triumph, some may fade into the crowd, and some crowds may get wild and
need a calming influence.
Aquarius is independent and innovative, the inventor and always thinking
outside of the box. With Mercury retrograde, we may think a little TOO far
outside of the box and need to be more realistic, or we may struggle with
unconventional ideas and need to be more open.
Mercury will be anaretic during this retrograde, which is when
a planet is 29 degrees of any sign. In transit, this is a crisis period where
energy is super high, and this can often be a trigger for something. Mercury
retrograde will be at 29 degrees Aquarius March 4th – 6th, so these will be
dates to look for. With Aquarius, there may be something sudden or unexpected
that comes about that we have to adjust to, there can be something that happens
that impacts a big group of people, or there may be a surge in rebellion.
Mercury will be at a critical degree, the special degrees of critical energy,
February 27th – 28th, at 4 degrees Pisces. All Energy will be a lot higher, and
we can be a bit more scattered & frazzled.
There will be a New Moon in Pisces on February 23rd while Mercury is still retrograde in Pisces. This brings much more focus to the retrograde energy, and we can feel it in a big way. It’s a great time to pursue an opportunity for a second chance or do-over.
New moons with Mercury retrograde tend to be pretty positive, so hopefully this brings positive energy for us. Extra intuition, productive imagination, creative pursuits, feeling sweet and whimsical. Some happy Pisces vibes should be buzzing & blissing us out… More on the New Moon later!
Love and Blessings ♥ ♥ ♥