Get ready for the first Mercury Retrograde for 2019! Mercury retrograde begins on Tuesday March 5th and ends on Thursday March 28th.
This retrograde occurs entirely in the sign of Pisces and will be a very big theme throughout the month of March, shining a light on illusion in our world and showing us where fantasy has been existing for too long.
It also allows us to slow down a little, to recharge our batteries, to dream and plan big for the future… so when Mercury moves direct, we can launch our desires into the world.
Many people don’t feel the full effects of Mercury retrograde until it enters the storm period. The storm period of Mercury retrograde is when Mercury is moving at its slowest, less than 40 minutes per day.
Mercury is a fast-moving planet and is not overly happy when he’s moving slowly. There is usually two storm periods, one around the time Mercury turns retrograde, and one around when it turns direct.
With Mercury Retrograde in dreamy Pisces, we are offered the opportunity for some deep healing. Taking time to rest, to work on our inner selves and connect with those that are close to our spirits can offer us much comfort.
However, wires can be crossed easily during this energy, as Mercury rules communication and in Pisces can bring some illusion for us to journey through.
We may feel foggy, delusional, with wandering Pisces and end up stuck in a fog pretty easily, which can make it hard to make decisions, to think clearly, and to focus. We can be more easily misled, delude ourselves or are deceived by others, and can be easily manipulated. We may wander around, flowing from this to that, seemingly directionless. It becomes important with Pisces energy to make sure we’re grounded and to be as realistic as possible, otherwise we can find ourselves with a lot of issues!
We may be more easily rundown, constantly tired, and the world may be a bit sluggish as the more dominating among us become more demanding and draining on our energy. We need to make time for rest and quiet time alone so we can recharge, otherwise we just keep getting drained until we’re dry. Healthy boundaries are always important with Pisces.
Pisces is a compassionate sign, full of empathy and understanding, and we may find that we’re either too compassionate and understanding, which leads us to be taken advantage of… or, we’re lacking compassion and understanding.
Spirituality and intuition fall under the sphere of Pisces, and we may be more focused on spiritual needs. It can be a good time to tend to them, but we need to make sure we don’t get too lost in them and lack an open mind and accepting heart. Intuition can be helpful for guidance since focus may be lacking, but we need to work on truly listening to our inner guides and not just believing what we want to believe.
Pisces is the last sign of the Zodiac, so we may be focused on something that needs to come to an end. We may encounter confrontations, blocks, issues as we try to finish, close out, or let go, whether internal or external, and we may need to make sure we’re eliminating from the source and not just on the surface so it doesn’t come back again. Something we thought we were done with and wouldn’t have to deal with again could come back, rearing its head from the past, and we have to make sure we really take care of it this time.
We have the New Moon falling in Pisces on Wednesday March 6th, the day after the Mercury retrograde. In fact, the Moon is in Pisces as the retrograde begins. This brings extra energy for Pisces at the start of the retrograde (like there won’t be enough!). But with the Pisces New Moon, it’ll try to be helpful, not hurtful. We just have to consciously decide to use the energy as best as we can to be productive with imagination, tune into our intuition, stay grounded and lend a helping hand in healthy ways.
Love and Blessings
