I'm giving plenty of warning as regards Mercury Retrograde, so you can prepare in advance. It's due to go into retrograde on June 26 2013 and won't move forward again until July 20 2013.
Mer R Jun 26 2013 05:08 23°Cn06' R Mer D Jul 20 2013 10:23 13°Cn22' D Mer R Oct 21 2013 02:29 18°Sc23' R Mer D Nov 10 2013 13:12 02°Sc30' D Mer R Feb 6 2014 13:44 03°Pi20' R Mer D Feb 28 2014 06:01 18°Aq10' D
Mer R Jun 7 2014 03:57 03°Cn10' R
Mer D Ju l 1 2014 04:51 24°Ge23' D Mer R Oct 4 2014 09:03 02°Sc18' R Mer D Oct 25 2014 11:17 16°Li46' D Mer R Jan 21 2015 07:55 17°Aq04' R Mer D Feb 11 2015 06:58 01°Aq19' D Mer R May 18 2015 17:50 13°Ge08' R Mer D Jun 11 2015 14:34 04°Ge34' D Mer R Sep 17 2015 10:10 15°Li55' R Mer D Oct 9 2015 06:58 00°Li55' D Mer R Jan 5 2016 05:06 01°Aq01' R Mer D Jan 25 2016 13:50 14°Cp55' D Mer R Apr 28 2016 09:20 23°Ta36' R Mer D May 22 2016 05:20 14°Ta21' D Mer R Aug 30 2016 05:04 29°Vi04' R Mer D Sep 21 2016 21:31 14°Vi51' D Mer R Dec 19 2016 02:56 15°Cp07' R Mer D Jan 8 2017 01:43 28°Sg52' D Mer R Apr 9 2017 15:15 04°Ta50' R Mer D May 3 2017 08:33 24°Ar16' D Mer R Aug 12 2017 17:01 11°Vi38' R Mer D Sep 5 2017 03:30 28°Le26' D Mer R Dec 2 2017 23:35 29°Sg17' R Mer D Dec 22 2017 17:51 13°Sg01' D Mer R Mar 22 2018 16:20 16°Ar54' R Mer D Apr 15 2018 01:21 04°Ar47' D Mer R Jul 25 2018 21:03 23°Le27' R Mer D Aug 18 2018 20:25 11°Le33' D Mer R Nov 16 2018 17:34 13°Sg29' R Mer D Dec 6 2018 13:23 27°Sc17' D Mer R Mar 5 2019 10:19 29°Pi39' R Mer D Mar 28 2019 05:59 16°Pi06' D Mer R Jul 7 2019 15:15 04°Le28' R Mer D Jul 31 2019 19:58 23°Cn58' D Mer R Oct 31 2019 07:42 27°Sc38' R Mer D Nov 20 2019 11:12 11°Sc35' D Mer R Feb 16 2020 16:55 12°Pi53' R Mer D Mar 9 2020 19:49 28°Aq13' D Mer R Jun 17 2020 21:00 14°Cn45' R Mer D Jul 12 2020 00:27 05°Cn30' D Mer R Oct 13 2020 17:06 11°Sc40' R Mer D Nov 3 2020 09:50 25°Li54' D Mer R Jan 30 2021 07:52 26°Aq29' R Mer D Feb 20 2021 16:53 11°Aq02' D Mer R May 29 2021 14:35 24°Ge43' R Mer D Jun 22 2021 14:01 16°Ge08' D Mer R Sep 26 2021 21:11 25°Li28' R Mer D Oct 18 2021 07:17 10°Li08' D Mer R Jan 14 2022 03:42 10°Aq19' R Mer D Feb 3 2022 20:14 24°Cp23' D Mer R May 10 2022 03:48 04°Ge51' R Mer D Jun 3 2022 00:01 26°Ta06' D Mer R Sep 9 2022 19:39 08°Li55' R Mer D Oct 2 2022 01:08 24°Vi13' D Mer R Dec 29 2022 01:32 24°Cp20' R Mer D Jan 18 2023 05:13 08°Cp09' D |
MERCURY IN RETROGRADE
The planet Mercury, which is only visible just before sunrise or just after sunset travels in a forward direction most of the time. But three or four times a year, if you care to watch carefully, it appears to turn around and go backwards for about three weeks! Now Mercury really isn't going backwards. It's just an optical illusion based on the relative speeds and orbits of the Earth and Mercury around the Sun. For example think of riding in a fast car on an motorway which is passing a slower-moving car. The slower moving car appears to be moving backward, but it isn't really. It's just the relative speed and direction of the two cars gives that illusion, retrograde Mercury is similar to that.
The apparent backward motion of Mercury is called retrograde, and it has been known and studied in western astrology for thousands of years.
In general the effect of Mercury retrograde is annoyance. Little things get snarled up and a low-grade frustration emerges. Anything involving communications, verbal activity, technology, short trips and journeys, primary education, and siblings can be affected. Whilst Mercury retrograde usually is a minor irritant, every now and then a colossal screw-up can take place.
The apparent backward motion of Mercury is called retrograde, and it has been known and studied in western astrology for thousands of years.
In general the effect of Mercury retrograde is annoyance. Little things get snarled up and a low-grade frustration emerges. Anything involving communications, verbal activity, technology, short trips and journeys, primary education, and siblings can be affected. Whilst Mercury retrograde usually is a minor irritant, every now and then a colossal screw-up can take place.
During the next Mercury retrograde:
- If at all possible, avoid signing legal documents.
- If at all possible, finish projects which involve communication before the retrograde.
- If at all possible, avoid closing big deals during the retrograde
- If at all possible, avoid launching new projects during the retrograde
- If at all possible, avoid scheduling meetings to make a big decision
- Allow extra time when travelling
- Backup your hard drive before the retrograde
- If at all possible, avoid installing new computer software during the retrograde
- Do needed repairs on machinery before the retrograde
- Do not hold an election during the retrograde.
This is not to say Mercury retrograde is always a bad thing. Far from it. It is actually an ideal time to do some other things, like:
- Do the follow-ups on a project already started
- Wrap up or complete a project already started
- Research a new project thoroughly
- Catch up on paperwork
- Hold an information-sharing meeting
