Mercury Retrograde August-September 2017: Through the Eye of the Eclipse
Posted on August 13, 2017 in Announcement
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By
Henry Seltzer
for ASTROGRAPH Horoscopes
Important Dates for this Mercury Retrograde:
August 12, 2017 at 6:00pm – Mercury Stations Retrograde at 11º Virgo, opposite Neptune at 13º Pisces. Mercury begins its retrograde journey in a very close opposition to Neptune who’s in his home sign of Pisces, indicating that our experience of the mundane may be colored by Neptune’s dreamy and ethereal qualities. This could ripple into human consciousness in the form of heightened imagination and connection with the unseen realms. It could possibly spell out tendencies toward escapism, confusion, or an unconscious tendency to avoid the more challenging aspects of one’s experience.
August 22, 2017 at 3:00am – Mercury conjunct the Moon at 7º Virgo. Emotional awareness.
Aug 26, 2017 – Mercury Conjunct the Sun. One highlight of the Mercury Retrograde period - miscommunications intensify.
August 31, 2017 – Mercury moves backward into Leo. We will be revisiting issues from July and particularly the time around the first Leo New Moon of July 23rd.
September 3, 2017 – Mercury conjoins Mars and trines Uranus from 28º Leo which is ALSO the Solar Eclipse Degree, and therefore more significant. This is a dicey time when things that are spoken or blurted out could go wrong. Unforeseen consequences. These two days therefore require caution.
September 5, 2017 – Mercury Stations Direct at 28º Leo. The conjunction with Mars has shifted with Mars in Virgo. This is still a time to be careful and to silently witness everything that is happening to you.
September 19, 2017 at 8:48am – Mercury Escapes Retrograde Shadow. The Retrograde period is officially over but we will spend the next six months or more contemplating the lessons learned.
Mercury Retrograde is here again. That time become notorious for missed connections, miscommunications, and malfunctioning electronics is with us through the Solar Eclipse of August 21st and on into September. Among the seeming drawbacks and headache-inducing circumstances, however, Mercury Retrograde periods are also a time when greater awareness and mindfulness are employed, so that there are rich potentials to be had, as well as urges within that we slow our activity down. We are enjoined to tune in, and to be truly present with ourselves and our issues. The themes that are encouraged now, during this RE-trograde period, can be anything beginning with 're.' Re-organize, reflect, relax, re-communicate, rewind, etc. It is a time when it is highly beneficial to plan on turning inward to pause and take stock of all the tremendous growth and evolution that has been happening within and all around each of us. It is generally not a good time to start a brand new project, make impulsive purchases, or sign a new contract. The astrological thinking is that the matter will dramatically alter once Mercury turns direct and especially by September 9th, after escaping its shadow.
This retrograde cycle Mercury begins its trip backwards through the zodiac in the sign of its rulership– Virgo’s domain of purification– and revisits the radiant and fiery energies of Leo. During the retrograde cycle, Mercury will make exact aspects to the Sun, Mars, Uranus, and surprisingly will station direct at the exact same degree of the Solar Eclipse New Moon. The eclipse degree is a sensitive point in the zodiac for up to six months that follow, and Mercury’s stationing at this degree nearly two weeks after the event suggests that Mercury’s influence will be intensified, asking us to continue to presence and integrate what has arisen for us during the time of the Solar Eclipse. It is important to mention that Uranus is in nearly exact trine to this degree, occupying 28º Aries, so his influence will be drastically heightened through this entire time. It is very important to tend to your intuition, and lean into your own inner voice of wisdom. Unexpected and uncanny events are likely in both our personal lives as well as the collective. In times when the snow globe gets shaken up and visibility is low, Uranus asks us to follow our senses and intuitions that underly and inform our rational thoughts. It is wise to follow your instincts, and through all the mayhem and noise of the outside world, it is crucial that each of us tune in deeply to our own inner knowing and good intentions at this time.
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