Mercury Retrograde

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Mercury is now retrograde until 2/18/2008

Several times a year, the planet Mercury enters a transit known as "retrograde." Mercury Retrograde (or Rx) occurs when Mercury appears to be moving backwards in the sky.

During Mercury Retrograde, communications and travel are likely to feel like they are moving in slow motion, or even backward. Mercury also rules machines like computers, so it's always a good idea to make sure your computers are all backed up before Mercury Rx! (Of course, you do back up regularly, anyway, right?)

If it seems like Mercury Rx is ruining your month, try going with the flow. Rather than fighting the slowdown, use it productively to re-visit past projects and tie up loose ends.

Rather than dreading Mercury Rx, you may learn to look forward to it!

Mercury is now Retrograde at 23 Aquarius!

January 28, 2008 - February 18, 2008

Mercury turned retrograde @ 23deg. Aquarius on 1/28/2008 @ 3:31 PM EST. Mercury entered Aquarius on 01/07/02008 @ 11:46AM EST where it will remain throughout the retrograde and conjunct Neptune three times in Aquarius(1/22/2008, 2/2/2008, and 3/9/2008.) Mercury will turn Direct on 2/18/2008.

This aspect calls for examination of our perceptions and separation of fantasy from reality, with Aquarian focus on the big picture.

Mercury Retrograde Dates and Definitions

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Most recent past Mercury Retrograde!

October 12 - November 1, 2007

Mercury's last retrograde of 2007, started on October 11 or 12 depending on your time zone), 2007 and lasted until November 1, 2007.

Mercury turned retrograde @ 9deg. Scorpio on 10/12/07 @ 12:00AM EDT. Mercury entered Scorpio on 9/27/07 @ 1:18PM EDT where it remained until 10/23/07 when it retrograded back into Libra. Mercury re-entered Scorpio on 11/11/07 where it remained until 12/1/07. Mercury turned Direct on 11/1/07.

For the first holiday season in several years, Mercury Retrograde didn't extend through the busy shipping and shopping season!

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Other Recent Past Mercury Retrogrades

Back up your data and expect little glitches in communication--Mercury was Retrograde from February 13, 200711:38 PM Eastern time when Mercury was at 10:13 degrees Pisces, and sent Mercury back through Aquarius (beginning February 26) where it was when it turned direct at (25:24 degrees) direct at 11:44 PM Eastern on March 7, 2007.

Mercury's most recent retrograde started on June 15, 2007, Mercury turned direct on July 9, 2007.
Currently, Mercury is in Scorpio, a fixed, water sign. Mercury will be in Scorpio from 10/2/06 until 12/7/06 and will turn Retrograde (Rx) on October 28, 2006 when it reaches 25 Scorpio.

From PlanetWeather.net, Dorothy Ohi discusses recognizing the influence of this transit. She writes:

"Are you feeling yourself entering the underworld of your psyche yet? Mercury in Scorpio demands that we come to terms with the unconscious parts of ourselves so that we can have a better grip on the events and relationships of our lives - without passing the blame or projecting our "stuff" onto others. Scorpio is about possessiveness and also about ownership - of proceeding along the path of life knowing who we are and who and what we are not."

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