This is a collection of articles, from various websites, that I thought were interesting. Maybe it'll also help with some understanding, of whats going on now.
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hi, this is from Shirley McClaines website
www.shirleymaclaine.com
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Greetings from Santa Fe
We are receiving numerous emails from people that are feeling
apprehensive and out of sorts with our friends and family,
ourselves and life in general. I think part of this maybe that
we are experiencing the energy of a Mercury retro cycle, a
numerologically off balanced month, and a shift in
consciousness and vibrational energy.
On the monthly numerology pages is a meditation I use to
overcome inner turmoil like this. You can find that meditation
here:
http://www.shirleymaclaine.com/topics/num-introduction.php
We are receiving numerous emails from people that are feeling
apprehensive and out of sorts with our friends and family,
ourselves and life in general. I think part of this maybe that
we are experiencing the energy of a Mercury retro cycle, a
numerologically off balanced month, and a shift in
consciousness and vibrational energy.
On the monthly numerology pages is a meditation I use to
overcome inner turmoil like this. You can find that meditation
here:
http://www.shirleymaclaine.com/topics/num-introduction.php
Mercury went retrograde July 22 and continues thru Aug 16th.
Things to expect with mercury retrograde and what not to do
from http://www.astrologyalive.com/MercuryRetro.html
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Three times each year, for a three week time period, the planet Mercury goes retrograde. (This means from the perspective of the Earth, Mercury looks to be moving backward in the zodiac). What can we experience during Mercury retrogrades? – most often, increased frustration, interruptions and snafu's that make even simple projects seem impossible You will need more caution, more care, and a pinch more of elbow grease to get things done. Typically there are delays, interferences, miscommunications (especially for those of us with strong Virgo or Gemini in our charts (Mercury is the ruler of these two signs). It is not a good time to launch or initiate new projects. You will be pushing off, symbolically, just when the tide is going out, and it will be more of a strain to make headway with your plan – better to wait until the current is moving with you.
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Now for the good news, on what can be done to help with this
http://www.astrologyweekly.com/astrology-a...-retrograde.php
The above is a really good link, that also explores more of what Mercury Retro is about. This is also what it says:
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What is this Mercury retrograde period good for?
It is definitely a very good period for some actions. No time is completely bad for anything, there is a reason in everything happens.
The key is the reversed direction of movement: take any known Mercurian action, reverse its flow, consider the keywords "re-doing something", "double-checking", "finish the old projects" and there you are, you've found the good side of Mercury retrograde.
For instance, you may want to read again a book you particularly liked, a subject you studied before, meet and discuss with old friends you haven't met for a long time, travel to places you've already been to before.
This is an excellent time to work on old projects that never got to be finished. So, think about the things you started and never finalized.
Next, you might wish to prevent any bad things to happen to you: so double-check your agenda, call your business partners to confirm that everything goes as planned, have everything ready before the deadline and leave some extra time for unexpected events. Make copies of your important files and documents, save your work more often.
The other solution is to go on vacation or at least slow down the pace of your projects. You will find that going slowly during the Mercury retrograde period will spare you many efforts of redoing the same action that wasn't performed right the first time.
Above all, be generous and compassionate: you are already aware about the influence of this period, but the others aren't aware of it or there may be uncontrollable events. That's why you should have more diligence with the others and give them some more time. It'll be your mental health that you'll be sparing actually.
It is definitely a very good period for some actions. No time is completely bad for anything, there is a reason in everything happens.
The key is the reversed direction of movement: take any known Mercurian action, reverse its flow, consider the keywords "re-doing something", "double-checking", "finish the old projects" and there you are, you've found the good side of Mercury retrograde.
For instance, you may want to read again a book you particularly liked, a subject you studied before, meet and discuss with old friends you haven't met for a long time, travel to places you've already been to before.
This is an excellent time to work on old projects that never got to be finished. So, think about the things you started and never finalized.
Next, you might wish to prevent any bad things to happen to you: so double-check your agenda, call your business partners to confirm that everything goes as planned, have everything ready before the deadline and leave some extra time for unexpected events. Make copies of your important files and documents, save your work more often.
The other solution is to go on vacation or at least slow down the pace of your projects. You will find that going slowly during the Mercury retrograde period will spare you many efforts of redoing the same action that wasn't performed right the first time.
Above all, be generous and compassionate: you are already aware about the influence of this period, but the others aren't aware of it or there may be uncontrollable events. That's why you should have more diligence with the others and give them some more time. It'll be your mental health that you'll be sparing actually.
Hope this helps.
Blessings Whisperedwind~
