UNDERSTANDING MERCURY RETROGRADE IN ASTROLOGY
By wakeup-world.com - Simon Vorster and Jennifer Langstone
Its that time of year again, Mercury Retrograde has now started and will last 3 weeks. This is a time to take stock of our lifes and to look at ways to address issues or sort out things that have been overlooked. Its also a time for clearing out and moving on from the past. Here is a great article to understand more about Mercury Retrograde.
There is no doubt that humanity is becoming more awakened to the interconnected nature of its existence. We feel that as we shift into clearer states of awareness, a deeper understanding of the truth about our connection to planetary cycles and what they symbolize can be of immense benefit to us.
In this article we would like to share some of our personal ideas and truths around an astrological phenomena known as Mercury Retrograde. Although the term is fairly well known, most people know very little about it other than the popular interpretation of it simply as a period of frequent miscommunication. With this article we hope to offer some clarity on what Mercury Retrograde actually means, how retrograde activity affects and reflects our energy, and how we can integrate it into our lives.
So, what is Mercury Retrograde? What does ‘retrograde’ even mean?
What is Retrograde?
In astrology the term retrograde is used quite often. In astrological reports you will read that a planet is retrograde, meaning it appears to be moving in a backward motion, as opposed to the forward or ‘direct’ motion.
There is an illusion behind this phenomena. The planets themselves don’t actually move backwards, they orbit the sun in the same direction as Earth. But during retrograde cycles, from our Earthly perspective they appear to be moving backwards, the effect caused by the relative positions of the Earth and planet in their respective orbits in the solar system. From our ever changing perspective, planets spent most time moving in a direct motion, going retrograde at intervals
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