I am not generally one to invest a lot of my thoughts into these sorts of shenanigans - sure, I figure it has an effect, but I’m generally not sensitive enough to be stopped by it. Mercury retrograde. Sounds so innocent, like backwards day at elementary school, or retro star gazing, but no.
Not this time.
Perhaps the effect is greater because I am the communications manager at Yoga West. Perhaps it is some inhuman punishment test for it up a notch with the spiritual practice, but my life has been rediculous. I can’t seem to communicate with anyone - ie they have no idea what I’m talking about, and by the end of the sentence neither do I. My “technical divices” on which I depend greatly keep malfunctioning: external hardrive turns off for no reason, emails are rejected from addresses I know are correct, programs closing on my computer, internet breaking. Not to mention that my husband and I have been talking ourselves in circles when normally communication is our strength.
Then again, people were talking it up at work a little more than usual before it began… perhaps the power of suggestion… or maybe the retrograde gods thought we were getting cocky with our “conscious” behaviors…
In case you are new to retro style mercury, here is a list of what’s up:
- Mercury rules the mind, travel and business.
- Retrograde happens for three weeks, three times per year. Currently it is May 26th and June 19th. According to my sources, the day before and the day after are the worst.
- Mercury looks like it’s going backwards from our point of view (its really not though)
the rules for humans:
- Don’t start new stuff or sign contracts
- Be aware of technical devices - they are easy targets for the retrograde god
- Don’t try and broach difficult topics. The retrograde gods find this cocky and will smite you.
- Travel delays are to be expected - don’t bother getting out of bed.
- Help yourself survive by double checking… everything. Go ahead and clean out your closets and get rid of old stuff - this is highly encouraged by retrograde etiquette (note that it is the opposite of starting new stuff)
In any case, this freaky little blip in the universal time space continuum should be renamed something more telling, like “don’t bother speaking - the planets are hating” or “the planetary systems are being upgraded, please stand by for the next 25 days or so”
Here’s to June 19th. Since you are staying in your house till then, feel free to comment on past blog posts… mercury likes that.