8 Tips for Dealing With The Mercury Retrograde

By Walter Ang

Mercury glyph.
The R with a line through its right leg
is the symbol for retrograde.

Mercury will be retrograde from Oct. 20 to Nov. 9 (or Oct. 21 to Nov. 10), depending on which side of Earth you are.

In astrology, when a planet is in retrograde, it seems (from our vantage point here on Earth) that it’s going backwards in its path in the sky. When this happens, its “powers” are “reduced” or “introverted.”

Inspired by the Greek myths were Mercury (the deity) is the messenger of the gods, Mercury (the planet) rules communications and transportation. So whenever it is in retrograde, you get static in the air where “people don’t say what they mean and they don’t mean what they say.”

It’s important to note that they (and you) will not be doing it deliberately, it’s just that we’re all affected by the retrograde. But don’t panic. It’s not all bad news. There are certain activities that do well under this kind of energy. Here are 8 tips on how to deal with Mercury retrogrades.

Don't sign contracts
The usual advice is to not start any new projects or sign any contracts because the energies of those new projects or signed contracts will be “trapped” in the “backwards” energies of the retrograde.

You may have to keep going back to these projects to renegotiate, rediscuss, rework, replan them before they really lift off.

But, of course, life must go on. So if you really do need to sign a contract, take the time to go through it thoroughly not just twice, but maybe four or five times.

Don't go on a first date
Can you imagine hitting it off with someone new and later finding out you both weren’t communicating clearly with each other? You would have become interested in each other based on information that wasn’t accurate.

But, again, life goes on. After all, who wants to turn down a date? Take it easy, take it slow, take it with a grain of salt. If you think the other person’s interesting, whether this first date goes well or not, agree to a second date after the Mercury retrograde.

Haters gonna hate
People from your past have a higher chance of reappearing in your lives during a Mercury retrograde. This means friends and family as well as frenemies and enemies.

Reunions held during Mercury retrograde usually go well. Otherwise, if you run into an old enemy, take it as an opportunity that the universe is giving you a chance to finally make up (or not).

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