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On June 17 at 9:59 PDT and June 18 at 12:59 a.m. EDT, Mercury turns retrograde in Cancer. It turns direct again on July 12 at 1:26 a.m. PDT and at 4:26 a.m. EDT. Ugh. That\u2019s about three weeks of Uh-oh, my life doesn\u2019t seem to be working.<\/p>\n
When the planet of communication turns retrograde, things seem to go haywire faster than usual. The radio in your car dies for no other reason than it needs a rest. Your computer goes bonkers after an update, your apps crash, you miss an important appointment, your AC dies, miscommunication runs rampant.<\/p>\n
In the midst of all the chaos and uncertainty in this country, in the world, Mercury strolls backward relative to Earth and we humans suddenly feel like we\u2019re caught up in a kind of Ground Hog\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
Mercury rules both Gemini and Virgo, so these two signs and the sign in which the retro occurs, usually experience it most strongly. That said, it impacts all of us in some way. As a Gemini, I\u2019ve had inklings of it for about a week now – weird glitches in my phone, my computer, my car, and miscommunications with the people around me. The environment of this pandemic, the racial turmoil of the protests, the idiocy, incompetence, and danger of trump and his administration inflame the worst aspects of the retrograde.<\/p>\n
My general rules are simple and gleaned from personal experience. They consist of a lot of DO NOTS.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t sign contracts<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t buy a car, computer, electronics, or anything else with moving parts<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t take anything for granted. Check and recheck appointments.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t submit anything.<\/p>\n
Don’t start anything new<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t make travel plans, unless you don\u2019t mind sudden changes and snafus in your itinerary.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t move.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t travel. But if you do, it\u2019s likely you\u2019ll return to that destination.<\/p>\n
Strive for patience even when your patience well has run dry.<\/p>\n
Review, revise, reconsider<\/p>\n
For an explanation of how this retro impacts your sun sign, check in the June forecast in the masthead.<\/p>\n
And remember: a Mercury retro invites us to revisit situations, relationships, and events we might prefer to forget. Slow down, breathe deeply, be grateful, kind, and mine your passions, whatever they are. And know that it\u2019s all over on July 12!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On June 17 at 9:59 PDT and June 18 at 12:59 a.m. EDT, Mercury turns retrograde in Cancer. It turns direct again on July 12 at 1:26 a.m. PDT and at 4:26 a.m. EDT. Ugh. That\u2019s about three weeks of … Continue reading