Mercury, the communication planet, turns retrograde today January 21st 2015 [15:54 GMT] and remains on go slow until February 11th 2015. Mercury is in retrograde motion from 17 Aquarius to 1 Aquarius. Aquarius is the sign of technology (you have done those important backups already, haven’t you?) and one of the fixed air signs. Yesterday late afternoon […]
New Moons take place on average once a month and tend to fall in consecutive signs of the zodiac. This month and next we’re stepping outside usual practice as we have not one but two New Moons in the fixed air sign of Aquarius. The first New Moon takes place today Tuesday 20th January (13:14 GMT) at
Mercury Retrograde can be the planetary equivalent of communication chaos as the communication planet retreats through the zodiac. This trickster phenomenon takes place three times throughout the year for three weeks at a time and many people know that this can be a time when communication is full of potential pitfalls and technology doesn’t work
In mythology, Mercury is the fleet-footed messenger whizzing round the universe at top speed passing on messages between the Gods and accompanying the mortals on their travels. In astrology, the planet Mercury is linked with all forms of communication, technology and transport and when Mercury is up to it’s tricks, i.e. giving the illusion of
Daughter and I needed to update our phone contracts recently which meant a new phone for her and a new contract for me. Aware of Mercury being retrograde from October 4th-25th, I was pleased to note that the actual contracts ran out on September 30th and this was the date I contacted our phone company
Snail mail incoming… here are some must-know facts about Mercury Retrograde. Please read them carefully and take your time. Mercury Retrograde means that the planet of communication (Mercury) is giving the illusion of moving backwards in the heavens. This planetary event takes place 3 times per year for 3 weeks at a time. The next
You need a gripping headline when you’re beginning a month that promises to be a roller-coaster ride astrologically. Hopefully there’ll be whoops of delight and thrills along the way and you don’t spend the whole ride hanging on tight with your eyes shut. Here’s what’s coming up in October:
Mercury, the planet of communication, is on the move today, Saturday 27th September, as it enters the water sign of Scorpio [exact 23:39 BST]. In the depth sign of Scorpio Mercury is brilliant for research, studying, detective work, thinking deep, heart-to-hearts and all forms of intense communication. In the coming week, use your mind to
This weekend just gone there was a Mercury-Uranus opposition in the heavens on Saturday 13th September 2014, exact at 09:16 BST. It felt entirely appropriate that I was at the Astrological Association Conference listening to lectures by astrologers from different schools of thought. In traditional astrology, Mercury represented the astrologer, the messenger of the Gods
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Mercury, the planet of communication, has been retrograde, i.e. on go slow since June 7th 2014 but today, July 1st 2014, Mercury picks up speed and turns direct. This is especially good news as Mercury is currently in its sign of rulership, Gemini, so this is the equivalent of a run of green lights. Listen
