The final Mercury retrograde of 2024 is upon us, folks. As a personal planet, Mercury — which governs communication, currency, and exchange — has a direct bearing on our daily lives and intimate relationships. As the fastest moving planet in our solar system, Mercury goes retrograde three to four times a year. The final Mercury retrograde of the … Read more
Gird your loins and bite your tongues, folks; Mercury is going retrograde. Our planet of the mind and the mouth, information and slander, connection and communion, is going retrograde in Sagittarius, the sign of philosophy, belief systems, the open road, personal narrative and essential truth. When is Mercury retrograde? Mercury will remain retrograde until December … Read more
It’s the most maligned time of the year, folks. Mercury retrograde is here to throw a wrench, elbow and faux pas into your best-laid plans for peace and merriment this holiday season. Because Mercury governs communication and commerce, its retrograde cycle has a direct bearing on both our personal and professional lives. Contrary to the terminology, … Read more
Welcome to the preshow, folks. While Mercury, the trickster messenger planet of communication, coordination, creative expression, and information processing, doesn’t officially station retrograde until November 25th, the pre-shadow or retroshade period begins this week on November 7th. Mercury in retrograde Named for the emissary of the gods, Mercury is the patron planet of communication and thieves. Archivist … Read more
Mercury — our wily planet of communication and currency, the mind and the mouth — is stationed direct this week. But we ain’t out of the woods quite yet. We continue to feel the ill effects of the planet’s slow-down for up to two weeks afterward, a charming/jarring little epilogue known as the shadow period. … Read more
It ain’t over ’til it’s over, folks, and never is that sentiment more apt than in the case of Mercury retrograde. While the wily planet of communication and exchange stations direct on Aug. 28, we will continue to feel the ill effects of the slow-down for up to two weeks afterward, a charming/jarring little epilogue … Read more
Mercury retrograde is like puberty and paying back taxes — never gentle, entirely necessary. We’re in the final throes of the planet’s backspin, which began in Virgo and is rounding the bases in Leo before stationing direct on August 28th. We’ll be under the influence of this transit until September 11th, when the planet finally clears … Read more
We’re in the thick of Mercury retrograde, folks, wherein the trickster planet of communion, conversation, tech and tantrums slows his proverbial roll and leaves us in the muck and mire. Mercury retrograde purposefully disrupts our routines and forces us to face matters and people we’d rather avoid. Retrograde refers to the optical illusion the planet … Read more
Looking for calm and clarity amidst the maddening energy of Mercury retrograde? Crystals might hold the key. Mercury, our planet of the mind and the mouth is once again slowing down and acting up. Mercury’s retrograde is confusing in both name and application. Planets never actually move backward in space; they only appear to reverse … Read more
Protect your peace, folks. Mercury retrograde, most maligned of all the astrological transits, brings with it a fair shake of emotional strain. Seeing as the planet rules mental processing and verbal exchange, the retrograde cycle can bring on serious haze and malaise. To help us come through this month with a little more grace and … Read more
Mercury retrograde, the most dreaded of astrological transits, can hinder communication, exhume relationships and compromise travel — and it can be hell on pets, too. Named for the god of messaging, Mercury is our planet of communication and mental processing, the mind and the mouth. Three to four times each year, the planet appears to … Read more
Your inner critic is getting amplified, and the crumbs on the counter are itching to start a war this week as Mercury, our planet of communication and exchange, transitions on July 25th from the PR, jazz hands, and glitter spackle of Leo on July 25th into the precise, perfecting clean lines, and sharp observations of … Read more
The breezy, daffodil-sprouting, hope-heavy energy of spring has been unceremoniously hijacked — and the vibes, as the kids say, are most certainly awry. But why? For starters, we’re in the portal portion of eclipse season, which began with a lunar eclipse on March 25 and will bookend with the total solar eclipse on April 8. … Read more
April has arrived and with it the first Mercury retrograde of 2024. Mercury will be backpedaling and troublemaking in the hellfires of Aries for the majority of the month, starting April 1 — April Fools’ indeed! — and bringing chaos through April 24. But what does it mean for you and how can you stay … Read more
The first Mercury retrograde of 2024 is in full swing. Named for the messenger of the gods, Mercury is the fastest-moving planet in our solar system and governs the mind and the mouth, expression, exchange, commerce, technology, and travel. Three to four times a year, Mercury slows down in its insistent orbit. Contrary to the … Read more
It’s the first Mercury retrograde of 2K24, my babies. ‘Tis the most maligned time of the year, folks, when the planet of communication slows its proverbial roll and wreaks havoc on our travel plans and best efforts at clear communication. Mercury retrograde is a bit of a misnomer — the planet only appears to move … Read more
It’s the most maligned time of the year — when Mercury, our smooth-talking, fleet-footed planet of communication, currency, tech, and exchange, slows its proverbial roll, leaving us with brain fog, regret, texts from our exes, and the odd nude accidentally sent to the company Slack channel. Sagely or superstitiously, a recent study found that more … Read more
She shook it off. Taylor Swift has revealed how she cut her left hand during a weekend stint performing at NRG Stadium in Houston as part of her Eras Tour. “Just got to play 3 insane shows in Houston and I’m waking up smiling reminiscing about how much fun we all had. Loving this tour … Read more
From April 21 to May 15, Mercury, planet of the mind and its multitudes is going retrograde in the fixed earth sign of Taurus. Mercury is our planet of messaging and communion and Taurus is ruled by Venus, the domain of aesthetics, attraction, worldly goods and self-worth. In conversation with one another we can see … Read more
Every now and then the stars align to satisfy all your cravings. Wendy’s is offering free food to help its customers get through Mercury in retrograde between April 21 and May 14. Starting Friday, the fast food chain will have a “Mercury Menu” available on its app with several deals available to astrological adherents who … Read more