Simple steps can help you get through Mercury retrograde: double-check everything, use precise language, avoid signing contracts (or study them very carefully), back up your data, and prepare for unexpected travel delays. The truth is that Mercury retrograde isn’t all terrible, cosmic warrior; in fact, it might work as your yearly self-evaluation. How well-equipped are you for annoyances? How effective is your self-care regimen when things go wrong? Mercury retrograde is the best period for introspection, but it’s not the best time to make significant changes.
The need of keeping up with letters, particularly with close friends and family, is a major subject surrounding the first Mercury retrograde of the year, which begins on Friday, January 14. This retrograde is motivated by the special energy of Aquarius. This compassionate sign, which inventive Uranus controls, can also be distant and forgetful when it comes to texts and phone calls. We are more prone to zone out, miss a crucial email deadline, or leave a lover hanging when the communication globe moves backward. Mercury, though, is content when in this sign. We can take a step back and maintain our composure during any communication hiccups thanks to Aquarius’ rational and intelligent air sign characteristics. On Tuesday, January 25, when Mercury retrograde enters the diligent Capricorn sign, which is controlled by the rigorous Saturn, it is your responsibility to stay on top of business correspondence. If a business-related document needs to be signed at this period, think about having a second party, such as a lawyer or trusted partner, review it as well.
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How can you safeguard against the 2020 Mercury retrograde?
Mercury is thought to govern communication, therefore it seems sense that Mercury Retrograde would lead to misunderstandings.
Aim to listen intently to your friends and refrain from drawing conclusions too quickly. Did your friend just give you a backhanded compliment, or are you just imagining the worst because Mercury is messing with your emotions?
Oh, and double check all crucial documents, perilous texts, and direct messages. Don’t screenshot a conversation with your crush and send it to them instead of posting it on the group chat for analysis.
Tip #3: Get the crystals
The good news is that those adorable little stones can help you protect your energy during this chaotic time if you’re the type of person who stresses out about Mercury Retrograde and also happens to have a whole collection of crystals at your disposal.
Amethyst, black tourmaline, black obsidian, jet, and smoky quartz are protective stones that can help you stay grounded, peaceful, and safe from harm.
What activities should you avoid when Mercury is retrograde?
Ellen Bowles, an astrologer and co-author of Astrology SOS, claims that “we can have technical or mechanical troubles, and our wires can seem crossed in all our channels of communication.” “Planetary retrogrades are occasions for everyone to stop and think. We are being advised to slow down and double-check the details when Mercury is retrograde.” The urge to meticulously examine every last aspect extends beyond the three to four weeks of the retrograde period itself. The same guidelines for what not to do during Mercury retrograde also apply during this time, which lasts for a week or two before and after the actual retrograde. This period is known as Mercury’s shadow phase or “retroshade.”
How can we defend ourselves from Mercury?
To keep mercury out of the environment, each of us must contribute in some way. When purchasing items, make sure they are mercury-free whenever possible. Examples include mercury-free thermometers, heating/cooling thermostats, different types of switches and relays, barometers, and manometers. Make sure to recycle bulk mercury as well as any products that contain it; families can get in touch with their regional household hazardous waste collection program.
Some products, like fluorescent and high-intensity discharge lighting, need mercury to work. Due to their excellent energy efficiency, which means they use less power from coal-burning power plants that release significant amounts of mercury into the atmosphere, these lights are nevertheless advantageous from an economic and environmental standpoint. We can reduce the overall discharges of mercury to the environment from human activities by utilizing and discarding these products responsibly.
Mercury pollution from products containing it has been greatly decreased thanks to efforts made by the companies that make them, government initiatives, and solid waste disposal facilities. For instance, mercury emission levels in Hennepin County decreased from 496 pounds in 1990 to less than 21 pounds in 2000, a reduction of nearly 95%, thanks to pollution control technology on the county’s waste-to-energy facility and measures to keep mercury out of the waste stream.
What zodiac signs will be impacted by the 2021 Mercury retrograde?
The other cardinal signs in the other elements will feel this particular backward turn the most because it is occurring in cardinal Libra. Aries (cardinal fire), Cancer (cardinal water), and Capricorn are included in this (cardinal earth). Aries, it will manifest in your fourth house of domestic life, Cancer, your seventh house of partnerships, and Cap, your tenth house of careers.
How can you make the most of Mercury’s retrograde energy?
The process of reviewing can reinforce learning in a variety of contexts. During the Mercury retrograde, you can give the universe a boost by reviewing your previous Power Wishes!
How to review your Power Wishes is as follows:
*Paste pictures that represent your Power Wish in your notebook to create a Moon Collage. Similar to how visualization stimulates the right brain, doing this makes it simpler for you to notice signs from the universe.
Reviewing your Power Wishes and strengthening your connection to the universe are also excellent things to do when Mercury is retrograde.
What zodiac signs are impacted by Mercury’s retrograde motion?
Nothing in astrology is more notorious than the dreadful Mercury retrograde. Because it rules both cognitive and communication processes, Mercury has a significant impact on how you live your daily life. This quick-moving, very intelligent inner planet tends to confuse people and lead to errors in judgment when it goes retrograde, which can derail all of your goals. Fortunately, you don’t have to prepare for total disaster if you belong to one of the zodiac signs that will be least affected by Mercury retrograde in spring 2022: Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn.
On May 10, as Mercury is transiting through Gemini at a 4 degree angle, the next Mercury retrograde will start. As a result of this mutable air sign’s propensity to think more quickly than it speaks, miscommunication is a major theme of this erratic and capricious retrograde. Mercury won’t stay in Gemini for very long, though, as on May 22 it will turn back into Taurus and travel through that sign’s obstinate and slow-moving zone once more. Mercury is returning to this fixed earth sign, so you may find yourself second-guessing every choice and finding it difficult to look past your attachments to particular beliefs and viewpoints. Be careful you know what you’re talking about and try to have an open mind.
Despite the fact that Mercury retrograde can throw your life for a loop, you must keep in mind that it only lasts for around three weeks. This retrograde, which will terminate on June 3 at 26 degrees Taurus, could transport you back in time and bring up unfinished business that has to be attended to. Let this retrograde give you another chance to attempt because there might still be things you need to say or decisions you need to make.
In either case, cardinal signs might not experience the full effects of this retrograde. This is why:
Double-check that you have everything before you leave the house
This is a pretty literal way of looking back, and Susan Miller of AstrologyZone recommends it. Make sure you have your phone, wallet, keys, and other essentials before getting out of the car or rushing out the door during Mercury retrograde because it can make us extremely negligent and forgetful.
Don’t get a new haircut.
Not exactly the finest time to begin something new is while Mercury is retrograde. Instead, the emphasis throughout this time is on redoing, reevaluating, readjusting, etc. Avoid getting a radical haircut for your hair at this time. You should avoid committing to a new look during the transit, but you can conduct your study for when the retrograde is finished. Speaking from personal experience, we have never enjoyed a haircut during a Mercury retrograde.
Don’t dye your hair a different color.
In keeping with the aforementioned concept, you should refrain from making any drastic hairstyle modifications. Keep your existing shade or at least tint your hair a similar shade. Platinum instead of jet black might not be the best choice. Save those hairstyle modifications for after the retrograde, if possible.
Don’t switch up your haircare routine.
Use the stuff you already have instead of throwing away all your go-to items and buying new ones. You can certainly reevaluate which elements of your routine are and are not effective, but hold off on making any significant choices just yet. Wait until Mercury retrograde is over before making any necessary changes to your haircare routine. As Lina points out, “I would go for it as long as it’s not anything permanent.
Don’t rush into anything.
Mercury going backwards can make us feel powerless and uncontrollable. When that occurs, we tend to act hastily in order to feel in control. Lauren emphasizes not to “rush into things” because this is particularly true when it comes to our strands. She advises waiting or “investing the time and money it takes to getdone right” as an alternative.
This idea also applies to significant investments in haircare. Lina advises you to postpone making any pricey purchases at this time. Wait until early February when Venus and Mercury are both still straight if you’re considering buying a Dyson Airwrap because, as they point out, devices bought when Mercury is in retrograde might be glitchy.
