Mercury will station retrograde in Aquarius from January 21, 2015 - February 11
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So we’ve talked about Mercury stationing retrograde starting January 21 and Mercury entering fixed air Aquarius as of January 4. Let’s combine the two and discuss the nature of Mercury Retrograde in this dynamic sign. Click here to learn more about retrograde motion.
As the word “retrograde” implies, this is a time when we go back to finish, review and redo. With Mercury in Aquarius, we return to areas of life connected to our social circle and big plans for the future. If we are balanced, this process should more fully align us with our ideals. The only real danger with this transit is in acting or speaking too forcefully. As a fixed sign, the water bearer moves through life assertively. Because Aquarius enjoys shocking others and making waves in the agenda of The Man, you might feel like the best solutions now are those which are radical or unorthodox; the inner rebel is chomping at the bit, and s/he wants to be noticed. However, you can see how this can easily be taken to the extreme. Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius will encourage us to thoroughly examine what and how we know what we think we know. This transit will connect you directly to the source of your own organic brilliance and inner wisdom.
Mercury Rx in Aquarius is the ultimate opportunity to harness the magic of liberation and open-mindedness. Now is the time to break out of mindsets that have calcified over time and no longer serve you. In particular, Mercury Rx in Aquarius directs our attention toward beliefs rooted in false knowledge, unoriginal ideas and aspects of life that have become too emotionally charged.
Aquarius is a mover and a shaker. This transit may help you discover a new level of creativity/ingenuity that you did not even know existed. One word that comes to mind when I think of Mercury Rx is change: there is simply no escaping! Mercury Rx in Aquarius will allow you to make changes in your life that you did not think possible, all the while remaining comfortably detached, unconcerned with how or when things will happen. This transit may (re)connect you with a group or club, as the water bearer is quite the social butterfly. From astrologer Sherene Schostak:
On the fun side, old friends and tribe members could suddenly reappear in your life after a long absence. If they do, they’re probably returning to help you redefine your future mission statement. This is also a time when we’re reflecting upon where we belong in the greater whole. If we don’t feel like we’ve found “our people” as in kindred souls with similar values and goals, this is a chance to really reflect on what’s out of alignment or what we need to do to find our crew.
Visualize a gale force wind blowing through your life, rearranging and readjusting all that needs attention. Mercury Rx in Aquarius is bold, vivacious and energized. Unlike the Mercury Retrograde period in Scorpio last October, this transit will probably not be very emotionally taxing. Now we sweep away our resistance to becoming that which we already are. All of the projects and goals and ideas dancing in your psyche are just waiting to burst forth in an explosion of color and heat.
Other possibilities for this transit: exploring fringe/alternative activities; cultivating faith in humanity; connecting to anything and everything outside the Self - connecting to the Oneness which gives perfect meaning to each and every individual. Like many other astrologers, I fear that I have fallen into the trap of over dramatizing this transit. With the power of the mind, we can and will have a successful Mercury Retrograde. From astrologer Molly Hall:
I’ve come to see the expectation of mishaps as a meme that feeds on itself. That being said, I’ve had some wildly “as above, so below” Mercury retro experiences over the years. Like finding a water-soaked missing book on my neighbor’s porch, after Mercury came out of direct shadow in Pisces.
I’m personally very excited about this transit. Time to clear the cobwebs and get funky. To find your Mercury sign and whether he was direct or retrograde at the time of your birth, click here. It is interesting to note that, if you were indeed born with Mercury Rx, you may not notice the effects above as strongly, if at all. More to come on natal Mercury Rx!
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