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Alas alack! On Sunday, September 6th, Mercury officially goes retrograde until the end of the month. Mercury rules ground transportation, communications, and many daily activities that are detail oriented. When it is retrograde, these activities get snarled up, delayed and confused. Cars don't run. Printers won't print. Cell phones won't work. Communications are garbled. And silly errors and goofy mistakes plus lost items are frustrating! (It's also a poor time to buy these items.) However, it's an excellent time to finish old business, do research, and search for answers based on the past. Mercury retrograde might even trigger moments of "vuja de" - that's where you get the feeling that this has never happened before. (I'm getting one just now!)
You'll feel the influence of Mercury retrograde this month because this particular Mercury retrograde is taking place 180° opposite your sign. You're in a direct line of fire! For starters, it's almost a guarantee that you will be running into or hearing from old partners, ex-spouses, and old friends. This could be a good thing; or it could be something that makes your teeth itch. The upside is this is your opportunity for closure or finishing up loose ends. You might also put a new spin on things or change something you might have regretted. It's possible to go with the flow and make Mercury retrograde work for you! (It's just a little challenging.)
Each Mercury retrograde takes place in a different sign, which means it has a different influence on you. This particular Mercury retrograde is a bit challenging because it's occurring in the area that relates to jobs, employment, and the busy tasks that you might be assigning yourself even if you're retired. In fact, it can also impact your health, or anything to do with small pets. All of these areas will suddenly be turned upside down, topsy-turvy, because they will suffer from delays, errors and confusion! All kinds of old business from the past will be back in your lap again. The good news is you can finish some of this stuff. The bad news is -- it's back!
Well of course, you'll feel Mercury retrograde this month because Mercury is your ruler. This particular Mercury retrograde will attract old flames and ex-lovers back into your life. In addition, it will bring all kinds of old business related to children (their maintenance, care and education). Expect stuff to do with sports, the arts, show business and the hospitality industry as well. ("I thought this stuff was history!") Isn't it amazing what murky Mercury can dig up? And it's such a tiny planet! Never judge anything by its size. (But if you can ever fit into anything that is a size smaller than usual - buy it!)
This is an interesting month because this Mercury retrograde affects home, family, your domestic world and your private life all through September. Since Mercury retrograde stirs up the past in these areas - you'll suddenly see relatives you haven't seen for a while, or talk to family members who have been out of touch. Old family business might be back on your plate again. This could be an opportunity to make things work out the way you want them to, or it could cause delays and confusion, especially to real estate deals. On the other hand (you have different rings) it could mean an old real estate deal is suddenly resurrected again. Family discussions will be intense. (What's new?)
I'm not going to sugarcoat it. You're a Leo, and you can take it. This particular Mercury retrograde for the month of September is occurring in the very area were Mercury "lives." The result is sort of a double whammy. It's amplified! Everything with ground transportation and communications might suddenly be "dead in the shed Fred." Guard against this! Keep your cell phone charged. Pay your phone bill. Stay on top of car repairs. Allow extra time for short trips and traveling. Be clear in all your communications, especially with siblings and relatives. Be mindful of anything in the mail -- including e-mail. Who wants to do that yoga where you're pulling your foot out of your mouth?
Like Gemini, you too, are ruled by Mercury. This particular Mercury retrograde, which occurs all during September, will impact you financially in some way. Cheques in the mail will be late. Payments will come late. Something will interrupt your cash flow. You might find money; you might lose money. News about jobs could be delayed. In fact, a lot of things relating to whatever you own will be confused. However, this is an excellent time to maintain and clean your possessions. Get on top of your scene. Get rid of what you no longer need. Make friends with your bank account!
Oops!. Hold th phone. Mercury retrograde is taking place in your sign this month! You might feel you're getting forgetful because important things are suddenly flying out the window, so to speak. Life seems too busy! You feel scatterbrained and pulled in different directions. Your To Do list is daunting. No matter how hard you try, you just can't get to some of those easy to resist items. (Like reading a book where, once you put it down you just can't pick it up again?) Old business with partners and close friends will arise once more. The theme of this month is: you can run but you can't hide! (Keep a stash of dark chocolate handy.)
This month will be most curious for you! Retrograde Mercury is taking place in the part of your chart the rules your subconscious. It's all very hush-hush. (You heard it here first.) Therefore, you might feel vague, restless or uncertain about things. You might have some second doubts about something, or questions that are hard to form consciously, yet you feel them in your gut. Don't worry about this stuff! It's just Mercury retrograde stirring up old fears and past insecurities, especially from childhood. Be reassured that all this will be past tense by October. Give yourself little treats this month. You love a massage! (Preferably from a lover.)
Some Mercury retrogrades are easier than others. This is one you can use to your advantage. Make the most of it! For starters, old friends and acquaintances from the past, especially people you knew through clubs and organizations, will pop back up into your life again. This could be to your advantage! (Especially if one of them owes you a twenty!) More likely however, your interaction with people from the past will cause you to tweak your goals for the future. Something could be a revelation to you. A new truth could be driven home or revealed to you. Whatever you learn will likely impact how you approach your future goals. It might even impact future friendships.
In some respects, this will be a significant month because Mercury retrograde is taking place at high noon in your chart. For one thing, this means that whatever influence this Mercury retrograde has on your life -- it will be public! People will notice its effect. For example, you might encounter various authority figures from your past -- parents, teachers, bosses, VIPs, even the police. Some past issue with authority, especially a difficulty, might occur again, to the extent that others are aware of this. In a completely different vein, (your thigh not your arm) something might happen that makes you question or even change your life direction in general. This is pretty major! Something from the past will cause you to rethink things. No question.
This particular Mercury retrograde occurs for the whole month of September - which means it could be a bummer when it comes to travel for your sign. For starters, trips might be canceled or delayed. Even though Mercury rules ground transportation, even if you're flying somewhere, you do have to deal with airport personnel, and all kinds of verbal and paper communications that are flowing back and forth -- or falling between the cracks! Similarly, something to do with education, training or postsecondary schooling could be stalled in the water. Publishing, the media, medicine, and the law are also areas that can suffer from confused communications, delays and misunderstandings. Just grin and bear it. All this is over by October. (Whew!)
The Mercury retrograde time during September can be highly useful for you. (How lucky!) It's a real pain in the butt for most people; but your sign has the opportunity to clean up a lot of wretched old business and loose ties related to inheritances, insurance matters, taxes, debt and anything to do with shared responsibilities or jointly held property. It's often very difficult to make headway in these areas. They're boring. They involve red tape and hideous forms. Furthermore, they are often contentious areas of conflict. Can anything be worse? But this particular Mercury retrograde can help you! It's tendency is to stall things they go forward but facilitate things that go backwards. Therefore, it will actually expedite and accelerate the process of you tying up loose ends. (Sounds like an opportunity to me.)