What is a retrograde?
Retrograde motion is an backwards apparent motion, this happens because objects in our solar system move around our sun at different speeds and distances.
All planets and some moons (not our moon) have a retrograde motion viewed from earth. Venus and Uranus also have a retrograde rotation, because they both rotate counter clockwise on their axis, causing them to also have a rotation retrograde.
What is a Mercury retrograde?
Occurs often, when the fastest moving planet in our solar system, Mercury is seen from our viewpoint on earth to 'apparently' slow down and move backwards
Mercury in astrology and most mythologies Rules information—conversation, communication, thinking and education. Sister and brotherhood, calculations, the logical mind, the messenger of God. When Mercury is in retrograde, these things will have “glitches” thrown in—disrupted communications, collapsed negotiations, and general misunderstandings, usually because some vital piece of information has been lost, on the other polarity it give us a period to slow down, look over things and increased energy for personal development.
Stability is an important part of this retrograde as it's happening in an Earth sign. Do you feel stable, are you stable? If not, how can you develop security in your life? Journaling during this period can help you gain insights that can help you listen to your inner voice.
A few things you can develop during this period:
Listening to music, sounds that are inspirational
Working with metals, like using copper for health and environmental purposes
Embrace your humanness-self compassion and compassion for others
Practice breathing techniques
Read below to gain a generalised forecast for each zodiac sign
Earth Signs:
Capricorn, this retrograde indicates reflecting and developing on your body goals and also how you project your personality on to life. Take good care of your health, breathing technique can useful during this period. Overall during this period reflect and develop organisation and structure towards matters related to your financial necessity and the way you project your ego. Take care while starting a new project, or diet. Relax the body when you can, get massages or just chill back
Taurus, this retrograde indicates reflecting and developing on your mind, and the core values your mindset follows, some of you can see yourself revising for an exam, or going over a course or initiation ritual you went through. This is a good time to be patient with educational matters, and also a great time to develop your mind in practical ways. Listening to music that inspires you can be a great tool during this period. Take care while travelling long distance, double check you have your passports and other things that are necessary while travelling. Overall Taurus during this period reflect on your past disappointment, pains, failures - look at these fears and see how you can develop from them, great time to make time for yourself to reflect
Virgo, this retrograde indicates taking time to reflect on the education you have gained this year and also how you have expressed yourself this year creatively. This is a good time to look back at what you have created and see how you can develop it further after this retrograde period. If you have children this is a great time to retreat and spend quality time together. Also reflect on your romance if you are dating or wanting to date, what is your love language? For those who invest and speculate on forex, stock markets or games in general be sure to double check your investments and plan very carefully for making a trade. Overall Virgo take time to reflect and develop more harmony in your relationships and bring abundance to your investments/creations
Air signs:
Aquarius, this retrograde indicates taking time away to reflect on your personal feelings and personal perception, mediation, mindfulness, yoga, breathing techniques, journaling are just a few disciplines that may be useful during this period. This is a good time to go to a foreign place, for example if you haven't done therapy before, maybe attending a session or purchasing a self therapy book or course, be compassionate to yourself as you travel through your past actions. Overall during this period Aquarius look within for answers, takes a break for the go, go, go energy and do some personal development. Be careful during this period for making impulsive decisions as this can result in mental distress, seek guidance from your relatives or close friends
Gemini, this retrograde indicates taking time to reflect on your financial obligations with others. This can be your council tax, doing your self assessment taxes, or going over your joint assets with your partner. Any money owed to you or you owe others should be highlighted during this period, see where you are at Gemini and see how you can develop from that position, is there a fear or confusion holding you back from having the shared financial abundance you desire? Great time to do some deep psychological investigations on your financial obligations. Overall Gemini be ready for changes and welcome the new challenges that may occur during the period, see the truth and develop from all you experience during this period.
Libra, this retrograde indicates taking time to reflect on your home situation and family obligations, this could be a time when you fix something in the home or see other changes occurring within your most private aspects of your life. Be sure to take care of personal hygiene when with family members as illness can be passed around easily during this period, so remember to clean up probably mainly if you have unexpected changes occurring at home. Overall during this period Libra spend time of reflecting on the good childhood memories to remind yourself how fun it is to play without any doubt or fear, also reflect on the painful memories that allowed you to gain lessons, if you have unfinished feelings from the past, this is a good period to reflect and transmute that past energy, can could be blocking your from your future goals.
Water signs:
Pisces, this is a period in which you can reflect on your goals and also develop your goal planner. Reflect on the social spaces you are involved in, how they have supported you in getting closer to your goals, or have these friendships or social spaces acting as a block to your goals. Be careful during this period with communication with your friends, and even with the comment section on social media, don't allow external energies influence with unwise impartial dealings. Overall Pisces believe in yourself, stand strong on your square a defend your goals, don't doubt your intentions, however understand your limitations before you take action during this phrase.
Cancer, this is a period in which you can reflect on all your close partnerships, business partnerships and also public relationships (with clients for example). This is a good time to go over any contracts you agreed to by your word and also by signature, like handling any legal matters, business affairs. Great time for resolution in all your relationships,this could be a time when you find yourself debating with others often, be careful of the way you project yourself onto others Cancer. Overall Cancer during this period reflects on your limitations and develops awareness of self and others, also be careful you are not being manipulated by others or you aren't the one doing the manipulation.
Scorpio, this is a period in which you can reflect on your education and how you have been communicating with those familiar around you. Have you been gossiping about others or writing down your affirmations, reflect on this. Communication, education and travel will be all important during this time and will have to be approached with practical manners. Be careful when signing any contracts or making promises. This is a great time to look back at what you learnt during this year and also check in on your relatives as you are your sisters and brothers keeper. Overall during this period Scoprio communicate in a truthful way and and look over what you have learnt from the beginning of 2022
Fire signs:
Aries, this period reflects and develops on your career status and public aspects of your life. Are you with the way things are so far, if not what career would bring you the stability you desire? And what steps will allow you to achieve this status? Be careful for impulsive actions in public during this time, mainly avoid challenging your authority figures in public (this can be your parents or even your boss) during this period, be grounded with your feelings. Overall Aries the joy you seek, is seeking you, don't hold back and go after your worldly fulfilments
Leo, this period focuses on your health matters, how has your overall health been this year, what foods and exercise or lack of got you in this current state, if you have any health problems what is the emotional root of this physical matter? This is a good time to reflect and speak to your body and what it needs. Communicate at work with co-workers, or with the services you provide Leo can face some delays or other challenges therefore choose to be practical with your emotions even in the face of challenges, as it is important not allow external energies affect our health, disciplines such as meditation, yoga, mindfulness, journaling or simple exercising can be helpful; tools during this period. If you are a trader of any service this can be a good time to reflect on your products and services, see how you can develop them after this period. Overall Leo with organisation and structure you can develop better health and work conditions and also be able to lead others with heart rather than forceful control.
Sagittarius, this period focuses on your financial obligation and the root source of your self esteem. This is a great time for personal development and also to develop a strategy that helps you be secure in your financial needs. Reflect on how you have spent money in 2022? How can you make money work for you in 2023 perhaps? This period is about focusing on your resources and how the lack of resources or lack of not having any influences your self worthiness. Overall Sagittarius this is a time to initiate more financial abundance, by first reflecting on where you are currently and the opportunities that have got you to the current position you're in. If you can help it, don't shop impulsively.
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