Mercury will be retrograde between September 26th - October 18th moving from 25°-10° Libra.

Retro-shade periods: Sept. 6th-27th & Oct.18th-Nov.2nd

The Retrogrades this year have been happening in the 🜁 Air signs ruling over social life, connections and the mind. This one is in charming Libra. In general when Mercury moves through this sign our thoughts & communication become a bit more flighty, we able to see another perspective, we may tend to say things we think people want to hear vs what we truly want to say & we have closer access to persuasion with our words & we may just want to feel connected to others in some way.

As Mercury moves retrograde - we all know technology will be the least reliable so just have back ups, go back to the basics and double check everything. There is an emphasis this time around on our relationships/how we relate to one another, agreements we’ve made, aesthetic, beauty & mutual give and take. You will definitely be getting a quick return on the words and vibrations you put out & any ways that you have or have not held up you end of an agreement - be mindful of how you’re taking to people & the decisions you make that will impact others. It’s best to have face to face talks, meetings, contract signing etc.. to avoid any miscommunications and have the least amount of hiccups. Lastly, this retrograde is asking us to go back and find the beauty in things, open to a different perspective & make peace with a person/situation/experience. Listen to understand & in turn speak YOUR TRUTH even if it makes others uncomfortable.

For a more personal understanding of where/how this transit is showing up in your life check which House(s) Libra resides in your Natal Chart & you can also check any connections it’s making to your Natal planets (any planets positioned at or near 10-25 degrees of any sign).

Here is a short overview of the house themes:

1st House - Self/Character/Appearance/Overall Health

2nd House - Possessions/Money/Values/Attachments

3rd House - Environment/Rituals/Learning/Siblings

4th House - Home/Parents/Private Life/Emotional Foundation

5th House - Creativity/Pleasure/Entertainment/Children

6th House - Work/Responsibilities/Health/Pets

7th House - Partner/Others/Business/Shadow Self

8th House - Shared Resources/Transformation/Intimacy/Things Hidden

9th House - Spirituality/Journeys/Foreign Things/Religion

10th House - Career/Status/Public Life/Authority

11th House - Aspirations/Friends/Supporters/Networking/Community

12th House - Behind The Scenes/Unconscious/Dreams/Solitude

Here is a short overview of the planets action/embodiment:

☉ Sun: Ego/Highlighted, Outward Expression/Vitality/Conscious Mind

☽ Moon: Emotional Body/Private, Internal Expression/Reactivity/Memories

☿ Mercury: Communication of Mind/Learning/Thoughts,Messages/Mental Movement

♀Venus: Magnetism/Love in Action/Ways of Possessing, Valuing & Enhancing

♂Mars: Desire/Ambition/Passions/Active, Instinctual Expression/Ways of War & Separating

♃ Jupiter: Journeying, Seeking/Expansive Expression/Opportunities/Ease

♄ Saturn: Discipline/Responsibility/Controlled(ing) Expression/Authority/Obstacles

♅ Uranus: Innovation/Disruption/ Rebellious Expression/Unexpected Shifts/Technology

♆ Neptune: Transcendence/Imagination/Creative Expression/Alternate Reality/Vibration

♇ Pluto: Regeneration/Destruction/Transforming Expression/Personal Power/Rebirth

-Bob ♡