The first Mercury Retrograde of 2020 stations direct in Aquarius/Pisces on the 10th of March at 3:59am – UT.
Our Cosmic Trickster is set for 3 watery retrogrades this 2020, dancing well within Pisces, Cancer and Scorpio.
There’s a FREEDOM in this current Mercury Retrograde. A healing and momentum bringing freedom.
With Mercury’s Piscean influenced downpour into our accumulated and active subconscious, the crispness in subtle understanding leads the way.
Have you been weeping into your sunset-lit-pillow, weeping for no apparent reason? Perhaps these last 2 weeks were confusingly confrontational? The fact is, Mercury propels communication and when in Retrograde, we need to look into the walls we built throughout the flow of the last 6 months.
Were we too hard on ourselves? Holding deep and heavy grudges for no wise reason or did we get taken by unnecessary confusions?
Whatever our reflections, this Retrograde has the power to bring to the surface what shouldn’t have been left behind. Even if what these recent weeks were showing us don’t make sense, don’t worry yourselves a feather, it’s actually a sign of helpful progress!
Remember that the subtleness is key: communication isn’t just about wit or logic, there are so many flavours of expression and we must allow for the moods to stir the pot of understanding.
It’s really ok to make an honest mistake, just please learn from the errors that surface and be tender, tender with yourselves and tender with others.
This approaching softness will bring creative and appreciated freedom. This approaching softness is a “giving” masterpiece.
When Mercury stations direct on the 10th, be expecting a climactic end to a Neptunian kissed backward spin. Pretty much everything that’s written here will rise up as this primary Retrograde period closes.
So, how is Mercury showing up for you during this primarily Piscean Retrograde period?
The next Mercury in Retrograde cycle commences on the 18th of June 2020, in the constellation of Cancer, with the pre-shadow energies focussing on Cancer, which will take place from the 2nd of June 2020 and then stationing direct again in Cancer, come the 12th of July 2020. Mercury ends his post-shadow period on the 26th of July 2020.
The last Mercury in Retrograde for 2020 will manifest in the constellation of Scorpio, which will begin on the 14th of October and end on the 3rd of November.
The Pre and Post shadow periods are generally 2 and a half weeks before and after the Mercury in Retrograde cycles, so do keep this in mind when working with the energies and themes. Also, if you own a TarotbyTashi “Mercury in RX Sacred Scent” make sure to work with it during the Shadow and Retrograde Cycles.
Since the Mercury in Retrogrades of 2020 are predominantly in water signs, this promotes the ability to surge to the depths of our subconscious and to connect with parts of our psyche that will support our own healing processes. This will take place through various degrees of emotional understanding, creative outbursts and intuitive alignment.
The years 2022, 2023 and 2024 are heralding 4 retrogrades within each year and it seems to be the cosmic flow with Mercury, moving through 3 or 4 cycles of Retrogrades per year. It tends to jump from a series of 3 cycles per year and then 2-3 years of 4 retrogrades every 12 months. You will notice this through how the cycles overlap – come the end of a calendar year.
This year for instance, the retrogrades are mostly in the middle portions of the year, so there will only be three cycles….and, as they space out again, we will return to a 4 cycle per year segment. This is how it tends to flow.
I do warn you though, no retrograde cycle is easy should we not apply a willingness to re-asses the themes the retrograde is considering. There are always useful ways to work with the energies and this is why becoming familiar with their messages is important. The cycles are indeed personal, since we all have different STAR MAPS. Through understanding how such retrogrades effect us individually, we will be provided with a swiftness in obtaining the wisdom of the cycle.
Did you know that I too am an Astrologer for companies/organizations? …..one of the most common requests (and this is not a secret) is to provide personalised readings for companies RE: all Mercury in Retrograde cycles. How do I do this? Get in touch to find out.
Sending you all lightening bolts of clarity and wonder + everything Mercury.
Love and light,
Tashi
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