Mercury Retrograde (Pre-Shadow)
8/20/22 1:50 PM
Natural Chart / Whole Houses
Significant Dates & Times
- 08/20/22 1:50 PM Pre-Shadow 24" VIR 11'
- 09/09/22 8:38 PM Retrograde 08" LIB 55'
- 10/02/22 2:07 AM Direct Motion 24" VIR 11' (Begin Post Shadow)
- 10/26/22 11:52 AM End Post Shadow 08" LIB 55'
Let us review. The Pre-Shadow is when we begin to see Mercury start slowing down and this is where we will begin to feel the beginning of Mercury Retrograde. This period of time can be marked by errors in communication, travel, and electronics. These are just general events that usually occur during periods of Mercury Retrograde. The Sign or Signs that Mercury RX occurs in also influences events that occur during Mercury RX.
The Pre-Shadow of Mercury Retrograde is transiting the house that deals with health, work, pets, and daily routines. With mercury retrograde in the sixth house, you may experience the need to be more flexible with your daily routines. Misunderstanding or infighting among co-workers is common. Deadlines are not met due to miscommunications and in extreme cases you may quit your job or be terminated. Either way, this is a good time to return to a previous job or employer. Old health issues may arise and need to be addressed. If you recently started a new health or diet regime you may fall back into old unhealthy habits not conducive to good health.
This is a good time for reviewing your routines in order to streamline your processes and making them more efficient and developing backup plans for when things go wrong. This is also a good time to look at our health habits, such as what we eat, how much we eat, and how much physical activity as well as rest we get.
The Retrograde period is when Mercury starts moving again, only from our perspective on Earth it will appear to be moving backwards across the zodiac. It is during this period that we will most strongly feel the effects of Mercury Retrograde. Generally speaking, we can expect communication, travel, and electronics to go all wonky on us. During Mercury Retrograde, we refrained from making any major decisions or changes. Instead we are told to RE-lax, RE-evaluate, RE-assess our issues and conditions.
This time, Mercury is transiting the area of the chart that rules over marriage, agreements, and partnerships of all kinds. It is not uncommon for an old friends, lover, or even an enemy to try to come back into our lives when Mercury Retrograde is in Libra. Conflicts and misunderstandings often result as well. Old relationship issues may resurface again at this time forcing a renegotiation of the terms of the relationship that may have gone unsaid for too long.
This transit is good for reconnecting with your partner but not for finding or developing a new relationship. This house also rules open enemies and they can be troublesome during this placement. You may feel the urge for more balance in your life but may not be able to find it, albeit easily.
Mercury is said to Station Direct when it starts moving forward again. This is the period when many people feel like they can start breathing again (metaphorically speaking). They hear Mercury Direct and think that its over. But that is not the case. Mercury Stationing Direct is really the beginning of the Post-Shadow period.
The post-shadow period of Mercury Retrograde is characterized as a period in which those issues raised during Mercury Retrograde are still present but may be winding down, that is, they are still present but not as intense as before. During this post shadow phase is where we take what we learned during Mercury Retrograde and apply that knowledge to re-dress and re-solve those issues and conditions that were raised during Mercury Retrograde.
- Carolina Dean
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