Dear dear All out there,
Hold on tight, here we go again, Mercury in Retrograde!
From September 27th to October 18th, we have Mercury in Retrograde. This time is a time to be careful. Be careful with communication as miscommunication is a high risk during Mercury in Retrograde. So if your email hasn’t been sent, just check it again 10 minutes later and you might be surprised to find that it was sent after all. Also allow for more travel time, as traveling can be a challenge during Mercury in Retrograde. Mercury is the planet that rules communication and travel and when this planet goes Retrograde you can be affected by it.
Mercury in Retrograde, what exactly is that?
It is the period when Mercury seems to be going backwards. Pure illusion, because of course planets cannot go backwards around the sun. Yet it seems so, because the earth moves at a different speed than Mercury around the sun. The energy associated with Mercury in Retrograde is definitely palpable, that’s no illusion. And if Mercury goes Retrograde, we’ll all be affected. Chaos, miscommunication and delays are part of this period.
But is it all doom and gloom?
No of course not! This is a great time to think, reconsider and refocus and also to cleanse, clear and reorganize. Something we are used to doing
during Autumn, when Nature lets go of everything, to get ready for the Winter Rest. We have the inspiring help of Mercury in Retrograde in this preparation this year. How beautiful is that!
To reflect
Mercury in Retrograde is a great time to look back at the year so far. What did you notice, what didn’t work and what can you let go of? Go back to the beginning of this year, when your year was 1 blank page, ready to be filled with your dreams, your wishes and your desires. If necessary, grab a pen and some paper. What happened to all your plans, dreams and wishes? What worked, what didn’t and why not? What are your thoughts on all this? Once that’s clear, go one step further.
Rethink
While reflecting, you have made an inventory of what worked well and what did not. Now pay all attention to what you still want to realize and achieve for the rest of the year. Think about the do’s and don’ts, and put the ‘can’t’ on your list for next year. Make an overview of what you still want to achieve this year, preferably with an action plan: starting moment, intermediate result and end result. This way you can monitor, adjust and know what to do when.
Reorientate
And when you have a clear picture of what you still want to achieve and realize this year, orientate and focus completely on that. If you notice that your focus is shifting to things that did not go well or did not go well, thank those things for the lessons given, let them go and focus again on what is working, what is going well and what you still want to realize this year. Always consider with complete, brutal honesty how committed you are to your goals and plan of action when things don’t go as planned or when you face difficulties. It will not always be easy and fast, but the motto is to continue and remain flexible, by bending when necessary and thinking in terms of opportunities and possibilities.
And so you can use the energy of Mercury in Retrograde to give you insight into where you are now and what you still want to realize or achieve before the end of this calendar year and what you want to leave behind with Autumn.
To clean up and declutter
Mercury’s energy in Retrograde also works extremely well when you want to clean up and declutter and you find it difficult, like me, to get rid of things due to nostalgic or sentimental value. Have you always wanted to try the Marie Kondo way? Then now is THE time to do that. Mercury’s energy in Retrograde helps you to clear and dispose of things more easily.
For me, the month of October is dominated by a reorganization of our house. The goal is to finally have my own space in the attic by the end of October. I’m definitely going to ask Mercury in Retrograde to help me with that. I believe we are already in the 3rd year that we want to realize that. To be continued shall we say😉
Wishing you a Mercury in Retrograde full of insights!
With love,
Elke )O( The Aldertree /|\
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