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Time To Feel Good About Mercury Retrograde

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Written by: Linda Rankin & Mark Husson

Time To Feel Good About Mercury Retrograde

Before you decide to bring your life to a halt, to stop all important decision making and to sit waiting for the next Mercury Retrograde 'mess up' to overtake you, let's take a look at some important and very relevant Mercury Retrograde facts.

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We Are What Lies Beneath: Mercury Retrograde and the I AM

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Written by: Sarah Varcas

We Are What Lies Beneath: Mercury Retrograde and the I AM

This Mercury Retrograde pulls no punches and takes no prisoners. Nor would we want to be held captive, for its promise is freedom from the chains secured by our own deceptions. This is about the everyday twists and turns we perform to avoid coming face to face with who we truly are.

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Mercury Retrograde Revelations: Everything Still to Play For!

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Written by: Sarah Varcas

Mercury Retrograde Revelations: Everything Still to Play For!

Mercury in Scorpio will not rest until the very root of a matter is exposed. It challenges us to seek out hidden agendas and obscured facts, resisting the misdirections cast by those who prefer we (or they) remain in the dark. When retrograde, this Mercury pursues truths so profoundly obscured...

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Healing Revelations: New Moon in Scorpio and Mercury Retrograde

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Written by: Sarah Varcas

Healing Revelations: New Moon in Scorpio and Mercury Retrograde
This moon marks an opportunity to stop and take stock, turn within and ask some probing questions about what’s really going on in the places we most struggle in our lives. Excuses won’t cut it now. Pussy-footing around the point won’t work. Honest answers are necessary.

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Using the Mercury Retrograde Cycle Consciously

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Written by: Sandra Pastorius

Using the Mercury Retrograde Cycle ConsciouslyWhat does Mercury retrograde mean? Is it always bad? How can we best use its passage in our lives? Through Mercury, we express ourselves with language, writing, speaking, and reasoning....

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The Truth about Mercury Retrograde: It's Actually A Good Thing!

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Written by: Sarah Varcas

The Truth about Mercury Retrograde (It's a Good Thing!)There’s always much talk (and a fair amount of hype!) when Mercury turns retrograde, most of it pretty negative and doom laden. Mention of travel disruption, communication breakdown & misunderstandings abound. People roll their eyes and brace themselves for a few weeks of...

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Mercury Retrograde Manifests a Downside as well as an Upside

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Written by: Robert Wilkinson

Mercury Retrograde Manifests a Downside as well as an UpsideThough Mercury is retrograde only 65 to 70 days a year, its reputation makes it seem to operate most of the time. Most people are somewhat relieved when these periods are over...

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Look Before You Leap! Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius

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Written by: Sarah Varcas

Look Before You Leap! Mercury Retrograde in SagittariusMercury stations retrograde in the final degree of Sagittarius, reminding us that sometimes it really is worth looking back before you leap. This retrograde passage of Mercury augurs a time for reflection on what inspires us to action, what gives our life meaning and how we can go about expressing those values in our every day.

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Mercury Retrograde in Taurus and Aries Asks: Are You Ready to Be a Spiritual Warrior?

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Written by: Sarah Varcas

Intrepid PeaceMercury is retrograde between 9th April and 3rd May 2017 (GMT). This Mercury speaks of the need to trust our instincts over and above the reason of ‘common sense’ logic. There exists great mystery within this process....

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Saturn Retrograde To The Rescue: Betraying Ourselves No More

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Written by: Sarah Varcas

Saturn Retrograde Helper: Betraying Ourselves No MoreIn Sagittarius, Saturn requires a broader view of our lives, beyond our personal present. It helps us identify connections between apparently random experiences and reveals how past decisions, attitudes and behaviors have painted the picture that is our life today.

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Focusing on Right-Relationship with Venus and Jupiter Retrograde

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Written by: Sarah Varcas

Relationship Rectification with Venus and Jupiter RetrogradeApril 2017 sees an increase in retrograde activity, with roughly half of the month (9th – 15th April & 20th April – 3rd May) featuring four retrogrades. This is something we’ve not seen since September 2016 and is a celestial pattern which invites us to retreat, revisit and reflect.

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With This Mercury Retrograde, It's Time to Reveal Our True Face

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Written by: Sarah Varcas

With This Mercury Retrograde, It's Time to Reveal Our True FaceWe may be disappointed if we want life to go gently with our feelings as the year closes, for there are more potent agendas at work, in service of truth-telling and revelation no matter the cost. This Mercury won’t let anything be swept beneath the carpet for a more convenient time.

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Our Sacred Duty to Choose Well: The Message of Mercury Retrograde in Virgo

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Written by: Sarah Varcas

Our Sacred DutyIf there are difficult conversations to be had, the next three weeks may just be the time to have them, even though Mercury retrograde is usually characterised as bad for communication. In fact, painting it as such is just a simplification of a far more complex landscape. So bear in mind that whatever you read about this particular passage of Mercury Retrograde...

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Mysterious Magic When Mercury Goes Retrograde

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Written by: Sarah Varcas

Mysterious Magic When Mercury Goes RetrogradeIf life has been somewhat puzzling of late, throwing up questions and queries we’ve struggled to address satisfactorily, this passage of Mercury retrograde offers hope in the form of new information, opportunities thus far overlooked and some good old fashioned common sense to ground insights.

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A Rude Awakening with Mercury Retrograde

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Written by: Sarah Varcas

cropped image of “Wheels on Fire” by Brian VarcasThis passage of Mercury speaks of unexpected and potentially very disruptive surprises which, nonetheless, lead to benefits in the long run. It may be hard to remember that, though, when life suddenly does an unforeseen u-turn or we are blind-sided when we least expect.

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2014: Mercury Retrograde Awareness

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Written by: Erin Sullivan

Marcury Retrograde Awareness by Erin Sullivan

When we struggle against the inevitable, or strive to alter the unavoidable timing of Mercury, we oppose the tao of existence. Therefore, understanding the principles of transiting Mercury retrograde as it moves through the elements maximizes potential within a natural rhythm.

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Mercury Retrograde Awareness: 2011-2012

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Written by: Erin Sullivan

Marcury Retrograde Awareness by Erin Sullivan

When we struggle against the inevitable, or strive to alter the unavoidable timing of Mercury, we oppose the tao of existence. Therefore, understanding the principles of transiting Mercury retrograde as it moves through the elements maximizes potential within a natural rhythm.

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Station-Retrogrades and Back

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Written by: Erin Sullivan

The procedure of slowing, stationing and retrogression is often noted by events or inner mood shifts. Although rarely on the station-day itself, but frequently within a week on either side of it, there is a marked shift in energy patterns, both psychologically and physically.

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Benefits of Mercury Retrograde

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Written by: Robert Wilkinson

The first part of the retrograde process is where one learns to adapt to new rhythms, and explores different ways of learning. During the entire retrograde period, a different point of view and a new comprehension proceeds to unfold.

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Mercury Retrograde Cycle Alert

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Written by: Howard Clemons

A look at transits, retrogrades, and other aspects that affect our lives. When Mercury moves away from Earth in its orbit around the Sun, it is said to be moving in direct motion. When Mercury approaches earth, it appears to move backwards...

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The Planets in Retrograde

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Written by: AdminStaff

by Salvatore

Though this article was written in 1995 a lot of the information can be applied to current transits and planetary shifts.

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