When is Mercury Retrograde Next?

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

“I need to plan ahead. When exactly is Mercury Retrograde next?”

The clever kids at the blog software company -Wordpress.com flicked this quote on my dashboard the other day and it made me smile.  It’s the kinda thing you’d say to a struggling writer during Mercury retrograde.

“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” W. Somerset Maugham

We are now well out of the shadow of the last Mercury retrograde and life is back to our old normal, hopefully with a new twist.   The next Mercury retrograde occurs on July 14th and lingers until August 8th.  If  you are concerned about traveling during a Mercury retrograde, signing a contract, buying  something new like a car etc, start planning now.   Schedule home repairs, cleaning, decluttering, and projects to be finished (but not launched) for the next go-round.

What are your best Mercury retrograde strategies?

With love and light
Carolyn and Julie

Posted in General Comments, Mercury Retrograde 2012 | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Should you get married during Mercury retrograde?

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

Should you get married during Mercury retrograde?

For some, this is not so much a question of should but what happens WHEN you get married during Mercury retrograde?   For me life goes on whether Mercury is retrograde or not.  For astrologers this is something to avoid! However, sometimes the ideal date is not within reach and going ahead with something like a wedding outweighs waiting.

No one can judge your own personal circumstances better than yourself.  However, astrology can give you the sign posts to look for and helpful guidance for any day placed in time and space.   I found this rather helpful website on the very specific topic of weddings and astrology.  YourWeddingAstrologer.com by  Karen Christino.  Here is Karen’s link for Weddings and Mercury retrograde.
http://www.yourweddingastrologer.com/wedding-outlook/wedding-astrology-mercury-retrograde

On the practical side - If you are planning a wedding soon or already set the date, an astrology session with Julie Simmons can give you the specifics of your own chart and what to expect.  Bring your chart highlights to me for a repatterning session and we can shift your coherence for the entire event to a more positive place.

With love and light,

Carolyn Winter

Posted in General Comments, Mercury Retrograde 2012 | Leave a comment

In Between Mercury Retrograde…A Quilt is Finished.

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

My True Love Gave to Me…Coincidentally, Mercury retrograde ended and my 12 Days of Christmas Quilt came back from the quilter, ready for buttons and final flourishes!    I am so happy!  It is a project I undertook with my friend and colleague Kathie Joblin.  We both made a quilt and I totally benefited from her excellent sewing expertise and enthusiastic encouragement. How long did it take? In total, a 5 day retreat at a cottage for 2 consecutive summers, plus 2 or 3 full weekends and probably a few more days here and there but who is counting?

The pattern and fabric was designed by an amazing quilt person from Colorado – Nancy Havlerson.  The way she put the fabric design together with each piece in the quilt is inspired and you could feel that with each piece as it was added to make the whole picture. I am sharing this here for all of you who endured my bragging and droning on about this project for the last 2 years!   These are the pictures of the finished quilt before the binding and buttons arrived.  More pictures when I enroll my friend Jane of Jane Walkers Cards  in taking a good picture or two in a bigger space. Thanks for your encouragement and warm words!

Carolyn

Posted in General Comments | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Mercury is Direct!

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Well the sun is shining here in Toronto and with a gently cool breeze it feels like spring has arrived.   To this delightful mix of nature we can add the feeling of freedom from within that says “YES” to moving forward.  Mercury is indeed direct.

Hope your alignment with this past retrograde has helped you build a new high energy state for the next cycle of the new beginnings of spring.  Mercury is completely out of it’s shadow on April 23rd.

When does it go retrograde again?  Mercury goes retrograde next on July 14th-August 8th 2012 – so plan ahead.

Did AMR Work for You? - To all participants of this Aligned for Mercury Retrograde – we’d love to have your feedback.  How did the repatterning session work for you?  Please leave your comments below.

Blessings,

Carolyn Winter and Julie Simmons

Posted in General Comments | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment