April is full of astrological events. There is Mercury retrograde of course as well as a total eclipse of the Sun on April 8th and a conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus in Taurus on the 21st. An interesting month. Nonetheless explosive.) Eclipses and Uranus in the same month suggest that good old oxymoron: Expect the unexpected, something only humans attempt.
Mercury steps into these stellar influences reminding us as always to be reflective, to pause before hitting send, to measure twice and cut once. Of course, in Aries that is much easier said than done! The message in its bottle is to slow down our reaction time, as best we can. Haste, not speed.
In the shadow of the retrograde Mercury will conjunct Chiron. A little later, after Mercury is retrograde the eclipse will also be conjunct Chiron. Mercury will make that conjunction twice more: Once during the retrograde and once in the shadow going out. Chiron is the wise teacher whose wisdom comes from wounding. There is plenty of that going around on Planet Earth at the moment. Mercury wants us to learn all we can as it conjuncts Chiron, about our own reactions and how they can wound us. It’s quite likely that we are all feeling wounded as we witness the details of the suffering in other parts of the world. We can acknowledge this without becoming less sensitive to the wounds of others. In fact our response to the rest of the world is likely to be more authentic and helpful if we know who we are and how we think and feel. Aries is a first responder. The one who runs toward the fire, not away. Retrograde in Aries, Mercury is still inclined toward this but encouraged to take a breath before dashing off.
The other aspect of note is always the conjunction with the Sun. This is the exact middle point of the retrograde period and there is often a shift away from confusion and miscommunication which are common in the first half of a Mercury retrograde period and toward actions and completions we would like to make happen.
For the exact dates of the aspects you can check the Insights column at my website.
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Flavor of Mercury retrograde April 1 – April 25
Expect the Unexpected…
April is full of astrological events. There is Mercury retrograde of course as well as a total eclipse of the Sun on April 8th and a conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus in Taurus on the 21st. An interesting month. Nonetheless explosive.) Eclipses and Uranus in the same month suggest that good old oxymoron: Expect the unexpected, something only humans attempt.
Mercury steps into these stellar influences reminding us as always to be reflective, to pause before hitting send, to measure twice and cut once. Of course, in Aries that is much easier said than done! The message in its bottle is to slow down our reaction time, as best we can. Haste, not speed.
In the shadow of the retrograde Mercury will conjunct Chiron. A little later, after Mercury is retrograde the eclipse will also be conjunct Chiron. Mercury will make that conjunction twice more: Once during the retrograde and once in the shadow going out. Chiron is the wise teacher whose wisdom comes from wounding. There is plenty of that going around on Planet Earth at the moment. Mercury wants us to learn all we can as it conjuncts Chiron, about our own reactions and how they can wound us. It’s quite likely that we are all feeling wounded as we witness the details of the suffering in other parts of the world. We can acknowledge this without becoming less sensitive to the wounds of others. In fact our response to the rest of the world is likely to be more authentic and helpful if we know who we are and how we think and feel. Aries is a first responder. The one who runs toward the fire, not away. Retrograde in Aries, Mercury is still inclined toward this but encouraged to take a breath before dashing off.
The other aspect of note is always the conjunction with the Sun. This is the exact middle point of the retrograde period and there is often a shift away from confusion and miscommunication which are common in the first half of a Mercury retrograde period and toward actions and completions we would like to make happen.
For the exact dates of the aspects you can check the Insights column at my website.
Warm regards,
Julie
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