Embracing Love and Courage in Mercury Retrograde

This Mercury retrograde starts in the early degrees of Virgo and retreats back to the later degrees of Leo.  This is a very interesting cusp particularly since around 2011 when the fixed star Regulus moved from Leo to Virgo. Leo is the king, the ruler. Virgo is the handmaid of the king. However if the king is misusing his power, if he is a bad ruler then Virgo rises up and becomes alarmingly fierce and unrelenting in her intention to set things to right. A ‘good’ ruler serves the people with love and loyalty. This is quite dramatic and easy to see in the world right now as we witness people in power misusing that power as well as climate change and all its attendant collateral damage. 

Of course we are neither kings nor handmaids and so can’t really set the world to rights. But in our own world this is the consideration: Do we ‘rule’ or guard our little kingdoms with love in our hearts? Are we fearful? Do we lack courage? Of course we do sometimes and not others. We are human! The alignment we might seek during the Mercury retrograde period requires some effort to truly serve Love. Despite Virgo’s reputation for perfection we are not aiming for that. Knowing that the best we can do is good enough if we do it with love and for the good of all, is one of Virgo’s superpowers. 

The conjunction of Mercury and the Sun always sheds light on the retrograde period. On August 18th Mercury and the Sun in Leo will square Uranus in Taurus. This suggests that change is happening so fast that it feels chaotic. Perhaps people that should be trustworthy seem off their rockers. Rain falls too hard and fire burns out of control. No doubt some courage and a lot of love (Leo) will help us navigate our way through it all. 

Whatever our plans and adventures for this period, we understand that anxiety and control will not serve us. Accepting each and every circumstance with a full heart in as relaxed a state as possible (always good advice) will serve us as well as all those we encounter. The world is always what it is. Our mandate is to navigate it as best we can. This will always be true. For more ideas about these matters you can check the Insights column at my website.

To make the most of this astrological event energetically… join our Aligned for Mercury Retrograde event August 5 2024. Click here: Light Travels – Aligned for Mercury Retrograde August 5 2024

Warm Regards

Julie Simmons

Mercury is Retrograde August 5-28 with the shadow beginning July 16 2024