Whew! We are now out of Mercury Retrograde’s shadow

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Carolyn Winter, Life Repatternign Coach

Sometime today I felt a shift in energy for no apparent reason and began to feel lighter and at the same time more focused.  I thought perhaps this lightness of being could be attributed to the dregs of a flu virus, touch wood having lifted because now I feel like catching up on a million things.  

Then it occurred to me  that we are now officially (right Julie?) out of the shadow of Mercury retrograde and that together with Julie’s mention that the moon is now in Capricorn (see her tweets at http://Twitter.com/juliesimmonsast  I of course more than most would be mentally focused.  I am a Capricorn.  

It felt like a long Mercury retrograde than most.  The flu dragged on for me, not severe enough to be out of commission and bed ridden, but not my perky best.   The news caught my interest in terms of Mercury retrograde – The Icelandic volcano eruption (read Julie’s blog post ) certainly caused lots of travel problems, new Ipad owners were ecstatic over their purchases (Taurus’s value for things)  but I saw lots of Twitter grumbling about setting up the applications.    Then there was that nasty oil spill with no end in sight.  I hope mass consciousness at least learns the value of our interconnection, the fragility of the planet and puts a stop to our thirst for oil at any cost.  Plenty of communication problems in that mess but as the week came to a close and Mercury’s shadow faded solutions seemed cautiously optimistic.

This Mercury retrograde totally forced me to slow down BUT I did manage to finish the quilt I started just before Mercury went retrograde in September 2009! YEAH!   Now that things have lifted,  I am looking forward to a few new starts.   

How about you?  What was your take on Mercury Retrograde April 17-May12 2010? 

All the best,

Carolyn

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Mercury is Direct at 6:37PM Est. Whew!

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Carolyn Winter, Life Repatternign Coach

Mercury is direct as of Tuesday May 11th. In the weeks ahead you will feel the direct return as more flow, and easier communication.  We’ll be completely out of this shadow on May 29th  

Julie says “… any and all the things that were simmering when mercury was retro can now unfurl and blossom. especially until October 31. It will be interesting to have this awareness in what happens in the world as well as for us as individuals.”

How did you manage this Mercury retrograde? Were your challenges handled with grace and ease? Did you put your closets in order, or resolve a computer issue? Did the trickster planet set up you for things turning out better than expected?

Your stories and comments are welcomed! 

We’d love to hear your story. How have you managed this past Mercury in retrograde; what synchronicities happened for you? .

Breathe. Mercury is direct!  

Blessings!

Julie Simmons and Carolyn Winter

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Vespa Mercury Retrograde Story

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Carolyn Winter, Life Repatternign Coach

What is  your Mercury Retrograde Story?  We’re half way through this astrological influence and whether you are aligned for it or not we would love to hear from you.   Here is a classic outcome of the kind of acceptance and reflection needed for things going well during Mercury retrograde from Mana Bergen (you can hear her voice in the interview she did with Julie and I…see a few posts down) .

“My Mercury retrograde story … my very old Vespa has been acting up.  Starts up okay, but once the engine is warm, it sometimes won’t start again until the engine has cooled down completely.  I’ve considered replacing but didn’t want to take on any new debt.  Meanwhile my mechanic wasn’t returning my calls. Decided to wait .. to see if some helping hand would emerge to help me get through another season.

Just opened an email from a scooter buddy who’d talked to my mechanic .. letting me know I hadn’t been forgotten ..So I’m keeping cool …not getting rid of my scooter .. and really thinking about what it’s worth ..it’s vintage, an unusualmodel ..so really considering the whole question of value.  No big resolution yet ..more a sense of not getting rushed into a trade. ” – Mana Bergen

What is your story? Reply in the box below (send photos if you like to Carolyn@lighttravels.com)  and we’ll add your story to this post!

Carolyn

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Mercury Retrograde and Eyiafjallaj

Posted on April 23, 2010 by juliesimmons

There is nothing more symbolic of a volcanic eruption than the combination of fire and earth. Molten lava to be sure!

The thing that made this particular Mercury retrograde intense was the way it connects to Mars and the dance of the Mars retrograde journey that entered its shadow on October 17, 2009 and is leaving around May 16, 2010. Mars was in Leo. Fire. It is symbolic of creative pressure that has been building up for all of us. Mercury is retrograde in Taurus. Earth. Taurus and Leo stress each other out because they are both so powerful (fixed) but they have such different ways of going about their business. One is hot and all about movement,  the other is solid and dense. It’s the immovable object meeting the irresistible force; the rock and the hard place. It couldn’t be more aptly expressed than in the symbolism of a volcanic eruption.

I was away and not tuned into the news on the day that Eyiafjallaj erupted. Today, as I began to search out the name of the mountain (they never actually call it by name in the news. It is unpronounceable for an English speaking person, to be sure. Even more Mercury symbolism.) I realized how amazingly, astrologically perfect this whole event has been. And of course we don’t want to miss the general Mercury retrograde theme of disrupted travel and communication.

The teaser here, philosophically speaking is to understand that the eruption wasn’t caused by the astrology. It was perfectly reflected.

And then there was the oil spill…

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