Mercury Retrograde

Retrograde-Proof Your Relationships

Charreah K. Jackson | Posted 10.18.2011

Charreah K. Jackson

Those missed calls or email malfunctions aren't a coincidence. As the messenger planet Mercury slows down, our communication is impacted from travel and work to date night. Here are five tips to survive Mercury in Retrograde with your sanity and relationships intact.

Astrology and the News: Royal Weddings, Birth Certificates, DOMA and Odyssey Dawn

Gahl Eden Sasson | Posted 06.30.2011

Gahl Eden Sasson

Mercury, the planet of communication was retrograde between March 29th to April 23rd. Of course, Mercury, the messenger and trickster didn't really tr...

Mercury Retrograde and Politics

Gahl Eden Sasson | Posted 11.17.2011

Gahl Eden Sasson

One can use these times for any activity beginning with the prefix "Re," such as: rewrite, renegotiate, renew, remodel, revisit, return, reconnect.

Astrology: Slowing Down With the Stars: Mercury Retrograde as a Contemplative Practice

Pythia Peay | Posted 11.17.2011

Pythia Peay

I think it's hardly an accident that Mercury retrograde has become part of the zeitgeist: it's exactly the antidote we need for our time-impoverished, speed-addicted society.

Even Obama Must Contend With Mercury Retrograde

Liz Rose | Posted 11.17.2011

Liz Rose

The dizzying influence of Mercury Retrograde is in effect; things said or promised during this period of chaotic thinking and expression are often redone, revised or reassessed. (Like the oath.)

Mercury Retrograde Renders Sarah Palin Even More Incoherent

Liz Rose | Posted 11.17.2011

Liz Rose

Proposed just as Mercury was preparing to retrograde, the [bailout] plan had no chance for quick approval. Delays, misunderstandings, review and reanalysis should only have been expected.