by Agni Jnana Yannanda
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Current Mercury Retrograde period:
May 10 to June 3, 2022
from 4º Gemini to 26º Taurus
Every year Mercury goes retrograde 3 times and stations twice each time. Mercury tells us about how the day-to-day details of life will be handled, how communications will proceed and how our relations will go. When Mercury is “direct” (moving forward) and fast, such things proceed swiftly with few obstacles. Mercury is direct and fast for most of its cycle. When Mercury is “retrograde” it’s also moving slowly and there are obstructions and misunderstandings. Mercury’s direct periods are best used for forward motion and starting new projects; Mercury’s retrograde periods are best used for rest, contemplation, research and cleaning up old projects.
Retrograde phases are a good time to slow down, and to take a little extra time and care with communication. Yet it’s also possible to approach them as a journey of discovery and reclamation.
Mercury starts its retrograde motion on May 10th in the sign of Gemini at 4 degrees, and will continue the backward motion until June 3rd when it reaches 26 degrees of Taurus. Mercury retrogrades are generally marked by a need for extra patience and diligence. However, Mercury retrograde in Gemini in the first half, also invokes the theme of the heart-mind connection, allowing us to dive deeper into our psyches through the process of retrospection, supporting psychoanalytic quality of our dreamworlds. With the Mercury retrograde in Taurus in the second half, the focus is on deepening our connection between the idea driven quick Mercurial mindset and the grounded, practical focus of the earthy sign of Taurus.
Upgrade your listening skills
Ask questions and pay attention to the answers. Slow down your speech and upgrade listening skills. This is particularly important if you have any other personal planets in Taurus, Gemini, Aquarius, Pisces, , Leo, Virgo or Scorpio or Sagittarius as Mercury will most likely create challenging situations in the areas defined by the house placement. With Mars, Sun and the Moon these aspects are particularly intense. Tune in, and feel in instead of broadcasting to the world.
Re-visit past projects
Mercury in Gemini is an excellent placement to boost your writing skills. It is advised to make the most of this transit by re-visiting past projects: editing your book, or updating the proposals you were working on.
Journaling as your spiritual practice
Mercury at home in the sign of Gemini tends to see the world through the analytical lens. Coming back to journaling as your spiritual practice, and re-focusing on your dream journal is advised, however, avoid over intellectualizing your feelings. If you are stuck in your head, earthing, grounding or forest bathing prove to be a great antidote. Make it physical, explore your surroundings – Gemini is linked to the local trips and exploration of the neighboring areas. Take your time to go outside, and commune with the natural world.
Mercury Rx Codex
Slow down, think first then speak.
Upgrade your listening skills.
Revise the list of goals you want to achieve.
Give yourself more time before making any decision.
Don’t be hard on yourself if you cannot find the right words.
Don’t give up – it’s a karmic lesson in patience.
Mercury retrograde through the houses:
12th House
Subconscious urges may take over you during this transit. Feelings of isolation, loss, depression or being misunderstood by the world are also likely. As a remedy make a conscious effort to work with your shadow side.
To know your shadow is to face what is hidden with yourself. Not an easy task, but find courage to dive into the cosmic consciousness in order to redefine your needs and your soul’s hidden longings.
Meditate.
11th House
Mercury Rx through the house of dreams, hopes, friends and the fruits of our work may cause your to revise your expectations. Dreams and hopes can change so this is a good time to try something new in our attitude towards life. Just like the Mercury Rx transit through Aquarius is the least chaotic, with 11th house Mercury activates our need for action and originality which is often expressed through looking at EVERYTHING from a new angle.
Spend some time in solitude as this can help you discover your new side.
10th House
Time to revise your ambitions and career plans. Are you happy with your public and professional position? The house of social standing invites these kind of questions helping you to direct your life towards a more fulfilling path.
Be particularly careful in your work place and avoid making mistakes during this period. Think of the legacy you are creating. Revise your public image. Try to get your dream job! Not less…
Mantra: “I turn my plans into reality!”
9th House
Cosmic meaning of life is one of the expressions of this house. See if during the Rx transit your life philosophy holds up to the changing circumstances. Brilliant time to take up a master class in the area of self improvement. If you gave up on higher education this is the time to come back to school. If this transit happens during the travels, be careful as you are out for a wild ride, with unpredictable events more likely to occur.
Focus on visualizing your life goals and desires. Do not doubt yourself.
Mantra: “Life is an adventure and I can move the mountains!”
8th House
Transit through the house of finances and sexuality will activate one of these areas causing some chaos. If you tend to attract the “wrong” kind of partners this is the time to analyze why. Are you attracted to people whose behavior you don’t want to acknowledge as your own?
Jealousy or obsessive behaviors are likely to intensify during this period. Don’t try to control other people, and do not let others control you. Any negative behaviour you notice within yourself can be shifted during this time. That includes putting up with toxic relationships.
If you give too much of yourself to others – that includes the finances – be aware of it. Your energy is all you truly possess and you have no obligation to give it endlessly. Learn how to balance the give / receive pattern so you don’t feel depleted. Also, it’s time to cut some cords! Goddess Kali style. If it doesn’t serve you it has to perish!
Also this is the time to come to terms with the negative expressions of the 8th house. What’s your relationship with money? If you think it will grow on the trees, revise your false beliefs. The same goes for foolish spending. Believe that any negative pattern can be changed, after all this is the house of transformation. Death and rebirth. Don’t be afraid. Be radical as this is an opportunity to deal with the deepest blocks.
8th house mantras:
“I take good care of my finances”.
“I am honest with myself and can face my demons in the daylight”
“My sex life is as sexy as I allow it”
“I am a powerful being on a spiritual path”.
7th House
Relationships are the area of heighten activity. Be careful, be mindful. Watch out how you speak to your partners, which also includes the business partners. Renegotiate terms of your engagement if needed. Stop the flight with an enemy and be on guard who your true friends are.
It’s a well known phenomena Mercury Rx passing through the 7th house brings back your past flings. Carefully consider if you truly want to engage. You can never enter the same river twice.
Mantra: “The love I experienced taught me about what I need to feel loved. I deserve what’s best for me.”
6th House
Expect there may be complications related to your work and health. Think what you would like to change in these areas of life and plan the best course of action. Come back to the regular exercise, and revise the conditions of your employment. It’s never too late to begin a healthy diet.
5th House
Children, creativity, sports and free love are under revision. Mantra: “I am rekindling the relationship with my inner child”.
Creativity: come back to an old hobby or analyze your current creative project carefully as perhaps it needs to be changed by 180 degrees. Don’t panic if your creativity isn’t at 100%. It’s a lesson in patience and perseverance.
4th House
The issues within your family and your home may arise. Things from the past may come back to haunt you. Take care of your apartment or your house, find all the little or big ways of improving it.
Mantra: “Seeing the past clearly helps me improve my future”
3rd House
Communication in general as well as brothers, sisters, your neighborhood and short trips are the focus of this transit. Revise your relationships and think of ways of improving them.
It’s an excellent time to back up all your files, hard drives, and photos! Make the most of the Gemini analytical skills and return to the articles / essays / books you have written – it’s an opportunity to improve them and finish!
2nd House
What are your priorities in life? Who are the most important people in your life? What are the most important goals in your life? Revise your attitude towards what you value. This should also include your financial and material situation.
Does your lifestyle supports the values you believe in? If you self-worth needs an upgrade this is the perfect time to work with the inner image. “I am worth more than I think” is a good mantra.
1st House
Do you need to change the way you act within the social situations or perhaps the way you look or the way you are being perceived by others? Even small changes may shift how you interact with the outside world. Be mindful of your reputation and strive to come across as genuine.
Revisit your past and reconsider the person it made you, are you still hiding behind the mask of your childhood?
If you receive a second chance, take up the challenge.
Precious stones based on Vedic astrology
Gemini heart-mind connection: Emerald, Green Baltic Amber, Jade, Green / Grey Labradorite, Green Tourmaline.
Balancing and grounding: Mountain Quartz, Smokey Quartz, Selenite.
Rituals
Performing a holistic ritual marking the beginning and the end of the retrograde period is advised. At the beginning mediate on what this period means to you. Set your intentions connecting with the precious stone of your choice. Lit an incense to clear your space and the stone. Since I have Mars in Gemini I connect with the blue, green and gray Labradorite which contain both the energy of Mars and Gemini. However, for this retrograde period I will also use the local stone which is the Baltic Green Amber. Instead of trying to find an exotic stone from another part of the world, always look for the local gems which heightens your connection with the physical, material world, as well as makes you aware of your environment. Visualize the high expression of the Gemini energies relating to the area of your chart the retrograde period is affecting. The stone will act as a talisman filled with the generated energy of your Future Evolved Self. Keep your stone in your pocket, by your bed or near your dream journal. You can also wear it, however, make sure no one is touching it even if to give you the word of praise and awe. If anyone focuses too much on your stone while you wear it, clear if afterwords with smoke or focused intention holding it in your hands. I also use a few drops of rain, stream, lake or river water.
To make the most of the Mercurial analytical faculty journaling is highly advised. If you don’t journal normally, create a document for this purpose and set intention to write for at least 15 minutes every day. If this is too ambitious commit yourself to writing once a week, preferably on Wednesday – the day of Mercury. Begin your practice with setting the intentions that you are going to strive to express yourself through the highest form of the Gemini archetypes, and as consciously as it is possible you are going to avoid unnecessary arguments, and harsh language.
If this is an important time in your life and you need more insights for this particular Mercury transit, you can book 1h consultation with me for a personalized session focused on the Mercury Retrograde. Connect via IG @Jana_Astanov
Mercury retrograde 2022:
- January 13 to February 3.
- May 10 to June 2.
- September 9 to October 1.
- September 27th to October 18th.
Tune in to the cosmic flow on the journey of re-discovery, re-editing and re-vising,
Agni Jnana Yannanda
