• MERCURY RETROGRADE IN CANCER

  • mercury R in CancerMERCURY RETROGRADE IN CANCER

    Thoughts, plans and emotions are all entangled

    Mercury stations retrograde on 29 June at 26°15’ Cancer (antiscion 03°45’ Gemini).

    Cancer, being a Water sign, is all about feelings and emotions and, being ruled by the Moon, how these fluctuate in time.

    Mercury is a little out of sync in Cancer, finding some minor dignity only between 10-20° of the sign. Being a Water sign, Cancer is far too emotional for “all-in-my-head” Mercury.

    Retrograde planets seemingly interfere with the normal ongoing flow of activities represented by that planet in the outer world.

    This retrograde will therefore be great for processing the emotions we’ve been experiencing over the last months since the most recent Mercury retrograde which took place in Pisces in February-March this year.

    So, the home loving, big Mummy, Cancer energy of the Mercury retrograde…tells me that I need to work out my feelings and get over any fears by making plans about how to do this.

    As always, the usual suggestions apply to the Mercury retrograde: great for putting “re” in front of everything, planning, but waiting for the direct station, before acting. Expecting possible delays in transport of all kinds, upheavals in the planning of appointments, electronic equipment going haywire etc. Avoiding signing contracts (where possible, but again contracts are between people so it’s a retrograde season for everyone and if its “bad” for one it may be “good” for the other party).

    There is a lot of spin around Mercury retrogrades nowadays in the mainstream news but it really boils down to the condition of your natal Mercury and how you have responded to the various retrograde periods over the years.

    The Sabian symbol for Mercury at 27° Cancer: “A violent storm in a canyon filled with expensive homes.” Indicating a confrontation with a social upheaval demanding the reconsideration of static values.

    For the antiscion at 04° Gemini: “Holly and mistletoe reawaken old memories of Christmas.” Indicating along for the pre-intellectual state of consciousness.

    “Don’t make a permanent decision for your temporary emotion.”    Anonymous

    Bibliography

    Rudhyar D. (1974) “An Astrological Mandala: the cycles of transformations and its 360 symbolic phases”. pp. 91, 128, Vintage Books Edition, Random House Inc., New York, USA

    Sullivan E. (1989), “Planets, The Astrological Tools” edited by Joan McEvers, chapter on Mercury, pp. 97-99. Llewellyn Publications, St Paul, Minnesota USA

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