EP 119: Mercury Retrogrades in Aquarius
It’s that time again! Mercury retrogrades in Aquarius on Friday while in a square to tech ruler Uranus. Back up your phone, expect miscommunications, and give yourself the extra 5 minutes to get to your appointments.
You might be thinking, “isn’t Venus retrograde too?” Why yes, she is! Happy New Year to us!
As I warned you last week, this January is a warm-up. Treat this month like one long New Year’s Day. Give yourself space to slow down, reflect, review, and recalibrate. This is a great time for tying up loose ends, paying those bills you’ve put off, or reaching out to old friends just to check in and say, “Hey, I’m thinking of you.”
This week has a lot of Neptune activation adding a level of confusion and fatigue to the Mercury slow down. Consider this your cosmic permission slip to stay in bed.
On the other hand, your creative fire might be stoked, as Mars in faith-filled Sagittarius is squaring Neptune in consciousness-expanding Pisces. If you feel the urge to be in the flow of creation, then put up the do not disturb on your iPhone and let the muse move you.
On Friday, Mercury stations retrograde and will move backward through February 3rd. As Mercury turns around he communicates with Chiron, encouraging you to work through some of the pent-up feelings from this past year or two.
In fact, this weekend, you’ll have lots of support from the planets in looking at your deepest, darkest feelings. The Sun joins Pluto on Sunday and on Monday the 17th, the Full Moon in Cancer arrives.
Let the ugly tears flow. The Full Moon Cancer will open the emotional floodgates and allow you to release all that tension you’ve been holding onto as you’ve been trying to keep a stoic face.
Make sure you’re surrounded by those that can support you emotionally this weekend and early next week. Stay away from anyone that triggers you. And if you need to be alone, sometimes we need solo time to feel the feels, let your loved ones know you’ll be tagging out for a few hours. Ask the people in your life to support you in the way that you need to be supported right now.