Mercury retrograde: blessings and curses.

[svenskasfinx]

In these last few weeks the toll of Mercury retrograde is very much different than the last times I recall it being retrograde.. usually I see though the delays and enjoy the "long way round"..

Even last August when I got to go to Manchester (something I did on a Mercury retrograde of March 2004) the delays seemed utterly minor compared to this feeling of stagnation that I've had lately. A most dreadful feeling!

Lets face it though, most of us don't just drop everything when Mercury goes retrograde, we live our lives, avoid signing papers and take the course over again .

Well Mercury retrograde is also known for some secrets coming out, or some things never coming to light. In my case I have a huge secret that came to daylight and I'm still trying to get my head around it, although it is very very much a blessing!

A child I adopted out when I was younger has found me! Naturally though its a bit emotional and hard to take but I welcome the huge number of questions she has.. and yet start feeling a bit guilty and uncomfortable...

I've become more and more withdrawn and wish to be able to write exactly what I'm feeling and explain things, and then the reality of my own Mercury square Uranus and Pluto takes place and after a few HOURS of writing something I delayed writing, I got booted off and all my texts lost... its been happening to so many people with other things as well I figure its the nature of the beast-

This weekend I had a cool experience or two as well, (Aside from a visiter the weekend before last to see my kitchen and the newly red painted walls (Thanks for coming to visit me Seliou sorry I haven't gotten back to you!!)

The bottle of absinthe I ordered arrived... (not the very best but suitable) and then I discover why its so "dangerous" Its almost impossible to feel "drunk" off of the stuff for me.. that means a person can drink and drink it without having the effects that would normally be telling people they've had too much... NOTHING in the litterature explained this side save for the herb information page on "Wormwood" as it has traditionally been something to counteract alcohol's obvious effects while leaving that allert feeling and some what twist of relaxation that alcohol has... Wow no wonder why so many painters though history find it interesting stuff.. I know I do! Drink and totally NO hang over...(but I never got one of those anyway cos I never drank enough)

Whoah!

Anyway sending an appology to why a delay in my e-posts only got once again failure... I can't wait until the Retrograde is over, however my darkest fears are, maybe she won't want to write back to me...

Any other Mercury retrograde failures or success, gladly post them here cos I'll be trying to read everything as far as their experiences go.. even if I can't answer.

Be well everyone!

Sfinxen

[Kim Falconer]

This is such a huge time in your life, Sven! I am in awe of your experiences right now.

For me, Rx Mercury has been a time of deep philosophical reflection (remember, I'm a Gemini, more prone to forward action than quite reflection). I'm also having to re-write an ending to a current novel--the editor said, "Re-write the ending."...lol, so I am.

I'm completing things that have been left unfinished. I'm thinking about things from the distant past...

Like I said, very reflective.

Anyone else?

Kim

[Kris]

Reflective indeed.

I just finished writing a letter to my son studying class 11. He is stays in a hostel 1500 km away from us. Everything was looking fine with him for the last 6 months. Yesterday we had an iota of doubt about his performance. I drated the letter at the instance of my wife reflecting / refreshing on what all happened in the last 4 years my family staying away from me and how sustained performance benefited my daughter.

Mercury Rx is currently transiting my 5th house and in 10th to my son.

Kris

[mar]

Hi - timely thread.. I have mercury retrograde sitting on my moon in the second house and am finding getting anything done in relation to practical stuff absolutely frustrating - it took me an hour to send a fax this morning and there have been numerous delays and complications to hinder me from going over to Spain to sort things out there. Funny you should say about avoiding signing papers Sven as that is exactly what we are doing in relation to our house sale. When it goes out of retragrade on monday I for one will be glad. I will be interested to see if the delays to getting things off the pending list will be gone. On the positive side as I have been spending some time at home doing phone calls and stuff I have had my youngest with me who is four and that has been very enjoyable and fun - he has speech difficulties so we have been spending time doing some speech therapy things - probably appropriate for mercury retrograde!

all the best
Mar

[Amoroso]

Very interesting, everyone!

Amd I just tried to post this message twice, each time loosing it to the Nether regions of the Internet....

In the weeks before Mercury Retro I was practicing, teaching, reading, writing with all the gusto one would expect from a natal Mercury in Gemini, but since the planet went retro I have not been able to do ANYTHING with ANY degree of concentration. My brain feels like a huge blank. Granted, I was taking care of my mom part of that time, but that's probably why it went well. I had the follow-through of a dead slug for my usual way of operating!

It took reading this thread to realize what was going on. Duh.

Sven, we miss you and are thinking of you!

Blessings,
Amoroso

[jamma]

I will add my 2 bucks (2 cents, adjusted for inflation) about Mercury retrograde ...

It has been something like Kim's experience -- SLOWLY completing things left unfinished (the men working on my kitchen project, which had been abandoned when my husband died suddenly) ...
And also like Amoroso's -- feeling like somebody took the wind out of my sails, mentally ...
My thinking has been muddled, which affects me emotionally (natal Merc in 3rd, conjunct Moon), so making the most banal decisions has felt gut-wrenching (Imagine, if you will, my internal soap opera, a woman torn between two kitchen cabinets at IKEA: "Yes, Lindingo, I loved you at first sight, but alas your charms proved superficial ... dear Fagerland, you are strong and solid, but your rustic exterior puts me off") ...

Incoming communications have been slowed and I myself have been somewhat withdrawn, reluctant to join in social gatherings, having a hard time picking up the phone to call someone ... this forum has been the exception and a real blessing!! ...

Meanwhile, Sfinxi, your news is HUGE!! ... the shock of having a child appear out of the blue must have completely blown your internal "wiring" ... I can only imagine the emotional upheaval you must be experiencing ...
Love you and can't wait for Mercury to move forward so you can express yourself more freely! ...
jamma

[Amoroso]

See, this is what I mean by my brain being off-I did not even comment on Sven's big news. What an amazing journey you are on!!!!!

Amoroso

[sopranokris]

Mercury retrograde has been very trying for me. I'm in the midst of a bad divorce and my ex just found out about the person I've been seeing. (I was waiting until the holidays were over to break the news). It was like the rug was pulled out from under my feet! And then, the person I'm seeing doesn't call or send me a message for 5 days so I assume the worst is going on and we have a big row over it....AARRGGHH! (Insert mental picture of me beating my head against a wall...LOL!)

The good thing is that my mother actually shared with me some personal things that happened to her when she was my age. She has never opened up about the past like that to me. So, even though it was difficult to hear, it was an over-all good thing that she felt she could open up to me. And my brother, whom I've never really been close with, called me out of the blue and wanted to talk. It was a stilted conversation, but at least we're talking and that made me happy

Sven, WOW! What a time you're going through right now!!!!!!

[mar]

Yes I too didn't say anything about Sven's news - I hope you are coping ok. I went through something similar in reverse last year (a secret child of my father's came to light) and I initially found the huge amount of trying to come to terms with my own feelings together with being affected by all the other people's feelings who were involved was fairly complex. I did alot of writing too at the time which I found very therapeutic. For all of us involved it is now very positive to have the light turned on - I wish you and yours all the best.
Mar

[metoo]

I used to always end up getting auto maintenance done on a retrograde. Was fine, except had to check things over carefully, loose screws, radiator cap left off, etc.
Today lots of equipment problems at work, some with no apparent cause. Hopeless mis-communication with wife. 3 trips to store to by more, then, more again of same product. best to laugh...
Since this rx Merc is in Sag, (and so is my natal Sun, Merc, Eros, and Psyche) there is more effect this time.
But, with the opposition of Pluto to my natal Saturn, and Uranus square Natal Uranus...I can hardly detect the Mercury issue! Its way down in the "noise".
Big benefit, though, we are forced by the rx Merc to stop and re-think various issues. A good mind-cleaning time...at least for me.
A few years ago, bought out a competitor ISP, installed a new $5000 server and all seemed great. Then various equipment began to fail...realized it was all purchased and installed under retrograde Merc.
That server NEVER did work right. I changed every part, and still failed, so just gave away the parts to different people. That was a nightmare, very costly.
Best to all.
-Del

[svenskasfinx]

Thanks everyone for your contribution and best wishes..

recovering from the flu or something today, but feeling much better and broke the news to my mother last weekend after the Mercury retrograde... She in turn is spreading news more than likely!

I hope its all ok

be well, and thanks,

sfinxen