Mercury Retrograde: What It Actually Means
Mercury retrograde is an optical effect, not a curse. What is really happening in the sky, why it gets blamed for everything, and what the period tends to ask of you.
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If you are new to astrology, start here. These articles explain the pieces most people hear about before they understand them, such as what a transit is or why a planet seems to move backward.
I write them the way I would explain things to a client sitting across the table. Each idea comes with an example from real life. When something in astrology is a matter of interpretation and not a fixed rule, I say so. You can read them in any order.
Mercury retrograde is an optical effect, not a curse. What is really happening in the sky, why it gets blamed for everything, and what the period tends to ask of you.
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