Full Transcript for EP7: Mercury Retrograde Explained

view, then symbolically it's going to mean something in astrology. 00:02:44.400 --> 00:02:48.960 All other planets in astrology go retrograde besides the Sun and Moon. 00:02:49.120 --> 00:02:55.520 So Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto, all of them. 00:02:55.759 --> 00:03:05.280 However, each planet goes retrograde for different periods of time and at different intervals, some more often than others, and some for longer periods than others. 00:03:05.439 --> 00:03:11.039 Each planet's retrograde affects us differently depending on the planet's significations. 00:03:11.439 --> 00:03:16.560 But today we're obviously talking about Mercury retrogrades, so let's focus on and get into that. 00:03:16.719 --> 00:03:20.240 Mercury is the planet that goes retrograde most often. 00:03:20.400 --> 00:03:26.159 It goes retrograde about three times a year for about a three-week period each time. 00:03:26.400 --> 00:03:36.800 I think that might be why Mercury retrograde is so popular because it goes retrograde most frequently, on top of the fact that Mercury represents so many little things that we have to deal with on a daily basis. 00:03:37.039 --> 00:03:43.840 So the entire Mercury retrograde cycle actually begins with what's called the pre-shadow period. 00:03:44.000 --> 00:03:51.759 During the pre-shadow period is when Mercury starts slowing down, it's still moving forward, but just at a slower pace than usual. 00:03:51.919 --> 00:03:59.199 During this time, Mercury moves slowly forward through the degrees that it will eventually retrace backwards during the retrograde. 00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:08.319 That first degree that Mercury appears to start slowing down at is the furthest point that Mercury is going to eventually return back to during the retrograde. 00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:08.800 Got it? 00:04:08.879 --> 00:04:12.879 So the pre-shadow period, Mercury is still moving forward, but it's just slower. 00:04:13.120 --> 00:04:21.519 Then on the first official day of Mercury retrograde, Mercury begins to reverse direction and move backwards through the zodiac. 00:04:21.680 --> 00:04:25.040 This backwards motion lasts for about three weeks. 00:04:25.279 --> 00:04:42.319 So, like I said, each Mercury retrograde lasts three weeks long, and like I also said it reverses all the way back to the degree that it first appeared to begin slowing down at, and then after it reaches that point, Mercury stations direct, and then the official retrograde ends. 00:04:42.480 --> 00:04:45.439 Then we enter the post-shadow period. 00:04:45.759 --> 00:04:52.879 During this phase, Mercury moves forward again and retraces all the degrees that it just covered while in retrograde. 00:04:53.040 --> 00:05:04.160 Once Mercury reaches the degree that it was at during the first official day that the Mercury retrograde began on, then that's when the entire retrograde cycle is complete. 00:05:04.319 --> 00:05:15.360 For example, with this upcoming Mercury retrograde

on October 24th through November 13th, the pre-shadow period actually began on October 4th at 4 degrees of Scorpio. 00:05:15.439 --> 00:05:19.519 That's when Mercury started slowing down and moving slower than usual. 00:05:19.680 --> 00:05:31.759 Then on October 24th, Mercury will be at 20 degrees of Scorpio, and that's when it will appear to actually be moving backwards all the way up until November 13th when the retrograde ends. 00:05:31.920 --> 00:05:35.680 Um, it will move back to 4 degrees of Scorpio. 00:05:35.839 --> 00:05:55.519 Then on that same day, November 13th, when the official retrograde ends, the post-shadow period will begin and continue all the way until November 30th when Mercury hits that 20th degree of Scorpio again that it was at during the first day of the retrograde, and then the cycle will be over and things will be back to normal again. 00:05:55.759 --> 00:06:06.079 So, what happens symbolically is that during the pre-shadow period, things in our life can begin to slow down or begin to start appearing a little wonky. 00:06:06.240 --> 00:06:14.240 Then during the actual retrograde, you might realize that you're redoing or going back over the things that happened during the pre-shadow period. 00:06:14.399 --> 00:06:25.600 It can get real spooky if you track your transits daily down to the degree because when it goes back over that same degree again during the retrograde, those exact things can come back up again. 00:06:25.839 --> 00:06:45.600 Anyways, then during the post shadow period, after Mercury retrograde is technically over, that is when you may be fixing and cleaning up things that happen during the actual retrograde and getting things together and preparing for things to go back to normal again, and then after the post shadow period, things are normal again. 00:06:45.759 --> 00:06:52.000 The word retrograde stems from the Latin word retrogradus, which literally means to go back. 00:06:52.160 --> 00:06:57.439 During retrogrades, words with the prefix re will be especially relevant. 00:06:57.680 --> 00:07:16.000 So rethinking, reflecting, re-evaluating, reviewing, rebuilding, redoing, rearranging, rescheduling, reconnecting, um, reorganizing, repairing, resurfacing, um, repressed. 00:07:16.399 --> 00:07:22.319 So it's common for us to do things that include these reprefixed words. 00:07:22.480 --> 00:07:34.319 So it's common to, you know, rethink or reflect on past decisions or about the past in general during retrogrades, or having to deal with old things resurfacing. 00:07:34.480 --> 00:07:42.240 Things or feelings that were previously repressed or swept under the rug may come back up and you realize, oh, I'm not over that. 00:07:42.480 --> 00:07:50.000 Maybe I do need to revisit that situation and rework what I thought was already set in stone, but maybe it's actually not. 00:07:50.160 --> 00:07:56.800 Um, sometimes old things come back up and you realize that you just want to leave them alone and don't want to deal with that anymore. 00:07:57.040 --> 00:08:03.120 So if an ex or someone from your past reappears during this time, you may realize, like, nope, I'm good. 00:08:03.199 --> 00:08:07.040 I've already learned my lesson with that person, and I don't want them back in my life. 00:08:07.199 --> 00:08:20.560 So it's still that theme of the past recurring, but you just decide that you're not going to reopen that wound or rekindle with that person, or maybe you do decide to reconnect with somebody from the past. 00:08:20.800 --> 00:08:22.079 All retrograde themes. 00:08:22.319 --> 00:08:32.000 Maybe you realize that you need to re-evaluate and revise your goals or your ideas or your mindset or your plans or life in general. 00:08:32.240 --> 00:08:48.879 Maybe you make a decision plan or promise during the retrograde and end up having to go back on your word and may face regret because now you have to backtrack and renegotiate or reschedule or you know, just redo things that you originally didn't plan on doing at first. 00:08:49.120 --> 00:09:11.919 Um, more common retrograde themes are like going through your old stuff and reorganizing, rearranging, finally getting your car repaired, doing things in general that you have been putting off for a long time, deleting old photos out of your phone, cleaning out your closet, going through old belongings, just old things in the past for your parent in general is just a big one. 00:09:12.159 --> 00:09:20.000 When a planet is retrograde visibly in the sky, it circles inward before appearing to move forward again. 00:09:20.240 --> 00:09:28.480 That's why retrogrades are classified as a period of retrospection and a time to go inward and be more introspective. 00:09:28.639 --> 00:09:31.840 Things that happen during a retrograde may not stick for long. 00:09:32.000 --> 00:09:40.000 There may be a lack of follow-through or a failure or failure to honor commitments or plans, whether intentionally or unintentionally. 00:09:40.159 --> 00:09:45.200 Things can just feel wonky, disorganized, or like they're messing up or getting out of whack. 00:09:45.360 --> 00:09:48.960 These are all just common examples of retrogrades in general. 00:09:49.200 --> 00:09:54.799 So now let's get into Mercury and what Mercury represents in astrology. 00:09:55.120 --> 00:10:01.519 Like I said earlier, Mercury in astrology represents so many little things that it's impossible to list them all. 00:10:01.759 --> 00:10:05.919 But to name a few, Mercury represents communication. 00:10:06.080 --> 00:10:12.720 That is probably the biggest signification of Mercury is communication, all forms of communication. 00:10:12.960 --> 00:10:17.600 Think of all the ways that we human beings communicate with each other on a daily basis. 00:10:17.840 --> 00:10:44.720 Talking, writing, texting, emails, physical mail that includes sending packages, reading, social media posts, comments, and DMs, notes, writing in all forms, signs, labels, posters, ads,

billboards, podcasts, radios, lyrics, eye contact, facial expressions, hand gestures, all of these are various forms of daily communication. 00:10:44.960 --> 00:10:56.879 Mercury is also our mental processing, our ability to listen and understand, our ability to respond and communicate clearly, effectively, and assertively. 00:10:57.120 --> 00:11:04.799 It's how we think, it's our thoughts, our opinions, the information that we take in and the information that we put out to the world. 00:11:04.960 --> 00:11:08.559 It's how we get our thoughts and ideas across to one another. 00:11:08.720 --> 00:11:13.840 It's decision making, the things that we decide to do and how we come to those conclusions. 00:11:14.000 --> 00:11:14.960 That's Mercury. 00:11:15.120 --> 00:11:17.519 Mercury can be verbal or written. 00:11:17.679 --> 00:11:28.240 It's verbal or written commitments and promises, signing contracts like a lease or anything really, filling out paperwork, filling out your information for something. 00:11:28.320 --> 00:11:29.679 That's Mercurial. 00:11:29.919 --> 00:11:34.399 It also represents commuting and uh short distance travel. 00:11:34.639 --> 00:11:36.159 So how we get around. 00:11:36.320 --> 00:11:41.440 A big way that a lot of people get around on a daily basis is through driving their vehicle. 00:11:41.600 --> 00:11:49.120 So it represents our driving, our cars, it also represents public transportation, like buses and trains, for example. 00:11:49.279 --> 00:11:53.279 It's biking, it's walking, it's our mobility in general. 00:11:53.519 --> 00:12:08.960 Um, Mercury also represents our local neighborhood, our neighbors, also our siblings and our relationship with our siblings, and our communication levels with our siblings, and just the things that our siblings have going on in their life that can kind of be outside of us. 00:12:09.120 --> 00:12:17.279 It's also like our daily friends, the the people that you're associated with and communicate with on a daily basis, like classmates or teachers, for example. 00:12:17.519 --> 00:12:20.159 Mercury also represents technology. 00:12:20.399 --> 00:12:26.799 Obviously, technology is so advanced nowadays, there's so many technological gadgets. 00:12:26.960 --> 00:12:29.440 You name it, it's probably ruled by Mercury. 00:12:29.600 --> 00:12:48.639 But to name a few, our phone, which is an electronic device that we happen to primarily use to communicate with one another, our laptop, our game systems, just all things technology, our freaking microwave, okay, our freaking TV, okay, all things technology. 00:12:48.799 --> 00:12:49.679 What else? 00:12:50.000 --> 00:13:17.120 Planning, details, lists, schedules, common sense, okay, factual things, education, learning, how we learn, what we're learning, what we're interested in, our interests in general, what be on our mind, how we talk, what we talk about, um, who we talk to, and a whole bunch of other stuff that I'm sure that I did not mention, which you can comment on down below. 00:13:17.360 --> 00:13:22.320 But that is the general gist of what Mercury represents. 00:13:22.480 --> 00:13:29.120 So remember, I told you guys that each planet's retrograde will affect us differently depending on the significations of each planet. 00:13:29.279 --> 00:13:38.799 So, with us now knowing all the different things that Mercury represents, now we can get into how all of those things are affected once Mercury stations retrograde. 00:13:39.120 --> 00:13:52.080 Because communication is such a huge signification of Mercury, the most common thing that happens during a Mercury retrograde is miscommunications and misunderstandings. 00:13:52.159 --> 00:14:01.519 Because, like I said, Mercury's main signification is communication, so that is the main thing that kind of feels out of whack, kind of goes wrong and doesn't go as expected. 00:14:01.679 --> 00:14:10.480 It can just be really hard to communicate clearly, effectively, and assertively during this time and to get your point across the way that you intend to. 00:14:10.639 --> 00:14:18.799 Even if you feel like you're communicating clearly, the person may not receive the message when or how you intended for them to, or vice versa. 00:14:19.039 --> 00:14:27.360 Someone trying to communicate with you can feel this way, or you can witness these miscommunications amongst other people outside of yourself. 00:14:27.600 --> 00:14:30.480 People just are not seeing eye to eye during this time. 00:14:30.639 --> 00:14:39.519 This is why this tends to be a heightened time for arguments, disagreements, things just not making sense or adding up the way that they're supposed to. 00:14:39.679 --> 00:14:48.559 Sometimes these arguments that we get into during Mercury retrograde can be pointless because they can stem from a lack of understanding between one another. 00:14:48.720 --> 00:14:57.200 So these are the type of arguments where someone realizes mid-argument, like, oh, you misunderstood what I said, or you're not really getting what I meant. 00:14:57.279 --> 00:14:59.519 So we're actually arguing for no reason. 00:14:59.679 --> 00:15:08.879 Because if you understood what I said, it wouldn't be no reason for us to disagree or argue right now, you know, or mid-argument, someone realizes that they're wrong and needs to back down. 00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:14.960 Which again it means the argument stemmed from a misunderstanding and was pointless. 00:15:15.039 --> 00:15:22.799 Okay, maybe there's something that just needs to be talked out cordially, but because of the retrograde, it makes it difficult to do so. 00:15:22.960 --> 00:15:38.240 It's hard to, you know, hear out what the other person is saying, especially if the retrograde is in a water sign or something, emotions can be heightened, or if it's in a fire sign, it can be easier to be a little bit more argumentative or irritable, you know. 00:15:38.399 --> 00:16:21.039 Another common thing with Mercury retrogrades is

giving or receiving false information, whether it be straight up intentional lies, because people do be lying, but also sometimes it can be unintentional lies, you know, unintentionally spreading something false that is believed to be true at the time, saying something that you think you can follow through with, or that you think is true, or that you think you're going to stick to, but then eventually it just falling through, and you're not being able to stick with it or commit to it, or your opinion changes, or you get new information and feelings change, and new things happen, and that thing that was once said during the retrograde just cannot be committed to or followed through with anymore. 00:16:21.200 --> 00:16:33.759 I remember one time my dog was really, really sick, and I went to the vet, and this was during a Mercury retrograde, and the vet literally made me think that my dog had the C-word and wasn't going to live long. 00:16:33.919 --> 00:16:40.000 Like he literally had me in there crying, breaking down, like sad as fuck. 00:16:40.159 --> 00:16:48.480 I just I thought it was the end, and now it's two years later, and my baby is cancer-free and he's still here. 00:16:49.120 --> 00:16:52.080 Now, I don't think that the vet lied to me intentionally. 00:16:52.159 --> 00:16:58.879 I think that the vet really believed at the time that you know my baby wasn't going to live long because he was very, very ill. 00:16:59.120 --> 00:17:08.559 So I think because of the nature of his illness, he thought that it was cancer related, but we ended up running tests, and his opinion turned out to be false. 00:17:08.880 --> 00:17:12.240 And yeah, but that's obviously like a big example. 00:17:12.480 --> 00:17:32.960 But you know, it can be smaller things too, very, very small things that seem so minor, but end up just causing little small annoying inconveniences, like getting wrong directions, being incorrectly informed, and then acting on that information and then looking goofy or being wrong, and then ending up having to go back and redo that thing again. 00:17:33.200 --> 00:17:35.759 Thinking something is one way, but it's really another. 00:17:35.920 --> 00:17:41.920 Or someone says something that ends up being false, someone commits to something and can no longer follow through. 00:17:42.160 --> 00:17:45.359 Someone says that they're going to do something and it never happens. 00:17:45.599 --> 00:17:50.640 An event is planned but it gets canceled, a goal is set, but there is no follow-through. 00:17:50.799 --> 00:17:59.440 So that's another common thing is things not coming into fruition that were planned, orchestrated, or stated during the retrograde. 00:17:59.599 --> 00:18:13.119 That's why it's recommended not to start or plan anything major during this time because there is a high likelihood of it failing or falling short or something major going wrong that ends up needing to be revised. 00:18:13.359 --> 00:18:16.799 You can also find yourself communicating with people from the past. 00:18:16.960 --> 00:18:20.720 So that's the common theme of like the ex or the old friend reappearing. 00:18:20.960 --> 00:18:39.759 You know, whether one of you guys intentionally decides to reach out or reconnect with one another, or you just happen to run into them at the store, you happen to hear some information about them when you haven't heard from or talked to them in years, rethinking about what happened in past relationships or with past situations with people. 00:18:40.000 --> 00:18:49.599 Mercury also represents short-term and short distance travel, so it's common for mishaps with our transportation during this time. 00:18:49.759 --> 00:18:56.720 If a trip is planned during Mercury retrograde, there is going to be something that doesn't go to plan during that trip. 00:18:56.880 --> 00:18:57.839 I do this all the time. 00:18:57.920 --> 00:19:04.079 I don't know why I'm always traveling during Mercury retrograde, but something, very much something, always happens. 00:19:04.319 --> 00:19:07.839 Mercury is a small planet, so think of minor inconveniences. 00:19:08.079 --> 00:19:15.519 The bus is late, you bought tickets for the wrong train, your flight is delayed or canceled, um, you can't find your ID. 00:19:15.680 --> 00:19:17.039 Oh, that's another good one. 00:19:17.359 --> 00:19:20.720 Misplacing or losing things during Mercury retrograde. 00:19:20.799 --> 00:19:32.079 It can also be revisiting old places that you haven't been to in a while, whether it's planning a trip to your hometown, or maybe you just happen to pass by your old neighborhood or your old job or your old school. 00:19:32.240 --> 00:19:36.319 But yeah, places that were frequented during the past uh reappear. 00:19:36.559 --> 00:19:41.440 It's also very common for mishaps with our transportation during this time. 00:19:41.680 --> 00:19:44.400 You know, the car breaks down and needs to be put in a shop. 00:19:44.640 --> 00:19:54.480 Or if you're a person that is it stays up on your car and takes really good care of your car, it can be something as simple as like a routine oil change needs to be had or a tire rotation. 00:19:54.799 --> 00:20:06.960 I'm pretty sure, oh my gosh, I'm pretty sure people who work in like mechanical shops, if any of them were astrologers, I'm pretty sure they would notice an increase in business in business during Mercury retrograde time periods. 00:20:07.039 --> 00:20:09.200 Like I'm very curious to know. 00:20:09.359 --> 00:20:16.799 Oh my gosh, if any astrologers or anybody that is listening knows anybody who owns any type of car shop, please let me know. 00:20:16.880 --> 00:20:19.920 Like, what is what are the numbers looking like during Mercury retrograde? 00:20:20.000 --> 00:20:21.680 Do you do y'all see an increase in business? 00:20:21.839 --> 00:20:23.920 Like, what would be have what be going on? 00:20:24.160 --> 00:20:33.839 Anyways, if you're somebody who has been putting off car stuff for

a while, yeah, this is gonna be the time where it's like, oh, you can't put it off anymore, you gotta get it fixed, you gotta get it done. 00:20:34.079 --> 00:20:45.359 But also, you know, maybe other little minor stuff, like maybe there's a lot of construction going on, there's a lot of detours or traffic going on, and it takes longer to get to your destination than usual. 00:20:45.519 --> 00:20:47.119 Oh my god, this happened to me the other day. 00:20:47.440 --> 00:20:50.400 Planned a different route to go somewhere that I usually don't go. 00:20:50.720 --> 00:20:57.119 And then I sat in like 30 minutes worth of traffic to get there when it was only like 10 or 15 minutes away. 00:20:57.599 --> 00:21:03.519 And then after seeing all that frustrating traffic, I finally get there and the place was closed. 00:21:04.000 --> 00:21:10.720 And then I'm like, okay, maybe I can go to another place because I was going I was going to this place for somebody. 00:21:11.039 --> 00:21:15.359 And then I call that person and I tell them that the place is closed, would they like me to go somewhere else for them? 00:21:15.440 --> 00:21:17.279 And they're like, No, it's fine. 00:21:17.759 --> 00:21:31.039 So basically, so I just end up going out of my way and doing all that for no freaking reason because I didn't end up even being able to complete the task that I originally went out of my way to on a different route for. 00:21:31.200 --> 00:21:38.640 You know, I could have just went straight home instead of, you know, anyways, and I'm recording this right now during a um pre-shadow period. 00:21:38.880 --> 00:21:45.920 Mercury is not even retrograde yet, so I'm just like, oh my gosh, this retrograde is gonna be so it's gonna be so annoying. 00:21:46.319 --> 00:21:58.400 But um, anyways, Mercury also represents technology, so it's common for um our technology to malfunction or get damaged or lost as well. 00:21:58.559 --> 00:22:03.759 So you gotta be Extra, extra careful with your technology during this time. 00:22:04.079 --> 00:22:07.039 Same with packages, because Mercury is male too. 00:22:07.200 --> 00:22:10.000 Common for packages to get misplaced or stolen. 00:22:10.160 --> 00:22:15.119 I do not order stuff during Mercury retrograde, especially because now I live in an apartment. 00:22:15.359 --> 00:22:31.920 When I lived in a house, it was kind of fine because I feel like it's just easier for the male people to know where you live when you live in a house, and it's just easier for things to get lost or misplaced or or or placed at the wrong door or stolen when you live like in such close quarters with people in an apartment. 00:22:32.079 --> 00:22:33.839 So when is Mercury retrograde? 00:22:33.920 --> 00:22:35.440 I'm not buying sh. 00:22:36.000 --> 00:22:36.640 I promise you. 00:22:36.799 --> 00:22:39.440 I've got my package stolen during Mercury Retrograde before. 00:22:39.680 --> 00:22:44.559 Also, maybe you order the wrong thing or you get charged twice

for something. 00:22:44.720 --> 00:22:48.400 Or you thought you sent a message or email, but it never actually sent. 00:22:48.799 --> 00:22:55.920 Or you sent it to the wrong person, or you accidentally post something on your main story that was meant for your close friends. 00:22:56.000 --> 00:22:57.200 You know, stuff like that. 00:22:57.440 --> 00:23:07.440 Um, I'm sure there's a million other common little Mercury retrogrades that I forgot to mention, but as y'all already know what I'm about to say, comment them down below for me, please. 00:23:07.599 --> 00:23:11.599 I want to hear all of you guys' Mercury retrograde stories. 00:23:11.839 --> 00:23:18.799 The next thing that I want to talk about is having Mercury retrograde in your NATO chart. 00:23:18.960 --> 00:23:28.799 Mercury is retrograde about 20% of the year, so there is a good percentage of people who were born with Mercury retrograde in their NATO chart. 00:23:28.960 --> 00:23:31.920 How does that placement affect the person's life? 00:23:32.079 --> 00:23:39.519 First off, to see if you were born during a Mercury retrograde, when looking at your birth chart, it'll have a little RX beside the Mercury glyph. 00:23:39.680 --> 00:23:51.920 When you were born with Mercury retrograde in the Nato chart, you may find that these retrograde themes that I'm talking about are common in your everyday life, especially when younger, before you learn to navigate through this energy in the best way. 00:23:52.079 --> 00:24:04.240 There can be delays and setbacks with mercury rule things, so communication delays, setbacks in school, learning environments, or with siblings, or even with driving or transportation in some way. 00:24:04.480 --> 00:24:08.799 I view retrograde planets as a ball that's rolling backwards instead of forward. 00:24:08.960 --> 00:24:12.000 So it's hard to get that Mercury ball on the roll moving forward. 00:24:12.160 --> 00:24:16.880 It can feel like when you try to, you're met with resistance, like it just wants to go back the other way. 00:24:17.039 --> 00:24:20.160 Or Mercury themes just don't stick or click at first. 00:24:20.319 --> 00:24:22.720 It just takes a little bit more time to get that ball rolling. 00:24:22.880 --> 00:24:29.119 Having Mercury retrograde in the NATO chart doesn't mean that you're unintelligent or that you will fail at all things Mercury related. 00:24:29.279 --> 00:24:33.920 It can just feel like it's not your strong suit in the very early beginning stages of life. 00:24:34.079 --> 00:24:36.799 You may be more shy, introverted, or introspective. 00:24:36.960 --> 00:24:43.039 Or if you are more verbally extroverted and quick to say whatever's on your mind, you may realize that you often regret it later. 00:24:43.200 --> 00:24:50.240 Or your thoughts and opinions and the things that you say may be met with resistance from other people, and this can cause self-doubt. 00:24:50.400 --> 00:25:01.279 Maybe you start to second guess the things that you say, or it can just cause you to think things through a little bit more before you say it and be more reflective of things after they're said and done. 00:25:01.440 --> 00:25:04.960 Which I think is probably the best way for this placement to manifest. 00:25:05.039 --> 00:25:06.799 I think that is the best thing for you to do. 00:25:06.960 --> 00:25:24.000 It's great for you to be more introspective, it's great for you to be more reflective, it's great for you to be more mindful of your words because of like how easy it is to feel like misunderstood or to feel like you said the wrong thing, or um to relay wrong information or receive wrong information or act on things that are incorrect. 00:25:24.079 --> 00:25:30.960 You know, just these Mercury retrograde tips that I'm that I'm gonna give in a minute, you just need to take those into account in like your everyday life. 00:25:31.119 --> 00:25:38.319 But yeah, it just may feel like you have to try harder to do mercury-related things that may feel more natural to someone who has a direct and unafflicted. 00:25:38.400 --> 00:25:42.160 So you may feel like you need better practice at Mercury things before getting them. 00:25:42.319 --> 00:25:46.880 Like literally teaching yourself how to talk better and to communicate more assertively and effectively. 00:25:47.039 --> 00:25:50.559 I know some people with Mercury retrograde natively that need to work on lying. 00:25:50.720 --> 00:25:56.400 Like sometimes it can be hard for them to tell the truth and stand on their word and stand firmly behind the things that they say. 00:25:56.559 --> 00:26:00.240 So for them, sometimes it's easier to tell a lie than to stand in their truth. 00:26:00.480 --> 00:26:03.599 Or need to work on their discernment when being lied to. 00:26:03.759 --> 00:26:06.640 Maybe you feel the need to practice what you say before you're gonna say it. 00:26:06.799 --> 00:26:25.839 Maybe you need to work on saying what you mean and meaning what you say and getting comfortable with your voice, getting comfortable with speaking in public or speaking in groups, or just talking to people in general, working on your social skills, studying a little bit more hard um in class or with whatever thing it is that you want to learn or be good at or have a lot of knowledge of. 00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:30.160 Maybe taking driving lessons if you need to or getting a little bit more comfortable behind the wheel. 00:26:30.319 --> 00:26:43.519 Overall, with Mercury retrograde in the NATO chart, Mercury things just take a little bit longer for you to feel confident with, and you know that's okay because after having so much practice with Mercury-related stuff, you can actually become really good at it and a master of it. 00:26:43.599 --> 00:26:55.359 And in this retrograde, Mercury can function just as good or better than someone who has it direct because you worked on it a little bit more than you know, someone who just has it in a naturally well placed

place in their chart, you know. 00:26:55.519 --> 00:27:07.279 So, yeah, it's it's definitely okay to go slower and take your time to get comfortable with Mercury-related things, and then when Mercury goes retrograde in a transit, it's gonna be like familiar energy to you. 00:27:07.359 --> 00:27:11.200 It's like what Drake said retrograde energy shifts of what I was made for. 00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:20.160 So, yeah, it doesn't mean that you're doomed at all, it just means that your Mercury functions a little differently, so you may need to work with it a little differently to get effective results. 00:27:20.400 --> 00:27:24.400 Alright, we talked about what it's like to have Mercury retrograde in the NATO chart. 00:27:24.559 --> 00:27:30.240 Now let's talk about who is affected by Mercury retrograde the most when it happens during a transit. 00:27:30.400 --> 00:27:40.160 I think that it's a common misconception that everybody is affected by every single Mercury retrograde in the same way on the same level, and that is just not true. 00:27:40.400 --> 00:27:54.400 First of all, every single Mercury retrograde is unique because each time it goes retrograde, it happens in a different sign, so that means it's going to transit through a different house in each person's chart and aspect everybody's personal planets differently. 00:27:54.559 --> 00:28:01.359 So, for example, with this upcoming Mercury retrograde in Scorpio, you have to look at which house in your chart is ruled by Scorpio. 00:28:01.440 --> 00:28:07.039 If you have a Scorpio Ryzen, it may affect you a little bit more personally because it's in your house of self. 00:28:07.200 --> 00:28:14.720 If you have a Scorpio 10th house, you may notice it affecting your career, your job, and public reputation, and all of those 10th house things. 00:28:14.880 --> 00:28:24.720 Or if you have natal placements in Scorpio, it may affect you on a more personal level because you have planets there, obviously, that it's gonna transit directly over in conjunct. 00:28:24.880 --> 00:28:29.680 And depending on what planet you have there, it makes it an even more unique experience. 00:28:29.839 --> 00:28:36.000 So if someone has the moon in Scorpio, maybe there's retrograde themes going on with their home and family. 00:28:36.160 --> 00:28:42.240 If somebody has Venus in Scorpio, maybe noticing these themes around their relationships, finances, or values. 00:28:42.319 --> 00:28:43.119 You see what I mean? 00:28:43.279 --> 00:28:52.880 Then on top of that, each retrograde makes unique aspects in the sky currently to current transits, but also to each person's NATO planets, like I just said. 00:28:52.960 --> 00:28:57.839 So, for example, this upcoming Mercury retrograde is square Jupiter and Leo in the sky. 00:28:57.920 --> 00:29:03.599 So everybody is experiencing that retrograde, Mercury and Scorpio square Jupiter and Leo in the sky. 00:29:03.920 --> 00:29:08.240 But that square will fall into each person's natal chart uniquely. 00:29:08.400 --> 00:29:15.279 Maybe it falls in your NATO first and fourth house, maybe it's your first and tenth house, maybe it's your fifth and eighth house. 00:29:15.440 --> 00:29:21.119 And on top of that, like I said, Mercury will aspect each person's natal planets uniquely as well. 00:29:21.279 --> 00:29:25.519 Maybe Mercury is opposing your Mars at the time that it stations retrograde. 00:29:25.599 --> 00:29:31.200 That will feel different than someone who has Mercury trying in their Venus at the time that it stations retrograde. 00:29:31.279 --> 00:29:32.079 You see what I mean? 00:29:32.240 --> 00:29:39.440 Maybe Mercury is making no significant aspects to your natal planets, and then that'll feel different and possibly less impactful for you. 00:29:39.599 --> 00:29:43.839 It's all about how the transit hits your natal chart. 00:29:44.000 --> 00:29:55.839 So here are a few more ways to see if and how intensely Mercury retrograde is going to affect you and who tends to be affected by each retrograde the most. 00:29:56.160 --> 00:30:06.319 So if Mercury is your chart ruler, then you will notice that each Mercury retrograde affects you no matter what because your chart ruler is going retrograde. 00:30:06.400 --> 00:30:08.400 If Mercury is your lord of the year. 00:30:08.559 --> 00:30:13.119 So let's say you're in a second house perfection year and Mercury rules over your second house. 00:30:13.279 --> 00:30:17.680 You may notice that Mercury retrogrades tend to affect you more intensely that year. 00:30:17.920 --> 00:30:25.599 You may notice the effects being more prominent during a Mercury rule perfection year than it would without Mercury being your Lord of the Year that year. 00:30:25.680 --> 00:30:26.400 You know what I'm saying? 00:30:26.640 --> 00:30:30.640 It also really affects people with prominent Mercury in their chart. 00:30:30.799 --> 00:30:39.599 Maybe Mercury is on an angle natal, or conjunct a really important planet in your chart, or maybe you have a stellium of planets ruled by Mercury. 00:30:39.680 --> 00:30:45.039 Like me, I literally have six planets in my chart that are all ruled by Mercury, plus my mid-heaven. 00:30:45.119 --> 00:30:48.880 So every single Mercury retrograde is going to affect me in one way or another. 00:30:48.960 --> 00:30:51.200 Like there's just no escaping it, I'm sorry. 00:30:51.359 --> 00:30:52.480 Um, but it's cool. 00:30:52.559 --> 00:31:07.200 I actually I I've grown to like Mercury retrogrades, like I love the introspectiveness that it brings towards my life and how I get a chance to kind of re-go over everything and review everything, and it just helps me get things in order and address things that were previously swept under the rug. 00:31:07.359 --> 00:31:26.240 But yeah, also if the retrograde is transiting your natal placements, especially personal planets or angles in your chart, or let's say you have a stellium of planets in your chart and the Mercury retrograde is

going to be transiting that stellium, then that retrograde will very much affect you more intensely. 00:31:26.559 --> 00:31:37.759 Or reverse, if you don't relate to any of these things that I just said, maybe that Mercury retrograde will tend to go by unnoticed, or Mercury retrogrades in general are just not like a big deal to you, you know. 00:31:37.920 --> 00:31:43.039 Or maybe you notice that certain retrogrades don't have a particular effect on you, but certain ones do. 00:31:43.200 --> 00:31:52.000 It really just depends on how it hits your chart and how prominent Mercury is in your NATO chart, and if Mercury is your Lord of the Year that year. 00:31:52.240 --> 00:31:58.880 Now that we know what Mercury retrograde entails, you know, we know the typical things to expect from a Mercury retrograde. 00:31:59.039 --> 00:32:03.519 So now let's discuss how to work with Mercury retrograde. 00:32:03.680 --> 00:32:13.359 I have some tips and tricks that I want to share along with some do's and don'ts to help everybody get through Mercury retrograde periods as smoothly as possible. 00:32:13.599 --> 00:32:18.640 So tip number one, understand what comes with Mercury retrograde and don't let it get under your skin. 00:32:18.799 --> 00:32:24.240 Like we already know, it's common for things to be a little bit more frustrating during this period. 00:32:24.400 --> 00:32:33.039 It's common for people to take you on a runaround, it's common to get things wrong and have to go back and redo and for wrong information to be shared. 00:32:33.279 --> 00:32:33.680 You know? 00:32:33.920 --> 00:32:38.480 So when these retrograde things happen, just be a little bit more understanding. 00:32:38.559 --> 00:32:42.640 Don't let it get you worked up, be patient, take a deep breath. 00:32:42.880 --> 00:32:55.920 Honestly, expect these things to happen, expect delays, expect misinformation, expect miscommunication, and don't get too frustrated when things don't go to plan as that is expected during this time. 00:32:56.079 --> 00:33:00.799 Okay, but number two, do be more introspective. 00:33:01.039 --> 00:33:09.119 This is the perfect time to go back and review, revise, revamp all things from the past. 00:33:09.279 --> 00:33:20.720 It is the perfect time to go inwards and do some self-reflecting, take life a little bit more slow, you know, slow all the way down because that's what Mercury is doing during this time. 00:33:20.960 --> 00:33:22.240 So you should too. 00:33:22.400 --> 00:33:24.559 If you make your list, check it twice. 00:33:25.039 --> 00:33:31.920 Take even more time than you usually would to review information to think about what you're going to say before you say it. 00:33:32.160 --> 00:33:38.880 Especially if you are feeling worked up or if emotions are running high, it's very easy to say something that you regret. 00:33:39.119 --> 00:33:46.960 So take as long as you need to respond to somebody or to express your thoughts because it's just very easy to say the

wrong thing during this time. 00:33:47.039 --> 00:33:50.559 So, especially this is especially good if like you're arguing with somebody over text message. 00:33:50.880 --> 00:33:59.920 Literally take a few days out and just uh calm your mind down, get your thoughts together so that way you don't just say the first thing that's on your mind and then you end up regretting it. 00:34:00.000 --> 00:34:00.799 You know what I'm saying? 00:34:00.960 --> 00:34:08.960 Make sure you're giving out the right information, double check that whatever you're saying is actually correct, that you're sending the message to the right person. 00:34:09.119 --> 00:34:11.119 Number three, don't argue. 00:34:11.280 --> 00:34:12.239 This is a big one. 00:34:12.400 --> 00:34:23.440 Now, granted, it is common for old things to come back up during this time, so that includes old issues that you have with people or old thoughts and feelings that were previously swept under the rug to come back up. 00:34:23.599 --> 00:34:27.119 So I think it's okay to address things from the past during this time. 00:34:27.280 --> 00:34:33.840 I actually think that's what Mercury retrograde pairs are for, but just be careful of how you go about it when addressing your feelings. 00:34:34.000 --> 00:34:35.360 Use I verbiage. 00:34:35.519 --> 00:34:41.920 Like, for example, I felt a way when this happened, or when that thing happened, it made me feel like this. 00:34:42.079 --> 00:34:48.159 Not you verbiage, because when you're talking to somebody and you're saying, Well, you did this, you made me feel that way, you did that to me. 00:34:48.320 --> 00:34:58.320 It shifts the blame to the other person, and as they're receiving that message, they're now gonna feel the need to be defensive, and it just gets the conversation nowhere, or it starts an argument. 00:34:58.559 --> 00:35:05.039 So just be mindful of how you're addressing things and how you're communicating, even more so than usual. 00:35:05.199 --> 00:35:09.599 Every single time that I argue with somebody during Mercury retrograde, I regretted it. 00:35:09.760 --> 00:35:12.800 Well, uh, it depends on who it was and like what the situation was about. 00:35:12.880 --> 00:35:19.360 When it was somebody that was playing in my face for a long time, I never regretted finally letting them know how I felt and saying F you bye. 00:35:19.519 --> 00:35:23.119 Like sometimes I was holding it in, I just needed to finally get that shit off my chest. 00:35:23.199 --> 00:35:25.920 I don't care, I'm glad they're no longer a part of my life, like F them. 00:35:26.159 --> 00:35:33.360 And sometimes it it'd be stuff that was actually built enough for years that actually needed to be addressed, and I'm just so glad that I finally got to finally say how I felt. 00:35:33.519 --> 00:35:36.639 And Mercury Retrograde was just like you know the perfect time to do it. 00:35:36.719 --> 00:35:38.800 So, in those situations, no, I don't regret it. 00:35:39.039 --> 00:35:56.719 But usually, 10 times out of 10, when I argue with somebody that I care about during this time, I realize I probably could have gone about it a better way, especially if it's like a genuine misunderstanding and like we both still care about each other and we both still are good to each other, but you know, we're just not seeing eye to eye at this point. 00:35:56.880 --> 00:35:58.800 Try your best not to argue with that person. 00:35:58.960 --> 00:36:01.760 A lot of times you'll be regretful of it in the end. 00:36:01.920 --> 00:36:12.880 So if you are gonna communicate, communicate clearly, assertively, calmly, respectfully, but don't engage your arguments, don't even take the things that people are saying to you to heart during the time. 00:36:12.960 --> 00:36:19.199 Like if somebody's coming at you rah-rah, or or they're coming at you aggressive, and you know how I said I finally got to say this stuff. 00:36:19.360 --> 00:36:31.440 If somebody's coming at you and they're finally telling you the stuff that they had on their chest, especially if it's like a hater or somebody or somebody who just like you don't really care about and they just they've been not liking you, they've been wanting to like nitpick with it. 00:36:31.519 --> 00:36:44.559 It's just like don't even engage in that foolish, stupid drama, like it's no point, it's just like okay, just let them like who cares you arguing during this time nine times out of ten is a waste of time. 00:36:44.800 --> 00:36:49.679 Number four, be aware of who you let back into your life during this time. 00:36:49.920 --> 00:36:54.480 Yes, I know it's common for people from the past to reappear and to get reconnected with them. 00:36:54.559 --> 00:37:04.079 And if it's the old friend or loved one that, like, you know, nothing really happened between y'all, y'all just lost contact or something, and y'all actually missed each other and nobody ever really did anything to each other. 00:37:04.159 --> 00:37:08.880 It was just like, oh, we just fell off or somebody moved away, we lost contact, da da da da. 00:37:09.039 --> 00:37:11.599 And y'all are both glad to be reunited. 00:37:11.760 --> 00:37:12.559 That's great, you know. 00:37:12.639 --> 00:37:13.599 I always encourage that. 00:37:13.760 --> 00:37:16.800 But if it's your cheating ass ex, why would you let them back around? 00:37:16.960 --> 00:37:18.719 All they're gonna do is cheat on you again. 00:37:18.880 --> 00:37:25.519 Remember, Mercury retrograde is a lion ass time period, misinformation that includes lies. 00:37:25.679 --> 00:37:44.559 So when a lion ass person comes back into your life, they're probably filling your head up with lies and promises that they can't keep, and a lot of times people just be in it up and thinking it's gonna be forever this time, and then soon as Mercury stations direct, they're gonna show you why you should never believe people who have proven not to be honest, good people, okay. 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00:37:45.440 And you know what? 00:37:45.519 --> 00:37:47.679 Sometimes it's actually not even intentional a lot. 00:37:48.079 --> 00:38:03.840 Sometimes people really do mean what they say while they say it during a retrograde, but then it's like, oh, something happens where they can't keep their word all of a sudden, or they have to go back on what they said, or um, something else happened, so they can't do what they once said that they were gonna do anymore. 00:38:04.000 --> 00:38:04.639 You know what I'm saying? 00:38:04.719 --> 00:38:06.559 Something else comes up, something else, you know. 00:38:06.719 --> 00:38:11.840 So sometimes, like, there's been times where I told myself, like, oh, I'm gonna do this during a retrograde. 00:38:12.000 --> 00:38:29.519 Like, I remember one time me and my brother, like I remember one time me and my brother made plans to do like weekly check-ins with each other to hold each other accountable for our goals, and we started it during the retrograde, we started real strong, and then literally like clockwork, once the retrograde was over, we was not doing that no more. 00:38:29.760 --> 00:38:42.960 Or me and my boyfriend, I don't know why we always decide to start going back to the gym during a retrograde, but we'll be like, Okay, yes, we're going back to the gym, we're gonna go every single day, we're gonna go five days a week, or whatever schedule we agree to. 00:38:43.119 --> 00:38:49.360 And at the time, I'm pretty sure we both believe that we're telling the truth, but then I don't know, it's like clockwork. 00:38:49.599 --> 00:38:53.360 Soon as that retrograde ends, it's like, yeah, I'm not going back to the gym. 00:38:53.519 --> 00:39:05.119 It's just something happens, maybe his schedule changes, maybe I'm not feeling good one day, maybe he is too tired or whatever happens, and then it's like, Yeah, we're our gym days are over. 00:39:05.199 --> 00:39:14.719 Once again, it's like I don't know why, but I noticed that we always start going back to the gym during retrogrades, and we always make a promise to each other, and then it just falls through. 00:39:14.880 --> 00:39:18.400 So next time we start going back to the gym, I'm gonna make sure it's not during a retrograde. 00:39:18.480 --> 00:39:29.039 But, anyways, going back to like old people coming back into your life, it's the same with old friends or old family members, or you know, anybody that did you wrong before and is and is trying to come back. 00:39:29.199 --> 00:39:33.840 If they backstabbed you before, what makes you think they're not gonna backstab you again? 00:39:34.079 --> 00:39:41.360 Oh my gosh, I have a story of letting a friend back into my life during a retrograde, and honestly, it is one of my biggest regrets. 00:39:41.440 --> 00:39:45.119 I should have never let that back around me because we ended up getting real close again. 00:39:45.199 --> 00:39:52.480 I started telling her all my business, like I thought that was my sister, I thought she was gonna be my router die, friend to the end, and then she did the same f shit to me that she did to me before. 00:39:52.559 --> 00:40:01.039 And when she first came back around, I remember it was a retrograde because I remember thinking to myself, oh my gosh, this is like an example of like a friend coming back during the retrograde and it actually being good. 00:40:01.119 --> 00:40:12.079 And I was just like, Oh my god, like I got my friend back, I was so excited, but she was still the same fake ass that she was before, and honestly, I don't think it was until the next Mercury retrograde that we fell back out again. 00:40:12.719 --> 00:40:21.920 So just be mindful of what and who pops back into your life during this time and their intentions and what the real possible outcomes are, okay. 00:40:22.159 --> 00:40:32.079 Number five, I think we're on don't make any permanent decisions or commitments during a Mercury retrograde because they are likely to fall through. 00:40:32.320 --> 00:40:35.199 That's from yourself or from other people as well. 00:40:35.440 --> 00:40:38.880 Just don't take things that people say at face value. 00:40:39.119 --> 00:40:44.159 Understand that it's a huge possibility for commitments or agreements to fall through during this time. 00:40:44.400 --> 00:40:47.679 So, like I said, don't be surprised when that happens. 00:40:47.920 --> 00:40:58.800 Now, I understand that sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, like sometimes you have to sign that lease, sometimes you need a car right now, sometimes you need to do that interview and get that job. 00:40:58.960 --> 00:41:04.480 Oh my god, I've gotten hired on so many Mercury retrogrades and then ended up hating the job and quitting not too long after. 00:41:04.800 --> 00:41:09.599 But the job did what it was supposed to do during that time period, which was put some money into my pocket. 00:41:09.679 --> 00:41:11.199 So, I mean it is what it is. 00:41:11.440 --> 00:41:13.920 Same with signing leases during Mercury retrograde. 00:41:14.079 --> 00:41:16.079 I have a few horror stories of that as well. 00:41:16.239 --> 00:41:18.400 Now that's Patreon content for real. 00:41:18.639 --> 00:41:26.960 But even though overall it was a horrible experience, at least I had somewhere to stay during that time period. 00:41:27.119 --> 00:41:30.079 Not ideal, but hey, I had to do what I had to do. 00:41:30.239 --> 00:41:39.760 So I'll say if you can avoid it, don't sign any contracts or anything like that, or make any permanent decisions or promises during the retrograde. 00:41:39.920 --> 00:41:46.880 Um, but you know, if you gotta do what you gotta do, you gotta do what you gotta do, you know, and then you'll have a funny Mercury retrograde story to tell in the end. 00:41:46.960 --> 00:41:48.159 So yeah. 00:41:48.559 --> 00:41:55.519 Alright, so that is all I have to say about Mercury Retrograde. 00:41:55.679 --> 00:41:59.599 That brings us to our outro segment, Timeline and

Transits. 00:41:59.840 --> 00:42:12.800 During this segment, I talk about things that I've seen on social media as it relates to astrology or to the ESO topic, or I also talk about transit stories that I've experienced that relate to the podcast topic. 00:42:13.119 --> 00:42:18.159 So let's start with some Mercury Retrograde social media posts. 00:42:18.400 --> 00:42:20.480 Hold on, let me pull them back up. 00:42:20.719 --> 00:42:21.920 Ooh, I got quite a few. 00:42:22.079 --> 00:42:23.039 I got quite a few. 00:42:23.119 --> 00:42:23.440 Okay. 00:42:23.760 --> 00:42:26.559 So I tweeted this at underscore Tay Astrology. 00:42:26.800 --> 00:42:27.599 Follow me on Twitter. 00:42:27.760 --> 00:42:31.840 It says some annoying Mercury retrograde things that have happened to me so far. 00:42:32.079 --> 00:42:42.320 Lost my AirPod case, phone fell on the sink while I was washing my hands, DMV giving me the runaround for me to get my tags, miscommunications with everyone. 00:42:42.559 --> 00:42:44.480 Exclamation point, exclamation point. 00:42:44.719 --> 00:42:47.760 Money at work is always short or wrong. 00:42:48.400 --> 00:42:51.199 Somebody commented and said I lost my airpod case too. 00:42:51.280 --> 00:42:53.039 Um, another tweet by me. 00:42:53.119 --> 00:42:59.840 I said Summer Walker's Mercury Retrograde single that everybody hated at first is now growing on people since Mercury Station direct. 00:43:00.159 --> 00:43:02.320 Y'all remember when um what album was this? 00:43:02.400 --> 00:43:03.760 I think this was still over it. 00:43:04.000 --> 00:43:06.880 Summer Walker had released that song X for a Reason. 00:43:12.320 --> 00:43:13.199 That was my song. 00:43:13.360 --> 00:43:14.719 And they can't stay. 00:43:14.880 --> 00:43:15.360 Yeah. 00:43:15.519 --> 00:43:21.760 So she released that song as a single during the retrograde, and when it first dropped, everybody hated it. 00:43:22.000 --> 00:43:32.239 And then, like clockwork, when Mercury Station direct again, then people suddenly started making posts like saying that they were actually starting to enjoy the song now that they heard it a few more times. 00:43:32.320 --> 00:43:34.880 So yeah, oh my gosh, this also reminds me. 00:43:35.039 --> 00:43:35.599 You know, J. 00:43:35.760 --> 00:43:40.880 Cole's album might delete later, the one that he made the disc to Kendrick Lamar on. 00:43:41.039 --> 00:43:44.320 That dropped during a Mercury retrograde, if I remember correctly. 00:43:44.480 --> 00:43:52.239 Yes, that dropped during it was like a Mercury retrograde in Aries that it dropped, and and then on that album, he had made a disc towards Kendrick Lamar. 00:43:52.400 --> 00:43:54.639 That was when you know Drake Kendrick and J. 00:43:54.800 --> 00:43:56.320 Cole were all beefing or whatever. 00:43:56.559 --> 00:43:59.760 Then why clockwork was Mercury Station direct. 00:44:00.239 --> 00:44:12.400 remember he apologized to Kendrick Lamar on stage at the um what is that festival at the Dreamville festival and then remember everybody was talking so much shit about J. 00:44:12.559 --> 00:44:33.119 Cole because that everybody was so mad that he apologized because it's like why were you even talking all that shit if he wasn't gonna stand on business you know but that can happen during the retrograde like you you just you say things that you regret he said that he regretted saying all that so it felt good in his heart to apologize so that's what he did and he also deleted the song off of his album so you can no longer listen to it anymore. 00:44:33.280 --> 00:44:43.039 So see he put that album out during the retrograde made that diss track and then regretted it and then end up taking it back pulling it off the album so very typical standard Mercury retrograde situation. 00:44:43.119 --> 00:44:56.400 Anyways J-O-S B B Y underscore said Cardi and Raymonte Nikki and Meg JT and Glow Kendrick and Cole yes this is around the time Kendrick and Cole were beefing this is around the time that J. 00:44:56.559 --> 00:44:58.400 Cole had dropped that album that I'm talking about. 00:44:58.559 --> 00:45:06.480 Um JT and Carisha baby who the f next because literally all of these celebrities were beefing during that time. 00:45:06.639 --> 00:45:14.800 So then I tweeted ain't nobody safe when Mercury is retrograde in a Mars rules sign because Mercury was retrograde in Aries during that time. 00:45:14.880 --> 00:46:06.559 And then I tweeted during that same month April 2024 scrolling down the TL and everybody mad arguing and using profanity and using profanity just how I imagined the Aries Mercury retrograde and then somebody commented was like no for real it's happening at my school too and somebody in my family had texted me what's going on with everybody fussing and temper is at an all-time high I said Mercury is retrograde in Aries a fire sign so there's a lot of arguments and misunderstandings between people and then I I took a screenshot of that and I posted it on Twitter and I was like when you're the astrologer of the family everybody was feeling that retrograde that retrograde was crazy bro and then the last tweet that I have to read is by Wet Flowers with an eye for the L in flowers and it says honestly sometimes I feel like the more you study astrology the less you care about it. 00:46:06.639 --> 00:46:21.679 Like I really don't give a f about a Mercury retrograde and I retweeted that because say that's why I get so irritated when people be flipping out about it because it's just like baby it's not that deep like if anybody should be flipping out about it it's me because I got six planets in a Mercury real sign but do you see me flipping out about it? 00:46:21.840 --> 00:46:22.079 No. 00:46:22.239 --> 00:46:27.679 So chill like I feel the exact same way I barely I barely be tripping over a retrograde. 00:46:27.840 --> 00:48:15.199 Okay so that was the timeline side of it now let's talk about some Mercury retrograde transits that I have

experienced so I feel like I have the most typical Mercury retrogrades like during Mercury retrogrades I always find myself going through my old stuff finally getting to things that I've put off for a long time like cleaning out my closet organizing my space sorting through and throwing away old paperwork cleaning out my phone cleaning out my camera and I'm always like doing stuff during Mercury retrogrades doing stuff that astrologers recommend you not to do which I'm trying to start following my own advice now but before I did not listen I'm like I'm still gonna live my own life I'm gonna do what I want to do but now because of that I have so many typical Mercury retrograde stories to tell so I've moved multiple times during Mercury retrogrades which means the moving chart for those homes had Mercury retrograde and they're native and both of those living situations turned into disasters desasters okay that gotta be Patreon content I really want to go like deep into like everything that happened during the times that I moved during Mercury retrograde but I gotta like literally go through my old journals and so I can like write down exactly what happened and stuff and I still have the charts of those like of the moving dates for those houses so that's gonna have to be Patreon content because yeah I don't should that be Tay's personal ashrow diaries or should that be a tier two thing I don't know I don't know I'm gonna think about it yeah I also always find myself traveling during Mercury retrograde and something majorly always goes wrong with the trip or it's just like a major setback or the vibe is just off and I don't enjoy myself like something always happens oh my gosh one time during a Mercury retrograde I literally flew across the country to go to this J. 00:48:15.280 --> 00:48:28.559 Cole concert I flew out for like a few days I think it was it and there for like three days and then it was finally the day of the concert I was so excited I was actually in the middle of getting ready to head to the venue in about an hour or so then I go on Instagram and I see J. 00:48:28.719 --> 00:48:39.679 Cole post a video saying that the concert is canceled like literally the day of he literally just posted it I was so upset I'm like bro I just wasted my money flying out here. 00:48:39.840 --> 00:48:54.639 Playing tickets are not cheap but like the whole point of the trip was me to see this man in concert and then he fucking cancels his fucking concert like that made me so fucking mad I was like well this is what I get for doing this during Mercury retrograde. 00:48:54.800 --> 00:49:05.679 And then hold on I have some notes about the Mercury retrograde I think this was the Mercury retrograde in Leo that happened oh no it started in Virgo and then it uh regressed back into Leo. 00:49:05.840 --> 00:49:28.000 This was in August of 2024 and I have notes hold on TL and transits y'all I have over how many notes do I have in my phone hold on does it tell you I

have a thousand and sixty nine notes in my iPhone this is what happens when you have six planets ruled by Mercury. 00:49:28.159 --> 00:49:30.719 I literally have to write everything down or I will forget it. 00:49:31.039 --> 00:49:47.280 This is not this is just this is just my digital this is just my notes I also have like countless I probably couldn't I probably wouldn't even be able to count all my Google Docs across all my accounts and then I have like journals I have I write so much all I do is write everything down. 00:49:47.519 --> 00:49:55.360 But anyways so I remember I wrote down things that were happening to me during a certain Mercury retrograde. 00:49:55.440 --> 00:50:02.239 So let me find the notes okay so I try to write down and keep track of like how transits are affecting me. 00:50:02.480 --> 00:51:19.440 So that's pretty much what this is so I write the date that it happened and like the transit that's gone on and then how I feel like um it played out in my life right so this one is from August of 2024 when Mercury went retrograde in Virgo it started in Virgo so it transited over my um Mercury and Sun and then it went backwards in my 10th house right and I'll post a chart on the YouTube version as always but okay so it says 8524 I thought our I thought I bought rubber bands went to look for them and I actually didn't get any took Rex to the vet got hit with a$790 vet bill that was the time I told you guys that I took him to the vet and he um told me that he was you know yeah that was this time I said hit a curb while leaving the vet texted my manager that some dogs were sick and the messages never went through this is when I used to work with puppies I said I seen someone that I used to work with at an internship in high school I used to have this veterinarian internship and one of the people who I was in that internship actually worked at the at my dog's vet place so I ended up seeing her so I was like oh my gosh this is such like a Mercury retrograde thing and then it says 88 2024 got bad news about Rex at the vet spent all day crying spent five hours at the vet running tests on Rex. 00:51:19.599 --> 00:51:51.039 I had to do this equipment rental thing oh this is back when I had three jobs bro so I also had I also worked at this event company and sometimes we would do like equipment rentals for people so we had to take equipment to like different meetings and stuff and set it up and sometimes you would go there and you can just get in and out so they told me like it was just gonna be like a meet and greet you're gonna get in and out but I ended up having to be there for hours and I was so fucking mad I remember that because that was that was literally the same day I was at the vet all day and I was just so emotional and I did not want to fucking be there. 00:51:51.199 --> 00:52:45.199 Um so this is more work stuff coming up I said took my boyfriend some food to work lots of running around and doing extra stuff that I didn't plan on doing I said was looking back through all of me and Rex's old memories so many memories reflecting on how I treated him over the years and the life he's lived 8924 got news that all Rex's text tests came back negative still spent all day crying and reflecting oh yeah because I was feeling guilty because I was like is this my fault that he's sick like oh my gosh I was just it wasn't though but yeah anyways 81024 was late to work felt like I was behind all day yo that job that I worked if you were late even 10 minutes that 10 little minutes will literally put you behind for the whole day I say going back to my old job for the first time since the last time I worked there and got jumped so that must have been I must have gone back to the mall for some reason during that time. 00:52:45.519 --> 00:54:08.320 81524 my job texted that my check was going to be delayed and it would be a paper check instead of a direct deposit but since I'm leaving for my trip in a couple of days that means I won't get paid till I get back and I was counting on that money to take with me on my trip I cried about it and my boyfriend gave me some money to hold me over and told me that he got me da da da da da da took Rex to the vet spent$300 that I had to take out of my savings his test came back good was put on da da da medication da da da so yeah I was about to go on a cruise mind you my dog is fucking sick I just went out my dog is sick so I really don't even want to go on this fing trip anymore like I'm not even excited for the trip anymore I have to leave my dog here I have to find him like somebody who can care for him even extra because you know he's sick and then on top of the fact he also has like special needs anyways so like it's already hard to find somebody to like watch him um so I was like worried about that and then the last thing that I needed was for my check to be delayed like are you kidding me so I was so fing oh my gosh and then it says 81624 Mercury retrograde moved into Leo my 10th house and blank asked if I could quit my job to watch their child full time something I've been wanting to do so today I need to quit my job. 00:54:08.480 --> 00:56:15.280 When Mercury moves into your 10th house do not quit your job do not quit your fucking job what do you why would you quit your job when Mercury goes into your 10th house that is a typical a very typical thing that will happen when Mercury changes your 10th house because when I tell you I regretted that decision all year long like that was I I really wish that I kept my job because that babysitting stuff ended up falling through I only babysat for like maybe a month or two and even during the period I was babysitting the person I was babysitting for did not hold up their end of the deal so like I wasn't getting paid as much as I thought I was going to and nothing that we nothing that we planned or agreed to during the Mercury retrograde when they asked me to quit my job to watch their child actually

ended up happening like they couldn't hold up their end of the deal which is so typical and but I was just so like happy to quit my job because I hated that job like oh my gosh I didn't get along with my boss so I was just eager to quit I was like yes soon as the first opportunity I got to quit I just jumped on it and that was very stupid of me especially as an astrologer why would I do that and then it says 81724 it's the day that I'm leaving for my cruise and I can't find my passport but I have my birth certificate so that works too thank god it's not a flight oh my gosh man that retro oh yeah and then the trip was trash I hated that trip I hated that trip like uh it was bad it was bad it was bad I think that this particular retrograde affected me so much because it transited over multiple of my personal planets it transited over my NATO Mercury so it was my Mercury return and it was retrograde and then it transited over my son and then it retrograded back into my 10th house which is the house that my chart ruler is in so it might have actually touched my chart ruler I don't remember so yeah it was just terrible another thing I forgot to mention this Mercury retrograde happened right around my birthday and it was my chart ruler in my solo return that year. 00:56:15.519 --> 00:57:09.440 That's why that decision to quit my job affected me all year long because it was transcendent in my 10th house native which is the house my chart ruler is in um but and then in my solo return it was my chart ruler and it fell in my solo return 12th house so that literally shows the loss of a job um in that just being like a big thing for me that year and literally that was what my whole year was about was just being unemployed and not having shit and being so regretful that I quit my job today said to do something that was not really like um set in stone that wasn't really reliable you know oh yeah that was terrible but yeah so that is all for today's segment of TL in transits those are my uh recent experiences of Mercury retrograde that I can recall I'm definitely going to do a more extensive episode on Mercury retrograde over on Patreon. 00:57:09.599 --> 00:57:20.800 I don't know I might go back through all of my old journals and see what I can collect from like things that have happened to me during Mercury retrogrades because I think I think I think that'll be some good content. 00:57:20.880 --> 00:59:06.880 Or maybe I should like do like what happens when Mercury goes retrograde in each sign or in each house or I don't know we'll see but make sure y'all listen to my Mercury retrograde tips don't be hard headed like me because if you be hardheaded like me you're gonna have to go through the issues and problems I had to go through because I was not listening to what astrologer said about Mercury retrograde for a long time but now I I I I'm I'ma listen I'll listen okay I'll I'ma I'ma listen because I'm tired especially after that last like that time when I had quit my job during Mercury retrograde when it was retrograde in my 10th house that was really an eye-opening transit for me because I was like why the f would I do that like that was like when I tell you I regretted that all year I was broke for so like I was so broke I could not get enough bro it was just the fing worst but anyways so yeah that brings us to the end of this episode I hope this episode gave you guys more insight on what to expect during Mercury retrogrades how to handle Mercury retrogrades and definitely make sure y'all listen to my tips because y'all don't want to be like me and if you're listening to this podcast the day that it drops as you might know Mercury is going to go retrograde in Scorpio in a few days like I mentioned earlier and that is what prompted me to want to talk about Mercury retrograde today but I didn't talk about that retrograde in particular on this episode because one I wanted it to be an Evergreen episode but two also because we talked about it in the monthly horoscopes for all 12 signs over on Patreon in tier two so if you want to know more about how that specific retrograde is going to affect your specific sign over there and check that out we do monthly horoscopes on Patreon for all 12 signs every single month so if that is something that you are interested in go check that out over there. 00:59:07.039 --> 00:59:11.440 As always for bonus content and exclusive series head over to Patreon. 00:59:11.599 --> 01:00:06.800 That is where we have the monthly horoscopes for all 12 signs that is where we have Taya Astrology after dark which is dark astrology content including the exclusive series killer charts we also have Taya's personal astro diaries where we all share our personal experiences with transits and how astrology affects us in real life and there's so much more stuff on Patreon so go ahead over there and join if any of that sounds interesting to you as always visit teastrology.com for your personalized birth chart reports oh yeah I forgot to say my Patreon tiers are discounted 50% off for right now it's a limited time deal it is the Tay Astrology podcast premiere sale so all of my Patreon tiers are 50% off right now and the good thing about this sale is that once you lock in on this sale price you won't have to go back to paying the full membership price once the sale ends. 01:00:06.880 --> 01:00:22.800 So go ahead and take advantage of that deal whenever you need a reminder of tips and advice on how to handle Mercury retrograde come back and listen to this episode and skip to the tips part I think it will really help serve as a reminder for you know how to navigate through Mercury retrograde in the best way possible. 01:00:23.039 --> 01:00:32.639 So yeah besides that I think that's all I have to say and I will see you guys in next week's episode bye