Things may turn “upside down” - but sometimes that reversal is exactly what you need!”Īs 2022’s second Mercury retrograde period approaches, here are some things that can help you to navigate the chaos of technology gone awry and communication gone hinky, and to soothe you when inevitable disruptions occur. Conversations may be revisited messages that had been lost may surface. People may be more forgetful at this time however, folks may also find objects that previously went missing. “This can also be a fantastic time to revisit the past, and generally slow down. Though it may sound like cause to head inside and lock the doors, Gat says there are some upsides to the turbulent Mercury retrograde period. “As Mercury retraces its steps through the zodiac, delays may take place as well as misunderstandings as Mercury rules communication,” Gat says.

You may have heard people warn of electronics going haywire during the Mercury retrograde period, and that’s because of the planet’s connection to all things involved in communication. Thus, the deep emotional topics Scorpio brings up will have a chance to be re-examined here. While Scorpio keeps our nerves on high alert, Libra asks us to turn to communication in our intimate relationships. “Three or four times a year,” says Annabel Gat, a senior astrologer at Vice and the author of The Moon Sign Guide and The Astrology of Love & Sex, “Mercury stops moving forward through the degrees of the zodiac and begins moving backward, or at least only appears to! Mercury is not actually moving backward in space, only in the ephemerides of astrologers.” The term “retrograde” refers to the appearance of the planet moving backward in the sky. Libra the sign of balance and social harmonyhosts the second half of this Mercury retrograde. During this stretch, which ends on June 2, you may hear all sorts of things being blamed on the planet of communication’s retrograde period, from technology mishaps to misunderstandings with friends and loved ones.īut what exactly is Mercury retrograde, why do people make such a big deal about it and is there anything that can be done to avoid its pitfalls and blunders? On May 10, Mercury will go retrograde for the second time in 2022.

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