Mercury Retrogrades 2007

Lindy Burke, C.A.P.

    That joker and all around trickster, Mercury, will turn retrograde, or backward, three times in 2007.  Can a planet move backwards?  No, not really, it just appears to, from our position on Earth.  It’s like a train on the next track that seems to be moving backward as your train pulls forward leavening the station, an interesting illusion.  Three or four times a year Mercury is retrograde, and illusion becomes confusion in our lives.  It is a good idea to check and recheck your plans. You absolutely don’t want to buy a car or computer during this time; too many tales too sad to tell.

  During the Mercury retro times we may find it hard to be energized and assertive.  Impulsive actions will lead to delays and disappointment.  Risks will be riskier, but “may seem like a good idea at the time.”  Caution, the red flags are up. 

Mercury Retrograde is a cunning mischief-maker that brings difficulty and frustration, particularly if you don’t know how to identify and work with him.  Whenever someone calls me with panic in their voice, asking if Mercury is retrograde, it usually is.  Since forewarned is forearmed, here are the dates for Mercury Retrograde 2007:

• February 13 – March 7  in Aquarius &  Pisces:   Go slow and easy.

• June 15 - July 9  in Gemini & Cancer :  Think and rethink before you speak or act.

• October 11 - November 1  in Libra & Scorpio: Patience, patience, patience.      

When Mercury goes retrograde it is a time to do anything that starts with “re”: redo, rework, review, remind, replant, repair, reconnect, return, repeat, renew, replace, repent, relive, refuse, rewrite, remove, recall..., you get the idea.  It is not the time to start something new, you will find you change your mind, or things don’t work out as you expect.  This period can have many little annoyances: this is when people lose their keys; miss planes, or cars break down.  When you realize it is just Mercury saying, “Slow down and reflect”, it’s easier to be philosophical and let the disruptions roll off your back.

People say they don’t believe in Mercury Retrograde.  That’s OK.  You don’t have to believe in it for it to work, just like gravity.  Keep a short and easy journal of the events during these 3 retrogrades and by 2007 you’ll probably be a believer.

2007...New Year...New Possibilities!

Lindy Burke  714-998-6935    lindy@lindyburke.com