Mercury Retrograde
It’s the most wonderful time of the yearrrrrr, yet most people I’ve been catching up with are having a really hard time. I think I speak for all of us when I say the last few months of 2024 have been a rocky one and if it hasn’t been, congratulations! How does it feel to be God’s favorite?
On a serious note, Mercury went Reggaeton (iykyk) on November 25th and will be in retrograde until December 15th. Now what is a retrograde? A retrograde occurs when a planet seems to be moving in the opposite direction of how it usually moves so essentially it appears to be moving backwards from our point of view here on Earth. Now I’m not here to talk about if the science of that is true because all I know is that when any planet is retrograde as a collective we all feel it.
If you’re into astrology then you know that retrogrades symbolize a time of slowing down, reflection, and past situations coming up. From old memories, feelings, emotions, and even actual people from your past showing back up. It’s also a time of pausing, taking things slow, and looking inward. Have you changed in the last year? Are you stuck in the same cycles you’ve been in? Are you still doing that thing you told yourself you would stop doing like six months ago? Well if you are, buckle up buttercup and prepare for the universe to drag you.
Now I’m not saying retrogrades are necessarily a bad thing, they’re beneficial. It’s a time to take note of what’s working in your life and what is no longer serving you. Mercury is the planet of technology, travel, and communication. You know how you overslept cause your alarm didn’t go off? Retrograde. You know how you accidentally lost all your work on Microsoft Word cause your computer died and you didn’t save it? Retrograde. You know that ex that you haven’t spoken to in like two years that just texted you out of the blue? Retrograde.
During a retrograde it is very important to detach, expectations should be low, and be prepared for shit to hit the fan ESPECIALLY if you haven’t been doing your inner work. All this means is you’ll have to face certain things you have most likely been avoiding. Miss Universe has been giving you the chance to do it on your own terms, and if you haven’t well let's just say she’s gonna take care of it for you. Sometimes we need to be pushed out of our comfort zone in order to see things from a different perspective, at this time you should just take a breath and trust that the Universe has your best interest at heart. Even if things feel like they are falling apart, they are actually falling together. Whatever is coming up must be felt and released. You should also be mindful of falling back into old toxic behaviors and situations. If it didn’t work out the first time, let’s not try it again. I think this Mercury Retrograde occurring right before the new year is pretty poetic and it's in the sign of Sagittarius so now is a great time to look inward and take into account what’s been working for you and what hasn't. Have you been feeling the energy lately? How have you guys been doing in general?
With love and gratitude always,
Your Earth Angel Amethyst 🤍✨
