Mercury Retrograde, August 2017.

Mercury Rx
12th of August in Virgo / 5th of September in Leo

Mercury (Hermes for the Greeks) is the messenger of the gods, son of Zeus and Maya, is the confident, restless, enterprising and adventurous God. He is the guardian of the paths between life and death, the protector of the roads and the traveler's guide. According to Myth, Mercury used the shell of a tortoise to invent the lira and exchange with his brother Apollo, the god of the arts, prophecies, and daylight, who gave him the cane of Concord.

Mercury incarnates across the planet of communications and language, the planet closest to the sun, who as a good communicator is responsible for carrying the messages between our plane and the upper and lower planes. It is Mercurio who leads and directs (or redirects on some occasions), the form that our communication takes the proper use of language, and everything related to the exchange of information.

In Astrology, Mercury has always been intimately linked with the intellectual realm, travel, communication, right decision making, all forms of language and service to others. Mercury is the ruling planet of Gemini and Virgo. Mercury begins its process of retrogradation (for the second time in 2017) on August 12 in the Virgo sign. During the cycles of Mercury retrograde, it is necessary to avoid all sorts of distractions in the workplace as well as in the personal sphere. The retrogradation of Mercury severely slows communications, messages and overwhelms the use of language, causing messages to be received much more negatively and often with a double meaning.

With Mercury Retrograde in action, there is a tendency to disorientation, boredom in work projects, not wanting to try new things, letting oneself be carried away by the day-to-day careers, not attending to physical discomforts with the right attention, To commit to several projects at once, wanting to do a thousand things at the same time without paying due attention to any, and to want to always take the shortest and fastest route, even knowing that the path to learning and success, is usually the way Long and full of greater commitment and sacrifices.

Retrograde Mercury spoils all actions related to papers, legal documents, quick procedures and commercial matters. So it is necessary to review the documents up to two and three times to ensure that everything is fine, during this cycle of retrogradation, it is advisable to postpone the medical analysis and diagnostics until it seems to be the most correct moment, because during this period it is usual that even The most expert may omit tiny but important errors.

During this phase of Retrograde Mercury positioned in the Virgo Sign, delays, monetary preoccupation, lack of commitment to pay off old debts, and feelings of sadness or depression, caused by the delay and constant cancellation of multiple quotes.

Take into account that on July 25 Mercury entered the astrological sign of Virgo. With the planet of communications in the sign of the virgin, it is a good time to analyze and decide that it is hindering us, that we are overriding, and that we are missing.

Mercury's strategic position in Virgo is favorable for many, especially for younger entrepreneurs. This position gives them a new perspective, a more lucid vision and an extra dose of realism that allows them to create and undertake with greater precision and less "illusion", being able to be more objective and more complete when sharing their ideals.

This retrogradation comes to close and cancel, it's time to end partnerships, companies that do not bear fruits, "friendships" that we have peace and not add us support or peace of mind, if you want to cancel an event, or delay the launch of a product, service , And even a web page, take this pause to do so. Well, a project that is made known with Mercury Retrograde usually carries with it those eternal "details" and "minimal errors" that can end up leading to bankruptcy.

Elhoim Leafar