You’ve heard people throw around the term “mercury retrograde,” and maybe you even know that it means things can go haywire. But what is it really?

Simply put, Mercury Retrograde is an optical illusion. A time when Mercury looks as if it is moving backward.

Its effect can feel like you or things in your life are also moving backward. Communications, situations, relationships can all feel like they are taking you back from where you were heading, like a tether around your waist applying resistance when trying to move forward.

As frustrating as it is, going backward can be a gift. It causes you to slow down, rethink an old situation, giving you time to realign right before you are launched like a slingshot in powerful forward momentum.

Welcome these moments.

This latest illusion ends on October 18 and does not recur until January. For some, it is a relief, but for all, it can be a gift.

If you feel like you are meeting with resistance and can’t find the gift, let me help you get unstuck.

Mary