I highly recommend reading and sitting with this post: Mercury joins Rahu in Aquarius to understand the role Mercury is playing during its time in Aquarius. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Mars – action, inner drive, aggression, assertiveness, ambition, courage, raw energy
Venus – relationships (with self and others), beauty, value systems, luxury
Mercury – intellect, information, expressing ourself, how we share information (writing, speaking, communication in general), and how we think through + analyze information
Rahu – obsession, illusion, worldly desires, unconventionality, and sudden events
Aquarius – innovation, technology, individuality, originality, humanity focused, multiplicity
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Retrograde energy is all about revisiting and reevaluating our patterns/habits.
Mercury Retrograde revisits and reevaluates how we're processing and communicating information.
With this retrograde transit having Mars (action), Sun (boldness), Venus (values), Rahu (obsession/greed/illusion), all conjunct Mercury (information + communication) we're going to be asked to reexamine the way we're walking our path.
Some of us are perfectly on track so these next few weeks will be a nice rest/breather before the real forward progress begins in March & April.
On the other hand, some of us are going to be sternly guided towards moving in a new way OR in a new direction entirely!
The fog of indecision will begin to clear after the Lunar eclipse and Jupiter (blessing, guidance, growth) retrograde ends in early March.
The area of life most impacted will be the house that Aquarius sits in within our birth chart.
Our new 9 year cycle has begun and the universe is asking for us to take a breath and pause for a second so we can decide if the things we're pursuing are truly what we want.
Are we actually willing to make the trade-offs required to get the things we claim we want?
There is no "right" answer.
Only we know what we truly value.
With double Retrogrades + an eclipse next week it's important to remain calm and trust Saturn's plan!
Remember, the universe is on our side and truly wants us to win.
These energies are refining us and making sure we've actually learned the lessons we need to so we can ultimately fulfill our Karmic Destiny!
The energy is intense right now.
Miscommunication, misunderstandings, and knee-jerk reactions are likely during this chaotic reevaluation period.
It's critical to let things unfold naturally here.
Don't let the amplified (Mars) illusions + greed (Rahu) and ego (Sun) get you into trouble.
Also, give grace to those around you.
They're undergoing the same energetic shift without the underlying awareness that this is a refining period here to test the status of our learning.
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Have we transcended our old patterns and habits that no longer serve us?
OR
If we're delivered a highly emotional experience will we fall back into our old ways?