Incoming beneficial Mercury Retrograde!
Believe it or not, we’re being supported to refine, review, and reimagine, creating solid foundations out of our ideas!
The planet that rules our mind, communication, and ideas enters the grounded and practical sign of Taurus on April 3rd. Mercury will move through a retrograde in this sign from April 21st to May 14th. But before you moan and groan about it, I’m stoked to say that it’s actually a very supportive retrograde for creating stability in our lives.
Taurus is the zodiac associated with our sense of self-worth, stability, finances and material possessions. Being a fixed earth sign, the energetics of Taurus is concerned with seeing tangible action through for the long term.
Before we enter the pre-shadow phase of this retrograde, Mercury will make a supportive aspect with Saturn on April 5th, helping us make a solid plan for any creative inspiration that may have hit since the start of Aries season. Mercury will also conjoin the north node later that same day, which will assist in refining these ideas based on the direction we are learning to move towards in our individual lives.
Now keep in mind that retrogrades are a time of slowing down and hitting up all our “re” words. Revisiting, remembering, reevaluating - to name a few. So although we start solid with Mercury in Taurus, there will be a few weeks of pulling back and reconsidering what has already been set in place.
The pre-shadow phase of this retrograde will begin on the 7th. This is a time frame leading into the retrograde to pay attention to what may surface in your awareness because there’s a good chance you’ll be tracing your steps right back over the same area of your life.
Lean into inspired action on April 8th when Mercury interacts with Mars (who is hanging out in Cancer). But don’t be surprised if you need to revise your progress by April 23rd as Mercury moves back into conversation with Mars to kick off the retrograde shenanigans.
May 1st will mark a day of “aha” moments as the Sun and Mercury meet up for a brief hang out. Take note of what insights might come through in conversations with others. You may be surprised by a simple idea that could take you the distance.
Before Mercury finishes up, it’s “flip it and reverse it” (retrograde); he will make two supportive aspects on May 12th to Saturn and Venus. This would be an excellent day to review any plans/progress made in early April with the first aspect to Saturn. Venus may lovingly re-affirm your efforts of making improvements or gently nudge you to re-adjust for greater ease.
The messenger planet stations direct on May 14th (yaaaay)! Just keep in mind that the actual breaking free will occur on May 31st, when he exits the post-shadow phase. I usually think of this time frame as the expression “the 3rd time’s the charm”. However, as I mentioned in the beginning - this retrograde (unlike most) is quite supportive in many ways!
Mercury will make four final aspects before moving on to Gemini on June 11th. Let’s break them down quickly here;
May 19th, we will have one last sextile to Saturn in Pisces. Ask yourself - how have I applied my ideas in a resourceful manner to support the well-being of my life for the long term?
On June 4th, Mercury catches up to Uranus in Taurus to jolt our minds with fresh perspectives. Stay open for sudden breakthroughs or possible new creative ideas if you’ve been looping on a challenge!
The tail end of this transit through Taurus will involve Mercury entering a dreamy conversation with Neptune in Pisces. Take the day off, and allow yourself to drift into the land of imagination. Watch the clouds go by while listening to your favourite music. It’s not the most productive type of day, so you may as well enjoy the bliss!
And lastly, moments before Mercury finds his way home to Gemini, he will trine Pluto in Capricorn- providing us with a brief reminder of how powerful we truly are when we put our ideas into momentum.
Give yourself a pat on the back! You’re so damn worthy of a magnificent life!
These next two months are filled with pure potential for the part of your chart containing Taurus! Make sure you check out what house or houses (area(s) of life) these will be unfolding for you to take advantage of the momentum to build a solid foundation for something fucking epic!
If you need a hand figuring out how to look up where this energy will be taking place in your life, you can find a mini tutorial on how in my saved stories under “astrology.” And make sure to follow along for energetic updates and reminders!
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You hold the power, my friend! And I hope you can look back after this time frame to see how much you’ve blossomed! Be well, and remember to subscribe for more rad updates! I’ll catch you back here again soon <3
All the love from your cosmic alignment teacher - Tasy<3