The Poetry of Mercury Retrograde

Posted on Posted in 2020

Once again, Mercury, the messenger, is moving backward through the sky. Although the term Mercury Retrograde is becoming ever more common, it is often misunderstood. So, before I take you too far down the rabbit hole, here is a little context as to what is happening. Firstly, when a planet is retrograde, yes, all planets go retrograde; it is not, in fact, moving backward; it merely appears to be from our perspective on Earth. I often explain it to clients by likening it to the sensation of driving by an 18-wheeler and experiencing the feeling of drifting backward.

Full Moon in Virgo Feb 2016

Posted on Posted in 2016, Full Moon

Tomorrow’s (Feb 22nd at 10:20 AM PST) Full Moon falls at 3˚ Virgo. As it is the Full moon the Sun is spinning at the polarity point in Pisces. Maybe I’m bias, or sensitive do to Virgo’s placement in my own astrology, but I think Virgo tends to get kicked around and looked down upon […]