| May 7 - May 30, 2009 | | | | going to be ready to do something. Politicians, pay |
| Mercury, the God of communication and | | | | attention, or this Mercury retrograde may push you |
| transportation, also governs logic and our thought | | | | right out of office. (Power to the People!) |
| processes. Retrogrades aren't necessarily bad, but | | | | Mercury's retrograde could get a little ugly from May |
| they often bring up issues from the past for us to | | | | 18th through May 21st, as Mercury joins forces with |
| hash over once more. Mercury will be doing most of | | | | the Sun in a tag team battle against Neptune and |
| his retrograde this month in the sign of Taurus, the | | | | Jupiter. And this means: bad luck, stupid decisions, |
| ruler of money and possessions, so some of us may | | | | travel delays, delusions, and indulging in addictions. Use |
| spend the whole retrograde crying over all that we | | | | extra caution driving, and watch out for the drunken |
| have lost. Taurus doesn't like to give up his stuff, and | | | | driver during this time. Also (as if I really need to |
| most of us have had to give up something since the | | | | mention it), don't make any major life changing |
| stock market crashed during another Mercury | | | | decisions for at least a few days. Postpone any |
| retrograde last October. It will be a stroll down | | | | decisions that you can, until Mercury has turned |
| memory lane, and some of those memories aren't so | | | | direct. |
| pleasant. | | | | Mercury's direct station (the day he switches back to |
| This Mercury retrograde should be fairly typical. The | | | | a forward motion, May 30th) is usually more difficult |
| initial retrograde station could be tough, but the rest | | | | than his retrograde station, but I don't think it will be |
| of the month should be the usual Mercury retrograde | | | | this time. There won't be any planets aspecting |
| behavior. Old friends may call, and many clients tell | | | | Mercury during his direct station. There may still be a |
| me that ex partners come "crawling out of the | | | | few extra travel delays and Internet problems, but |
| woodwork" during Mercury's retrograde. Also, those | | | | not a tremendous amount. |
| of us who are old and tired often pass over during | | | | Okay, now its time to get out your charts and see |
| Mercury's retrograde. Its a really great time for ghost | | | | how Mercury's retrograde will affect you. Mercury's |
| hunting. The veil between here and the other side | | | | retrograde will transit from 2 degrees Gemini to 23 |
| gets very thin during this time. | | | | degrees Taurus. First and foremost, look as see |
| Mercury will actually begin his retrograde (retrograde | | | | which of your houses Mercury will transit. That will tell |
| station) in the sign of Gemini while at a quincunx | | | | you the most about how Mercury's retrograde will |
| (inconjunction) to Pluto, the planet of death and | | | | influence you. |
| rebirth. When planets are inconjunct, they just don't | | | | If you have any planets or power points from 0 |
| function together, so we may find our logic and our | | | | degrees to 4 degrees in Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces |
| fears are at odds a few days before and after | | | | (mutable signs), Mercury's retrograde station (May |
| Mercury's retrograde station (May 7th). | | | | 7th) could be especially dramatic for you. If you have |
| Mercury will move back into Taurus on May 13th, and | | | | any planets or power points from 0 to 4 degrees in |
| then the crying begins. The economy has been | | | | Gemini, Aquarius, or Libra (air signs), this retrograde |
| tough, and about all of us have been either directly | | | | station may bring problems to people you care about. |
| affected by business slowdowns and layoffs, or | | | | If you have any planets or power points from 21 to |
| know someone who has. "Brother, Can You Spare a | | | | 25 degrees Leo, Scorpio, or Aquarius (fixed signs), |
| Dime," could become the motto of many during this | | | | Mercury's direct station (May 30th) could cause you |
| Mercury retrograde. Rather than looking at the 90% | | | | to postpone some of your plans, or possibly bring an |
| of our stuff that we still have, many of us will be | | | | extra expense. If you have any planets or power |
| focused on that 10% that we've lost. | | | | points from 21 to 25 degrees in Taurus, Virgo, or |
| Now, we can use that grief to our benefit, if we | | | | Capricorn, the delays you hit during this station could |
| focus. People are angry and tired of seeing the | | | | actually turn out to be beneficial. |
| economy still falling. It will be a great time to get out | | | | Just another Mercury retrograde. It won't take long |
| and lobby. Many of the previous apathetic citizens are | | | | and it will be over. |