What is mercury Retrograde?
What are the pros and cons?
What should you do and not do?
Best essential oils and crystals to use!
Let me begin by saying I am not an astrologer. I am a psychic/medium receiving messages from Angels and all of the energy of the white light. An astrologer receives messages from how the planets, sun, moon, and stars align. However, I did receive this information from the internet; mercury retrograde is when “Mercury enters into a period of retrograde orbit, which is popularly believed to have astrological significance. When we say that a planet is in retrograde it means that from the perspective of Earth, a planet’s motion across the sky goes backwards night after night compared to its usual direction for a period of time. This happens when Earth overtakes a slower-moving planet in its orbit around the Sun, or is overtaken by a faster-moving planet.
Retrograde motion is technically called “apparent retrograde motion” since it’s not an actual change in the planet’s motion through space, but rather an effect caused by our perspective from Earth.” This motion can have very powerful effects on us, good and bad. Mercury retrograde happens 3-4 times a year with the next one being from August 4th – August 28th and from November 25th– December 15th.
For spiritual beings and lightworkers like myself and probably you if you are reading this, it can impact greatly by allowing us to find a deeper connection with our hearts, soul, spirit, and intuition. This is a great time to spend time alone in mature meditating, journaling, doing crafts or anything else creative to help you access a deeper connection to spirit and your own intuition. Trust me with the upcoming elections, you are going to need it! Resist overthinking things, worrying and frustration. Let your “Guys” be your guide! And by all means don’t forget to spiritually protect yourself EVERYDAY! It can also affect us in a negative way with trouble sleeping, feeling anxious or depressed, brain fog and that feeling of just giving up! Do not fall victim to this. Some good essential oils to have on hand are always, frankincense and northern lights black spruce creates an atmosphere of grounding, focus, and higher connection. Peppermint for energy and lavender for sleep, calming and relaxation and lemon is cleansing, clarifying, and uplifting.
During this time, it is not a good idea to write any major contracts or make travel plans. If you cannot avoid writing or signing a contact, please read all the fine print and make sure to ask questions if you do not understand something. If you cannot avoid travel, make sure you plan on disruption and delays. Do not become agitated simply plan ahead.
Other Ways to Make Mercury Retrograde Easier
1. Carefully Consider Your Words
Pause before you speak and take a few breaths to center your thoughts. Also, don’t rush yourself if you’re not ready. Silence is better than mixed messages.
2. Give Other People Space
In conversation, encourage both parties to take a deep breath during moments of confusion or interruptions. Mercury retrograde can cause our minds to move very fast, giving way to talking over one another and not listening.
3. Check for Typos
Mercury retrograde is infamous for committing typos, creating grammar glitches, and hitting “send” before you’ve completed your message. The mind speeds up during these three weeks of seemingly backward motion, jumbling our thoughts and our fingers. Read your message more than once before sending and ask someone else to edit your important work during this period.
4. Read the Small Print
It’s technically best not to sign important agreements during Mercury retrograde. If you must, read each line three times. Know that Mercury retrograde only “breaks” anything that isn’t perfectly aligned. So even if you do overlook something, it will only fall apart if it isn’t a strong fit for you.
5. Confirm Plans
This goes for your own plans, including travel itineraries, as well as your meetings with others. So double check those dinner reservations and try to convey compassion and understanding when people do miss calls and meetings.
6. Be Open to Redirection
If Mercury retrograde breaks or delays something in your world, consider it a redirection. Any “destruction” is an opportunity to create a situation that’s stronger and more aligned with who you are and where you’re going. Besides, if things are perfectly aligned, Mercury retrograde won’t be able to affect them.
7. Stay Centered
That same grounding that you experience during your yoga practice or when you’re outside needs to be accessible even when you can’t step away from your current situation. When you practice staying centered in yourself and grounded in the moment, as you do during a yoga practice or meditation, you help not just yourself but everyone who comes into contact with you.
8. Protect your electronics
Make sure to back everything up. Not a good time to make major electronic purchases.
Crystals can help during Mercury retrograde by protecting against negative energy or balancing energy. Here are some crystals that are beneficial during this time both for you and your electronics;
- Black tourmaline A grounding stone that can help with stress, anxiety, and negativity
- Fluorite Also known as the “Genius Stone”, this crystal is said to help with focus, clarity, and order
- Rose quartz A calming stone that can help with emotional issues and encourage compassion, forgiveness, and understanding especially in relationships
- Rhodochrosite Supports the heart chakra and can help heal old emotional wounds and forgiveness
- Blue lace agate Associated with the throat chakra, this stone is said to be helpful for communication issues
- Chrysocolla Helps balance and heal exchanges, allowing you to know when to speak and when to listen
- Blue kyanite Facilitates communication, helps clear up misunderstandings, and supports the third eye, heart, and throat chakras
- Opal and black obsidian Obsidian creates a shield around the aura while opal provides emotional protection
- Shungite and selenite Shungite blocks electromagnetic frequencies and negative energy, while selenite creates a balance of energy
- Tiger’s eye and pyrite Tiger’s eye symbolizes protection and inner strength, while pyrite combines the energy of the sun and earth
Other crystals that are said to be beneficial during Mercury retrograde include: Citrine, Apophyllite, Blue calcite, Lemon chrysoprase, and Pink tourmaline. Make sure to have at least some of these on your person and around all of your electronics!
If this mercury gets to you keep repeating, this too shall pass as nothing remains the same forever!