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This Mercury Retrograde overlaps with the eclipse season.  A double whammy for making important decisions!  But, it's a great energy for reviewing your finances and reconnecting with your values.

Read my full list of Mercury Retrograde tips - including the dates to keep in mind - in this post. 

It's a brand-new year!

Three planets change signs in 2023:  Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto. While Jupiter changes signs every 12 months, and Saturn every 30 months, when Pluto changes signs, it signals a huge (even if slow), generational change.

The nodal axis moves again, into Aries-Libra, highlighting relationships (including international relations).

What's more, this will be followed by more major shifts in 2025-2026, as Uranus and Neptune will also change signs!

The world is heading into an important period that may feel like a new era.

We start 2023 with Mercury and Mars both retrograde.  If you set your New Year resolutions, it might be best to wait until Jan. 18, when both planets are direct again.  It can be more difficult to see your goals and direction clearly when both Mercury and Mars are retrograde. 

Better yet, save your New Year resolutions until Jan. 21, when Mars and Mercury are both direct, and the New Moon in Aquarius sails up, making it easier to see new and unexpected solutions to stubborn problems.

Mercury Retrograde can bring annoying technology glitches, delayed or cancelled travel plans and appointments, and frustrating miscommunication.  And….it also has a huge silver lining. It’s the best time of the year for all things “re”: re-do, re-plan, re-write (or edit), re-connect, repair, reflect.  

This retrograde will straddle Libra and Virgo, so we can expect relationships to come into sharper focus. 

But you know what, this Mercury Retrograde brings a number of surprising upsides! Practical resolutions to old relationship issues are possible when the retrograde is over.  And, Mercury makes a couple of unusually long planetary connections that can help in negotiations, research, and working on your self-limiting beliefs.

Mercury Retrograde can bring annoying technology glitches, delayed or cancelled travel plans and appointments, and  frustrating miscommunication.  And….it also has a huge silver lining. It’s the best time of the year for all things “re”: re-do, re-plan, re-write (or edit), re-connect, repair, reflect.  

This Mercury Retrograde straddles Aquarius and Capricorn, echoing the theme of the Uranus-Saturn squares that dominated the astrology of 2021 (and that we will still feel in 2022).  Reflect on your relationship with stability and change, say Aquarius and Capricorn. 

Read my full list of Mercury Retrograde tips in this post. 

Mercury Retrograde can bring annoying technology glitches, delayed or cancelled travel plans and appointments, and  frustrating miscommunication.  And….it also has a huge silver lining. It’s the best time of the year for all things “re”: re-do, re-plan, re-write (or edit), re-connect, repair, reflect.  

This Mercury Retrograde is in Libra, making it an ideal time to reconnect with your partner (pre-schedule some fun date nights if you can!); to re-balance your own needs and the needs of those around you; and to reflect on your view of fairness.

Read my full list of Mercury Retrograde tips in this post. 

September offers us quite a few gifts. A Grand Trine in Earth, active until Sept. 16, brings the energy of vitality, practical sense and productivity. The Air energy is also strong: collaborate and build your networks, especially online. But, with Mercury turning retrograde on Sept. 26, we're heading into the thick of this year's retrograde season...