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Mercury Retrograde January 11-January 31
Mercury Retrograde this January 11-January 31
Date: 1/6/2009 10:08:39 PM ( 15 y ) ... viewed 1285 times
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Mercury Retrograde
Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius and Capricorn in January 2009, Part 1 - Signals of A Rapidly Approaching Future Launching in February
by Robert Wilkinson
Each Mercury Retrograde period is unique, yet related to other Mercury Retrograde periods, usually because the sign element of Mercury is closely related to those of past Mercury retrograde periods. In 2008 we had three in Gemini, Aquarius, and Libra, offering an Air trine where we reconsidered many ideals, ideas, relationships, remembrances, and perspectives from different angles of vision. This one starts in Aquarius, but then moves back to Earthy Capricorn. What does that hold for all of us?
This Mercury retrograde starts 8:44 am PST January 11, 2009 (4:44 pm GMT, January 12 in east Asia and Australia) and ends 11:11 pm PST January 31 (February 1 everywhere east of there). This retrograde moves from 8 degrees Aquarius back to 22 Capricorn, with the inferior conjunction of Mercury and the Sun occurring at 1 degree Aquarius at 7:59 am PST an hour before the Presidential inauguration on January 20.
This Mercury retrograde begins at 8 Aquarius, and retraces ground we experienced December 25 through January 10. The degree is "Beautifully Gowned Wax Figures," symbolizing a "need for public presentation of life virtues and standards," and the need to share our values in some external manner with others."
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There are a lot of myths, supposition, and confusion about Mercury retrograde, yet there are many things one can achieve during these periods that occur three times a year. It's a great time to examine the Cosmic Magician and figure out some things not evident when Mercury is direct in motion. I offer many insights into how we can use these times productively in my ground-breaking book, "A New Look At Mercury Retrograde," now out of print but soon to be republished on this site as an ebook.
Many want to act productively during these times but don’t know how, usually due to paralysis induced by indecision, ambivalence, or second-guessing. Actually, despite the superstition and fluff of most commercial astrological explanations about how to approach these times, they're really not so bad! Again, if you can find a copy of my book (there are a few out there) you can investigate more about this oft-recurring phenomenon and get major insights how best to use these times. Since it's so hard to find, I'll try to post some relevant sections over the next few weeks that will help you understand what's up when Mercury, or Hermes, "the guide of Souls," is slow in motion, which is really the meaning of a retrograde.
Briefly, it's a time to take a new look at information, insights, and perceptions, and rework interpretations to prepare for the four month period that follows a Mercury retrograde. Mercury goes back over ground it's just traversed, but during the retrograde there is an entirely new angle of view that presents itself so that some things previously unknown or unnoticed can be factored in for the future. There are curious returns that allow us to re-think some things, and find a new rhythm of coordinating our life affairs.
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