Insights and news about astrology and tarot
The big news then is that Mars is now back in Leo, and this time he means it. No going back to Cancer for another couple of years. Mars the fiery planet, out of his sign of fall and into a fire sign, is going to set a whole new vibe. The fuse is already lit. This is one of the subjects I’ll be covering in the weekly blog, going out today as usual.
Note how tomorrow’s Solar Eclipse is in the heart of the Mercury and Venus conjunctions with Neptune, conjunct the sad Fixed Star of Scheat 29 Pisces. These are the retrograde contacts, so the second of a series of three – think “heart of the matter”.
In terms of understanding any kind of retrograde symbolism we can simply put the phrase “it’s complicated” in front of our concerns. My retrograde Mercury checklist is by no means the final word but it will give you plenty of ideas with regards to the kind of things to expect.
Pay close attention to what unfolds in your own life today and over the weekend, especially if you’re going through any kind of transitional experience yourself. There’s a double whammy going on as the Sun is poised to tread exactly in Mercury’s footsteps, making the minor aspect to Neptune (Pisces planet) before changing sign.
YOUR MERCURY CHECKLIST
At a universal level these backward loops (3 times a year, 3 weeks at a time) are when Mercury wears his Trickster’s hat – gremlins everywhere! Compiled from many years of observation these are the kind of themes to be aware of, now and during the next 10 days (up to 15 Dec plus a couple of days)