"It is in the Stars", by Valerie Greene

Feeling a bit aggravated as you find yourself doing many do overs?

Yes, it is in the Stars! As the planet Mercury today, Aug. 30, 2016, went retrograde again, at 9:04 a.m. EDT.

This cycle that happens about three times a year, can be trying?

 It gives us those do overs, because Mercury, rules our thoughts, including the decisions that come from them. And all our working, and the running of our machinery!

Like the family car? Or those important appliances  that have been showing signs of wear? Therefore, when Mercury retrogrades it brings those areas of life that are breaking down, or past mistakes to our immediate attention!

 Like it or not, Mercury in retrograde has its value.

 Even though it does cause a lot of confusion, changing of your mind, and aggravating mistakes with any kind of communicating? Yes, effecting your day and your important work life!

Mercury will be in retrograde until it gets backs to its normal direction on Sept 22, at 1:30 AM. And then continue its Virgo influence until Mercury will enter, Libra, on Oct 7, 2016, at 3:55 AM.

However, its influence is always the most intense the first few days as it changes signs, or goes back to its normal direction.

And that would be Today, through Friday, Sept 2, 2016... and again as Mercury goes direct again, Sept 22..thru Sept 25.

How to cope? Guard your decisions. Try not to make any important ones, at this time! And avoid making any plans that must happen, because Mercury in retrograde changes many things, including your mind!

Now about the good of a Mercury in retrograde?

As I said before, it help us to at last take care of those issues that need our attention.

 And it also helps us to go back in time to rethink old ideas. Including the nice effect of reconnecting  to old friends!

 Which can seem to come out of the blue? Like running into an old friend? Or a sudden desire to connect to an old friend, to clear up any hurt feeling? And then the nice effect renewing old friendships? Or love ties?

So yes, we are in for a three week period of rethinking and confusion when trying to make our daily plans?

 But on the plus side, a three week cycle of the chance to put back together, what was lost, or not handled properly, from our past! Nice!  Try to Make it work for you!