Mercury Retrograde Thrive Guide by Bohomofo

Oh Mercury retrograde, here you are again already. Our comms planet has turned retrograde, for the third time this year, this time in his home state of Virgo. So many will plunge themselves unnecessarily into the hysterical pop astro panic that plagues this much maligned and misunderstood transit. As part of his regular orbit Mercury is retrograde for almost 20% of the year, every year, which makes blaming Merc for your woes an all too convenient trope.

Several times annually the tiny planet with the mighty influence appears to travel backwards in the sky, a function of its short orbit and our perspective here on earth.

Mercury rules the mind, holding dominion over communication, technology, travel and transport too. In the zodiac, Mercury rules Gemini and Virgo which means this retrograde begins - and eventually ends - in his home state, rendering it supercharged. The wily trickster will disrupt our best laid plans. Playing games with time and space, muddling thinking and expression, transporting us between worlds real and imagined, lost and found