Mercury Rx August 13 – September 5
Hey everyone! I’m boosting the Mercury Rx post to the top so we can all share our experiences.
As per Mercury Rx Astro-LOA Flash – Drop the sails and relax into a becalmed phase with Mercury Retrograde. Yes, Mercury, messenger of the gods, is Stationary/Rx in Virgo, then moves backwards into Leo until Sept 5. It’s a time to rethink your steps, reconsider offers, reflect on your choices and redo where necessary. Sure, mechanics and technology can go a bit haywire, communications, keys, tickets, bookings, contracts, letters and words too. Don’t fight it. Reflect. This is a time of readjustment. Tally ho!
Quick Note: Within minutes of me posting this, power went out in the laundry room, causing a fuse to blow that took out the entire block. Waiting for the electrician now …. you have to love this, right? Mercury is Rx in my first (appearances? not great when you can’t wash clothes!) and going back over my Asc into the 12th. OH and don’t forget to look at your SOLAR HOUSES. This is my SOLAR Fourth House – power out in the HOME!
Here are the Mercury Rx Details
You can see that the HOT degrees are between 28 Leo and 11 Virgo. Ring a bell? 28 Leo is the degree of the total solar eclipse later this month. If you have ANYTHING within 7 degrees of this point (21 Leo to 5 Virgo) it will be LIT UP.
How can you honor this the planet, point or house involved? Pre-pave the experience you want and see where it takes you.
Mercury Rx through the houses
This is where you want to contemplate, rethinking your previous ideas, approach or beliefs.
First – Appearance, personality traits, outlook on life
Second – $$$, resources, talents, peace of mind
Third – Teaching, learning, writing, talking, connecting
Fourth – Home, family, ancestors, emotional ground
Fifth – Creative expression, offspring (books/kids etc), romance
Sixth – Health, pets, daily routine, magic
Seventh – Socially significant relationships, contracts
Eighth – sex, death, taxes, shared resources, trust
Ninth – New horizons, travel, beliefs, WWW
Tenth – Career, mission, profession, public relations
Eleventh – Friends, goals for the future, groups
Twelfth – unconscious, dreams, giving and receiving, meditative states
Remember, Mercury Retrograde is not a time to push forward until you reTHINK your goals and actions. AFTER the 5th of September, the energy starts to free up and move forward at a better clip, but it doesn’t clear the zone until the 19th of September. Full steam ahead then!
Mercury Rx is Trickster energy.
The trickster comes along when we are stuck, feeling trapped, or out of touch with authenticity of SELF. When we get into such a state, sooner or later the Trickster will blow the doors and windows open so we can breathe fresh air again.
When the Trickster shows up, an experience of synchronicity is at hand, but it can seem, at first, like strife.
Like in the story of the uninvited guest …
Thanks to Walt Disney, we are familiar with Sleeping Beauty. Although the focus is on Prince Charming, love’s first kiss, and HEA, the action of the tale comes from the curse of the uninvited guest. The 13th fairy. It is this neglected enchantress that causes the entire kingdom to fall into unconsciousness. (Where ‘kingdom = Self).
The message has to do with neglect and the kinds of synchronicities evoked by the ‘Trickster’.
This is not a reference to neglecting health, diet or exercise and then suffering the physical consequences. It’s about neglecting the needs of our inner world and the consequences of the oversight.
Mercury Rx can be a time where neglected content of the psyche comes up into consciousness. Look the the house(s) Mercury is transiting backwards through for hints on what this content might be.
Feel free to post questions and comments here.
Happy Mercury Rx and Eclipse Season!
xxKimmy
Hi Kim,
I love looking at workplaces when Mercury goes retrograde….All the phones weren’t working in the Sydney office and the admin and Customer service in the philippines :-)! The computer systems malfunctioning. Miscommunication about meetings scheduled and one of the directors who was overseas asked someone to book a meeting for today and what he booked was for the 15 August. Last week not 22 August !!
Everyone having a short fuse with each other at the Eclipse. 🙂
Marie
It is very interesting to look at workplace, school, classes, etc with the Mercury Rx. There has been a short fuse about, though I am quite sunny today, Sun conjunct my Asc! 🙂
Hi Kim
This is happening in my 2nd natal chart at the moment Mercury 11 Virgo Retro trines may DESC and sextiles my ASC. It will conjunct my Pluto in 2nd. Transformation of self -esteem and self worth issues.
When it goes stationary direct it will conjunct my North Node. Destiny moving forward.
In the Solar chart it is in 4th and then 3rd of communication.
Marie
Hi Kim,
It’s interesting that you have written that this Mercury retrograde ( I assume all Mer Retros have a similar effect) points out the neglected parts of your authentic self. In the new job I can see the under currents of the Directors and staff, the undermining of the directors by the other directors etc…There was a sign-off issue that Managers didn’t do their bit and I was caught in the cross fire….My authentic self and soul purpose is to teach, motivate have people connect with their bodies and enjoy their life.
I had to remind myself the reason I (was) am there ( funny I have already put in the past tense – maybe that is a good thing and I am already on the next phase..) is to get paid to pay my bills, save a lot of money and mainly set up my astro/coaching, exercise etc businesses by getting my Perfect Clients NOW.
The Universe and myself can (has ) allowed myself to have this happen faster :). This eclipse as I mentioned before is conducting my Mars, Uranus and North Node all in Leo in the 2nd house AND I am having a Mars return of asserting and motivation to move forward.
Marie
I love how this coincides with your activated 2nd house AND the Mars return. It’s the start of a whole new, two year work cycle. You call the shots. You set it up the way you want it to be. I think the results of the eclipse may take some time to show up, by dint of the Mercury Rx, but it’s happening!
I see that this is all 7th house for me, and I have Uranus on 28 Leo and Venus on 1 Virgo. So I am thinking something unexpected or unconventional might just happen. Fingers crossed it is all good.
Have an open mind around relationships. How are your connections with others?
All this action is happening in my 8th, directly across from my packed 2nd house … 11 Virgo is opp my 11 Pisces SunMoon MP and Ceres conjunction.
Does it feel like some things are slowing down? What about shared resources or collaborations? Anything there?
I just posted this on FB:
[This is] all happening in the 5th for me [meaning the eclipses AND Mercury Rx]
That eclipse point at 28 Leo? Smack bang on my natal Pluto, with Jupiter only 2 degrees away.
I’m planning to do a LOT of allowing, observing and not-judging.
*blink blink*
Because what else is a girl gonna do, right?
#practicepractice
AND….. in my Solar Houses (I THINK I have this right – don’t work with SH much) – Mercury will be travelling from my 11th back into to the 10th, then forward to 11th again.
Oooooh – the call to recalibrate much about my business has been growing for a while, and every time I ‘try’ to sit down and do the work, I get powerful procrastination happening. MAYBE it’s just a timing thing.
Meanwhile – I’m taking a two week break starting in about a week. I’ve even blocked out my client calendar (except I’m doing maybe three sessions while I’m away).
I have a bunch of stuff I want to get done before then, all to do with closing things out (e.g. the end of my most recent abundance program).
I’m preparing the way.
I’ve done a HUGE amount of work on a whole lot of stuff, and I feel like I’m poised. Saturn and Mars are urging me to get it all done and out there RIGHT NOW. But something feels not-quite-right just yet.
So this is me, leaning into the allowing and not-judging and letting-be.
AND keeping my Saturn happy by doing things like prepping meals for hubby in the freezer so he won’t starve while I’m away (he really is NOT that helpless, but it satisfies my urge to do things); and helping out my choir with prep for our upcoming concert; and dreaming about a program I’m designing in my head at the moment.
Creative expression via performance plus a new program I’m making. Sounds pretty on track for 5th house plus 10th and 11th.
Man this stuff is cool!
Janette,
It sounds amazing and full on, everything you are doing. So big 5th house, with the Placidus house system. With solar houses, you put your Sun on the Ascendant, or your sun sign. Either way, Mercury is in Virgo, the sign behind your sun and Rx back to Leo, two signs behind your sun so the 12th house and back into the 11th. Solar houses are whole houses so Asc either 0 Libra rising to 0 Scorpio on the 2nd, or 27 Libra (the degree of the sun) on the Asc to 27 Scorp on the 2nd.
Solar houses can be insanely accurate. Always worth taking a look. (As I said, puts Mercury Rx in my 4th house and back to my 3rd. But in 4th now and WHAM with the home electrical, on day one! Yiks!
Getting away from it all feels 12th house to me. ‘Checking out’ of the regular routine (6th) and into the sea of the unknown (12th).
Hope you’re able to drop in and let us know how it’s all going!
Ohhhhhhh!! I thought I had replied but I must have just IMAGINED I did.
Very 12th house bahahahah!
All perfect. Got it. Thank youuuuuuuuu!
I’m really watching the 28 degree turn around point – on my Asc no less. It’s a super charger. Checking to see if anything ‘happened’ when it crossed it direct, about two weeks ago …. hmmm. 25th of July.
Thoughts?
I am watching this activity as well Kim, both my Asc is at 29 Leo and natal Jupiter at 28. What you mentioned about our 4th solar house made a lot of sense because my main preoccupation right now is about moving back to CA seeking to live in a more like-minded environment, than where I have been for the past few years. A lot of logistics to figure out between now and mid September, plus the aspect or form of my work and what will this be. Will continue monitoring 🙂
That’s exciting, and yes, Solar Houses can be crazy accurate for these eclipses!
Sorry to hear about the sore foot Quilly, is it healable?
(should totally be the response you are expecting right?) If someone is going to stop talking to you because of a gimpy ankle, then, you know …
Or, you could get him to wheel you around the gallery in a wheel chair and pretend the whole time you’re royalty? 😉
While my computer is letting me, I’ll take the opportunity to share a risky bit of communication I had with my friend Pete (his chart was on the old gva site) … We’ve been texting/talking for a long time and he’s been after me to visit a museum when he comes to the Bay Area. I have demurred, because of my gimpy ankle, which makes walking painful. But today I finally got up the courage to confess this disability and am now waiting to see if he will continue our daily conversations or suddenly disappear. If Mercury is fueling my urge to spill the beans is this influence benign or tricksterish? Did I shoot myself in my already injured foot?
This makes me think of your Mars in Aquarius, right? Aqua rules the ankles. I agree with Shell. If there is any skipping of beats because you have an injury, well, phft!
Sorry I didn’t transfer his chart. Send it to me and I’ll pop it into the gallery. I am remembering Gemini.
Here’s Pete’s Natal. 🙂
Looks to me like someone who might find wheeling you around a museum very amusing!
I’m still google eyes over his Jupiter/Sun/Mercury/Mars on your Venus, Quilly. What does that feel like? Yowza!
Merc is going retro in my 6th, but crosses back into the 5th. And I’m looking at buying a flat! Began seriously investigating a specific option when Merc entered the shadow zone, and have been doing a lot of due diligence and am now at the point where I need to decide or not, for my own headspace firstly, and also because I don’t want to lead them on anymore. So probably signing a contract right on the retro … oh well. It’s ticks all of my, some quite specific, boxes, and a couple other of things have come together that makes it work.
Funnily at the same time, potential date going AWOL. So focusing on due diligence in the 6th and relaxing about 5th house for now.
Shell, that’s so exciting! Really cool focus and expansion. Especially with the wisdom gained from Saturn having just been through your 4th.
Signing a contract isn’t inherently taboo on Mercury Rx. It just means you may be rethinking aspects of the deal, or their could be delays or changes. You do want to read the fine print though. Neptune heading for your moon could be the sanctuary of your dreams. Just have the financing (8th house) double checked by trusted legal genius.
Saturn in the 5th is ‘serious love’ making me think that you won’t want to waste time on anyone who doesn’t have potential. (When did we ever?)
I have this Rx in my 5th, just edging up to my NN at 15 (17 mean) Capricorn and back over Mars and to the 4th. I have a contract that may need signing before January. We’ll see! It’s a creative project … Of course. 🙂
I popped your natal chart in the gallery as I didn’t seem to have transferred it over!
How did I suddenly become EnchantedFalconKim in the above I have no idea!
Pretty excellent unintended rename though!
Yeh, it’s been pretty interesting to think through, and also realise how much I know about what I want in this space, what the risks are etc. The sales chick complimented me on all the questions I was asking, construction techniques etc – that they usually only get from lawyers.
It’s an off the plan situation – so plenty of time to rethink deals and for delays. Inherently I think there’s aways going to be some rethinking attached to this kind of purchase, so maybe merc retro is the perfect time to do it.
You’ll like that some of my quite specific boxes were enough space on the balcony for my pottery wheel and to sling a hammock. These are not easy to achieve! 🙂
Going into it with this vibe, I think you can’t lose. And I know Nico will love that spacious patio too.
I’m going to model your Zen approach for my upcoming negotiations/contracts. Anyway, it’s such a long time coming in this case that I am also fine to let things roll slowly and thoroughly.
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The entire event falls neatly in my 6th house and I will be on vacation starting 5PM on the 16th and not going back to work until the new year..A good time to finish the drywall and painting in the bedroom downstairs.
Sorry we didn’t look right at your chart on the call, Fred, but we did talk about this with a caller. 6th house routine repair, yes, and also body nourishment, food, exercise, mind-body-spirit. Ideas?
Haven’t quite figured this out, but the Rx zone began on my 28 Sag Sun/MC midpoint conj asteroid Fortuna — seems like something oughta be up with that! Merc travels back and forth over my 5 Cap Ascendant, meaning I should be paying attention there (rethinking how I present myself?) … It goes direct a couple of degrees before reaching my 17 Cap Venus … I would love it if I were the recipient of a Queen-for-A-Day cosmic makeover! …
On a more macro level, I’m interested in how the Trickster will affect the Electoral College vote on December 19.
XXOXXQ
There are more than a few ppl with the Mercury Rx going across the Ascendant, or other angle. I do think some kind of redo is happening. Okay, Quilly, I’ve been in Aus for 35 years. what’s an Electoral College?
Probably time for me to re-watch The West Wing!
Talking points for the call:
1. Mercury OOB
2. The significants of 28 Sagittarius to 15 Pluto
3. Planets and progressions activation
4. Why the trickster?
5. Mercury Rx through the houses
We had a great question from ScorpioMoon which I’ll put in here so I remember to answer it on the call:
“How does a retrograde planet impact a progressed planet? Is there any
significant effect? Because 28° Sagittarius has been a hot zone for most
of the year, would having a progressed planet there and a retrograde
planet touching it = some kind of final message re how the matter unfolds?
A remnant maybe? Or are progressions more future oriented?”
Here is Jeannette’s Progressed Chart which will be relevant for this question.
Reckon this is going to be a significant Mercury retrograde… completing this year of endings, in preparation for 2017 ~ an exciting year of New Beginnings. As a Mercury ruled girl (Sun and ascendant)… and in the midst of house selling/inspections/contracts, I sort to find the gems… the pearls and diamonds ~ the gifts, the clarity, the total trust in the vision. This is going to be a very cool ride… feel it in my Capricorn bones ~ thanks Kim <3
I agree it’s a significant Mercury Rx. There’s an unraveling happening, when Mercury moves back through earth and into fire. The direction is very ‘counter clockwise’ for us and we’ll be talking about why on the call. (Align with the Stars, 13th/14th). Hope to see you there!