Mercury in Sagittarius begins to move in retrograde motion on Tuesday, November 6th, 2012 at 3:04p PST. Mercury in Sagittarius tends to have a pretty blunt delivery of the truth of matters, and usually doesn’t hesitate to share exactly what is on its mind.
However, for this next 9 days or so, it’s not about the sharing quite yet. While Mercury moves in retrograde motion, it’s more about recognizing what you have to share with others and getting clear about it before you share it with others.
Sagittarius is the wise teacher, the mentor of the Zodiac. It has learned from its experiences, and wants to share what it has learned with others. Out of its experiences, it also gains a great deal of wisdom, and often its philosophy about life changes as it goes along in its life journey. This philosophy is something that Sagittarius also wants to share with others, not so much to gather a following, but to share what it has come to know as truth.
The Truth is of ultimate importance to Sagittarius. In fact, truth trumps all other matters where Sagittarius is concerned. It’s not worth doing or talking about if it doesn’t get you closer to the truth – the real truth, and nothing but the real truth. That is what Sagittarius is always searching for and striving for – the ultimate knowledge and sharing of the truest of truths.
That said, with Mercury going retrograde in Sagittarius, there is some soul-searching to be done in these next 9 days or so before Mercury goes back into Scorpio in this cycle of retrograde motion. There is time to consider what rings true to you and what does not. There is some time to also consider what you have learned to be true and what truths you really do have to share with others.
Sagittarius Mercury in retrograde will also present you with opportunities to communicate those truths to others before Mercury returns to direct motion to move you forward and beyond your past.
It has been my experience that Mercury Retrograde is not only an introspective time – it is also a “do-over” opportunity. It gives you a chance to communicate what you didn’t say the first time or to receive what you didn’t get the first time around.
However, if you are starting something during a Mercury Retrograde, often some aspect of it (if not all of it) will come around again or need to be re-done (done over again).
Mercury Retrograde can also bring challenges in communication and technology as well, but I’ve found that these tend to occur when you are trying to avoid or ignore an important lesson or fact that you need to know or address. In this case of Mercury in Sagittarius, consider which truths you may be avoiding or resisting – ones that you’d rather not face and/or deal with.
So as you look over your life in the next week or so while Mercury Retrograde is in the sign of Sagittarius, consider what is true for you in your life. Ask yourself:
- Does this ring true for me? If so, why? If not, why?
- What truth(s) may I be avoiding or resisting, and why?
- Is it my truth…or someone else’s truth?
- Am I afraid to share this truth with another person or people? If so, why?
- What could someone else learn or gain from my sharing my life experience with them?
- What can I communicate now that I thought or felt that I couldn’t before?
- What opportunities are opening for me to share with others to complete my past and clear the way for now and next to emerge in my life?
All of these are very powerful questions you can ask yourself and your closest friends and loved ones to make the most of this Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius.
The timing of this Mercury Retrograde is especially interesting…at least for those of us here in the United States.
That said…on to part two! (See the next post…coming shortly.)
~ Light, Love, and Blessings,
Grace
