Mercury represents our mental-intellectual and communicative energies and when in retrograde motion, Mercury draws these energies within. We shift focus away from the world and onto our individual selves. Our internal dialogue and thought process comes to the fore rather than the expressing of our ideas and thoughts outwardly to others.
Mercury Retrograde also brings a ‘do-over’ element to matters. You may find that you either need to revisit or do things again that you thought were done before, or that things you start or say during a Mercury Retrograde period may need to be done again or will come up again once Mercury goes direct.
Sometimes, you may find that the “do-over” is more about being given a second chance. If you wanted to say or do something before and you didn’t seize the opportunity then, this influence may give you a chance to do it this time around.
That said, when Mercury is in Sagittarius, Sagittarius is about learning and teaching from experience. It is the wise man/woman of the Zodiac, and it is in a constant seeking of the ultimate Truth in everything and everyone. In order to find that Truth, it goes out into the world, seeking adventures, traveling and exploring new places and new peoples, making the most of the classroom of life and the world we live in. It seeks adventures to have the experiences and to be able to learn then speak first-hand of what it has found to be true through its experience.
When Mercury in Sagittarius is in retrograde, it encourages you to do an inward assessment of your life experiences. What have you learned from our experiences? How do you apply what you have learned to your life? What to you have to share with and/or teach to others as result of your experiences? It has you take time to assess all of this for yourself. This was earlier in this week.
However, in this November 2012 cycle, Mercury Retrograde moves back into Scorpio, which it did earlier this week at 12:43a PST on Wednesday, November 14th. In Scorpio, Mercury Retrograde encourages you to go beyond the experiential truths and lessons of Sagittarius and to go deeper into your darkness and your emotional depths to find the truths that are hidden there as well. This is because at this point in the overall evolution of humanity (and your individual role in that process), it is important that you not only seek the experiences, but that you understand the reasons why you seek the adventures and experiences that you do.
As I have stated in previous posts, Scorpio does not like gray area. It is very decisive – all or nothing energy. It is most comfortable when things are clearly defined, which is why it tends to extremes and polarized thinking – birth and death, Light and darkness, good and evil, right and wrong. During this particular Mercury Retrograde motion, you get to look at your individual self and important aspects of your life in these polarizing terms. You have the opportunity to more clearly define yourself and who you are as an individual. You get the chance to define yourself – for yourself (before you do so for anyone else) – your expression of Love, Light, and Life in this world.
The distinction that this is a time for defining yourself for yourself is a powerful one. Each of us must be confident in who we are as individuals in order to bring about and manifest all that we set out do be and do and have in this world and in our human experience. Without a clear sense of self, we drift with the wind and often find ourselves playing victim to circumstances rather than feeling and being empowered in our choices and in the direction of our lives.
However, it is not to say that this self-definition we give ourselves is permanent – far from it. It is actually giving each of us a starting point from which to experience our personal (individual) and collective (group) evolution. It is a chance to establish a new foundation from which to grow and expand ourselves in our world.
Mercury will be retrograde until November 26th, at which time it will go back into direct motion in Scorpio. At this point in time, it is likely that you will find yourself outwardly reflecting who and what you have defined yourself to be in the world.
Mercury then moves back into Sagittarius on December 10th, at which time you may find yourself sharing and/or teaching what you have discovered and realized with others in the hopes that they, too, will learn, grow, and expand their lives through you.
Yes, there will always be the quirky things that happen during Mercury Retrograde, too. For example – I lost my car keys yesterday. I am fortunate to have had a spare, and the journey from ‘momentary despair’ to ‘salvation by the spare’ helped remind me that I have wonderful and generous people in my life to be thankful for. The key ring also had a couple of things on it that in losing them signified for me (in true Scorpio fashion) the ending of a couple of things that had served their purpose for me. The losses couldn’t have come at a better time for me as it affirmed my belief that everything happens for a reason and a season. When the “season” changes, so do the reasons why certain things and people do (or don’t) belong in my life.
Mercury Retrograde has a reputation for affecting communications and information. I have had friends who have had e-mails mistakenly sent or rebounded, paperwork misplaced or lost, important calls missed…and a few more having significant and life-altering experiences like family members and close friends dying or nearing death. It has been quite an intense Scorpio cycle in 2012 – a lot of profound change.
Yet the changes are and will prove for the better. Trust in that, even if it doesn’t seem so in the moment. We are growing and evolving into our True selves in every moment. Embrace the Truth and the Light you can find going back into the darkness of this 2012 Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio.
Thank you for reading and sharing. Until next post…
~ Light, Love, and Blessings,
Grace
