I always chuckle when I read and hear the dire warnings about “Mercury in retrograde”. It’s not that Mercury Retrograde can’t create some drama, but that people refuse to acknowledge why that drama ensues… especially because the drama’s usually of their own making.
In general, people find retrogrades – especially Mercury Retrograde – challenging largely because they insist on being the ones driving their interactions with others. Often determined to make sure they are heard or seen (and equally determined not to take others’ communications, offerings, or presences seriously if they pay attention to them at all), they experience an grand assortment of complications and calamities because they refuse to receive the messages coming to them.
Retrogrades will only occur as obstacles when you’re still determined to move forward the way you always do. When you’re experiencing drama during planetary retrogrades, it’s likely because you’re resisting the lesson(s) and opportunities of the planet(s) moving in retrograde.
Retrogrades are a call to stop, look, and listen – to pay attention to the information and insights being GIVEN to you by the outside world rather than trying to GIVE your agenda and intentions to the world. It’s not that you can’t give anything during retrogrades – it’s that you get to become more aware of when it’s good to give and better to receive.
This is why this 10-day period of July 2019 is so profound.
The Seven Retrogrades of July 2019 have arrived to teach us a few things about ourselves and each other.
The Seven Retrogrades of July/Summer 2019 are upon us, and we’ve been living with their fullest retrograde presence since Mercury began its retrograde in Leo on 7th July. This 10-day period will end on the Wednesday 17th July when Ceres returns to direct motion in Sagittarius.
With SEVEN retrogrades active right now, there’s plenty to be received. Let’s break down what’s going on.
Mercury Retrograde in Leo/Cancer – 7th-31st July – Take time to listen and learn from others’ communications about unique creative self-expression and unique individual emotional needs. You may discover what your own self-expressive needs are and your True emotional needs are… and you may notice how others project their emotional needs onto you… and as result, you may learn to stop projecting your needs onto others.
Jupiter Retrograde in Sagittarius (native sign) – 10th April-11th August – Take time to notice and receive blessings, gifts, and opportunities for growth from others. Some of these may take the form of lessons to be learned, but just because they may come in a difficult package doesn’t mean they won’t or can’t be beneficial to you in the long run.
Saturn Retrograde in Capricorn (native sign) – 30th April-18th September – Time to notice where you are being held back as this may be an area where you need more focus and discipline. You may also recognize an area where you’re unable to make progress as an area that may not be (or may no longer be) in alignment with your intentions, ambitions, and/or goals. The delays and obstacles may be trying to get you to direct your energies elsewhere.
Chiron Retrograde in Aries – 8th July-12th December – Time to pay attention to what is reopening your self-identity wounds and notice how you may be able to heal and overcome them once and for all. These opportunities may be painful at first, but as you start moving through them, you may realize the healing freedom available on the other side.
Neptune Retrograde in Pisces (native sign) – 21st June-27th November – It’s time to distinguish between the transcendental aspects of our visions and the delusional aspects of them. Is it real or is it fantasy? Is it Spirit communicating to you, or are you looking for confirmation of something that isn’t meant to be? You may experience some cold, hard reality checks under this one’s influence.
Pluto Retrograde in Capricorn – 24th April-3rd October – It’s about time to experience the long-overdue transformation of societal institutions and standards for “success”. Yet change is never easy, and what is especially powerful about the changes happening now is that what is coming in newly cannot co-exist with what has been before now. This represents an ending of the old in order to make room for the new.
Ceres Retrograde in Sagittarius – 9th April-17th July – Growth, expansion, and the freedom to explore and experience are valued more than ever right now. Opportunities for education, travel, and/or other forms of exploration previously missed or skipped may present themselves again… but do they align with your personal values as well as your goals? Also consider that these opportunities and adventures may assist you in clarifying, reclaiming, and realigning with your personal values.
This is a time of feedback energy. Pay attention to the information that is coming TO you. That means you’re going to have to listen and/or look to gain valuable insights and information about your own life journey.
This is a time for second chances. You may notice people and things from the past coming back around again. This is very normal with retrogrades, and with this number of retrogrades, it’s not unexpected. Notice who and what is coming in as the Capricorn South Node is likely bringing back connections which were work/career-related, institutionally-related, societally-related, or related to past limitations and/or obstacles. But as always, just because someone or something comes back around doesn’t mean it’s meant to be in your life now or again. Sometimes, it’s coming back to show you how far you’ve come and how some people and things may be better left in the past.
This is also a time for do-overs. You may have done something in the past that didn’t work out or work out as well as you hoped it would. This time of retrogrades may provide one or more opportunities to try again and experience or receive a more auspicious result.
This is actually a good time for starting things, but NOT a good time to sign any binding contracts or agreements. There will likely be an element of the agreement that will need to be done again, or the agreement in its entirety may need to be completely redrafted or redone or possibly scrapped altogether.
That said, new beginnings under a retrograde often get a “double-down” energy over time. What is started during the retrograde gets a positive boost when the position repeats in direct motion and whenever the natalized position experiences a return. But again, this is a good energy for starting things without a paper commitment.
I hope this all helps you navigate the seven current retrogrades happening now. Please feel free to ask questions in the comment section for further information and insights.
Thank you for reading and sharing Signs and Numbers. Until next post…
~ Light, Love, and Blessings,
Grace
