{"id":13719,"date":"2015-01-19T19:33:25","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T00:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/astrologicalmusings\/?p=13719"},"modified":"2015-01-20T06:59:35","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T11:59:35","slug":"mercury-retrograde-at-the-aquarius-new-moon-january-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/astrologicalmusings\/blog\/mercury-retrograde-at-the-aquarius-new-moon-january-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury retrograde at the Aquarius New Moon, January 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"AquariusMercury turns retrograde on January 21st where it will encourage us to look back rather than forwards and see\u00a0where we need to reflect, retreat, relax, or revise. \u00a0Mercury of course rules the mind and the way we\u00a0communicate with others and generally process information, including the vehicles for that communication such as our technological devices and travel timetables.<\/p>\n

Mercury retrograde is a mainstream concept now and even the New York Times, which as recently\u00a0as 2006<\/a>\u00a0pooh-poohed the idea that a planet appearing to move backwards could be a real thing. \u00a0Times have changed, and I like to think that\u2019s largely because of the explosion of REAL astrology on the Internet, and the most recent article <\/a>in the New York Times is more supportive of the concept if not totally enthusiastic. \u00a0The lack of enthusiasm can be blamed on astrology writers who admonish readers to put everything on hold while they hide from their lives until the retrograde is over, which is silly and unhelpful.<\/p>\n

To understand the illusion of its movement means to realize that we are not at the center of things, that there is a reality beyond the one we see. (For astrology bloggers, this is less a problem than further evidence of the planet\u2019s wiliness \u2014 as if its dangerous power is drawn less from what the planet actually does or is and more from the story of our confused efforts to understand it.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is a wisdom behind retrogrades that encourages us to take a breath and stop what we are doing, if only for a moment, and look back at our lives before forging ahead with something new. \u00a0Mercury isn\u2019t the only planet that retrogrades, but it does so more often and therefore is more newsworthy. \u00a0 Mercury will turn direct again on February 11th. \u00a0Yes, there are shadow periods as Mercury slows down and invites us to slow down as well, but there is no magic number about when these start or how we will be affected by the retrograde. \u00a0Finding time to be more present in our lives and cultivating a sense of humor when things go wonky, which they will,\u00a0will go a long way towards helping us successfully navigate these times.<\/p>\n

We also have a New Moon in Aquarius<\/strong> to precede Mercury\u2019s retrograde turn. \u00a0The modern ruler of Aquarius is Uranus, which I like to call the \u201chigher octave\u201d of Mercury. \u00a0Where Mercury rules the human mind, Uranus rules the higher mind \u2013 intuition, awareness, consciousness. Aquarius is ruled by the higher mind \u2013 intuition and advanced consciousness\u00a0are its domain. \u00a0Under the Aquarian influence we are lifted far beyond the personal into a more transpersonal and transformational perspective that provides reason and knowledge.<\/p>\n

This is the third New Moon in a row that has occurred at the very first degree of a sign, doubling the symbolic new beginning. \u00a0The New Moon marks a new lunar cycle, and at zero degrees Aquarius there is a sense of being washed clean and emerging into a new awareness.<\/p>\n

This New Moon aligns in a harmonious sextile with Saturn, helping to ground us and use that innovative inspiration in a more practical way. \u00a0This New Moon opens up a window of consciousness that can help us to envision our lives completely differently, and with a new awareness that can begin opening doors for us. \u00a0Mercury is stationary at the New Moon, at a complete standstill like a moment frozen in time. \u00a0If we pay attention now, we can see all the way to infinity.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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