Week 3 of Mercury Rx
The third week of Mercury retrograde brings a lot of action in our thinking processes, communication. Our general interaction with the world will adopt the conflicting dynamics of Uranus/Pluto square. The whole energy is about action, assertion, achievement, accomplishment, but there is a battle between structure/chaos, rashness/prudence, status quo/change. Mercury will make us think and reflect a lot about how we assert ourselves, how we accomplish things, how we exert our personal power, influence, how we take a stand, endure, progress or persist. What we want may be difficult to achieve, to have or to keep. What we have might be difficult to let go. Process of change, as well as desire or necessity for change will influence all things mentioned above. Facing the change by either resisting it or going with it. Accepting the change and investing hard work and effort in transforming our lives. Trying to structure, organize and plan although going through certain chaotic, hectic or unpredictable or unsure life situations. These are the things we will be dealing a lot during this week. As this is Mercury retrograde, a lot of our mental energy will be spent in reflecting about certain very important decisions, choices. We will try to plan to organize to figure out the best way to move forward. Mental stress, restlessness, even anxiety will be an issue. Communication will be action packed, conflicts, verbal arguments are possible, misunderstanding as well. Unpredictable rash behavior will dominate certain relationship interactions.
Monday – Thuesday
Moon in Taurus
With Moon in the sign of the builder, cautiousness, material, financial security as well as stability and calmness of ones heart is imperative.We strive to build ourselves a comfortable life, investing or securing our personal resources that provide comfort will be important. Taurus Moon seeks prosperity especially in the physical realm as that provides emotional fulfillment. We will tend to be more aware of our worldly resources, either in the form of money, material assets or anything else that influences our well being. Sensuality is also important with this Moon, the need for things that satisfy our senses will come forwards as well. This is of course related to all kinds of pleasures of the body. The desire for sensual physical contact with others, either in the forms of friendly hugs or intimate sexual experiences will be heightened. Watch out for overindulgence though, especially in the food department. This Moon forms a positive aspect with retrograde Mercury, so our thoughts might be of a very practical nature and directed towards practical things in life. This Moon is a slow mover, so she contemplates and thinks in a slow, calculative manner. Use this energy to calmly reassess certain issues, things and situations in your life, especially the ones mentioned in above Mercury Rx segment, and try to figure out the best way to proceed. Beware of stubbornness though, as well as selfish and greedy behavior.
Tuesday – Thursday
Moon in Gemini
This Moon will speed up our communication and thinking processes. Our daily tempo will increase as well as daily activity. Engaging with the world on multiple fronts, possibly doing many things at he same time also brings more sloppiness, loss of focus. Watch out for scatter brain effect, concentration problems, and pay attention especially in matters that require your full focus. Our emotional needs will encompass participation in activities that use or require some kind of mental energy. As we are in cycle of Mercury retrograde, use this Moon in Gemini, nature sign of Mercury, to speed up certain decision making processes, to boost your own contemplative processes regarding certain personal issues, to gather information you need more quickly and efficiently and to express yourself more eloquently with words. Avoid quick, too rash and imprudent decisions, be careful of what you say out loud and how you say it. Under the stress that will be felt in the coming days, such things might occur often. This Moon also forms an opposition with Saturn in Sagittarius. This energy deals with emotional security regarding our own personal believes, convictions, personal awareness and our perceptions of ourselves and the world around. As there are changes coming, some being welcomed and some not so much, what we believe in is being tested, new information we receive puts us in a position where we have to deal with reality of situation and possibly change our point of view. This might bring some not so pleasant awareness or realization of the truth. Gaining new knowledge is thus problematic with this aspect as it means that we might have to discard something we used to believe in the past, as that perception no longer serves us in a good way, but rather presents an obstacle on our way of progress.
Mercury Rx square Uranus conjunct Pluto
This contact brings communication and introspection in the foreground. This is where the Mind Battle occurs during this week. The things mentioned in the first segment of this article and also the themes of the Mercury rx explained in the last few articles i posted, will pound our communication department and our decision making processes the most. Mentally this will be a stressful time, thought processes will be strained, expressing ourselves verbally will also be a challenge. Putting it simply, everything will revolve around moving forward, making plans, following, forming ambitions, choosing life goals and life paths. The amount of willpower and personal strength we possess will determine how strong a stand we can make for ourselves as we will be dealing with a conflict between two energies. On one side there is the structured, possibly conservative, status quo, rational energy that exists either as our inner source of stability and order, or she manifests in the form of external authority/power figure or source. Coming within or from the outside, this energy is either a source of motivation, stability or a source of repression. The other energy pattern is the one of profound change, progress of some form. It comes in the form of unexpected yet surprisingly welcomed events or situations that change our lives for the better or it comes as a disrupting unwelcome influence that throws our lives in a chaotic limbo that we find very difficult to control. There is also a third form of this energy pattern that exists in the form of a restless desire for change, spontaneous action, greater personal freedom, ect. We can see that these two energy sources are of different make up and in a sense they are quite the opposite. Our mental processes and capabilities will be caught in the middle of this conflict, and thus achieving balance between these contradictory influences will be the biggest challenge. For many the battle will be a form of introspection, where one will try to find the best way to move forward on a selected life path and to progress towards a chosen life goal, to assert one’s will power to accomplish things one desires. For some the battle will be about recognizing how do they want to proceed in life in the first place, only beginning to form an idea of a desirable life path or goal in their minds. The key issue is the amount of personal power, self confidence and self worth we possess, as that will determine how efficiently we will be able to deal with these conflicting influences. This will determine how well we deal with repressive energies of status quo and how well we deal with the disruption of unforeseen or chaotic situations and impulsive desires. We strive to reach security, order and stability while acknowledging the need or necessity of change if that may be so. Too much rash, radical, escapist, irresponsible behavior will make you lose your solid ground and your touch with reality. At the same time it might also bring you into trouble. Holding on to old patterns, old sources of power and strength, which now emanate repressive and harmful energy, in order to maintain status quo, will also produce conflicts within yourself and with others. This is mostly true if such status quo is maintained by allowing an outside source of authority to perform some sort of repression on you. Getting through this aspect is to balance its energy by trying to see both sides of a coin. Think wisely, choose prudently, act progressively.
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