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Mercury in Retrograde
Whether you believe or not - please read below and report back. I'm betting you'll find that "weirdness" abounds.
Mercury Retrograde: How To Survive the Next 3 Weeks of Craziness!
Get ready for the cosmic “trickster,” known as Mercury retrograde. This planetary event will occur from June 7 to July 1st.
It’s a time to be careful about the way you operate your life in order to avoid a variety of problems that tend to occur during these three weeks. During the retrograde period the world seems to go haywire with miscommunications of all types.
Mercury rules your intelligence, mind, memory and all types of communication ranging from talking and texting to writing. It also rules your self-expression and communication style. In a more public sense, it rules commerce, computers, telephones, transportation and air travel.
When Mercury goes retrograde, communications of all types go “haywire!” Under this planetary influence, you’ll experience misunderstandings and communication failures like you've never seen. Here is just a sampling of some of the things that may go wrong in your life at this time: For example, no matter how well you and your spouse normally communicate, you will find yourself misspeaking, saying the wrong thing and having disagreements you don’t normally have.
At work, even though you are sure that you've explained yourself clearly to the other person, they do the opposite of what you said—and they are sure they followed your instructions. Your fail-proof computer crashes, or software programs suddenly develop “glitches.” You experience equipment and mechanical breakdowns of all types. You’ll hearken back to the time you heard your car’s engine make that funny noise, causing you to say: “I should have my mechanic check that out.” Well, during Mercury retrograde, that is when your car will suddenly not work and you’ll wish you had paid a visit to the mechanic.
The monthly check that is automatically generated by your bank and sent out doesn’t arrive, and neither does that merchandise you ordered online. Since Mercury rules transportation, equipment is unreliable; so it’s not an ideal time to buy a car because it may be a “lemon.” In fact, it’s a bad time to buy anything because you may eventually find out that it was “too big or too small,” or it just didn’t fit right and you’ll need to return it. You can expect an unusual amount of last-minute flight cancellations, meeting postponements and long transportation delays.
It is a horrible time for negotiating contracts or making decisions and if you “close the sale” during Mercury retrograde, suddenly, a few days later the client may call back to tell you that he’s changed his mind.
Whatever you do—it is not a good idea to accept a job during Mercury retrograde. During Mercury retrograde, things are not what they seem to be.
Here is a checklist of things not to do during Mercury retrograde.
The Eight Don’ts
1. Don’t Argue with Lovers, Friends or Co-Workers—Especially the Boss.
2. Don’t Start a New Project.
3. Don’t Make a Commitment or Sign an Agreement.
4. Don’t Purchase Computers or Install Software.
5. Don’t Make an Offer on a New Home or Sign the Documents to Buy One.
6. Don’t Buy a Car.
7. Don’t Accept or Start a Job.
8. Avoid Unnecessary Travel.
Your actions and decisions during the retrograde often fail or seem “sabotaged.” Or you may find that they will have to be re-done, re-structured or adjusted in some way when the retrograde period ends and Mercury goes direct.
The Best Advice: Wait until Mercury goes direct to make important decisions. When that happens clearer communication will return and necessary information will be more positively conveyed. Once again, important data can again be relied on and you’ll see matters with 20/20 vision.
Also, by waiting until Mercury is direct, you will possess important information that you did not know while Mercury was retrograde. This new knowledge will help ensure you are making a correct decision. If you heed this cautionary advice, you’ll have less frustration, fewer mistakes and disappointing failures during these three weeks. Best of all, you’ll be in a better position to make your efforts successful starting July 1, 2014 when Mercury goes direct.
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sounds like my entire year has been in retograde.
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Wow! Sounds like a whole lot of influence for a boat motor.
Maybe I should have gotten the Evinrude instead.
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What kind of chimp makes up this kind of stuff, much less believes it?
(I'm sorry, I've just insulted chimps, haven't I?)
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sounds like my entire year has been in retograde.
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Dude, ya think you got it bad with JUST ONE year. My life has been in retograde for the last three years. Perhaps It's time to change my sign, or some such nonsense.
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This is a common principle in astrology, and like the effects of a full moon, may be true, to varying degrees.
I take it fairly seriously, to the degree that I try to be extra careful in what I do or say. My typing does seem to require fixing more errors the past few days.
Try to drive paranoid, not just defensively, during this period. You may save yourself having a wreck.
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I guess I might as well call in sick and stay in bed for the next three weeks.
Apparently, anything I do will be wrong.
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I'm good. Those are rules I live by day by day and year by year. Warn my when I should stop being lazy.
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Why does this happen EVERY summer? Hmm....
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Last time my Mercury was in retrograde, I back over the stoop of my neighbors HOUSE. No I ain't allowed over there to lissen to music, or even eat dinner with 'em no more. Gal wont talk to me till I get the trunk fixed, cause its wired down where it was bent when I hit the bannister.
Said I was was drunk. I wa'ant drunk, I was DRINKIN'....but I wa'ant drunk....it was the asterology, that's what it was.
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I've got some lead coming. If it arrives OK (questionable?), maybe I'd better not mould any bullets during this period; my 45 mould may start throwing 38s and 22s.
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Last time my Mercury was in retrograde, I back over the stoop of my neighbors HOUSE. No I ain't allowed over there to lissen to music, or even eat dinner with 'em no more. Gal wont talk to me till I get the trunk fixed, cause its wired down where it was bent when I hit the bannister.
Said I was was drunk. I wa'ant drunk, I was DRINKIN'....but I wa'ant drunk....it was the asterology, that's what it was.
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Geeze Jim, just about the time I start to think you may be cleaning up your act, ya go and back into Marylou's place again. Ya keep that up and we're going to have to start fixing our own grub again.
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I guess I might as well call in sick and stay in bed for the next three weeks.
Apparently, anything I do will be wrong.
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Will your boss accept a note from your Astrologist?
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All my Mercurys were in retrograde all the time, I switched to Yamaha!
Al Jackson will tell ya all about it!
Alan Jackson - Mercury Blues - YouTube
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Aloha,
Never thought I'd see that here.
Yep. Wife and I are very much on our toes when Mercury goesin retrograde.
I am having major car problems.
All electrical.
Having been warned that 2014/2015 will be Bad years,
I've been taking unhappy things as they come along and Not let things
bother me.
Wife who is into this stuff is proud of my reactions to adverse problems.
We're Thankful for the good stuff when it happens.
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This is a common principle in astrology, and like the effects of a full moon, may be true, to varying degrees.
I take it fairly seriously, to the degree that I try to be extra careful in what I do or say. My typing does seem to require fixing more errors the past few days.
Try to drive paranoid, not just defensively, during this period. You may save yourself having a wreck.
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I believe the only power at work here, is the power of suggestion.
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Because in the winter all the mercury's are winterized, even here in Florida....
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I always thought these type of errors were because your brain was too close to Uranus.
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The only Mercury I've ever bought was in retrograde from the moment we drove it off the lot. So was my bank account.
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Glad I got my colonoscopy on June 6th.
Today our power went out. No big deal, we'll just crank up the generator.
Went out to the garage, put about a gallon of gas in it, opened the gas valve, set the choke and switched the kill switch to the on position. Usually takes just 1 or 2 pulls to get it purring along. Not this time.
pulled it a few more times, then a few times more and it fired up, sputtered, then died.
Set the choke again, 1 pull it started stong, died again then refused to start again.
We decided to head on out to a local resort that has an indoor aquatic center for a couple of hours. They have wifi, satellite tv, a swimming pool, hottubs, sauna and a workout room. I go there for physical therapy.
We stayed for a couple of hours and by the time we went home the power was back on.
Still gotta figure out what's wrong with the generator. Old gas maybe?
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I leased a retrograde Mercury Sable once. Luck thing is it was a lease and everything that went wrong I just gave back..retro-urned it.
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Ok, so we have mercury in retrograde. To further add to your paranoia, this week we also have an extremely rare Full Moon Friday the 13th. The next one of these doesn't happen again until August 2049.
ITS A BAD LUCK TRIFECTA!
I think I'll just stay in bed.
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Today our power went out. No big deal, we'll just crank up the generator.
Went out to the garage, put about a gallon of gas in it, opened the gas valve, set the choke and switched the kill switch to the on position. Usually takes just 1 or 2 pulls to get it purring along. Not this time.
pulled it a few more times, then a few times more and it fired up, sputtered, then died.
Set the choke again, 1 pull it started stong, died again then refused to start again.
We decided to head on out to a local resort that has an indoor aquatic center for a couple of hours. They have wifi, satellite tv, a swimming pool, hottubs, sauna and a workout room. I go there for physical therapy.
We stayed for a couple of hours and by the time we went home the power was back on.
Still gotta figure out what's wrong with the generator. Old gas maybe?
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It's alive!
I went out to the garage today, looked a little closer at the fuel shut off valve and saw that the "off" position was opposite of what was on the diagram on the side of the generator. I opened the valve, which put it in the "off" position, set the choke, turned the kill switch on and it fired up in one pull.
My wife said, "That'll teach ya to not read the instructions."
They're calling for severe storms and possible tornadoes this evening, I'm hoping we won't need the generator but we're prepared in case we do.
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Here is a checklist of things not to do during Mercury retrograde.
The Eight Don’ts
1. Don’t Argue with Lovers, Friends or Co-Workers—Especially the Boss.
2. Don’t Start a New Project.
3. Don’t Make a Commitment or Sign an Agreement.
4. Don’t Purchase Computers or Install Software.
5. Don’t Make an Offer on a New Home or Sign the Documents to Buy One.
6. Don’t Buy a Car.
7. Don’t Accept or Start a Job.
8. Avoid Unnecessary Travel.
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Thankfully, I don't see "Don't buy any revolvers." on the list.
But, then, I do have this decision, do I sell the 337 Airlite and buy the Colt Trooper?
Hmmmmmmmmmm.
And I have been seeing weirdness escalating lately.
I thought it was because Full Moon Friday the 13 is...
OMG! Tomorrow already?!
I will have my shields up and proceed with caution.
Thanks for the heads up, Greyrider.
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Here is a checklist of things not to do during Mercury retrograde.
The Eight Don’ts
1. Don’t Argue with Lovers, Friends or Co-Workers—Especially the Boss.
2. Don’t Start a New Project.
3. Don’t Make a Commitment or Sign an Agreement.
4. Don’t Purchase Computers or Install Software.
5. Don’t Make an Offer on a New Home or Sign the Documents to Buy One.
6. Don’t Buy a Car.
7. Don’t Accept or Start a Job.
8. Avoid Unnecessary Travel.
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Pretty much all that's left is drinking and fishing. See y'all July 1st. Oops...saw # 8. Well I've still got drinking.
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I wouldn't worry to much about Mercury,
Read and learn.
Six months starting July 22 until December 21,
Uranus Retrograde 2014 : Lynn Koiner - Astrological Research
"tends to be more potent"
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Shoot, my Uranus has been retrograde ever since they cut a large chunk of my colon out back in 2000.
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I question her use of "Uranian". Shouldn't it be "Uranal"?
Anyway, I hate it when mine goes retrogr--never mind.
Looks like a rough autumn, anyway.
(Crossed with you, Grayfox.)
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Apparently, there is protection available for this sort of event. How about a Mercury Retrograde Body Mitten? That second paragraph sold me -- powerful stuff!
Mercury Retrograde Body Mitten | Writing by Alan Annand
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I showed my wife caution #7
I'm safe for a while longer. Thanks.
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