Mercury retrograde in Virgo is basically textbook Mercury retrograde energy, given that Mercury is Virgo’s planetary ruler and Virgo is all about Mercurial themes, like information and communication. Mercury retrograde in Virgo: August 23 to September 15 “By that point, we can trust that our judgment and decision-making will be firmly rooted in our values and compassion,” says Campos. After all, Saturn is the planet of commitments, routine, and hard work-all of which will happen more smoothly once Mercury shifts direct in mid-May and forms a supportive aspect with Saturn once more. Some good news: Throughout this transit, Mercury also forms a few potent aspects with Saturn in Pisces, “and this blending of energies supports our mental faculties and helps with focus and determination,” says Campos. “It’s meant to filter out what doesn't serve us.” And there’s an important lesson to glean from that message: “Mercury retrograde offers us a chance to be okay with stillness, to reconnect with our inner voice, and to appreciate the fact that slowing down is a necessary and healthy part of life,” says Campos. “This period of delays and revising isn’t meant to frustrate us,” says Campos. It’s also important to rethink how you view Mercury retrograde in general in order to see it for its long-term upsides (even if it’s inconvenient while it’s happening). It’s meant to filter out what doesn't serve us.” -Campos
“This period of delays and revising isn’t meant to frustrate us.
“The more you’re able to engage in the reflection process of what may be arising for you during this time, the easier it will be to make adjustments as necessary,” says Campos. Remember, Mercury retrograde is all about reconsidering the past, not pushing forward into the future. Having some extra downtime built into your schedule also makes it possible to engage in all the “re” tasks that astrologers suggest for tapping into the transit’s backward energy: reflecting, reconnecting, reviewing, revisiting, reimagining, reevaluating, and the like. Later this year, when the planet retrogrades in Earth-sign Taurus, it will “ask us to refine and reflect on our finances and values,” and after that, when it later backspins in Earth-sign Virgo, it’ll task us with “confronting our everyday structures and routines to see where they may no longer be aligned,” she says. Right now, as Mercury retrogrades in Earth-sign Capricorn, it has us assessing the Capricorn-esque realms of work and career, thinking (and rethinking) about our material goals. “Mercury retrograde in Earth signs has us focusing on the tangible and physical world,” says astrologer Stephanie Campos. “Mercury retrograde in Earth signs has us focusing on the tangible and physical world.” -Stephanie Campos, astrologer And as a result, you can expect the transit to stir up its typical chaos this year within Earth-centric realms. In 2023, Mercury is retrograde in all Earth signs (with the exception of a few days of the final retrograde, during which it will be in fire-sign Sagittarius). The particular facets of your life this energy affects will depend on the zodiac sign through which Mercury is transiting while it’s retrograde.
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