

This way of being can transform inconveniences into opportunities for greater connection, care, and mutual understanding.

It can be helpful to approach this time frame with a more spacious understanding that things might take longer than usual, and with forgiveness for ourselves and others when mistakes are made or things don't go according to plan. It’s also a chance to find some time to reconsider our life’s trajectory and course correct where need be. In a world where information is moving faster than ever, Mercury Retrograde offers a time to consciously slow down, take more pauses and deep breaths throughout the day, and prioritize rest. It can be troublesome at first glance, but upon deeper reflection this time is ripe with opportunities. Mercury Retrograde tends to be known as a time when technical difficulties crop up, miscommunications are likely, and travel plans can go awry. Mercury rules communication, the movement of information, and our cognitive ways of learning and understanding the world. While there are many things to be considered about this astrological phenomenon, in this article I will be focusing on the energetic and spiritual dimension of this particular retrograde cycle, and how we might best utilize this time for our growth and well being. Mercury's escape from its retrograde shadow takes another two weeks, until November 19th. Mercury Retrograde is here, again, from October 13th until November 3rd in the signs of Scorpio and Libra. Mercury Retrograde October 2020: Rebirth and Relationshipīy Leslie Benson for ASTROGRAPH Horoscopes
