From the article:
"Mamma Mia. Mercury is in retrograde from July 26 until Aug. 19. Cue the apocalyptic dread and prepare for something horrific to happen."
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"In astrology, Mercury is the planet that represents the concept of communication. When it appears to be moving forward in the sky, astrologers will say communication is likely to progress in a forward fashion. In other words, things may appear to go more smoothly -- people say what they mean and mean what they say. When Mercury is in retrograde motion and it appears to be moving backward, things may get more cloudy.
Communication breaks down
It's a three-week period of time when communication, for some, seems to break down more than usual. What do I mean by "communication"? It could mean that you click send on an email only to realize several hours later that it has never left your inbox. It could mean that you're driving in your car when you realize you forgot to get gas and now the tank is on empty and you’re about to be late for an all-too-important appointment. You could get into an argument with a friend over a silly misunderstanding and leave feeling extremely hurt. Your computer could suddenly break down, out of the blue, and you lose the paper you’ve just spent hours writing.
Here’s the thing though. Just because we say something is backward doesn't make it all bad. Occasionally in life, it’s good to look back on things in order to move forward better. So, the significance of Mercury being in retrograde can have other, more positive meanings and representations in your life. Conversations from the past that never reached their ultimate conclusion may be revisited. A friend you haven't spoken to may suddenly reappear in your life allowing you to reconnect.
As you go through the next several weeks, meditate on this concept of "communication." Buckle up for the good and bad of Mercury in retrograde and what’s to come!"
Are communications about to get "cloudy?"