WW – Mercury Retrograde April 2016

It’s still a couple of weeks away, but the Mercury Retrograde period for April is fast approaching. Here are a couple of tidbits from other websites, explaining what we can expect from this particular spin –

From Darkstar Astrology

During the retrograde period it feels like Mercury has gone down into the underworld. In this realm, closer to spirit, we become more right-brain orientated. It is dark, so other senses are heightened. We will feel extra sensitive here, psychic even. Everything will seem hyper-real… you will notice things you had overlooked before. This will prompt you to re-evaluate, renovate, re-form, and re-invent. It’s true you might have to redo things, because Mercury will hit the same degree three times, but what this transit won’t let you do is to go into autopilot.

There are danger spots though. When Mercury is stationing retrograde we are at its wobbly stage where we are likely to slip-up, make mistakes, and misread anothers communications. But once we are over the threshold and into the Underworld, we can safely go about our business knowing we are in another realm. The same goes for when Mercury is stationing direct, just make sure you give your brain a few days to adjust back to solar thinking.

Now this little bit from Mercury Retrograde in Taurus Horoscopes (be sure to check out the whole article to see how your sun sign will fare through this period) –

From April 28 – May 22, 2016, Mercury, the planet of communication and thought, will move backward through the practical Earth sign Taurus. While Mercury is backpedaling in this sign, we’ll all have a sobering opportunity to revise our plans about the material side of life. Perhaps your budget needs an overhaul. Or, it’s possible that you need to reconsider how you’re using your talents in order to earn money. Whatever the details, you have an opportunity to recalibrate your approach to finances and strengthen your mental self-worth muscles in the process.

Here’s the graphic I created for the occasion, using a photograph kindly provided by NASA (see the original here) –

Bright Mercury Retrograde blessings!

Mercury Retrograde in Taurus. April 28 to May 22. The second Mercury Retrograde of 2016 begins on April 28 at 1:20 pm and ends May 22 at 9:20 pm (EDT). Mercury Retrograde is a great opportunity to look backwards to fix what might be broken, before moving forward again. This retrograde begins and ends in the earthy sign of Taurus, making this a good time to revisit projects and business matters, with an eye towards re-evaluating their worth. Some helpful stones to work with during this time are: Carnelian (personal power), Sodalite (calming), Obsidian (grounding), Hematite (deflects negativity), Aventurine (reduces anxiety).