🌙 A Story to Begin With
In ancient times, when Mercury appeared to move backward across the sky, people grew uneasy. Letters went missing, plans fell apart, and misunderstandings spread like wildfire. Yet one wise astrologer told his students:
“Mercury is not punishing us. He is holding up a mirror. What we see in it is our own unfinished business.”
✨ What Retrograde Really Means
Astronomically, Mercury retrograde is simply an optical illusion — the planet doesn’t actually move backward. Spiritually, it symbolizes a shift in energy: instead of rushing forward, Mercury invites us to pause, revisit, and revise.
Communication — Misunderstandings may surface, showing us where clarity is needed.
Technology — Delays remind us not to lean on speed alone, but on patience.
Travel & Plans — Changes urge us to remain flexible and adaptable.
We fear Mercury retrograde because it slows us down. But in that slowing, we are offered rare treasures:
Time to re-read, re-think, re-align.
Space to repair what has been broken.
A chance to listen more deeply to ourselves and others.
Retrograde is Mercury whispering: “Not yet. Look again. You’ve missed something important.”
🌠A Simple Practice
During Mercury retrograde:
Write a letter to yourself about what you are re-evaluating in life.
Delay rushing into big decisions — let things breathe.
Meditate on the word “reflect” for a few minutes each morning.
đź’« Closing Thought
Mercury’s mirror doesn’t distort us — it shows us the truth we often overlook. If we dare to look into it with patience, we discover that retrograde is not chaos, but clarity waiting to be born.
✨ With cosmic reflection,
Selene Starling