This week of November 5, 2006 contains a powerful alignment in the sky. Mercury, messenger of the Gods, eclipsed the Sun. This aspect was not visible to us considering how much smaller Mercury is to the Sun, but wow! Are we ever feeling it.
Mercury rules all things mind, thoughts, and communications. It’s the way we think and speak to ourselves, the way we think of and speak to others, Our internal critic and inner perfectionist, and abstract, analytical thought. Other forms of communication we use on a daily basis are also covered here, so emails, letters, phone calls, ect. are also ruled by Mercury. Mercury is considered a “daily” planet, so commerce is governed by this mighty little guy, since the way we spend is a form of communicating, or a tool of communication if you will, with ourselves and others.
Mercury is in retrograde motion, meaning it appears to be going backwards to us, transiting the Sun in Scorpio. Mercury retrograde is already causing us to re-everything. So we’re re-evaluating, re-negotiating, re-considering, re-examining- in Scorpio related areas, meaning old betrays, slights, and finding new ways to forgive in a fresh way. Communication patterns that usually don’t mean anything are now inspiring great reflection, insight, and healing. Depending on where Mercury falls in your chart is also very significant because that is where you will find these insights particularly relevant.
for your particular sign, the areas being affected are...
Aries- Shared resources, intimacy, sex, the occult, secrets, life, death, taxes, and insurance payouts
Taurus- marriage/ spousal partnerships, business partnerships, soul mates
Gemini- work, health, daily rituals, craftsmanship
Cancer- romance, fun, children, creativity, the way you give love
Leo- Home, the past, the mother
Virgo- siblings, short distance travel, communicating, conversations
Libra- earned income, self-esteem, individual possessions, your sense of self
Scorpio- Identity, personal vitality
Sagittarius- sub-conscious, dreams, all that is repressed
Capricorn- Hopes and wishes, organizations, friendships, love received
Aquarius- career, status, authority, the father
Pisces- personal truth and ideologies, higher education, legal issues and institutions, politics
So coming back to this specific aspect taking place this week. Imagine all the things covered under Mercury retrograde in Scorpio getting a burst of intense, fiery, healing light. What happens is that moments of great insight and truth come about, particularly in our most intimate moments (Scorpio rules intimacy and shared resources). This is clarity, meaning, energy, insight, and realization stepped up several notches. It's time to forgive yourself for being so harsh on yourself and others for their harshness towards you. Depending on what part of your chart this aspect is taking place in, you are finding a moment of insight and truth that can be changing in and through that area of your life if you allow it to be (Scorpio rules deep, fundamental transformation as well). All of a sudden you see what you are capable of in a completely revised and renewed way.
It’s as if your eyes have been washed.
If you allow it, your self-respect can be re-invented.
With an abundance of planets in Scorpio right now, there is so much Universal love and support to help us revolutionize, rebirth, and gain the clarity we need to move into the next place in our lives. Mercury retrograde is going over Mars, Venus, and Jupiter. Once direct, it will touch these planets all over again, continuing the significance of the messages coming through right now.
