Let’s not get loose and lax. Mercury, planet of communication, transportation, small gadgets, is still going backward in the sky. It went Retrograde on Tuesday 8/2 and will continue its reverse motion until 8/26. So continue to pay attention to details, stay alert and nail down exactly when that bus /train /plane is scheduled to leave. Make sure you back up your files, your wireless devices are charged and everything is working properly. Also, if your gas gauge shows “E”, believe it, accept that the car is on Empty or close to it. This is not the time to test your luck.
Retrograde started in Earth sign Virgo, moved backward into the 5th Zodiac sign of Leo on 8/8 and will continue until it finally stops on 8/26 (still in Fire sign Leo). Mercury will then go Direct and you may notice a gradual lifting of the fog, gadgets working again, etc. However, it will not reach the sign it rules, Virgo, again until 9/9. That is when communications, written or spoken and plans you may have for health / diet upgrades will really take flight. When Mercury is in one of the signs it rules, Gemini is the other, their traits are energized. Analytical, practical Virgo should show up and be about getting things done.
Remember my usual suggestions for Mercury Retrograde – see it as an opportunity to review, reconsider, re-think, re write. However, note that as we do this, we are not going backwards into the past, we are pro actively making any needed changes, re evaluations for the future.
Try to recall how you waded through whatever snafus or confusion resulted the last time Mercury was Retrograde in March 2011. You can do it again!
