{"id":1532,"date":"2009-05-22T21:45:21","date_gmt":"2009-05-22T21:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/2009\/05\/very-bad-mercury-retrograde.html"},"modified":"2009-05-22T21:45:21","modified_gmt":"2009-05-22T21:45:21","slug":"very-bad-mercury-retrograde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2009\/05\/very-bad-mercury-retrograde.html","title":{"rendered":"“Very bad Mercury retrograde”"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had to laugh when I was looking at the stats and found that several people used this phrase to find this site. \u00a0I’ve had quite a few emails complaining about the intensity of this Mercury retrograde, and if the past week has been super-intense for you you’re not alone. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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This Jupiter\/Chiron\/Neptune conjunction is kicking some serious butt, and ever since Mercury retrograded back into Taurus it’s been approaching a square to the triple conjunction. \u00a0So not only are we having communication difficulties, these difficulties are bringing up a host of other issues at the same time. \u00a0It doesn’t help that both Chiron and Neptune are slowing down as they prepare to change direction in a few days and that intensifies their effect.<\/div>\n
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Chiron makes it difficult to hide from ourselves, and Neptune makes it difficult to see things clearly. It’s a complicated combination of planets, and the square to Mercury challenges our ability to intellectualize and clarify the events in our lives. \u00a0There IS a purpose to all of this madness – to encourage us to live in truth and become ever more aware of the spiritual underpinnings of our lives. \u00a0Not always an easy thing to do on Planet Earth!<\/div>\n
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Mercury changes direction on May 31 which will bring some relief, but it will then move into position to square Chiron and Neptune once more on June 9. \u00a0This is serious soul work time, and that is never easy. \u00a0<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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