We are heading closer to the next Mercury Retrograde phase which takes place from August 13th – September 5th. This is a strange Mercury Retrograde because it happens during eclipse season. There’s already been so much talk about the eclipses that the trickster planet Mercury has almost

The second Mercury Retrograde phase of 2015 begins early next week so if you haven’t already backed up your computer data and double-checked trips, meetings, important paperwork, etc. jump to it. Mercury Retrograde has become one of the best-known astrological phenomena and most people by now

I received an email a couple of days ago from a client who’d been trying to book the ‘Ask A Question‘ service on my website but the link to purchase wasn’t working. More likely than not, it’s been broken for the whole time Mercury was retrograde (May 19th until June 11t

Yesterday, 22nd October 2015, an astrological aspect took place between the planets Mercury and Pluto. This was a square aspect which can be challenging and often indicates conflict, a stressful clash. Mercury is the planet which rules communication and the mind and Pluto can play out in different w

Mercury Retrograde has become common terminology which even non-astrologers understand and it’s best to be prepared especially now, because Mercury turns retrograde on Tuesday 5th January 2016 [1 Aquarius] (13:05 GMT). Mercury retrograde is synchronous with communication chaos when the winged

Mercury Retrograde: Slow Down Mercury Retrograde has become common terminology which even non-astrologers understand. It’s synchronous with communication chaos when the winged messenger of the Gods, fleet-footed Mercury retreats for three weeks at a time. Think of post going missing, dates getting m

Communication planet, trickster, thief, general prankster Mercury turns direct tomorrow, Monday 25th January. I know a lot of people will be shouting out a silent hoorah to mark the occasion. New information gets the go-ahead and you can begin to communicate effectively, hear back from people who

Trickster of the zodiac, planet which rules all forms of communication and transport, Mercury the messenger. Yes, it’s that time of year again when Mercury turns retrograde for three weeks. Mercury is on go slow from April 28th to May 22nd in the earth sign Taurus. A slower pace of life is adv

The next round of Mercury retrograde begins on Thursday 28th April and lasts until Sunday 22nd May. Mercury is the trickster planet, the messenger and rules all forms of communication. Approximately three times a year for three weeks at a time, Mercury retreats through the zodiac and this often coin

There’s a rare phenomenon in the sky today as the messenger planet Mercury can be seen as a black dot as it moves across the light of the Sun (see image). The last time this cosmic event took place was November 8th 2006, almost 10 years ago. Astronomers and stargazers will be leaping up and do

A Sea Snail At The Seaside Snail mail incoming… here are some must-know facts about Mercury Retrograde. Please read them carefully and take your time. Mercury Retrograde means that the planet of communication (Mercury) is giving the illusion of moving backwards in the heavens. This planetary e

Daughter and I needed to update our phone contracts recently which meant a new phone for her and a new contract for me. Aware of Mercury being retrograde from October 4th-25th, I was pleased to note that the actual contracts ran out on September 30th and this was the date I contacted our phone compa

In mythology, Mercury is the fleet-footed messenger whizzing round the universe at top speed passing on messages between the Gods and accompanying the mortals on their travels. In astrology, the planet Mercury is linked with all forms of communication, technology and transport and when Mercury is up

The last of three Saturn conjunctions this month is currently underway as Mercury in Scorpio meets up with Saturn in Scorpio overnight [exact: Wednesday 26th November 02:37 GMT]. Mercury rules communication and the mind and Saturn is the get real planet. Put the two together and today’s stars

Mercury Retrograde can be the planetary equivalent of communication chaos as the communication planet retreats through the zodiac. This trickster phenomenon takes place three times throughout the year for three weeks at a time and many people know that this can be a time when communication is full o

There are two lovely planetary aspects today and tomorrow; Venus sextile Uranus and Mercury sextile Uranus. Sextiles are an easy connection, a “tra-la-la let’s hold hands, skip along together and be friends” kind of an aspect. Venus rules love and Love, Mercury rules words and comm

Mercury, the communication planet, turns retrograde today January 21st 2015 [15:54 GMT] and remains on go slow until February 11th 2015. Mercury is in retrograde motion from 17 Aquarius to 1 Aquarius. Aquarius is the sign of technology (you have done those important backups already, haven’t yo

The planet of communication, Mercury, has been retrograde, i.e. on go slow for the last three weeks but today is the day when Mercury turns back to direct motion. This is a heavenly ‘hoorah’ and reason to feel excited. When Mercury turns direct this can bring in good news or the informat

It’s the day after the New Moon in the last degree of Aquarius, an ideal time to make things happen and take the initiative. Plus today’s stars include the third Mercury/Saturn sextile aspect since the year began. This is intriguing in light of the New Moon as Mercury is also in Aquarius

Mercury, the planet of communication, is retrograde until Easter. This relatively common occurence gets a lot of bad press amongst astrologers: don’t travel; don’t sign anything; don’t make any major decisions; etc. etc. As far as I’m concerned, it’s not a reason to sto