TIME FOR MOVING ON !!!

Mercury completed its third and final retrograde journey for 2013 yesterday, November 10th, and stationed  back into direct motion at 4:12 PM EDT - do I hear a BIG SIGH OF RELIEF out there ??? ... hopefully, once again, the emotional disorientation and confusion while Mercury was retrograde in the "water" sign of Scorpio will now begin to clear as it is time to ease back into the forward swing of things on all levels ... this Mercury retrograde may have been especially challenging for many as Scorpio forced us to look deep within ourselves and come face to face with our most intimate and rawest emotions and feelings ... and with Saturn currently in Scorpio this introspection was even more challenging ... over the next few days to the next few weeks or even months, there may be some "a-ha" lights coming on in regard to decisions made during the retrograde period from 10/21 through yesterday 11/10 and possibly as far back as 10/1 when Mercury entered its shadow point - the point where it would come out of the retrograde journey yesterday which was at 2 degrees of Scorpio ... did issues and complications or questioning arise in regards to things done during the last retrograde period from June 26th through July 20th ??? ... or maybe even as far back as the retrograde period from February 23rd through March 17th ??? ... BUT - this retrograde period was actually a very beneficial thing, especially for this who were strong and brave enough to dig deep down, as we need to validate, or in some cases invalidate, our deepest emotions and deal with them, and finally release them in order to produce a calmer and more positive state of mind allowing us to move forward to bring about greater personal and spiritual growth !!! ... if you've had a natal chart done, you should look to see in what house or houses 18 degrees back down to 2 degrees of Scorpio falls - what kinds of issues did you have to deal with in the areas of life governed by those houses ??? ... how many of you went with the flow and how many of you tried to swim upstream in the raging current of Cosmic confusion ???

Of course the recurring question we may find ourselves asking now that Mercury is back in direct motion is "WHY" ??????? ...What actions did you take or were taken against you that you may now be regretting or simply wondering why you chose to do or were the victim of that particular course of action, and why didn't you or the other person wait a little longer or are simply now trying to figure out why it happened ???? .... did you make any major purchases - homes, cars, electronics - that now don't seem like the best thought out course of action ??? ... there could be problems regarding any purchases made with anything where electrical energy and/or computers were involved .... relationships may have come to an end - some needed to and others may have jumped the gun and you are now wondering, or will be, why did I do that or end things at this point ... and how many of you got married - OOPSIE !!! ... all of these scenarios are possible as the energy of a Mercury retrograde is one where communications and mental energy is going "backwards" ... so now that the mental facilities are no longer going backwards - at least for most of us !!! - it's time to finally RELEASE that which must be let go of in order to produce a calmer and more positive state of mind allowing us to bring about greater personal and spiritual growth ...

In addition to all of its regular little annoyances, Mercury retrograding in the sign of Scorpio may have brought focus to the areas of life ruled by Pluto, the ruling planet of Scorpio, and 8th house matters - the house that Scorpio naturally rules ... so issues could have arisen regarding things which are hidden - especially in the unconscious self, the masses, crime, phobias and obsessions, slow growth, birth and death, isolation, coercion, kidnapping, bacteria and viruses, generation/regeneration/degeneration, secrets and things  kept undercover, plumbing, dictatorships and unpopular causes - all of these things ruled by Pluto ... and there could have been issues regarding support one receives from other people - including financial, moral, spiritual and physical, legacies, trusts, wills, taxes, insurance matters, sex, spiritual/physical regeneration, psychological rebirth, degeneration and death - both literal and figurative, occult matters, sleep, deep research, investigations, hidden assets, assets of partners alimony, and surgeries - all of these matters represented by the 8th house ... health-wise, there could have been issues with the genitalia and reproductive organs which are the anatomical areas Scorpio rules  ...

Just a reminder of what Mercury can produce as it moves forward to complete its transit through the sign of Scorpio ... Mercury in Scorpio is intense, probing and filled with boundless determination ... this is the placement of the natural born detective always wanting to get to the bottom of things and ferret out information and hidden motives ... it loves tuning into underlying messages ... communication is usually done very passionately and intensely ... a lot of messages are delivered non verbally ... intimate bonds are frequently formed through ones communications ... superficiality is not tolerated ... what is spoken emanates from the depth of ones psyche ... one often thinks about secrecy and silence and sometimes withholds information on purpose ... though the mind is usually thorough and organized, it can be easily swayed by powerful emotions and obsessions ... one seeks the underlying root causes here and is usually unyielding in their quest for information ... detective work might appeal to one here along with anything that looks beneath the surface such as psychotherapy, archaeology and, of course, the occult ...

And finally a word about what Mercury in Scorpio is trying to teach us ... The lesson of Mercury in Scorpio is all about how our thinking is influenced by what we  desire ... it is the super sleuth of the zodiac ... what you desire and what you fear are tightly entangled in your mind ... this mind sees through people and situations ... this mentality rarely misses anything ... a caveat here would be not to fall into the trap of being suspicious of malice of intent when it does not exist ... sometimes this energy can create intrigue just to keep the mind on its toes ... this mind is basically sharp and efficient knowing that there is always something that needs looking into thus constantly exercising the mental muscle ... the sign of real mental power and superiority here is learning when to leave well enough alone which is usually understood here ... insight is sharpened with the ability to watch and wait silently which this energy bestows ... others can often benefit greatly from the penetrating insight found here ... one is happiest here when not overcome by personal fears and phobias as they end up clouding ones judgement ... this energy likes brain-teasers, mental control and intrigues ... it dislikes mental inactivity, weak-mindedness, lack of subtlety and mincing words ...

Mercury will be back up to full speed on November 27th when it returns to 18 degrees Scorpio - the point where it began its retrograde journey on October 21st  - and thus exits its retrograde zone ... however don't forget Venus will have entered its shadow point the day before on November 20th at 13 degrees Capricorn in preparation for its next retrograde journey beginning on December 21st ... could be the Holiday shopping season is going to be even more challenging, stressful and probably filled with a lot of people saying "HO HO HO-NOOOOOO ...  gotta love that holiday "gift" compliments of that Cosmic sense of humor !!! ... regardless it is okay to pursue projects and new beginnings - in fact now would be an excellent time to check out my blog from September 30th entitled "Personal Planet Retrograde Flip Flop" if you haven't done so already - YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE !!!  ... as Mercury has kicked this process off, you might find the insight very helpful ... Mercury remains in the sign of Scorpio until December 4th and in direct motion until February 6th, 2014 ... TIME FOR MOVING ON !!!