Within the final week, I’ve packed up three returns to ship again, lastly posted a thanks present I’d meant to ship in January and located a option to get misdirected mail off to the supposed particular person.

I additionally headed out to do errands over the weekend, with an inventory of particular issues to choose up, however no bank card. In order that meant heading house to seize that earlier than going out once more to finish my to do listing.

Are you able to inform that Mercury is retrograde?! Perhaps you can also really feel it?! First off, let me say I don’t suppose Mercury retrograde is a foul factor. However is a distinct from the standard factor, and that’s price nothing.

Mercury Retrograde: Clear Out, De-Litter, Re-Organise

I take into consideration this previous put up I wrote on Mercury Retrograde, about returning, remembering and revisiting. And I really feel like quite a lot of what I’m doing now’s sorting, organising and catching up on unfinished enterprise. That mentioned, I’ve additionally completed fairly thrilling issues throughout a Mercury retrograde, like purchase my first house.

I really like an excellent Mercury retrograde filter out, catch up and get organised second. I discover Mercury retrograde notably helpful for honing in on just a few particular areas which might be chaotic or disorganised.

I exploit the evaluate, redo, rethink themes of Mercury retrograde to suppose a little bit extra deeply, return over my authentic intentions and make clear what’s greatest for these areas at this level.  Then I take the steps that may assist kind issues out, or transfer issues ahead.  

Generally that entails sending an e-mail asking for clarification, earlier than making a call, like I did with my accountant earlier as we speak. Mercury retrograde is nice for serving to you get lacking information or taking further time to enter a topic extra thoughtfully.

I’ve additionally been de-cluttering my bookshelves, after re-reading Marie Kondo’s ‘The Life Altering Magic of Tidying Up’. I perceive Kondo could have modified her tune a bit, however I discovered the part on managing books and papers in her e-book so extremely useful when it comes to serving to me make clear which books I really need or must maintain. This has helped me lighten the bookshelves significantly! I found our native library has a system the place they move on further books to the meals financial institution on the town in order that when individuals come for a meals package deal, they will additionally seize just a few books.  

Mercury Retrograde in Taurus, Venus in Gemini and Venus in Most cancers

I additionally thought this coping with bodily stuff and litter appears related for the reason that present Mercury retrograde is in Taurus, an indication of matter and supplies, of tangible objects and bodily issues. So maybe this Mercury retrograde is nice for serving to you re-think your stuff, what you want, what you’ve outgrown and the place or learn how to maintain the stuff you propose to maintain?

Mercury might be retrograde in Taurus from April 21 – Might 15, reversing backwards from 15 to five Taurus. Like every planet in Taurus, Mercury might be influenced by Venus, the ruling or guiding planet of Taurus.

Till Might 7, Venus might be in Gemini. After Might 7, Venus might be in Most cancers. You would possibly discover that the tone and really feel of Mercury retrograde modifications round Might 7, when Venus modifications indicators.

Till Might 7, with communication planet Mercury retrograde AND Venus in Gemini, an indication of dialog, interplay and know-how, you would possibly wish to evaluate correspondence, rethink tech or social media use, compensate for messages and chats, kind out paperwork, paperwork and agreements.

After Might 7, when Mercury retrograde in tactile Taurus then guided by Venus in soulful, emotional and protecting Most cancers, you would possibly revisit the previous, discover reminiscences, return over vital conversations, be extra focussed on house or household, or discover a usually quieter, extra introspective and reflective tone.

The place does Mercury retrograde in Taurus activate your chart? What sorts of issues do you want doing or catching up on when Mercury is retrograde?