Mercury in Retrograde

When Mercury goes retrograde from earth it gives the illusion that it is moving backward from earth’s perspective causing some to make everything feel off. This happens about three times a year. Next year, the first Mercury in retrograde occurs from January 14th to February 3rd, 2021.

Each planet rules over a certain aspect of your life. Mercury rules education and intelligence, your relationship with friends, family, and neighbors, and communication. So when Mercury goes into retrograde these areas of your life tend to go backward. Mercury is also ruled by Gemini which means that in retrograde communication might be messed up, like missed calls or lost mail.

Mercury also rules Virgo so if this is your ruling planet you may be indecisive or impulsive. When mercury is in retrograde these habits might become more prominent especially in Geminis and Virgos.

Mercury in retrograde usually affects energy and mood levels, causing you to be more drained or nervous than usual. Mercury is supposed to be in retrograde four times next year, one more than usual, meaning things will probably be more out of whack than it would be out of retrograde.

Though Mercury in retrograde has a lot of negatives it’s also a time to really slow down and reconnect. Lost items may turn up as well and lost relationships are fixed, so even though it feels like the worst will happen some good can come out of it.