Mercury Retrograde in Virgo

August 23 — September 15, in Virgo from 21°51’ — 8°00’

Mercury in its home sign of Virgo (mutable earth):

• Changeable

• Healing

• Service

• Analysis

• Keen perception

• Very precise

• Organization and order

• Refining, editing, making things better

• Technician

• Compassion

Can be:

• Nitpicking

• Perfectionist

• Over thinking, very hard on self

• Critical

Mercury Retrograde:

• It’s a good time to pause and get organized

  • Finally do the chores and paperwork that you have been avoiding

• Do some reflecting

  • Journal to get more clear on a path

• A time to go within, internal processing

  • A time to absorb and process all of the things we have experienced over the last few months

  • Focus that attention inward

• Learn the art of patience

  • Be prepared for the typical mercury retrograde shenanigans:

    • Miscommunications

    • Mental fogginess

    • Lost messages

    • Technology issues

    • Travel delays

    • Little frustrations

  • (mercury only brings small annoyances, mercury is the trickster!)

• Redoing things that could use improvement, making them better

  • A good time for do-overs and edits

  • Refining things

• Revisiting old projects or situations

  • During this time we will have a new perspective

• Reorganizing our lives

  • Make a system that is more efficient and effective that fits better with your daily schedule

  • Improving your daily routines

• Rest and restore

  • With 5 (soon to be 6) planets retrograde, things will definitely feel more slowed down

  • Take advantage of this time and allow yourself the time to rest and recharge

• Rethink things

  • Ask yourself if certain things or situations are really worth your time

• Reconnect with the earth and nature and ground yourself

  • Virgo is an earth sign after all!

  • Take some time to tend to your garden, sit with your back against a tree, or lay in some grass

• Double check everything!

• Sort through and clear out the clutter taking up space in your mind

  • Dusting away the useless information that takes up space, clearing away the cobwebs in the corners

• Not a time to make any major decisions or commitments yet!

• It’s also a good time to look at your habits and your daily routines and really reflect on if they are helping you move forward or wasting time

  • Reflect on your day today life and look at any areas that could be improved