Mercury retrograde

Mercury went retrograde on July 4th. It was this tri-annual event that finally convinced me of the validity of astrology. I have Mercury very prominent in my chart, and whenever it went retrograde it used to drive me crazy. When I discovered what it meant and that it could be charted on a calendar, everything changed. The challenge became to not make it worse by allowing it to become a self fullfilling prophecy. In other words, psyching myself out by negative expectations.

There is a great article which has an excellent perspective on the subject:
http://www.myspiritualastrologer.com/NewsAlertMercRetroSept24,2001.htm