Mercury Retrogade & Full Moon

Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn and Venus conjuncts Mercury 29/12/22

Venus meets Mercury around the same time Mercury goes into retrograde and just leaves the sign of Sagittarius. Transitioning from a positive, fire and dual sign, ruled by Jupiter (Venus's enemy) to Capricorn, a negative, earthy and unstable sign, ruled by Saturn (friend).

Just so you know, Jupiter is the guru of the gods and Venus is the guru of the demons. So, here Venus is in her enemy sign. So, the combination of spirituality and materialism between the two leaves room for a more auspicious one, in which we can take advantage of to improve romance, sensuality combined with humility and trying not to pretend. Saturn, ruling Capricorn, will be the one who judges (in some way) the behavior and actions that we have in that period, testing our sincerity, our character.

Taking into account that the 29th will be the most energetically intense day, especially on a spiritual and emotional level due to the change of sign of Venus, to the conjunction with Mercury and at the same time to the change of sign of Mercury, at the same time that it enters in retrograde. It is said that when a planet approaches 30º or 0º, the energies between the previous and the later sign are mixed, creating a "crack" that brings us doubt and indecision created by being between both signs, can make a person feel paralyzed when starting or finishing something related to that planet. At the same time and due to that event, it is better to take advantage of the spiritual and cosmic energy that will come out of that transition, trying to meditate, be more spiritual and more aware of ourselves.

Ve-Me conjunction: Venus and Mercury are friends to each other. Energy related to art, music and other creative forms of self-expression. It facilitates communication in love and affection to others.

Favorable: Increased charm and sense of aesthetics. Warm and engaging communication.

Distressed: May over-express self-expression and over-analyze relationships.

As the days go by, Mercury will go backwards in the sign of Sagittarius and will move away from Venus, which will continue to advance, gradually dissolving the effects of its conjunction, making the energy of Mercury retrograde more focused on it. .

Mercury Retrograde: The mind works overtime, compulsive thoughts and conversations, overflowing and mixed information, the mind seems to be running, Try to create systems that optimize processes so as not to tend to repeat themselves. Meditate, calm the mind and avoid burning it through walks, listening to music and resting.. It is a good time to work on patience and try to communicate better as there may be misunderstandings, communication failures, in matters related to the internet, electricity and similar. It is important to focus on building on criticism instead of destroying it, as well as seeking to improve by being tolerant instead of judging and making the situation worse.

When a planet approaches the Sun, it can become weak since the Sun can burn off some of its strength and qualities. When this happens the planet is combust*. During its retrograde movement, Mercury meets the Sun again, who will "burn" him, causing its energy and influences to be afflicted and weaken, leaving behind the natural intensity of Mercury in retrograde. Days 6 and 7 will be the closest to the Sun, from then on, the combustion effect created by the Sun will progressively soften.

It’s also important to mention that Mars has been in retrograde motion for a few months and it will be in this movement until mid-January but its effect will last until mid- since Mars moves very slowly when it changes movement. Some of the possibilities that we can experience during this period, in addition to the first things I’ve said, will be an increase of incidents, aggression, fires, natural disasters, and mood changes. Moreover Venus is combustion (burned by the Sun, less control and power, weak and challenging energy) and Jupiter remains retrograde which makes any hope of control over Mars even more difficult.

The transit of Mars in a sign indicates how people respond when they are angry and how they react to that anger. Mars in Taurus offers little physical energy and activity level. Mental concentration is high. Taurus is ruled by Venus, which means that our actions will be driven more by financial decisions, beauty, values, and we may all be a little more focused on pleasure and love. Mars also represents the level of energy we have and how we use it, the feeling of having more or less energy to do things will also be affected. Stationary and Retrograde Mars also creates dilemmas, confusion and some wrong or late decisions. Remember to Meditate and be aware of your emotions, thoughts and feelings, trying to create balance between everything.

Finally I want to better explain what a retrograde planet does. From an astrological point of view, it’s an important event since retrograde periods bring lessons and challenges in the spheres that the planet controls. A retrograde planet always shows us what we should focus on during this period. Retrograde periods are always a time to review, re-evaluate, re-analyze, and reflect. That’s what retrogrades are all about. If we use the time of a retrograde period wisely and learn the lessons that the retrograde planet brings, then we will reap the rewards of our actions, when the planet moves forward.

06/01/2023 Full Moon in Gemini

First of the year, in which Mercury is combust with the Sun in Sagittarius, creating affliction to the energy of Mercury, ruler of Gemini, not being able to give the best qualities to the Moon. Although it is a good sign for the Moon, Mercury being in combustion can be misinterpreted and even offend us emotionally instead of creating situations that could be funny and amusing. Love and affection should not be confused with need or possession, and instead of using harsh words, let's look for affection and empathy when relating to each other, which may not be as easy as it seems.

Let's keep in mind that we are in the last degrees of Gemini. The Moon will pass the next day to its main sign, Cancer, which would be like being in its house. Transforming all that mental and rational energy (Gemini) to a more emotional, sensitive and adaptable energy.

PS: It is important to keep in mind that everything is a combination, changing and giving its energy tones every day, some more present than others, so that we must try to see beyond the descriptions and try to connect with that cosmic energy, by In the end, there would be no life on earth if it were not for those planetary combinations and the light of the Sun.