A short essay on Mercury retrograde in Virgo and Leo 2024.
by Mike Zizis
THE NUMBERS:
- Mercury enters its shadow on July 16th, 2024, 21°24 Leo
- Mercury stations retrograde on August 4th, 2024, 4°06 Virgo
- Mercury is cazimi on August 18th, 2024, 26°35 Leo
- Mercury stations direct on August 28th, 2024, 21°24 Leo
- Mercury leaves its shadow on September 11th, 2024, 4°06 Virgo
The world is coming up to its second retrograde of this year. And yes many of us are already feeling it.
Mercury is all about communications such as the breakdown we have had this week via Microsoft. For some people and institutions this outage has been an outrage. For those of us who know some astrology these trends are surprising but less shocking.
As a brief aside, I just used the word trends. That is my business as a client-driven astrologer who writes essays. I am here with you at this present moment, in this presentation to express my deepest gratitude to those of you who have worked with me through the years to help lift the veil. My work with you is a process of discovery. Self and others, self and world … as my clients put aside the superficial notion of fortune telling — we let extraordinary things happen.
And now back to our regularly scheduled programming.
Mercury retrograde in its own sign of Virgo, is likely to be a shade less abrasive than Mercury retrograding in Leo. The trickster enjoys information and that is both the front and backyard of Virgo’s motives. When he is dancing backwards in this sign breakthroughs that are unexpected can happen quite nicely.
In Leo you will find out a great deal about how brittle or flexible or porous your ego is. Events will seem likely to conspire to give you some degree of frustration if you embark on the dangerous terrain of indulging your emotions… please remember that Leo is also courageous and this is a very good thing.
As John Lennon sang:
Me used to be angry young man
Me hiding me head in the sand
You gave me the word
And I finally heard
Now I’m doing the best that I can — I have to admit it’s getting better…
The Chinese say — where there is no flow there is sickness. So these mercury retrograde cycles always give us a chance to find out more about ourselves. Being excessively upset, frustrated, and rancidly disappointed may get you what you think you need — in the short-term — with others. It is of core importance that we are a little more patient and humored during these wild and lively rides of Mercury RX.
Below is some suggested reading if you wish to find out more about this current Mercury retrograde. Thank you for being with my journey, as I am, in my way, with yours.
Michael
https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/astrology/is-mercury-in-retrograde/
https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/mercury-retrograde-dates
4 August to 27 August: August will see Mercury in retrograde under the earth sign Virgo, with it shifting into fire sign Leo after 14 August. This is a period to be particularly conscious of your romantic relationships and doing all you can to prevent any misunderstandings. While its pre-retrograde shadow begins on 16 July, it leaves on 11 September.
https://www.almanac.com/content/mercury-retrograde-dates
What to do …
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2024/07/09/mercury-retrograde-explained/74234307007/
Mercury Retrograde: When is it happening and how will the backshift impact you?
