On the heels of April Fool’s Day, the timing for a Mercury retrograde could not be more apt. A day of trickery puts one back on their toes, like an audience member in a magic show. There is a desire to see what’s up the sleeve and decipher meaning between the lines. This is a very productive attitude to have for a Mercury retrograde, especially the anticipatory sign of Aries.
Mercury retrograde combs back over mental gleanings, like searching for glasses dropped in the grass. Taking the literal shape of anticipatory glasses, I have several pairs of solar eclipse glasses ready for next week’s once-in-a-lifetime event. The magic show will be in the sky. The magicians will be both Sun and Moon! Seldom does an event come along that generates as much anticipation as a total solar eclipse. Once in a lifetime, maybe!
Anticipation is a gift. It is the forward view that heralds new life stirring within. I marvel at the notable new life generated simply by making a good plan, getting excited for it, and carrying it out. Sometimes it is elaborate, and sometimes it’s simple. Last night we decided to bake a quick batch of peanut butter cookies, and that stirred up some good little lights inside.
The quantum pinpoint between a dream and a plan is the robin’s song of the soul. I hear them singing outside now, as the morning light grows stronger.
With so many planets in Pisces right now, the seasonal richness fortifies the imagination. Mercury retrograde in Aries is a wake-up call, a reminder of what the imagination can do. Like a magician, it can make the light grow stronger, amplifying the harmonies of songs that take flight above us.
Happy Springtime retrograde! Mercury will be direct again on April 25th.
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