When retrograde, this kind of curiosity needs to be worked with deftly. In this mutable air sign, the pixie-fairy is clever, inquisitive and dares to communicate a thousand what-ifs. Mercury breezes into (and backtracks through) Geminiīecause Mercury is at home in Gemini, it makes the upcoming retrograde an interesting one. Inevitably, we need to learn the lessons that the universe has deemed we are ready for, but we can train for the race. This means that the days leading up to Mercury retrograde are all about our pre-game practice.

Mercury retrograde tries, in its riddled way, to tell us what to fix before it’s too late. What was never going to work long-term tends to come crashing down when the winged one moonwalks. What was about to break crumbles under this celestial condition. Mercury retrogrades point to what was already wobbly. We all know the ways Mercury retrograde can mess with our lives (missing texts, misunderstandings, mistakes that lead to massive reconstructions), but it’s not out for blood just because. The planet of communication will be retrograde from May 10th until June 3rd, making this an important period to double-down on backing up our data, triple-checking our itinerary, and rethinking the systems we rely on. On April 29th, Mercury breezes into Gemini to pollinate the zeitgeist with new buzzwords and a multitude of marvel concepts. Mercury enters Gemini and prepares for Rx whirlwind

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