It is the end of November 2024, and Mercury has gone retrograde. What does this mean? It means the apparent motion of the planet seems to move in the opposite direction that it usually does when measured against the backdrop of the constellations. The Sun and Moon...
Back on June 18 2020, Mercury stationed (or appeared to stop) to go retrograde. The days before and after the station, Mercury seems to stand still in the sky. His motion turned direct on July 12 2020, meaning the days around the station Mercury stands still again...
(Originally appeared in the Nov/Dec issue of Astrology Toronto’s publication Midheaven) By Franco October 2007 Some of you may ask, “What’s so big about Mercury retrograde?” It always amuses me when Mercury goes retrograde because I usually end...