Mercury retrograde is close upon us! One of the biggest things we can do to work with retrograde Mercury is practice more conscientiousness and forethought – to think things over more carefully before making choices or saying things we might have to undo later. However, it is inevitable that we make mistakes and how we show up to the process of considering critique and feedback (whether explicitly or through dysfunctional situations in life that reveal something isn’t quite working) and THEN re-aligning, making amends if necessary, and/or repairing the situation is just as important. With Mercury in Pisces, we may need to take care of how quick we are to jump to conclusions based on fantastical or unexamined logic. We can totally believe something AND it not be true. While I’m not one to encourage self-doubt, I do think we possess a capacity to know when we are thinking and feeling things that don’t add clarity or service to the situation. It is a remarkable act to be flexible enough in our minds that when another person, a situation, or reality doesn’t match our assumptions or preconceptions, we can edit those inner-monologues. Mercury in Pisces’ capacity to gloss over details […]