Posts Tagged ‘Mercury Retrograde’

Stars By Liz 6/1-6/15: Stories that Speak for Themselves

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

flickrOverview: The first two weeks of June gets off to a mellow start. Enjoy connecting with old friends, witty conversations, and writing and research with Mercury retrograde. It’s time to process what has been a fairly turbulent and emotional start to spring for many.

6/1-6/2…June starts out with a mellow Sunday 6/1; take some time to work in the garden and get outside. 6/2 may bring some needed integration and opportunity for synthesizing your past with your future.

Gemini New Moon 6/3: The Circus Comes to Town…Set an intention to release patterns of over stimulation and stories you tell yourself and others that aren’t true. Where would you like to invite in more options in your life? The twins may be showing their mischievous streak for this new moon. Hopefully you all have extra keys for your cars and homes stored in accessible places. But even if you don’t or else get mixed up some other way, realize that you’ll end up with a good story. Pay attention to new and unexpected situations you end up in. Get very curious, as conversations had during these adventures could reveal options and possibilities that your mind was closed down to before. Psychic and telepathic communication will probably be fairly strong. This is a great time for journaling and writing. And keep in mind, if all else fails, just keep talking.

Fake it till you Make it 6/4…Energy and confidence will probably be fairly high today. Do something you need to do but have been putting off because of feelings of intimidation or insecurity.

6/5-6/6 True colors…Yesterday’s groove may hit some bumps today. Keep in mind that whatever time frame you might have committed to recently may be a tad unrealistic. Avoid a power struggle by being clear with your boundaries and making needed adjustments.

Smooth Operator 6/7-9 There’ll be no shortage of words and interesting conversations to attend to. Immerse yourself in healing information to avoid feeling scattered. Explore the options now available to you, and express and communicate about what you hold dear.

6/10 is a busy day, and asks us to make sure we are coming clean with promises we have made, particularly in work relationships. Don’t believe everything that you hear, but mean everything that you say.
6/11 may find us needing to make compromises and adjusting any unrealistic expectations

I didn’t know you felt that way 6/12…The universe has some surprises from way out in left field today. Watch for slips of the tongue that communicate how you really feel. Does the story you tell match the truth of your heart?

6/13 Remnants of the past….Pluto heads back in to Sagittarius today, where it will stay until fully moving in to Capricorn around Thanksgiving. From now until then we are given another chance to communicate with the galactic center. What spiritual strength in you has matured enough to move into the next level of manifestation on the earth and support you in practical everyday life?

6/14-6/15 ….Go with the flow and reap insight and inspiration on 6/14. Time to utilize the lessons learned from your past in the actions of 6/15. No need to dramatize what you already know to be true. Address any inefficiency that surfaces around your physical and psychic resources.

Stars by Liz 5/15-5/31: The Keystone Falls into Place

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Overview: The last two weeks of May start out intensely with a passionate full moon in Scorpio on 5/19. Time to bring some light to any darkness that you have gone through since 4/20. Memorial Day weekend and the last week ask us to slow down take some needed rest. Time to pause and integrate before the summer kicks up its heels.

5/16-5/17…Great days to tie up loose ends before the Mercury retrograde cycle starts in earnest.

5/18…Spend some quality time with those you love. Express from your heart and enjoy yourself.

5/19…Full Moon in Scorpio…
This is the 2nd Scorpio Full Moon this year, a rare and auspicious event. Since the first one last month on 4/20, we have undergone a test of emotional endurance, with the pendulum swinging widely from gratitude and love to despair and distrust. Many of you were dealing with intensity, doing lots of clearing work and facing some longstanding fears, especially around relationships,trust, self-worth, and finances. The past month brought an ending of one cycle and the start of another. This full moon promises some fruitful changes for the better, especially for those of you who are willing to be honest with yourself about your deeper motivations. Careful of spinning a story too quickly with all that is going on; you may regret it later. Take your time and invest in quality relationships and connections.

5/20-5/21…We may be revisiting some juicy unexpected opportunities that surfaced at the end of March. Trust your intuition, and know that you are supported in putting some action and work behind good ideas you’ve been talking about for months.

5/22…When you expand, you also need to let go to make space for the new. Chances are you saw this coming; now is the time to push off and draw the line in the sand. What promises have you followed through on, and where may you have fallen short on your word? Be honest with yourself and others.

5/23…Start memorial day weekend early this year. Take a breath and clear your plate. The Mercury retrograde shadow phase is in effect: do not push the river, especially with communication. Make sure to double check and confirm the details for any travel plans you have.

5/24-5/26…This memorial weekend hang out with old friends and enjoy music and/or the great outdoors. Don’t over schedule yourself. In fact, leave your planner at home. You may lose it anyway. We are all looking for some R&R. Let yourself sleep long hours and enjoy some uninterrupted solitude. Great weekend for doing a retreat. Whatever you do, give yourself a break from the day to day details. 5/26 may prove challenging in conversations with loved ones. Careful of being overly critical of yourself or your partner.

Mercury officially turns retrograde 5/26 in Gemini, and will be retrograde until 6/19, although the shadow phase and felt effects last until July 4th. Mercury the messenger in its home sign of Gemini may mean that the trickster is in full effect. So, things to do while Mercury is in retrograde: connect with old friends, leave breathing room in your schedule, pay attention to synchronicity, slow down, complete writing projects that you may have put on the back burner, write in your journal, research, get some healing work, specifically NLP or anything that addresses thought patterns, get in contact with people you have been meaning to follow up with, complete unfinished business, get organized for the summer. Things to avoid: getting a new internet service or cell phone plan, creating a new website, making big purchases, starting a new job, initiating a new project, over scheduling and overstimulating yourself. This is not to strike fear into you; the reasoning behind this is we simply do not have all the information we need to make a sound decisions. So if you do have to do any of the above, just make sure that you do your research and homework. Leave no stone unturned. Do not take anyone’s word for it, especially if you have a hunch that their story is not an accurate reflection of what’s really going on.

5/27…The last quarter moon today asks us pay attention to the heart and meaning behind the stories we are telling ourselves. Where are you overstimulated in your life? Give yourself a break from media and input from others today. Nobody ever says they wished they’d spent more time with their laptop on their deathbed.

5/28…Is a great day to articulate how your past negative story around a past upset has transformed into a lesson learned that you are now able to utilize in a practical way.

5/29-5/31…There is plenty of time. Continue to cut back on needless distraction and stimulation in your life. If you are experiencing communication hiccups, make sure to look around get curious about the situation. Take a break and journal or read that book you’ve been meaning to get to.