
The last Mercury in Retrograde for the year of 2010 will begin on Thursday, December 9th and will end on Thursday, December 30th. Mercury is one of the inner planets of our solar system and has long been associated with the faculties of speech, communication, and reason. Astrology is one of the most ancient occult sciences and back in the day when folks were first learning to read the skies there were times where the planets appeared to go backwards as they travelled around the sun on their elliptical orbit. Mercury is also associated with the Roman God of communication, travel, and messages and his Greek predecessor, Hermes. Along with the well known aspects of organization and communication, Mercury has a trickster nature and that can come out during these retrograde periods. Which brings us to the most essential question: what does Mercury going retrograde mean for you and your conjure work?
Well, the first thing to do is not panic! A lot of clients come to me and they are freaking out because, in their words, "all of my work will be ruined since Mercury is in retrograde!" That is simply not true. In fact, the time of retrograde is excellent for certain types of spell work, and it is perfectly fine to finish up any spell work that has been started prior to mercury going into retrograde, even if the end of the spell falls during the retrograde cycle. The types of work that you may NOT want to start during this time will typically deal with contact, communication, starting new ventures, and making deals. So all of the tricks we have for contacting people and getting them to contact you are probably not your best bet during this time period.
Now, as to the kind of work that does especially well during this time: any work that involves inflammatory confusion and communication would be very good to do right now, so if there is a couple you are aiming to break up, or a clique at work or school that needs to break apart, now is the time. Mercury in retrograde is also a good time to go back over old projects/old relationships and tie up any loose ends. Depending on the case, aspects of reconciliation work can actually be very good to do right now. Likewise, if individual's feel like they need to cut and clear this can be a potent time to do it and the same goes for general cleansing and uncrossing. If you have some work that you are considering or a situation that may need work and you are not sure if now is the appropriate time or if you should wait, the best thing to do is contact a reader and worker for some magical coaching on the subject. Finally, protective magic and practical behaviors are recommended for this time period. If you know that you have difficult communications with a person, then start work now so that you are less effected by the period of retrograde. Make sure you back up your computer files and any data that you cannot afford to lose. Finally, understand that technical glitches just will happen during this period. Plan for it and deal accordingly.
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