by Robert Wilkinson
While Mercury is now direct, it will be in its shadow zone through October 7, after which it enters its next phase of moving through "unknown zones" where the themes of this retrograde will be played out in forward motion. So for the next 2 weeks, expect some very productive intersections of past and future, giving us a chance to show what we’ve learned since August!
Here we stand on the threshold of new adventures, due to the Sun conjunct Jupiter! There will also be extraordinarily practical grounding based in seeing clearly to the core of things thanks to Mercury exactly trine Pluto. This time moves many things forward in the realm of practical action, and with the SD Moon’s focus on sharing and comparing of information, many will find themselves in very serendipitous circumstances since the Moon tredeciles Jupiter!
We can now take what we reviewed, rehearsed, researched, or found new information about that helped us remember and/or reevaluate some things and move forward with a larger view and contemplation of what has been and what will be, especially in the houses where we have Gemini and Virgo, since Mercury rules Gemini and Virgo, and has been retrograde in Virgo. I gave you some of the possible effects of Mercury in the houses in the article Mercury Retrograde in Virgo in August-September 2016 – What It Means For Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces
Since it is now direct, if there have been misunderstandings or delays these past 3 weeks, it's all moving forward from here! This ends the long string of months where we had as many as 4 or 5 planets retrograde all at the same time. We should be able to use the different information, views, and approaches we’ve been examining through the retrograde lens these past several weeks to find a new understanding of what needed work in our inner and outer world.
So now that we've done our rehearsals, reviews, revisions, and/or research on how we can coordinate the parts of this emerging process during the past 3 weeks, it's again time to get it on! Here we face the future, and do what we must to weave elements of that future into our current life and affairs. We will continue to see more facets to approaching a more balanced life and a new way to live and BE our higher ideals.
The Good To Come
Despite the friction indicated by Moon square Mercury widely opposed Mars and quincunx Pluto, along with the very close Mercury semisquare Venus and the out of sign Mars square Jupiter there is also a lot of harmony and specialization, as well as spiritual power indicated at this stationary point. This completes the sequence of Mercury SD points at the 15th degree of the Earth signs, showing our lives should be more practical and stable due to the understanding or harmony these trines have offered us.
Benefits and blessings are promised by Moon tredecile Jupiter and septile Uranus, Venus semisextile Sun, novile Saturn, quadraelftile Neptune, and quintile Pluto, and Sun conjunct Jupiter with both quadranovile Neptune. Mars is quintile Neptune, Jupiter is quadranovile Uranus, and Saturn is quadraelftile Uranus. The quintiles bring out gifts, while the novile series aspects bring forth spiritual realizations, as do the elftile series aspects. The number of spiritual aspects involving the novile, septile, and quintile series aspects promise the next 13 weeks will bring numerous important changes, realizations, and challenges to accept changes that have been cooking for quite a while, and allow for the minor specializations and gifts available these next few weeks.
Because this station falls so close to the Equinox, you can find a lot more about the aspects, configurations, and Jones patterns at work by going to It’s the Autumnal Equinox 2016 – What’s Coming in October, November, and December 2016. Most of the other aspects in play were discussed in the article on the Equinox, since they are literally all the same. Please go to that article to find out more.
The main difference between the Lunation chart and this chart is the position of the Moon. In this chart, the Moon is 5 degrees earlier than the Equinox Moon, and so most of the Lunar aspects are different. This stationary Moon is in close square to Mercury, but the opposition to Mars is very wide. The Moon septile Uranus will stimulate a spiritual influx to those with planets or an Ascendant near 22-26 Aries, 13-17 Gemini, 5-9 Leo, 26-30 Virgo, 18-22 Scorpio, 9-13 Capricorn, and 1-5 Pisces.
Past Mercury Retrogrades and What They Taught Us
The February 2014 Mercury retrograde in Pisces and Aquarius gave us new insights into collective consciousness, and through a sequence of “graduating into a new realm of being,” rose to a challenge and cooperated with others to bring a metaphoric “forest fire” under control. We saw our interconnections, examined our deeper feelings and aspirations, and found new ways of managing our energies at the close of an old life cycle, all of these wherever we have 19 Aquarius through 4 Pisces in our charts
The June 2014 Mercury retrograde in Cancer and Gemini gave us new insights into needs, habits, and feelings, where we went through arguing pros and cons relative to a major life shift that already happened previously. We learned to practice adaptability and patience as we saw what had to be pruned back or reshaped in our world.
The October 2014 retrograde in Scorpio and Libra gave us a new understanding of how we and others are or are not cooperating as we build some things to be enjoyed in common, and now we can find peace in "letting go, letting G_d." We took a new look at the past to see what needed repair or reconstructions, and then moved forward by retiring in peace in October 2014.
The 2015 January-February retrograde in Aquarius gave us a new understanding on some things we didn’t understand before, with the unveiling helping us re-evaluate something related to the areas where we have Gemini and Virgo, as well as any houses ruled by planets we have in these signs. We found ways to free ourselves from adverse conditions, and now are free to move forward into new discoveries.
The May-June retrograde in Gemini gave us new techniques of communicating at a distance, and offered some the beginning of telepathy. That was a time of new information, new discoveries, and new ways of evaluating things related to where we have Gemini, and some areas melted down so that some things repressed in our minds could break loose.
The October 2015 retrograde helped us learn what needed repair or reconstruction in our lives, and many were offered opportunities to bust misconceptions, and make progress in their vision despite limiting conditions. It featured pioneering new initiatives, and new ideals, Whether through direct or indirect information or realizations, we received insights, returns, and understanding about things we didn’t know about before the retrograde began.
The January 2016 retrograde helped mobilize us to escape from some adverse circumstance or condition via a “cosmic visitation.” We opened to different ways of seeing responsibility and duty, “the goodness of life in trials of regeneration,” and some form of “administered responsibility.” We learned to exercise our divine power of Economy of Energy, purify what needs purifying, let go of what needs to be let go of, and allow the quickening to move us into higher and greater effective ways of living and doing your Being.
The May 2016 retrograde gave us insights into what would bring a greater stability, and the inner resources we would draw on as we walked through the storm of June, July, and August. We saw where we had to mobilize, or defend our point of view, or administer some form of expertise. Many things began to come together on the practical level during those months, preparing us for the latest retrograde period.
This one has brought us communications, insights, or interactions from the past that will help us “escape from a narrow destiny.” Those who are willing to rise to an occasion to transcend their limited past will increasingly find themselves living a new destiny, especially since the Sun in this SD chart is the exact degree where Mercury went RX in August. Things will roll forward, so that by Oct 7 it should be clear what we’ve left behind, and the new archetypes we’re here to live that shows us that “a new day has dawned, revealing a world utterly transformed.”
Things related to Mercury will speed up considerably for the next three months, so flow with the greater vision and understandings that have been revealed and will continue to be revealed over the next weeks and months. We can follow our ideas, understanding, and vision into fundamental facts that show us the actions we need to take, which in turn will lead us to deeper experiences and feelings. This in turn will lead us to even newer understandings and visions, which will again lead us through decisions and actions into our feelings.
From here we move forward into a clearer, more focused and effective future! Stay alert for renewed relationships with those who are builders of a greater “civilizing force” in the world, and launch whatever new vision you’ve been planning. That vision will acquire solidity and weight in 2017, and the concentrated doses of spiritual energy pervading our atmosphere will show us that at some point, we’ve redeemed a promise.
This one promises many gifts, and a lot of realizations that we’ve been waiting on for a long time. Follow through, trust in your ability to express the finer things in the culture you belong to, accept and/or give gifts as you can, and know that this time offers huge opportunities to launch a new vision, express your unique gifts and talents, share what you know with others, knowing it’s a dress rehearsal and a time portending unique situations to come and promises fulfilled.
Mercury stationary direct links past, present, and future in new ways. This one puts the focus on all levels of health, work, service, and education to become more effective through seeing to the core of things, paying attention to details, and following through on precise practical methods. Your understanding will lead you to deeper and vaster feelings of possible futures. Then you’ll know what to do and when.
A New Look at Mercury Retrograde
In a final plug as Mercury goes from retrograde to direct, for those who want to know more about the qualities of Mercury retrograde in Virgo, or any other past and future retrogrades in all the other signs and houses, if you haven’t already, please consider getting a copy of A New Look At Mercury Retrograde from Createspace.com. It is a handly reference text for everything you could want to know about Mercury retrograde people and Mercury retrograde in the various signs and houses. It explores how Mercury retrograde people think and work through things, and possible ways parents of Mercury retrograde children can facilitate the roundabout interpretive and communication styles in their child’s development. Here's the link to where you can order your paperback copy of A New Look at Mercury Retrograde.
© Copyright 2016 Robert Wilkinson
Thanks Robert. Things appear to be moving forward and opportunities for a clarear consciousness and growth are at the door step.
Blessings be to all.
Posted by: Nic | September 25, 2016 at 12:05 PM