by Robert Wilkinson
Mercury goes direct at 4:08 am PDT on April 8 and will be in its shadow zone through April 25/26, after which it moves through its next "unknown zone" where the themes of this retrograde will be played out in forward motion. We should have some very productive intersections of past and fut ure the next 2+ weeks, giving us a chance to continue to update our perceptions and understanding, moving forward with a sense of a new potential given the realizations we’ve arrived at these past few weeks.
Themes related to the span between 27 Pisces and 10 Aries will be prominent until Mercury enters its next shadow zone at 5 Leo on June 29/30. We now have a thorough understanding of the Scene of Desire on the material, social and emotional levels, as well as the Scene of Perpetuation on the individual and spiritual levels of life. Having reviewed the “pre-formed future” and taken a last look back at a fading past, We now face the future.
This Mercury direct station falls at 27 Pisces. It is said that the third third (decan) of any sign deals with the individual and spiritual levels of life, and this decan of Pisces is ruled by Mars with an added dose of more Mars! Because Mercury is in Pisces and ruled by Jupiter in Gemini, this give the current Mercury in Pisces a Gemini backdrop in the closed loop of the Mutual Reception which reinforces both Mercury and Jupiter.
The Moon and Sun at this Station
The Moon at the station is a First Quarter Moon, said to be action oriented. This phase builds structures to help us express our purpose. It indicates a highly active few weeks ahead! As the Moon is at 17 Leo, this should be a time when it’s easy to see what’s coming, with a “protected renewal” in store for those with planets or points around 15-20 degree of the Fire and Air signs. The themes of this retrograde will be expanded substantially in May 2025 when Mars transits the Moon of this chart as the Sun activates the double sextile/trine of Pisces, Taurus, and Cancer.
At this station, the Sun is at 18 Aries, showing us the need to alternate between activity and rest as we open to larger truths and greater adventures to come after we close out lurking Pisces ambivalencies. With Mars ruling the Sun in a cluster of trines to the Pisces stellium, conform to the standards you’ve set before now and follow the flow, even if it requires adaptation and a measure of efficiency as we shed skins at the end of a long cycle. As Neptune at 1 Aries leads the Light, it is the Gateway to Illumination. This is the awakening of a new collective atmosphere, and the promise of things to come for many years ahead.
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
So from here Mercury moves forward! We can now take what we reviewed, got a new understanding of, 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.
As it was retrograde between 17 Pisces and 10 Aries, the degree of the recent Solar eclipse, those house(s) in our charts have been the areas where our review, reflections, returns, reconsiderations, and/or rehearsals have taken place. I gave you some of the possible effects of Mercury in the houses in the article Mercury Retrograde in Aries and Pisces in March-April 2025 - What It Means For All Signs and Birthdays
Since it is now direct, if there have been misunderstandings or delays these past 3 weeks, it's all moving forward from here! We can begin to get a lot more accomplished, after a period of slow downs, turnarounds, review, reflection, reworking, undoing, and re-planning. We’ve been offered a chance to rethink many things, and experienced new ways of seeing how to organize or reorganize something, or make something more efficient.
The immediate future is a good time to use the different information, views, and approaches we’ve seen through the retrograde lens these past several weeks to find a new productivity as we express our unique gifts. We now have an alternative take on some things, as well as a more direct way of seeing things.
Having taken a slight detour through the past, we can move forward into a phenomenally productive time of using the Cancer and Pisces trines with our genius. Be clear about the role you want to play, be clear about wanting “the beloved” to show up on the balcony of your life and consciousness, and you’ll see the rewards you’ve been working toward these past 2 years!
Now that we've done our rehearsals, reviews, revisions, and/or research on those inner and outer experiences showing us the need to simplify and reconsider some of our methods, we can be at ease as we move into a more unique expression. Here we again face forward on familiar ground, knowing a different sense of Being and a new way to dance with Nature.
After the confusion and repeated “turnarounds” of the past 3 weeks, the favorable aspects between Mercury, Venus, Saturn, the NN, and Neptune with Mars and Uranus promise extraordinary productivity and unique experiences in the future. Just let of of the old and flow into the new, as we’ll get the first dawning ideas of the new Neptune in Aries era coming soon at Mercury’s conjunction with Neptune, which is literally the first conjunction in the new collective Aries experience.
Just remember that we still have a powerful Sun square Mars coming on April 20 followed by the final Mars opposed Pluto and a monster T-square at the New Moon a week later. Still, as we are Spirits flying freely in the direction we choose, remember the immortal words of George Harrison, “if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.”
From Here We Speed Up!
Things related to Mercury will speed up considerably for the next 3 months, so flow with the new YOU you’re experiencing! Meditate on the symbol “A harvest Moon,” since it’s the Sabian symbol I gave you in part 1. That sets the theme for the next 3 months, and marks the beginning of a new expression of our creative imagination which will allow us “to dominate circumstances.”
Having gotten clear about allowing our heart’s enthusiasm to express itself in our world since December, this station allows us to go forward, resuming many things put on hold during the Mercury retrograde of the past few weeks. We now have a new perspective on our social and emotional life, are primed for a new ideal, and are moving out of the past into the future.
A New Look at Mercury Retrograde
In a final plug as Mercury moves forward in its shadow zone, if you want to know more about the qualities of Mercury retrograde in all the signs and houses, please consult your copy of the expanded 2nd edition of A New Look At Mercury Retrograde, available on Amazon. It's a handy reference for everything you could want to know about Mercury retrograde people and Mercury retrograde in the signs and houses. It explores how Mercury retrograde people think and work through things, and why roundabout or delayed interpretations aren’t necessarily a bad thing, whether in kids or adults. Here's the link to where you can order your paperback copy of A New Look at Mercury Retrograde. The ebook is available on Kindle. (Again, just make sure you get the 2016 edition published by the Fifth Ray rather than the 1997 edition originally published by Weiser.)
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