Mercury is now prepared to move in forward motion after a review triggered by matters that began to unfold approximately three months ago in connection to the water houses of your natal chart.
In the larger view, the regress has prompted concerns surrounding government, large institutions, corporations, and foreign influences. However, Mercury stations direct in the most hidden sector of the collective chart suggesting that not everything is out in the open as of yet—at least until it reaches the shadow degree.
More personally, perhaps the effort to make a leap of consciousness for understanding is still underway as you sort through information you receive that conflicts with what you feel emotionally or instinctively know to be true. In the interim, you may be keeping much of what you think or feel to yourself in an attempt to maintain peace, the status quo or to avoid the repercussions of open expression.
If you’re an artist, writer, researcher or focused on spirituality, you might have used the retrograde period to study, refine a work in progress, or withdraw from social activity to devote energy toward meditation and the integration of new awareness.
However, the possibility exists that in some aspect of life you’ve been purposely lied to or misled. Information, secrets, or concerns related to young people may be part of larger issues that underscore being alone, dealing with illness, or ties to large companies or social systems. For some, plans have a direct correspondence to travel and a foreign destination, but it may be any other circumstance that provokes the potential for a relationship to be established or broken with the residual impact of changes to your public standing.
At the heart of matters could be a bright idea fueled by a curious mind or success that arrives through putting forward new ideas or starting a new business. But these situations now require an adjustment or some form of sacrifice due to events playing out through a court case, the parental relationship, changes in social status or the forming of a business partnership.
The impetus for readjustment is an excessive urge for freedom through non-conformity motivated by a dislike of routine and responsibility. A rebellious approach to situations may be to create resistance in communication or use conversations or ideas as a way of refusing to comply with expectations while taking pride in that rejection. An example is a response to boredom with a work situation where you instigate changes that others find disturbing or implement procedures that others are clearly against resulting in discord in the environment.
Whatever occurs creates a high degree of mental stress, anxiety, and possibly health problems because of tremendous pressure to achieve financial and emotional security or address self-esteem. You may be facing a myriad of factors that push your mental processes to the edge—the tension of having to reconcile family and professional demands, multiple job responsibilities, or serious consideration of heavy decisions regarding a family member. Alternatively, the issue may involve deceit, manipulation or underhanded tactics surrounding divorce or an inheritance.
Events highlight arrangements that once appeared as a happily-ever-after or what must be done to achieve one. Generally, the effort is to secure something you feel is needed in situations linked to children, lovers, or personal creative expression where either you’ve felt powerless in matters or involved with others who are. The implication of these situations point to a profound change in values, income, or resources.