The planets are playing games again...retrogrades!

Here is some important stuff to help you understand what is going on. It was written by my buddy, SisterScorpio. (Subject: Pluto, Saturn, and Mercury, OH MY!!!) I believe she has this on her blog also. She does an excellent job at explaining what is going on. Blessings to all!

It is very rare to have a period of time where we only have 1 planet in retrograde, most of the time we have at least 2. With that being said we should all make time to look to the stars and use their pattern to help us learn from our experiences. This month we have one going in and one coming out.

Right now, with Pluto, and Saturn already in retrograde, now we get Mercury joining the party…(rolling eyes) “joy”… At least Saturn will be coming out right?

What happens spiritually when a planet goes retrograde?
When any planet is in Retrograde we need to face up to the lesson being delivered to us from the universe, the nature of which depends on the house your natal planet resides in.

Pluto rules over the 8th house. The eighth house rules personal evolution, growth, transformation and change, death, rebirth, sex, possessions of a relationship, legacies, inheritance, taxes, rituals, initiations and the occult, the astral body and reincarnation, and the severing of ties to that to which we are attached. When Pluto is in retrograde, we should use this time to assess what reoccurring patterns in our lives make us feel out of control, where and why do we continually give our selves away to the control and power of others. Under what circumstances do we react so defensively that we elicit attacks from others?

Saturn rules over the 9th house. The ninth house rules intuition, religion, inner soul, life lessons, karma, pushing self-limiting beliefs and behaviors aside and constructively making plans to complete any outstanding projects is the message. When Saturn is in Retrograde, we tend to question faith, become vindictive, put off plans, stop in the middle of a project, stop learning.

Mercury, ah yes… the most famous of all astrological blunders. In general, Mercury rules thinking and perception, processing and disseminating information and all means of communication, commerce, education and transportation. Mercury rules people who work in these areas, especially those who work with their minds or their wits: writers and orators, commentators and critics, gossips and spin doctors, teachers, travelers, tricksters and thieves.

When Mercury is in Retrograde, all hell breaks loose in regards to personal misunderstandings; flawed, disrupted, or delayed communications, negotiations and trade; glitches and breakdowns with phones, computers, cars, buses, and trains. And all of these problems usually arise because someone left a small yet crucial piece of information, or component out which causes everything to go astray or awry.

By the time that Saturn goes direct on the 17th, we need to work on any unfinished projects and finish them. Things will start to make more sense in life, as to why things are, and why things were. Thank the Gods that the retrograde of Pluto, Saturn and Mercury will only be overlapping for about 10 days. In the mean time, hang in for the bumpy ride ahead and be as articulate of your communications as well as putting your ego on the shelf. You will be fine.