Mercury Retrograde: Retreat and Reflect

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On June 7th 2014 Mercury will turn retrograde in Cancer and then in Gemini until July 1st. Don't be alarmed though. Everyone usually freaks out when they hear Mercury Retrograde is coming and looks towards it's approach with a feeling of dread. It's true that communication and technology can get a bit crazy and confused during this time, however any incidents that might happen are usually pretty minor. The truth is, Mercury Retrograde is a very fortunate time for introverted activities such as reflecting, meditating and retreating. It's a great time to just be and to let everything go. Turning inward can help you connect with yourself on a deep level and can help you gain a different perspective.

Mercury's retrograde starts out in the sign of Cancer. Mercury's trip through Cancer will help us to review our feelings, emotions and possibly even some memories. Reflecting on our feelings may make us all a bit emotional of course, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. This part of the retrograde may also cause us to want to stay home because we may crave the comforts and the retreat that home offers. Nurturing is an important trait that goes with the sign of Cancer, because of this we may feel during this retrograde that we want to nurture ourselves and also to reflect on ways we can better take care of ourselves. 

After Mercury's backward trip through Cancer, it will go into the sign of Gemini. At this point after all the emotional reflecting and retreating at home, we will want to do a lot of thinking as Gemini is quite an intellectual sign. Usually Mercury in Gemini makes us 'skip' around a lot when it comes to thinking, but with Mercury retrograde we will be able to focus more since the energy will be a lot more slower paced. This will be a great time to really think things through and also may be quite favorable to activities such as writing as long as you go slowly and take your time. 

Remember to not be scared of Mercury Retrograde. It is not a bad event whatsoever. What you think you attract, so if you think this time will be negative then guess what is coming your way? Negativity. So think this is a positive time and that's what it will be. Just remember to be patient and to slow down.