Into the Mystic

Mercury turns direct at 2°40′ Taurus on May 11th, 2010 and once again traverses 2°-13° Taurus where we have been receiving varied information and insights during the retrograde phase. We now consolidate that which we have observed and put considerations to and begin to move toward externally expression of our revised situations. Mercury exits the shadow period on May 28th and by that point we will have brought stability to various area’s in our lives in preparation for undertaking new initiatives during this summer’s Cardinal influence that should prove to be quite dynamic!

In my previous post on Mercury Retrograde in Taurus , I shared how I viewed this retrograde phase as bringing us to clarity on that which we value and how we needed to go about securing a treasure(s) that we hold in high regard by placing our energy where it would bring the best possible outcome desired. With the Scorpio-Taurus Full Moon occurring during this retrograde, many of us found it necessary to make adjustments that would allow us to proceed to claiming that which we value. These adjustments included a letting go of any situations/endeavors that were not producing favorable results in regards as to the amount of energy we were expending in these situations/endeavors.

Taurus, being a fixed earth sign and expressing the ideal of “I Have”, encouraged us to become completely honest and clear with ourselves  about what we truly desire in our lives in a substantial form as we take our next steps into the period of Cardinal influence that is reshaping our existence on both personal and collective levels.

Scorpio, as the polarity to Taurus on this axis of retrograde, has encouraged our going deep into one’s self to uncover what we have possibly hidden from ourselves, or denied, as being of value to us. This has been a time of releasing ourselves from forms of self-bondage that we may possibly have put in place due to concern that we would not be an expression of the highest caliber if we were to allow ourselves to pursue these particular forms of substance due to previous notions of what ‘we thought we should be’ or that ‘we felt others expected us to be‘.

This brought forth a need to reconsider anything and everything that we may have vanquished to our inner recesses that we once placed high value upon but tucked away, and possibly had forgotten, for we were previously unable to bring these things to realization and substance.

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“Recovering what was lost” has been a strong theme for this particular retrograde period. With Mercury being in aspect to many other bodies during this period we have had many areas of our lives to take into consideration for consolidation reflective of this recovery before taking the forthcoming measures we are about to enact to secure that which we truly treasure and wish “to have” expressing in solid forms in our experience. This recovery period in many ways has been about taking a sweeping view behind us before we continue forward and taking inventory of what we found there. It has been a period allotted to locate anything that we may have discarded or misplaced along our journey to where we are now that was once of value to us. If we have found said item/situation/etc to be of value still, we have been given opportunity to bring it forth into our now-existence for reintegration, before we once again proceed forward on our paths.

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As Mercury turns direct we find favorable aspects to the Moon, Saturn, Neptune, Chiron and Pluto. This implies that our previous thwarted objects/situations of value if aligned to our best interest shall now receive the support of these bodies as we pursue bringing these items of value into forms of substance. The square from Mars to Mercury (and the Sun) that dominated the retrograde phase and brought frustration by bringing actions to a halt has released and is no longer keeping everything in a holding pattern. Good news for many that have been feeling that particular squeeze!

Now is the time to finish putting your ducks in a row, flesh out your plans and prepare for new forms to be expressing by the end of the month. With the New Moon in Taurus occurring on the 14th of May, just a few days after direct motion, be cognizant of forming new intentions that will also include that which you have come to conceive and commit to during this phase of retrograde Mercury.

Many Blessings! Kachina Houska