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The Weirdness That Has Been November: Another Mercury in Retrograde

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It’s been a while, yeah, yeah, I know. I have been busy learning a new photography editing program  and fighting off Mercury in Retrograde (Oh, I know you hate it when I get into “that stuff,” but I swear, I swear, strange things happen). Mercury in Retrograde began October 31 and allegedly lasted until November 20, but from what I hear, because it is the end of the year, Mercury is taking longer to “go direct.” Let’s get started: I was taking care of my little Guatemalan airplants, which do need water and they get a weekly bath. As I … Continue reading →

241. Home. Pooped. Mercury in Retrograde.

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Back home. Pooped! . We arrived home Monday night and all’s well. Almost. Graduation, which I’ll elaborate on another time, was an overwhelming 2 day experience. I’m just too tired to move…could it be that Mercury is in retrograde? Here’s a bit more on this phenomenon: “All of the planets move in the same direction around the Sun, each with a different rate of speed. Mercury’s orbit is 88 days long; therefore approximately 4 orbits of Mercury around the Sun equals 1 Earth year. — Periodically, Mercury appears to slow down, then stop, (stationary retrograde) and then move slowly backwards … Continue reading →

245. More Mercury Backlash; as the planets turn, communication fizzles

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When we last spoke, (click link to the left for the previous blog) I had returned to some strange events, many of which were communication related, and I asked, could it be the phenomenon of “Mercury in retrograde”? This is what has been going on. Three of us were taking turns plugging our computers directly into the Verizon (Internet Service Provider) Fiber-optic box. And then, one computer couldn’t get on line. All of a sudden. As my laptop continued to be able to do so, I called Verizon, spoke to a “technician” (notice the quotes) and he surmised that because … Continue reading →

564. Mercury in Retrograde: here we go again!

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I am not a superstitious person and I like to have some kind of “scientific proof” for popular beliefs. Most of the time. A number of years ago someone called the concept of “Mercury in Retrograde” to my attention and since then I have noted curious events. When a planet is “in retrograde” it appears to be moving backwards. It first appears to stand still, then back up, stand still again and then move forward. The length of the retrograde depends on the planet’s orbit and for Mercury it is usually about twenty-two days.     Mercury is the messenger, … Continue reading →