Mercury finally stationed direct in Scorpio yesterday, but you’ll want to mind your mind a while longer. Not only can it take a few days for the dust to settle and to begin integrating any insights that emerged with the station (and for our electronics to return to normal) but we have more excitement coming this week in the form of a lunar eclipse and accompanying Mars-Pluto conjunction.
I’ll be honest: it has been nearly impossible for me to focus my mind enough to write. The themes Eric had pointed out to me — Capricorn: desire within structure; Scorpio: secrets and power balance; Sagittarius: going beyond the superficial, beyond the ‘don’t crowd my space’ issue — are all so ridiculously present in my life right now, wrapped up together in one fascinating situation, that I was finding it impossible to think beyond myself.
It only dawned on me within a couple hours of the Daily Astrology publishing deadline that Mercury stationed direct exactly opposite my Sun in Taurus. The realization made me laugh, but did not get the article written. I tried asking my deck of Sustain Yourself oracle cards by James Wanless what Planet Waves readers needed to hear today, and pulled a card themed with ‘vigilance’. That seemed to ask for some elaboration, so I pulled a second card and got Brain/’self-governance’.
This began to make some sense. If you refer to yesterday’s post by Eric, there’s a lot going on this week with multiple planets focusing personal and inter-personal planetary energy into the Sun and Moon for Wednesday’s eclipse. As tempting as it can be to shoot out of the gate as soon as Mercury stations direct in order to tackle all those purchases (especially this time of year), repair projects, things you just have to say and so on, it takes Mercury some time to get back up to speed. As it does so, it’s generally advisable that we do the same. Ease into your forward motion; take time to let any truths and deeper inquiries finish forming as you integrate your inner and outer realities.