Mercury will pass between Earth and Sun this weekend. From our perspective, it will be a conjunction of Sun and retrograde Mercury in Sagittarius. That’s just the half of it. Only 14 hours after the conjunction, Mercury backs into a square with Mars in Virgo. The two aspects can legitimately be considered one event. It’s yet another big chapter in the current saga of the Sun in Sagittarius. It’s also a big opportunity for you to enhance the power of your expression, so long as you put your best mind forward.
One way or another you have probably noticed that you can’t swing a centaur in Sagittarius without bumping into something powerful. It’s a diverse crowd too. Eclipse, you say? Yup, a big one just burned a hole right over there. Sun, you ask? Of course, it’s the star of the show, complete with an entourage of shadow material. Planet in the house? None other than Mercury. Gotta code? Blow your node. Perhaps something attractive? Only the greatest for you. Then, of course we do have the Galactic Core if you prefer your spirituality to be sourced locally. It’s not just the number of objects aspected, however, that distinguishes the current Mercury retrograde, it’s the sign.
Clear on the other side of the zodiac is Gemini. Mercury is the ruling planet of Gemini. By luck of the geometric draw, that means Mercury has to be in detriment in the sign that opposes Gemini. That, of course is Sagittarius. Detriment does not mean fold your cards and give up. As the late, great Rockie (Rachelle) Gardiner often reminded us, astrology is not destiny. For sure, a planet in detriment does not have the easiest time, but that may be a good thing for the role it plays in our lives. After all, how are you going to get better if you are not challenged?