By Len Wallick
Not to be rash but it seems like things are really breaking out all over. We concluded this last week by advancing the hypothesis that Saturn had broken out of the cardinal T-square. Today is Mercury’s turn, passing the point where its recent retrograde started on August 20. In astrological parlance that means it is out of the “echo” (or “shadow”) phase and moving into new territory.
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Visualize a pendulum moving back and forth three times and you are seeing a planetary retrograde as portrayed on the zodiac. On the last day of July, the first swing forward started when Mercury passed the point of what would be its furthest retreat. That’s the shadow on the front end, about three weeks before the actual event. When the pendulum headed back that was the real deal part, the retrograde station on August 20. Finally, the forward arc began when Mercury stationed direct on September 12 and that’s the part we have just finished, bringing the cycle to completion.
In the meantime, the Moon is in Taurus for the second full day. Both Virgo and Taurus are Earth signs. Please recall that each of the 12 astrological signs is identified with one of the four elements of ancient western natural science and later, alchemy. Earth, air, fire and water and the qualities associated with each are part of what we take into account when analyzing the astrology of a given day.