Today is Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. We’re in the days of the Mercury storm period, the Sun just arrived in Sagittarius yesterday, and the Moon is in Scorpio all day. Next stop: Mercury retrograde and that ‘surprise’ eclipse Thursday into Friday. How is this transition treating you so far? If you’ve encountered some miscommunication which you took very personally, and then rather reluctantly found yourself admitting that some faulty beliefs or perceptions were at play, well – you’re in tune with one level of the astrology. On the other hand, if you’re feeling lit up by a palpable, electric, totally connected and expressive sense of self – guess what? You’re still in tune with the sky.
Yeah – it’s one of those weeks, folks. It’s a bit of a grab bag, but rather than not knowing what astrology you’re grabbing hold of (or seems to be grabbing you), the question is more about how you choose to respond to it. How flexible can you be? Especially for those traveling or mixing it up with family this week, how loose can you hang when things start looking FUBAR? Some people are well practiced in quick self-reflection and changes of emotional course. Others of us… well, let’s just say that if you have a tendency to get defensive before you even know why and then want the satisfaction of knowing you were justified, this particular Mercury retrograde may ask you to stretch a little.
We’re being asked to peel back and perhaps discard certain old beliefs we have held for a long time. The thing is, it’s generally less like picking off a scab and more like peeling off a Band-Aid you don’t actually need anymore. Rather than re-opening a wound, it’s like those first moments after a bandage you’ve been wearing for days comes off. You know: the skin is pale and soft and feels very vulnerable – as though flesh could fear. All it needs is a little time in the air, however, and before you know it, you’ve forgotten that you ever felt like you needed to put on another Band-Aid. New beliefs are not actually what scare us so much – it’s that sense of vulnerability we feel in the moments of transition between old and new.