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<\/dt>\nActing with and upon what it is does not mean you are giving up your power. It means you are working within the limits of your power. Mercury in apparent reverse motion will allow each and all of us to discover those limits one way or the other.<\/p>\n
One way or another, United States presidents have discovered the limits of their power. Somewhere along the line, the commander-in-chief lost the authority to end war and still remain in office. More recently, chief executives have lost control of their cabinets. Some presidents have figured out how to work within what it is, some have not. In a way, that has become the job description.<\/p>\n
Whether you are a United States citizen or not, all of of humanity will have a similar job description when the presidential campaign ends and Mercury’s apparent reversal begins. The nature of that employment will be to evaluate the state of the world and review (possibly even revise) your place in it. The timing will be good. The first week of Mercury in retrograde will begin with the last quarter Moon, and end with a Scorpio New Moon solar eclipse while Mercury is retracing its steps in Sagittarius.<\/p>\n
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One week of Mercury retrograde in the cleansing fires of Sagittarius while the lunar cycle resolves will give you the opportunity to formulate some resolutions of your own. The innermost planet’s final approach to pass between Earth and the Sun will be a good time to get clear with yourself. That will be important. Getting clear about your own values and priorities will be essential if you are to work with Mercury’s return to Scorpio.<\/p>\n
Just hours after the November 13 Scorpio solar eclipse (which will shadow the South Pacific), and scarce hours before Mercury re-enters Scorpio waters, the fleetest planet will back into the second of three successive square aspects to Neptune in Pisces. Those who have resolved what it is they are about before Mercury’s second square of Neptune will be better able to act on what the world is about. That advantage will come in handy during the weeks to come.<\/p>\n
Following the Scorpio solar eclipse, Mercury will return to the deep end of the same sign for nearly four weeks. Those firmly in possession of their heads are less likely to be in over them for that duration. It will not have to be a perilous trip. There may be some whose resolutions entail a risky route, but that will be a matter of choice. Navigable channels and sheltered waters will be included in what it is, as your mind traverses Scorpio seas into December. Regardless of the the course you choose, there will be three things you can get a fix on to plot your passage.<\/p>\n
First, know that you are on a journey, not at a destination. Mercury retrograde between eclipses means being on the the move mentally. Next, stay up on deck, where you can see what it is, and where others can see you. This will be no time to batten down the hatches and ride it out. You will want to handle your own rudder. Finally, what it is, whatever it is for you, will not last forever. There will be another side to the eclipse cycle, and it does not lead off the edge of the world, either. After that there will be just as reliably be a conclusion to the Mercury retrograde cycle when your mind can ground itself once again in new territory.<\/p>\n
On November 26, Mercury will turn tide direct nearly halfway into Scorpio. The direct tide will take you out the other side of the eclipse cycle two days later. On December 10, for most of us, Mercury will return full steam ahead to Sagittarius and you will be able to dry off. Until then, get and stay clear about what and who you are so that you will be able to observe clearly, remain in touch with, embrace, and act upon what it all is.<\/p>\n