{"id":74011,"date":"2014-02-04T11:45:42","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T16:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=74011"},"modified":"2014-02-04T11:45:42","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T16:45:42","slug":"kiss-mercury-and-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astrology-with-len-wallick\/kiss-mercury-and-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"KISS — Mercury and the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Taurus Moon reaches its first quarter aspect from the Aquarius Sun at 2:22 pm EST Thursday. Mercury shifts into reverse less than three hours later, at 4:43 pm EST. It is rare for the Moon to reach its opening square (90 degrees of separation) from the Sun just as Mercury is all but stationary prior to retrograde. It will feel personal. It looks looks complex. The combination represents a good time to KISS.<\/p>\n

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KISS, not as an osculation (although mutual consent makes lip-locks pleasant), but as an acronym derived of a four word term: Keep It Simple, Sweetheart.<\/p>\n

In the next five paragraphs are five things to keep in mind so you can keep it simple, and be seen as a real sweetheart in the bargain.<\/p>\n

First and foremost, fear and dread are not helpful. If you go into any astrology (Mercury retrograde, Sun square Moon, or otherwise) with fear and dread, that is what you will find. Funny how that works, but it does. Simply make the situation work for you instead. Abandon all fear and dread upon entering this particular Mercury retrograde at the lunar first quarter, and a new freedom will be yours.<\/p>\n

Next, remember that planets (including Mercury) never actually go backwards. A retrograde is simply an optical illusion. Mercury only appears to reverse its motion when it passes Earth on the inside lane. Don’t let an illusion dictate your reality. Rather, let the predictable timing of the reality, and the illusion the reality gives rise to, inspire your creativity.<\/p>\n

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You can begin your creativity by simply reviewing and revising your own life and your own work. Look for, admit and correct your errors. See it as painting a self-portrait, not a process of self-criticism. Overlook the mistakes of others for the time being. Focus on you and your work as you would focus on the illuminated half of the first quarter Moon. You and your work provide plenty of material for you to work with, and retrograde Mercury provides plenty of time.<\/p>\n

People, not planets, are the source of cause and effect. Mercury does not make you late for work, but retrograde Mercury is a good time to leave early to assure you arrive on time. The first quarter Moon does not cause a crisis, but often simply reveals one. Simply be aware, and act with the awareness that your every action is probably a cause with a corresponding effect.<\/p>\n

Mercury corresponds with the proverbial trickster. All of the tricky characteristics associated with Mercury correlate with the critical character attributed to the opening square from the Sun to the Moon to provide a simple guideline. Eschew the extremes. On the one hand, don’t outsmart yourself. On the other hand, don’t criticize yourself. Take the middle road and work on yourself with gratitude for simply being able to do so.<\/p>\n

That’s how to KISS for the co-incidence of Mercury’s retrograde station and the square aspect from the Aquarius Sun to the Taurus first quarter Moon on Thursday. If you can keep it simple sweetheart, it will be no coincidence if your life simply gets a better as result.<\/p>\n

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The Taurus Moon reaches its first quarter aspect from the Aquarius Sun at 2:22 pm EST Thursday. Mercury shifts into reverse less than three hours later, at 4:43 pm EST. It is rare for the Moon to reach its opening square (90 degrees of separation) from the Sun just as Mercury is all but stationary … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":537,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1714],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74011"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/537"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74011\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}