The Mercury Retrograde of June 2021. A Tarot Message Post Retro
Did Mercury kick your ass hard? This was an intense and notable retrograde (May 29 to June 22). Some who question the validity of astrology are now giving astrology a look because of all the ‘crazy’ that was going on. Serious issues with communication functions. My husband who does not pay attention to these things but is familiar with my ramblings, had to reset the internet nearly twice daily and jokingly asked if it was a Mercury retrograde…. Seriously not a joke…. This Mercury retrograde has been a doozy; and with good reason.
Mercury has two home signs, Gemini and Virgo. This retrograde happened while Mercury and the Sun was in Gemini. When a planet is in its home sign it is as it says, ‘at home’. Not much different than ourselves, when we are at home we are at our most comfortable and are (typically) our most pure and authentic selves.
Mercury poured on its most authentic self for sure.
Now, some people had no problems this retrograde. I looked at a couple natal charts and found some commonalities between the two and possible placements that could explain this. But I would need more charts to validate my theory. (Did you breeze through this retrograde, or did extra good things happen for you? Would you be willing to give be birth info? Email me at owlkamyst@gmail.com).
So this blog entry was not to explain away the astrological, but it did need that introduction. The purpose is a message from the Universe spoken with Tarot cards… I picked the Revelations deck, (re for re, right?), threw three cards for a freeform spread and I can say, I am not surprised with the cards that came up.
4 of Cups in reverse; a card of ‘ho-hum’. It’s depressed, unmotivated, indifferent, bored; basically a state of disconnect. In reverse, there is a connection, but one that is overly emotional.
2 of Wands; is intensity, energy, flair, power, has a bold and commanding presence.
VI The Lovers; the title of this cards gives the inclination of romance and relationships, but that is not the root of this card. Two key elements (that happen to be present in a relationship) for this card is choice and commitment.
The Lovers appearing is, well…. What are the odds? The Lovers card is ruled by the sign….. GEMINI.
So what is the fine message from these three cards.
We have seen or experienced the over emotional outbursts, people not being chill. Where things before the retro was ‘ho-hum’ everyday stuff, and no one was ‘paying any attention’, suddenly people became nit picky about stuff, would seem to hunt down things to be upset about. There has been a lot of heated arguments, people’s egos gone wild in all kinds of directions, but many just wanted to be a ‘voice of authority’ in some fashion. Because you know… when life is boring, why not create some drama, right? Not my game, but whatever… I blame Mercury. I’ve seen a lot, more than usual, confrontations, hostile conversations, and very strange relationship problems (I’m part of a relationship advice group, and most of the posts have been really bizarre).
Since it appears that most of us had challenges with this retrograde, the Lovers addresses you with a question; in light of all that has happened over these past few weeks, what are you going to do? You have choices to make and your choices need to be ones you commit to.
See, retrograde are not just a phase of havoc and chaos, it is a time of reevaluating, reflecting, review. These are good thing to do when making a choice and commitment.
This is tied to the reversed nature of the 4 of Cups. In all the heavy negative stuff, there is a piece of clarity this card bring when it appears reversed. One could say experiencing all the negativity and draining energy is an eye opener. What do you see? Look again, look from a different perspective, as that is the review and re-evaluate… you are called to see things from a different angle.
The authoritative nature of the 2 of Wands is a call to action, take control, exercise your power. If this retro put you down in the dirt, well then, grow! What have you learned? Use your reflection of these recent events to choose your direction and start the journey.
