Mercury is now retrograde for the next 3 weeks in Scorpio but mainly in Libra until Saturday 25th October. When it turns you will go into a review period in your life as you examine what is going right and what isn't. What part of you life is being affected? Here's a handy little guide if you know your Rising sign. If you don't click here to find out - Find your Rising or Ascendant sign...
Libra Rising - Mercury is moving retrograde in your 1st House so these areas of life may be affected. The front door to one's world and your self-Image, your reaction to your environment; how others see you, your physical characteristics, your outer personality and how one initiates action and beginnings in your life.
Virgo Rising - Mercury will be in your 2nd house affecting the process of what you value and how you do it, your self worth, your attitudes towards money and possessions as well as your income and finally your emotional attachments to objects.
Leo Rising souls will find Mercury in your 3rd house affecting communications of all types, your mind, your early and immediate environment, learning and relations with relatives including brothers and sisters, using any sort of transport or making any short journeys.
Cancer Rising individuals will find Mercury affecting your 4th house, so home and family issues will crop up, how you are is in private, matters affecting the 'background' parent or normally the mother, also matters to do with houses and real estate.
Gemini Rising people have Mercury in their 5th House. This will affect the way you express yourself spontaneously, your children, how you give love to those closest to you, love affairs, leisure activities and taking risks.
Taurus Rising has Mercury in your 6th house affecting your daily routine, your work, your practical skills and techniques, your relations with employers and employees as well as health issues.
Aries Rising finds Mercury moving in your 7th House of one to one encounters, your partners including spouses, matters to do with lawsuits and challenges, your open enemies, how you cooperate or compete with others too.
Pisces Rising will see Mercury retrograde in their 8th House. This will affect anything you share, intense relationships and sex, matters to do with other people's money and possessions, legacies, death and rebirth and Mercury's movements may effect some permanent change in your life.
Aquarius rising has Mercury in your 9th House allowing you to review your belief systems; any matters to do with higher education and training, dealings with teachers, foreign travel and connections abroad (make sure your travel insurance is ok), matters of religion and the spirit of the law.
Capricorn rising individuals have Mercury currently retrograde in their 10th House. This will see them looking at their public role and status, their career; any volunteer work you do, your ambitions and the influence you wield, how you set out to achieve your aims, the dominant parent in your life which is normally your father, any relations with authority figures and your tendency to be dominant or dominated.
Sagittarius rising people have Mercury in their 11th House this time around. This will tend to affect your need to and the way that you make contact with others, how you receive love, your friendships, social groups that you are a part of, your shared hopes and ideals as well as group or team activities that you do.
Finally those with a Scorpio Ascendant have Mercury retrograde in their 12th House. This will affect their unconscious self, what you project onto your intimate relationships, your dreams and your hidden fears, those enemies who remain secretly against you and their actions, breakdowns in your life, matters of sacrifice and service to a greater cause, also connections to hospitals, clinics, prisons and any situation connected to confinement.
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