Mercury Retrograde in Aries. April 1st to April 25th

Mercury retrograde starts on April 1st at 27º of Aries and ends on April 25th at 16º of Aries (the pre-shadow started on March 19th and post-shadow ends on May 13th). The retrograde begins on the midpoint between Eclipses, on the high point of the energetic wave, where we need to accept the inevitability of change or be crushed by the wave. On April 11th we are going to have Mercury Cazimi at 22º of Aries, that is the point of clarity, probably not until then.

When the planet of trade, communication and information turns retrograde we need to start reconsidering our consumeristic and often superficial tendencies. There is lightness and trickiness to the energy of Mercury, the quickness of the informational turnaround, the forgetfulness and the changeability require these mercurial pauses for the sake of our mental well being and ability to make aligned choices. 

What we choose to think is often a product of our overwhelmed mind, it grasps for control and clarity, and the more the mind consumes the less likely we can have any clarity. If during the retrograde our plans and agreements start shifting and mutating, we shouldn’t panic or backpedal trying to remain in control, we must pay attention to these revelations and redirections, and once the retrograde is over, make more aligned agreements and plans going forward. When the planet goes Rx we go inward, we reflect on the urgency of our assumptions, especially in regards to the thoughts we have about ourselves. Do we even recognize our own self talk patterns, do we filter this never ending current? 

Mercury in Aries can be brazen and very direct, and sometimes this primal approach is very refreshing and exciting, and sometimes it lacks groundedness and proper distillation. With Aries hosting this retrograde, we need to look at our often inevitable subjectivity and reasoning behind pursuing certain goals. This is a Mars ruled Mercury retrograde, with Mars in Pisces slowly approaching Saturn, it is essential that we try to discover the underlying mental wiring and conditioning when it comes to the direction of our vital force.

We need to analyze deeply some of the initiations, agreements and goals, and ask ourselves if they truly represent our authentic desires, thoughts and aspirations, or are they a product of poorly evaluated impulses? Either way, the opportunity for return to one’s authentic needs and desires is available this month. No mistakes, just cyclical expansion.