Mercury retrograde is coming 🫠

Here’s what you need to know. [View this email in your browser](. [CHANI logo] What to know about this Mercury retrograde in Taurus [Yellow Taurus cow collage with stars and Mercury with wings]( When: April 21st – May 14th, 2023 What: Mercury retrograde in Taurus Takeaway: This Mercury retrograde packs a few curveballs. Discover all there is to learn when you leave your expectations (and the need to control outcomes) at the door. Mercury will be retrograde from April 21st to May 14th It’s that time of year again: Mercury is stationing retrograde. If you’re thinking, Again? Is Mercury always retrograde? — the answer is, not quite. But it does happen three to four times per year. When you factor in the hijinks that kick up as soon as Mercury enters its pre-retrograde shadow (for this retrograde, that was April 7th), and the weeks it takes for the dust to settle afterward (this post-retrograde shadow will continue until May 31st), it’s roughly six months in total. That’s half the year. And by extension, half our lives. So, on the one hand — who cares? No big deal. Mercury is retrograde again. On the other, Mercury retrogrades ring the alarm bells of the zeitgeist for a reason. These are the weeks when our trickster planet plays the most pranks. Think: a cosmic five-year-old slipping whoopee cushions on the sofa or wrapping cling film over the toilet bowl. Now, Mercury is also the planet of communication and travel, so its tricks look more like missed trains, tech snafus, and the feeling that your texts to others are permanently left on read. But the result is the same: We are effectively clowned. That being said, this retrograde season could feel more chaotic than usual for two main reasons… [READ THE FULL POST]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( Copyright © 2023 Chani Nicholas, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at my website. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.