Mercury Retrograde Jan/Feb 2021 By: Erin The Urban Mermaid
January 27, 2021On January 30th the first Mercury Retrograde of 2021 will officially grace us with its presence. If you have been feeling a little bit off already or things are already going wonky, that would be the pre-retrograde shadow period rearing its ugly head. Gear up, because there’s a post-shadow as well. So that whole Mercury Retrograde is 3 weeks thing…mehhh try like a month.
In 2020, Mercury was Retrograde in the Water Signs bringing up our emotional shadows and triggers. This year, in 2021, Mercury will be Retrograde in the Air Signs, shifting the shadows from our emotions to our communication and higher consciousness. These retrogrades will be extra potent as Mercury is already the planet of communication, ruling our thoughts, words, intellect, sense of humor, how you make sense of your inner world and sharing this with the world. What could go wrong?
In all honesty, I kid. Mercury Retrograde sure does have a bad rep but these shadows and hiccups are really showing us where we haven’t done the inner work, that we need to slow down and not overlook what needs our attention, and what our world is reflecting back to us as a result. You see, shadows aren’t good or bad – they are necessary! Mercury Retrograde, if anything, wants to show us to be more mindful and sometimes for that to happen, a contract has to go unsigned or a fight with your partner has to happen. You gotta grow through what you go through – that’s how we ascend.
One thing I really want you all to pay close attention to this Retrograde period is your dreams. As I mentioned, Mercury doesn’t just rule communication. It rules our higher consciousness, so expect them to get WILD, and since it’s Aquarius season, a little weird! Our dreams are messengers, sending us messages from our unconscious mind and beyond. Signs, symbols, certain people, angels and spirit guides all visit us in our dream state to show us something. Oftentimes their messages are hidden or subliminal, so if you find your dreams to be vivid or you can remember them when you wake up (indicator there was a huge message in that dream) try keeping a dream journal next to your bed to record what you can recall as soon as you wake up when it is the freshest in your mind.
A few tips for mindfulness during Mercury Retrograde:
- Triple check anything you are signing.
- If you are traveling, call ahead to the airlines, make sure there are no flight changes and you have all documents you need to travel and they are in order (not expired, legit, meet standards). And then, check that all a second time!
- You might find yourself extra sensitive or even combative with others. Just remember – Don’t take things too personal during this time. People will likely change their tune when this is over.
- Keep an eye on those electronics. If something is giving you issues, you might as well send it to get repaired ASAP before something gets ruined.
- Reread emails and texts and who you are sending them to. You don’t want to get yourself into a pickle talking smack!
- Overall – SLOW DOWN.
I am now booking for Mercury Retrograde readings as this offering was such a success, I sold out quickly last time around. This is a reading that will look at the Mercury placements in your chart (your Mercury, where you have Gemini and Virgo, and your 3rd and 6th houses) as this where you can expect the triggers, wounds and shadows pop up during the retrograde period. You can book now in advance and readings will be scheduled during the 3 weeks of this retrograde cycle. I am only taking a limited number of readings, so I urge you to book now! This is $44 Venmo only, you can book here! Make sure you contact me with your birth info and email to complete the reading. See below for my contact info and don’t worry, I promise you’ll make it out alive 😉
About Erin: Erin is a mother, writer, intuitive empath, 5D soul guide, esoteric healer and spiritual business mentor. She works with empaths and lightworkers on their spiritual journeys in unconscious energy healing and is a psychic tarot and intuitive birth chart reader. Erin is the host of the #groundedandglam Modern Mystics and Motherhood podcast on iTunes and Spotify and you can watch her on her YouTube channel. She is currently doing a Shift Your Vibes Energy Session via Zoom every Tuesday and Thursday at 5pm PST. Contact her to book any of her services. You can find her at: