Mercury Retrograde X Gemini 2021 By: Erin The Urban Mermaid
June 3, 2021Well, FireandLux Fam, the planetary rotation with the worst rep is BACK and not holding any punches this time around. You know it, it’s Mercury Retrograde! We have one intense time on our hands from May 29th until June 22nd, and let’s not forget the ruthless foreshadow and aftershock. We give you full permission to pour yourself a fat adult beverage or whatever does it for ya to help you get through this crazy time!
This Mercury Retrograde promises to be the most intense one we’ve seen in a while, and we realize that might be a hard pill to swallow. Mercury rules Gemini, and it is Gemini season, therefore we are in home territory making it extra potent. Gemini rules communication, speaking and listening, consciousness, writing, short term travel, contracts, and our thought process.
Gemini is a mutable air sign. Staying flexible and adaptable will be a major key during this time. And we also must factor in that it is eclipse season, which is occurring in the nodes which affects our very destiny and future timelines. This time period will feel like the Wheel of Fortune card in the tarot, cycles are closing, our karma is at play and fated events are bound to occur.
During this time it is key we need to be slowing down overall. Please practice mindfulness, paying attention to what you say, reviewing everything you write or receive several times, and triple checking things.
In these aspects, Mercury is actually trying to show us what we need to be paying more careful attention to and what in our life works effectively and what is ineffective and therefore we need to revisit and change. Dreams will be particularly vivid. Take note of dreams that are foreshadowing your future and what is bringing up what you need to close out. Remember, dreams are not always straightforward. They are filled with metaphors and symbols and it is up to you to decipher their meanings.
Watch out for being a bunch of Gossip Girls and spreading false information, whether this is done intentionally or not. We all will feel a collective restlessness. Consider taking some time away from your phone, turning off the screen and giving your brain a break! Information overload is so real at this time.
This retrograde will affect Gemini (sun signs) the most. It is your season, Mercury is your planet and there is a solar eclipse in Gemini that will shed light on major life events and changes that will restructure your future timeline.
If you are setting intentions or want to manifest at this time, stand strong in your convictions but be open to the flow of this cycle. Other mutable signs, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces will also be feeling this transit heavily. It is a time of processing some heavy things for you, but this is part of your cycle, and to get to the otherside – the only way out is through.
For the other signs, allow fluidity (seriously do not force anything at this time!!), practice grounding and breathing and trust everything is working out for your highest and best.
If this retrograde has got you down and out or feeling frazzled, check out FireandLux’s Mercury Retrograde Candle to help you push through these energies and take back your power.
Please remember that Mercury Retrograde isn’t here to ruin your life or take you down but to allow us to reflect, learn the lessons and offer opportunities for wisdom and transformation.
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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: