copyright 2012 “byDianneLawson.com”  All rights reserved / e-mail cappie0113@aol.com If you have questions, or would like to schedule an appointment, please contact Dianne at (785)232-2836 or Cappie0113@aol.com  How and when will Mercury retrograde affect you in 2011? Is the bad reputation of Mercury Retrograde deserved?  That may depend on where your car breaks down, how badly your travel plans are disrupted, how long you wait at the wrong restaurant or how much you need your computer.  With a little preparation, you can help alleviate possible problems and even put these periods to good use.    From time to time, each of the planets appears to go in backward motion across the signs of the zodiac, depending upon the relative positions of the earth and the planet.  That apparent backward motion is called retrograde motion. When Mercury is retrograde, it is a good time to renew, revise, refurbish, rethink, redo and get rid of anything that no longer serves you.  As a Feng Shui consultant, I am always happy when the planets are helping us get rid of clutter.     Whenever Mercury is retrograde, communications, contracts, machines and travel plans may go awry.  For ordinary life, including communications, contracts and travel, I pay little or no attention to when Mercury is retrograde.  I do, however, pay close attention to when Mercury is retrograde for important communicating, contract signing and passport vacation traveling.   I will continue to go about my daily life and do what needs to be done, but I will not send any manuscripts to new publishers under a Mercury retrograde period. Under Mercury retrograde, take extra care while communicating with others.  Make sure that everyone understands what the plans and expectations are.  Signing important contracts to buy expensive items, applying for or starting a new job, or sending a manuscript to a new publisher may come to naught, have to be redone, or be short-lived.  If you travel when Mercury is retrograde, make allowances for changes in schedules and allow extra time to arrive.  Mercury also rules telephones, computers, printers, machines and cars, so do everything you can to have them in good running order before Mercury goes retrograde. Some people feel the effects of Mercury retrograde up to a week or so before Mercury goes retrograde.  Many astrologers, including me, wait until Mercury is in the same degree of the zodiac, called the shadow point, as it was before it apparently went in backward motion, until they think the effects of Mercury retrograde are gone. Retrograde-December 10, 2010 at 6:04 am Central Standard Time Direct-December 30, 2010 at 1:20 am Central Standard Time Out of Shadow-January 17, 2011 at 11:45 pm Central Standard Time Retrograde-March 30, 2011 at 3:47 p.m. Central Daylight Time Direct-April 23, 2011 at 5:03 a.m. Central Daylight Time Out of Shadow-May 11, 2011 at 5:14 a.m. Central Daylight Time Retrograde-August 2, 2011 at 10:50 p.m. Central Daylight Time Direct-August 26, 2011 at 5:02 p.m. Central Daylight Time Out of Shadow-September 9, 2011 at 7:14 p.m. Central Daylight Time Retrograde-November 24, 2011 at 1:19 a.m. Central Standard Time Direct-December 13, 2011 at 7:42 p.m. Central Standard Time Out of Shadow-December 31, 2011 at 11:03 p.m. Central Standard Time Home | Feng Shui | Astrology | Past Lives | NLP |  Audio Archives | Mercury Retrograde | Blog