Mercury Retrograde May-June 2022: Survival Guide
The second Mercury Retrograde of 2022 is here! Our cosmic messenger stations to go retro in its home sign of Gemini on May 10, 2022.
It will finish its retrograde in the fixed earth sign of Taurus on June 3.
An interesting thing about this Mercury retrograde cycle is that it starts at 4 degrees of the air sign of Gemini and finishes at 26 degrees of the fixed earth sign of Taurus.
The Cosmic Weather Report
This mercury retrograde is starting right in the middle of the Eclipse season, which is pretty karmic in it of itself.
At the end of this cycle, Mercury stations direct on the notorious fixed star Algol at 26 degrees of Taurus.
This energy is pretty dark.
Algol (known as Medusa’s head) is associated with violence, beheadings and losing one’s mind. It’s been historically linked to disastrous, catastrophic events throughout the centuries.
Gemini rules over communication, how we gather and process information on a day-to-day basis.
We can expect the rise of investigative journalism.
Algol was conjunct the North Node of Destiny in Taurus at the start of certain events in Eastern Europe at the end of February.
Some pretty shocking, scandalous wrongdoings and cover-ups might be exposed in the press at this time.
Since Gemini rules the media, the shocking exposure may well involve the main stream media itself.
The official narrative they’ve been pushing so hard may well be quite different from what is happening in the real world.
The era of gross distortion of reality by the main stream media is finally coming to an end.
This is huge.
What Does It Actually Mean when a Planet Goes Retrograde?
Mercury goes retro 3-4 times a year. It’s the most common planetary retrograde cycle there is. However, this retro journey is a big deal because of various planetary alignments happening in the sky.
Retrograde motion is when a planet appears to go backwards in its orbit, when observed from Earth. Astronomers refer to this as “apparent retrograde motion,” because it is just an optical illusion.
In Astrology, the significance of planets’ retrograde periods is much deeper and more meaningful than just an apparent motion.
Retrograde periods are fairly rare occurrences. Most of the planets are moving direct most of the time, therefore direct motion becomes ‘normal’. Retrograde motion therefore becomes somewhat of an exception to the rule.
What Does Planet Mercury Represent in Astrology?
The planet Mercury governs our mind, our thoughts, our learning abilities, processing of information, speech, communication and technology.
Think of Mercury as software to your physical body. It has a massive effect on how we interact with the world, how we process and express our thoughts.
If we look at the Mythology behind Hermes (the counterpart to Mercury), he had all the knowledge and was the traveller between two worlds.
Mercury takes our internal self and expresses it out into the world.
Our internal, private self is represented mainly by our natal Moon (Relevant article: Understanding Your Moon Placement: the Key to Unlock your Subconscious).
The Moon governs our creativity, our emotions, our feelings. And Mercury is the messenger who processes and expresses all of it out into the world.
Mercury Retrograde in a Nutshell
Mercury retrogrades are great for letting go of certain things, thoughts, limiting beliefs that are no longer relevant and stopping us from living our life to the fullest.
Think of it as a software upgrade process on your smart phone.
Just think about how many times you need to upgrade software on your phone or computer to ensure it performs at its highest capacity.
We are actually doing exactly the same thing when Mercury is in retrograde: we are updating and upgrading our lives so we can function better.
So it’s only natural that during Mercury retrogrades things are slowing down. It takes time to upgrade the system to the next level.
As with our smart phones, upgrading doesn’t happen instantly.
It is going to take time to complete certain tasks. So it is vital to stay cool, calm and collected during Mercury retro season.
Don’t be too harsh on yourself or others if things don’t go as smoothly as you have hoped for.
Keywords to describe Mercury retrograde: re-evaluate, revisit, rethink, re-do, re-organize, rearrange, re-position, re-launch.
So make sure you engage in these activities more often than initiating brand new things.
Mercury Retrograde – What’s in Store for Aries
This Mercury retrograde is activating the 3rd house of your chart.
Excellent time to re-evaluate your involvement with your local neighborhood, siblings, schoolmates, and extended family. You may also feel a strong urge to go back to school.
This is a Gemini house ruled by Mercury. Your communication can suffer quite a bit during this time. Be extra cautious when sending texts or emails!
They may end up with the wrong person.
It will be finishing in your 2nd house of income.
You may have to re-evaluate the way you are currently making the living. Perhaps it’s time to incorporate new technology in the way you are making a living?
What’s in Store for Taurus
This Mercury retrograde is activating your 2nd house of income, personal possessions and values.
There might be a significant shift in your income.
You may have to re-evaluate the way you are currently making the living.
Perhaps it’s time to let go of the old ways of earning money and start thinking about new potential streams of income?
Bear in mind, there might be some delays in payments owed to you. Make sure you have sufficient funds put aside to cover essential expenses in case these payment delays occur.
It will be finishing in your 1st house of the self, dear Taurus.
Perhaps now it’s time to re-evaluate your attitude towards money and possessions?
What’s in Store for Gemini
This Mercury retrograde is happening in your 1st house of the self, dear Gemini!
You are the ruler of Mercury. This is a big deal.
You might be going through an identity crisis of some sort in terms of how you think about yourself.
You may feel like now is the time to let go of the ‘old you’ on a mental level.
You may feel the need to let go of old belief systems, thinking patterns, or even addictions that are no longer serving your highest good.
This Mercury Retrograde will be finishing in the most hidden part of your horoscope.
12th house rules over subconscious, intuition, psychic realms and isolation, among other things.
This will help you release and purge. Reflection and meditation can be especially beneficial at this time.
Mercury Retrograde – What’s in Store for Cancer
This Mercury Retrograde is happening in the most hidden part of your horoscope.
12th house rules over subconscious, intuition, psychic realms and isolation, among other things.
This retrograde cycle is helping you release what’s no longer serving your highest good.
You may feel the need to retreat and go inward.
It can be a great time to get back to one of your spiritual practices that you may have put aside due to a busy schedule.
Make sure you set aside time to meditate and rejuvenate daily.
You may be having some vivid dreams about past situations and people.
Dream journaling could be a great practice to help you analyse and process these flashbacks.
Spend time alone. Listen to your inner voice. You may receive some unexpected solutions to your current problems.
This Mercury retro will be finishing in your 11th house of of social groups, networks, big gains, long-term goals and aspirations.
Now is a great time to re-evaluate your social circle in conjunction with your new vision of the self after release and purge of the old thinking patterns you’ve been doing at the beginning of the cycle.
What’s in Store for Leo
This Mercury retrograde is happening in your 11th house of social groups, networks, big gains, long-term goals and aspirations.
Now is a great time to re-evaluate your social circle.
Perhaps it’s time to distance yourself from certain acquaintances?
This retrograde can open your eyes to who your true friends are.
Focus on re-evaluating your previous social goals, rather than just constantly networking and socialising.
You can bump into an old friend or reconnect with a working colleague from the past.
Pay attention to these reconnections as they may be beneficial for your current situation and perhaps you guys can collaborate or a project or even start a new business venture together.
Just wait till Mercury goes direct on June 3 before the actual project launch.
It will be finishing in your 10th house of career and social status.
It could be a great time to re-evaluate how your social circle influences your status and achievements.
What’s in Store for Virgo
Mercury retro cycles are always big news for you, Virgo!
Mercury is your ruling planet and its movements in the sky affect you more than most of us.
This Mercury retrograde is activating your 10th house of career and public image.
You may hear from your previous boss who can even offer you a new job!
Now is a great time to re-asset and re-evaluate your public image.
There might be some frustrations with regards to communication at work.
Now is not the best time to start a brand new job.
However, you can successfully reapply for a job that you really wanted, but didn’t get in the past.
It will be finishing in your 9th house of of higher education, international travels and spirituality.
Now is a great time to re-evaluate your social status in conjunction with your overall outlook on life.
Does it match the vision you have for your life?
Mercury Retrograde – What’s in Store for Libra
This Mercury retrograde is happening in your 9th house of higher education, international travels and spirituality.
Now is a great time to re-evaluate your belief system. It is actually a good period for travelling to a place you have visited in the past.
Perhaps you were working on writing a book some time ago but never managed to finish it? Now is a great time to pick it up again so it can finally see the light of day.
You may feel a strong urge to go back to a meditation class you used to attend in the past.
Go for it! Reconnecting with your higher self is especially favoured at this time.
You may discover some valuable insights that will help you see your past mistakes from a different angle.
It will be finishing in your 8th house of of intimacy, hidden past traumas, shared resources and taxes. Use this time to re-evaluate your closest intimate relationships in conjunction with your value system and outlook on life.
What’s in Store for Scorpio
This Mercury retrograde is activating your 8th house of of intimacy, hidden past traumas, shared resources and taxes.
Use this time to re-evaluate your closest intimate relationships.
You can experience a breakthrough when it comes to healing past traumas and emotional wounds.
It is a great time to re-visit your trusted therapist and continue working on your healing.
The issues surrounding your shared resources with your partner maybe highlighted at this time.
It can be a good time to re-apply for a business loan or credit card you didn’t manage to get in the past.
However, it is advisable to wait until the end of the retrograde to apply for new loans or grants.
This retrograde cycle is finishing in your 7th house of partnerships, clients and the public.
You may feel a deep desire to re-evaluate your past relationships.
There might be some issues and tensions in relationships caused by miscommunication.
The final stages of this retrograde can be an excellent opportunity to re-evaluate and reset your current partnerships both in life and in love.
What’s in Store for Sagittarius
This Mercury retrograde is activating your 7th house of partnerships, clients and the public.
You may feel a deep desire to re-evaluate your past relationships.
Be warned that there might be some issues and tensions in relationships caused by miscommunication.
This Mercury retrograde can be an excellent opportunity to re-evaluate and reset current partnerships.
There is a chance you may hear from your ex at this time.
Bear in mind this isn’t always a good thing… It may be a test from the Universe to see if you learnt the lesson and are now ready to move on to bigger & better things, dear Sagittarius.
This retro cycle will be finishing in your 6th house of day-to-day work, routines and health related matters. It is an excellent opportunity to re-organise your workspace and re-evaluate your day-to-day routines to make them more productive.
Mercury Retrograde – What’s in Store for Capricorn
This Mercury retro is happening in your 6th house. It is an excellent opportunity to re-organise your workspace.
You may be having some issues and last-minute changes to your schedule.
Don’t be surprised if appointments get missed and people forget to show up at important meetings.
In terms of health, don’t panic if something unexpected comes up in this area.
It is absolutely vital to get a second opinion when Mercury goes direct.
Medical mistakes can happen at this time so it is important to double check everything at this time before you start to panic!
This retrograde can be super beneficial for you if you are planning to re-evaluate your health regimen. Perhaps the diet you’ve been following for a while is no longer working for you.
Maybe you need to switch up your exercise routine to achieve better results with your training?
This retro cycle is finishing in your 5th House of fun, creative hobbies, love, romance and children.
Now is an excellent time to turn one of your past hobbies into a profitable side hustle.
What’s in Store for Aquarius
This Mercury retrograde is illuminating your 5th house of fun, creative hobbies, love, romance and children.
It’s time to step back and hit reset button if you are feeling creatively stuck.
Strengthen your muscle of re-focusing.
Now is an excellent opportunity to pick up your favourite hobby that you put a side due to your busy schedule.
If you have children, it’s time to focus on them.
Spend more time if your kids. Go, visit their favourite places and have fun!
This retro cycle is finishing in your 4th house of of home and family of origin.
There is a big chance you will feel creatively inspired to start a home renovation project.
What’s in Store for Pisces
This Mercury retrograde is happening in your 4th house of home and family of origin.
It could be a great time to re-visit your family and place of origin.
You may feel a strong urge to re-evaluate your outlook when it comes to home and family.
Perhaps you want to move to another house or even different location in 2022?
Just make sure you plan everything well ahead and remain cautious.
Wait till Mercury goes direct to execute those relocation plans to ensure it goes as smoothly as possible.
This cycle will be finishing in your 3rd house of your local neighborhood, siblings, schoolmates, and extended family.
You may also feel a strong urge to go back to school or reconnect with long-lost member of your extended family.
Check where this transit falls in your Birth Chart. The house and any personal planets activated by this transit will play a significant role in your personal and professional life.
Use this free Birth Chart calculator to create your Natal Chart in case you haven’t had a chance to get it yet.
N.B.: Remember that it’s ideal to have your EXACT time of birth on hand. Use 12 p.m. noon if you have no way to get this information. The best option, of course, is to get a personal reading with a professional astrologer who can provide birth-time rectification. Birth time and birthplace are crucial pieces of information for your Natal Chart, as they determine the unique position of the houses and planets that can help you understand transits and their impact on your personal journey.
