What if I have Mercury Retrograde in my birth chart?

BY : STARZSPEAK

The celestial bodies appear to be moving backward in the sky for a certain period of time. This appearance is known as “retrograde”. This is mentioned as “appears” as celestial bodies cannot move backward, its optical illusion. No planets move backward in their orbit around the Sun. Reality is that their speed not even slows down. Mercury turns retrograde more frequently than any other planet Mercury can never be more than 28 degrees from the Sun, and whenever it reaches its furthest distance from the Sun, it changes direction. Venus and Mars are retrograde approximately 7-10% of the time. Jupiter through Pluto is retrograde for large periods of the year. Retrograde energy differs from when the planet is moving in its usual forward motion, this is much visualized with three personal planets namely Mercury, Mars and Venus. These true planets exercise their influence on our personality, our habits, and our preferences in life. So if any of the planets retrograde in the natal chart, they can be considered as the sore to the thumb native.

Mercury is the planet of communication and it affects how we communicate with others and how we express ourselves. But if you are born with Mercury retrograde in the natal chart, then you might tend to feel very misunderstood. The energy of Mercury retrograde in the natal chart is actually very similar to that of Mercury in the 12th house (and how misunderstood you must be if you have natal Mercury retrograde in your 12th house!). The individual may feel a lack of clear communication with others, misinterpretation, not understanding other’s views as well. But the individual born with Mercury retrograde in his natal chart, are having a ton of mental energy and they are very intelligent. But they find difficulties in showing their intelligence on the right path.

So when we talk about if I have Mercury retrograde in my birth chart what will happen, in layman version when a planet retrogrades in the natal chart, the energies of the planet turn inwards. They are being stronger in the natal chart, but some of the components of the about the planet’s energies that the native keeps hidden or uncover. There can be overt behavior while expressing the energy of the planet.

During early childhood, sometimes there is denial, something lacking, or something missing these all are due to the retrograde Planet’s energies. When Mercury Retrograde in the natal chart, it affects the thinking process of an individual. People with Mercury retrograde take in information differently than those with Mercury direct in their natal charts. It is estimated that roughly 18% of people are born through Mercury Retrograde.

Some people with Mercury Retrograde often suffer self-doubt condition. The people struggle with doubts about their perceptions or their ability to learn, and there can be a lot of thinking, double-checking, and reviewing of thoughts and ideas before communicating them. Natal Mercury retrograde suggests there may have been a problem with how you thought and communicated in an earlier life. The individual born with Mercury Retrograde in its natal chart often feels they should reject their mental energy and power. Some negative feedback from the people around you might let you think, that something is wrong with you, but “Nothing is wrong with you, your mind operates differently from the rest of us. “  

Natal Mercury retrograde people have an incredible mind, but difficult to understand. Sometimes when they see that individuals do not understand them, this generates the feeling of insecurity among them. But they should shed this feeling of insecurity and trust their mental abilities, their opinions and their ideas too. If they will not shed this insecurity in adulthood then they will get stuck with the fear of insecurity throughout their life. They might start feeling isolated.

Insecurity might kill the Mercury retrograde in the natal chart, so better to build up your self-confidence.

There are some particular traits which are found in the people with mercury retrograde in their natal chart. They have a wicked sense of humor. Some traditional learning methods are not suited for them, so they can find some innovative ideas of learning. Artistic and creative outlets can be beneficial to them, as they prefer non-traditional ways of learning and these ways are acceptable to society.

When Mercury retrogrades in the natal chart, is beneficial to know the past lives. Whatever the circumstances of the previous significant incarnation, you come into this life with those bad memories etched in your soul. The individual recognizes them as memory and gets out of the guilt.

The aim of Mercury retrograde natal is to perfect those areas of thought and communication which once let you down. As your communication skills improve with experience, your karmic debt will be repaid and you can get off the roundabout. Mercury retrograde in the natal chart lasts for about three weeks, so when the mercury returns to its normal phase at some stage in your progressed chart (where one day equals one year). So after some years, individuals with mercury retrograde in his natal chart see significant improvement in their communication style and the better ways to express themselves. If you have Mercury retrograde in your natal or progressed chart then you can expect to make more rapid progress during transits of Mercury retrograde.

But sometimes the counter effects of mercury retrograde do happen in the individual. If Mercury direct in their natal chart may experience progressed Mercury retrograde later in life. They even stop reading books.

The best way to fight the mercury retrograde in the natal chart is to make great progress and really get your point across when mercury is in his normal forward position. When transit (moving) Mercury is retrograde, this is when you thrive. The rest of us are completely hopeless, and you’re speeding along. This is because the retrograde energy is natural to you, so when Mercury is in his normal forward motion, you’re uncomfortable, but when he’s retrograde, you’re at home. You should make the most of the times when Mercury is retrograde. The individual can learn better ways to express themselves. Proper ways to communicate with others. So try to learn during the period of Mercury retrogrades and try to analyze this closely.

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