Aquarius New Moon & the End of Mercury Retrograde

There is light at the end of the tunnel. A new dawn is breaking.

We are closing out a huge phase of retrograde planets.

Chiron was retrograde from July 19 - December 23

Uranus has been retrograde from August 24 and will station direct on January 23

Mars was retrograde from October 30 - January 12

Mercury was retrograde from December 29 - January 18

So what does this all mean? When a planet goes retrograde it appears to move backwards in the sky. It does not actually begin to move backwards, however, it appears this way from Earth.

On an energetic level retrogrades offer us a time to go inwards, to reflect on what has been. It brings up the retrograde planet’s teachings and asks us to pause and consider what lessons did we miss along the way. In our rush to continually be moving forward where did we forget a key part of our integration and healing. Have we unconsciously slipped back into old habits and patterns of thinking and being?

Due to our excessively yang culture that is always celebrating expansion, growth, evolution, accumulation, action and generally more, more, more. It can be very challenging for us to actually take a pause. You might even feel guilt or shame when things become more spacious. As if to be a successful human you have to always be doing something. So the universe finds ways to slow us down. Depression, exhaustion, sickness and challenges. Then we have no option but to stop.

Often a planetary retrograde will orchestrate this kind of halt in our ever active lives. Until we learn to embrace these periods of inward, downward, yin energy it can feel rather uncomfortable.

As we come out of this period of Retrogrades there should be a feeling of relief. The weight being lifted from your shoulders. More energy will be available to you as you begin to move forward with your dreams and visions for 2023. It is a great time to get clear on your goals and start implementing the action steps to get you closer to them. More clarity, guidance, inspiration and support will flow into your life.

Saturday January 21st at 3.52pm EST will bring the Aquarius New Moon.

The New Moon always offers the energy of rebirth. An opportunity to start afresh. Aquarius teaches us to look towards our community, our friends and the collective. Reach out to people you haven’t spoken to in a while. Open up a dialogue to really listen to what is arising for others in your life. Aquarius is a sign that honours equality and togetherness. What decisions can you make right now that will lift up the collective? Whose voice is not being heard and how can you create space for them now? Aquarius is also the genius mind. Now is a great time to get stuck into some books, study something new, listen to podcasts and absorb new wisdom and knowledge.

I wish you many blessings for this period of expansion and growth.