{"id":3003,"date":"2017-04-08T18:42:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T22:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.astrologerbillattride.com\/blog\/?p=3003"},"modified":"2017-04-09T07:46:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T11:46:57","slug":"mercury-turns-retrograde-april-9-may-3-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astrologerbillattride.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/08\/mercury-turns-retrograde-april-9-may-3-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury Turns Retrograde (April 9 \u2013 May 3, 2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Way of Beauty<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With one week to go in the Venus ret\u00adro\u00adgrade cycle of forty days, Mer\u00adcury chimes in by also \u201cpass\u00ading Earth on the inside track\u201d as it turns ret\u00adro\u00adgrade today until May 3rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The gift of Venus ret\u00adro\u00adgrade is to encour\u00adage a more intro\u00adspec\u00adtive, pen\u00adsive con\u00adsid\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion with regards to the hier\u00adar\u00adchy of val\u00adues in your life. The source and sub\u00adstance of every val\u00adue (and of your val\u00adue), the true means of mea\u00adsure\u00adment and ruler of val\u00adue, is found in the spark of the Divine which resides with\u00adin the heart of each par\u00adti\u00adcle of Cre\u00adation. Your ines\u00adtimable val\u00adue is your birthright; your foun\u00adda\u00adtion-source of worth is the uncon\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal love that is forged and formed in your spir\u00adi\u00adtu\u00adal heart by a lumi\u00adnous spark of Divine Love.<\/p>\n

It is more than wel\u00adcome that Mer\u00adcury begins this ret\u00adro\u00adgrade in the very sign ruled by Venus, whose spir\u00adi\u00adtu\u00adal inspi\u00adra\u00adtions are cen\u00adtered upon these med\u00adi\u00adta\u00adtions of val\u00adue, the sign of Tau\u00adrus. Though many will note (and com\u00adplain) that Mer\u00adcury ret\u00adro\u00adgrade seems to be the source of so many mishaps and mis\u00adun\u00adder\u00adstand\u00adings, the prob\u00adlem lies with our lack of appre\u00adci\u00ada\u00adtion for what is indi\u00adcat\u00aded (and required of us) when Mer\u00adcury the Mes\u00adsen\u00adger bends your aware\u00adness back upon yourself.<\/p>\n

For this is the whole point of Mer\u00adcury ret\u00adro\u00adgrade. You are to take the next three weeks and make them an oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty for greater self-reflec\u00adtion. You are being led into deep\u00ader self-exam\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion (and self-crit\u00adi\u00adcism), so that you may ascer\u00adtain the true val\u00adue or sub\u00adstan\u00adtial valid\u00adi\u00adty of your thoughts and ideas. You are being giv\u00aden anoth\u00ader chance to sep\u00ada\u00adrate your thought-forms and dis\u00adcern what are the sub\u00adstan\u00adtial \u201cfacts\u201d or truths, and what are mere\u00adly your insub\u00adstan\u00adtial assump\u00adtions or opinions.<\/p>\n

This is hard work, and it requires focused inten\u00adtion, patience and hon\u00adesty. For\u00adtu\u00adnate\u00adly, Tau\u00adrus is the sign of per\u00adsis\u00adtence and deter\u00admi\u00adna\u00adtion, with a rig\u00ador\u00adous devo\u00adtion to last\u00ading beau\u00adty and val\u00adue. It is help\u00adful to have some out\u00adward exam\u00adples of essen\u00adtial val\u00adues to guide you, as you sep\u00ada\u00adrate your \u201cwheat from chaff\u201d, as you deter\u00admine your know\u00ading from some\u00adone else\u2019s opin\u00adion. For exam\u00adple, it is most use\u00adful to take more time to notice and appre\u00adci\u00adate the beau\u00adty in your world, (and so in your\u00adself). As you con\u00adtem\u00adplate the val\u00adue of this or that in your life, immerse your\u00adself in the beau\u00adty of nature, take a walk in the woods, or on the beach, watch the sun\u00adrise or set, touch the earth and smell the scents of nature and so be remind\u00aded that there are many things which will always and for\u00adev\u00ader be true, and you can build on that.<\/p>\n

Like\u00adwise, enjoy the beau\u00adties that have been fash\u00adioned by the artists of yes\u00adter\u00adyear and today, and make time to vis\u00adit a gallery or muse\u00adum, or attend a musi\u00adcal con\u00adcert, play or some oth\u00ader per\u00adfor\u00admance. Cer\u00adtain\u00adly, you should make some time and take up with your own hand, or voice or what\u00adev\u00ader is your pre\u00adferred instru\u00adment of self-expres\u00adsion and let the beau\u00adty with\u00adin find a sub\u00adstan\u00adtial form through you.<\/p>\n

Yes, as always, you must avoid the mishaps of Mer\u00adcury ret\u00adro\u00adgrade too. Under\u00adstand that every\u00adone is more inward\u00adly atten\u00adtive, though many may be unaware of this change in them\u00adselves. So, that even if you are lis\u00adten\u00ading care\u00adful\u00adly as well as com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adcat\u00ading clear\u00adly, oth\u00aders may not. Again, be patient with them as with your\u00adself. Estab\u00adlish clear\u00adly what are the \u201cfacts\u201d, assump\u00adtions or points of view that each of you is hold\u00ading. Firm up your com\u00admon\u00adal\u00adi\u00adties and build from there to restore, renew or build up your bridges of mutu\u00adal under\u00adstand\u00ading and love for one another.<\/p>\n

Mer\u00adcury is turning,
\nAnd so should you.
\nTime to ground your awareness,
\nIn Ever\u00adlast\u00ading Beau\u00adty and Truth.<\/p>\n

Lis\u00adten attentively,
\nThink Lovingly,
\nAct Kindly.<\/p>\n

And may you Walk in Beau\u00adty every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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