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by Victoria Schneider
Most people today have heard of Mercury Retrograde (Rx)! They may not know what it means, but they’ve come to think of it as not the most pleasant phenomena. (There's a reason for that!!!) But actually, it’s a great time to SLOW DOWN!
When the planet Mercury goes Rx, it's really moving very, very, very slowly in its orbit...it appears to be going BACKWARD because it's moving so slowly. And the energy from it affects us similarly.
Mercury governs communication. When Mercury is Rx, communications can quite clearly become interestingly discombobulated! Phones don't work, computers have more glitches than usual. Faxes mess up! People aren't quite as clear in their explanations!
So why is this particular Mercury Rx (September 24 – October 15, 2008 ) of interest? This Mercury Rx cycle is in the sign of Libra. Libra rules the psychology of LISTENING! Just imagine what happens when we combine LISTENING with possible COMMUNICATION GLITCHES! You've got the idea! I can just TELL! So the next question is, “What do we DO?”
Now that you KNOW about this…you can’t NOT know. So during this Rx cycle the following ways of relating might be of help. Ultimately, these ways of relating are important anytime however, during these Mercury Rx cycles when communication can be at its most sensitive, it’s nice to know that:
- It’s not just YOU! and…
- There’s a way you can handle it!
Here are five points to consider and to try for three weeks. If you consciously do this for 21 days, you can break the cycle of “communication bad habits”!
- If you’re not innately a good listener….start now…it takes PATIENCE and it take PRACTICE, but guaranteed people will take notice that somehow, you seem different…more interested, more aware, more communicative.
- You’re never going to agree with everyone….(if you do…you’re REALLY operating your downside of Libra) so sometimes we just have to AGREE to DISAGREE…and THAT’S OK! BUT….remember…when we agree to disagree…it to be done without judgment or grudges…It’s an agreement. Please be kind and integrous .
- Here’s a good one. Relationships teach us about ourselves…if there’s something you don’t like about the conversation you just listened to…(not just HEARD…this is about LISTENING) it’s time to understand yourself better. Why didn’t you like it? Why were you uncomfortable with it? Why were you defensive? Did you feel that you were honest? Did you play head games with yourself? With the other? Real listening is a quiet sport!! Listen with your heart not your head.
- Is the communication balanced? Does one person do ALL the talking and the other ALL the listening?
- Are you repeating yourself a lot? If SO…perhaps the OTHER isn’t listening. You can’t have good communication when only one person is listening.
There are so many more points but if you work with just a couple of these points, you’ll feel empowered, you’ll be more aware and you’ll really come to know who you are as a communicative participant. You may even come to realize that you’ve been trying too hard to get someone else to LISTEN to you…and you may even be empowered to move onward and upward May all your conversations be balanced and harmonious!
Copyright © September 2008. All Rights Reserved.
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