Make the Most of Mercury & Uranus Retrograde

Between today and tomorrow (Eastern Time), both transiting Mercury (the Messenger of Intellectual Expression) and Uranus (the Wizard of Individuality) turn retrograde. 

That is, as they both move about ... up in the heavens, in real time… they both appear to start moving backwards as observed from our vantage point here on Planet Earth.

MERCURY (TAKE ONE): "HOLD THAT THOUGHT" 

As far as Mercury "doin' the backward boogie" goes, here's my advice for how to make the most of the next few weeks...

Think about whatever sorts of ideas you might have considered (but not yet acted on) since early April, when Mercury last turned “direct" (i.e., last stopped being retrograde).

Now, while Mercury is retro ... which, for almost all intents and purposes, means from this past Thursday (July 6) till Monday (August 13)… take time to review, refine, revise … re-whatever! … your ideas.

Lay the groundwork now, so that ... come mid-August (when Mercury goes direct again)... you and your ideas will be Ready for Prime Time.

Lay the groundwork now so that, come mid-August, you can act on one or more of your Bright Ideas  :-)  … knowing that it (or they) will be of a much higher quality (and therefore much likelier to succeed) than might otherwise be the case. 

MERCURY (TAKE TWO): "ON SECOND THOUGHT..."

Likewise, think about whatever sorts of ideas you might have already acted on since early April ... when Mercury last turned “direct" (i.e., last stopped being retrograde).

Now, while Mercury is retro... which, for almost all intents and purposes, means from this past Thursday (July 6) till Monday (August 13) … again, take time to review, refine, revise … re-whatever! … your ideas.

Lay the groundwork now so that, come mid-August (when Mercury goes direct again) … you and your not-so-new (but very-much-improved) ideas will be Ready for Prime Time.

Lay the groundwork now so that, come mid-August, you can implement your Bright Ideas version 2.0  :-)  … knowing that it (or they) will be of a much higher quality (and so much likelier to succeed) than might have been the case earlier (that is, since early April).

URANUS RETROGRADE: JUST LIKE MERCURY RETRO? 

Now, as far as Uranus "doin' the backward boogie" goes, my advice is similar to the above in many respects.

The main differences are these:

(1) Uranus represents your individuality (whereas Mercury represents your intellectual expression)

and

(2) the time frames that apply to Uranus are much longer--months, rather than weeks (as is the case with Mercury).

THE WIZARD OF INDIVIDUALITY: YOU'RE SO UNUSUAL 

As the Wizard of Individuality, Uranus symbolizes two things:

(1) whatever one might consider to be most “unusual” about you

and

(2) whatever one might consider to be your particular brand of “creative genius.”

For example, if you wear flip-flops to events where everyone else is wearing dress shoes, then that’s kinda unusual. And if you wear dress shoes at events where everyone else wears flip-flops … Well, that’s kinda unusual, too.

So what matters here is not what kind of “shoes” you “wear.” 

What matters is how much they “fit in” with social norms, and behaviors, and expectations (i.e., what other people want or expect you to do, what they do, what you want / expect yourself to do, etc.).

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Regarding your particular brand of creative genius:

Here, I’m NOT referring to your IQ (which may be way up there … or not ;-)  ). I’m referring to some thing or things for which you might seem to have a natural, innate, or intuitive talent (in other words, a real bent or knack).   

Now, about the time frames that apply to Uranus…

Uranus last turned direct in early December of last year; and now that he’s turning retro this week, he’ll stay that way until the middle of this coming December.  

Therefore, I offer … for your living pleasure … this advice about how to make the most of Uranus Retro Time...

URANUS (TAKE ONE): "NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR" 

Think about whatever sorts of ways you might have considered expressing your individuality (i.e., your “unusualness” / creative genius)... without actually giving them a try... since December of last year.


Now, from this month until this coming December, take time to review, refine, revise … re-whatever!...  your evil schemes ;-) for how to express your individuality. 

     Lay the groundwork now so that, come December, you and your ideas will be Ready for Prime Time.

     Lay the groundwork now so that, come December, you can act on one or more of your "Quirky" Inspirations ... knowing that it (or they) will be of a much higher quality (and so much likelier to succeed) than might have been the case earlier (that is, since December of last year).

NOTE: In the case of Uranus, also consider to what extent... and in what ways... you might have considered trying to keep your “unusualness” / ingenuity under wraps. 

The opposite of individuality (Uranus) is conformity (the dark side or “shadow side” of Uranus)... and, when it comes to Uranus, conformity can be a hazard for all of us. 

(Nothing says that we have to let conformity trip us up, but it is a hazard.)

URANUS (TAKE TWO): "OOPS!... I DID IT AGAIN" 

Likewise, think about whatever sorts of ways that you might have already expressed your individuality since last December.

Now, from this month until this coming December, take time to review, refine, revise … re-whatever! … the way or ways in which you express your individuality.

Lay the groundwork now so that, come December, you’ll be ready to sing out loud, sing out strong, “I Am What I Am” to the world.

Lay the groundwork now so that, come December, you can express your ingenuity in new or different ways... knowing that how you do it will be much likelier to garner you success than might otherwise be the case.

NOTE: In the case of Uranus, also consider to what extent ... and in what ways... you might have already tried to keep your “unusualness” / ingenuity under wraps.