Retrograde Mercury periods during 2022

In 2022, Mercury will turn to retrograde four times, exclusively in earth signs. What will these periods be and what should you pay attention to?

What effect does retrograde Mercury have?

Mercury is the planet of communication. In addition to written and oral interactions, we also include thinking, shorter learning, younger siblings, neighbors, and transportation. In the field of health, the arms, the respiratory and nervous systems belong to Mercury. In all of this, we can experience recurrent (mostly known from childhood) situations in the retrograde period. The goal is to learn from our past mistakes and to be able to adapt - even on a conscious level - to new situations.

In the retrograde Mercury phase, communication problems, difficulties in self-expression and thinking, traffic accidents, and failures of electronic devices are more common. Therefore, it is worth placing much more emphasis on our words, thoughts and transport in these weeks than usual. It is not advisable to sign a contract and buy an electronic device during the retrograde period, because at the direct period we often realize that we have made a decision too hastily.

When will Mercury be retrograde in 2022?

During 2022, Mercury will move backwards in the following periods, zodiac signs, lunar houses, and degrees:

• January 13 - February 3 (CAPRICORN-Sravana 16 - CAPRICORN -Uttarashada 0)
• May 10 - June 2 (TAURUS-Rohini 10 - TAURUS-Krittika 1)
• September 9 - October 1 (VIRGO-Hasta 14 - VIRGO-Uttaraphalguni 0)
• December 28 - January 18, 2023 (CAPRICORN -Uttarashada 0 - SAGITTARIUS-Purvashada 13)

Those who have the Ascendant, Birth Ruler, Moon, Sun in the constellation of Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn, who are in the main / subperiod of Mercury, or whose has retrograde Mercury in their birth formula, it is better to pay more attention during the retrograde Mercury period.

Dominance of earth signs

In 2022, most of them will be retrograde, and then Mercury will be directly affected, ie both the shadow sections and the retrograde sections will affect the first half of the earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn).

It is very interesting that only in the last retrograde period, which extends back to 2023, there is a change of signs, during the previous three retrograde periods the planet continues to move backwards in the same signs.

Mercury symbolizes variability, earth signs symbolize stability, immobility, reality. Therefore, the movement of Mercury also shows that this year we need to put a much greater emphasis on reality, the flexibility of our consciousness, the turning of spontaneous situations into fruitful ones. The retrograde Mercury in 2022 asks the questions: do you communicate responsibly; how spontaneous you are; able or flexible to change your outdated thinking; do you use your knowledge for your stability?

The karma of knowledge and children: pouring into material

Another interesting feature of the 2022 retrograde sections of Mercury is that the 0th degree of Capricorn will be a turning point both at the beginning and end of the year. The pouring of knowledge (Mercury) into matter (Capricorn) comes to the test of theory / thought / idea in practice. Both the retrograde period and Capricorn are closely related to karma, and the retrograde Mercury period can bring many life missions to many people.

Because retro Mercury marks the karma of knowledge and the child, retrograde periods can bring fateful situations to those for whom these areas are problematic when they can resolve their negative patterns about them.

So it is important to make our own expertise, knowledge and thoughts visible. Let's trust our abilities. Let's take it upon ourselves. Let's not run to work. Let's create. And with learning, teaching, and move away from the crippling environment of having fears about having children, even if we don't have enough experience in it. Instead of thinking in a self-limiting way, let us trust our destiny and intuition.