Damn Mercury
When you see the word Mercury, what comes to mind? A car brand?
A Planet? An outboard motor boat
engine brand? That stuff in a
thermometer?
A friend of mine often reminds me when Mercury is in
retrograde. That would be a planetary
reference. I am equal parts skeptic and
believer when it comes to astrological stuff but more on the skeptic side about
the real behavioral influence of a distant planet.
So I looked it up.
One web site says “The
planet Mercury rules communication, travel, contracts, automobiles and
such. It goes in a retrograde motion –
or motion that makes it appear to be going backwards … three times a year for …
three weeks at a time. When Mercury is
in retrograde, there’s usually much confusion.”
This website says you shouldn’t start anything new during these periods.
My first thought when I read stuff like that is “what a load
of crap.” But I do not dismiss the
possibilities. The friend who got me
started on this has very good insight into things. And these websites seem to have evidence to
back up some of their claims. And I
recently finished reading a book written by an astrophysicist (stop laughing, I
really did) and he makes numerous claims about the interconnectedness of
planets, moons, stars and other stuff floating around in various universes.
I had a very crappy day today. Much of yesterday too. Crazy things happened, my mood was bad, I
missed deadlines on work projects, blah, blah, blah. At one point I thought “Mercury must be in retrograde.” I was joking.
But my friend pointed out that Mercury is indeed in retrograde. And another website I just checked notes that
this condition exists from June 26 through July 20th this year. And again between October 21st and
November 10th. Whew. The calendar is on my side. Lots of significant stuff happening in my
world between the end of July and the end of September, so maybe I’m in the
clear.
So do you believe in this stuff?
I still view it all with a degree of skepticism but more crazy
shit than usual does seem to occur when Mercury is in retrograde. Maybe I should borrow a telescope and see if
I can see Mercury move backwards. Maybe
I should crawl into a cave till July 20th so I don’t have any more
days like today.
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