Mercury begins his retrograde at 21° on the 22nd of April joined with Rahu, the usual Mercury retrograde topics become more unusual and we can be a bit more temperamental due to the mutual reception with Mars in Gemini until the 10th of May. Increasing both of the strengths of the planets. The energy of Mercury comes closer and gets more personal during his retrograde cycle and his time in Aries is quite long-lasting until June 7th.
The state of Mercury will shake our nerves and inflate our egos equally. Be wary of the distorted spin from the misinformation, even the information you convince yourself of. Take caution with important decisions the day before, the day of, and the day after Mercury retrogrades and stations direct, as the flow of information is changing. Make important decisions in deliberation not in a state of tension or fear, where there is a shadow of a doubt.
Mercury will retrograde in all the fire signs in 2023. The natural dharma trine with be activated by both Mercury's retrograde cycles and Jupiter's energy which is quite positive. On May 1st and 2nd when Mercury is combust we can receive information that was hidden from us/ an insight given and by the 10th we can start to see a positive turn.
Check if you have prominent planets in these placements or planets at 21° or close to 21° or if you are running Mars or Mercury dasha
Mercury Retrograde Periods for 2023
Aries April 21- May 15th with Jupiter
Leo August 23- September 15th aspected by Jupiter
Saggitarius December 13th- Jan 2nd aspected by Jupiter
The exchange of information occurs in the following houses and signs so check where this is for you (sidereal placements). Look to the clues and links between these two houses
Aries 1st and 3rd — Taurus 12th and 2nd— Gemini 1st and 11th— Cancer 12th and 10th— Leo 11th and 9th— Virgo 10th and 8th
Libra 9th and 7th— Scorpio 8th and 6th— Saggitarius 5th and 7th— Capricorn 4th and 6th— Aquarius 3rd and 5th— Pisces 2nd and 4tth
I send you lots of love and luck with the retrograde cycle of Mercury
Siriprakash
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