Sep242009

You know it’s Mercury retrograde

When your brain feels like cotton candy. When the hair salon calls wondering why you’re not there for your appointment today. When, smiling on the freeway, you sail past your exit. And your friends never got your email because you didn’t actually send it. This is the sleep time of Mercury’s cycle. The dog leash is in the refrigerator. You omit essential ingredients from a recipe you’ve made a hundred times before. The cable goes out. The internet goes out. Enjoy this Rip Van Winkle time. Soon enough (September 29) Mercury will be direct and your fine mind will be whirring again. Until then, find a good chair, settle in, and stare blissfully into space, like an idiot or a mystic.

About Dana Gerhardt

A popular columnist with The Mountain Astrologer since 1991, Dana Gerhardt is an internationally respected astrologer. She has lectured extensively and written for astrology publications on several continents. Her ongoing passions are the moon and living the intuitive life. Dana worked for many years in the corporate sector, where she observed the undeniable influence of natural cycles. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude from Occidental College in Los Angeles and did graduate work in literature at Columbia University and CSULA. Dana can be contacted by email.

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Anne Whitaker says

Oct 2, 2009 at 5:28 am

As a very Mercurial person I got really blase over the years as an astrologer, astrology teacher and therapist regarding the range of Mercury Ret’s disruptive abilities. However, the most extreme example I can offer is of the astrology client who during Merc Ret called to cancel our session – because her house was on fire. Yes, she did call the Fire Brigade first!

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Sai says

Sep 25, 2009 at 9:03 am

I just read Your Moon column for the first time….I have been close to astrology for over 40 years …..Rudhyar, Carter,Tyl,Arroyo,Ebertin,Schulman,Hand,Leo,Villefranche,et.al…., yet Your insights there are truly from the beyondwithin….Thank You..Thank You and Thank You for more to come….Sai

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PeaceBEE says

Sep 25, 2009 at 3:15 am

Thank you for the healing belly chuckles, Dana.

Will nurture the Good Vibes created while visiting with you today.

/(*_*)

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