RETROGRADE MERCURY - ITS EFFECTS
"Wrong Number please!" I referred to the telephone index and confirmed that I have dialed the correct number. It tried again, as I had to convey an important message to my friend. This time it is not 'wrong number please', but a passionate lovers. I was sure that I have not dialed the Friendly Chat number. I was successful in conveying the late message to my friend after an hour, in my third attempt. I received a number of wrong calls the same day.
A cheque presented to the bank for realization was returned to me with the remarks "the words and figures differ in amount. Rs. 5050 in words, Rupees five thousand fifteen! A mischief of Retrograde Mercury! A mistake by oversight.
Mercury is the planet for all sorts of communications like phone calls, mailing, messages, writing, teaching, talks, speeches, gestures, signals, reading, grasping, physical movements, jour- neys and also thoughts. The press, journalism, copying, typing, printing, duplicating, drawing, paper work, sketches, plans, calculators, media, circulation, distribution, publications, publicity, interviews, invitations, estimates, registration, records, filing and all paper work, computers and mental work come under the jurisdiction of Mercury. So Mercury plays a significant role in daily affairs. In Western Astrology, Mercury is regarded as "Messenger of Gods".
The planets-except Sun and Moon are so called because they always move. Sometimes they appear to be going backward or retrograde, when viewed from Earth, like a slow moving vehicle when seen from a fast moving vehicle. A planet appears to remain stationery(in the same place without motion) for a while before and after retrograde motion.
Mercury turns retrograde four times in a year for about two to three weeks, in every three months. It was retrograde from 5.2.2001 to 26.2.2001. It will be retrograde from 5.6.2001 to 28.6.2001 and again from 2.10.2001 to 23.10.2001. During 2002 it |
