Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius shadow period starts this week are you prepared?

Welcome to the preshow, folks.While Mercury, the trickster messenger planet of communication, coordination, creative expression, and information processing, doesn’t officially station retrograde until November 25th, the pre-shadow or retroshade period begins this week on November 7th.

The fastest-moving planet in our solar system, Mercury, goes retrograde three to four times a year, and when you factor in the shadow periods of the retrograde, we spend up to six months a year at the mercy of Mercury’s slow-down showdown.Mercury is known as a personal planet, which means that it affects us significantly and daily.Because the realms that Mercury rules are so integral to our daily routines, we feel the effects of these retrograde more acutely.Mercury begins its pre-shadow phase when the planet crosses the zodiac degree in which it will eventually station directly, in this case that’s 6°23 of Sagittarius at 7:33 EST on November 7th.

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Mercury retroshade refers to the two-week period immediately preceding the transit and the two weeks following it.Known as the pre-and post-retrograde shadow, these bookends bring the same emotionally congested and off-kilter energy as the retrograde transit but offer lessons in preparation and integration.As the planet readies itself for retrograde, the pre-shadow can amplify anxiety and make unresolved issues, looming exes, and general emotional chaffing more present and pressing; cue the overthinking, the messy expressions and questionable logic.Many an astrophile considers Mercury retrograde a three-part series: setting the stage (pre...