{"id":33264,"date":"2019-11-19T16:01:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=33264"},"modified":"2019-11-19T16:01:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:01:39","slug":"mercury-in-retrograde-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/mercury-in-retrograde-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury in Retrograde Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your ex has messaged, and your computer has crashed. The classic symptoms of mercury in retrograde.<\/p>\n<p>For those of you who don\u2019t know much about astrology, Mercury in Retrograde is when mercury, the closet planet to the sun moves backward across the sky and until it returns to normality, many people can expect annoying interferences in their day to day life.<\/p>\n<p>The retrograde is such a crisis because when a planet is in retrograde, it is essentially sleeping according to astronomers, which is why in the real world, things begin to crash.<\/p>\n<p>Mercury is named after the Romans messenger of the Gods; therefore, astrology links the planet to messages, communications, and technology. Which is&nbsp;why during this time period people say that their computer breakdown and trains get canceled.<\/p>\n<p>Megan Kicks a student at Ball State University in the United States says, \u201cmy computer shutdown right before I had to turn in an assignment. A couple of days later I started randomly crying. I then realised when I was scrolling through twitter it said that the current mercury retrograde was affecting Virgos really badly.\u201d She says.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33265 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Mercury-in-Retrograde-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Mercury-in-Retrograde-1-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Mercury-in-Retrograde-1-1-150x300.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Mercury-in-Retrograde-1-1-512x1024.png 512w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Mercury-in-Retrograde-1-1-768x1536.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Mercury-in-Retrograde-1-1-1024x2048.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other people have said their flights have been cancelled, emails have been lost, and constant arguments with friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/on-a-scale-of-1-to-mercury-retrograde-how-is-your-day-going\/\">On a scale of 1 to Mercury Retrograde: How is your day going? <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is also advised not to make any big decisions during the retrograde as it may sway your decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember I chose my major thinking it was really what I wanted to do, later to find out I was just trying to make a rash decision,\u201d says Kicks.<\/p>\n<p>The phenomenon occurs three to four times a year for three-week periods.<\/p>\n<p>But no need to worry, the cycle ends this Wednesday the 20<sup>th<\/sup>of November and won\u2019t be returning until February 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words by: Ashleigh Swan<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><br \/>\nPicture by: pexels.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your ex has messaged, and your computer has crashed. 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