Personal Magik

Mercury stations retrograde at 26 degrees and 12 minutes of Aries. on April 1st 2024 @6:30 am EST

People with Cardinal placements between 15 – 30 degrees (ARIES, Libra, Cancer, Capricorn) will feel this energy the most. Fire signs are up next (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) and Scorpio (due to mars rulership in traditional astrology)

From April 01 to April 25th Mercury will appear to move backwards in the sky. The dispositor of this retrograde is Mars, which is in Pisces with in 10 degrees of Saturn.

What does dispositor mean? Dispositor is a term used to describe the ruling planet of an activated sign, and is used in astrology to bring additional detail to the event being looked at.

The energy of Mercury retrograde in Aries might feel a little weird. Aries likes action, instinct, inspirations, and passion. When Mercury normally spends it’s time in Aries communication is straight forward, fast, and witty. But a retrograde Mercury wants us to measure twice and cut once with our words. This is the antithesis of what Aries does normally, (instead of “ready, aim, fire Aries is fire, ready, aim). As a consequence we might feel ourselves spin out, like were doggy paddling in circles. As we enter this retrograde it’s important that we first protect our own energy and be patient with ourselves so we can be patient with others, because they’ll be experiencing the mercury retrograde too.

Earlier I mentioned that the dispositor of the retrograde would be Mars. Currently Mars is in the sign of Pisces. The energy of Mars in Pisces, is also a bit weird. Mars focuses on action, passion, and assertion. This is a stark contrast to the energy of Pisces which appreciates belief, connection, oneness, and flow.

This can shake out in a couple of ways:

Less challenging:

When Mars is in Pisces there might be more energy to fight or protect the things we believe in….(I say protect because of the the close proximity of Saturn to Mars in Pisces). Or a passion for play and exploration as a means for pleasure, but be careful about over indulging. If you are feeling this energy, ride the wave. There is likely something you are meant to find, realize, or connect with that has been hidden from you that will help you get in touch with yourself ahead of the Aries eclipse.

More challenging:

Another manifestation of this energy might be the dampening of passion, and a need to slow your roll. As Mars approaches Saturn in Pisces at the beginning of the mercury retrograde we are being checked by Saturn who’s been doing the work to clean up the energetic leaks in the Pisces part of our charts since the beginning of last year. And if the energy that we approach this conjunction causes us to burn out, or vaporizes our energy, or some how puts undue pressure on Saturn to move faster and produce results (it wont) (because Mars yields to Saturn in this scenario, and Mercury supports a slow down as well….Let me know if you want me to explain my reasoning for this) Our efforts might just get thrown in our face. This frustration, of perceived set back shouldn’t last the entire retrograde as mars moves away from Saturn, and approaches Neptune. Be cautious of retreating into negative coping mechanisms as we work with the energies.