The basis of this paper are my personal observations, which forced me to spend life. For the first time on the effects of retrograde Mercury, it came to the seminars, when I was studying astrology. This prompted me to start monitoring, which are then passed into the habit. 

I was interested in everything - that happens during the turning points, what kind of event takes time when the planet passes through the same degree in which it occurred at a retrograde motion, but the main question remains - why everything happens the way it does. 

I hope readers will draw many new and interesting of those observations that I made and the conclusions I came. 

1. Mercury changes direction 3-4 times a year, it lasts approximately 20 days. In periods of retrograde motion of the planets in humans deteriorates the conductivity of nerve impulses, thereby weakening the attention, increased distraction, reduced reaction. Harder for people to gather his thoughts and engage in work, in such times people make elementary mistakes - especially noticeable in children. They control the work multiplied 5 to 6 and get 35. 

2. Any astrologer knows that during the retrograde motion of Mercury does not make sense to start new businesses and projects, execute transactions, meet people and move. The purpose of my observations was to determine what happens when all these actions still occur on a Mercury retrograde, and most importantly, keep track of how it all ends. When there was any event, I noted in the ephemeris degree in which the plan was that during the return movement, and watched as events unfolded further when the Mercury held the same degree a second time, even during the forward movement. 

3. The action of the backward motion of Mercury is manifested in almost all spheres of human life. It is believed that during such periods that a person sees everything as if through a veil, distorted - not the way it really is. He has no information to the full extent of his visual field, or escape from him, consciously or unconsciously hiding important details that become known later, when already in the forward motion of Mercury is the same point at which the received information. He seemed to not see the situation completely, it seems to be very attractive and alluring, but the goal whom he would see her only when the planet will regain direct traffic. 

3.1. BREACH OF TELECOMMUNICATION. First, on what we would like to draw your attention, and that obviously catches the eye - during the backward motion of the planet and especially during the static points start shamelessly and inexplicably act up all the possible means of communication. Suddenly, for no reason, no reason at all, with the phone starting to happen, weird things - to the man to call is impossible, something happened with cable, access to international line is always busy, phone calls without end broken off, they often begin to cut in foreign voices. Strange things happen, and fax - to dial a number, send, comes confirmation that went ok, then call and say that your fax we have not. About the letter, I am not saying at all: for the valiant work of our Russian mail can provide almost one hundred percent guarantee that a letter sent during the period of retrograde motion of Mercury will be lost. It is extremely difficult to link the modem, even a message sent by e-mail may not reach the addressee. The implications are clear. Mercury - the patron of communications. 

3.2. The second area, one of the most important in people's lives, WORK. More than just reverse the direction of impact at the start of work, the transition to a new position, employment, and during the interviews and the interview about the new activity. Traditional situation that is happening - is when we offer something frivolous and uninteresting to us, that is something with which we absolutely do not want to work. If we agree, then later clarified some fundamental points that can not be tolerated. For example, a paltry payment, for which self-respecting man will not work, or the nightmarish conditions in which the normal self-respecting man will not work. 

When offered just what we dream and what we expect, we do not know many facts and circumstances that we offer. Most often happens: if we pass during retrograde Mercury offers one - what we came up and that suits us, when we started to work, and the Mercury went back already direktny, it turns out that our duty is quite another of what originally it did not go. For example, we are talking about a manager 'in advertising; and it turns out that his job is the same, which makes an advertising agent. First, it is one, and then - quite on the other, exceptions, usually does not happen. So if you have been interviewed for a job during the return passage of the Mercury, you should specify all the conditions under which its motion becomes direktnym, or else be prepared for the fact that you have shed additional duties or forced to engage in a completely different job. If we are talking about temporary work, it means that she will soon stall and will be deprived of any prospects, so she will not for long. 

A few examples for illustration. My girlfriend went to get a job in a restaurant. I warned her that perhaps it will take. She replied that there already negotiated everything, and that can be arranged without any problems. Of course, it did not take, because the conditions were not those referred to in the beginning. 

In September 1990, I unexpectedly received a call from the town of Suzdal and invited to urgently work on a translator at a joint survey of the Russian-American paintings. And, as mentioned, the duties will include working with our actors do not speak English - to rehearse with the text that they will say. Those days of my language skills were enough for this. Approximately 10-12 days, it became evident that my job, is still included interpretation of negotiations in film crew. This guide has come up already in place. In this work, which requires special training and qualifications, of course, I could no longer cope, and I got fired. Alas, while I did not know how to, neither English nor astrology. 

However, if your map or chart of your client Mercury retrograde, the job offers that came to you during the backward motion of Mercury will be just very handy, and it was in this period, you may very well, and long-term employability . Such a case I observed in June 1995. The girl got a job in the period of retrograde motion of Mercury, after 3 months it increased in the post. In her natal chart Mercury was retrograde. 

There are still cases when, during a retrograde motion we offer not a new job - everything is clear - but only the new responsibilities on the job, where we have been working. In this case, it's not that bad. It speaks only of the great difficulties in mastering the new post. So, I phoned my friend and said that his push for the post of head teacher at the school where he had long I work. I told him that he would not do, and it all wrong, because something will happen that will prevent this transition to a new post. However, my predictions have not come true - my friend is still working head teacher, and very successfully. Effect of Mercury was reflected in the fact that it was extremely difficult to enter into a new position and new duties with imperfect took away all his spare time. In general, the difficulty was through the roof. 

3.3. Very strong influence on the Mercury sphere of new contacts. Consider the friendly and LOVE DATING. 

At the position of Mercury retrograde, we see the mask man, the image that he wears for men or for us. When Mercury is in direktnom movement is again the point at which an acquaintance, we see the true face of man, we know what he is really from us is necessary, what is the meaning and nature of our relations with him. For example, at this moment a man asks a woman to borrow money or starts harassing her dirty. Here, everything is clear, the prospect of relations is clear, you can stop. 

As a rule, people with whom was an acquaintance during the backward motion of Mercury, come into our lives briefly - for a month or three - until the next retrograde. What is remarkable in such dating service - no matter how much we liked the new man, however hard we may have applied to be with him or to gain close contact, the circumstances are added all the time so that the meeting is postponed, then postponed. Everything happens in some fatal, mysterious way, as if fate is against dialogue with this man - a man all the time if something removes from communicating and meeting with us. Typically, after 3 months, he disappears - leaving for another country in another town, to another apartment or had changed the phone number, and it leaves no address, no telephone, a relationship with them exhaust themselves, or we strongly disappointed in him, and we have not raised a hand to lift up the phone to call him. 

I usually advise my clients, or projections are not only not to put any hopes of acquaintance, made during the period of retrograde motion of Mercury, but did not even wait for a call from this man. If you still talk about friendship, then something similar to it can be realized, and the relationship between you would not close and deep. As for love, the most that you can count on - is friendship, and then briefly. If you had sex, then to 2-3 meetings a maximum. Further this relationship will not go. In general, people who came to us on Mercury retrograde, at best, remain distant acquaintances, whom we see each other on occasion. 

3.4. new knowledge. Effect of retrograde Mercury capital as is also evident in the mental faculties of man, on the rapidity of reaction, intelligence, eloquence. In addition, the knowledge that we are starting to get a Mercury retrograde period, rainy day we will not go, it's something that we then can not find application in life that we will not use, with which we can not make money. As viewed from just the first day of class, rather than from the decision to go on courses or enroll in one or another university and not from the start of exams. 

Example: in one of the periods of retrograde motion of Mercury, I came to the courses on which talked about the action and rules of using a makeup cosmetic company. Despite the fact that the lecturer was telling a very interesting and was a professional in the business, use this knowledge in practice I did not have to talk about makeup, I could not, all the while forgetting the information was interrupted by a logical thread of the story. As a result, I did not sold and no longer offer the products of this company. 

Another example of my life is five years of study at the institute, wasted. By specialty, I worked about 2 months, then had her profneprigodnost. Remarkably, after school I did not know which university I choose, and act generally will not want to. As a result, entered into the first, and scored crawl score - that is just barely passed the entrance exams. Apparently, this was a clear sign from above that come back I should not. Alas, I did not listen. September 1, 1984, when I began to attend lectures, Mercury was retrograde motion. Perhaps if I had not acted, things would have been otherwise - in the next year in September Mercury was already direktnym. 

3.5. It is interesting to observe what happens when done move on retrograde Mercury. Unfortunately, statistics, contracts for the sale of real estate I have, as I have with this is not in contact. However, some interesting cases, as illustrations, I would like to share. 

Rental of premises. My friend, a teacher of choreography, let's call it N., rented a gym in a sort of recreation. In late 1996 she had a strong conflict with the leadership of the DC, she had to urgently move to a new place, and she could not wait. I warned her that now is useless to negotiate a new building, as Mercury is from December 23, 1996 to January 12, 1997 was a counter-movement. However, it was a hopeless situation. Director of the neighboring kindergarten agreed to give her his room, and in early January 1997, she moved. After Mercury turned back - it was the 20 th of January - in this kindergarten suddenly moved school for children with mental disabilities as well as the premises of the school collapsed ceiling, and successfully mastered it, it can be said to be taking roots. The premises of the school repair and not collected, so Oligophrenic occupy more and more places in kindergarten. Undergo three months, and in early April, that is, when Mercury is going to turn again, the question about what this school will take the premises of the kindergarten as a whole. When the April 14 Mercury still turns to retrograde motion, ordered to release N. leased room to accommodate a class for oligophrenic children, and she once again have to move things.

Another example. It's about immediate move to a new bought an apartment, which is newly renovated. After moving to discover that the house was very badly operates heating - that terrible heat, it does not drown, apartment moving. Another pitfall - phone cable, which constantly breaks down. Because of its permanent damage for a few weeks the whole area is left without telephone communication. 

We can assume that real estate transactions entered into during Mercury retrograde, are unprofitable and void and further create a multitude of serious problems to the participants. 

Many of my friends and acquaintances, knowing that I am an astrologer, consulted with me about such matters. When our dance team searching the premises, and some of us found a room, everyone began to plan what are we going to move out. I quickly dampened their enthusiasm, saying that all this while. Having been occupied we were there the whole month, and then we were allowed to come only once a week. And the next year in this room free days was not at all. 

3.6. TRAVEL. Mercury as ruler of movement and travel could also have an impact on them. This applies primarily to the points of static. If the trip is to start a day like this - you will certainly be provided with all sorts of obstacles, route changes and plan for the program, as well as any kind of delay. 

This is clearly seen in the following example. I was offered a burning permit in Paris by bus. It turned out that we leave May 3, 1996. I thought it was crazy. And indeed, everything began with that in Minsk, we were waiting for our bus for about 4 hours - it just before the departure of a flat tire. The second "surprise" was that ', on the border in Grodno us for understandable reasons, poorly shot one driver, even though the documents had been in perfect order. Next we went on at great risk, as one driver led our bus without interruption for 15 hours until we arrived at a staging post in Poznan. Not reaching 200 meters to the base, our bus was stuck in a pothole is thorough, and all attempts to pull him out were unsuccessful. It takes half a day, after which our driver goes to sleep. Due to this, we lose half a day, and you have to shorten our stay in Paris. I think we got off light.

Another example. In April 1998, invited me to go to work abroad. Conditions were suspiciously good. Than it was over - it is easy to guess. I have not gone anywhere, so the trip fell through. 

3.7. Information of any kind, which came to us during the Mercury retrograde, we digested with great difficulty. It must be repeated a lot of time for it to remain in the memory. An example may serve the following. My plans have long been engaged in Roma idea to start dancing, and I waited for the right moment. Suddenly, totally unexpectedly, our teacher of Arabic dance during Mercury Retrograde says: "Today we begin to deal with gypsy dances." I went to these classes, and came upon them, when Mercury turned direktnoe movement, but the dances they gave me a very difficult - they say, do not go, and I feel that I have to start to learn them on the new, from scratch. 

From my experience I have identified the following observations - information that came to us at this time, we do not need it, we can not use it, it distracts us and confusing, and has no practical use. I'm not talking about the fact that it often turns out to be false, distorted and incomplete. "I heard a bell, but I do not know what he was." 

3.8. The same applies to our thoughts, ideas and projects that come to us during the backward motion of the planet. Namely so I do not advise any of their predictions, nor their clients not to take any important decisions during Mercury Retrograde. Subsequently, the - you guessed it when - we are convinced that such an impulsive decision to us completely out of the arc, is that we do not need, and distracts us from the main task. We can safely conclude that at such a time come to us so-called delusions. Lay a person on the couch and thinks: "And if I do not open your business? Good idea!" God forbid, start! 

Even the proposals that we received, or that we did at this time will not receive any development. One day during a Mercury retrograde, I called one of his girlfriend and complained that I could no longer live with his mother and looking for an inexpensive apartment, which is dealt. She replied: "If you can not live with her, live with me, together fun. Only here in the new apartment, where I move, now repaired. As he finished, so come."

Repairs, of course, lasted for three months, if not more. When she moved, I again raised the question about his move, but by the time she said: "You can certainly move, but to me endlessly relatives come in large numbers. So, I think it will be inconvenient for you." That was her decision. 

3.9. PURCHASES. But as for purchases, then they have a Mercury does not have such a strong impact both on other events in our lives. Seen even in periods of retrograde motion is a good trade, and even increases the chance to sell the thing, which is a long time you have, or, alternatively, make a successful purchase. However, buying such a car, furniture, computers, stereos, may prove to be unsuccessful. And with them, I think it is better to wait, especially if you buy a house or install things unrelated to the means of communication - the telephone with a determinant or answering machine, modem, fax, or join the Internet. Good and illustrative example may serve DOORPHONE, which were installed in our house right on Mercury retrograde. Until now, it breaks down, though its long established and repeatedly adjusted and repaired, and the door opens not always - not that of the neighboring houses. 

Let me give another example. However, we here do not go about buying and ordering shoes in a shoe sewing studio. I needed special shoes for dancing, and I decided to order them during the return movement of our valiant Mercury. I carefully measure the leg, called the period when the test shoes are ready. I go into this period and took it for - shoes preposterously tight. They do not just dance, they can not even walk. These measures the again, I once again come through some time - the second pair of shoes made to order, shaking the same way as the first. They tell me: "Tell me, where tight, we expand them in this place." However, enlargement also shook. At this point, I guess just to try on shoes, standing in their window. Showcase variant was sitting on me perfectly. "Everything - I say - that's sew on these templates. Isshili. Mercury, at this time, of course, was a straight line. I wear shoes until now. A similar thing happened when someone from our dance group has already decided in another place another order shoes. I warned them that now it is better not to order, and a bit! wait. As a result of the order I went for a long time. Master, who did his heels for dancing shoes, died. The workshop was urgently looking for another. When the shoes are brought, the girls long wondered who the owner of each pair, they were not even written the names and had to find out by trying them on whom sewed one or another couple. Of course, the quality was terrible, and for dancing, they were not good. 

4. What happens during Mercury's retrograde motion, it becomes almost regularity. However, I am interested in IT POSSIBLE TO OVERCOME rule and the rules of the game, we imposed symmetry astrological event. For example, to continue the relationship with a man who became acquainted during Mercury Retrograde. Practice has shown that it is possible. But in very rare cases. And you have to put a lot of energy, investment and effort to maintain a relationship - because there is nothing by itself does not stack. I have a girlfriend, but, alas, only one. And the friendship we have - not very close. The most that can be counted - it's on the slow-detached relationship in which the people calls up very rarely. It is noteworthy that such links are animated as a time during periods of retrograde motion of Mercury - erupt from nowhere and invites people to meet, for example. 

5. But may not be all so sad, because if Mercury makes the obstacles and confusion in our affairs, then, according to the principle of opposites, there are surely something for what it IS, what is needed and necessary, and good will during the periods of its retrograde motion . 

5.1. Thus, it is clear that in such periods can start and do things that do not require implementation of a large period of time. 

to take up seasonal employment.

go to the post as (replacing the one who is currently on vacation).

implement and carry out what you know and you know how.

For example, if you are perfectly knit, you can start to knit a sweater, if you own the printed word, you can manage to write the article, but no thesis and no book. 

5.2. Traditionally it is considered that the Mercury retrograde well to finish the case, to take on that indefinitely postponed. Make a final touch, or make the last, the final spurt. Although there must be alert to the possibility that any deal could tighten utsya.

5.3. In periods of retrograde motion of Mercury, I recommend doing your normal, routine work - what we are doing constantly. Do not start, and continue the case, which has already begun. 

5.4. It is noticed that at times like pop up our old ties - both friendships and romantic passion. We unexpectedly encountered on the street with people who have not seen for several years, we get a phone call from a man who had not talked for ages. We may stumble and those who attended the same school, class, group, Institute. But on the other hand, it is this period, we ourselves can use to call someone who have not communicated and thus renew old ties. 

5.5. Period of retrograde motion Mer Curia can also be used for hard mental work - to sit down for the books, textbooks, primary sources in the library. Mercurian energy at this time is directed inward rather than outward, so you will be easier to understand the deep and profound things, hidden and not lying on the surface. You can see that well know, in a new light, from a new perspective. 

5.6. But you can not just go deep into the science or scientific theory, but also inward. It is in these moments well to dig out their facilities to work with the psychological blocks and clamps. Period of retrograde motion of Mercury is good for working with a therapist or psychoanalysis. Increases chance to deal with its many internal problems, understand them, output. Observed that at a time can open in my subconscious is something that seriously hinders us from living, we are aware of the true causes of our actions, we can recall some important memories from his childhood, which had a decisive impact on these or other patterns of our behavior. 

6. The next question that inevitably arises, since we've touched on a similar problem, is philosophical: "If Mercury is retrograde, then this has some meaning, that is why it is something we need. " So what? 

For what the Lord God periodically puts obstacles and barriers to our actions, as if saying: "Do not rvis forward, stop, take rest, slow down and think that if the direction you're going?" For what it sends us people who flit transient episodes in our lives, for what it gives us a meeting on one or two evenings, to which he returns us to the past?

Of course, the Lord knows better than we what we need and we do not need. It seems that in moments of Mercury retrograde, he removes from us what is not ours, that WE DO NOT NEEDthat WE DO NOT ON THE FATE. I'm at a loss or separation has always adopted the position that if from me, something has gone or been taken away, then it is I really do not need. Hence, come with something better, not fake, and the present. 

And one more suggestion. In order to make our lives happen any serious significant event, requires energy. But its in the process of life is not always sufficient for the formation of the event. Therefore, we need time to accumulate it. Apparently, it is in periods of retrograde motion of Mercury, when we are in a sort of vacuum, everything falls apart, everything falls apart and did not really piled up, and accumulate a certain amount of energy needed to place in our lives truly global events and meetings not for one day. In this regard, you can console ourselves with the beautiful phrase from a Chinese book of changes: "The night is usually the darkest before dawn." Do not we have repeatedly had to notice that after a certain stagnation, sometimes quite long, in our lives suddenly a noticeable progress and literally change on all fronts of our lives - in work, personal life, social relations? 

Whatever happened to the Mercury retrograde, this event as it is devoid of energy. I noticed that calling people with whom I met at this time, even the hand does not rise to take up the phone, that is, prevent something mystical. And it started gradually fades or is removed under the influence of the more pressing and urgent matters, so that then have to completely abandon its continuation. 

7. Conclusion. So, summing up all of the above, I want to give some recommendations, from my point of view, time-tested practices that will be useful to use not only in your life, but when working with clients. Like to think that they will not only save you from disappointments and failures, but also help save power and energy for serious plans and cases, also takes the hassle. 

So, when Mercury is moving in the opposite direction, it is futile to look for a new job. All offers to earn money, to participate in any project, and go to work does not make sense to take seriously - all this is usually a short time and fall apart very soon. Exception if the new work as it follows automatically from the old or what you are doing - in this case, variants are possible, but difficulties still to be. 

Does not impose any hope and do not make plans to meet new people - all these people very quickly go out of your life, even if you will, to make Herculean efforts to maintain the relationship. 

It is useless to make serious decisions such as "A is not open for me the business?" during such periods. Mercury will turn life back to normal, and you forget about your idea - you just will not be able to translate these plans into reality. 

In periods of static position of Mercury plus or minus 2-3 days decreased attention and ability to process and assimilate information quickly, but because all those behind the wheel, you need to drive with more caution - the reaction will be delayed. Desirable in these days not to appoint important talks and deeds, as at this time brains stir with difficulty and may have overlooked many important and significant detail. In those days, very bad exams - that is to perform mental work associated with the lack of time - to translate, give a lecture or presentation, so it is very difficult to choose the right words. In those days, I strongly recommend that you avoid e-mail and, perhaps, fax items as increasing the likelihood that your message will be lost. 

If any training courses or seminars, except for psychological or so, starting in the period of retrograde motion of Mercury, then know that you hardly have to use their acquired knowledge. At least learn from them any practical benefits or earn money through them clearly will not succeed. So, if you start to learn driving at such a time, it is not known at what times you take the exam and will it be at all - in any case, this would be extremely problematic. And even if you pass, you begin to drive away at once. And when you start, then all the driving skills learned in the courses will be lost. By and large, this is waste of money, of course, if you do not mind paying for satisfying their own curiosity. 

Definitely we can say one thing - that decided to Mercury retrograde, a hundred times outplay and variables. Such decisions or agreements as it stalled and stuck at one point, until recorded during the live motion of Mercury. Therefore, the recommended type of behavior - no change, leave in silence, lie down on the bottom and hide, leaving on the agenda of current affairs, meeting with old friends and renewal of old ties. And on the dating of this period can generally be ignored, and not to worry if such a relationship, I did not work out or collapsed.