Anyone else wake up with an impending sense of doom? that’s retrograde, baby! ✨ nah, we’re just kidding (kinda) - mercury retrograde doesn’t actually have to mean it’s time to throw a pity party. for those not in the know and too embarrassed to ask at this point, mercury retrograde is when, from the vantage point of the earth, mercury appears to be travelling backwards for a period of time. ✨ many astrologers believe that this ‘backwards motion’ negatively impacts technology, information and communication - so it’s a time when misunderstandings abound, technological glitches try their hardest to derail your schedules, and sticky conversations with significant others are more likely to go a lil bit pear-shaped. ✨ but it’s not all bad ✨ think of it like your period - not exactly your fave time of the month, probably, but it’s a time of renewal and fresh starts (it’s literally your uterus having a spring clean and your hormones hitting the restart button). retrograde is a lil like that: a good time for reflection, re-evalutaion, exploring your creative side (your logic’s going into time out) and taking the opportunity to slow down and cut yourself some slack. say it with us: put. you. first. ✨✨✨