Posted by Alii on January 7, 2003, at 21:25:26
In reply to Re: Is Mercury in retrograde? » Phil, posted by Dinah on January 7, 2003, at 21:08:47
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I think Phil is referring to astrological conditions when the planet Mercury is considered retrograde. Definition below since I'm not even sure how to use it correctly.
Retrograde--
adj.1 a (1) of a celestial body : having a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies (2) : having or being a direction of rotation or revolution that is clockwise as viewed from the north pole of the sky or a planet
b : moving, occurring, or performed in a backward direction or opposite to the usual direction <a retrograde step> <retrograde peristalsis>
c : contrary to the normal order : INVERSE
2 : tending toward or resulting in a worse or previous state
3 archaic : CONTRADICTORY, OPPOSED
But what I think Phil is referring to is when Mercury is in retrograde communication becomes difficult usually and lots of things 'blow up' so to speak. It is a saying and part of the culture around where I live. So when I hear someone ask "is Mercury in retrograde or what?!!" I just think that there must be a lot of unresolved things out there and lots of difficult communications happening or *not* happening.
Hope that made some sort of sense.
~Alii
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