Expect to be rethinking and reconsidering your daily work and health routines. There could also be confusion in one of these areas. If you find an old health concern comes back at this time, try not to be alarmed and instead look at it as a chance to release the malady forever. There are times when Mercury retrograde means we can somehow put an end to something that started under a previous Mercury retrograde. So, if you have a health problem that first emerged while this planet was in ‘reverse’, you may find the coming few weeks give you the chance to knock it on the head.
This cycle is also good if you’ve been slacking off when it comes to your fitness routines. Get back into them now and you shouldn’t have to wrestle too hard to keep it all up until at least the next Mercury cycle. At work, this period gives you the chance to renegotiate your daily duties. Think about what you’d like to change.
The 6th House is where we do our daily grind and earn our daily bread. It’s where we do things for other people and perform our work duties. It’s the ‘ticking over’ part of your horoscope – not the most glamorous part, but very useful and practical. It reveals how well you do or don’t look after yourself. If your inner physician is handy with a poultice, tincture or some Reiki, so much the better. Pets are also found in this House. And when Mercury is retrograde here, all of this is up for a rethink.
You’re definitely being summoned to review the way you take care of your body. Maybe you need a healthier diet or to increase or change the exercise you do (assuming you do any!)
You can begin by making a list of what you’re eating now so you can see where changes are needed.
This is also a good time to reorganize your workspace, office or desk. In fact, anything to do with your daily working life is up for review now. If you feel like your routines aren’t working for you, this is the time to do something about it.
It might feel as if your schedule has been thrown out of the window. Although routines give your life a structure, they can also be dull and predictable. A little flexibility helps.
It’s a good idea to make sure your health check-ups are up to date. Old health problems can resurface, but tests performed now may be inconclusive. It’s better to research the possibilities and act once Mercury is direct again.
Problems at work are possible. You might clash with co-workers, miss deadlines or find you’ve got things wrong somehow and have to redo work. There’s no harm in rethinking the suitability of your job but avoid making any premature decisions. However bad it gets, remind yourself it’s only temporary. Don’t dramatically walk out of your job just now – even if that’s the right option in the long term.
Top three affirmations: These affirmations are designed to help you make the most of Mercury retrograde in your 6th House. Choose one and repeat it all day, then choose another and repeat that, then choose the third and go with that. Repeat often.
I am rethinking my daily morning
and evening routines.
I am getting back into a systematic health regime.
I am reorganizing my duties and
considering how I am of service.
Essential oil: Tea tree
Goddess: Ceres, the fertility goddess
Archangel: Metatron, the energy clearer
The end of the retrograde is great news for you if daily life has had you on the hop. Mercury has been retrograde in your 6th House, so you may have felt as though you’ve been going two steps forwards and one step back in your daily life and where a health matter is concerned. If, on the other hand, you’ve used the past few weeks to redirect your daily duties or to get back into health routines you’d allowed to lapse, good for you – you’ve made the most of the cycle. As Mercury changes direction there could be a bit more weirdness, but then you should expect a lot less uncertainty in your daily life.
