Let the introspection begin!

It’s official. We have entered the time of Mercury’s pause in its orbit. People feel lots of ways about Mercury Retrograde. I choose to look at it as a moment to slow down and access what I really need to release, or really need to focus on. As you recall, I already posted my stone and crystal recommendations for the month of May.

During the retrograde, I spend a lot of time journaling. This MR begins in Gemini and ends in Taurus. This means my focused time begins with where are things shifting or needing to be shifted around how I communicate? This means I’ll spend a lot of time thinking about what I want to talk about! Then it will shift into the rediscovery of my grounded wisdom. What do I really need to say?

Because this is happening in the middle of an eclipse cycle, things that have been hidden in the past will finally be revealed.

I anticipate A LOT of journaling!

This MR always coincides with the end of my birth cycle. June is my Solar Return month so these (3) remaining weeks are always a time of introspection for me. With Mercury, my ruling planet, slowing things down for everyone to take a breath, I am particularly grateful for this time to assess where I’ve been in the last 49 weeks and where I’m expecting to go.

Here’s The Thing

I think that it’s really important to take time to honor where you have been and where you are choosing to go at any time. I like to treat this time at the end of my solar cycle as a sacred time for me to prepare for what’s next. I look at it as a time to slow down and determine what’s really important for me to bring into my next year around the sun. I like to choose a program to do or a book to read that helps me find the space of ease and grace, with joyful expectancy for what’s to come.

This year I’ve decided to do a program that I did before back in 2020. It is called 21 Days of Abundance with Deepak Chopra. Some of you may have even participated in a group. It involved a post from your group host, a Dharma lesson with Deepak Chopra, plus daily meditation and mantra. When I hosted my groups (yes I did it more than once), I had to find a way to incorporate stones and crystals, naturally! So, I also included a daily thought about a stone or crystal you could use to support each day’s lesson. I’ve decided to do it again for Mercury Retrograde/My Solar Year-End. If you are on my mailing list, keep your eye out for the invitation to JOIN ME for the journey! It’s FREE! The only requirement is to be on our mailing list. Get on the list here.

Raw Emerald

Meanwhile, my suggestion for you is to pick up an emerald and a new journal. Get yourself (3) 7-day prayer candles. Accept that it’s time to slow down and choose your words carefully. You’ve got a lot of thinking to do friend!