MERCURY DIRECT &

OUT OF STORM--

THE TIME OF

STANDSTILL HAS ENDED

By Rev. Dr. Psychic Cynthia Killion

05-07-2024 

 

Mercury recently stationed back DIRECT, after having been retrograde for much of April.

However, as you may already know, even after Mercury technically turns back direct, it takes a little while for its orbit to smooth back out again and return back to a more normal way of being. This is also reflected in the energies and the happenings here on earth, as we undergo go a time of necessary re-alignment AFTER Mercury has already gone back direct….

 

This period of post-retrograde re-alignment is now commonly referred to as the retroshade period, and includes both the post-retrograde storm (which usually lasts for about a week AFTER Mercury turns back direct), as well as the post-retrograde shadow time (which lasts about a week or so further out yet).

 

THE GOOD NEWS is that now Mercury has not only turned back direct, but it has also completed its time of post-retrograde storm. (As of May 4th 2024.)

 

With Mercury now having left its post-retrograde storm, the time of standstill has ended, and a new chapter begins.  

 

Since Mercury stationed direct on April 25th, and up until just recently (May 4th) the focus has been on re-stabilizing and re-orientating ourselves, and regaining a sense of more normal alignment and equilibrium.

 

For even though Mercury recently stationed direct, it still takes a little while for the energies to re-arrange themselves again into a more harmonious flow, which is what happens during the post-retrograde storm. This post-RX storm is usually only about one week long, and transitionary time that provides you with an opportunity to re-orientate yourself and re-gain your footing and establish TRACTION again before running out the door again to chase after major projects & plans.  

 

These may have been difficult or emotionally challenging times for some, due to the tension that is generated when the energies are completely re-arranging themselves again.  (See below for more info on that.)  But from this day forward, you should be on more solid footing again.

 

Now that we have left the post-retrograde storm, clarity and insight will begin to return, and the mental fog will start to lift.  From this day forward, it is a MUCH better time for making decisions & formulating plans than it has been since Mercury last went retrograde (back on April 1st). 

 

Your mind will just be a whole lot clearer & brighter than it has been for a while! 

Furthermore, you will now find it easier to actually CARRY OUT you plans and get stuff done.

 

No more of that one step forward, ten steps backwards kind of feeling. 

 With Mercury now direct & out of storm, this will create a force of FORWARD MOMENTUM that can’t be stopped.

 

TAKE A BEAT TO REVIEW 

 

One action that I would strongly recommend you do this week BEFORE you take any other major action or make any new major plans is to sit down and make a list of the recent ideas & plans that you had formulated PRIOR to today, and give them a look over and review. 

  

Now that we have come up out of the storm (and it’s easier to access mental clarity)…

 

How do these earlier plans, goals & ideas look to you now? Which of them look like ones you still want to move forward with?  Do some of them need to be thrown out or revised?

Before jumping back into the flow of creativity and action again, you would be wise to take a beat and re-evaluate the plan you have for your course. 

 

In particular, be certain that what you have planned is in alignment with your higher purpose and long-term goals, and not just something you are doing out of boredom, desperation, scarcity or other ego-driven motives.

  

THE RECENT BREAK-DOWN &

RE-ARRANGING OF COSMIC ENERGIES

 

During the time that we were in the post-retrograde storm, there was still a bit of STATIC in the air (energetically speaking) and clarity was still more difficult to access. 

 

It was as if the mental fog was beginning to lift, but there was still much murkiness & cloudiness obscuring the inner vision. 

Often, there is a feeling of SUSPENSION or STANDSTILL around the time that Mercury goes back direct, and for a week or so afterwards.

 

During a post-retrograde storm (such as the one we just had), there can be that feeling that you WANT to move forward, and are TRYING to move forward, but it is happening oh-so slowly.

Which makes sense really, since it takes a beat or two for the energies to fully re-arrange themselves into a more harmonious fashion again after the retrograde.

 

The time of this recent post-retrograde storm may have also been a bit CHAOTIC and drama-laden for some.

Others may have felt weighed down with melancholy, inertia or even slight depression during the time of our recent post-retrograde storm.

 

This is only natural, since during the post-retrograde storm of Mercury, the energies are literally breaking down from one way of being (retrograde) and transmuting and transforming to ANOTHER way of being (direct). And any unresolved emotional & karmic issues will naturally come to the forefront when the energies are de-stabilized in this way, thus appearing to generate unstable emotions & chaotic events.

 

(There is also a CLEANSING and HEALING that can take place during the post-retrograde storm time, as past situations are resolved internally and old emotional energies are spontaneously released.)

 

To be clear, it’s not necessarily the retrograde or post-retrograde storm itself that CREATES or generate the unstable emotions. However, it does put a lot of PRESSURE on us and it generates much TENSION in the physical realm when the energies are off their normal equilibrium.  (Such as they are during the retrograde proper.)

 

When the energies start to re-arrange themselves again AFTER the retrograde, this also releases a TREMENDOUS amount of pressure into our physical universe, which in turn will reveal any emotional, physical or energetic cracks that we have in our energy field. 

 

It’s a good opportunity to learn where your weaknesses are so that you can work to correct them & strengthen yourself.

 

On the other hand, this time of standstill & re-arranging can be immensely frustrating, especially to those who don’t understand why it is happening or that it will soon be over.

 

IT’S TIME TO

RE-EMERGE

 

Whether your recent retrograde experience was mild or difficult, the post-retrograde storm is over, and it is time to re-emerge. Sometimes when we’ve had a difficult time or just feel uncertain about life, sometimes there is tendency to keep cocooning, HIDING YOUR LIGHT & staying DIS-CONNECTED from the world. 

 

However, you hiding your light serves NO ONE well (including yourself). And cocooning is only meant to be for a short period of time, while one undergoes the process of break-down and transformation.

 

Mercury going direct and leaving its post-retrograde storm is a signal to us all that THE TIME OF COCOONING IS OVER.  It’s time to start stretching your wings and getting back out there and getting going with life again, even if it’s only in a small way.

 

Here’s to you coming back out of your Mercury Retrograde cocoon and re-emerging & spreading your wings again!

  

A BIT ON THE

POST-RETROGRADE

SHADOW….

 

Things are definitely on a more forward-moving track from this point forward. With Mercury stationed direct AND now out of its post-retrograde storm too, you have the green light and the blessing of the cosmic energies to move ahead with your new plans and major undertakings….

 

However, you may find that you are still dealing with some long-standing projects or complications that originated during the retrograde for a little while longer yet.

 

The reason I say this is because even though Mercury is now out of the post-retrograde storm, it doesn’t complete its post-retrograde shadow this time until Monday, May 13th.

 

This May 13th 2024 date marks the moment when Mercury finally returns back to the astrological point again that it was at when it originally went retrograde back on April 1st, in this case, about 27 degrees Aries. 

  

You might want to check your chart to see where 27 degrees Aries is in there, as this will represent the areas of life most affected and activated during this time of post-retrograde shadow.

 

Until we finish moving through that post-retrograde shadow, there may still be some after-shocks and ripple effects yet to deal with from the recent Mercury retrograde.

However, at least you are on more solid footing now, so you should be more easily able to deal with whatever comes your way.

 

This continued time of post-retrograde shadow is not necessarily an unpleasant or bad thing, as it provides you with the chance to find completion and get closure on those things that you have been working so hard to deal with for several weeks now.

 

Remember too that the energies have now shifted into a more SUPPORTIVE stance, so that whatever post-retrograde complications or challenges you are still dealing with, help can come more easily now.

 

True, at times you may feel like you are back-tracking again. But only this time, when you back-track, you will actually be able to successfully deal with and resolve whatever it is you are working towards, rather than only being thwarted in your tracks.

 

Instead of encountering continued obstacles and resistance, you are more likely to encounter help and support from the external world moving forward during this ending stretch of post-retrograde shadow.

 

Of course, much of what you experience during any phase of a Mercury retrograde cycle will be impacted by the energies in your own personal birth chart, as this is the lens through which you see the world and express your energies in this lifetime.

 

Even still, whatever your personal birth chart or your own unique energies, your light can shine all the more easily and brightly in the days ahead, now that we have all gone through the challenges, initiations and cleansings of this most recent Mercury retrograde.

 

Here’s to greater peace, calm, joy and lightness for us all, as the energies of Mercury continue to lighten up and expand in the next few weeks!