Episode #006: What's the Deal with Mercury Retrograde?

Kimi and Pua discuss everyone’s favorite astrological scapegoat and share useful Mercury Retrograde tips that can be used everyday to create a life you love! 

Episode #005: Mercury Retrograde Show Notes

Rather than letting a few hiccups get in the way, Pua and Kimi took control of the situation and went surfing together, which turned into a brainstorming session.

What is Mercury Retrograde? From a scientific standpoint, it is the motion of the planet Mercury as it slows down and appears to stop and move backwards.

From an astrological standpoint, (according to Alice Inoue) Mercury rules certain things like communication and technology and when it is in retrograde, everything goes haywire so that there are mix ups and miscommunications. People may have a hard time explaining themselves or understand something differently. Alice says that you do not have to believe it to experience it.

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Mercury Retrograde happens 3-4 times a year for about 3 weeks. Is it really happening or are we looking for the evidence to make it happen?

Tips for Surviving Mercury Retrograde:

Slow Down! Be thorough and double check.

Shift Your Perspective: Even when your day doesn’t start off the right way, don’t let it ruin your day. Also, don’t let others bring you down when they are having a bad day.

Slow down and you can change the course of your day.

Clear the Decks: Don’t try to do too many things at once. That is when time seems to be slipping away from us. It also helps us to get focused and feel clarity.

Double Check: Whether it’s your emails, your texts, or your calendar, double check.

Back it Up: Back up your data in case there is a technological hiccup. Pua and Kimi use Dropbox, an external hard drive, Carousel, and iCloud.

Rediscover Your Joy: Instead of fighting the things that are going wrong, how can you find ways to do things that make you happy? Alice Inoue says that Mercury Retrograde is a time for “re” like reinvent, reframe, refresh, etc.

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Alice Inoue says: Let MR take you in to the "zone" of where you need to be. Fight it and you lose. Embrace it and you win. Allow the seeds of opportunity to germinate within you, as you change your pace over the course of the next few weeks. If ever there is a time to go with the flow....this is it.

Magical show notes provided by Logan "Champagne" Okita