Astrology Guides

Mercury retrograde is the period when Mercury appears to move backward from Earth’s perspective, usually 3-4 times per year for about three weeks at a time. Astronomically, it is an optical illusion. Astrologically, it is used as a timing signal for communication, travel, technology, contracts, and the unfinished conversations that tend to come back around. If you are here because a text landed wrong, a plan got delayed, an ex reappeared, or you are wondering whether to sign something important, the useful question is not “Should I panic?...

Electional astrology (also called katarchic astrology) is the practice of choosing a favorable date and time to begin something important, such as a wedding, business launch, move, purchase, or difficult conversation. It starts from a simple idea: the moment something begins describes the tone, friction, momentum, and support that may follow. According to Robert Hand, one of the most respected astrologers in the Western tradition and author of Planets in Transit, “Electional astrology is perhaps the most practically useful branch of astrology because it gives you the ability to choose when to act rather than simply react to circumstances....