Astrology for The New Age

Before getting down to the brass tacks of this month’s transit-to-natal, let’s do a session of Changes in Direction 101: Mercury turns retrograde on January 14, so hold onto your hats, wallets, car keys, and that voice recorder on which you are preparing your next podcast – and check to make sure you have your car mechanic’s number handy. As for the podcast-prep, during the retrograde and in the days leading to it, consider going back over what you already have in front of you instead of plunging forward to make something new. Generally speaking, yours truly has found that during such times he makes more progress reviewing material already sketched or drafted than he does initiating things.

As for the hats, wallets, keys, and voice recorders, remember that people seem to misplace things rather too often for comfort as Mercury approaches his retrograde station, during the period called the “shadow” of the retrograde, which in this case begins around December 29. So don’t get caught up in what may seem to be the speed of the moment, as that may tell you more about your mind than it does about the world in general. And note that when I said “misplacing” things, I specifically did not say “losing.” After all, things misplaced during