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    Mercury Rising | Understanding Mercury Retrograde

    by Leslie McGuirk Oct 04, 2016 3 minutes
    Mercury Risng, Understanding Mercury retrograde, by Leslie Mcguire, photo by Simon Russell
    Photograph by Simon Russell

    Understanding Mercury retrograde — the myths, the truths and what it means for you

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    Every human being comes with an operating manual, though we may not realize it. That manual is an astrology chart, which is a geometric map of the planetary influences above your head when you were born. Those influences tell an astrologer how you’re wired. A good astrologer is simply reading that map and helping you understand what direction to go so your life flows more easily. Astrology is not fortune telling. It is simply a

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