Mercury Retrograde in Taurus: Discomfort is the Upgrade

Why Mercury retrograde doesn't land the same for everyone and what we all can do to work with the energy.

We have a heavy-hitting Mercury retrograde season happening in the sign of Taurus from April 21-May 14. Mercury retrograde is a time when we focus on words with the prefix “re,” like revising, restructuring, re-envisioning, reconnecting, reviewing, restoring, reconsidering, relinquishing, renewing, removing, and resting—oh yes, that one will be of huge benefit specifically during this Taurus retrograde season! 

Some important technical points…Mercury isn’t actually moving in reverse during a retrograde. It’s more of an optical illusion from our visage point here on earth. Mercury is known as the planet of information, communication, logic, and data. For this reason, its archetypal connection is to the Greek God Hermes, the messenger God. Mercury is also associated with the brain and nervous system, which is why Mercury retrogrades can be especially un-nerving.