Fall Equinox and Mercury Retrograde

 

Last week you received an in-depth explanation of the planetary situation for September. To read again please go here: https://www.blogger.com/blog/posts/2138127606764320978 .   Today we give you a picture of the equinoxes of which the fall equinox comes to the Northern Hemisphere September 22 , 2021 at 3:34:46 pm Eastern Time at Wilmington Delaware.  The day and night are equal, hence the word Equinox. www. space.com has interesting articles about the equinoxes and the solstices and is where the picture is from.  The four points of change, called the solstices and equinoxes are when the Sun goes into zero degrees of one of the four cardinal signs: the Solstices Cancer and Capricorn; the Equinoxes Aries and Libra. In ancient literature these are called the four corners of the earth. We know the earth is round so it cannot have corners, but these four astronomical points were translated as corners. They are active “corners” of the zodiac, a sort of corner of the seasons, resulting in active times of the year. We call them active because Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are cardinal or active signs, signifying beginnings, especially Aries, the first sign of the zodiac.  When the fall equinox happens on Sept 22 this year, it triggers activity to people in the sign of Libra especially, who would be the catalyst or spark for activity and who may challenge Aries in relationships, spark Cancer and Capricorn with energizing, sometimes challenging circumstances. In astrology the word challenge is the keyword for the 90-degree square planetary relationship. These square challenges mean situations occur which require decisions, which these signs enjoy. Challenge? Tell them it cannot be done and they’ll do it, maybe not telling you but bring you the results.  So for this Libra time, in addition to the Cardinals, other signs have activity, too. Gemini and Aquarius have nice social time; Leo and Sagittarius have the opportunity to be included but need to accept to have the good time. Virgo and Scorpio are neutral, with Pisces and Taurus adapting to requests for cooperation or being with others, probably in unexpected social activities. These signs enjoy being along, hence the adaption.  These predictions are very general and may not fit everyone. Each horoscope is unique. A personal reading using your specific birth information is uncannily accurate and very helpful. Contact Patty for your reading.    Mercury goes retrograde Sept 27. Here is a picture of how a retrograde planet travels in the sky, so you can see it actually appears to go backwards and forward again to repeat where it has been. When it goes retrograde it has a “stationary point” where it seems to stand still, meaning it is in the same degree for a day or two, then moves forward, seems to move backward, traveling over the same degree; then it goes forward, traveling over that degree again. This can be likened to driving along a road, turning around and turning around again, passing the same point three times. In addition to the typical glitches of Mercury retrograde, if you have these degrees in your chart, it is more glitchy and annoying. For your personal, accurate predictions, contact Patty. New subscribers, please contact Patty personally to receive your free gift of the retrograde inner planets and eclipses for this and next year. Just put "Please subscribe" on the subject line and your information will be sent to your inbox. Website: https://pattytheastrologer.com Articles: http:/pattytheastrologer.blogspot.com Includes complete bio.