Have you been feeling sluggish, run down, and just want to eat everything in sight? Whenever I am having a rough time in life I just go to astrology to point me in the right direction. Currently in our night sky, Taurus is holding Venus, the Sun, and of course Mercury. Mercury is going through a rough time as well, known as mercury retrograde. Many astrologers groan at the thought of Mercury retrograding. But it is a fact of life, Mercury Retrograde is at time when communication is known to fail, technology goes down, contracts are lost. Overall chaos for a society that prides itself on it's top notch communication skills via technology. This can include, but not limited to, listening, speaking, learning, researching, selling, and buying. Many astrologers say to avoid signing any major deals and getting into any new relationships at this time. Typically things that are started in mercury retrograde end up fizzling out anyway.

With Mercury in Taurus is a tough placement, Taurus is the sign of stability, strength, and slow movement. Taurus typically gets a bad reputation for being lazy and liking food. With the flighty planet Mercury here, it forces the planet of communication to slow down and even come to a screeching halt. Think about the sign Gemini, ruled by mercury, this sign is flighty, communicative, impulsive, and lots of fun. Those traits are being targeted and centered into Taurus. Taurus is the sign of wealth, love, and beauty. So it is imperative that during this time we reflect on our past purchases, and try not to overindulge. Issues from your past can come back to haunt you during Mercury Retrograde, specifically with it being conjunct venus currently.

Issues with love and finances may resurface time and time again when mercury is retrograde. Take a look at the issues in your life, when they happened and what planets were where in your chart. Take a peek at where Taurus is in your natal chart.

You can find your natal chart here: www.astro.com

Find Taurus, then find the "house" it is in. That house represents a certain aspect of your life. For example, Taurus is in my romantic sector, the 7th house. Right now it is sitting in there with Sun and Venus. So Mercury Retrograde is affecting communication with my romantic life. It may not be spot on, but if you look deeper into the issues in your life it all starts to make sense.