On Wednesday, 3/30 Mercury went retrograde until 4/23. Yes, unison groans are welcome…and as usual, opportunities for healing past hurts present in the most unlikely of ways.  Expect friends and lovers from days gone by to contact you.  If an old friend/boss does contact you about a job – pay attention, this could be the job you’ve been waiting for!

Mercury governs communication and travel as well, so be aware of dropped phone calls, travel delays and computer crashes. If possible avoid signing contacts or making large purchases.  If you do need to sign paperwork, read the fine print three times at least!

There is a New Moon on April 3.  This is a very big energy day – the same kind of rigid tension as on 3/11 when the earthquake hit Japan last month.  Hence, be aware of your environment.  This not only speaks to your geographic location but your emotional life as well.  As we discussed on Indie Spirit yesterday, earthquakes and tsunamis come in all different shapes and sizes…

Remember, with all these planets clustered in Aries – the issues and obstacles that come your way this month are all about you.  It’s not about what your partner, boss or friends are doing, it’s just about you.  Are YOU happy?  It’s up to YOU to make the shift.  Gratefully with this new moon you have the ability to set in motion significant inner healing and physical well being.  You can finally find a diet/fitness programs that work for you.  You can get to the bottom of health issues.  You can heal old wounds.

Spring is here.  Time to clear away the old, dead leaves that clog the corners of your life.  Yes, a dark, cold storm can still come calling, but warmer days are on the rise…

Be well.

…Kicking my a$$.  Let’s see – my computer has melted down, the battery on my car died, the heat in our home won’t turn on anymore, suddenly my email works sporadically and insult to injury, the person I am to travel to Belize with next week is stuck in Europe under a volcanic cloud.  Where is my bed that I can hide under until May 11^th? 

The planet mercury doesn’t actually travel backwards in the sky – it just appears to be.  Mercury retrograde can throw communication, travel, mail, appointments, commerce and perception all into chaos.  Your car may break down.  You may forget appointments.  Have many, many miscommunications.  Ex-boyfriends/girlfriends may show up.  Old issues could arise in your relationships…

Although this can be a trying time (at least for me it has been!), it can also be one of transformation.  Opportunities present to resolve old issues, it’s a great time to work on long-term projects and often there are surprise contacts from long-lost friends.  Gratefully know this is temporary, in couple weeks mercury will be moving forward again.  So best bet, just roll with and have a sense of humor.  Heck, I got a new computer!

Does your relationship feel stuck?  Going through the same patterns over and over?  Bored?  Read Passionate Marriage.  My husband and I just finished reading this life-changing book.  I’m serious – life-changing, however – not for the faint of heart.  This book is blunt with a capital “B.”

 Schnarch believes the dynamics of your relationships, for better or worse, are displayed in your sexual behaviors (i.e. who wants what, frequency, satisfaction…)  Thus what’s happening or not happening in the bedroom, is just another stage for the “real issues” of your relationship – trust, deserving, respect, etc. 

 Maybe you think you and your partner “can’t communicate anymore,” Schnarch explains how you are in fact very much communicating and how, why, when…There are about 4 or 5 couples he follows through their “time in the crucible.”  The whole concept of emotional fusion and self-soothing was keenly beneficial to not only my relationship with my husband but with everyone else in my life.

 This is a must read!