"Tumbling Fortunes, Waking States, Stressed Grapes, and Household Names"

Yes everyone, it's that time again.
Mercury is in retrograde.
I think it's wonderful and unfortunate that retrograde news has become a household name within that past two years.
But the first thing that I will say is DON'T PANIC!
Grab a towel, have a seat and think of it this way.
Retrograde is all about information.
Think of fortune cookie wrappers falling from the sky, mixed with neglected bills and letters from old friends and lovers that you haven't heard from in decades.
Think of the ghost in the machine coming alive for a few moments to give you a message. One you wouldn't have thought of in a conscious waking state. Or think of that machine finally getting enough juice to let you know that it needs repair before it dies.
Retrograde is a huge windstorm of information that surrounds you, and it's practically impossible to grab and hold onto all of it.
So just stand still and let the wind blow all around you. Hold your hands out and look at the things that fall into your palms.
It might be difficult to communicate your thoughts and words clearly, just as it might be harder to understand people.
"A foreign tongue in your native language."
There will be many times that you will feel frustrated and annoyed.
For me the past three days has been a constant test of my patience, endurance and faith.
I've gotten angry, I've cried and I've taken A LOT of deep breaths.
But it's good to be out of your element. It's good to be in a fUnK and to feel uncomfortable.
It means that something in your life is no longer acceptable and needs reform or release.
Remember that grapes need to undergo a certain amount of sTrEsS to make savory, complex and flavorful wines.
Dangle from the branch. You will not fall.
Sway. And see what life looks like from a different angle.
It's okay to reach out if that's what you're feeling, and it's also okay to recoil.
Write, paint, read, listen to music, watch movies, take walks.
You are reassessing and gathering information.
After the 29th you can take steps in new directions if you please, or just simply dust off the ashes because there is nothing that you wish to change at the moment.
You make the rules.
This is the obscure fine line that I walk when it comes to mysticism and spirituality.
I don't like rules very much, and I believe that guidance is one thing, but the idea of following orders or particular steps is just a form of arrogance to me.
No one has the same story. The same vision. The same hurts. The same gifts.
We're all just standing together yet separate, with our umbrellas cast to the side. Our hair whisking through the air with fortunes tumbling from an infinite sky of vast possibilities.
*sprinkle sprinkle*