Mercury Retrograde, FEMA and Rhode Island Politics

Mercury goes retrograde at 12:06 AM EDT on Sunday, April 18, 2010 and remains so until Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 6:27 PM EDT. Mercury is all about communication, information, transportation and commerce. In a Natal Horoscope, Mercury indicates how we think and communicate. It rules our siblings and our immediate neighborhood. Mercury Retrograde throws a spanner into the works of all things governed by Mercury. This is why it is advisable during Mercury Retrograde periods to check all your facts, reread documents, and be clear when communicating. If you’re traveling be sure to confirm all train, bus, plane schedules before setting out. Projects initiated under a Retrograde Mercury tend to develop in unexpected ways. It pays to be flexible now as disruption, delay and detours are the norm. Those born with a Mercury Retrograde generally do not suffer these pesky little problems as the prevalent energies are theirs, they own it and work with it. Lincoln Chafee, Elizabeth Dennigan and Jim Langevin all have Retrograde Mercury so we can expect to hear from them and that their message will be effective. For Dennigan and Langevin, who are competing for the same position this will serve to clarify their positions. It will give Elizabeth Dennigan a needed boost in her campaign giving her additional name recognition. For Chafee it may well provide him with an edge over his opponents. On another front, FEMA was created by Presidential order on April 1, 1979. For many, especially those in New Orleans, this would turn out to be the cruelest April Fool’s joke of all time. Here in Rhode Island as our citizens begin to recover from this historical flood, flood victims are quickly learning that FEMA is not the fairy godmother coming to wave her magic wand and fix it all. It should come as no surprise that FEMA was “born” with a Retrograde Mercury in water sign Pisces no less. Retrograde Mercury in Pisces is great for a musician, a poet or a meditating monk. This Mercury is intuitive, inspired and imaginative. Not the best Mercury for organization, practical matters and methodical thinking. Now as Mercury begins Retrograde motion the energies harmonize with FEMA’s energy so the road blocks to recovery for those suffering should be removed. The misinformation about what FEMA does and does not do will be cleared up. And for many, those much needed checks will start to arrive. It is still necessary for people to save all receipts, review all documents and ask pertinent questions in order to clarify. It pays now to be able to roll with the punches because disorder, interruption, and interference rule the day.