This Election Day the planet Mercury turns retrograde at
6:04 PM EST. That is the day starts off
with Mercury in direct motion and ends with Mercury in retrograde motion. As Mercury rules the short trip, the
neighborhood, voting, and the process of counting those votes the change of
direction on this day holds particular significance. On Election Day in 2000
Mercury moved from retrograde motion to direct motion. Hanging chads and a Supreme
Court decision to decide the election is just the sort of mischief that Mercury,
direct or retrograde, is the master of.
In the Homeric
Hymns the ancient Greek texts that
celebrate the Gods, the hymn to Hermes (Mercury) describes him as “a child who was a shrewd and coaxing schemer,
a cattle-rustling robber and a bringer of dreams,” He was born in the morning, made and played
the lyre at noon and in the evening he stole Apollo’s cattle. Quick, clever and not entirely honest, that’s
Mercury.
Mercury is also associated with the “Trickster” the
mythological creature found in many cultures who messes with your head, often
behaving in a confusing manner. As
Mercury turns retrograde on Tuesday he is in alignment with another trickster,
the planet Uranus. Uranus likes to break down rigid social constructs, create
revolution and in general disrupt the normal flow of things.
On Election Day there are many planetary factors in
play. The ongoing Uranus/Pluto square
which is playing out all around us in government, business, weather and
personal lives is one very important aspect that brings with it change in the
culture and the social order. This
election is just a blip in the planetary dance of these two heavy hitters.
Saturn’s entrance into Scorpio, a 29-30 year cycle signifies accountability and
responsibility. In Scorpio, the
reckoning involves debt and taxes.
Jupiter in Gemini guarantees a huge turnout and in alignment with Venus in
Libra says women will be a big factor in this election.
What this Election Day will bring is anybody’s guess but
with the type of configurations in play, especially that between Mercury and
Uranus, we haven’t got an inkling. We
haven’t heard any hints on the news nor have the polls or opinion pieces given
any clues. Something weird, wild and
straight out of left field, with Uranus, if you can think of it, that ain’t it.
