Spooky Season Kicks Off With A Bang

    It's officially spooky season and already over one week in, the 2021 season is one for the books. Shockingly, it's not because of a ravenous global pandemic that seems to have wiped rationality and common sense from the brains of many. Instead, the planetary alignment at the present time is to blame. Ladies and gentlemen, it's the final Mercury retrograde of 2021 and everything is screwed up. 
    If you're not into horoscopes or zodiac signs or anything like that, you're probably saying, "What is Mercury retrograde and why do I care?" Allow me a minute of your time to explain. Mercury retrograde occurs three times a year and during each period, there are more likely to be events like the following:

• Miscommunication
• Technological Failures
• Travel Issues
• Faulty News

    In case you live under a rock, nearly every social media platform, excluding Twitter, went dark for several hours last Monday. We can say thanks to Mercury for sowing the chaos. Certain cell phone providers also experienced the same outages so a number of people were just out of a phone entirely. This round of retrograde began on September 27th and doesn't end until October 18th. This means we are in a prime time for any number of insane, random occurrings so be prepared for absolutely anything. 
    Each Mercury retrograde is in a different sign and this time around, the lucky winner is the air sign Libra. What does this mean? The planet Venus rules Libra. Venus is the planet of art, money, and creation. As a result, you could experience a lower cashflow especially if your work is dependent on technology. Venus is also the planet of love if any of you are familiar with roman mythology. While the above can and most likely will happen, the main focus of this retrograde season is relationships and even the smallest interaction isn't safe from evaluation.
    Communication between these relationships will be at the forefront. You may find yourself thinking more about how you communicate with everyone in your life from family to friends to co-workers and how to make that communication better if need be. Not only will you be thinking about how you can potentially communicate better but your active communication will get interesting. You may end up speaking before thinking more times than not and your words may be viewed more as a weapon while mercury is in retrograde. 
      So how do you get through it? Take your time and double-check everything. Do. Not. Rush. Also, and please don't take offense to this, consider just shutting up for a little bit. After all, staying silent is a whole lot better than putting words out there you can't take back. Take this time and reflect so you can be ready for whatever the universe wants to throw out next.

You have all of my best wishes that you survive this trying time with your sanity intact. Happy haunting!