In 2019 Mercury stations direct 3 times on:
March 28
March 05 (29 Pisces 39) stationed Retrograde at 2:19 pm EDT and 11:19 am PDT and stationed direct on March 28 (16 Pisces 06) at 10:59 am EDT and 7:59 am PDT Mercury in Pisces
July 31
July 7 (04 Leo 28) stationed Retrograde at 7:14 pm EDT and 4:14 pm PDT and direct on July 31 (23 Cancer 57) at 11:58 pm EDT and 7:58 pm PDT More insights around Mercury in Cancer
November 20
October 31 (27 Scorpio 38) stationing Retrograde at 11:41 am EDT and 8:41 am PDT and stations direct Nov 20 (16 Scorpio 06) at 2:12 pm EST and 11:12 am PST.
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Walking Backward
When Retrograde Mercury walks backward through the sky. When Mercury stations direct it shifts direction and begins walking forward once again. Walking back to get a deeper insight or look at something is often very illuminating and it turns out physically walking backward is physically beneficial as shown in studies measuring the benefits for healthy adults and children. Walking backward improves balance and works muscles and joints differently from walking forward.
These studies concluded that adding a little backward walking to your routine is good for everyone who can do it. Backward walking increases cardiovascular and calorie-burning benefits in a shorter amount of time – even if it is at a slower pace and improves short-term memory. It also has proven to be therapeutic in physical therapy and rehabilitation for such things as knee replacement, stroke, and Parkinson’s disease.
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Mental benefits include:
- increased mind body coordination and body awareness
- creates a pattern interrupt for the brain to navigate
- mood enhancer
- can help improve sleep cycles
- sharpens memory, thinking and cognitive skills
- can help improve vision
- gets you out of your comfort zone
Body benefits include:
- Improves balance and coordination
- strengthening lesser-used leg muscles
- helps rehabilitate knee injuries
- improves walking technique and form
- burns more calories than forward walking
- strengthens bones and muscles
- boosts energy levels
- elevates body’s metabolism
The benefits of walking backward are amazing and Mercury retrograde reminds taking to walk back (ideally a daily practice) serves many functions including pausing to shift direction.
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Safety First
Find a safe place – on the sidewalk or other safe track on a street or paved path where you don’t need to worry about walking into someone or something. If you are indoors find a place where you won’t run into furniture or walls etc. A minute or two of walking backward interspersed with walking forward provides all the benefits of backward walking.
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Mercury stationing direct in Cancer on July 31 emphasizes the mysteries of how to communicate in ways that are nurturing and promote a sense of connection and belonging to a larger community or tribe.
The shadow side of communication from this Cancerian perspective is to either communicate as a way to manipulate others into what we think is best for them or to hide behind the scenes taking ON even more over giving as a distraction from connecting with ones true self.
At this still point time TUNE into how YOU feel NOW while opening to receive messages and guidance that will help you take wise nurturing action that increases your awareness of yourself and those around you is helpful.
Station Points are Still Points
The retrograde station is one of two exact Still Points in any planetary cycle and since Mercury is usually the fastest moving planet, the Mercury Still Point is often more dramatically felt. The Still Point is a nexus of all possibilities where everything is shifting and changing via our perception. TS Eliots’ poem on the Still Point is a wonderful description of the retrograde or direct station of any planet.
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