Station Points are Still Points
Jan 01 2024 Mercury Direct at 22° Sagittarius
Apr 01 2024 Mercury Retrograde 27°Aries13′ at 3:14:16 PM MST
Apr 25 2024 Mercury Direct 15°Aries58′ at 5:53:54 AM MSTA
Aug 4 2024 Mercury Retrograde 04°Virgo06′ R 9:55:50 PM MST
Aug 28 2024 Mercury Direct 21°Leo24′ at 2:13:44 PM MST
Nov 25 2024 Mercury Retrograde 22°Sagittarius 40′ at 7:42:09 PM MST
Dec 15 2024 Mercury Direct 06°Sagittarius 23′ at 1:56:04 PM MST
The retrograde and direct station of any planet represents one of two exact Still Points creating a nexus or connection point (a convergence, a coming together) linking two or more things – such as possibilities, inspiration, and ideas – that ideally supports our personal and collective evolution.
TS Eliots’ poem from 1952 on the Still Point is a wonderful description of the Still Point.
Any Retrograde is Similar to Pulling the Arrow Back on the Bow…
When an arrow is pulled back on the bow it is stepping back to gather strength and momentum for moving forward. Literally what we see is the arrow moving away from its intended target for the purpose of gathering the necessary power designed to help swiftly propel it forward with aimed intent and purpose. It is a great reminder that stepping back to step forward helps us do so with greater clarity and confidence when
done with awareness and intent.
Stepping back, taking time to dive deeper into an insight or understanding, to take a closer look from a specific point of view. Retrogrades are an opporutnity to connect with re-evalution of life by reviewing, redoing and/or renewing something whether it is a perspective, a belief system, an habitual response or lifestyle that is either healthy or not including how we interact with others, with our work, our creative expression or something else.
A Planetary Retrograde Insight
I received July 1, 2019 but could apply to any retrograde planet.
I walked past this leaf hanging in some dried grass on our July 1, 2019 hike in Pima Canyon. It caught my eye so I walked back to get a closer look. The leaf is pictured with me holding it and a closer view below.
Whenever I walk back to see something that has caught my eye I always feel it is similar to what happens when a planet goes retrograde – as it is also seen walking back across the sky to get a closer look and sense of something it has just passed.
When I picked up the leaf to examine it – I was struck by its beauty…I mentioned to my husband Peter how it looked like a work of art and not something you see in the desert very often. In my 40+ years of living and hiking in the Arizona Desert I may have seen something like this before but it was the way it was positioned that captured my attention. Message received, and I am still decoding it.
Going back to to get a closer look at something you have already passed by is a great reminder of the opportunity we have whenever any Planet is Retrograde – especially Mercury. I feel I was sent a magical message. I hope it feels like an inspiring message for you and a great reminder of the gift any Planetary Retrograde can be when we recognize it as such.
Aug 4 2024 Mercury 04°Vi06′ R 9:55:50 PM MST
Aug 28 2024 Mercury 21°Le24′ D 2:13:44 PM MST
Nov 25 2024 Mercury 22°Sg40′ R 7:42:09 PM MST
Dec 15 2024 Mercury 06°Sg23′ D 1:56:04 PM MST
Mar 14 2025 Mercury 09°Ar35′ R 11:45:50 PM MST
Apr 7 2025 Mercury 26°Pi49′ D 4:07:22 AM MST
Jul 17 2025 Mercury 15°Le34′ R 9:44:45 PM MST
Aug 11 2025 Mercury 04°Le14′ D 12:29:36 AM MST
Nov 9 2025 Mercury 06°Sg51′ R 12:01:26 PM MST
Nov 29 2025 Mercury 20°Sc42′ D 10:38:10 AM MST
Feb 25 2026 Mercury 22°Pi33′ R 11:47:53 PM MST
Mar 20 2026 Mercury 08°Pi29′ D 12:32:33 PM MST
Jun 29 2026 Mercury 26°Cn15′ R 10:35:37 AM MST
Jul 23 2026 Mercury 16°Cn18′ D 3:57:34 PM MST
Oct 24 2026 Mercury 20°Sc58′ R 12:12:25 AM MST
Nov 13 2026 Mercury 05°Sc02′ D 8:53:34 AM MST
Feb 9 2027 Mercury 05°Pi58′ R 10:35:46 AM MST
Mar 3 2027 Mercury 20°Aq55′ D 5:31:43 AM MST
Jun 10 2027 Mercury 06°Cn21′ R 11:14:55 AM MST
Jul 4 2027 Mercury 27°Ge28′ D 12:39:03 PM MST
Oct 7 2027 Mercury 04°Sc55′ R 7:36:44 AM MST
Oct 28 2027 Mercury 19°Li18′ D 7:10:18 AM MST
Jan 24 2028 Mercury 19°Aq41′ R 4:02:06 AM MST
Feb 14 2028 Mercury 03°Aq59′ D 5:37:28 AM MST
May 21 2028 Mercury 16°Ge18′ R 1:42:39 AM MST
Jun 13 2028 Mercury 07°Ge45′ D 11:05:38 PM MST
Sep 19 2028 Mercury 18°Li35′ R 9:33:28 AM MST
Oct 11 2028 Mercury 03°Li28′ D 3:27:10 AM MST
Jan 7 2029 Mercury 03°Aq38′ R 12:56:11 AM MST
Jan 27 2029 Mercury 17°Cp32′ D 11:39:50 AM MST
May 1 2029 Mercury 26°Ta40′ R 4:05:08 PM MST
May 25 2029 Mercury 17°Ta33′ D 12:20:26 PM MST
Sep 2 2029 Mercury 01°Li49′ R 5:17:41 AM MST
Sep 24 2029 Mercury 17°Vi26′ D 7:01:25 PM MST
Dec 21 2029 Mercury 17°Cp42′ R 10:50:13 PM MST
Jan 10 2030 Mercury 01°Cp26′ D 10:45:06 PM MST
Apr 12 2030 Mercury 07°Ta47′ R 7:33:02 PM MST
May 6 2030 Mercury 27°Ar26′ D 1:14:27 PM MST
Aug 15 2030 Mercury 14°Vi29′ R 6:19:48 PM MST
Sep 8 2030 Mercury 01°Vi06′ D 2:27:12 AM MST
Dec 5 2030 Mercury 01°Cp51′ R 7:47:00 PM MST
Dec 25 2030 Mercury 15°Sg33′ D 2:13:59 PM MST
Mar 25 2031 Mercury 19°Ar44′ R 5:43:14 PM MST
Apr 18 2031 Mercury 07°Ar50′ D 4:15:17 AM MST
Jul 28 2031 Mercury 26°Le25′ R 11:47:08 PM MST
Aug 21 2031 Mercury 14°Le17′ D 9:27:55 PM MST
Nov 19 2031 Mercury 16°Sg03′ R 2:15:09 PM MST
Dec 9 2031 Mercury 29°Sc48′ D 9:22:59 AM MST
Mar 7 2032 Mercury 02°Ar23′ R 9:21:17 AM MST
Mar 30 2032 Mercury 19°Pi02′ D 7:28:39 AM MST
Jul 9 2032 Mercury 07°Le32′ R 7:33:04 PM MST
Aug 2 2032 Mercury 26°Cn49′ D 11:51:40 PM MST
Nov 2 2032 Mercury 00°Sg12′ R 4:56:18 AM MST
Nov 22 2032 Mercury 14°Sc07′ D 7:00:22 AM MST
Feb 18 2033 Mercury 15°Pi33′ R 2:19:40 PM MST
Mar 12 2033 Mercury 01°Pi02′ D 7:56:53 PM MST
Jun 21 2033 Mercury 17°Cn56′ R 3:04:50 AM MST
Jul 15 2033 Mercury 08°Cn30′ D 7:19:05 AM MST
Oct 16 2033 Mercury 14°Sc16′ R 3:02:43 PM MST
Nov 6 2033 Mercury 28°Li26′ D 5:39:13 AM MST
Feb 2 2034 Mercury 29°Aq07′ R 4:21:28 AM MST
Feb 23 2034 Mercury 13°Aq44′ D 3:53:48 PM MST
Jun 1 2034 Mercury 27°Ge55′ R 10:23:06 PM MST
Jun 25 2034 Mercury 19°Ge16′ D 10:23:06 PM MST
Sep 29 2034 Mercury 28°Li06′ R 7:59:27 PM MST
Oct 21 2034 Mercury 12°Li41′ D 3:21:52 AM MST
Jan 16 2035 Mercury 12°Aq56′ R 11:43:51 PM MST
Feb 6 2035 Mercury 27°Cp01′ D 6:24:13 PM MST
May 13 2035 Mercury 07°Ge59′ R 11:39:52 AM MST
Jun 6 2035 Mercury 29°Ta18′ D 7:52:09 AM MST
Sep 12 2035 Mercury 11°Li37′ R 7:27:46 PM MST
Oct 4 2035 Mercury 26°Vi47′ D 9:52:36 PM MST
Dec 31 2035 Mercury 26°Cp55′ R 9:24:00 PM MST
Jan 21 2036 Mercury 10°Cp44′ D 2:41:25 AM MST
Apr 23 2036 Mercury 18°Ta37′ R 6:17:25 AM MST
May 17 2036 Mercury 09°Ta02′ D 1:28:44 AM MST
Aug 25 2036 Mercury 24°Vi38′ R 12:47:17 PM MST
Sep 17 2036 Mercury 10°Vi38′ D 10:19:57 AM MST
Dec 14 2036 Mercury 11°Cp02′ R 7:05:38 PM MST
Jan 3 2037 Mercury 24°Sg44′ D 3:56:53 PM MST
Apr 4 2037 Mercury 00°Ta06′ R 5:04:59 PM MST
Apr 28 2037 Mercury 19°Ar05′ D 8:55:20 AM MST
Aug 7 2037 Mercury 06°Vi59′ R 10:45:12 PM MST
Aug 31 2037 Mercury 24°Le06′ D 1:06:39 PM MST
Nov 28 2037 Mercury 25°Sg13′ R 3:00:14 PM MST
Dec 18 2037 Mercury 08°Sg56′ D 9:11:43 AM MST
Mar 17 2038 Mercury 12°Ar22′ R 11:06:47 PM MST
Apr 10 2038 Mercury 29°Pi49′ D 5:11:19 AM MST
Jul 20 2038 Mercury 18°Le35′ R 11:58:02 PM MST
Aug 14 2038 Mercury 07°Le02′ D 1:48:36 AM MST
Nov 12 2038 Mercury 09°Sg24′ R 7:55:39 AM MST
Dec 2 2038 Mercury 23°Sc14′ D 5:29:26 AM MST
Feb 28 2039 Mercury 25°Pi15′ R 9:11:17 PM MST
Mar 23 2039 Mercury 11°Pi21′ D 12:19:04 PM MST
Jul 2 2039 Mercury 29°Cn22′ R 2:46:57 PM MST
Jul 26 2039 Mercury 19°Cn14′ D 8:06:00 PM MST
Oct 26 2039 Mercury 23°Sc32′ R 8:53:43 PM MST
Nov 16 2039 Mercury 07°Sc33′ D 3:37:26 AM MST
Feb 12 2040 Mercury 08°Pi37′ R 6:37:56 AM MST
Mar 5 2040 Mercury 23°Aq41′ D 4:19:03 AM MST
Jun 12 2040 Mercury 09°Cn32′ R 5:18:36 PM MST
Jul 6 2040 Mercury 00°Cn31′ D 7:20:23 PM MST
Oct 9 2040 Mercury 07°Sc31′ R 5:04:31 AM MST
Oct 30 2040 Mercury 21°Li51′ D 2:05:17 AM MST
Jan 25 2041 Mercury 22°Aq18′ R 11:13:42 PM MST
Feb 16 2041 Mercury 06°Aq40′ D 3:26:29 AM MST
May 24 2041 Mercury 19°Ge28′ R 8:37:10 AM MST
Jun 17 2041 Mercury 10°Ge55′ D 6:40:31 AM MST
Sep 22 2041 Mercury 21°Li14′ R 7:43:07 AM MST
Oct 13 2041 Mercury 06°Li02′ D 10:50:57 PM MST
Jan 9 2042 Mercury 06°Aq12′ R 7:47:06 PM MST
Jan 30 2042 Mercury 20°Cp09′ D 8:30:59 AM MST
May 4 2042 Mercury 29°Ta45′ R 10:12:20 PM MST
May 28 2042 Mercury 20°Ta46′ D 6:30:34 PM MST
Sep 5 2042 Mercury 04°Li33′ R 4:20:09 AM MST
Sep 27 2042 Mercury 20°Vi03′ D 3:17:39 PM MST
Dec 24 2042 Mercury 20°Cp16′ R 5:43:16 PM MST
Jan 13 2043 Mercury 04°Cp00′ D 6:48:57 PM MST
Apr 15 2043 Mercury 10°Ta45′ R 11:16:50 PM MST
May 9 2043 Mercury 00°Ta36′ D 5:18:57 PM MST
Aug 18 2043 Mercury 17°Vi19′ R 6:32:22 PM MST
Sep 11 2043 Mercury 03°Vi45′ D 12:03:18 AM MST
Dec 8 2043 Mercury 04°Cp24′ R 2:56:49 PM MST
Dec 28 2043 Mercury 18°Sg06′ D 9:44:45 AM MST
Mar 27 2044 Mercury 22°Ar34′ R 6:30:09 PM MST
Apr 20 2044 Mercury 10°Ar54′ D 6:33:28 AM MST
Jul 31 2044 Mercury 29°Le22′ R 1:21:01 AM MST
Aug 23 2044 Mercury 17°Le02′ D 9:11:28 PM MST
Nov 21 2044 Mercury 18°Sg36′ R 9:50:47 AM MST
Dec 11 2044 Mercury 02°Sg21′ D 4:30:26 AM MST
Mar 10 2045 Mercury 05°Ar08′ R 7:41:11 AM MST
Apr 2 2045 Mercury 21°Pi58′ D 8:08:55 AM MST
Jul 12 2045 Mercury 10°Le36′ R 10:37:11 PM MST
Aug 6 2045 Mercury 29°Cn40′ D 2:26:55 AM MST
Nov 5 2045 Mercury 02°Sg46′ R 1:06:42 AM MST
Nov 25 2045 Mercury 16°Sc40′ D 1:53:22 AM MST
Feb 21 2046 Mercury 18°Pi14′ R 10:59:41 AM MST
Mar 15 2046 Mercury 03°Pi52′ D 7:11:14 PM MST
Jun 24 2046 Mercury 21°Cn06′ R 7:56:54 AM MST
Jul 18 2046 Mercury 11°Cn30′ D 12:50:07 PM MST
Oct 19 2046 Mercury 16°Sc51′ R 11:55:17 AM MST
Nov 9 2046 Mercury 00°Sc59′ D 12:25:34 AM MST
Feb 5 2047 Mercury 01°Pi45′ R 12:00:21 AM MST
Feb 26 2047 Mercury 16°Aq28′ D 2:03:50 PM MST
Jun 5 2047 Mercury 01°Cn07′ R 5:03:54 AM MST
Jun 29 2047 Mercury 22°Ge24′ D 5:34:33 AM MST
Oct 2 2047 Mercury 00°Sc44′ R 5:44:43 PM MST
Oct 23 2047 Mercury 15°Li15′ D 10:20:07 PM MST
Jan 19 2048 Mercury 15°Aq32′ R 6:46:38 PM MST
Feb 9 2048 Mercury 29°Cp41′ D 3:43:45 PM MST
May 15 2048 Mercury 11°Ge07′ R 6:30:58 PM MST
Jun 8 2048 Mercury 02°Ge30′ D 2:55:56 PM MST
Sep 14 2048 Mercury 14°Li18′ R 6:08:10 PM MST
Oct 6 2048 Mercury 29°Vi22′ D 5:28:52 PM MST
Jan 2 2049 Mercury 29°Cp30′ R 4:13:26 PM MST
Jan 22 2049 Mercury 13°Cp21′ D 11:18:14 PM MST
Apr 26 2049 Mercury 21°Ta39′ R 11:19:01 AM MST
May 20 2049 Mercury 12°Ta15′ D 6:56:13 AM MST
Aug 28 2049 Mercury 27°Vi24′ R 12:20:25 PM MST
Sep 20 2049 Mercury 13°Vi16′ D 7:08:32 AM MST
Dec 17 2049 Mercury 13°Cp36′ R 1:58:15 PM MST
Jan 6 2050 Mercury 27°Sg19′ D 11:50:42 AM MST
Apr 7 2050 Mercury 03°Ta01′ R 7:27:07 PM MST
May 1 2050 Mercury 22°Ar14′ D 12:09:04 PM MST
Aug 10 2050 Mercury 09°Vi52′ R 11:21:28 PM MST
Sep 3 2050 Mercury 26°Le48′ D 11:41:09 AM MST
Dec 1 2050 Mercury 27°Sg47′ R 10:18:18 AM MST
Dec 21 2050 Mercury 11°Sg29′ D 4:31:21 AM MST
Mar 20 2051 Mercury 15°Ar11′ R 10:55:10 PM MST
Apr 13 2051 Mercury 02°Ar51′ D 6:36:30 AM MST
Jul 24 2051 Mercury 21°Le35′ R 2:01:14 AM MST
Aug 17 2051 Mercury 09°Le50′ D 2:40:08 AM MST
Nov 15 2051 Mercury 11°Sg59′ R 3:49:31 AM MST
Dec 5 2051 Mercury 25°Sc46′ D 12:23:50 AM MST
Mar 2 2052 Mercury 27°Pi59′ R 6:50:51 PM MST
Mar 25 2052 Mercury 14°Pi16′ D 12:23:24 PM MST
Jul 4 2052 Mercury 02°Le29′ R 6:43:54 PM MST
Jul 28 2052 Mercury 22°Cn09′ D 11:47:24 PM MST
Oct 28 2052 Mercury 26°Sc07′ R 5:28:48 PM MST
Nov 17 2052 Mercury 10°Sc06′ D 10:23:42 PM MST
Thank you, Cayelin!
As always, your writing is eloquent and evocative, it stirs something inside. Especially pertinent for me as this past New Moon with it’s bunching of Sun, Moon, Mars & Mercury and simultaneous Pluto SD is happening in conjunction with my natal Libra Moon – a very powerful time indeed to release any and all old non-supportive relational patterns, past (even generational!), present and future, in all directions and dimensions of time and space. And then to re-think, re-feel, re-invent, re-structure NEW ways of reAlating, especially when it comes to intimate, committed 1-2-1 partnerships. Not an easy process, but with the gentle and often not so gentle push of these planetary energies, i’m getting t/here … LightBlessings 🙂
Ahhh thank you for sharing Naraya. I am right there with you sis-star. It is definitely not easy but ever so worth it on the other side. 🙏😇💖
Thank you
My Pleasure 👍💖