How to Talk About Astrology Intelligently and Make It Fun

In episode 276 astrologer Jessica Lanyadoo joins the show to talk about Mercury retrograde and what it means in astrology. Mercury retrograde periods occur when the planet Mercury begins moving backwards in the zodiac for about three weeks every few months. Astrologers generally associate Mercury retrograde periods with miscommunication, delays, technological snafus, and other issues in the areas associated with Mercury. During the course of the show we talk about the significations of Mercury, the astronomy of Mercury retrograde periods, shadow periods, and share some stories about how we have seen these periods manifest in the past. Astrologers have been talking about Mercury retrograde a lot recently since one is happening in the three weeks leading up to election day in the US on November 3, and it seemed timely to talk about the phenomenon in general, as well as how it might relate to the election. Jessica recently launched Zodiac the Vote, which is encouraging people to get out and vote, and providing guides to make it easier to avoid possible Mercury retro snafus: ZodiacTheVote.com This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Timestamps Here are some timestamps for topics covered at different points in the episode: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:98 Zodiac The Vote 00:06:56 Introduction to Mercury 00:20:26 Introducing Retrograde Motion 00:28:42 The Shadow Period & Referencing an Ephemeris 00:48:50 The Station 00:55:30 Experiencing Mercury Retrograde 01:22:13 The Social Phenomenon of Mercury Retrograde 01:30:50 Retrograde Transit Variations 01:34:15 Personal Chart Impact via Transit 01:49:30 Working With Mercury Retrograde 02:10:50 November 2020 Mercury Retrograde 02:18:05 Zodiac The Vote Cont. 02:30:44 Contact Information for Jessica Lanyadoo Watch The Video Version of Our Mercury Retrograde Episode Here is the video version of our Mercury retrograde episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu0CCgzNlng - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 276 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can either play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below: