Mercury Retrogrades: Gifts of Hindsights

Namaste, Y'all,

I've been getting a lot of synchronicity's and shared symbols from many sources during this first Mercury Retrograde of 2026. It certainly is one for the records in many ways and means. The amount of psychic downloads, visual dreams, flashbacks of past loves, and situations long forgotten came through like a freight train this time around. Personally, my mind was blown away by things and people that I haven't thought about for years. It's during these times that I get a bit pissed at this phenomenon not being available during school tests. I mean, there were some recalls that took place that felt as if I had relieved them again, fresh and papable, but with a new perspective. Some emotionally charged events didn't have the weight of viceral pressure like it did when they took place. Life breaking up with an ex, facing the possibility of being fired for a foolish act in the workplace… life hits differently now. What seemed as if doom and gloom or absolute endings due to being within the unkown pale in comparison to many other events that have taken place since then. Having hindsight is indeed a gift, and it's one of the reasons Mercury Retrogrades are key life lessons in review. We get this planetary position four times a year, so it's a given that karma class will be in session, and like all lessons given in the class, you'll repeat them until you pass. And nobody gets a fee pass when it comes to karma. 

For me, the biggest benefit (gift) is that the event is now located in the file cabinet of the brain and emotional bank, so in case I want to reference them, I can. They also serve as a catalyst in personal transformation and measuring one's growth. If we don't know our history, we have no way of understanding our present or creating our future. How many of us wish to erase our rich foundation of bad luck and failures, which are the buiding locks to our present-future? I see no purpose in living in dismay or shame over our past, as long as the lessons have been learned and applied. To stay steep in depression or repetative misery cycles is just an excuse not to heal but to rather remain in the mechanisms of the discomfort that caused the wound. We all have a past, and unfortunately many of  us are still connected to them as if they're fully in the present. How many people do you know who are still hung up on an ex who did them wrong in the 80s? They use that relationship as an excuse for not dating or keeping their current partnerships void of emotional intimacy for fear of being hurt again. And they wonder why their lives are so empty. They show us what it is to be stunted and teach us to be compassionate without getting lost in their pain, and that we, too, were in their position at some point.

And how about those who hold their toxic childhood environment up as the standard bearer? These folks never develop healthy relationships, no matter how good a partner and their immediate family, friends, coworkers, and so on treat them. They will always find fault in the tiniest and most ridiculous things to feel justified and vindicated for the suffering they endured growing up and now are projecting on to them. It's the “I'm going to do you before you do me” tactic that keeps everyone around on edge while offering them a false sense of comfort and superiority. It appears that both of these scenarios tend to play out the strongest during the mercury retrogrades throughout the year and others close to me and my clients. I believe it's due to the human conditioning we're programmed to experience: suck up the pain and carry on. No wonder we keep repeating and recycling this behavior of walking wounded with no cure in sight, just blindly pretending that this is life and as good as it will get, instead of seeking a healthy alternative towards new potentials. I believe that as we move deeper into the Age of Aquarius, it would behove us to heal old programming of denying our divine right and capabilities to heal ourselves instead of inflicting pain and suffering on each other. Life is hard enough as it is, so why, as an intelligent species, are we trying to take each other out of its equation? The animal kingdom is kicking our asses at this rate, for real. Their more civil than we are. 

What did you glean from this recent Mercury Retrograde stint? Did you cross some unfinished business or unresolved closures? Were your dreams more heightened and intense in their symbols and messaging? Have you found some healing relief in areas that you didn't know you were missing? And one last question: are you clearer on the trajectory of your future now? 

Love and light,

Terry Perkins