Astro Daily: May 28, 2020

Mercury crosses into Cancer, a sign that it will work its way through until August 4. If Mercury is communication, ideas, and learning, then in Cancer Mercury relies on its intuition in instinct. It’s a kind or comforting word. It’s empathy. It learns by feeling.

At its fastest, Mercury spends two weeks in a sign. But its upcoming two month stay is a sign that we’re about to go into Mercury Retrograde come June 18, the start of a period where we’ll have to take a second look at how we empathize, intuit, and rely on our instincts.

Cancer is a sign that teaches us about our connection to the past, for better or worse. It’s nostalgia and memory. But it’s also the feelings and emotions that can restrict or even imprison. Mercury Retrograde from June 18 until July 12 will be an opportunity for us to shine a light on how much of our thought process is running through our subconscious or even unconscious mind, and how much of our choices are influenced by the past.

With new perspective, we can free up space.

PS — Sign up for Eclipses as Initiations, a free 90-minute webinar I’m co-hosting with fellow astrologers Christina Caudill and Virginia Rosenberg on Saturday, May 30 at 3 pm EDT. You can register to watch live here.