If the sh*t really started hitting the fan for you right around Sept. 27, you wouldn’t be the only one. Mercury is in retrograde until Oct. 18, which explains why your mood might be all over the place and why you and your S.O. got in those epically dumb fights this week.
It might also explain why the grocery store was out of nearly every single thing on my list—and this after what was supposed to be a quick oil change turned into a half-day of pricey car repairs.
But let’s back up for a second: Several times a year, planet Mercury is said to go retrograde—meaning it moves in an opposite direction to Earth. (“This backward movement is actually an illusion, similar to the one you experience when you’re in a car on the highway moving faster than a train alongside you,” according to Mother Nature Network.)
Regardless, astrologers believe that this brief planetary upheaval also throws chaos into life down here on our planet.
While there’s no need to stock up on your favorite instant mac and cheese and prepare for the apocalypse, you might want to be a little extra cautious during this time, says astrologer and psychic Suzie Kerr Wright—especially if you find yourself about to make a particularly huge and consequential decision, like, say, buying or selling a house.
“Mercury rules our communication and thinking, so all of that can become murky,” Wright explains. “The period messes with our minds so we may misplace or lose things, we might feel a little off, or, if we’re rushing to send an email, we may reply to all instead of one person. We may find we’re a bit clumsier too.”
So how does Mercury play into buying and selling?
“Some people out there are more sensitive to Mercury retrograde than others,” explains Mary Dunne, real estate broker at Warburg Realty in New York. “In many instances, I believe a Mercury retrograde can add some complications or delay some aspects of the process, and generally highlight the need to read the fine print.”
With all of the craziness happening, you might start thinking a moving Mercury might wind up derailing the close on your new house. But both Dunne and Wright insist this isn’t the case.
“I don’t highlight the timing to clients unless it’s brought up,” Dunne says. “I just play more cautious around the time.”
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And despite all of the spilled coffee and drama-filled days, Wright actually insists that Mercury in retrograde can be a positive thing.
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