The causality dilemma of the chicken or the egg has me wondering whether awareness causes subconscious behavior and/or recognition of events that one would not have normally connected, similar to synchronicities as noted by Carl Jung (11:11 (part 5)). While Venus in retrograde has finally gone into its shadow period, Mercury started its retrograde on April 9. It would seem as though this should impact me more with the double whammy that Virgos are ruled by Mercury and that I was born when Mercury was in retrograde.
While it isn't entirely uncommon for me to leave my phone(s) in different rooms/offices, it was odd that not only did I lose both phones while transiting in Australia (full circle (part 2)) but also last week while heading to a client in Portland. Even after retracing my steps throughout the campus, it took many hours before my mental capacities reminded me that Apple has a "find my iPhone function". Of course, Mercury would not be in retrograde if my flight back did not get delayed multiple times, resulting in me missing my coding class altogether.
Mercury rules intelligence, memory, communication and transportation, including commerce/ agreements, mechanical equipment/phones/computers and travel. Those who were born with it in retrograde though would generally have challenges with these aspects (perhaps, as part of past karmic life) to overcome. Interestingly enough, I had a lisp as a child and had to go to speech therapy to work through it. In addition, I had taken journalism for a few years in high school to improve my writing skills. During much of my early years in my professional career, as well as in childhood, I was always misunderstood, whether in written or verbal form. When I learned about Myers-Briggs, it provided some rationalization to this since I was an INT(F)P in an ESTJ world. However, I was probably destined in some way to be in such an environment to work through this.
While it was an unpleasant situation, I was not surprised when I opened up my Turbotax last night and my 2016 tax file, which was mostly completed, disappeared yet was present enough to be a blank space, and say it could not be opened once clicked upon. My new coding sleuthing could not save me from the practically all nighter although it was quite fun to try to put my new learnings to use. Somehow, I feel though that in the rush attempt and with the retrograde in my natal charts, I paid more than POTUS. To rub salt in the wound, my hotel room tonight turns out to be 1040. 😟
Mercury rules intelligence, memory, communication and transportation, including commerce/ agreements, mechanical equipment/phones/computers and travel. Those who were born with it in retrograde though would generally have challenges with these aspects (perhaps, as part of past karmic life) to overcome. Interestingly enough, I had a lisp as a child and had to go to speech therapy to work through it. In addition, I had taken journalism for a few years in high school to improve my writing skills. During much of my early years in my professional career, as well as in childhood, I was always misunderstood, whether in written or verbal form. When I learned about Myers-Briggs, it provided some rationalization to this since I was an INT(F)P in an ESTJ world. However, I was probably destined in some way to be in such an environment to work through this.
While it was an unpleasant situation, I was not surprised when I opened up my Turbotax last night and my 2016 tax file, which was mostly completed, disappeared yet was present enough to be a blank space, and say it could not be opened once clicked upon. My new coding sleuthing could not save me from the practically all nighter although it was quite fun to try to put my new learnings to use. Somehow, I feel though that in the rush attempt and with the retrograde in my natal charts, I paid more than POTUS. To rub salt in the wound, my hotel room tonight turns out to be 1040. 😟
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As I waited for my order tonight at Mickey D's prior to class, a gentleman, who had ordered french fries and coffee was short, as either the voucher or gift card he had presented did not cover tax. He was probably homeless, and the escalating exchange between the cashier and him eventually drew my attention even with my headphones on. There was a whole line behind waiting. When I realized what was occurring, I paid the difference, yet somehow it did not end the hostile exchange, resulting in the man throwing the hot coffee at the cashier, who went around the counter, to engage in fisticuffs.
I am not sure what was more disturbing: a fight stemming from such a trivial matter or all the people who were too busy pulling out their phones to record the exchange inside and outside the store rather than stepping in to assist in diffusing the situation. I am hoping that when they replay their videos, they feel a bit slighted when hearing me stating "shouldn't you help rather than record?" I would like to think the miscommunication had to do with Mercury in retrograde; unfortunately, I think it has a lot to do with the signs of the times with the current POTUS who incites fear, hatred and ego, not to mention blasting on social media. The difference that everyone was standing in line waiting for was a whole 26 cents.
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