7 hacks to stay positive and productive during Mercury retrograde 2024
NY Post
April has arrived and with it the first Mercury retrograde of 2024.
Mercury will be backpedaling and troublemaking in the hellfires of Aries for the majority of the month, starting April 1 — April Fools’ indeed! — and bringing chaos through April 24.
But what does it mean for you and how can you stay productive and positive amid this planetary calamity? Read on to learn more, and make sure to check your April horoscope for personalized recommendations for rising above and soldiering on.
Mercury, named for the trickster god of messaging and commerce, is the fastest-moving luminary in our solar system. Three to four times a year, the planet goes retrograde.
From our vantage on Earth, Mercury appears to be moving backward but in reality, the planet has simply slowed its proverbial roll, leaving chaos in the wake of this seasonal deceleration.
Because Mercury governs the mind and the mouth, expression, exchange, tech, and travel, when it slows down it signals snafus in these realms.
DEAR ABBY: I recently married an old high school flame after 30 years apart. Since we are both in our 50s, we wanted a low-key ceremony — no wedding, no fuss, just us, madly in love and doing our thing. My older sister, the only person we told, begged me to be included — “At least let me sign as witness. At least let me bring a cake. At least let me do flowers.” We took her with us to the courthouse, and she took many pictures, which will be cherished.