Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn - ​How to prepare yourself December 19, 2016 - January 8, 2017

Mercury Retrograde is here!
December 19, 2016 - January 8, 2017
Begins in Capricorn & ends in Sagittarius 

It's that time of the year again when Mercury appears to be rotating backward in the sky. It isn’t actually revolving backward but what appears to be resting. During Mercury’s “rest” – all of it’s associations under the planet are affected.
 
Mercury rules communication including listening, speaking editing, researching, negotiating, selling and buying. All type of electronics that contain codes are affected; phones, computers, cars, trains, airplanes, etc. Shipping and traveling are affected as well. Mercury also rules agreements, contracts, deeds, leases and wills.

Mercury Retrograde begins in Capricorn. Capricorn rules the tenth house governing structures, corporations, tradition, public image, fame, honors, achievements, awards, boundaries, rules, discipline, authority, fatherhood, and career path. 
 
At this time we should rethink our ambitions, personal status and necessities. We should focus on how we use our time, incorporating daily meditation, physical exercise, practicing emotional intelligence and family time. By completing any activity to raise your energy levels wether physical or spiritual it will help you breeze past this retrograde. 

Do’s 

• Finish old projects.
• Celebrate your relationships.
• Fine-tune yourself in mind, body and soul – all though communications are affected, this is a time to enhance your life in every aspect by improving your being; reflect, shed what no longer serves and IMPROVE! You got this!
• Double-check your work! Reread any document or email... BE MINDFUL!
• Save money.
• Prepare for your travels, work or extra curricular activities in advance don’t leave things last minute.
• Back up your digital data (photos, contact lists and files) before the retrograde or ASAP
• Get your vehichles or Bikes tuned up. 

 
Don’ts 

• Refrain from signing any contract or long-term agreement.
• Do not buy any electronics during this time period. 
• Avoid starting a job at this time, let alone start a new carreer. 
• Do not go on a first date. Relationships that start in mercury retrograde tend to take a turn. 
• Do not Make major purchases.
• Avoid Traveling - If you already have plans prior retrograde that is okay just double check you have all your belongings and try to take carry on luggage if traveling by plane.
• Don’t react impulsively​ - Remember Mercury rules over communications try to stay level headed if a confrontation arises. We all have mood swings but when Mercury is in retrograde we can become moodier!

 This is not a time to hide under a rock.
Mercury Retrograde helps us fine tune ourselves.
Think of it as a time to restart than a setback.
  
But do expect delays and if you go against the flow of Mercury Retrograde
be prepared to experience more stress.

Crystals To Help You Survive Mercury Retrograde 

Black Tourmaline
Black Tourmaline keeps one's auric field clear of imbalances, helping support purification of the body. Physically Black Tourmaline offers great balance, as it is a grounding stone. Black Tourmaline absorbs negativity, disharmony, and electromagnetic smog. When negativity or pollutants are absorbed flakes of the Tourmaline will fall off, offering you protection in result. Black Tourmaline helps rid negative thoughts, fear, anxiety, and self-judgment.
Chakra – Root

​Tiger’s Eye 
Tigers Eye gentle soft vibrations promote balances between polarities and stimulates action. Helping effective decision making and understanding, unclouded by emotions. It aids your ability to work through difficult times. Tigers Eye enhances concentration, integrity, self-confidence, will power, courage, and grace; while dispelling anxiety and fear. Tiger’s Eye helps one see clearly ridding illusion, reestablish harmony and balancing yin and yang energies. Tigers eye stabilizes mood swings.
Chakras - Sacral Plexus & Solar Plexus  
 
Fluorite 
"Concentration, Clarity, the Learning Aid" Fluorite helps cognitive functions - It clears confusion supporting brain chemistry. Highly protective it shuts out psychic manipulation and undue mental influences. It cleanses and stabilizes the aura. It is extremely effective against computer and electromagnetic stress. This is the best crystal to use to overcome disorganization. It helps you absorb information promoting quick thinking, and concentration. It teaches the importance of balance. It should be cleansed often because or its remarkable ability to absorb negative energy.
Chakras – Heart, Throat & Crown  
 
Amazonite
Amazonite assists one in communicating one’s true thoughts and feelings without over-emotionalism. It enables one to move through life graciously and helps one see problems from another’s point of view in order to initiate harmony resolving the conflict. It protects against being taken advantage of. Amazonite increases synchronicities!
Chakras – Heart, Throat