Dear Friend and Reader:

Apropos of Mercury retrograde, I'm going to delay our special bit on Mercury retrograde until the Friday edition. But in case you haven't seen my old piece on StarIQ (pronounced star-eek!), here it is.

The thing about Mercury retrograde that I try to emphasize is this. Two levels, physical and mental. Physical level, most things that seem broken around a Mercury retrograde are not. It just seems that way, and you know what happens when you try to fix something that's not really broken. Second, the change of direction of Mercury is good for considering other viewpoints. Mercury retrograde, for all its reputation as a factor that creates confusion, seems to be something that helps us find out what is actually so.

Per many reader requests, I'll also go over the chart of Barack Obama. And yes at some point soon, I will endeavor the somewhat less pleasant task of reading Hillary's chart, but only for the good of the nation.

Catch you later in the week. Note that because I am now working from the United States, the editions will be coming out a little later in the day, because I don't have the advantage of the six hour time difference.



PS: I would appreciate hearing from parents of teenagers born between 1988 and 1992. These are the children born with the Uranus-Neptune conjunction (in one configuration or another). Because we are now at the opposition associated with that conjunction, this seems like a good time to check out their views on life, as well as your experience with them. Please send your comments to me at francis@planetwaves.net with the word "conjunction" in the header - so I can find the email when I'm looking for it. These comments may be used in an article, anonymously. If you would like to include birth data, you may do so; please write it out, such as July 4, 1776.