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"Three or four times a year, planet Mercury is said to go retrograde — that is to say it moves in an opposite direction to planet Earth. Planets move from east to west around the sun, and when Mercury turns to move from west to east instead, that's when Mercury is in retrograde. Many refer to this time of year as simply Mercury retrograde.
But this backwards movement is an illusion, similar to the one you experience when you're in a car on the highway moving faster than a train alongside you. The train appears to be moving backward, but it's just moving more slowly than you are. The same thing happens when our planet passes Mercury in our orbit around the sun. Mercury is just moving slower than Earth, causing the illusion that it's moving in retrograde.
Illusion or not, astrologers believe that during this time, it has an effect on life here on Earth, specifically within the realm of communication and technology. In astrology, Mercury governs communication, travel and learning.
For this reason, Mercury retrograde is blamed for everything from miscommunication to technological bugs, botched business deals, missed flights, a mechanical issue with your car or even a broken cellphone. But there is no science to back that up, according to LiveScience.'
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/amp/what-does-mercury-retrograde-mean
I don't believe in it, but unfortunately, IT believes in ME!
and HOPE car starts tomorrow!
I collect vintage radios.
I paid $250 for a 1969 set, the going ebay price for one of this particular genere in working condition.
Out of the box, yesterday,, this highly sophisticated American made set had more distortion, squeal and loud buzz than a Foghat concert.
Don't buy electronics during...
Back it went.
[/img][/url]Then a gradual return to sanity.
