Mercury is about to halt at the right knee of Pollux in Gemini (28 degrees) on June 28th & 29th with the full moon before he begins his second retrograde motion of the year. This retrograde will stay with his home sign of Gemini in reverse for three weeks before sitting still in the sky again just a few days past the perfection of the Barbault Basket. I will go into my True Sidereal interpretation of this with the next moonthly, but give it a search. It’s fascinating. This time should be filled with information and communications that are essential for our journeys.
Mercury Retrograde is often approached with a state of fear as much tends to “go wrong.” However, viewed from another angle, it is an excellent time to gather information as you experiment and try new things. If we are all honest with ourselves, we learn the most from our failures in life. Take this time to fail forward with intention. I’m not referring to failing through lessons we’ve already learned. This is the a time to learn and communicate all of those things that you’ve wanted to, but haven’t had the courage to do so.
Mercury activates the 35th, 45th & 12th Gene Keys during this retrograde. The following is repeated here from my 2026 Collective Energy Map Post:
2nd Mercury Rx - Discovering a New Way to Learn and Communicate
Gemini
June 28th to July 24th
Retracing July 25th to August 6th
Activating the 35th, 45th and 12th Gene Keys
35th - Wormholes and MiraclesShadow: Hunger
Repressive Nature: Bored
Reactive Nature: Manic
Gift: Adventure45th - Cosmic Communion
Shadow: Dominance
Repressive Nature: Timid
Reactive Nature: Pompous
Gift: Synergy12th - A Pure Heart
Shadow: Vanity
Repressive Nature: Elitist
Reactive Nature: Malicious
Gift: Discrimination
The Collective Shadow Experience
A manic or suppressed hunger for information and communication introducing the shadow of dominance in which you are timid and therefore dominated or the pompous aggressor, causing you to hide behind vanity as an elitist with no comment or malicious with biting words.
The Collective Gift Experience
Embracing the adventure of learning about and communicating unconditional love on a path to discover a collaboration of sovereign mankind that encourages a healthy discrimination of who should and should not have influence in your life.
Blessings to your Mercury Retrograde. May all hitches in your get along be a golden link in the chain of your good!
To the Journey!
~Dre
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