Smart people actually believe Mercury retrograde ruins lives
Sept 21, 2015 17:39:02 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2015 17:39:02 GMT -6
I suppose some do,,,, But they have to be Fair and Few-In-Between Now,,,,, Aren't They.
I mean, everyone understands it's just the Earth moving past Mercury,,, Mercury doesn't actually move Backwards,,,, You all know that,,,, Yes Of-Course You Do,,, You're Here At Hernondo's!
OH,,, SHIT!
I mean, everyone understands it's just the Earth moving past Mercury,,, Mercury doesn't actually move Backwards,,,, You all know that,,,, Yes Of-Course You Do,,, You're Here At Hernondo's!
Why smart people actually believe Mercury retrograde ruins lives?
If you spilled a whiskey all over your computer or signed a lease for a bedbug-filled apartment, relax! It’s probably not your fault; it’s probably Mercury retrograde.
The astrological phenomenon, which started Thursday and goes until Oct. 9, is the hottest scapegoat in town, the juice cleanse of the cosmos, if you will.
According to astrological hucksters (and the flocks who follow them), the three periods each year when Mercury appears to be moving backward are total pandemonium, a time when the stars are liable to wreak havoc on technical devices, morning commutes and official documents.
Too bad it’s total nonsense. Mercury retrograde isn’t responsible for the G train being late or your iPhone freezing up, any more than that black cat that crossed your path gave you bad luck.
And yet, belief in “Mercury retrograde” is getting stronger and stronger. My social media feeds are filled with comments from otherwise logical, educated people who take the phenomenon seriously.
“Is Mercury still in retrograde?” one friend, a female writer in Brooklyn, posted on Facebook recently. “Emails have been getting misplaced like a mofo over on my end.” A business consultant friend in South Carolina says she won’t “sign official documents or finalize during a retrograde.”
Searches for the phrase “Mercury retrograde” more than doubled between 2004 and 2015, according to Google Trends, and retrograde survival guides have seeped from hokey astrology sites to mainstream websites like Elle, Refinery29 and the Cut.
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If you spilled a whiskey all over your computer or signed a lease for a bedbug-filled apartment, relax! It’s probably not your fault; it’s probably Mercury retrograde.
The astrological phenomenon, which started Thursday and goes until Oct. 9, is the hottest scapegoat in town, the juice cleanse of the cosmos, if you will.
According to astrological hucksters (and the flocks who follow them), the three periods each year when Mercury appears to be moving backward are total pandemonium, a time when the stars are liable to wreak havoc on technical devices, morning commutes and official documents.
Too bad it’s total nonsense. Mercury retrograde isn’t responsible for the G train being late or your iPhone freezing up, any more than that black cat that crossed your path gave you bad luck.
And yet, belief in “Mercury retrograde” is getting stronger and stronger. My social media feeds are filled with comments from otherwise logical, educated people who take the phenomenon seriously.
“Is Mercury still in retrograde?” one friend, a female writer in Brooklyn, posted on Facebook recently. “Emails have been getting misplaced like a mofo over on my end.” A business consultant friend in South Carolina says she won’t “sign official documents or finalize during a retrograde.”
Searches for the phrase “Mercury retrograde” more than doubled between 2004 and 2015, according to Google Trends, and retrograde survival guides have seeped from hokey astrology sites to mainstream websites like Elle, Refinery29 and the Cut.
link
I expect to have it set up within the next 15 minutes, or so. 
