Mercury Enters Taurus

Mercury moves into Taurus today, turning down the heat on spicy communications, however, a touch of edge lingers. For one thing, Mercury has just passed over Chiron before entering the sign of the bull, making exchanges touchy and causing us to second-guess impetuous urges or hasty callouts. Skins are thin, but that may be for the best, if the reopening of a wound creates space for genuine repair. We’ve *needed* to get something off our chest this week, and with any luck, now that we’ve done so, we can move on. 

However, Mercury about to lock into a touchy square to Pluto, a recipe for overanalysis, so don’t be surprised if obsessive or circular thoughts begin to creep in over the next few days. On the one hand, challenges to our ideas or best practices, especially from those with more bargaining power than us, can stoke anger or resentment now. On the other hand, this is a great time to examine the propaganda we fall for, as well as the propaganda we *perpetuate*. We’ve all conjured a convenient excuse to justify our decisions here and there. Or we’ve convinced ourselves that something *must* operate or behave the way it does. Mercury in Taurus loves to assign, abridge, and regulate. But let’s be real: convenient 'truths' aren’t always the most accurate or effective ones. 

This is a good lesson for us, overall, as Mercury continues to transit Taurus, where digging in our ideological heels is customary. “Because I said so,” IS a whole sentence, but approaching dialogues and differences of opinions in this way can rob us of the chance to learn something new. Find the balance between measured deliberation and defiance on principle. Common sense elections do not have to lack imagination. Simple is good. SIMPLISTIC should be given the side-eye.