Astrologer Bill Attride

Mercury Turns Retrograde (March 22 — April 15, 2018)

Mercury turns retrograde once more on March 22^nd and returns to direct motion again on April 15^th. As I noted in my latest radio show, Mercury and all the other planets never reverse direction at all. (You can listen to my podcast on Mercury retrograde. It begins at about 11:30 minutes into the podcast, which you can get to by just clicking in the progress bar until you reach that time in the show). Here is the link to the show: Radio Show on Mercury Retrograde and the Equinox.

All the planets merely appear to move backwards for a time, three weeks in the case of Mercury, about three times a year, and upwards of six months for an outer planet like Saturn or Uranus, once per year. Whenever Mercury is retrograde, you are asked to bend your thoughts inward, to re-consider what and how you know, to truly make a better effort to follow the path of Spirit where there is but one certain truth, that the way to Wisdom is “to know thyself”.

Though many will complain that Mercury retrograde is the root cause of many mistakes, errors and misunderstandings, that is not the fault of Mercury. As the bard Shakespeare so eloquently put it, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings." The planets and stars create modulations of the twelve-fold energy-forms of this universe. But what we make of those gifts of the spirit, well that depends upon our spiritual development, it depends upon our degree of intelligence, wisdom and love.

As we grow into our greater awareness, we will become as wise as a serpent, and equally gentle as a dove. All great souls possess these traits, and each of us will come into this state of grace someday. Meanwhile, it is best for us all to be humble, to understand that our progress is certain but slow, and it depends upon each of us being awake, alert and self-reflective.

The opportunity offered to you in this retrograde can be ascertained in two ways. One is by understanding what sign is involved in the retrograde. The second way, is by knowing through what part of your own chart the retrograde is taking place. Since the latter quality is a very individual factor, let us consider what the retrograde in Aries can do for you.

The experience of Aries is to bring you into the realm of what I call your “presence”. No matter what, the most important thing to be conscious of, in each and every moment, is to be completely focused upon how you meet with what is right before you now. For this is the only space in which you can experience your freedom to be and become fully human one day. Yes, you must look back at all your prior experiences and consider what you have learned; and yes, you must equally look forward to the better you and world you wish to create. But the only thing that counts in each and every step, the most critical moment of all, is how you meet this moment right here, right now.

To that end, Mercury retrograde in Aries can be an instrument for guiding you to be that much more aware of yourself, to consider the importance of your presence. By truly understanding how you appear, and of how you affect those around you, you will be able to more creatively and consciously make the most of every potential held in each of these "precious pearls of the now" in your life.

Mercury will turn you back on yourself so that you can see that if you enter a space, or greet someone with a certain attitude and intention, that you will inevitably shape this experience one way or another. What you must know is that this is the only place you have control to bring about a better outcome for yourself or others. Your first step, your first gestures and words, they are the means to advance your story or repeat the errors of your past.

By keeping your self-awareness focused on the now, through a deeper self-reexamination of past mistakes or missteps, you can learn to present yourself in a manner that is more appropriate to every situation. You can positively influence and forge a better outcome, by breaking a chain of causation that may have circumscribed your life (and the life of one or many others), by just choosing to be a better, more enlightened and self-aware actor in the now.

Of course, everything matters in this encounter with the now, how you are dressed, how you hold yourself, how you move, but the most important consideration is the state of your self-awareness, your presence of mind is the key.

As you turn every corner, as you enter each room, consider carefully what you are bringing into that space as much as what you encounter in it.

Oftentimes, I will “remind myself” of this. I will, quite literally gently slap myself in the face as I come to the turn in "the path", and I will say to myself, “Now stay alert, be prepared…your future is just around the bend!”

May you be as wise as a serpent, and gentle as a dove.

May you walk the path of Wisdom.

May you choose to stand in the Light.

Sun Enters Aries — The Equinox (March 20, 2018)

Happy Astrological New Year!

You are an Immortal who walks along the Razor’s Edge of Spirit, the pathway known as Dharma-Karma. All your Yesterdays and all your Tomorrows too, all of them meet here in this Fulcrum of Fulfillment…

There is only this, you are only in one space truly, you are here in the Eternal Now.

What was, is done; what will be, is still being made.

All that matters, forever and ever, is for you to be here, to be present and face the product of your past and hold true to your faith in a better future…and then to Act with all your heart and mind and will.

This most precious space, the space of Now, is the only place that you can be free; it is only in this ever-unfolding moment in space-time, it is only here that you can act and feel and think and shine as the Divine being you truly are. Only in the “here and now” can you be and become, it is only here that you create your better self and a better world too.

And the only limit to your Freedom to be and become…is you. For every soul who is on the path of awakening, who walks the pathway of Dharma-Karma, the only impediment to you to become even more of who and what your truly are is the self-limitation imposed by your level of Consciousness, by your degree of Understanding and Self-Awareness.

As you and your world circle your star every year, you move through the seasons of self-becoming and self-fulfillment. From seed to seedling, from youth to old age, you strive to reach beyond what you were and become a self-masterful and shining spark of the Divine.

The Year just passed has been summed up in your sojourn through the realm of Pisces. It is there that you reaped and took the fuller measure of your triumphs and failures. Both your over-comings and stumbles too have made you what you are today.

It is all good, for you are older, humbler and wiser than before.

You would not have deepened your empathy and compassion without having come through your own trials. You would not have reaped your wisdom, without having first fallen into the error of hubris. You would not have understood the fundamental truth: that what you sow is what you will reap.

The only treasure that lasts are these spiritual treasures, these gifts of the spirit, now made one with your soul. These are stored in that sublime realm you call heaven. You never left it you know, the highest part of you, your sparkling diamond body of spirit abides in “heaven” from the beginning until the end. The body you call “you”, that is just a vehicle of necessity that you require upon this earth…but that is not you. You are not dust; you are spirit, and you are immortal.

Yes, today marks the beginning of your next circuit through the Twelve Mansions of the Living Ones, the Zodiac. Today you enter the realm of Aries and the first question of life is once again put to you: Who are you?

Here, in the moment of Aries, it is here that you are always in that moment, the one and only, the Eternal Now.

Now, what will you do?

Do you see from whence you came, and accept all those experiences, both the so-called “good and bad”? Do you understand that all of it has made you into what you are here today? And, that what you do next with this, well that is the only thing that matters. The question is this: Are you bringing the best of you to bear as you meet the Now? Are you being what you are to be: self-aware, humble and wise?

Think of your journey as if each step was like moving through a doorway. Of course, there is always someone going through ahead of you. Now they may have been hurt, or upset or angry about something, so what do they do? They slam that door in your face.

Now, now you face your great test of spirit. As you go through that door, will you take that negative energy and just pass it on? Will you just unconsciously or selfishly just slam that door on the next one, and so pass on the pain that may have been passed down forever and ever?

Or, will you be the one who chooses to take that negative energy-form and transmute it? Will you instead choose to stand in the light; will you hold that door open for the one who follows you?

If you do, know this:

You just changed the world.

You just changed yourself.

You just moved closer to the One.

That is all it takes...

To make the world a better place,

All it takes is Love.

Astrologer Bill Attride Radio Show, 2018 – The Equinox and Mercury Retrograde (Saturday March 17, 2018 @ 2 pm EDT)

Astrological Musings – The Equinox and Mercury Retrograde (Saturday March 17, 2018)

In my third show of 2018 we will consider some of the current conditions of 2018. The Astrological New Year commences with the Sun entrance into Aries on March 20^th, and the planet Mercury turns retrograde on March 22^nd (until April 15^th). We will look at the importance of these shifts and consider them in light of current events and perhaps take a look at some people in the news.

As before, I will answer your questions during the show, whether on this subject or some other matter, including personal questions about your astrological chart. If you do wish to ask a personal question, please be ready to provide at least your birth date and birth place, and time of your birth if you have that too.

If you wish to suggest a subject or topic for a future show, please email me as I would be happy to hear from you.

Here is the main link to Astrologer Bill Attride Radio: 

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/astrologerbillattride

Here is the link to the show on Saturday March 17^th @ 2 pm EDT:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/astrologerbillattride/2018/03/17/astrologer-bill-attride-radio-show-sun-enters-aries-mercury-retrograde

The phone number to call if you wish to ask a question during the live show is: (516) 531-9638.

Please join me on Saturday March 17^th at 2 pm EDT as we look at how Astrology can help to reveal the true nature of significant actors on the world stage today.