Hello Beautiful Souls,
I have always known astrology as a tool for self-discovery. Still, recently, Mercury's (my Lord of the Year by perfection) retrograde transit through my fourth house in Aries made it deeply personal. As Mercury retraced its steps through the part of my chart connected to family roots, home, and emotional foundations, it formed a tense square to my natal Mercury in Capricorn in my first house. This cosmic tension ignited something powerful within me—a profound need to explore and understand family patterns through the language of astrology.
In Hellenistic astrology, Mercury retrogrades transiting the fourth house signifies revisiting or reevaluating matters related to one's family, lineage, and emotional foundations. Aries bring urgency, uncovering conflicts or forgotten stories from the past. The square aspect of my natal Mercury in Capricorn in the first house amplified internal friction, highlighting the tension between how my family shaped my sense of self and my desire for personal clarity and authenticity. It presented a stark contrast: Aries calls for immediate understanding, while Capricorn urged careful reflection, structure, and patience.
This transit was not subtle. I found myself confronted with old family narratives, communications I thought were long-settled, and memories resurfacing at odd moments. Mercury, the messenger planet, seemed determined to revisit, rethink, and—most notably, reframe how I saw myself concerning my family's legacy.
I began diving into birth charts—my own, my parents, my grandparents" and even my siblings." What started as a simple curiosity quickly turned into profound insights. Patterns emerged: recurring zodiac signs, repeated aspects, and planetary placements that echoed across generations. It feels like I am uncovering an astrological DNA woven through decades of family history.
One striking discovery was a recurring Capricorn-Aries tension mirroring my Mercury square. I realized how family members repeatedly navigated the delicate dance between structure, responsibility (Capricorn), independence, and assertiveness (Aries). Understanding this dynamic gave me compassion not only for my struggles but also for theirs.
Encouraged by these revelations, I expanded my exploration further into the natal charts of my children and grandchildren. To my amazement, similar challenging aspects appeared repeatedly, underscoring a profound family theme of navigating tension between structure and autonomy. Seeing these generational threads has deepened my understanding and empathy, reinforcing the importance of conscious awareness in shaping our family's future.
What makes this even more potent is the perfect timing. This month's skies are teeming with transformative astrology—powerful eclipses and Venus also turning retrograde in Aries, right in my fourth house. These celestial events are not random; they are cosmic invitations to release outdated stories, heal ancestral wounds, and consciously choose what we carry forward. Venus retrograde brings heart-level introspection, especially around family values, love patterns, and emotional inheritance. The eclipses are like cosmic resets, helping us shed what no longer aligns with our soul's evolution.
This retrograde period became a healing journey. The stars did not merely reveal family patterns; they showed me pathways to breaking cycles, reframing narratives, and reclaiming autonomy in my personal story. Mercury retrogrades, notorious for disruption, instead offered me clarity and closure.
Astrology was not just guiding me toward self-understanding but empowering me to rewrite my legacy, one cosmic insight at a time.
What stories have you inherited from your family that no longer feel true? As the skies invite release and renewal, what truths are you ready to reclaim for yourself—and future generations?
"Legacy in Retrograde"
Mercury dances through memory's flame,
In Aries fire, it calls my name—
To trace the roots, unearth the thread,
Of stories whispered, words once said.
A square from Capricorn's solemn mind,
Where structure, silence, and truths are confined,
Now meets the spark of retrogrades tide,
Where past and present can no longer hide.
Old echoes stir in ancestral halls,
In charts and stars, the pattern calls.
From the mother's fear to the father's fight,
Their shadows cast into my light.
I read the maps of those who came
With wounds and wisdom just the same.
Their Mercury, too, worn and scarred,
Challenged by planets, shaped and marred.
In children's charts and grandchild's eyes,
The same old angles crystallize.
Yet now I see—this sacred pain
is mine to witness, not sustain.
Venus joins the sacred rite,
In Aries, retrograde, burning bright.
Eclipses tear the veils away,
So truth can enter, come what may.
The legacy is not set in stone—
It lives in breath, in choice, in tone.
I write anew what once was read,
And bless the lines that lie ahead.
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