Mercury Retrograde in Virgo Until October 9, 2015 by AstroRrachita

Retrograde Mercury - affects communication and travel and technology

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Mercury is retrograde from: September 17 2015  to October 9 2015

In particular now, with Mercury exalted and retrograde, and join the North node, there are enormous opportunities for thinking outside of the box and implementing new ways of living and organizing your life.
What does Mercury Retrograde mean?

Mercury is retrograde when it’s traveling backwards. That’s an optical illusion, of course, and comes from a change in that planet’s orbital speed in comparison to the Earth’s. (Think of it as the planetary equivalent of speeding up, passing a car and seeing it fall far behind after you in the rear view mirror.)

When Mercury is moving in reverse, the areas of life it governs do not play by the usual rules. Pay extra attention

to anything related to communication and travel-including phones, computers and electronic devices, the mail (remember that?), cars, public transportation, and commutes.

EFFECTS :

1.Messages go astray;

2. misunderstandings and confusion abound;

3. technology malfunctions; traffic snarls; travel gets delayed.

CAUTION : Postpone launching major projects, signing major contracts and buying big-ticket items. Double-check fine print, backup your data, and allow lots of extra time when you’re on the road.

The good news? This is an excellent time to :

1.investigate and research,
2. finish old business,
3.clean up paperwork,
4. get in touch with people you haven’t talked to in a while. 5.Pay attention to who surfaces from the past, in person or in thoughts. Their reappearance could help tie up loose ends or resolve lingering business.
Organize and prepare so you’ll be ready to move ahead when Mercury does!

Judging best career for you by planets in horoscope

For judging the career though detailed study of horoscope and divisional charts is studied , the major study needs to concentrate on :

1. D-1 CHART OR LAGAN CHART

2. D-10 CHART OR DASAMANSA CHART

Look for each planet in D1 chart  and check :

1. is it the lord of 10th house in d-1? Is it Lord of 10th hs?

2. is it posited in 10th house of d-1?

3. is it giving full aspect to 10th house(full aspect means that the 10th house should be free of any planet posited in it and also it should be the ONLY planet aspecting 10th house)?

Now check in D-10 chart:

1. Is the planet in consideration posited in lagan of d-10?

2. Is it the ruler of 1st or 10th house in d-10?

the planet that comes in number MOST or MAXIMUM  number of times if more than one planet is occuring in this 5 step list.

Now lets come to the wide variety of professions/fileds under each planet:

SUN

• related to government and governance-job or govt work
• administrative services like IAS, PCS, IPS
• ministry , politicians
• social workers
• father's profession or work started by his ancestors
• gold and diamond merchants 
• teachers / professors / researchers who teach political or social sciences like sociology
• professions related to limelight and glamour like cinema and politics. not acting.
• at a certain point Sun represents Spirituality . that is extreme form of spirituality" and should be linked to 8th and 12th houses. Sun is soul.

MOON

• Watery planet so represents all waterrelated works.
• Merchant navy
• shipping
• water sports 
• pearl merchants
• food and beverages in any manner whether production or sale of F&B
• reknowned chefs
• hotels, restaurants, street food,fast food restaurants
• manufacturing and sale of drinks
• bakers- see MARS also
• Sea food
• Travel and travel agecies
• Tourism
• Navigation
• nurturing of others like doctors, nurses
• mind and imaginaiton involved-astrologers,psychologists, writers, priests
• artists especially moon in (rohini nakshatra) 

MARS

• lord of engineering services . collective engg field nt streams
• Machines
• manufacturing, big facilities, production lines
• arms and ammunitions
• weapons of all sorts
• defence services , policy, navy, army etc
• SOLDIER so all weapons
• FOOD PRODUCTION, MANUFACTURING, SALES
• chefs and bakers along with moon and venus
• Scorpio - 8th house SO SURGERY, TREATMENT BY OPERATING OR CUTTING, with SUN shows super surgeons
• Stone related business-granite, marble
• Land related businesses -  People who work in fields like construction and land dealings and real estate, brokers, associates, Builders
• PHYSICS(energy and vitality) so researchers or professor of physics
• Sports and Athletics, stamina and flexibility- MUST IN SPORTS OF ANY KIND

MERCURY

• related to EDUCATION FIELD , teachers, researchers
• scientists
• ruler of 3rd house so WRITING, DEBATING, NOVELIST, PR PEOPLE, JOURNALISTS, EDITORS, PUBLIC SPEAKERS, 
• Bureaucracy
• business like import export
• TRADE, COMMERCE, BUSINESS SECTORS
• Accountants
• Mathematicians
• Statisticians
• auditors and bankers
• economists
• INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES  CIA, RAW etc and jobs in these agencies
• Consultants and Counsellors
• COMMUNICATION FIELDS of any type
• If venus is there then CREATIVE JOBS

JUPITER

• government related esp any high ranking jobs , high designated officials.if JUPITER WEAK cannot reach high position
• FINANCE - banking, insurance, money handling sectors
• liquid money flow
• MANAGEMENT so managers of all kinds
• Ministers and politics
• RELIGIOUS POSTS AND ORGANISATIONS 
• priests
• philanthropists and spiritualists-12h
• Vedic teachers
• astrologers due to jup giving wisdom
• Diplomats and ambassadors
• CLASSICAL MUSIC which is base of all music
• CLASSICAL DANCE (Pisces controls feet or dance movement)
• Imagination work esp FANTASY and DREAMS
• Creative writers and fantasy weavers
• JUDICIARY  could be judge, lawyer or common steno in court

VENUS

• ARTS AND CINEMA
• PASSION AND ROMANCE
• ACTING
• DANCE
• DRAMA
• STAGE PERFORMANCE
• ADVERTISING
• SCULPTING AND PAINTING mercury also needed as hand dexterity is needed
• CREATIVE WRITING AND POETRY where your perception toards something is involved.
• LUXURY GOODS
• MANSIONS AND STATELY BUNGALOWS
• work with LUXURY CARS
• FASHION INDUSTRY where people are in limelight and show off
• DESIGNER CLOTHING LINES
• 5 STAR HOTELS, DISCS, PUBS
• fast food chains
• F&B industry(taurus and 2nd hs of food intake)
• Alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks
• COSMETICS
• PERFUMES
• SHOWCASE ITEMS
• LINGERIE
• WEDDING PLANNERS
• 2ND HOUSE-FINANCIAL ORGANISATIONS AND MONEY HANDLING JOBS
• TREASURY DEPARTMENT
• TOURISM

SATURN

• iron and metal industry
• manual labour should be there
• coal
• mining of inerals and ores
• OIL AND GAS BUSINESS sectors
• JUDICIAL SERVICES as LORD OF JUSTICE
• jupiter + sat= judicial services
• SECURTY BUSINESS
• REAL ESTATE AND LANDS esp CONSTRUCTION UPON LAND
• FERTILISERS BUSINESS
• HARDWARE
• LEATER BUSINESS
• JAILS, ASYLUM, PUNISHMENT FACILITIES. people who monitor those and work there. all orgns related to JUSTICE.
• All types of raw meterials

RAHU AND KETU RULES

1. D-1 CHART OR LAGAN CHART

2. D-10 CHART OR DASAMANSA CHART

Look for each planet in D1 chart  and check :

1. is it  posited in 10th house of d-1?

2. Is Rahu sitting with 10th house lord?

3. is it giving full aspect to 10th house(full aspect means that the 10th house should be free of any planet posited in it and also it should be the ONLY planet aspecting 10th house)?

Now check in D-10 chart:

1. Is Rahu posited in lagan of d-10?

2. Is it sitting with lords of 1st house or 10th house?

RAHU

• shadow planet, illusion, smoky and OLD PLANET so :
• labour oriented jobs since very slow planet
• secret organisations-cbi, raw, intellnce
• chemicals industry
• scientists
• politics and politicians as manipulative
• illegal activities like money laundering, corruption
• underground clandestine work
• taboo activities
• WINE AND CIGARETE business
• ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTERS
• Trade related to foreign things
• foreign lands so people working abroad
• SALE OF OLD ARTICLES-ANTIQUES, people working in museum
• CELLULOID WORLD where it transforms lives
• PAPARAZZI
• GLAMOUR AND FASHION WORLD
• wants all sorts of FAME and WANTS IT NOW , WITHOUT EFFORT.
• JAILS AND ASYLUMS as it links to punishments 
• people handling the patients and culprits in such institutions

KETU

• Ketu means REALITY. its a reality that has already existed but most cannot see it since its in non material format. it takes u to spirituality and away from physical realm
• Divinity and healing jobs
• Occult sciences
• Saints yogis sages
• gurus 
• vedic teachers and religious teachers
• THEOLOGY
• MEDICINE AND HEALING
• DOCTORS
• Thread like things like wires and cables
• Hunters and fishermen 

ASTRO- NUMEROLOGY AND 2015 FORECAST GUIDANCE by AstroRrachita

Numerology is an ancient Divination tool, based upon the teachings of the great numerologist Cheiro. However in my astro-nuerology I have also used elements of Astrology to provide more guidance oriented forecasting about the "Primary Theme" of the year and aligning your activities along that theme for maximum success and least adjustments.

Traditionally Numerology uses your date of birth(DATE OF BIRTH AND MONTH OF BIRTH and YEAR OF BIRTH) primarily along with the NAME NUMBER to define your UNIQUE COSMIC CODE AND YOUR LIFE PURPOSE.

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For forecasting and predictions the unique PERSONAL YEAR NUMBER is of primary importance because it is the action plan as also the behaviour and attitude to maintain during that particular year .It gives you:

1. the ability to peep into your future
2. the strengths bestowed by the planets and the stars to support your ventures.
3. the kinds of activities that will be successful
4. unique challenges you will face that year
5. what attitude or behaviour you should adopt or reject to make a better life and inter personal relations in that year.

HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR PERSONAL YEAR NUMBER?

• WRITE OUT YOUR DATE OF BIRTH

First we need your MONTH OF BIRTH . Go sequentially like January =1, February =2, March=3 , April =4, May=5, June=6, July=7, August=8, September=9, October =10 (1+0)=1, November = 11(here we do not add 1+1 since 11 is a Master Number) and December = 12 (1+2=3)

• WRITE OUT YOUR DAY NUMBER

If you were born on a single digit day (1st to 9th of any month) just write down that number. If you were born through 10th to 31st of a month , you should reduce that number to a single digit. Simply add the 2 numbers together . For example if you were born on 18th you should add 1+ 8 and the Day number will be 9.

The exception is 11 and 22 dates of a month, as these are Master Numbers in Numerology, we do not reduce a Master Number.

For 29th add 2+ 9 =11 and let it remain as 11 as we do not reduce a Master Number.

• Then add the MONTH NUMBER + DAY NUMBER

• ADD THIS TO THE TOTAL OF THE UNIVERSAL YEAR NUMBER. In case of 2015, we add 2+0+1+5= 8

If you arrive at double number reduce it to a Single Number.

EXAMPLE: For a person born on 28 August how will the year 2015 be :

2+8=10=1

8

2015=8

THUS UNIQUE/PERSONAL YEAR NUMBER FOR 2015 = 17= 8

• BELOW IS THE INTERPRETATION AND FORECAST FOR THE PERSONAL YEAR NUMBER

NUMBER 1

Its a significant year for personal growth and expansion. You will start a cycle of activity that will cement and stay with you for next 9 years so make sure the ground work is laid adequately and all precautions are taken before the take -off.Create new goals and targets and begin to work on them. You can start something exponential like a new business, self employment, consultancy, a new job , a new shop etc. Its your year of creativity so do not be lazy. Be ambitious and focused on your goals and put them in action. Do not take no for answer from people around you. Seek their support actively and then pursue them till they support you.

TIP: DO NOT HESITATE. LUCKY COLOR: RED

NUMBER 2

Its a year to let go of your aggressive and go getter side of personality, Become like the Moon which though quiet and subtle has a luminous energy of its own and is a leader and a beacon of light for those who wander the alleys of darkness. Means its your year to be the support, advisor and helper to people who are giving active shape to their dreams.

Be gentle and nurturing in your approach.Use diplomatic language , be a mediator and arbitrator between people who are in conflict or tension with each other. You are like the gentle and firm mother who brings order and harmony in her little world.

You may face a significant choice this year be it professional or regarding location or regarding your relationships. Lean towards what your heart says. If your intuitive side is well developed, take guidance from it.

This is an excellent year for starting a new partnership, new lifelong friendships and even your life mate/soul mate. So stay attuned and responsive.

TIP: BE RECEPTIVE AND RESPONSIVE. LUCKY COLOR: WHITE & SILVER

NUMBER 3

Its a fantastic year for people in creative lines and businesses. If you are engaged in movies, theatre, singing, dancing, painting you will be making excellent progress and also enjoying applause and recognition.

For all 3 numbered persons this is the year to be CREATIVE. Creativity is not limited to fine arts, please remember. IT IS WHAT YOU LOVE EXPRESSING AS PART OF YOUR SOUL CALL. It could be varied activities like Blogging, Photography, doodling, learning a new dance form, learning a new hobby, creating new dishes etc and numerous ways which is uniquely you, uniquely your way of showing your talents for self satisfaction or for praise from people around you. ITS A YEAR TO FLY FREE, UNFETTERED AND WITH CONFIDENCE.

Imagine how you want your future and then send out VISUALISATIONS to the Universe regarding it. As I said CREATE YOUR FUTURE IN YOUR MIND AND YOUR SOUL and the realities will fast fall into place.

Do not spend time in idle chatter or gossip as it could backfire. Stay positive in speech and action. Indulge in romance and friendships. Find joy in small things of life and Nature. Raise and awaken the Child in you.

TIP: BE CREATIVE, CHILDLIKE AND OPTIMISTIC . AVOID PESSIMISM AND NEGATIVE PEOPLE LUCKY COLOR: YELLOW AND GOLD

NUMBER 4

This is a challenging year for Number "4" persons. Its a year to be practical and very structured in their plans and actions. Be cautious in spending. 2015 is like  "test year" for you where you will need to sacrifice personal pleasure and too much fun. This year is an EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY for you because hard work done in this year is like a foundation stone you are laying for a bountiful and Secure FUTURE.

Be clear about your future goals and then make detailed and time bound plans on paper. Then be serious and cut unnecessary expenses and extra activities and stay devoted to your goals. ITS A YEAR TO CONCRETISE YOUR DREAM so do tangible things towards that direction. 

Follow the rules and regulatons. Be ethical and truthful in your day to day life. Follow a spiritual routine you find suitable. A lot is expected from you this year and you may feel low on energy at times so draw strenth from SPIRITUALITY and DIVINITY.

Take care and tact to maintain personal relations.

Take care of your health and be disciplined and regular in eating, exercising and meditating and this year will become memorable when work don in 2015 will yield abundance in coming years for you.

TIP: BE ORGANISED AND DISCIPLINED. BE TASK ORIENTED. FOLLOW "MODERATE" PATH in all avenues. LUCKY COLORS : BLUE, BLACK

NUMBER 5

Whoa! Brace yourself for an exciting year . CHANGE and VARIETY are the keywords of all you will face so better be prepared for it mentally and enjoy the fun and bouncers life will be throwing at you.

Its a superb year for Career Expansion as you face new challenging situations. BE FLEXIBLE AND ADJUSTABLE AND A BIT ADVENTUROUS and you can take your career and public persona to new heights.

Your friend circle and popularity can also zoom if you go after right contacts and do not shy away from public life and parties. Have fun while doing your work and mix business with networking and this could lead to lucrative opportunities.

You will be high on IDEAS and ENERGY so utilise this fabulous combination that the UNIVERSE is gifting you with.

You can also look forward to change in job, change in Industry, change in residence and even change in relationships. Its a time to "LET GO" OF OLD AND REDUNDANT AND OPENLY EMBRACE THE NEW AND EXCITING . Do not feel guilty about the changes if you are the cautious type of personality. Its for your good and expansion.

Like always I advise "NOT TO GO OVERBOARD" . Enjoy the changes but do not get carried away by multiplicity of offers and relationships. Be moderate and clear in your thinking while exercising judicious choice making.

TIP: BE FOCUSED EVEN WHILE ENJOYING OPPORTUNITIES OF GROWTH AND POPULARITY.  LUCKY COLORS : PEACOCK BLUE, GRASS GREEN

NUMBER 6

Slow down and smell the roses, the perfumes, the various colors of the world around you. God has blessed you with the sense organs of sight, sound, touch, taste and smell and the 6th sense of intuition and Tuning in. ITS A YEAR TO LUXURIATE IN YOUR SENSES.

No running after money, no running after targets and contacts and big assignments. Its the Universe's call that you should simply be. Take pleasure in simple things of life.

Instead of creating something new, its the year to consolidate what you have created with such so much hard work, time and emotions. This could be your business and more importantly your personal life.

Give time and attention to your family, your parents, your children and your staff members- all the people whose energies are intertwined with yours. Think of it an an intricate weave and how this is the year to open any knots and make the relationships smooth and recharged.

*There could be new addition in family. Marriage or child is very much promised if due. Take care of the ailing and needy people in your circle. You could also be repairing your home/renovating or building it. 

TIP: BE FOCUSED ON RELATIONSHIPS . BUILD NEW ONES AND CEMENT THE OLD ONES. RECHARGE YOURSELF EMOTIONALLY AND LEARN THAT LOVE AND NURTURING ARE IMPORTANT FOR YOUR SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING.

  LUCKY COLORS : PINK, MAJENTA, PURE WHITE

NUMBER 7

Its a threshold year for your soul development. A year for self discovery where the attempt should be to develop your soul and perceive your present birth as a temporary transit in a long and eternal soul journey.

Take stock of what are the strong blessings in your life and what areas are you lacking in. An ideal life is a balanced life and various spheres like money, love, health, respect, creative self expression, Fitness, family et al should occupy more or less equal weightage. 

Check and calculate where your life is lacking and 2015 should become the year where you try to bridge this gap and bring the various spheres in tune with each other. If family is being neglected then attend to them.If fitness has been postponed for long then get on with it. the ACTION PLAN FOR 2015 should be BALANCE IN SPHERES OF LIFE.

Its a year for solitude and reflection and taking remedial actions where required.

Not just physical but mental and spiritual pursuits and activities will call on you. Most of all have faith and determination if life throws some unsettling situations at you like poor health or career losses/changes.Its all part of the larger picture rearranging itself.

Ignore materialism.Attend to spiritualism. Start or engage deeply in MEDITATION, ALTERNATIVE HEALING PRACTICES for holistic development.

TIP: CLEAR THE INTERNAL VASTU OF YOUR MIND AND SOUL.

  LUCKY COLORS : BROWN, SAFFRON

NUMBER 8

Life comes a full circle and all your hard work, sweat and toil pay off comes to you. ITS PAYBACK TIME FOLKS so relish your accomplishments and rewards. An year of awards, honours, certifications and prestige.

Its also a Karmic year for you in that the effort which did not yield fruits in the past and then you started to question their validity, they now turn around and give you full harvest.

So a dormant project gets revived, a friend gone away returns, a relationship you thought dead gets a new life, an ex-lover returns, financial blockages receive a flow etcetra and you are compelled to believe that what goes around, comes around.

People will be very helpful and you will receive help and support from unexpected persons and agencies. Health may stay delicate and you must focus on maintaining your vigour.

Utilise the energies of Number 8 year by setting realistic, achievable goals for yourself. Your elders and superiors will be wonderful guidance so do confer with them. You will get both material and people success this year.

TIP: AN YEAR OF KARMIC BALANCE AND KARMIC DEBTS BEING REPAYED. LUCKY COLORS : DARK BLUE, AQUAMARINE

NUMBER 9

As you make your way towards the Number 9 year, you should look critically around you and decide who is worth keeping and who needs to bid goodbye.Its time to let go of those things in life that no longer lead to your growth and improvement.If its stagnating you, let it go.

9 is a MYSTICAL NUMBER IN NUMEROLOGY.Its a number for Resurrections and Creative Destruction much like the Dancing Tandava of Shiva where all that is evil, all that is unhealthy has to be removed so your world can be fresh again surging with new ideas and new energies.

So go ahead and be courageous. Leave the job that's suffocating you, leave the relationship that is not fulfilling you.If anything or anyone is moving away from you in Year 9, let it go. Because YOU HAVE TO CREATE SPACE FOR NEW BEGINNINGS AND NEW  PEOPLE .

Remain compassionate and kind and reformist and change the world in your own small ways. Humanitarian work will attract you this year. 

Not a good year for marriage and commitment. Test the waters and commit next year. Weed your ambience this year.

You may feel over emotional but its necessary because Year 1 will bring new opportunities next year.

TIP: COMPASSION AND COURAGE RULE. LET GO OF THAT WHICH NO LONGER MAKES YOU GROW OR BE HAPPY.

  LUCKY COLORS : RED, VERMILLION, ORANGE

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