. The Mercury Retrograde Book:Thriving During Mercury Retrograde
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by Therese Francis, Ph.D.
illustrated by Dante Ruiz

Category: astrology

Make Friends with Mercury Retrograde and Reep Rich Rewards

Tired of being told what you cannot do during these three week intervals? Finally, here's a book about all the good things about Mercury retrograde.

This book includes a description of what Mercury retrograde means, why you should avoid certain activities during these times, and over 50 ideas that may improve your live if you do them while Mercury is in retrograde motion.

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Table of Contents

About the Author

About the Illustrator

Ordering Information

ISBN: 1-890109-33-9
$12.95 US
Imprint: Crossquarter Breeze
112 pages
trade-size softcover

Table of Contents

1: Do Planets Really Move Backwards?

Direct
Stationing
Retrograde
Shadow

2: Introducing Mercury

Heeerre's Mercury
What Not To Do

3: Change Your Perceptions, Change Your World

Mercury Perceived as Enemy
Mercury Perceived as Teacher
Mercury Perceived as Friend

4: To Everything There Is a Season

Breathe Deep: Mercury Stations
Get Ready: Mercury Retrograde
Get Set: Mercury's Shadow
Go: Mercury Direct

5: What To Do

6. Survival Tactics

Before Mercury Goes Retrograde
While Mercury Is Retrograde
While Mercury Is In Shadow

7: Getting More Specific

At Home
In the News

8: Transiting Houses

9: Transiting Aspects

10: Putting It All Together

11: Make It Personal!

12: Keys to Thriving During Mercury Retrograde

More Stories
The Five Keys

Appendices

A: Mercury Station Dates and Positions Through 2014
B: Determining True Local Time
C: Are You the Exception?
D: Using Polar Coordinates to Determine Aspects
E: Glyphs
F: Quick Aspect Table
G: 50 Things to Do During a Mercury Retrograde

Epilogue

Dr Therese Francis

About the Author

Therese Francis, Ph.D., is the author of several books, her most recent being The Mercury Retrograde Book. She created the Age of Aquarius Astrology Learning Game & Divination System for teaching basic astrology in a fun, interactive atmosphere. An active member of the Santa Fe Astrology Forum, she teaches astrology, psychic & intuitive development, self defense, & integration of body, mind, heart & spirit. She currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Dr. Francis is also the author of 20 Herbs To Take Outdoors, offered by One Spirit, a subsidiary of the Book-of-the Month Club, the editor for Marketing Yourself as an Independently Employed Professional (available through the Society for Technical Communication), & author of numerous articles on herbs, astrology, and New Age/metaphysics topics. She is a regular author for Llewellyn's annuals, including their Magical Almanac, Sun Signs, and the daily calendars.

About the Illustrator

Dante Ruiz is an art therapist and illustrator. She currently lives in France.


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