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Mercury Retrograde Has Retained Counsel

A lighter read from around the house.

Mercury retrograde would like to issue a statement. It did not delete your spreadsheet.

lolheal · mercury · astrology

19 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

Mercury retrograde would like to issue a statement.

It did not delete your spreadsheet.

It did not make you forget the password you have used since 2019.

And it strongly denies involvement in the message you sent to the wrong WhatsApp group at 2:14 AM.

Yes, astrologers traditionally associate Mercury retrograde with review, revision, communication tangles and plans requiring a second look.

That still leaves a surprisingly large category called "things we did ourselves."

Back up the file.

Read the message before sending it.

Check the booking date.

Then, if something still goes sideways, Mercury is available for questioning.

Apparently its lawyer has advised it not to comment further.

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Review, back up, clarify, check. Then let the planet off the hook for ordinary human error.

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