Stationary Mercury Square Retrograde Pluto...

starts on August 25 (using a 1 degree orb), is exact on August 27 in Kilmore at 2.09am, leaves on August 28. Stationary Mercury at 0 degrees and 44 minutes of Libra, retrograde Pluto at 0 degrees and 44 minutes of Capricorn.

Mercury is beginning to slow down in preparation for going retrograde, so symbolically this could mean that our thinking and processing of information may be slowing down as well. People and situations represented in our birth charts (see which house Mercury is travelling through and which houses have Gemini/Virgo on the cusp) may also seem to slow down as well.

Pluto, the planet (or whatever you want to call it these days!) represents transformation, change, power and intense feelings. It is currently travelling backwards and suggests that whatever is affected by this planet in your chart is likely to be regressing in one way or another. Alternatively, it may be a person that has gone back to old ways. For example, if you have Scorpio or Pluto involved with your 7th house, it could be your marriage or business partner going back to bad habits.

The square is always about adjusting and reaching a cross road, particularly in relation to a person or situation that came into your life when these two planets were last conjunct in the middle of December in 2008. This is likely to be an emotionally intense, and powerful period of time where we will all have the chance to gain a deeper understanding of a person or situation in our lives.