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THE RIGHT SORT OF GOSSIP Daily Astrology Sun 25th Oct Mercury goes retrograde in Scorpio. Mercury retrograde is famous for things going wrong. Just as he began to station two days ago, I hit a rock in my van and spent the night in it waiting for the repair guy. This is not the psychological interpretation of astrology that we are used to. It is the fate aspect, and there's nothing we can do except be careful around the external details of life and hold off on moving plans forward. I like the fate aspect of things: it shows that things happen just because the gods have decreed them, it reveals a bigger picture, it enchants the universe. But it's a good time - the next 3 weeks - for spotting things you have missed and for being thoughtful. But being thoughtful in a contemplative, intuitive way, because it is Scorpio. What have you seen directly that you have overlooked? Maybe the overlooking is habitual. Maybe you think of yourself as not a sensitive sort of person, but you see more about other people than you give yourself credit for. It's good to talk about other people in a discerning way. That way you get to understand them, and realise that you are probably more observant than you thought. But be careful of your motive: a large part of gossip is speaking badly of others in order to feel better about ourselves. Being aware of the motives with which you speak is perfect Mercury in Scorpio territory. Speech is a powerful thing, it reinforces who we are by the way we do it. So hold the other person in a kindly, empathetic way: don't let spite and envy creep in, even in your private thoughts. Venus has just moved back into Libra, so the force is with you.