Mercury Retrograde is like being handed a piece of fruit. The universe is not going to peel it for you. When a transit like Mercury Retrograde arrives, many people fall into one of two traps. Either we eat the entire fruit or we throw it away. Imagine someone hands you a grapefruit. You would not bite straight into it with the peel, seeds, and dirt still on it, saying: “Okay, I guess this is what I am supposed to eat.” You would wash it. Peel it. Separate it. Remove what is not edible. Only then do you reach the medicine and nourishment inside. Astrological transits work the same way. When the universe places an experience in front of you, it does not mean every piece of it belongs in your system. The fruit arrives with many layers: • other people’s projections • unresolved wounds in the room • accusations or misunderstandings • your own inner narratives and fears • collective noise about what the transit “means” If we eat the whole fruit, we fall into victimhood. “I guess t...