Mercury goes Retrograde November 24 to December 14, 2011

Mercury is retrograde, appearing to move backward, about 3 times a year. Mercury retrograde times call for you to recheck everything, anticipate and plan ahead, and to relearn lessons unlearned since the last Mercury retrograde cycle. It is a good time for review and completing ongoing projects. It is NOT a time to start something new. Mercury energies involve the mind, mental processes, communication, travel, speaking, and writing. The Retrograde symbol is "Rx", the same symbol on all medical prescriptions! Physicians until the 15th century had to also be astrologers before they could practice medicine. Plan ahead for these times. So you can do preventive maintenance and schedule, here are the common things that occur, the things Mercury retrograde times are notorious for:

· Communications go awry - phone calls, letters, emails, faxes, conversations are delayed, misinterpreted, blocked. Recheck everything like appointment times, spelling, wording, the words you say.
· Anticipate detours - memory lapses, confusion, failing to listen, failing to confirm, negotiation failures, changing of plans.
· Avoid signing documents, contracts if possible. You can wait 3 weeks, hopefully.
· Expect travel delays, car trouble, delayed plane schedules, reservations that suddenly become "missing", transportation difficulties of all kinds.
· Expect problems with messages, books, letters, magazines, documents, neighbors and the near environment.
· BACK up your computer files! This is the time the screen goes blank and there is nothing there!
· Expect the phone lines, cable lines, power lines to have problems
Source: www.astroprofile.com

The keyword here is "re-" redo, relearn, rethink, review, rewrite, remake,
rediscover, reboot, you get the idea...