When Mercury goes retrograde (backwards) through the sky 3x a year, it’s a beautiful time to down tools, stop striving, stop, refresh. Things only go backward if you are still pushing – anything that breaks or fails over, particularly travel, could very well be telling you something. We are meaning making machines….
The Dates (GMT) for Mercury Retrograde in 2010

15 Jan Mercury turns direct 6 Capricorn
19 Apr Mercury turns retrograde 13 Taurus
11 May Mercury turns direct 3 Taurus
21 Aug Mercury turns retrograde 19 Virgo
12 Sep Mercury turns direct 5 Virgo
11 Dec Mercury turns retrograde 6 Capricorn
30 Dec Mercury turns direct 20 Sagittarius (from Skyscript)
Mercury retrograde is a good thing.
This is a follow on from Mercury retrograde 2009.