Mercury Retrograde, Yang Energy and Low Tolerance for BS…
Hello all,
It has been a while since I’ve shared a blog post. I feel as though I’ve been in the spiritual trenches recently and I’m just coming out of the other side.
Surprise, surprise it is Mercury Retrograde (Metro Retro, Mercury in the Microwave) again! If you’ve read my previous posts you’ll know I’m not a great believer in letting planets dictate our lives. I think we fear Metro Retro because we are told to fear it. The truth though is that like all energetic shifts, it’ll remove or reveal some stuff we need to shift, or pay attention to.
It has definitely provided me with both of these opportunities, I write half laughing, half crying! I feel like my patience (life lesson of this incarnation) has been T E S T E D recently. I’ve had to really reflect and start to understand why I have limited patience in certain situations and learn to take responsibility for my reactions, rather than trying to extinguish the situations themselves. I find a good old moan always helps too haha (thanks there really does go to my wonderful friends who make it easy to vent).
So what does all of this have to do with low tolerance for BS and Yang Energy?
As I’m sure you’ve been made aware, this year holds rare, Yang Fire Horse energy. Yang represents the Divine Masculine which is an interesting concept in a world which is finally beginning to understand the proper role the Divine Feminine has to play (spoiler alert, it doesn’t involve 'doing it all’). The Yang Fire energy is helping us to embody the blazing fires of creativity, confidence and action.
This is wonderful to the extent that we are more focused, decisive and powerful BUT the downside is that we can lose our connection to others. Yang energy can be very self-focused meaning we lack empathy or tolerance for others. I don’t know about you, but my tolerance levels for any kind of perceived BS lately have been a flat out ZERO. It really is a new and fun challenge for 2026 and a sure sign that we should be careful to balance the Yang energies with the softer, Divine Feminine energies this year.
The Divine Feminine is still going strong and those settling into it can rest assured that the blazing fire of the year is going to help us spread that message even further!
My words of advice, for what they’re worth are: surround yourself with people who bring you joy and comfort across the coming month. Keep a grounding crystal close by and if the mood takes you, vent your frustrations in your journal; you may find you need to!
So much love to you all!
