Traveling During a Mercury Retrograde

The plan was to leave before Mercury went retrograde. That was the plan, but my practiced habit of procrastination said, "nah, we'll be fine." Technicialy, it was right. Technically.

And by plan, I mean my plan to leave in Maple, my motorhome, for a few months. I say few because this time I am practicing being in the flow with the travel goddesses instead of rushing to get somewhere like I have done on my previous trips. So here I am, following the flow, aligning with Divine timing, surrendering. *takes a deep breath

This Mercury Retrograde is in Sagittarius, the sign related to travel, the higher mind, and philosophy. Oh, the lessons they are conspiring to teach me... *takes another deep breath

It started with leaving a day late. Procrastination said we can get it all done before 1 pm and then be on the road. (As a general rule, I don't drive the motorhome in the dark.) Reality said, "I don't think so." At the end of 12 hours of packing, I took a hot shower and then a hot bath because who knows how long it will be before I have access to a bathtub again. Then I went to sleep knowing I would be leaving early in the morning because everything is ready to go. Or so I thought!

I woke up to dead batteries in the motorhome. I have been struggling to find the parasitic drain on my lithium house batteries (different from the battery that is needed for the motor part of the motorhome). This does not bode well for boondocking. I need those batteries so I can stay offgrid. It's going to be a long trip and paying for a site with electric every single night was not factored into the budget. I had planned on some campsites but was also planning to sleep in miscellaneous parking lots along the way.

A small part of me wanted to give up, to see this as a sign that I am not supposed to go, but a larger part of me was able to remember that I am following the flow, aligning with Divine timing, and surrendering while also remembering to take deep breaths. (I often hold my breath to stop the emotions from rising up.) Because of a recent and expensive visit from an RV tech, I now had a way to charge the batteries. It delayed me a bit but I was able to hit the road. (Insert more issues with the batteries here. The story is really boring.)

I arrived before dark and was able to get set up at a beautiful site on a lake in Northwest Arkansas...on the first day of Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius.

Keep in mind Mercury rules communication, technology, and travel. Technology? Batteries? Yep. That tracks. I woke up before dawn the next morning to dead batteries even though I was plugged into electric. It makes no sense. Again, a small part of me wanted to call it, to go home and have the RV tech look at it and then figure out if I could make the trip and start again. The wiser, more adult part of me, reminded me to align with Divine timing and be patient. And lo and behold, an idea dropped in. Don't I have a friend with an RV in this exact area? Maybe she has an RV tech that can take a look. (Insert long story here that leads to an RV tech coming out next week.)

Now it is time to reconfigure. I won't be where I thought by Thanksgiving. Surrender, breathe, align. I refocus on my work and enjoying nature even though it is almost freezing out. I go to bed toasty and warm because my lovely motorhome has propane heat.

I bet you can guess what's coming next.

I woke up in the middle of the night to the carbon monoxide alarm going off. What the what?*!@#%%&^*#

With the propane turned off and the motorhome aired out, I drug out my space heater and settled in, but sleep was no longer interested in hanging out with me. I got up and refocused. Prepared for the day. Took a walk in nature. Then I started another day of working. (Being able to offer sessions via telehealth is the reason why I am able to have these types of adventures.)

Another beautiful day of being in nature and working complete, I settled in for another cold night before warm weather returns. Thank goodness for the trusty little heater. But alas, the astrology lessons continued. I woke up cold and saw that the heater had tripped the power strip. After determining that I was safe and adding another layer of clothes on for warmth, I decided I would look into in the morning so back to sleep I went.

In the morning, I figured out that it was a simple flip of the switch to get the power cord working again and all is well. Lesson learned about using the space heater in this way. Another thing to review.

There have been a few more lessons along these lines, but you get the picture.

Mercury is teaching me to slow down, to review, revise, redo, revise again, reset, renew, reflect. In my attempt to follow the flow, align with Divine timing, and surrender, I am supported by Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius. What feels like failure is an opportunity. What feels broken needs time, attention and care. What feels like sorrow, needs a beat to be felt and expressed. I am reviewing and renewing as I travel along these new roads taking several deep breaths along the way.