Mercury is in retrograde. Any believers?

[nala]

Mercury retrograde is here. Here's everything you need to make it through | CNN Underscored

On Sept. 9, Mercury will go retrograde for the third time in 2022. During this stretch, which ends on Oct. 2, you may hear all sorts of things being blamed on the planet of communication’s retrograde period, from technology mishaps to misunderstandings with friends and loved ones.

www.cnn.com

 

[kenny]

I am.
I'm a believer that there is an illusion of Mercury's orbit changing direction.
But it's not actually changing direction.
The illusion is explained by the motion of the planets around our sun, all in front of a background of starts that do not noticeably move.

... all that supernatural gobbledegook? Nope.

FF to 1:24 to 1:53 for the explanation.

 

[LilAlex]

I have heard that astrological influence is attributed to gravity. Someone calculated that, at the time of your birth, the gravitational influence of the obstetrician is more powerful than that of distant planets.

 

[missy]

"Whenever anything goes wrong, people will say “well, Mercury is in retrograde.” It’s one of those things you hear a lot about, but we wonder if anyone has any idea what it really is. So we went out on the street and asked pedestrians to explain the phenomenon known as Mercury in Retrograde, and this is what we learned. "
Jimmy Kimmel

"A lot of people are upset Joe Biden didn't do anything to prevent Mercury from going into retrograde."
"The people of Mercury would agree"
"Mercury in Retrograde has been hard for me"
"I am not special because mom and dad had sex here and someone else had sex on Mercury"

Intergalactical politics.

 

[kenny]

... and they let these "people" vote?

We're doomed!

 

[missy]

... and they let these "people" vote?

We're doomed!

Well, I think it explains a lot.