Retrogrades: Mercury By Alicia Anspaugh Since we are in a #mercuryretrograde for the Holidays, I decided to dust this article off and republish it to help with this crazy ride! #desmoinesnewageshop #retrogrades #happyholidays (Original publication date unavailable) Yup we are in the first “official” mercury retrograde of 2017, we will have 2 more this year, so let’s dive in, shall we ;D Retrogrades: when the planetary forces are moving backward or are reversed. Translation: