Commonly, the atmosphere at this time is busy and lively, but also shambolic. Possessions are lost or stolen. Prices are not fixed. Electronic goods frequently do not work – and there are no guarantees for anything. This is about your ambition in life, basically.People recycle ideas, issues, plans and deals to see what will happen – but more often than not, what takes place leaves them stuck exactly where they were before! There is typically a vast amount of analysis, discussion, gossip, sales talk – and loose talk – when this planet is retrograde. Some of it will stick, and some of it will not. This is about your profession. (Or other field).Astrologers advise against signing anything important at this time because what appears to be gospel truth, or a done deal, could turn out to be anything but. It is wise to avoid negotiations during Mercury retrograde cycles because you