“You can already see what will happen!”

Today the first phenomenon of its kind begins in this astrological year. Tomorrow the new Portuguese Government takes office. Be careful with communications.

Astronomy is a frequent topic at ZAP. 3,484 articles published on the topic.

Taylor Swift has been the most frequent topic on ZAP lately.

Politics has been a (much) more frequent topic on ZAP in recent months.

This article mentions these three themes but focuses on something less frequent in ZAP: astrology.

A decade ago, Taylor Swift said on MTV: “Because of Mercury retrograde, everything is going to be completely wrong and confusing and bad communications; the phone will break down or you will send an SMS that will not reach the correct recipient”.

Many asked: What is this about Mercury retrograde? And they went searching.

First, astronomy.

Mercury retrograde is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs every year. Between three and four times a year.

It is not synonymous with Mercury “walking” backwards. No planet moves backwards. What happens is that Mercury moves slower than the Earth, so the optical illusion appears that it is moving backwards.

Second, astrology.

In astrology, Mercury is a planet strongly related to communication.

Mercury retrograde is, in astrology, synonymous with stopping, reviewing, new evaluations. Because it is a phase during which the probability of beginnings or major advances (work or personal) and communications, or even career, individual savings, relationships…

It is believed that there are greater difficulties in making ourselves understood, communication failures abound. Therefore, there are certain important decisions that should be avoided at this time, such as signing important documents.

Now, the politics.

The new Government takes office this Tuesday, the day April 2nd. The first phase of Mercury retrograde The new astrological year began this Monday, April 1st.

“Take over at the beginning of Mercury retrograde! You can already see what will happen!“, warns astrologer Sónia Brito.

Sónia warns that it is best to avoid signing contracts during this phase. There are those who suggest that, when taking office, some important document will fail; Or else, when they call Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, they will say his name… António Costa.

By the way, here’s another piece of advice from astrology: Mercury retrograde lasts until April 25th – it’s best not to file IRS returns during this period.

But Mercury retrograde does not dictate the “end of the world”. It just suggests that each person has alternatives to their routine because it increases the probability of something going wrong.