Few are “comfortable” with Mercury retrograde in Cancer, squaring Saturn in Mars-ruled Aries. You hit your soft spot, something real, hard and sharp, or you’re just afraid of that kind of thing.
This causes the person to move away from the danger zone or point of weakness (Cancer). This is very frustrating because most people are in situations that are unavoidable, at least for the foreseeable future.
This situation is exacerbated by Venus square Mars in signs ruled by Mercury. Venus in Virgo values efficiency, while Mars in Gemini wants to achieve a goal instantly. When everything and everyone is moving like pond water, nervous systems are churning.
Mercury squares Saturn, so you can expect the pressure to gradually build until Mercury turns direct in the early evening of the 23rd. Venus Mars square also closes; minds become angry.
The answer here is to control your mental processes. But in such conditions it is a job and a half.
I also noticed this nuance: there is a sense of inevitability associated with it. Understanding comes to you slowly and painfully.
How is your relationship with Mercury in Saturn square Cancer? What do you see there?
