Mercury Is in Retrograde. But WTF Does That Mean, Anyway?

by Katie Herzog FlashMyPixel/Getty
If your social media feeds are anything like mine, you may have noticed an uptick in the number of people complaining about the planets lately. Mercury, it seems, is in retrograde. To adherents of astrology, this means if your relationship is on the rocks or your boss is being a turd or your neighbor changed their HBO password without telling you, blame Mercury.Broadly, “Mercury in retrograde” refers to the position of the planets as we orbit around