While Mercury, the wily planet of communication, doesn’t officially station retrograde until November 9, we’re locked and loaded to experience a lovely little preview of its hijinks courtesy of the retrograde pre-shadow, or retroshade — which begins October 21. Mercury retroshade refers to the two weeks immediately preceding the transit and the two weeks following it. Known as the pre- and post-retrograde shadow, these bookends bring the same emotionally congested and off-kilter energy as the