Magic in Motion: What Mercury Retrograde Taught Me About My Creative Process

If you’ve been in my orbit for a while, you probably know I live by the rhythm of the seasons, the moon, and yes—even Mercury retrograde.

This past cycle (March 14–April 7) hit me differently. I didn’t lose my keys or have tech fail spectacularly (okay, maybe once), but I did find myself standing face-to-face with one of the most uncomfortable parts of creating: the fear of releasing something imperfect into the world.

I had this new design—a dragon-shaped pendant meant to hold a ring close to your heart. It was hand-drawn, etched, sawn, polished… everything about it felt personal. And yet, I kept hesitating.

There were tiny flaws I could see in the etched texture. Parts I’d redraw if I could. I considered redoing the whole thing, delaying the launch, waiting for the “perfect” version. But every time I touched the piece, I felt the pull: This is ready to fly. I just wasn’t.

And that’s when I remembered what Mercury retrograde is really about:

Revisiting. Rethinking. Reframing.

It’s not a time for racing forward. It’s a time to look at where we’ve been, what we’ve made, and what stories we’re still telling ourselves.

So I leaned in.

I gave myself permission to see the dragon not as an imperfect design, but as a talisman of this exact moment in my creative journey.

One that carries the marks of handwork, heart, and hesitation. One that’s real.

And maybe that’s the deeper magic.

To release something not because it’s perfect—but because it’s true.

Mercury may have just gone direct, but I’m carrying this lesson with me into the rest of the season:

Sometimes the thing you’re resisting is the exact spell the world needs right now.

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P.S. You can meet the Dragon Treasure Keeper HERE—I finally released it on my Etsy.