1He’s lying down, and that is what the card is telling you to do.
2The stained glass above him shows one person blessing another.
3He’s hoping and praying for a blessing, and he isn’t actually doing anything.
My Favorite Mercury Retrograde CardRest, relax, recover and heal. It’s what a retrograde is asking for anyway.
- Rest, relax, recover, heal
- Checking that you’re actually healed
- Rest, not waiting
In a reading
Rest, relax, recover and heal. Check whether the rest has quietly turned into waiting.
Deeper meaning
He’s praying for a blessing and not doing anything
Rest, relax, recover and heal. I say those four together nearly every time, and this is my favorite card to get during Mercury retrograde, because it’s exactly what a retrograde wants us to do anyway. But look at the stained glass above him. It shows one person blessing another, and he’s lying there hoping and praying for a blessing while not doing anything about it. So there’s a question sitting inside the rest, which is whether it has turned into waiting. I also use this card as a check before somebody takes on something demanding. Make sure you’re actually healed first.
In the good stuff
You actually rested, and you’re healed enough to go again.