Yes, Mercury is in retrograde — but does it really affect your life?

Do the planets have an actual impact on how we live our daily lives? This is a question that has been asked for thousands of years as people have looked above and beyond for answers to their daily life.  

When things are going wrong, many are inclined to blame a phenomenon known as "Mercury retrograde." 

This is a period when the planet Mercury enters retrograde motion and appears to move backward in the sky — although it isn't actually moving backward. Mercury, like Earth, has an elliptical orbit around the sun. But since it's between Earth and the sun — and moves faster — it appears from our vantage point to change direction as it laps Earth.