Just getting into astrology, I have some questions.

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First off, I'm delighted to see such an active group here! Gives me hope that I'll have people to talk with as I explore this spiritual tool.

So here are my questions:

1a) What are good web sites to learn from and get decent horoscopes from?

1b) I've found Jonathan Cainer, who I like a lot, and have been reading Rob Brezsny's Free Will Astrology for over a decade. I've also found Astrodienst, which has some helpful charts and a nice astrology primer, and this place called Astrology Zone which is okay, but doesn't really move me. Are these sites good, bad, or so-so?

2) I keep hearing about Mercury being in retrograde. What does that mean exactly, and how long will it last?

3) I am an Aquarius with a Leo moon. Is it at all significant to me that the lunar eclipse we just had was in Leo during Aquarius, and that the solar eclipse in August will be in Aquarius during Leo? This is the question I've been trying to determine the most, but I think it's too particular to my chart to be in general astrology info.

I guess that's about it for now. I've always been drawn to astrology by my rational mind has kept me from looking into it deeply. Now my life has turned upside down; what was rational before is completely chaotic now. So it's definitely time to revisit my old assumptions about the way the universe works, and this is part of that journey. Thanks in advance for your help!