Hey Hope.. well we usually go back over things, retrace our steps, review, revise and revisit things (people, the past, decisions etc) whilst Mercury is re-trograde as it has been and then after this thinking/information gathering few weeks, we move forwards once again refreshed when Mercury goes direct. This is why you shouldnt buy anything electrical whilst Mercury is going backwards as oftgen, once it moves forwards again, you change your mind about it, or it isnt fit for the purpose anymore. Mercury rules communications, messages, texts, phones, the mind, etc.
Eclipses also shake things up and shunt us back onto the correct path.. thats a 4 day window (so 2 days either side teh eclipse for potency).. so if things have altered to you around the eclipse/Mercury direct, I would trust thats a new direction. Eclipses can affet things over the long term 6 months - 3 years, depending on how they impact your chart. Certianly, their effects can be felt until the next pair of eclipses, in 6 months time, which will be again in Cancer/Capricorn.
