Ratification. The process set out in the Constitution for its ratification provided for much popular debate in the states. The Constitution would take effect once it had been ratified by nine of the thirteen state legislatures -- unanimity was not required.
Those who dread Mercuryâs retrograde motion say that, when the planet travels backward, its power to positively influence these domains is stifled, leading to chaos. Believers in the malevolent power of Mercury retrograde blame the phenomenon for everything from arguments to lost mail or luggage to automobile accidents, and warn people to hold back on conducting important business during this time.
The last decan of September 2016 marks the beginning of a new stage: on the 22nd Mercury resumes its direct motion, on the 26th itâs Plutoâs turn to resume its direct motion, and on the 27th Mars finally ends its retrograde cycle and enters Capricorn, where it feels very comfortable, because itâs its exaltation sign.