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William Careyborn under Mercury retrograde

English Baptist missionary and Particular Baptist minister (1761-1834) — born August 17, 1761, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Leo.

BornAugust 17, 1761(1761–1834)♌︎☿ Rx in Leo · 21°21′Rx windowAug 1 – Aug 25, 1761
☿Natal Mercury retrograde♌︎LeoWikipedia
✶Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy

Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a fire-sign keynote in Leo: Friend-group static; egos bruise easily, soften the send.

Shares a retrograde sign with
♌︎Michael Jackson♌︎Fidel Castro♌︎Jorge Luis Borges

Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.

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