Mercury retrograde spans from 6° Sagittarius back to 20° Scorpio
Most influenced by this transit…
22°-29°59′ of
Scorpio
Cancer
Pisces
Aquarius
Taurus
Leo
Energies represented by these planets and points will experience flow in the deepest parts of thier potential. This can lead to powerful openings and new opportunities. Healing is available as long as we guide our ship appropriately. Emotions are strong yet aligned. Do your best to be observant and non reactive. There is a lot to learn here. What others do isn’t about you but it is informative about their role in your life. On a deeper level, triggering issues are indicative of what needs to be reviewed to free yourself from emotional complexes.
Water sign placements experience more grace and may find themselves helping others. Know when to feel and when to act. It is all moving, isn’t it? Let it keep going and share your creative work with others.
Fixed signs placements experience more dynamic challenges and will have plenty of energy. Acknowledge the feelings that come up in order to make use of the energy below them. Frustrations can be a source of fuel. Enemies make us better competitors. Make a point to acknowledge challenges and victories in your life.
4°-6° of
Sagittarius
Virgo
Pisces
Gemini
Leo
Aries
Planets or placements in these areas should expect a deep review and opening. Something is getting going in the first half of November and will be revisited mid December and moving forward into 2026. If it is frustrating, it may stay this way until mid December. Do your best to acknowledge the annoyance or challenge without letting it overwhelm you. The delays are opportunities to take a break from the constant efforting. While you may not be able to let go completely, allow the universe to the heavy lifting. This is a faith building operation matched with a personal investigation. It may feel like you are getting a break from things and then they come back at you again. Don’t rule out anything.
Fire sign placements may feel more anxious to get thing moving. Momentum, availability and practicality seem to vacillate. This can stymie progress towards goals. Patience is a virtue. You have abundant energy and can wiggle yourself out of challenge quite easily. There is luck to be had here, but you have to be present enough with the situation to pan out the gold.
Mutable sign placements are currently (November 8th) getting a glimpse into the future. Over the next five weeks, they will get more info on how they got to the now. Previous connections can flow in but don’t have the same gravity as they once did. While the visit can feel nostalgic, you are only visiting to get your energy back. A few people may have evolved forward to meet you on your new path, but these are few and far between. See the rest of November as a retrospective. Stay present with the moment, but recognize how emotions are being projected or awakening from other situations.
The Collective Effect
We should all experience a lag beginning on the 5th of November ((I know as I write on the 8th)). This lag is Mercury slowing down to it’s standstill. Mars will come in on the 12th and conjunct Mercury. This adds a bit of discomfort by throwing fuel on a smoldering fire. There is enough water to keep this from burning out of control, but the mix of energy and feeling has us in the waves. If you feel stuck, take a few key actions that are productive and make you feel good about yourself.
The 18th and specifically the 19th can feel like a kick in the ass. Mercury re enters Scorpio and opposes Uranus. Its as if there is no time to explain, the universe just offers events and emotions. We are being propelled forward. Mercury also trine Neptune on the 19th so it’s hard to know what to trust. Remember this is an exploration. As Mercury re enters Scorpio, this allows the planet to make a lot of connections. The solar system has been waiting for Hermes to come help.
The 19th-22nd can feel like a journey to the center of the Earth… or center of something… zoom zoom. There are twists and turns. Which way are we supposed to look? There is a lot to pay attention to. Stay focused on daily self care and don’t follow the masses. If we try to understand others too much, we can drive ourselves nutty. Let them be, stay out of their way. Be kind and recognize how they are FEELING. Pay attention to the words and expression, but know that we are all functioning from a place deeper than our conscious minds can fully recognize. Mercury Cazimi with the Sun on the 20th.
The 24th adds some intrigue but it is kinda fun. Venus conjunct Mercury helps us orient the interesting findings from the last week. Knowing how we want to feel and what we have to feel can be tricky. This transit helps. Look out for rigid ideologies and groupthink. Remember to keep observing your feelings, don’t allow them to change your course without reflection. Connections made this day can be very healing and also enjoyable.
Mercury turns direct on the 31st. This will be felt strongly from the 27th-3rd as Mercury is changing directions again. Momentum starts building and by the 3rd we are back up to a reasonable pace. Mood can elevate a bit easier, take a load off. Things feel a little lighter before the next wave of the Grand Water Trine.
The 6th and 7th pick back up where we left off on the 22nd of November. Mercury trine Jupiter and then Saturn. The 6th is a wonderful day for an adventure. Perhaps we are hatching new ideas into fruition, making a plan and aligning details. Whatever big project we are working on moves forward. Lack can turn into abundance over these two days. Create some structure for yourself on the 7th. Use that time to recenter your energies from the last few months.
The 10th and 11th try to catch us back up to speed. The bigger stories are off the chains. Information is seemingly everywhere and most of it doesn’t make any sense. Provocative yet somehow uninteresting. This could be disorienting but that won’t last long.
By the 12th Mercury is back in Sagittarius and the energy takes off. Even though we are still in post shadow, communications have gotten their speed back. Don’t allow yourself to take off without inspection first.
The 17th punctuates the post shadow and we are back into unexplored territory. We should have gathered many gifts and tools to use as we move forward. A passion, project or connection may end today. If it is meant to go on, there will be a next step or new evolution. This may play out until Mercury ingress Capricorn on the 25th
Overall this is a fun time if you like drama and emotional processing. Feelings are non negotiable. We may be tempted to over indulge in our own or others stories. This can be fun and explorative. It can also be toxic and enabling, so note the difference. Some bitchy energy can be contagious. Mars has us wanting to move forward regardless of what we know or think. This can have us moving past limiting beliefs. This also can have us ignoring our own advice and rebuking the advice of others. We must keep an open mind without falling for everything. If we know how to laugh and have fun, we will do well. Otherwise the serious tone of Scorpio season can obscure the joy of the times.
Mercury Retrograde is a Gem
Mercury retrogrades enable shifting and releasing of patterns. They deepen our focus by reducing the speed of energy flow. This increases awareness and understanding of issues at hand. During its journey, we review previous instances but with this strong focus. We get a chance to feel the frequency three times in a matter of 6 weeks. We grab the gems and we move on. Getting the core gift out of an experience allows us to move forward with confidence and peace.
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