Mercury conjunct Mars :: November 12th
By Wednesday the 12th, Mars meeting Mercury will help us re orient our energy. This is a lot of energy. It is certainly alive on the 11th as well. With Mercury retrograde and Mars direct, this is an example of a bi-directional aspect. The two planets are moving in different directions towards one another. It can feel like they are going to collide, but remember, these trains are on different tracks. Catastrophizing is easy to do but a silly waste of energy. Being physically active is a must, just watch your step. Recognize why you are doing what you are doing. Otherwise, the energy may overtake you and drop you on your butt, on the ground, where you can feel things.
Unspoken dynamics will be the most frustrating, as they may want to burst to the surface. Important communications have gravity to them. When they are held inside, they are attractive and magnetic, they build a colony of extra energy around them. This looks like emotions. If something has gone suppressed, repressed or unexpressed, it may just spew out with all the emotion attached. There are downfalls to this, so watch your tongue. Overall this can be very healing, especially for the person expressing. If the receiving party can recognize the layers of emotion and remain objective, it will also inform them greatly as to ‘where the communicator is coming from’. With these planets in Sagittarius, remain grounded and thorough in your communications. It may not feel natural to slow down. Despite this, good communication always requires attention, focus and detail orientation. Don’t assume that someone ‘got the picture’. Verify with them. Keep it as light as you can. There is a choice here to be playful, avoidant or overly serious. Watch how your mind and emotions want to jump off of things like it’s a hot frying pan. The warmth is loving energy, sit in it and share your truth.
If you find someone is being unkind or combative, leave them alone and let them find an argument partner.
There is a competitive spirit to this day. Learning something new or practicing a physical skill can have you feeling on top of your game. Sagittarius has a way of learning without too much concern for failure. Its about doing a bunch of things, the more novel the better. If, in any way, you have the option to try a new approach, do it today. If you are striving to be the best, you can get some really good performance. Just remember that everyone has this inspired kick, so be original. While there may be only one CEO of the company, not everyone can get that job. When it comes to your life, there is only one you. Be that person in as shining a way as you can. We can all share in victory when we put our authentic selves out there.
Fleeting vulnerability. Discomfort is inseparable from growth and development. Lean into the discomfort. Recognize the truth of what is happening in your life. We can have all the faith we want, but if we aren’t honest with ourselves, the universe can’t bring us miracles. As you are reading this, there may be one or two things that you know you are avoiding… no worries… but… take a few moments to look at it, feel it and recognize the truth of the situation. Expand your vision and look at yourself, looking at or feeling the issue. Just observe. Recognize how this oft avoided reality affects you. Offer love, understanding, forgiveness and compassion to yourself. When you find acceptance, you’ll feel it in your gut.
Mercury was traveling with Mars for most of October and they shared a conjunction @ 19° of Scorpio just last on the 20th. Prior to this, there had not been a conjunction since January of 2024.
Now, within 6 months, they will do so 5 times.
Mercury conjunct Mars
January 27, 2024 @ 17° Capricorn
October 20, 2025 @ 19° Scorpio
November 12, 2025 @ 6° Sagittarius
January 18, 2026 @ 26° Capricorn
March 15, 2026 @ 10° Pisces
April 20, 2026 @ 8° Aries
If you have planets or points at these positions (conjunctions with the transit), expect powerful breakthroughs eventually leading to empowerment. As the cycle between Mercury and Mars is quite a dance, a transit from these two could look like an entanglement or battle. An argument between passion and rationale. The body and the mind aren’t exactly sure how to proceed. The emotional component being FELT is the key to making forward progress or personal inroads on challenges.
If these conjunctions are happening in angles (trine opposition square quincunx sextile) to a personal planet…than the same could be true. However the unfolding will feel less internal and more externally motivated. In my experience (with some exceptions) conjunctions to personal planets create an inner transformation or trigger. Opposition and square create some sort of outer tension that requires acceptance or resolution. Trine and sextile bring our energy out to the surface and assist us in expressing them to and with the world, be it a team, a partner, a community, a dance floor or a canvas.
Passing the Torch
When working as teammates, Mars and Mercury can do a lot of good together. Their energies create a synergistic balance. When they are not working together, it can stagnate everything. This dance between the two indicates that they are ready to work together once again. This does not mean that they let go of their deeply held frustrations, but that they are willing to work through them. Compromise is likely but it doesn’t mean that everything is a-okay. If anything, we are deciding what to let go of, what to work through and what to push further down the road. We can’t please everyone. Life involves compromise and disappointment. It’s more about how we handle these things, as opposed to avoiding them.
In our best moments, our minds align with our bodies and create a field of peace and manifestation. Let’s aim for that.
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