Nov 1 • Astrology
🔮 Mercury Retrograde: November 9 – 29, 2025
A cosmic invitation to rethink, realign & release
Hey beautiful souls 💫
We’re heading into one of the most transformative Mercury Retrogrades of the year — and it officially begins November 9th. But the truth is, this energy doesn’t suddenly “turn on” that day… it’s already building. Let’s break it all down so you can work with it consciously instead of feeling like it’s working against you.
🗓️ The Timeline
☁️ Pre-Shadow / Entering Phase: October 21 – November 8
This is when Mercury starts slowing down in the sky, retracing the degrees it will later move backward over. You may already notice:
- Old conversations, emotions, or patterns resurfacing
- Delays or tech snags beginning to show up
- A feeling of needing to slow down or rethink something
🌪️ Retrograde Phase: November 9 – 29
Mercury stations retrograde at 6° Sagittarius, then drifts back into 20° Scorpio. Sagittarius asks us to question our beliefs, truth, and direction. Scorpio pulls us deep — into the emotional underworld — to purge what’s been hidden or suppressed.
This combo invites truth-telling, shadow healing, and emotional renewal.
☀️ Post-Shadow / Integration Phase: November 30 – December 16
Mercury moves forward again but slowly. This is the clean-up and clarity phase. You’ll start seeing how the lessons fit together and what you’re ready to shift going forward.
🌗 What Might Be Stirred Up
This isn’t the time to fear miscommunication — it’s a time to witness what’s being revealed.
💭 Expect:
- Misunderstandings, tech issues, travel delays — yes, the classics
- Emotional triggers connected to honesty, intimacy, or boundaries
- Revisiting decisions made in haste — especially around work, money, or purpose
- Old limiting beliefs bubbling up for healing (Sagittarius = belief systems, Scorpio = deep transformation)
💡 Ask yourself:
- “Where am I holding back my truth?”
- “What emotional patterns or money stories keep replaying for me?”
- “What am I ready to transmute into wisdom?”
🔥 How to Work With This Energy
Mercury retrograde isn’t punishment — it’s a pause for integration.
✨ Practical guidance:
- Review instead of rush. Rethink plans, redo details, re-imagine what’s possible.
- Reflect before you react — especially in conversations.
- Back up data, double-check contracts, travel plans, and emails.
- Revisit creative ideas that never got finished. Mercury loves “unfinished business.”
- Journal daily. Retrogrades amplify intuitive downloads and self-awareness.
🕯️ Spiritual guidance:
- Meditate or take grounding walks in nature — the slower pace is medicine.
- Use this time to heal communication wounds, whether with others or your inner voice.
- Clear your energetic clutter — sage your workspace, declutter your digital life, and release outdated stories.
💸 For Our ITHRIVE Community
This cycle can deeply influence how you communicate with money.
Here’s how to use it intentionally:
- Revisit your financial beliefs. Are they rooted in fear or expansion?
- Review your investment strategies — not to make sudden moves, but to reconnect with your “why.”
- Reflect on how you talk about money — to yourself, your partner, or your community.
- Re-align your goals with your long-term values. Scorpio digs deep into emotional truth; Sagittarius reminds you to zoom out and see the bigger vision.
💬 Community Challenge:
Share in the comments one belief, story, or emotional pattern about money, security, or self-worth that you’re ready to revisit and rewrite during this retrograde. Let’s support each other through this collective recalibration.
🌕 Closing Reflection
This Mercury retrograde is less about chaos and more about clarity through reflection.
It’s your cosmic reminder to slow down, recalibrate your inner compass, and align your words, actions, and beliefs with your truth.
Take what surfaces as guidance, not punishment. You’re being shown what’s ready to evolve — in your mindset, relationships, business, and self-expression.
By the time Mercury clears its post-shadow around December 16th, you’ll have a renewed sense of direction, truth, and emotional grounding heading into 2026.
🪞Journal Prompts:
- What truth am I ready to speak — even if it shakes things up?
- Where do I need to forgive myself or another to move forward?
- How can I use reflection, not reaction, to guide my decisions this month?
- What is my new definition of abundance and ease?
✨ Take a deep breath, trust the process, and remember — retrogrades are simply invitations to return to alignment.
You’ve got this, and the entire community is walking through it with you 💜
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🔮 Mercury Retrograde: November 9 – 29, 2025
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