Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius and Scorpio: Transformation (November 9-29th, 2025)

Alexandra
Sep 18
13 min read

Updated: Sep 19

The third and final Mercury Retrograde of the year is upon us, this time spanning Sagittarius and Scorpio. Expect issues with communication, travel, technology, and information revealing itself… and so much more. Let’s dive right in.

Shortcuts: Dates, What is a Mercury Retrograde, Interpretation, In-the-Sign Predictions, Further Reading.

Dates:

This event begins on November 9th.

On November 19th, Mercury re-enters Scorpio.

And then on November 29th, the event ends.

We'll feel the energy gradually build/dissipate from October 6th to December 17th, 2025.

What is a Mercury Retrograde?

If you’re new here, you might be asking the question of what the heck this event even is – so this question gives you the quick-and-dirty explanation. A retrograde happens when the Earth and the respective planet pass each other in the cosmos. As they’re passing each other, it appears to us Earthlings that the other planet is stopping dead in its tracks and then moves backward for a time, before they resume their normal path. This is an optical illusion – but in astrological terms, a very potent time when everything associated with that planet goes a little bit haywire.

Mercury Retrograde means that anything related to travel, shipments, technology, and communication is a little bit different than usual. We’ll discuss this in the rest of the article, but for now: let’s look at the larger context.

Creating Change: The Larger Context

This Mercury Retrograde is a continuation of a story we’ve already started in July 2025, which was when the last Mercury Retrograde happened in Leo (July 18th to August 11th, 2025). This was a story of getting to the deep truths hidden from us by our own psyches, in our own lives, in our relationships, and in the world at large. This Mercury Retrograde continues that trend… but goes much deeper.

This Mercury Retrograde starts in the sign of Sagittarius, which is the sign concerned with creating context for the information we’ve gotten. It’s a sign of seeing the broad lines and big chapters of life, of belief systems and wondering about the reason why, rather than the what or how. Sagittarius is therefore very much concerned with life’s philosophies and everything else we do/seek/believe to create meaning in our lives.

During Mercury’s retrograde in Sagittarius (November 9th – 19th), Mercury here will force us to review and re-evaluate whether all the ways we seek meaning in our lives actually work for us. There’s a sense of testing for accuracy, but much more a sense of seeking deeper meaning, needing more depth, wanting something that genuinely matters... and seeing the larger context that our singular actions, habits, beliefs, and relationships play in the grand scheme of things.

If life were a book, Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius is a time when we zoom out of our view of sentences and paragraphs until we get to read all the names of the chapters we’re going to live… and let’s assume those chapters have actual names like: “I realized I was screwed since giving Terry that Secret Santa gift,” “The one time a chinese fortune cookie actually told me the future,” or “How I met my future spouse,” so chapter titles that actually give us information about the context we're moving through. Seeing the broad repercussions of where we’ve been and where we’re going gives us – though not a step-by-step roadmap of all the details – the general idea of where we’re heading. The consequences of our actions become visible to us for our long-term future… and that’s not always a comfortable experience. We can ignore the ways we set ourselves up for failure, but it will be ignored after knowing… rather than staying oblivious.

On November 19th, Mercury Retrograde returns to the previous sign of Scorpio. This is when the real action of this retrograde begins and when major changes are catalyzed and sweep us up. While Mercury in Sagittarius brought us a view of the broad strokes and reasons why, Scorpio isn’t placated by anything other than the full and complete truth of what's going on, including beneath the surface. Mercury in Scorpio takes the proverbial rug – the one the last Mercury Retrograde (July 18th – August 11th, 2025) let us peak under – and pulls out what lives beneath it. No longer do we have a choice to know or not know, see or not see: truth emerges (and has actually emerged/will emerge October to December 2025) and draw a line between what once was and what will be. Information changes us – whether it arises from the depths of who we are, or from the outside world – and Mercury Retrograde here does just that.

Scorpio is a sign of secrets. This Mercury Retrograde reveals them, including the ones we maybe wouldn’t have liked to know.

Transformation and Big Changes

One day before Mercury Retrograde starts, Uranus moves back into its previous sign, Taurus (November 8th). There’s a very important reason why Uranus’s trajectory is important: as Uranus goes back into Taurus to finish up a major chapter of our lives (one that we’ve been working with since 2018), Mercury actually forms an aspect to it – which means that this Mercury Retrograde actually serves as a time of heightened reflection on the past 7 years and as a catalyst for the last changes that Uranus, planet of change and upheaval, brings us.

Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio (November 19th to 29th) also brings a time of heightened capacity for change as the transformative energies of this sign create a cauldron for our past and the events we’ve experienced since 2011, 2018, and 2023 respectively. Any epic story requires a transformative epiphany near the end that allows the main character to know what he needs to defeat the villain and end the book. This Mercury Retrograde is that epiphany, and a change of heart that may (in some cases) cause a change in your own life.

Midwifing the End

… and this is where we get to the larger context of this Mercury Retrograde in astrology. Specifically, this event forms major aspects with Uranus – just after it re-entered its previous sign, Taurus. Uranus is the planet of radicality, revolutions, change, and unexpected events. Since 2018, it has moved through the sign of Taurus where it caused major upheaval in the areas of life that concern womanhood, nature, the body, bodily autonomy, finances and money systems, food, and anything to do with stability. Through this aspect, Mercury Retrograde alchemizes the end… as Uranus in Taurus will only spend time in this sign from November 8th to April 2026, after which it’ll enter Gemini for the next 7-8 years.

Mercury Retrograde also forms harmonious aspects with Saturn, Neptune, and the North Node in Pisces – with the exception of the North Node, all those players are in the last throws of their journey through this sign (one started in 2011, one in 2023) and won’t return there for the next 165 or 29 years respectively. This means that it’s part of a final recap, a final taking stock, and a final goodbye for these major chapters of life… that will end in January and February of the coming year.

This is a time to make peace with your past after seeing the truth of it first from afar, and then on a deep, root-centered way.

Our Personal Lives

What this means in our personal lives… is that something significant is about to change during this time or due to the realizations/choices/events happening during these 3 weeks. Life changes are underway that have been cooking since March of this year at the latest, in some cases, ones that have been going on for much longer.

On a psychological scale, we’re looking into the future and to the depth of who we are and seeing the discrepancy between who we could be and what life we’re leading. Where we’re living our purpose, this is a great time to reflect on how far we’ve come and create wisdom from the pains and obstacles that brought us here. Where we find small or even big differences between what matters to us and what priorities we built our lives on, Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio leads us to a veritable breaking point. You can’t go on like this. Change is needed. From now until mid-2026, this change will arrive. It’s time to put the gears in motion and lay the tracks to the future you’d like to have.

A Realignment of Our Destiny

This astrological event puts us in touch with the actual reason why we’re here – born in these times of great change, and put on this planet (despite our sometimes quite mixed feelings around this dubious pleasure). But we ARE here for a reason and there IS something here that only you can do. This Mercury Retrograde will show us what it is… and whatever it is will be highly specific to you and to your birth chart (which is why the predictions for the signs down below will not speak to that. A full reading needs to happen or the lack of individualized feedback might do more harm than good). On a more political level, we’ll be seeing big changes and revelations on the true characters of leaders, political figures, and even parties. The world as we know it is about to end and something new is born… but the new thing that’s born will be better than what we used to have.

Before I let you go into the in-the-signs, some more good news…

Good News

This Mercury Retrograde will have a less potent impact on shipments, logistical endeavors, planning, communication, and technology (which were all subject to massive upheaval and unexpected curveballs during Uranus in Gemini’s stint in Gemini, July 7th to November 8th) than in the last Mercury Retrograde we’ve had.

Don’t get me wrong: this is still a time to back up your devices, but if you were here on this blog for the Mercury Retrograde from July 18th to August 11th, then no worries: this won’t be as intense as that… when it comes to the front of plans derailing, miscommunication, and travel/shipment/technology mayhem. But it will still negatively affect all those things, so take care!

In the Signs:

This is for Sun and Rising signs – and, since it’s generalized, I recommend getting a reading with me for more specific and nuanced breakdowns of how this event impacts you.

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Shortcuts: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, and Further Reading.

Aries

This event impacts your beliefs about how the world truly is and might teach you something new. It’ll also show you systemic issues and misuse of power in large structures or entities around you. Themes around trust, power, and control will arise and require you to set appropriate boundaries: it’s time to disentangle from what needs to leave your life, and from what harms/has harmed you for a long time. The phoenix rises from the ashes: similarly, this event will allow you to rise and meet a new dawn. Also, this might be a particularly sexy time for you.

Taurus

This event impacts your one-on-one relationships, especially so with intimate partners. Truth, secrets, and finances may play a massively big role at the time as the true colors and hidden facets of you and someone else are coming to light. Themes around power and control arise and will be resolved as time goes on, even as your personal life and sense of self changes. This is a time when you get to see where your life path has shifted and needs to shift. The past 7-8 years have been big for you… it’s time to let go of what once was and to usher in the new dawn.

Gemini

This astrological event impacts your social life and partnerships with others, bringing changes and important conversations with the people you committed to – specifically in love. This event may also bring you the return of a long-lost flame, the entry of a new partner, or significant events with a pre-existing partner. Not all that glitters is gold… just because someone returns, doesn’t mean you have to (or should!) let them close again. Other than this, this Mercury Retrograde impacts your work environment, daily habits, and health. Take care of yourself and make sure you get enough rest. There’s a heightened potential for accidents with this energy, so take care when operating machinery.

Cancer

This event impacts the ways you are, and want to be, of service to others, as well as your romantic life and the people you genuinely love. This means that this event requires you to take an honest look at where you need to put your own needs on a backburner for someone else who’s genuinely suffering, and where you need to put your own needs first or risk repercussions that came from inner depletions or energy drain. In love, this event might reveal the true colors of the people around you. Children and fertility are highlighted as well… and creativity may run extra high.

Leo

This event changes the way you view the world as it impacts your heart and the way it guides you. Mercury Retrograde here also aids your self-expression and shows you where you could be closer to your authentic truth. It impacts your creative endeavors and gives you inspiration based on the truth of what’s going on, or on what needs to be created going forward. In the first half of this event, children and romantic partners are particularly highlighted (so be careful when it comes to communication with them). In the second half, your family and home life are up for revelations and reevaluations, so pay extra attention to that.

Virgo

This event impacts your home, family, roots, and inner foundations. It’s time to take stock of how you are/communicate with your family members, and of what’s going on for the people you’re closest to. Issues around a physical home may be revealed and require action, in some cases, a move might be in order or facilitated (please don’t buy before you do your due diligence as it’s not unlikely that you’re getting something more problematic than you think… if you don’t do your due diligence). During the second half of this event, communication becomes subject of more confusion while information arises that changes your life.

Libra

This event impacts your mind and shows you what you do believe… and should believe, based on the evidence and information life hands to you. Themes around education, neighbors, and/or siblings may be highlighted for you in the first half of the event (obviously only if that’s applicable – not everyone has f.e. siblings). In the second half of this event, the focus shifts to your values, self-worth, and beliefs around money, finances, and resources. This is a time to clean up your finances and look at where you’re money is coming from… and whether what you’re doing to earn it is going well for you. Make sure you take extra care to track your finances and make payments on time as the retrograde may mess with logistics and systems of payments.

Scorpio

This astrological event highlights your use and generating of money and resources… as well as where or why this could be aligned/out of alignment for you, and where/which beliefs are out of whack. This isn’t just a taking stock so you have a laundry list of issues (or signs that you’re doing well): this Mercury Retrograde allows you to make tangible changes to set you up for a more empowered and sustainable financial future (especially as Saturn and Neptune move into a house concerned with work for you in early 2026). As Mercury Retrograde changes back into Scorpio, your lifepath and sense of self are subject to revelations, reevaluations, and overall, positive and forward-bringing changes.

Sagittarius

For you, this Mercury Retrograde reveals who you are… and where past actions, pains, repressed material, self-sabotage, and actual circumstances you can’t easily leave keep you from being who you truly are, impact your self-expression, and or hinder you on your life path. However, this energy isn’t meant to give you a “list of reasons why you’re screwed”: there’s an actual quite powerful potential for healing as Mercury alchemizes all those energies and allows you to set yourself up for a better path. This feels like a part goodbye, part hello: the renewal and rebirth that comes from fully closing out a chapter of your life so you can use what you’ve learned to move forward. This energy creates wisdom for you.

Capricorn

This Mercury Retrograde is a reckoning of your inner psyche and your past combined. Whatever still lives in the proverbial attic of your mind, whatever burdens of the past you still carry (from yourself or others), it’ll come up for resolution and healing. Please make sure to schedule more rest and take some time off as unexpected events will come up, and you may not have as much energy as you think. In the second half of this event, your friendships and social life are getting impacted by this energy, making miscommunication with friends, groups, or online more likely. Follow your heart and let people react as they will, and see where your dreams (and the people you surround yourself with) will lead you.

Aquarius

Mercury Retrograde for you impacts your social life and friendships first, impacting the way you communicate with and see the people you hold dear and walk through life with. This is a time to be mindful of miscommunications in friendships, but also around social media. Cancel culture is not quite dead yet, so be careful. Another thing up for a re-evaluation is the goals you have for your life and the purpose(s) you devote your life to. There may be re-evaluations and revelations in your career or on your job, or with authority figures in your life. Mercury Retrograde may have an interesting effect on your reputation, both setting you up for the harvest of your actions and integrity for the past 14 years and also making you more vulnerable to unexpected rumors. It’s important to remain grounded and not follow the noise past your true path in life. The chatter, if it is unfounded, will die down.

Pisces

This event impacts your career, purpose, and the deep beliefs you built your life on. As Mercury impacts your career and job, the nature of what you do with your life and even your reputation, as well as the authority you hold over your life, is going to be revealed to you. It’s time to make changes and step into who you truly are: fortune favors those who live in integrity and take charge of their lives from that place onward. It’s time for you to become that and let the pieces fall where they may. This is also a time to re-evaluate whom you allow to teach you about life – whether that’s in an actual educational setting, a mentor at work, a family member at home, or a religious figure/guru whom you allow to explain the world to you. What is the ACTUAL truth? This Mercury Retrograde will reveal it to you. Be sure to avoid miscommunications at work.