November 25th 2024 – December 15th 2024
Mercury is … What?
Mercury is stationing retrograde in Sagittarius on 11/25/2024 (I know I’m a little late, in true Mercury retrograde fashion!). What does this mean exactly?
Mercury “rules”, by ancient astrological standards, anything that has to do with brain functioning and communication. During this time, in the sky, the planet Mercury appears to be moving backward – this is an optical illusion created by the speeds of Earth and Mercury. With Mercury ruling general themes like: communication (electronic and in person), data, computers, cars, appointments, schedules, and thinking, you can imagine that during the time where these things are said to be “reversed” or “jumbled”, things can get a little crazy!
You may notice people more frequently missing appointments, or making silly mistakes they wouldn’t normally make, sending e-mails without attachments, forgetting to double check something they always double check, and having computer, internet, or car issues. All of these are extremely common themes that seem to just be that much more likely during the retrograde period of Mercury.
So how do we combat this frustrating time? Well, avid astrologers will advise you to avoid starting any big projects, implementing anything (such as a new software), or buying a big purchase (such as a car or house) during the retrograde period. It is also usually advised against to sign any contracts. This is because miscommunications often happen during the Mercury Retrograde period – it’s kind of the theme! So if you do make a big purchase, it’s likely there’s something that you either aren’t being made fully aware of, or are not understanding.
Read things twice when signing anything unavoidable, have others review it as well, and make 100% sure you’re in complete understanding of everything that would impact your decision.
As far as the period of time in general – re-read things you type, re-view things before pressing send, re-mind yourself of all your appointments in advance (not just an alert same-day), most things with the prefix “re” come in handy during this time. This is a great time, however, for introspection and reviewing things that need it! Mercury Retrograde is not ALL BAD and, just like everything in the sky, keeps moving and will eventually pass.
So … What does this mean for ME?
At this part of the post there will be buttons below, we’ll look at your individual rising sign to see where this retrograde of Mercury an other impacting factors will be in your whole-sign chart. This gives ideas on where in life you will be influenced and how.
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♈︎ Aries Rising ♈︎
If Aries falls on your Ascendant, Mercury will be traversing your 9th House. This means that themes of the Mercury Retrograde may appear in areas of your life that involve organized religion (such as church activities), secondary education or knowledge pursuits, philosophy, or long-distance travel. You may experience delays or miscommunications in these areas especially so it would be wise to take your time and really think things through if decisions have to be made in any of those areas. If you are in the middle of traveling a long distance, be sure to expect some delays – flight delays are very common as well as travel hiccups. Double and triple check your reservations to make sure you don’t have any uncomfortable bumps in the road.
Mercury rules your 3rd and 6th house and these areas could be affected by the Retrograde just as much. The third house is another house that deals with shorter trips and travel, education, learning, communication, and thought processes/thinking. If you’re traveling at all and have Aries Rising heed the above advice and double & triple check all bookings and reservations in advance! If you run into hiccups try your best to go with the flow, even though having Aries Rising means sometimes you may be a little hot-headed! The 6th House rules work, health, routines, and habits so any of these areas could feel as though you’re backtracking or missing things! Missing doctor’s appointments or getting off your routine may happen!
Good things for you to practice during the retrograde would be journaling! Rethinking philosophical or religious areas of life may come in to play. You could make use of the retrograde by evaluating your health and routine and make positive changes for yourself!
During early December challenges involving education, communication, cars, and trips may come into play. You could feel that things are either getting blown out of proportion, or that there are differences in viewing a problem or situation.
Again in early December there could be tensions or frustrations especially being caused from separation or lonely feelings. You could be feeling more upset or lonely than usual. There could be feelings of isolation or even your subconscious just acting up. Be kind to yourself!
♉︎ Taurus Rising ♉︎
Those with Taurus on the Ascendant will have Mercury rolling through your 8th House. During this time period having additional anxiety and upset wouldn’t be unheard of. You may want to watch your spending! This is the house of debts to other people – this would not be the best time to take out a loan or open a line of credit. Wait until January for the New Year for any big purchases. If you have a spouse or partner, their money may be affected during this time and take a dip. Try to remain as flexible as possible!
Mercury in your chart rules the 2nd & 5th houses. These frustrations or issues could be coming from money and resources, children, love, romance, gambling, or games. Many of the themes in this Taurus-Rising set up involve cash flow and dolla dolla bills. Make sure you’re watching your spending during this time! This could mean you accidentally over budget yourself and then fall short, or that your spouse or partner is struggling financially or has a financial setback during this time period. You could also have to dole out more money for children or even something that brings you joy during this time, but even pleasurable things can sometimes cause us frustration if we over-spend!
Some positive things you could use this retrograde period for would be going over your budget and reevaluating your budget for next year – this is a great time for deep thinking on your budget and getting things under control. This is also a great time to sit and think and really introspect on the things that truly bring you joy in life and focus on those things!
In early December there could be stressors involving (again) finances and other people’s finances there could be overspending on one person’s part that impacts the other or there could be a disagreement about finances with someone. There could just be general overspending and lack of budgeting.
Again in early December there could be frustrations, separations, or isolations involving friends/acquaintances and the themes of anxiety, other people’s money, and debts to others. Keep in mind your value and what you’re worth! Don’t let others decide your worth and keep in mind what you feel others owe you and what you feel you owe to them. How do you give and receive love? Are you good at both?
♊︎ Gemini Rising ♊︎
If you have Gemini Rising in your chart, Mercury will be strolling through your 7th House of one-to-one relationships. Often times this involves a romantic relationship, it can however also represent those you don’t get along with as well! Or a close personal relationship. Or just “others” in general! You might feel like everyone else just can’t get it together during this retrograde season! Don’t let it get you down. If other people are stressing you out or can’t make up their minds, remember you can only control yourself. If this does involve miscommunications in relationships (personal or otherwise) remember that the important part to a relationship is communication. Make sure both parties are being heard and understood and take extra time out for it.
In your chart Mercury rules the 1st and 4th houses and as such these frustrations could be stemming from issues surrounding yourself and how you or others view you, as well as home, family, and property/real estate. This would NOT be a good time to purchase a home or a piece of property or real estate. Keep in mind that these frustrations will pass. The planets keep on spinning!
A great use of this retrograde for you would be introspecting and figuring out what it is you need from others as well as yourself. What do you demand from others and what do you need to demand of and for yourself? As long as you’re taking other people’s emotions and opinions into account, everything should be good!
During early December themes of who you are and how others see you may be over blown or out of proportion and this could cause conflict with other people, or even miscommunications or misconceptions. Come to mutual understandings with others around you and try not to let little problems get blown out of proportion.
Again during the early December time-frame you may have separation, isolation, or lonely feelings particularly in the workplace. In career, life direction, or public image, you may feel stressed out, frustrated, or like you aren’t being understood or heard. Just hang on! Things will get better.
♋︎ Cancer Rising ♋︎
With Cancer on your Ascendant, Mercury goes swimming through your 6th House. This is the house of work, routines, health, and habits. You may feel like there are miscommunications or misunderstandings primarily in these areas. There could be missed doctor’s appointments, an upset in routines, or miscommunications at work.
Mercury in your chart rules the 12th and 3rd houses. These miscommunications and frustrations could be stemming from isolation, loneliness, or mental upsets as well as communication, thinking, thought processes, education, and short trips/travel. This would not be a good time for you to purchase a car. Short trips may come with delays and upsets, so much like your Aries Rising pals, you’ll want to double and triple check any reservations you make! If you’re having a hard time emotionally or mentally during this time then make sure to reach out to your support system or a professional.
This retrograde would be a good time to think about what you want for yourself health-wise or habit-wise moving forward and make a plan for the New Year for yourself. This would be a great time to change up your diet. If you wanted to focus on your mental health this would be a great time to do a psychological deep dive into your psyche and learn about yourself! Journal, journal, journal if that’s something you like – now is the perfect time!
During early December there may be lots of feelings of trying to understand the subconscious, trying to understand your psyche, loneliness, or even some mental anxieties. If you’re feeling like they are disrupting work, routine, or diet make sure you involve loved ones. Don’t let stress weigh on you and remember it will pass!
During early December there may be frustrations surrounding travel, organized religion, philosophy, or secondary education. Big ideas are amazing! Just make sure they don’t overshadow what you know is logical. Stressors or separations in these areas can mean you are trying to understand things logically in your own way.
♌︎ Leo Rising ♌︎
With Leo on your Ascendant, Mercury prances through your 5th House. You may feel there are increased miscommunications, reversals, or review in your life around the areas of children, pleasure, happiness, romance, sex, creativity, and creations.
These frustrations may be coming from areas of life that concern friends/acquaintances/groups or finances/money/personal property. There could be overspending for children or friends or forgetting to budget appropriately because you’re spending money on your loved ones! Just try your best to keep budgeting in mind when you’re spending for your loved ones during the holiday season. You could also be re-evaluating some creative pursuits or artistic pursuits due to the public/groups/friends and finances.
This retrograde will be a great time to be reviewing parenting styles if you’re a parent, how you want to give and receive love with others, and how you’d like to budget if you are in the process of budgeting or wanting to refresh or renew your budget. This is a great time to introspect about these things!
During early December don’t let small discussions get out of hand with friends/groups/acquaintances try not to let any mountains get made into mole hills. If these areas of life and areas of love, romance, sex, children, or creativity end up having conflict with outside groups make sure to try and be calm. There could also need to be discussions about giving and receiving love and how you’re able to do that. Try to combine ideas and communication as best you can.
Again in early December, there could be restriction of a partner’s finances, or there could be stress involving debts or loans in some way. This could be causing stress in areas of life such as love, romance, pleasure, or children.
♍︎ Virgo Rising ♍︎
With Virgo on the Ascendant, Mercury is walking through your 4th House of home, family, parents, and property/real estate. You may be having miscommunications, reversals, or review necessary in these areas. It would be wise NOT to purchase any property or sign any leases during this time period, things you don’t full understand about the contract may come back and become stressful or frustrating.
These frustrations may be coming from areas of your life such as status, career, public view, your hopes & where you want to go in life, and your identity, who you are, and how you’re seen by others. If you are having issues understanding where you want to go in life or what you want to do, it’s okay to use this time just to think. You don’t need to make any large decisions during this time or start big projects. It’s a good idea to focus on yourself and the things you love, and who you are and where you want to go.
A good thing for you to focus on right now are your plans for the future and where you want to go. Your hopes, dreams, and who you want to be. It’s okay to take time to think about what you want and where you want to go. Don’t make big moves right now, just think about what you need for yourself and your future. If you’re considering moving or property changes I would wait and use this time to compile realty or properties to look at.
For early December you may have either some tension or even a small problem becoming a big one if things are let out of control in the areas of work/career/public status and home/family/parents/property. Make sure you’re doing your best to balance both work and home life and things shouldn’t get out of hand. Sometimes small problems can become big ones over time without attention.
Again in early December, there could be tension, separation, isolation, or frustrations involving romantic relationships, the public, or “others” in general and home/family/parents/property. There could be tensions that are leading to feelings of loneliness or isolation or just frustrations in general.
♎︎ Libra Rising ♎︎
If you have your Ascendant on Libra, Mercury will be hanging out in your 3rd house of communication, local environment, relatives, siblings, and short trips. You may have miscommunications, reversals, or things to review in these areas of your life. If you are taking any trips (especially via a vehicle like a car) make sure to double and triple check that everything is functioning properly before you leave. This retrograde in particular could cause you to run behind or throw a small wrench in your plans one way or another. Better to be safe than sorry so plan accordingly for hiccups or delays in your journey if you’re planning to travel around the holiday season.
These frustrations (especially in areas like communication) could stem from areas of your life such as secrets you have, isolation you’ve been participating in, mental stressors, faith, religion, long-term travel, or philosophy. These could be causing some sort of communication frustration with those around you, but it’s okay to have different beliefs or needs than the people around you.
For you – this would be an AMAZING time to journal, journal, journal. You’d make great use of your time by introspecting and thinking about how you yourself communicate and how you’d like others to communicate with you specifically. You could also benefit from taking some solitude breaks from the world and just a “time-out” in general from everything. This is a great time to evaluate your mental well being and determine what makes you feel at peace with yourself. You may also want to evaluate your philosophies and faith, see what it is you feel passionately about – whatever that may be!
There may be difficulties in the first week of December regarding your faith, philosophies, religion, or beliefs and communication. It may be a clash with those around you about these things, but it’s important to remember that respecting everyone’s opinions is important, so is having your own beliefs that make you unique. Keep in mind you don’t have to think the same thing as everyone else to respect what they believe.
This same week you could have frustrations or restrictions of some sort in your diet, routine, or health involving communication or short travel in some way – maybe you’re taking a trip that will interrupt your normal routine, or a relative or sibling might be getting in the way of your regular comings and goings.
♏︎ Scorpio Rising ♏︎
If you have Scorpio on the Ascendant, Mercury will be swimming on through your 2nd House. This is the area of your chart that involves personal finances & belongings. Be mindful during this time not to overspend or make poor financial decisions. This would NOT be a great time to make a big purchase or sign a financial contract of some sort. There could be misunderstandings, miscommunications, or reversals in this area of life.
These misconceptions and miscommunications could be coming from areas of your life involving other people’s finances, debts owed (loans/credit cards), and mental anxieties/fears as well as friends/groups/acquaintances. This would mean it would benefit you not to overspend in any area of your life, it would probably not be the best idea to take out a line of credit, a loan, or use other’s money or your own in an irresponsible way. Friends/acquaintances may also cause some miscommunications or misconceptions as well.
This would be a great time to sit and evaluate your finances and make a financial plan for the future. This would also be a great time to evaluate friendships and how you receive love from others. Do you feel worthy of receiving love? Do you know how to have healthy relationships with others? Do you have good friendships in general? Think on these topics and introspect.
During early December you may have some frustrations or small problems becoming bigger in areas of your life involving your finances and other people’s. In general this can mean money that is your own, and money that is borrowed. You may be overspending someone else’s money – don’t rack up that credit card bill! You could be confused about how much you have in the bank or accidentally being careless with finances. Be mindful or you may end up digging yourself a hole!
Also during early December there could be separation, isolation, frustration, or loneliness involving feelings of pleasure, fun, sex, love, romance, (sometimes children) and your finances may play a role. Make sure to understand when it’s best to be logical and step back to see things for what they are.
♐︎ Sagittarius Rising ♐︎
For those with Sagittarius on your Ascendant, Mercury will be zipping through your 1st House – this is the area of your chart that represents your identity, who you are, and how others see you, as well as your physical body. You may be dealing with misconceptions, miscommunications, or reversals that deal with your personal self or identity. It could be your experiencing confusion on who you are and what you want in general. It could also be that the themes of Mercury Retrograde are super-potent for you! Remember to double-check as much as you can during this time, review, reread, and check three times!
Misconceptions and miscommunications could be coming from areas of your life involving relationships (romantic or close), “others” in general, and the public, as well as your public image, status, and career. Make sure you try your best to communicate what you need from others during this time so you aren’t getting frustrated if they aren’t understanding you and what you want or need. In work especially you may want to keep a to-do list at least until mid-December so you aren’t forgetting important tasks by accident!
This would be a fantastic time to really introspect on who you are and what you want for yourself. What expectations you have for yourself as well as what you expect from others in close personal relationships especially. You may want to take time focusing in on what it is that you want out of life and where you want to head. If you feel confused right now just think it through! Take your time.
In early December you may experience some frustrations with relationships with others in specific. Try your best not to let small things become bigger through communication. Bottling up frustrations never does any good and can sometimes make a mountain out of a molehill. Personal relationships and what you expect from others could be a big theme.
Again in early December there could be feelings of isolation, loneliness, stress, or frustration in home life, involving family or parents, or in property your rent/own. Don’t get too stressed out. If you’re feeling separated from family right now, a good phone call would be a great idea. If you’re dealing with stressors in the home try your best to find relaxation.
♑︎ Capricorn Rising ♑︎
If you have Capricorn on your Ascendant, Mercury will be walking through your 12th House. This is the area of the chart that deals with isolation, loneliness, secrets, and mental stressors. If you have any secrets you’ve been hiding, this may be a time they would come to light. If you’re feeling lonely or mentally stressed out miscommunications or misconceptions could come up during this time.
Some of the miscommunications you may deal with could come from areas of life involving health, routine, diet, faith, beliefs, philosophy, religion, and long-distance travel. If you’re traveling long distance this holiday season, be mindful there may be delays and to make extra time and accommodations for that. If you’re feeling like your routine is being interrupted or your beliefs are changing or being re-evaluated that’s okay! Do your best not to miss doctor’s appointments, or make big errors at work that you would have avoided by just double-checking something that is typically routine for you!
This would be a great time to dig deep into what you feel like brings you mental peace, taking some much needed time away, evaluating your belief system or philosophies and what you put your faith in, and your health, diet, and/or routine. All of these areas of life may benefit greatly from you taking time out to truly consider what you want and what you think.
In early December you may have some issues that become bigger than you want them to involving isolation, separation, loneliness, mental stress, secrets, or those who are against you and your diet, health, routine, or work. Don’t make small problems any bigger than they need to be, and if someone else in your life is making a mountain out of a molehill, remind them to take a different perspective. Stepping away from a problem and coming back to it later can help a lot if you’ve felt it’s become too much.
Also in early December there could be feelings of separation, isolation, frustration, or tension in communication, extended family, siblings, or environment and your mental stress, isolation, secrets, or those that may be against you. Keep your head up and make sure you communicate your boundaries to others. Don’t let miscommunications come up, be clear and concise.
♒︎ Aquarius Rising ♒︎
Those of you with Aquarius on the Ascendant have Mercury floating through your 11th House. This is the area of your life that concerns friends, groups, and acquaintances. You could have some misunderstandings, misconceptions, reversals, or confusion in this area of your life. There could be a miscommunicated situation with friends or a group of individuals that you didn’t intend.
These miscommunications could be coming from pleasure, art, creativity, children, romance, love, and sex as well as anxiety, other people’s money, and debt. There could be confusion surrounding these topics or coming from these topics and impacting groups you are a part of, or your friends. Make sure you’re communicating how you give love to others and what you need in return clearly. This would potentially be a bad time to take out a line of credit, a loan, or a mortgage.
This would be a really good time to introspect on what you need from those you love, how you give and receive love from others and what makes that difficult/easier. How you are able to process anxiety and how you can relieve stress/tension in your life. If finances are troubling you (particularly those of a spouse – OR – loans you may have taken out/money you owe) this would be a good time to re-evaluate your budgeting and make a plan for the future.
In early December you may have some miscommunications or frustrations with friends/acquaintances/groups and a romantic partner/children or you may have miscommunications surrounding creativity/art and groups of people. This could also involve the greater concern of how you show love to others and how you receive love in return. Don’t let small issues become big – take time to think things out as logically as possible and if emotions get too heavy, step back and take a breather and come back to the topic later.
Also in early December, there could be feelings of isolation, separation, frustration, or tension in the way you communicate with friends/acquaintances/groups involving your personal finances or personal property. It’s okay to have to re-evaluate finances and sometimes these things limit activities we would love to do – that’s alright. There will always be next time!
♓︎ Pisces Rising ♓︎
If you have Pisces on the Ascendant, Mercury will be swimming on through your 10th House of public image, status, career, and where you want to go in life. There could be miscommunications, misconceptions, or reevaluations of these areas of life. Double and triple check your work and make sure you don’t make silly mistakes while at work during this time and make sure you take some time to evaluate what it is you’re wanting in life and how you want others to see you.
These stresses and misconceptions could be stemming from areas of your life including home/family/parents/property and romantic relationships/the public/and “others” in general. Your home and private life as well as your interactions with other individuals may be impacting miscommunications in your public life. Try to make sure you aren’t bringing work home, and home to work. It’s difficult, but during this time it may be more difficult than normal not to.
This would be a good time to evaluate what you want in your career, how you want others to view you, what you need in your home life, or how you want to re-decorate your home, as well as what you need in relationships with other people (romantic included). What do you need from other individuals and what do they need from you?
In early December, you may have frustrations or miscommunications involving your home life and your public/work life. Make sure you do your best not to let a molehill become a mountain, sometimes it’s easy for small problems to become big even when they don’t need to be.
Again in early December, there could be isolation, separation, frustration, or tension in how you feel about yourself and what you need, and your public/work life. You may feel like work is not being balanced well with what you need for yourself, you may also feel like you’re stressed or frustrated and what you personally need is not being met by your current work situation.
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