2024 Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius: 4 signs will be most affected
Gird your loins and bite your tongues, folks; Mercury is going retrograde.Our planet of the mind and the mouth, information and slander, connection and communion, is going retrograde in Sagittarius, the sign of philosophy, belief systems, the open road, personal narrative and essential truth.
Kicking off its slowdown, Mercury stations retrograde on November 25 at 9:42 p.m.ET at 22 degrees in the gilded quiver of Sagittarius.
Mercury will remain retrograde until December 15, when it will station direct at 6 degrees of Sagittarius.Because the realms that Mercury rules (technology, transportation, expression, education) are so integral to our quotidian routines, we feel the effects of Mercury’s retrograde acutely and immediately.
An astrological PSA: Planets do not ever move backward in space; they merely slow their proverbial rolls, a deceleration that looks like a reversal from our vantage here on beautiful, broken planet Earth.When a planet is in retrograde, its energy works in the opposite direction, not necessarily against us but certainly not as a trusted sidekick.Because Mercury governs the mind, its retrograde triggers challenges in organizing, expressing and creating order.Common symptoms of Mercury’s retrograde include travel delays, brain fog, unexpected or renewed conflict, sexts sent to the wrong recipient, general malaise and frequent misunderstandings.Remember star seeds, astrology is momentous, not malevolent, pushing us forward, oft uncomfortably, towards personal evolution.In-kind, and in cruel to be kind, Mercury retrograde phases are not designed to destroy, but they are built to help us break free.
Rather, retrogrades invite us to lean hard and clean into the prefix re: reimagine, revise, repent, reflect, review, renew, reconcile, resolve and reorganize so that when the planet moves forward, so too can we.Find out what the stars reveal about your day with our Daily Horoscopes newsletter.
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