4 zodiac signs most affected by 2025 Mercury retrograde

The first Mercury retrograde of 2025 is upon us.The planet of the mind and the mouth, thought and expression, Mercury begins its retrograde on Saturday, March 15, in the heat-seeking sign of Aries before slipping into the power poet bird bath of Pisces on March 29.Mercury stations direct on April 7 and finally clears its post retrograde shadow, or retroshade, on April 26.March en masse is a bit of a hell mouth as we’re in the eclipse corridor while grappling with a relationship-rocking Venus retrograde and a brain-breaking Mercury retrograde.

Mercury is a personal planet, meaning its movements affect us more acutely.As above, so below, so to speak.

While everyone will feel the effects of this retrograde, four signs will be hit the hardest.Shedding a light and coming correct with survival strategies is Ashley Boyd, astrologer and success coach at Gamblizard.Read for your sun and rising signs.

Mercury begins its retrograde in Aries, highlighting the first house of self-concept, confidence and communication for the people of the ram.“This retrograde might hit them hard with doubt, nostalgia for the ‘good old days,’ and surprise encounters from the past,” Boyd tells The Post.

“But beneath the chaos lies an opportunity for Aries to gain major personal insights on whether they’re building themselves up or tearing themselves down.”Survival strategy: To determine whether you’re creating or destroying, Boyd recommends, “Pause and reflect.Take an honest look at how you speak to and about yourself and present to the world.

To increase your self-knowledge, journal, go to therapy, practice mindfulness — whatever helps you hear your thoughts without distractions.” The latter part of this retrograde (March 29- April 7) falls in the sign of Pisces, putting added pressure on fish folk.“This shift can stir up old wounds and blur the line between fantasy and reality.

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