Retrograde Mercury in Sagittarius and Scorpio: a journey back to Truth

Mercury Retrograde from November 9-19, 2025

On November 9, Mercury begins its retrograde movement in the sign of Sagittarius. The planet Mercury symbolically relates to thoughts, ideas, information, and communication. In harmony with the cosmic order, we enter a period when external communication slows down, and inner thought deepens. Mercury's "backward" movement until November 29 invites us to slow down and consciously realize what we truly think, how we speak, and what we believe. This time, Mercury retrogrades from Sagittarius into Scorpio: descending from the heights of ideas into the depths of spiritual truth.

 

Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius: Knowledge or Wisdom?

Until November 18, Mercury will move "backwards" through Sagittarius. This period symbolically relates to reviewing one’s worldview, beliefs, faith systems, or spiritual path. Perspectives on what is right or meaningful may change. New understandings of truth may arise—not read or learned, but lived through personal experience.

Many may feel doubts about their chosen direction, studies, plans, travels, or professional goals. This does not mean stopping, but it is worth looking deeper into the motives behind following this path. Let us distinguish knowledge from true wisdom.

 

Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio: Reviewing Inner Depths

From November 19, Mercury returns to Scorpio, where it will continue retrograde until November 29. This stage will be deeper, more intimate, full of psychological reflection and the return of suppressed thoughts.

Honest communication, open dialogue, psychotherapy, emotional reflection, therapeutic writing, or any other deeper practice of inner world awareness will be especially effective and meaningful now. It is time to descend into the labyrinths of your thoughts and bring the light of awareness there.

 

Cosmic Reflection on the Alchemy of Inner Truth

Mercury’s retrograde movement in November encourages remembering that truth without a spiritual component is merely opinion. Truth without a heart axis is just a frozen form of an idea. Initially, traveling through Sagittarius, Mercury will teach us to dispel illusions related to knowledge and the perception of truth, and later, in Scorpio, it will empower us to transform the thinking patterns and emotional projections created by these illusions.

Don’t miss the opportunity to refine your inner processes—not to increase disappointment or harsh criticism, but to free yourself from possibly false knowledge. Clear thinking and conscious actions arise from the courage to see everything anew in the light of this moment.

 

Look deeper and honestly explore:

· Does my direction align with the truth of my heart?

· Do my thoughts align with my actions?

· Does my inner dialogue support my external expression?

· Which of my truths were only temporary bridges across the waters of Knowledge?

· Which thoughts or memories cause me shame, and what do they really want to tell me?

· What truth do I avoid speaking aloud?

· In which area am I afraid to be vulnerable, and how does this fear shape my thinking?

· What "emotional debt" do I carry, with whom am I still reasoning or struggling in my mind?

· What do I need to do (or stop doing) for my thinking to become clear and bright?

· Notice when your inner and outer selves align—when you think, feel, speak, and act from your truth.

 

Find more about Mercury’s retrograde movement here>> and here>>

 

Moon Astrologer -
Ieva Visockienė