An expert shares her surefire tips for surviving and thriving during this month's Mercury retrograde.

The final Mercury retrograde of 2025 is here, and it shan’t be gentle.

Mercury retrograde begins on Nov. 9 in the high arrows of Sagittarius, slinks into Scorpio on Nov. 18, and stations direct on Nov. 29.

What is Mercury in retrograde?

Because Mercury governs communication and commerce , its retrograde cycle has a direct bearing on both our personal and professional lives.

Contrary to the terminology, Mercury and other planets do not ever move backward in space; they merely slow down, a deceleration that looks like a reversal from our vantage on Earth.

Mercury retrograde November 2025

When a planet is retrograde, its energy works in the opposite direction, not necessarily

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