Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius + Scorpio: Learning from Shadows

November 9th - 29th, 2025

Right in the heart of shadow work season, Mercury stations retrograde on November 9th, adding an extra layer of intensity to our transformational journey. This cosmic rewind isn't here to make your life harder. It's arriving as a powerful ally for the deep work Scorpio Season requires.

The Journey from Expansion to Depth

Mercury begins its retrograde journey in Sagittarius, the sign of expansion, philosophy, and higher truth. Initially, you might find yourself reconsidering your beliefs, questioning the stories you tell yourself, or revisiting conversations about your future vision. Old teachers, spiritual concepts, or philosophical questions from your past may resurface, asking for a second look.

But here's where it gets interesting: On November 18th, Mercury slips back into Scorpio's transformational waters. This shift from fire to water, from expansion to depth, mirrors the exact journey your shadow work requires. You're being asked to take those big-picture revelations and dive deeper, examining the emotional truth beneath your beliefs.

Your Shadow Work Assistant

Think of this retrograde as your personal shadow work assistant. Mercury rules communication, thought patterns, and the stories we tell ourselves. These are exactly the areas where our shadows love to hide. As Mercury retraces its steps through Scorpio, it's shining a flashlight into the corners of your psyche you might have missed the first time around.

Those triggered reactions you've been noticing? They might resurface with even more clarity. The patterns you thought you'd processed? They could return for a deeper layer of healing. This isn't regression. It's integration. Sometimes we need to circle back to truly transform.

Navigating the Deep Waters

During this retrograde, especially once Mercury returns to Scorpio on November 18th, pay special attention to:

Old conversations that need completion: Someone from your past might reach out, or you might feel called to have a conversation you've been avoiding. Trust this timing.

Repetitive thought patterns: Notice which mental loops keep playing. These are direct pointers to shadows that need attention.

Communication breakdowns that reveal truth: When misunderstandings occur, look deeper. What shadow is being revealed through the miscommunication?

Dreams and synchronicities: Mercury retrograde in water signs amplifies our intuitive channels. Keep that dream journal close.

The Gift of Going Backward

By the time Mercury stations direct on November 29th, still in the depths of Scorpio, you'll have had a full three weeks to review, revise, and transform your mental patterns. This isn't about fixing what's broken. It's about seeing what's been hidden.

Use this time to:

• Reread old journals and notice patterns

• Have those difficult conversations you've been postponing

• Question beliefs that no longer serve your growth

• Listen more than you speak

• Trust your intuition over logic

Remember, Mercury retrograde in Scorpio isn't interested in surface-level mix-ups. It wants to help you uncover the deepest truths about how you think, communicate, and process your reality. The shadows it reveals through communication snafus, technology glitches, or blast-from-the-past encounters are all opportunities for powerful transformation.

Ritual for Mercury Retrograde Station (November 9th)

The Shadow Story Release

As Mercury stations retrograde in Sagittarius, create space to identify the beliefs and stories that are ready for revision.

You'll need:

• Your journal

• A candle

• Optional: sage or palo santo

Light your candle and take three deep breaths. Write down the answers to these questions:

1. What beliefs about myself or my life am I ready to question?

2. What story have I been telling myself that no longer feels true?

3. What conversation have I been avoiding that needs to happen?

4. What teacher, concept, or wisdom from my past is calling me back for a second look?

After writing, read your responses out loud. Then close your journal and place your hands over your heart. Say: "I am willing to see what's been hidden. I am ready to revise the stories that limit me. I trust this journey back into the shadows."

Keep this journal entry close. You'll return to it when Mercury stations direct.

Ritual for Mercury Direct (November 29th)

The Integration Ceremony

As Mercury stations direct in Scorpio, honor what you've uncovered and integrate your shadow discoveries.

You'll need:

• Your journal from the retrograde station ritual

• A black candle (for shadow work) and a white candle (for clarity)

• A small bowl of water

Light both candles. Reread what you wrote on November 9th. Then, with your hand over the bowl of water, speak out loud what you've discovered during this retrograde. What patterns did you notice? What truths emerged? What conversations happened? What beliefs shifted?

After you speak your discoveries, dip your fingers in the water and touch your third eye, your throat, and your heart. Say: "I integrate these shadows into my whole self. I speak my truth with clarity. I trust the wisdom that comes from going deep."

Write in your journal: "The most powerful thing I learned during this retrograde is..." and let yourself write freely for at least 10 minutes.

Close by thanking Mercury for the journey and extinguishing your candles.

Navigate This Retrograde with My Support

Get the Mercury Retrograde Survival Guide

When you pre-order my book Spirit Daughter: Own Your Power, Change Your Life, you'll unlock immediate access to my comprehensive Mercury Retrograde Survival Guide. I created this guide specifically to help you transform Mercury retrograde from a time of chaos into a period of powerful clarity and growth.

Inside the Survival Guide, you'll discover:

A complete breakdown of what Mercury retrograde actually means and why it gets such a bad reputation (plus why that reputation is only half the story)

Guidance for each phase of the retrograde, so you always know what energy you're working with and how to use it to your advantage

Practical tools for handling the classic Mercury retrograde challenges, from communication mishaps to technology breakdowns, travel delays to contract confusion

Prompts specifically designed for Mercury Retrograde, helping you use this time for deep personal transformation instead of just surviving it

How to use Mercury retrograde for manifestation, because this backward journey is actually one of the most powerful times to clarify what you truly want and release what's blocking you

This is a complete toolkit for turning every retrograde into an opportunity for growth, clarity, and personal power. And when you pre-order Spirit Daughter, you get access immediately. You can start using these tools right now, even before the book arrives.

Join the 21-Day Mercury Retrograde Challenge

I'm also inviting you to join me inside the Moment app for a special 21-day challenge that will carry you through this entire retrograde cycle. This isn't a generic meditation series. Every single day, you'll receive a new audio track that's paired with the specific astrology of that day.

 

 

Rather than fearing this retrograde, embrace it as a powerful period for integration. Every delay, every miscommunication, every need to revisit the past is actually clearing the path for your phoenix rebirth. By the time Mercury moves forward again, you'll have retrieved essential pieces of your psyche that were lost in shadow.

This retrograde isn't happening to you. It's happening for you. Trust the process of moving backward to ultimately leap forward into your most authentic, integrated self.