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Mercury Retrograde: Navigating the Final Stretch of Retrograde Mayhem
Mercury retrograde in Aries marks the end of a marathon of retrogrades that began in November 2024, offering a final opportunity to rebalance our communication style and reconsider our independence before moving forward.
• Mercury retrograde in Aries (March 14-April 7) helps us find balance between independence and thoughtful communication
• This transit completes almost four months of continuous personal planet retrogrades (Mercury, Venus, Mars)
• Mercury in Aries naturally encourages sharp, clever thinking but the retrograde asks us to slow down
• Mercury will retrograde back into Pisces on March 29th, creating a more ungrounded energy
• Family dynamics and home environments strongly influence this retrograde period
• Resolving conflicts in domestic relationships creates cascading positive effects in other areas
• Traditional Mercury retrograde advice applies: avoid major purchases, contracts, and extensive travel
• Each sign experiences unique effects based on house placement in their chart
• After mid-April when Venus retrograde ends, forward momentum returns with fewer obstacles
Check out my weekly live show series on Substack for more candid discussions about current transits, and download my 2025 horoscopes to understand how each new moon, full moon, retrograde and eclipse will affect your sign throughout the year.
Hey, there, it's Evan Nathaniel Grimm, and welcome to the latest episode of Astrology Unbound, and today I'm going to address Mercury retrograde. So Mercury just recently stationed retrograde on March 14th, and it will be retrograde until April 7th. So for the next three weeks, you're going to want to pay attention to this retrograde. It is the final stretch of this marathon of retrogrades that we've had, going back to the previous Mercury retrograde on November 25th. Before I begin, though, definitely check out my Substack newsletter.
Speaker 1:I just started a new live show series, a weekly live show on Substack, where I can speak even more candidly and honestly about what's going on. I just did my first show on Substack tonight, and I would say it was really fun. It was really fun to engage with people, answer questions more often than I do on Instagram and really dive into the transits and share my screen and walk through the actual theory of what's coming. So also, definitely download my 2025 horoscopes. These are the videos that really shed light on every new and full moon that's coming this year, the retrogrades, how the eclipses will affect you, and they're still nine months in the year. So definitely consider downloading those horoscopes now. And now let's dive in.
Speaker 1:So Mercury retrograde in the sign of Aries. Again, this started on March 14th, and it is juxtaposed with Venus retrograde in Aries. Also, venus retrograde in Aries is much less comfortable, by the way. Venus is in detriment in Aries and Mercury is actually very intelligent, sharp, clever, in the sign of Aries. Many of the smartest people I know have Mercury in Aries. It is very much trying to blaze new trails with intellectual pursuits, and it's trying to stand out as a thinker, communicator, debater, salesperson, etc. So the retrogrades, though, is a reflection here in areas of the ways in which maybe sometimes we're too impulsive and maybe sometimes we are too independent in certain ways. Other times we are not independent enough, but think about the retrogrades as a rebalancing act. Retrogrades are necessary, retrogrades are necessary, and, in addition to being all those sort of generic sort of reflection, sorts of things that we talk about, it is really bringing us back to center, and it's also an opportunity to look at and examine our inner world and see how that reflects in our outer world. So, like when Mercury is direct in Aries, it's like we are blazing new trails, we are coming up with new ideas, we are maybe vehemently arguing our case for something, but then, during the retrograde, we might realize that we have become too br. Slide the scales back to a balance where we are chasing new ideas, albeit more thoughtfully, or we are dealing with conflict more strategically, or we are communicating our needs while still listening to the other person's perspective.
Speaker 1:And I'm going to also do some brief horoscopes today and talk about how Mercury retrograde affects you. But it's not just going to be in Aries, it's going to go back into Pisces, and Mercury retrograde in Pisces I don't like that's very messy, convoluted, it is ungrounded, it is forgetful and kind of aimless. But luckily that part of the retrograde is fairly short-lived, just over a week long. Mercury does enter Pisces, I believe on March 29th, Let me just quickly confirm that. But yeah, it's the 29th. Venus will also retrograde back into Pisces, of course, and the Venus retrograde outlasts the Mercury retrograde.
Speaker 1:But anyways, I also want to contextualize this before I keep going. Like I alluded to in the beginning. This before I keep going. Like I alluded to in the beginning, we've had a marathon of retrogrades since late November. So November 25th of 2024, mercury was stationed retrograde in the sign of Sagittarius, and that's many months ago, right.
Speaker 1:So for the past, what is that? Even like three and a half months, almost four months, we've had at least one of the personal planets in retrograde. That means Mercury, venus or Mars. So the personal planets really do dictate our daily lives. Like, mercury is our mindset, mental faculties, conversations. Venus is our relationships. Mars is our capacity to withstand conflict, to be competitive to, you know, really channel our energy and it kind of plays offense. But you know, since november 25th and even you know you could even go before that, during the pre-shadow phase in early november for mercury.
Speaker 1:But like I would mostly just work with you know the actual retrogrades in this case to kind of like reduce, minimize the damage in our minds of like what this may have caused. But like you know, even like Mars retrograde, you know the pre-shadow of Mars was like October 4th. So you could argue that in some way, shape or form, we're like either in the shadow of these major retrogrades or in these retrogrades for over six months, which again is extremely rare. The reason it's happening is because Venus and Mars retrograde are coinciding one after the other. So sometimes Venus and Mars retrograde are much further apart, but in this case they were like successive retrogrades, only five days separated. Basically, like as soon as Mars retrograde ended, venus retrograde started.
Speaker 1:So since November 25th we have had to slow down in at least one of these main areas of our life, either with our communication, decision-making, relationships or action and energy. And I know you're all sick of it. I know cancers are especially sick of it, but it's just like a couple more weeks here, a few more weeks to go, and by mid-April it's like Venus retrograde is done and Mars gets out of cancer finally, which is a blessing for cancers. But right now Mercury has gestation retrograde. So think about this as that final sequence where we regain our footing or we assess how to get on the surfboard so that we catch the absolute biggest wave possible through the rest of the year.
Speaker 1:Because after these retrogrades end, it's like no looking back. Because after these retrogrades end, it's like no looking back. Yeah, we have Pluto, eventually, saturn, neptune retrograde, etc. But don't like think about those as any like they will affect us, but like oftentimes in a collective sense with like Pluto and Neptune. And yes, saturn retrograde is a look back at like our professional projects and maybe we tweak some things there. But you should feel like you should be giving yourself 100% permission to just like race forward with everything you're trying to do.
Speaker 1:Like I typically pride myself as someone who's very organized, very regimented, like I work like a workhorse, like every day, right, like I'm always. I mean, that's how I got here, I put in the hours. But even like my Capricorn Saturn right now is feeling like wow, like sometimes I just want to sit back and watch Wild at Heart by David Lynch, like I just did like for two hours tonight, which was so weird, like I never sit through an entire film because I always rush over to my computer. Again I'm trying to like do some astrology research and I just get the inspiration to post something. I'm always writing, posting, reading, like it's constant.
Speaker 1:But lately, since late November and I've been aware of this, of all these retrogrades that are coming I've had to dial back. I've had to take some time to just, like you know, carve out a couple hours each day to basically just be, just exist, and so, no matter where you're at right now, with that maybe you have a different, slightly different experience. I would say just, you know, think about this Mercury retrograde as a time to really recenter yourself in a mode of existence where you are independent. You are self-reliant, but not too much, not so independent that you're on your own island, but ideally, like after these retrogrades in Aries, you will be able to advocate for yourself and to believe in yourself even more and to have relationships where the self is being honored, where you're retaining some agency and identity across your relationships. But you know, it might be a little frustrating because we're seeing these retrogrades in a Mars world sign and Mars is squaring Chiron still, which it has been for months.
Speaker 1:But Mars and Cancer are showing that your success in relationships of all kinds and conversations and communication largely depends on how healed you feel in your family. Actually, because Mars and Cancer can kick up a lot of trauma from the past and conflict and tension within the family or the home environment, and in some cases this is with a roommate. Maybe you're not getting along with a roommate, maybe you're not getting along with a parent or you know really anyone in your domestic environment. Maybe your typical sources of safety and comfort are sources of strain now and stress. But all of this is deeply rooted in family wounds. So just take this time to reflect and journal on your journey with that Like, do you feel as though there's something you have to say to your parents or someone in your family or to your roommate.
Speaker 1:Do you feel like you you know, just haven't fully addressed something in that domain but especially how you deal with conflict in those situations? If you feel like you've gotten everything off your chest and you have a healthy dynamic with your family, I actually think that that will have cascading impacts and like a halo effect on your like relationships now and the way you manage them. So, yeah, so I would say those are some of the core pieces of advice. But in general, like with Mercury retrograde, take things more slowly. Don't rush to like make a big purchase. Avoid signing contracts If you have to avoid, like like too much travel.
Speaker 1:Expect people from your past to come back, especially with Venus retrograde, and some of your exes might come back, by the way, to like complain about something or yell about something or say, well, I don't appreciate what you did in the past. And like just first of all, like set boundaries, don't feel the need to entertain every argument or conversation with an ex and also resist the temptation to just rush to call them or run into them and complain to them about something from the past, like, yeah, you probably could have stood up for yourself better back in that moment, but just internalize that for later, for next time when you find the right person, then you'll be able to say no, I'm going to put a limit on this conversation, like you go over there in that corner and then get back to me when you're willing to be. You know, more of an adult Like whatever you have to say, more of an adult like whatever you have to say, but you ideally just want to have better conflict resolution skills right now and again. You don't want to give in to a give and take in an argument back and forth with an ex. Not every sign is going to always maybe feel that pull towards an ex.
Speaker 1:Right now it's mostly Libra, a Aries placements, at least while the retrogrades are in Aries, and also Sagittarius risings, sag risings and Sages generally. I mean you're going to have Venus and Mercury in the fifth house of romance, so that could be someone from your like a casual situationship coming back. And then when they retrograde into Pisces which I won't talk about today, I'll do that for a future episode the retrogrades in Pisces will affect Virgo, pisces placements and Scorpios as well, and Pisces actually too. So or I did talk about that, sorry. So, yeah, let's go to the horoscopes, though, for this retrograde and refer to your rising sign first, but also track your sun and moon. So, aries, you have Mercury retrograde from now until March 29th in your first house.
Speaker 1:So, aries, alongside Venus, there you're really likely to circle back to either a previous relationship, to think about them at least, or to also revisit creative works, which is Venus, to just reconsider really anything, and also to revisit really big conversations that you had in the past, to just reflect on how you want to move forward with a range of things and with Venus being values. You're thinking about. What do I value and do I have a clear sense of self-worth? Am I bringing that into my relationships? So, aries, this retrograde affects you more than any other sign. So you, out of all the signs, have to heed the advice that astrologers generally give around Mercury retrograde, but also, because you have Mars dispositing this in your fourth house, really take the advice I said earlier resolve the conflicts in your family life or your home life first. Like that is the precedent that takes precedence, that is, you know, that's the top priority right now. So, if you're able to do that, if you're able, if you're able to maintain peace in your home or within your family, then I do think the retrograde will be a lot easier for you.
Speaker 1:And a lot of you are probably feeling like you have to stand up for yourself in a big way right now and prove your toughness, but don't over, try to overcompensate for some, um, feeling of lack of toughness within. Really be honest about your insecurities and try not to project them into situations for Taurus. This is in the 12th house, so Taurus is, I mean you really have to reflect on your mental health right now, um, regardless of where you're at with it, like if you feel just generally kind of down sometimes or you feel like you have something more serious to address, like you just want to focus on that right now and also your sleep cycle, your sleep patterns, your karma, your past lives. Some of you are going to reflect on your past lives actually of you are going to reflect on your past lives actually and your spirituality, your spiritual beliefs and maybe even for you, relationships from your past. But the thing for Taurus to avoid right now is any back-channel relationships, secretive relationships, and also, you know you don't want to idealize people right now, which I don't think you are. I think you're just actually unidealizing people. You're just suddenly assessing maybe friends or a partner more realistically, right, but I think the key right now is to really right-size your sleep schedule and that will help a lot and use spiritual practices to soothe yourself. Essentially, and with Mars dispositing in the third house, I think you have to maybe dial it back in some cases with the way you argue. I think some of you might be in a little bit too much of an argumentative mood right now of you might get be in a little bit too much of an argumentative mood right now and like little daily things can kind of bother you and trigger these massive arguments. But also channel that Mars energy to do more reading, writing, learning, teaching and in healthy debating.
Speaker 1:Geminis, you have this in your 11th house. So, gemini's, you are reflecting on prior friendships, communities that maybe you are no longer a part of, that you want to rejoin. Some of you are rethinking the way you communicate on social media. Maybe some of you would even take a social media break. Or you might notice some Gemini's commenting less on people's videos or posting less, commenting less on people's videos or posting less. Others are thinking about ways to convey their needs to their friends, ways to be more independent from a certain friend circle, and also maybe you're just rethinking whether or not you want to still be in a friendship or in a community or posting on social media. Like I said, some of you are reflecting on your politics, your viewpoints on certain technologies, the way you work with certain technologies, and you know you're reimagining, in some ways, your hopes for the future and you're rethinking I think, practically speaking, most of you are just rethinking the way you communicate online.
Speaker 1:I know we live in that type of age where a lot of people are on social media or doing social media stuff. Others are again circling back to an old friendship, but you know some of you are reconceptualizing your hopes and dreams for the future and wanting to make an impact in a different way through a different community. And with Mars dispositing in the second house, this is a lot about standing up for your self-worth. Sitting in the second house, this is a lot about standing up for your self-worth and also, you know, really thinking about the ways in which you find comfort in material possessions. I mean, maybe with Mars in the second, you've been hedonistically pursuing more carnal desires, although maybe not I mean with Mars in the second, you could feel a little bit frustrated about something financially right now, or maybe you feel like you've been rushing to spend money too quickly, especially while you're with certain friends. So you might be rethinking that. But I think a lot of you are trying to avoid friends who stomp all over you or stomp all over your self-worth and like you're like hey, no, I'm worth more than you think.
Speaker 1:Cancers this is in your 10th house. So cancers I mean you are really trying to find a different way forward in your career right now and you have Mars dispositing this in your first house. So cancers I mean you're under a lot of stress. You've had Mars either in your sign or about to go back into your sign since September 4th of last year, so over six months now we've either been in with Mars we've either had Mars and Cancer in the pre-shadow phase, during the retrograde, during post-shadow like it's really messy for you and with the retrogrades and the 10th, you're rethinking how to manage your career responsibilities, your parenting responsibilities. Maybe you're rethinking whether or not you want to become a parent, or you're interacting with your parents differently, or you are just reflecting on how you want to stand out in society. You're rethinking the ways in which you want to be in the public eye. Maybe some of you have been too hot-headed with a manager or a boss, or with a parent, or maybe you feel like you've been rushing headlong into a career opportunity that you don't actually feel confident in right at this moment and or that you just don't know enough about, and so right now you're doing some internal inventory or huddling within and saying how can I assemble the dream in my career in a way that's a little bit more strategic? So, yeah, don't be surprised if some of your career ambitions take a little bit uh, they're deprioritized right now in terms of like action. Maybe you're not taking as much action in your career right now, but you're certainly reflecting on it, and that reflection through March 29th is going to be very fruitful. So, after the retrograde is over, I think you'll have a better sense of like, how you want to show up in the world, in the public eye or in your career, and you'll set boundaries with like, the responsibilities you're willing to take either as a worker, employee or a parent.
Speaker 1:Leo, it's in your ninth house, so you are rethinking long distance trips, maybe how often you're traveling. Maybe you're re-philosophizing about something. You're adopting a new philosophy, changing your perspective. You're tapping into a totally new perspective on your life through your travels or through a class you're taking. Maybe some of you are reconsidering whether to enroll in a higher educational space. Others are taking a bit more time, experiencing some delays with publishing efforts, marketing, advertising efforts.
Speaker 1:But yeah, I mean, expect to be traveling right now and reconvening with people from your past while you're traveling. A lot of Leo Risings, especially, are going through that. So don't see it as daunting per se. Think about it as a chance to enjoy the company of long-lost friends or something on a trip, or even like siblings or cousins. Because of the ninth house or in-laws or something, some of you are reconvening with in-laws or something, and Mars disposits from the 12 ninth house or in-laws or something. Some of you are reconvening with in-laws or something and Mars disposits from the 12th house. So, like I said, with Aries or no, taurus, sorry, your sleep might be a little off right now, so restore your sleep cycle, try to maintain some semblance of normalcy there. But a lot of you are not able to do that because you're traveling too much. So make sure that you're getting some sleep at least while you're traveling and that will help you avoid the worst of this retrograde which could be, like you know, immense conflict with a sibling neighbor or sorry, not a neighbor a sibling cousin, in-law. You want to avoid conflicts with them, especially so now we go into Virgo.
Speaker 1:It's in your eighth house, so you're really scrutinizing your investments, finances, any assets you share with a partner. Maybe you're fighting about money and investments and finances. Maybe you're fighting about what to do yeah, with them, with your partner, but a lot of you are reflecting on how to do yeah with them with your partner. But a lot of you are reflecting on how to regain, maybe, financial independence, how to cast out any scarcity mindset. Others are facing their fears in the eighth house and coming up with more courageous ways to face those fears or to do that shadow work, to dive into the subconscious.
Speaker 1:Some of you are also looking for really hot and passionate connections with people, physically, like you know, and you wanna connect with someone in this all-consuming way. But maybe you're realizing that you are maybe not finding fulfillment in some of those connections anymore. Or, like you question the. Yeah, you just question the. I don't know like the mission there. You're like not really sure, like why you're doing that or you don't necessarily want to just like have these really passionate encounters that like lead to nothing. Maybe you're like questioning why you do that and you're diving into, like your you know your subconscious attachments to things, but also your avoidance of certain things. And I, you know, I think for a lot of you though, it's just general shadow work and Mars disposits from the 11th house.
Speaker 1:So maybe some of your friends right now are triggering something in your subconscious. So look out for any manipulative friends right now are triggering something in your subconscious. So look out for any manipulative friends right now. Maybe take space from them or any social media accounts that really trigger you, just kind of like you know, take a breather there. Avoid those people, avoid those or any community that you don't get along with.
Speaker 1:Go within, face those fears and recalibrate and again address any financial discrepancies or arguments that are going on right now in a business partnership or a romantic one, and some of you are re-evaluating the way that you physically connect with your partner. So if you're in a relationship and the intimacy is down, think about a way to rekindle that. So now we have Libras, the retrograde's, in your seventh house, so any significant person from your past could come back. They might be a little mad about something if they do come back. Or you might be mad and go back to them to yell about something and say like I should have stood up for myself then. Well, I'm doing it now. I would personally avoid that. I think you should just write it down in a hypothetical letter to them, record yourself saying it out loud and then listen back to the tape of you saying it so that you can still process it and feel accomplished in conveying that you know truth to them.
Speaker 1:But you know, if you're in a relationship now, you will, you know, really be more headstrong and you're considering the ways in which you could be more headstrong and independent, while other Libras are realizing that, um, you know they they maybe have been too independent. I mean, if you have a lot of areas in your chart, also as a Libra rising or something, you might realize that you know you've been too standoffish or avoiding any help and refusing anyone's help or just not building trust with people. So for you it's like very, you're the most likely overall actually to really re-encounter some exes. But, yeah, reflect on why the relationship didn't work, if it didn't work or how you can salvage the relationship you have now. Like, some Libra Risings are going through the ringer right now. Their relationships are barely holding on. Others are fine, but they're just reflecting. So really reflect on your relationships, no matter what, no matter where you're at as a Libra Gauge, whether or not the values are aligned. If your values aren't aligned then, yeah, it's kind of a tough time. But Mars disposits from the 10th house, so any issues in your relationships have their origins maybe in your, any stress you would have in your career right now or with a parent. So really evaluate that.
Speaker 1:Scorpios, this is in your house of health, daily health and wellness, routines, pets, work, co-workers, productivity, pets, work, coworkers, productivity and health. So, scorpios, you should be taking a very close look at how you balance out your day-to-day life. Are you rushing through things too quickly? Are you skipping over exercise that you should be doing? Are you living a balanced life? Do you need to take a different approach to your projects, to your work? Do you need to take a different approach to your projects, to your work? Are you seeing a pet that someone else has, that you used to visit a lot? Are you reconvening with coworkers, people you used to work with, and also, I think a lot of you, though, are reflecting on different ways to master your health.
Speaker 1:Also, I think a lot of you, though, are reflecting on different ways to master your health, and you're going to need to do that right now, because, you know, saturn and Neptune are about to go into your sixth house this year, and that's really going to ensure that you. It's going to test you and ask you do you have the best of health right? Are you in the best condition? Right now? This is a time to basically recondition, to condition, double down on your strength training, if you're doing that already. I mean, I'm a Scorpio. I've been going to the gym five times a week for the last two and a half months or so, and it's been great for me, and so I'm going to use this retrograde to continue to make some tweaks there.
Speaker 1:Yeah, if you find inefficiencies at this time with anything you're doing, even if it's with a creative project like, just find you know a point, pinpoint that inefficiency and, you know, find a better way For Sagittarius. It's in the fifth house, sagittarius. I mean, I'm sorry for Scorpios you have Mars dispositing in the ninth, so any conflict or any challenge you would have right now to me would be like, if you feel like you're stressed from traveling and you're traveling but you're also trying to work, or something Like if you're traveling right now, just make sure you set aside enough time to feel like you can invest in your fitness and your routine and your work, because I feel like for Scorpios, traveling can throw off your routine right now. For Sages, it's in your fifth house, so you're really revisiting old flings, situationships romantic, maybe partners or you're reflecting on romance and the level of romance in your relationship.
Speaker 1:Maybe you are reflecting on creative hobbies, maybe you are. If you have children, maybe you're dealing with some miscommunication with them. But a lot of you are slowing down and thinking about a different way that you could finesse, probably a creative project to make it stand out even more. Or maybe you will have a bit of a fling again with somebody who you were casually involved with. But really think about if that's good for you. Like, is that person healthy for you? Did they feed your passion? But also, are they toxic? Think about again could this creative project be better?
Speaker 1:Mars disposits from the eighth house. So a lot of you are probably, to be honest, seeking really intense physical intimacy with someone. If you do find that with someone from your past, maybe they'll come back. But others are potentially fighting about money, finances, with Mars in the eighth. Or you are connecting with someone physically intimately and somehow that experience is its own form of alchemy, shadow work, transformation.
Speaker 1:So now we go into Capricorns. Capricorns, this is in the fourth house. It's an angular house. Therefore, it will be significant. This is affecting your home life, your family, your relation to your parents or any caregivers, or your property. So, capricorns, you might be rethinking where you want to live. You might be reflecting on a home renovation project and finishing that, or rethinking the way to approach that. You might interact with a parent who you lost touch with, especially a mother or maternal figure. Yeah, you might just take this time to think about am I rushing into this move? Should I take my time before I move to make sure it's what I really want? Or you're wondering why you're even living where you're living right now. You maybe are in LA and you wish you were in some other town. So, yeah, I mean take this time to reflect on all those things home, property, family, parenting. You know, really dive into your parents, how they influenced you growing up and maybe how that affects the way you want to become a parent eventually. Also reflect on the way you navigate conflict with your family, and Mars disposits in the seventh. So some of you are facing tension with a partner in a relationship. If you're able to manage the stress there, then your home and family life will be a lot smoother, and if they're living with you, then you can get two birds with one stone Aquarius.
Speaker 1:It's in your third house. This is all about daily communication. This is about local travel, siblings, neighbors, local environments, reading, writing, teaching, learning. So in the house of communication, you might receive communique from an ex of any kind, ex-friend, ex-partner, and so you, of all the signs, probably will receive email message, phone call, voicemail, text and so on from someone from your past. Or you're just going to be thinking about them, writing about them, writing a book about them, talking about them in a podcast, talking about them in a conversation, or just talking with people about the past, reconsidering a book you're writing, reconsidering courses you're taking, picking up an old book that you didn't finish, or finishing the book. Finally, I wouldn't think of this as like a bad thing, but you are more likely than most signs to have kind of communication mishaps. But you're just better served looking to the past, revisiting those old conversations and, in the third house of communication, maybe rethinking how you argue your case for something, maybe not being so combative or communicating your needs more vocally.
Speaker 1:Mars disposits from the sixth house.
Speaker 1:So some of you are investing a lot in strength training but also maybe facing conflict with coworkers or in a work environment or with pets or something, and with that Mars dispositor in the sixth, if you ease stress at work or in your workouts or if you even channel your energy in your workouts, then you probably argue less often with people. It's in your second house of money, self-worth values. But this is in your second house of money, self-worth possessions, natural talents. So the retrograde's in the second Could be motivation to reconsider financial strategies or rethink or just like reflect on your salary right now. Are you satisfied with it? To reflect on your salary right now. Are you satisfied with it? To reflect on your possessions. Do you want to sell some stuff, reorganize some things, declutter? Do you want to yeah, sell away certain possessions? Do you really need to buy that thing?
Speaker 1:Some of you are reconsidering some purchases you made. Basically, others are reconceptualizing their values entirely, whether it's their values around money or other things, and some of you might be reconsidering the way you spend money. You're rebudgeting or you are reconfirming your natural talents and realizing that you have certain natural talents that could help you stand out, which is what Aries is all about, and Mars disposits from the fifth house. So if you are able to ease stress with your children or any creative hobbies, or if you're able to ease stress with anyone you're working or collaborating with creatively, then this should go better. This transit should be easier.
Speaker 1:But, yeah, think about this as a time to reflect on all those things I mentioned, like budgeting, finance, values and natural talents and, like you know, with the retrogrades and Aries, like you are able now, I think, to stand out through something you're naturally gifted at. So really lean into that. But also, you know, be more savvy about how you spend money, no matter how comfortable you feel with your earnings or whatever. Like you know, be more savvy about how you spend money, no matter how comfortable you feel with your earnings or whatever. Like you know, just reconsider your values around spending and indulgences and stuff like that. And, you know, with relationships, just make sure you're financially aligned If you're dating someone or you're married, like make sure your financial plans are aligned in some way, and your values, of course.
Speaker 1:And some of you are just like rediscovering your self-worth, even Because I think some Pisces are really depleted, really down right now with Saturn in their sign. Still they feel like they can't catch a break. I think this retrograde is a good chance for you to channel that Mars energy in the fifth house, channel your creativity, to channel that Mars energy in the fifth house, channel your creativity, rediscover your natural talents. That will buoy your self-worth and thereby everything else in your life I think should be operating more smoothly after that. So thank you so much for attending this episode and listening in. As always, I do appreciate your support. Give it a rating, give it a review anywhere on any channel. Spread the word about the podcast.
Speaker 1:I do want to think about this podcast as a forum to go beyond some of the astrological analysis in the conventional sense. I know I talked about that last week. I mean I still want to do an episode about telepathy and the connection to neurodivergence and a range of other things, but that is coming. But I really wanted to address the Mercury retrograde this time, but I promise there will be episodes that are really quirky, different and they provide a lot more cultural commentary, so stick around for those episodes. Anyways, this is Astrology Unbound. Download the 2025 horoscopes. Subscribe to my sub stack. Look out for an announcement coming up about astrology courses and a live show in LA. I'm Evan Nathaniel Grimm. Take care.