🌟 Cosmic Crux Podcast · Episode 22

Mercury’s Fire and Depth: The Sagittarius–Scorpio Retrograde of RevelationRelease Date: October 29th, 2025Host: Mar Alejandra · @marandthestars

✴️ Episode Overview

Mercury, the messenger between worlds, blazes into Sagittarius, and the collective mind exhales after weeks of Scorpionic depth.We crave laughter, learning, and direction again—but this isn’t a simple reset.

Between November 9th–29th, Mercury retrogrades from 6° Sagittarius → 20° Scorpio, tracing the line between faith and fear, conviction and confession.This entire cycle is the Scorpio story: one long initiation.Mercury lights the torch in Sagittarius so we can see what’s been buried in Scorpio’s shadows—truth revealed through fire and water.

🪶 The Arc of the Transit

Mercury enters Sagittarius: Oct 29, 4:02 a.m.

Retrograde: Nov 9–Nov 29 (6° Sag → 20° Sco)

Mercury direct + re-enters Sagittarius: Dec 11 – Jan 1, 2026

🔥 Key Cosmic Activations

Oct 29th — Mercury Opposite Uranus: lightning revelations, truth shocks, mental breakthroughs.

Oct 30th — Mercury Sextile Pluto: grounding meaning after chaos; data turns to wisdom.

Nov 12th — Mercury Rx Conjunct Mars: fire meets friction; speak from integrity, not reaction.

Nov 17th — Mercury Rx Sextile Pluto: hidden motives surface; reclaim your mental power.

Nov 19th — Mercury Rx Opp Uranus & Trine Neptune: truth with compassion—healing through clarity.

Nov 20th — Sun ☉ Mercury Cazimi: divine clarity; revelation from the heart of shadow.

Nov 22nd – 24: trines to Saturn & Jupiter, then conjunction with Venus—structure, integration, and grace.

Nov 29th — Mercury Stations Direct (20° Scorpio): the mind exhales; truth integrates.

♈ Rising Sign Forecasts

Aries: Faith redefined — wisdom through humility.Taurus: Truth heals intimacy — speak it.Gemini: Dialogue transforms — clarity through compassion.Cancer: Burnout clears the path — devotion begins within.Leo: Heart revision — forgive, then create.Virgo: Healing words mend lineage.Libra: Reclaim self-worth through your voice.Scorpio: Identity rebirth — honesty with the mirror.Sagittarius: Inner retreat brings outer truth.Capricorn: Boundaries cleanse community ties.Aquarius: Purpose rewritten — success meets soul.Pisces: Belief reborn — faith beyond dogma.

🜃 Collective Reflection

This retrograde writes in fire and edits in water.Sagittarius exposes exaggeration; Scorpio reveals motive.Each planetary ally—Mars for courage, Uranus for awakening, Neptune for empathy, Venus for closure—guides us through the truth-telling.By the time Mercury moves direct, the mind is quieter, the heart steadier, and our words carry light instead of noise.

🪞 Closing Reflection

Mercury’s retrograde isn’t a detour—it’s initiation.It strips illusion from language so that meaning can live again.When Mercury re-enters Sagittarius on December 11, you’ll notice:conversation breathes differently, silence feels sacred, and the story you tell about yourself rings true.

Fire reveals. Water cleanses. Truth liberates.

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