Mastering Mercury Retrograde in 2025

2025’s Mercury Retrogrades: Our Cycles of Reflection

Understanding Mercury Retrograde and what it actually is meant to positively do for anyone is wise timing is everything wisdom to always take into consideration for our proactive planning and scheduling needs. These recurring astrological cycles are mistakenly overly associated with fear and frustration, which absolutely is not the reaction nor the end results we are ever meant to have with them.

As we look to our regular Mercury Retrograde (MRx) passages (which always occur about three times during any given year) we have additional timeframes as we kickoff 2025 to be acutely aware of due to another even more intense inner planet cycle of reflection that will intertwine along with it.

Equally as our first official MRx of 2025 engages by the late Winter into Spring, things will energetically get, for lack of a better explanation: all the more “complicateddue to other reflective cycles coinciding along with it.

We enter 2025 under The Corrective Shadow of Mercury Retrograde finishing up at 20 degrees Sagittarius from its’ last Cycle of Reflection that spanned 25 November until 15 December 2024. This MRx Shadow completes 02 January.

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We are equally fully engaged with an even more intense Cycle of Reflection from another inner planet Mars Retrograde, 06 December 2024 until 23 February 2025, whose Corrective Shadow works with the collective until 02 May 2025 during 2025’s 1st Mercury Retrograde within Venus Retrograde as you’ll learn more about below. 

Yet the most important understanding about “MRx” is:

Mercury Retrograde is always first & foremost: A Cycle of Reflection.

~Sharita Star

Read that last statement again.

The only reasons Mercury Retrogrades “trip up” anyone is that:

One: most people are unaware it is in affect because they have never been introduced to the value of astrology, and naively choose to make important initiations for intended long term success during them. 

Two: those who are aware of it are fooled into believing they should fear it every time is comes back around because they are simply misinformed.

If you know what not to do, and most importantly, what you absolutely can do under these reflective, recharging, reassessment and ultimate “time out” periods: you will always be in the energetic flow of Mastering Mercury Retrograde.

Before we get into when all of 2025’s cycle of reflection periods will urgently ask us to have the heads up in our calendars, let’s give you some astrological tips and tools to implement during any of them.

Why Are We Favored To NOT Start Brand New Ventures Under MRx?

Mercury is our Messenger planet from above that guides all communications, thinking, mentality, movement, electronics, transportation, travel, changes, perceptions, adaptability and all exchanges of information that occur down here below.

When in Retrograde -due to the backtracking energy that is cast off from Mercury- all of the matters it watches over do not function nor move forward optimally. Precisely why, anyone is well advised to utilize these periods of time for pause, redoing, and only focus upon reworking what already exists.

Human error is always highest under Mercury Retrograde than any other time of the year. Naturally, forward thinking and planting for future success under this time is equally not well supported. 

Therefore, hold off on important decisions such as: starting a business, signing contracts, launching a product, getting married, buying a new car, engaging in any kind of new relationship, purchasing new technology, or buying a new home. None of these initiating actions will turn out well for the long-term, and if implemented under MRx, it is an astrological guarantee they are energetically tied up in faulty foundations that never have the genuine ability to sustain themselves for success.

What Are We Favored To Do With Success & Satisfaction Under MRx?

Taking the first rule of thumb that Mercury Retrograde is a cycle of reflection, we are promised to flow with this reassessment time when we honor staying in this exact frame of mind. By only placing our attention upon what already exists, and choosing to wait and see about the future, our personal mastery of this cycle absolutely unfolds.

Getting out our “RE” vocabulary is one of the best ways we can discover ease and peace of mind.

Rerouting, reconnecting, reconsidering, recharging, resting, relaxing, reorganizing, researching, retreating, remembering, replanning, reframing, rescheduling, rekindling, repairing and replacing are all wonderful ways to reap the rewards of what this cycle of reflection is absolutely all about.

Mercury Retrograde is a marvelous time to work with: unfinished projects, revisiting existing creative outlets, reconnecting with old friends/former associates, reassessing existing business plans, practicing the pause, expecting rescheduling of plans, anticipating delays and set backs, having backup plans ready to go, replacing objects in need of repair (yet make sure these are done correctly), doing research, retreating away from the world, and above all, remembering to take a silent listen for oneself (extra meditation, journaling and yoga time please!).

Mercury Retrogrades & YOU! 

For anyone’s individual experience, taking a look at your Current Personal Forecast is always extremely favored to know the precise and specific areas of your life that each one will be seeking your reflective focus within.

As everyone collectively experiences any and all MRx cycles, each one is energetically different from the last, making no two MRxs exactly alike. While the same rules of thumb will always apply, the pulse will always cast off unique affects being Mercury is in another zodiac sign each time. Equally, the other positioning of the planets above any MRx also will relate to, also are never in the same configurations.

So, where is change and necessary reflection asking for your attention during any given year, and especially this one?

  • Is it your income, lifestyle and vocation?
  • Or your home/family life, wealth, and inner healing?
  • Or how you approach your life, heart space and beliefs?
  • What about your communication skills, relationships and goals for the future?

Whenever and wherever any Mercury Retrograde lands in your life or business, know this: it is always time to sharpen the saw within it. The value of astrology is, you always have a precise map and blueprint to help personally guide you through any of them.

How To Prepare For & Move Forward After “MRx”

Each Mercury Retrograde lasts for approximately 21 days (3 weeks).

All have an Approach period, (date when Mercury crosses over the degree point it will fully Retrograde back to) and a Shadow period, (date when Mercury moving forward crosses back over the degree point it began to Retrograde upon).

The APPROACH alerts us to what MRx reflections and matters are on the way to be resolved so we can properly prepare as consciously as possible.

The SHADOW allows us to tie up the loose ends and make necessary adjustments concerning any natural errors that occurred during the Retrograde itself: thus a conscious correction from reflection passage.

2025 MERCURY RETROGRADES

15 March to 07 April, Reflecting from ARIES, 09 degrees to PISCES, 26 degrees 

  • ONGOING Mars Retrograde Corrective Shadow: 23 February thru 02 May
  • ONGOING Venus Retrograde in ARIES/PISCES: 01 March to 12 April 
  • Coupled Eclipse Season: 14 MARCH 2025 VIRGO Lunar Eclipse & 29 MARCH 2025 ARIES Solar Eclipse
  • Preparation Approach begins 28 February
  • Corrective Shadow completes 26 April

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18 JULY to 11 AUGUST 2025, Reflecting from LEO, 15 to 04 degrees

  • Preparation Approach begins 30 June
  • Corrective Shadow completes 24 August

09 to 29 NOVEMBER 2025, Reflecting from SAGITTARIUS, 06 degrees to SCORPIO, 20 degrees

  • Preparation Approach begins 20 October
  • Corrective Shadow completes 16 December

Take a look as well, for more energetic tips as we explore Lexigrams & Spell Out the Truth for this cycle of reflection: What’s Really in a Word? MERCURY RETROGRADE

Remember, reflection and reassessment success always can be absolutely ours, but one must choose to consciously slow down. Pause. Take those deeper breaths. Stop forcing matters, and quit the grinding, societal falsified illusion of maintaining the incessant and constant busy bubble rush.

Mercury Retrograde passages always come back around in our lives in their appropriate timing is everything cycles. When approached consciously, these can undeniably become our perfect opportunities to restore, recharge and reboot. Without this necessary timeout and downtime, humanity is a mere stone that gathers no moss in a continuing unconscious mess.

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2025 in The Universal 9: The Year of The Observant Warrior

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As we cross into 2025, our collective energies shift in to A 9 Universal Year. 2024 as An 8 Universal Year, most certainly prepared us well as it channeled The Year of EARTH Healing Via The Creative HEART. What is now vibrationally offered to us in our New Year, puts all of what we were asked to consciously adhere to in 2024 to absolute level UP our Warrior soul work practices. This connect the planetary dots from numerology to astrology conversation grants us brave and courageous wisdom to carry through the entire 12 months of 2025 for any conscious being to be well aware of.

Humanity not only needs to continue to stay empowered, they must allow their free will to stay in their own lane for their soul certainty and what it can distinctly observe as it will experience 2025 as a 9 Universal Year.

It will be quintessential to keep the Warrior frequency well attuned to navigate the complete accelerated vibrational connection which will be strongly circulating as keen soul guidance for 2025’s 9 Universal Year experience. 

Why will 2025 be an extremely accelerated energetics Universal Year?

As discussed on the podcast, 2025 equates to an 9 Universal Year. The 9 in numerology, is guided by planet Mars. Unlike both 2023 & 2024 who were overseen by outer planets in only one Zodiac Sign for the entire year, we now have an inner planet taking the reins for the collective pulse to be experienced for 2025’s 365 days, moving from Leo to Cancer under Retrograde then moves under forward motion back through Cancer to reach Capricorn by the close of this 9 Universal Year. 

What undeniably makes 2025 “a very cautious kick off” as our New Universal Year hereby begins to keep us on the highest alert: is the fact Mars who is officially “in charge” is under Retrograde activity for the first 54 days of this 9 Universal Year. 

Mars began its’ current Retrograde activity at 06 degrees Leo, where this intense cycle of reflection started back upon 06 December 2024. It crosses back into Cancer under Retrograde motion upon 06 January 2025, where it will remain in Retrograde activity until 23 February 2025 having moved back to 17 degrees Cancer. 

Learn More about the quintessential need to deeply understand Mars Retrograde, which is a more than intense Cycle of Reflection, not proactivity. All life matters must carefully monitored and keenly understood concerning all experiences and especially “what’s new.” 

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To say humanity will be needing their courage well oiled in 2025, is probably an understatement.

The first 54 days of 2025 are witnessed across the globe with its’ guide in charge, Mars, under Retrograde, which ONLY favors that for genuine soul success, that REFLECTION is being absolutely honored. Meaning: anything launched “brand new” is like placing it in a complete foundation of sand for any kind of future success.

It will take until 02 May for the Corrective Shadow of Mars Retrograde once Direct upon 23 February to unwind from all the “retrograde kinks” that will undeniably display themselves from 06 December 2025 until 23 February 2025. The collective will witness a many “errors” unfold during the Retrograde period the Shadow will naturally correct as it will retrace its’ Retrograde steps back from 17 degrees Cancer to 06 degrees Leo.

Past 02 May under forward motion, Mars will journey through the remainder of Leo, then it moves through Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius all the way through to 12 degrees Capricorn to conclude our 9 Universal Year.

To say it will be more than a “rough start” to the “New Year” is probably another understatement.

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Explore More By Taking a Look Back at Our Universal Years past….

8 Universal Year 2024, The Year of EARTH Healing via The Creative HEART

7 Universal Year 2023, The Year of STILLNESS in The SILENT LISTEN

6 Universal Year 2022, Mastering The Value of Compassion

5 Universal Year 2021, Changing Global Truth

4 Universal Year 2020, Awakening The Unexpected

3 Universal Year 2019, Being Reachable and Teachable

2 Universal Year 2018, Feeling The Feminine

1 Universal Year 2017, Being The Light

9 Universal Year 2016, Choosing Our Courage

Let’s Get Conscious for Mars Retrograde, 06 Dec 2024 to 23 Feb 2025

Our experience of Autumn 2024 moving into the heart of Winter 2025, completely casts us into the ultimate request to honor reflection like humanity has never quite experienced up til now.

Unlike his close neighbor Mercury, it’s been awhile since The Pioneer planet took some necessary “time off.” The last Mars Retrograde cycle of reflection was within the sign of Gemini 30 October 2022 to 12 January 2023 when we were absolutely asked to honor the soul homework of closing the gap of the UNTIE to the UNITE. 

Prior to that, we were in the fired up in reflection requests within the sign of Aries 06 September to 13 November 2020 seeking for us to be Staying In Our Own Lane.

The 3rd passage for our 2020’s Decade from Mars under a Retrograde passage will be ultimately once again upgrading our need for retreat as well as our conscious abilities to be paying extremely close attention to all of our timing matters. 

Upon 06 December 2024 stationed at 06 degrees Leo: the next cycle of reflection, review and redo commences for Mars as it turns Retrograde until 23 February 2023, stationed before turning Direct, at 17 degrees Cancer.

Since its’ preparation for reflection Approach began 05 October at 17 degrees Cancer it will take until 23 February 2025 to move back to this very same 17 degrees point in Cancer once Mars starts to Retrograde at 06 degrees Leo 06 December. 

These intense reflective forces from Mars will be engaging within two different signs. 

In Leo from 06 December 2024 until 05 January 2025

Reflection will distinctly call moving from 06 to 0 degrees within the fixed fire organization sign of creative self-expression, loyalty, the heart of the matter, protection, children, manifestation, dignity and all exchanges of inspiration and faith energies that are favored by The Lion.

In Cancer from 05 January to 23 February 2025

Reflection will distinctly call moving from 29 to 17 degrees within the cardinal water leadership sign of emotional unfoldment, nurturing, feelings, imagination, food, nourishment, caring for others, the home, family and all exchanges of receiving impressions and gut sensation energies that are favored by The Crab.

If you are familiar with Mercury Retrograde, you already understand all too well the kinds of “out of sorts things” that naturally tend to happen under an inner planet retrograde cycle.

What makes a Mars Retrograde different from a Mercury Retrograde?

Let’s just clue you in a little bit: it naturally takes what Mercury Retrograde does highly advising to forget about the future and amplifies it tenfold so we can get on with the past concerning already in existence matters requiring our reflective practices concerning them.

All of our planets from above guide over different energetic themes and concepts as their movement affects our lives down here below. No matter what planet is in retrograde activity, it is always considered an important cycle of reflection to understand must be honored with in the life, especially when it is an inner planet of Mars, Mercury or Venus.

Mercury energetically allows us to engage with movement, travel, communication, information and all exchanges of it, permanent changes, blossoming, thinking and circulation of our mentality and mindsets.

Mars energetically allows us to engage with taking action, being courageous, managing our anger, finding motivation, arriving at conclusions, making life happen, honoring our willful force, defending our freedom/truth, and working with our natural strengths and desires.

Once again being both Mars and Mercury are inner planets, their Retrograde passages occur (Mercury every 3 months; Mars every 23 months; approximately) we are highly advised to take note about our future plans -whether personal or business wise- concerning what they are ultimately in charge of. Being reflection, research and review are ultimately in order, initiating plans during retrograde passages with any intention for future success and fulfillment are best to be avoided.

Overall, the energy of a Mars Retrograde makes our reflecting experiences under Mercury Retrograde “look easy” because the intensity of Mars casts off a much more conflicting and aggressive energy when not navigated consciously. 

Whatever plans one may have to embark upon any brand new project, agreement, or anything that is not already in previous existence: they will find the outcome for longer term success concerning it will become interlaced with extreme delays and be completely riddled in errors.

Once Mars is Direct, the corrective Shadow passage tends to unwind the back to reality check after the Retrograde circulated confusion and illusion. Soon enough, the original ill-timed sparks under Retrograde initiation cease to continue to gain proper momentum nor genuine security as they are seen to fizzle out their flames that were merely planted upon a flimsy foundation of Mars Retrograde sand.    

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  • What to Expect in America’s Timing & How To Be Ahead in The Preparedness Curve as Mars Rx will affect WE TRANSFORM for the nation
  • What distinct Areas of Your Life via Your Sun Sign perspective are meant to be specifically honoring reflection versus making any future moves within them
  • How to be proficient & effective during this important Cycle of Reflection
  • Gain Meditative Tips & Tools to Stay Grounded in Your Soul’s Certainty

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Extremely intense and incredulous cycles any American needs complete conscious awareness of, are all happening simultaneously as Mars Retrograde will be engaged for the nation.

Pluto Return 2021-24, WE HAVE: Recovering from The Grace Under Pressure Finale, 01 September to 19 November 2024

New Beginnings 19/1 Personal Year Healing The Heart of America 04 July 2024 to 04 July 2025

Lunar Eclipse in Pisces 17 Sep 2024 & Solar Eclipse in Libra, 02 Oct 2024: Cast off extended Release/Reflection from WE COMMUNICATE and Intense Initiation from WE STRUCTURE throughout Spring 2025

Chiron Return Exacts, WE NURTURE: Under Retrograde 19 October to 12 November; Under Direct Motion 15 February to 08 March 2025. This clearing up the wounds of the deep past concerning our homeland, food supply, family connectivity, and abilities to take care or ourselves are all under the throws of intense healing.

Annual Lunar Holding Pattern 2024 to 2025: New & Full Moons for 6 months November 2024 thru April 2025 require further collective consciousness via Mental, Emotional & Spiritual Preparedness, spanning for America from WE SOCIALIZE to WE NURTURE and WE SERVE to WE STRUCTURE

Mercury Retrograde, 25 Nov to 15 Dec 2024 Reflecting where WE ARE & how WE PROCESS will affect America’s appearance to the world, immediate approaches to life and how we can heal, clear up the past, let go of pain, and work more consciously for genuine resolve.

Preparation Approach to Venus Retrograde Beginning 28 January 2025 

Mars Retrograde Corrective Shadow Engaged from 23 February to 02 May 2025

Venus Retrograde 01 March to 12 April 2025 No sooner do we end Mars Retrograde upon 23 February, one week later, Venus enters reflection where WE NURTURE moving into WE COMMUNICATE until 12 April 2025. As her preparation Approach begins 28 January, it will completely overlap the finale of Mars Retrograde.

Eclipse Season 14 & 29 March 2025 in WE BELIEVE & WE NURTURE.

Mercury Retrograde 15 March to 07 April 2025 mirrors Venus Retrograde’s same backtracking steps through WE NURTURE moving into WE COMMUNICATE. You read that right. A DOUBLE RETROGRADE! Ohhh Snap! Will You Be Ready?

These more than INTENSE CYCLES all unfolding in time back to back and within their overlaps are no conspiracy theory or fake news.  Nor are they ones that anyone will get out of gracefully if they are not properly prepared for with absolute awareness

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