Mercury on the Move from Scorpio to Sagittarius, Mars in Sagittarius Squaring Saturn in Pisces and Neptune Goes Direct in Pisces

 

Mercury is direct and moving more quickly as it prepares to re-enter Sagittarius on December 11.  But it still has some unfinished business to conduct in Scorpio first.  On December 6, Mercury in Scorpio will be trining Jupiter in 24 degrees of Cancer.  This can bring good news and is quite favorable for making plans.  It's also positive energy for traveling or learning.  Just be mindful of the tendency to be too impulsive or overconfident.

On December 7, Mercury in Scorpio will be trining Saturn in 25 degrees of Cancer.  Things will get more serious with strong attention to details.  Common sense will prevail. Self-discipline and critical thinking are in high supply on this day.  

I just want to caution everyone that Mercury in its final days of Scorpio can be quite sharp in the way it communicates.  When Mercury enters Sagittarius on December 11 until January 1, 2026, communication takes on a blunt, direct and sometimes tactless tone.  The difference between Mercury in Scorpio and Mercury in Sagittarius is that the cruelty and biting words that emerge during Mercury in Scorpio are intentional and carefully calculated, while it just sort of happens without thinking when Mercury is in Sagittarius.

Mars in Sagittarius is squaring Saturn in 25 degrees of Pisces on December 8.  This aspect is kicking off the squares between the planets in Sagittarius and Pisces that will characterize the month of December.  The Sun in Sagittarius will be squaring Saturn in Pisces on December 16, then the Sun will be squaring Neptune in Pisces on December 20 and Venus in Sagittarius will be squaring Saturn in Pisces on December 21. And we could be feeling the effects of this Mars-Saturn square a couple of days early.

What can we expect with Mars squaring Saturn?  Well, I have this aspect natally with Mars in Aquarius and Saturn in Scorpio, so I can tell you that its theme is delayed gratification. This aspect is my life, like it or not.  We need to do our behaviors differently.  Frustrations, limitations and inhibitions are part and parcel of this aspect.  Mars is the planet of action and wants to accelerate while Saturn is overly cautious with its foot on the brake.  The most challenging piece of this aspect is that we need to accept the fact that progress will probably not happen on this day and it will be very easy to become discouraged or depressed.  If we try to fight the restrictions we are facing, we could wind up being our own worst enemy.  Trust me on this score, I have learned this lesson the hard way through the years.  Sometimes I think it is the most self-destructive aspect in my chart.  Yes, we might be fearing failure, but try to strengthen your patience.  This is the key to gleaning an opportunity from this challenging aspect. Patience needs to be cultivated.

Neptune finally goes direct in 29 degrees of Pisces on December 10.  Neptune stationed retrograde in 2 degrees of Aries on July 4 and is ready to move forward into Aries on January 26, 2026. Now that Neptune will be direct in Pisces, it is time to close the karmic loops and surrender any victim narratives in our lives.  Neptune has been in Pisces since 2011 and 2012, with the exception of its brief foray into Aries from late March until October 22. If you have any planets in the late degrees of the mutable signs of Pisces, Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius, you will feel this acutely.  It is a time to dissolve illusions and release what is no longer serving our best interests.  Wrap up the unfinished business that started in 2011 and 2012 when Neptune entered Pisces.  Whenever a planet is at 29 degrees, it is at a critical point when we are required to integrate, dissolve and release the old before a new cycle can commence.  When Neptune enters Aries, we will be infused with energy to act on making our dreams real.  It will be a huge collective shift.  The last time Neptune was in Aries was from 1861-1874 and that era marked great changes in the world.

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