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Mercury in Scorpio 2024: Exploring the Unconscious
On October 13, 11:11 AM —
On October 13, 3:24 PM EST, Mercury leaves Libra and enters Scorpio. The Messenger is going to remain in this sign until November 2 or 3, according to our timezone. This transit increases our drive to uncover secrets, explore the unconscious, and challenge taboos, while encouraging us to expose uncomfortable truths and embrace radical honesty.
Mercury’s shift of signs is especially relevant for the people born with personal placements in Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) as well as for those with planets and angles in Gemini and Virgo, the signs ruled by Mercury. During its time in Scorpio, Mercury will inspire them to deepen their psychological self-exploration, ask more profound questions to both themselves and others, and investigate the hidden motives and desires that drive their actions and choices.
Mercury from Libra to Scorpio: Looking Beneath the Surface
Named after the mythological Messenger of the Gods, Mercury in Astrology is associated with communication, rational thinking, theoretical learning, and the collecting and sharing of information. The ruler of both Gemini and Virgo, Mercury reflects how we manage daily tasks, solve problems, and discern what is useful from what isn’t.
Transits of Mercury indicate collective trends and shifts in our perceptions, communication, and thinking patterns. They offer insights into the lens through which we view reality and the details we tend to focus on when we speak, observe, or think.
During Mercury’s time in Libra, we had opportunities to refine our communication and active listening skills, and we were reminded of the value of how we deliver our message. Mercury in Libra invited us to listen at least as much as we speak and encouraged us to practice putting ourselves in others’ shoes, trying to understand their perspectives without our own biases.
Mercury’s ingress into Scorpio reflects a general tendency to speak less, observe more, and choose our words carefully, with awareness of their weight and potential impact. This transit inspires us to look beyond the surface, beneath the obvious, and focus on the undercurrents, the unspoken, and the unseen.
Mercury enters Scorpio: Journey through Darkness
Besides being a Messenger, the mythological Mercury is also a psychopomp, whose role is to guide Souls between the realms of life and death, between the physical and the spiritual worlds. This facet of Mercury is connected to its astrological association with travel, transportation, and movement, and with this planet’s versatility and ability to navigate between different realms of experience.
Mercury’s transit through Scorpio resonates deeply with Mercury’s role as a psychopomp since Scorpio rules transformational processes, the underworld, and the journey of making the unconscious conscious.
During its time in Scorpio, Mercury will guide us through a journey through the dark corners of our psyche and bring our conscious awareness toward unresolved emotions, unacknowledged fears, and deeply buried truths.
Mercury in aspect to Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Mars, and Pluto
During its journey through Scorpio, Mercury is going to align with retrograde Saturn in Pisces, Mars in Cancer, retrograde Uranus in Taurus, retrograde Neptune in Pisces, and Pluto in Capricorn.
Mercury trines retrograde Saturn in Pisces on October 22. The Mercury-Saturn trine inspires us to put some order in our minds and in our environment: this aspect supports our ability to organize and structure our days, our time, and our thoughts.
On October 30, Mercury in Scorpio opposes retrograde Uranus in Taurus. Around this time, unexpected news or information could disrupt our thinking and contribute to feelings of mental overwhelm, nervous tension, and agitation. This opposition indicates a general sense of restlessness, fast and erratic thinking, and an ongoing feeling of urgency. Nevertheless, the Mercury-Uranus alignment fuels our desire to think independently and rebel from conformity and supports our ability to access new visions and insights into the future.
Mercury trines retrograde Neptune in Pisces on October 31. This aspect helps balance the tension of the Mercury-Uranus opposition by inviting us to tap into the realms of intuition and imagination, inspiring poetic expression, and encouraging us to explore non-linear channels to communicate and express what we think, feel, and sense.
On November 2, Mercury at 29º of Scorpio trines Mars at 29º Cancer and sextiles Pluto at 29º Capricorn. The activation of the critical 29º marks a time of completion of karmic lessons, while Mercury’s aspects to Mars and Pluto bring more clarity about the purpose behind the tensions that may arise during the Mars-Pluto opposition.
Mercury in Scorpio: Exploring the Unconscious
Mercury entering Scorpio is an invitation to deepen our introspection and a very powerful time to concentrate on exploring our unconscious, shadow work, and all kinds of therapeutic processes. In the upcoming days and weeks, opportunities to get to know ourselves better will be available.
Mercury in Scorpio sharpens our focus, supports our ability to think critically, and facilitates access to new intuitive insights about the nature of reality and of relationships. This transit can help us gain clarity on the complex emotional dynamics that manifest within our connections and helps us better understand our psychological nature, as well as our true needs and desires.
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Great article. Thank you. yes, i have been speaking my truth and some do not like it; but i am respectfull with their non understanding. some people are just at different levels of consciousness.