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Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio October 24 as Venus's reversal continues

Mercury stations retrograde on October 24 and stays that way until November 13, overlapping with Venus's own retrograde cycle that began October 3 in Scorpio, according to economictimes.indiatimes.com and the Hindustan Times.

The Sun enters Scorpio on October 23, a day before Mercury's reversal, and Venus moves back into Libra on October 25, the Hindustan Times reports, while the Taurus Full Moon peaks late October 25 in Central time, just after midnight Eastern on October 26.

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What the two retrogrades are said to overlap on#

Mercury governs communication, reasoning and commerce in astrology, and economictimes.indiatimes.com reports that a retrograde through Scorpio is linked to delays, misunderstandings and old matters resurfacing, while Venus's retrograde adds focus on relationships, finances and personal values. The outlet adds that the experience may differ depending on a person's birth chart.

Venus turned retrograde at around 8 degrees Scorpio on October 3, a point astrologers tied to trust, emotional intensity, commitment and shared finances, according to economictimes.indiatimes.com, which also notes Pluto turned direct in Aquarius on October 16 and the Hunter's Full Moon in Taurus arrives October 26.

Astrologer Monica Morales of OM.MNL told PhilSTAR L!fe that with both Mercury and Venus retrograde during Scorpio season, issues tied to relationships, communication, money and priorities "may resurface." She also pointed to two cazimis, when a planet closely conjoins the Sun, in Scorpio: Venus on October 24 and Mercury on November 5.

Scorpio season runs alongside the retrogrades#

Scorpio season itself spans October 23 to November 22, according to AstroStyle, which describes the period as favoring trusted partnerships, joint finances and intentional focus, while warning that the Mercury and Venus retrogrades can complicate those plans.

Vogue India describes the October 24 to November 13 Mercury retrograde as more intense than the prior one, which ran from June 29 to July 23, saying this round in Scorpio will bring secrets and long-held matters to the surface; spiritual consultant Gary D'Andre, quoted in the piece, said "tone matters" and that people should be "forewarned" about unintentionally upsetting others.

A Reddit post by astrologer u/GrandTrineAstrology, cited by the Hindustan Times, suggests these transits may encourage reviewing past choices and relationship patterns sign by sign, from Aries reconsidering shared finances and boundaries to Scorpio itself reflecting on identity and which habits to leave behind.

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