Mercury goes retrograde this Sunday: Heres your personal survival guide

The final Mercury retrograde of 2025 is here, and it shan’t be gentle.Mercury retrograde begins on Nov.9 in the high arrows of Sagittarius, slinks into Scorpio on Nov.

18, and stations direct on Nov.29.Because Mercury governs communication and commerce, its retrograde cycle has a direct bearing on both our personal and professional lives.Contrary to the terminology, Mercury and other planets do not ever move backward in space; they merely slow down, a deceleration that looks like a reversal from our vantage on Earth.When a planet is retrograde, its energy works in the opposite direction, not necessarily against us, but certainly not as a trusted sidekick.

As Mercury rules the mind, its retrograde signifies a period of challenge in organizing, expressing, and creating order in our lives“November feels like the year’s emotional hangover: gray skies and low moods.But instead of allowing the chaos of Mercury retrograde to derail your productivity, make it an opportunity.

This is a good time to switch up your routine, be more creative, and clear out all your mental and digital clutter,” Avery Morgan, productivity expert at EduBirdie, told The Post.To stop fighting and start innovating, Morgan offers the following tips: “While typical habits and routines are confining during Mercury retrograde, consider having a little fun with unpredictability.The energy of retrograde can invite you to step outside of a structured routine,” said Morgan.She recommends leaning into deviation by working at a different time of day, changing your workspace, or reordering your to-do list.“Retrograde energy is stimulated by disrupting patterns.

So use this as a reason to introduce some mayhem into your usual activities and see what is revealed.” Mercury retrograde lives to make a mess.To keep your life rock steady or at least less rocky, Morgan recommends relying on apps like Google Calendar (notifications enabled!) and automating or delegating non-essential tasks....