Mercury retrograde begins this weekend: Hacks to reclaim your power and make the most of Novembers astrology

Mercury retrograde is here, and contrary to commonly held belief, it doesn’t have to suck.If you’re feeling like a husk of a human being thanks to the demands of being a member of the soulless workforce, you are not alone.With one in four people saying they no longer feel they have a distinct personality outside of work, Mercury’s cosmic slowdown is the perfect moment for a “Great Rethink.” Retrogrades summon us toward everything with the prefix “re”: review, revise, reimagine, return, revisit, etc.— making the coming weeks a fine time to get right with what makes your blood pump and your cells sing.Mercury begins its retrograde on Sunday, Nov.

9, in the tactless pirate heart of Sagittarius before slipping into the goth swamp of Scorpio on Nov.18.Mercury stations direct on Nov.

29 and finally clears its post-retrograde shadow, or retroshade, on Dec.16.Thalia-Maria Tourikis of Headway shares four practical ways to rediscover who you are during this retrograde, beyond the oppressive, grinding wheel of capitalism.“People don’t crave more content; they crave reconnection: with themselves, their past experiences and their people,” she said.Go get you some.According to Tourikis, a quarter of workers admit they feel guilty for not working, with 6% abandoning any hobby they used to have.“Remind yourself there’s a big difference between leisure and laziness,” she shared.Tourikis notes that reinstating healthy habits like a daily walk, a morning meditation, or cooking a meal can help you think clearly, feel better, and inch closer to personal goals aligned with the life you want to lead.Here’s a depressing fact: For half of all employees surveyed, doomscrolling — i.e., endlessly scrolling on your phone, consuming negative content — is their default work break activity, and some consider it the highlight of the workday.God in heaven.Doom scrolling can be a form of self-sabotage with far-reaching consequences that, at best, may leave yo...