Ahoy, star seeds! The first Mercury retrograde of the year is upon us, and this one is going down — or slowing down, in the insolent, fire-breathing sign of Aries and the idealistic, hallucinogenic tidal pools of Pisces.

Whether you’ve been managing eyebrow-raising miscommunications with loved ones, navigating tech glitches or scrolling through old texts from an ex, it probably feels like Mercury is retrograde once more.

Let us see how this Mercury retrograde should be tackled by you by focusing on the damage-prone areas this time! This retrograde of Mercury in Aries will bring about positive changes in your character.

The planet of the mind and the mouth, thought and expression, Mercury begins its retrograde on Saturday, March 15.

March is shaping up to be a big month, astrologically speaking. Mercury is in retrograde. And so is Venus! And there’s more!

This year, we await a cosmic twist as Mercury – the planet of activity and ideas – goes retrograde in Pisces the next day after Holi – May 15, 2025.

Beginning March 15th, Mercury, our planet of the mind and mouth, will go retrograde, first in the zero impulse control, hell fires for the hell of it sign of Aries and then in the Care Bear poet placenta of Pisces. As the fastest-moving planet in our solar system, Mercury goes retrograde three to four times a year for about three weeks.

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