Weekly Astrology:🌙 Retrograde Reruns & Realizations ♻️✨
- Alysse Martin
- Nov 10
- 4 min read
Updated: Nov 18
Hey cosmic friends 💫
This week feels like déjà vu on repeat. Mercury has officially hit reverse, Jupiter is slowing down, and Saturn is wrapping up its long retrograde story. The air feels thick with review energy, like the universe keeps whispering, “Go back. Read that again. You missed something.”
This is not chaos. It is cosmic quality control. The stars are walking us back through scenes we thought were finished so we can finally understand them from the inside out. It is not punishment. It is a rewrite.
Everything feels slower, quieter, and more introspective. Conversations have extra weight. Plans stretch or stall. But it is not wasted motion. These pauses are the soul’s way of syncing with divine timing. Think of it as a pit stop for your spirit, a tune-up before the next acceleration.
What’s Going On Up There
Nov 9: Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius
Mercury rules words, thoughts, and travel. When it stations retrograde, the mental fog rolls in and life starts speaking in metaphors. Emails vanish, texts misfire, and people from your past pop up like they never left.
Mercury in Sagittarius wants truth, not polite or filtered truth, but real truth. If something feels off in your conversations this week, it is showing you where you have been skimming instead of being honest.
This retrograde runs from Nov 9 to 29, and these early days set the tone. Do not rush decisions. Reflect on what you truly mean when you speak.
Common moods: nostalgia, curiosity, overthinking, random bursts of insight, and plenty of “wait… what just happened?” moments. Laugh through it. The universe is editing your script, not deleting your story.
Nov 11: Jupiter Retrograde in Cancer
Jupiter is the planet of expansion, optimism, and growth. When it retrogrades, it does not take your luck away, it simply asks you to redefine what luck really means.
This retrograde, which lasts into early 2026, focuses on quality over quantity. It is not about chasing more, it is about making sure what you already have still fits.
The emotional tone of Cancer makes this especially personal. It highlights home, roots, and emotional safety. You may crave deeper intimacy or notice where comfort has turned into complacency. Jupiter asks, “Are you expanding your world, or just inflating your ego?”
This week’s reminder: growth does not always look like motion. Sometimes it looks like peace.
Saturn Still Retrograde (Until Nov 28)
Saturn has been retrograde since July, and now we are in the final stretch. You have been rebuilding from the inside out, maybe without even realizing it.
Saturn is the builder of the zodiac. It checks the integrity of your foundations, your work, your boundaries, your habits, and your purpose. This week, those structures are tested again. You might feel the urge to simplify, clean house, or finally admit something is not working.
That is Saturn doing its job. It is not chaos, it is calibration.
The Week’s Energy in Motion
Even with all the retrogrades, this is not a still week. It is a quietly powerful one.
✨ Nov 13: Mars sextile Pluto Quiet motivation returns. This is the perfect energy for tying up loose ends or reclaiming control where you have been drifting.
🌕 Nov 14: Taurus Moon trine Pluto Grounding meets transformation. You can hold your center even while things shift around you.
💞 Nov 15: Mercury conjunct Venus Heartfelt conversations flow. Expect moments of understanding or closure, even if emotions run high.
By the weekend, you will start seeing what the slowdown was really for. The dots begin to connect.
Theme of the Week
Slow is sacred. This is not about making progress. It is about making meaning.
Guidance and Journal Prompts
Retrogrades often trick us into thinking we are stuck. You are not. You are syncing.
Try shifting from reaction to reflection this week. Instead of asking “Why is this happening?” ask “What is this showing me?”
✨ Questions to sit with:
What pattern or emotion keeps repeating?
Am I ready to handle it differently this time?
Where can I replace pressure with patience?
Journal prompt:
Crystal of the Week 💎
Labradorite — the stone of mystery, protection, and insight.
Labradorite is a stone for crossing thresholds. When everything feels uncertain or in flux, it keeps your energy field steady while your inner world rearranges itself. Its shifting iridescence reminds you that clarity often comes in layers. What looks cloudy at first glance may hold hidden light beneath the surface.
This week, as Mercury retraces its steps and Jupiter asks you to redefine “enough,” labradorite helps you see through illusion, especially self-made ones. It protects your boundaries without closing your heart, letting you stay open to guidance while filtering out confusion.
How to use it: meditate with it before bed, hold it during journaling, or wear it when communication feels messy.
Tarot Card of the Week 🃏
The Hermit 🔦
The Hermit does not rush, does not chase, does not prove. He steps back not to escape but to refine his vision. When this card appears, the universe is nudging you to disconnect from noise, whether digital, emotional, or mental, and reconnect to your own wisdom.
This week’s triple retrograde energy mirrors the Hermit’s medicine: review, recalibrate, and realign. He is the cosmic editor, reminding you that solitude is not absence; it is preparation. The Hermit’s lantern symbolizes the insight that only shows up when you stop looking for it outside yourself.
You may feel more withdrawn or crave time alone, and that is sacred. This is not about isolation; it is integration. The insights you gather now will guide the next chapter once the planets go direct again.
Affirmation of the Week ✨
Closing Note
You are not behind. You are syncing with the stars.
This weekly astrology is about clarity through repetition, seeing familiar lessons with a gentler heart. Retrogrades do not block your path; they polish it.
If you are feeling the cosmic push to dig deeper, I would love to guide you through your chart and show where these retrogrades are landing personally.
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Take it slow, stay curious, and remember: the universe only hits rewind when there is wisdom worth rewatching. 🌙
All the love,
Alysse
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