The Review, The Unspoken, The Renewal

The energy in the air right now feels slower than usual, almost as if life itself is asking us to move with more care, as we’re in a month shaped by two retrogrades, Mercury on the 9th and Jupiter on the 11th, and together they are shifting the collective focus inward, not to unsettle us, but to recalibrate what has been ignored, rushed, or misplaced.

Mercury Retrograde is often spoken about in clichés, but its essence is far more personal than disrupted plans or delayed conversations, asking you to listen to the parts of your life that have been running on autopilot, as this retrograde brings unfinished thoughts to the surface, returns old emotions for review, and highlights the gaps between what you say and what you actually mean, slowing the mind so the heart can speak more clearly, misunderstandings aren’t failures during this time, they’re signs pointing toward what needs gentleness, truth, or repair, and this is the kind of retrograde that encourages you to re-read your own life, to catch what you skipped over the first time.

Jupiter Retrograde moves differently, where Mercury brings attention to details, Jupiter touches the bigger picture, your beliefs, your direction, what you call “growth” and when Jupiter moves backward, it’s not expansion that leads, but refinement, as you may find yourself questioning why you wanted certain things in the first place, or noticing that goals once fueled by ambition now feel hollow or outdated, Jupiter’s retrograde reminds you that growth without meaning is just motion…