Your Weekly Astrology: 9-15 November 2025
Mercury AND Jupiter Retrograding & The Leo Moon: A Week of Cosmic Realignment and Emotional Growth
This week invites us into an introspective yet forward-moving vibration. With Mercury stationing and then retrograding in fiery Sagittarius, and Jupiter slowing to a station and turning retrograde in nurturing Cancer, we’re being asked to revisit, reflect, and refine. At the same time the lunar energy moves through emotional Cancer into expressive Leo, forming squares to deep-feeling planetary placements, followed by an opposition with the Piscean collective dream energy.
Energetically, this is a week of:
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Review and recalibration: Mercury halting then back-pedalling means decisions and communications may need a second look.
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Inner alignment with outer expression: Jupiter in Cancer retrograde invites you to revisit your emotional foundations, your beliefs about care, home, safety—and how you grow from there.
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Heart‐led expression meets scrutiny: Moon in Leo brings boldness, creative flavour and self‐expression to the stage, but the squares to Scorpio and later to Pisces reflect that this expression must also integrate shadow, hidden emotion and collective sensitivity.
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Letting go of old patterns: With both planets turning retrograde in fire (Sagittarius) and water (Cancer) signs, we’re blending truth-seeking expansion with emotional grounding. There’s potential to dig into what you believed, what you feel, and what you now see needs updating.
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Collective shift: As the Moon moves through Leo and opposes Saturn & Neptune in Pisces, there’s a push-pull between “shine my truth” and “serve the greater good”. Expect more awareness of where your personal expression intersects with collective longing, compassion, and healing.
Practical tips for the week:
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Before signing new contracts, making big plans or launching, pause: with Mercury retrograde you may simply be missing a detail or needing more time to align.
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Revisit recent conversations, ideas or plans: Is something unresolved? Is there a belief you’ve held that no longer feels true? Use the Mercury retrograde to do that internal clean-up.
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Tune into your feelings: With Jupiter retrograde in Cancer, you might be invited to revisit emotional or home-life issues, your sense of support, your inner security. This isn’t “bad luck” – it’s a chance to realign.
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Use the Leo Moon energy to express, create, shine—but stay humble, and stay connected to the deeper emotional currents (Scorpio, Pisces) rather than just surface performance.
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In community, in service, in your spiritual work: you might feel called to step up into more visible expression, yet the retrograde planets ask you to do so from authenticity, not from ego or pressure.
Clearing Myths around Mercury Retrograde
Let’s get this straight: Mercury retrograde is not a cosmic “boss” making everything go wrong. What happens is: the planet appears (from Earth) to move backwards—a purely optical effect. In astrology, Mercury rules communication, travel, technology, thinking. So when it appears to slow or reverse, we often experience mis-communications, delays, tech glitches, things needing revision. But—and this is key—it’s also a golden opportunity: a chance for reflection, realignment, course correction.
You do not need to hide under the bed until it’s over. You can move forward—but with greater awareness, patience and flexibility. Don’t use the retrograde as an excuse to stop living; use it as a prompt to live more consciously. And remember: context matters. Where Mercury is happening in your personal chart (house, sign) will hugely influence how you experience this.
This week you’re asked to align your outward energy with your inner truth. With Mercury retrograding in a fire sign, your usual “go-go-go” mode might hit a pause. Use the time to revisit your long-term goals: are they still yours? Or are you following someone else’s belief about what you “should” do? The Moon in Leo gives you the boldness to express yourself, but the squares to Scorpio and Pisces urge you to dig beneath the surface: what fears or hidden emotions might be showing up when you try to shine? Revisit an older idea, an unfinished project or conversation. Real clarity can arise now if you choose reflection over rush.
Home, security and family themes may come to the fore. With Jupiter turning retrograde in Cancer in your 4th house area, you might revisit how safe you feel, what “home” really means for you, and how you nourish your roots. Meanwhile Mercury’s retrograde invites you to rethink how you communicate those needs and how you create emotional stability. With the Leo Moon activating your 11th house of friendship and community, you might find your voice in the group—but be willing to slow down and listen too. Rather than pushing for results, ask: what needs revisiting? What needs more emotional care?
Your mind has been buzzing lately, and now you’re being asked to pause and sort through it. Mercury retrograde speaks directly to your ruling planet dynamics. Communication, learning, travel—look for what may need review rather than starting something new. Jupiter retrograde in your 3rd house urges you to take a deeper dive into your everyday beliefs, your habitual thinking patterns, and how you share your ideas. You may feel pulled between wanting to shine (Leo Moon) and wanting to hide away and process (Scorpio/Pisces squares). This is excellent time to draft, edit, revisit old notes, reconnect with someone you let drift.
Bright spotlight on you this week. With Jupiter stationing then turning retrograde in your sign, a chapter of personal expansion is shifting into introspection. What have you been growing? What now needs refining? Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius (your 12th house area) encourages you to withdraw, reflect, and finish loose ends. The Leo Moon lights up your 10th house of career and public image: you might feel a desire to be seen, to express your gifts. Use the squares to Scorpio/Pisces to check in: is your public self aligned with your inner values? Don’t rush the reveal—let the inner refinement happen first.
This is your moon-energy week: the Moon drifting in your sign amplifies your charisma, your need to shine, to express. And yet—with Mercury retrograde and Jupiter retrograde influencing your sector of resources and shared values (for example) or your inner shadow (depending on your chart)—you’re being asked to root that shining in something deeper. Before fully launching into a new “look me” phase, revisit what you value, what you’ve been earning or doing behind the scenes. Are you showing up as your luminous self from a place of authenticity, or from a place of needing approval? The retrogrades ask you to choose the first.
With Mercury retrograde happening in Sagittarius (your 11th house of hopes and groups, if you use natural rulership) it’s time to review your network, your community involvement, your hopes for the future. Are you aligned with groups that truly reflect your growth? Are your communications clear, honest, and purposeful? Meanwhile Jupiter retrograde in your 2nd house area invites you to revisit your relationship with resources, self-worth, and what you’re truly building. With the Leo Moon squaring deep and dreamy planets, you might be pulled to lead or perform—but ensure your “front stage” matches your “back stage” responsibly.
For you, this week highlights the partnership and shared arenas of life. Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius may touch your 10th house of reputation/public life—if you’ve been rushing to present something, consider stepping back and refining. Jupiter retrograde in your 1st house zone invites you to revisit your identity, how visible you are, and how your emotional foundation supports your exterior persona. With the Leo Moon moving into your sign (you’ll feel this strongly soon), you’re stepping into more visible self-expression. Let it be grounded in your inner truth—not just what others expect.
Your inner world and secret life may feel stirred. Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius affects your 9th house of beliefs, philosophies, the bigger picture: maybe you’re re-thinking something you “knew” to be true. Jupiter retrograde in your 12th house beckons you into inner retreat—what past patterns, hidden emotions or spiritual realities are now ready to be seen? The Moon in Leo moving through your 8th house activates transformation, shared resources and deep emotional exchanges. Expect intensity—but remember: transformation happens best when you work with it, rather than resisting.
Ah—your time. With Mercury stationing and retrograding in your sign you’re being asked to look at your path, your self-expression, your identity. What story have you been telling yourself? What direction are you really headed in? Jupiter in Cancer retrograde touches your 11th house of friendship, hopes and social vision: you might revisit whether your community and dreams still feel aligned. The Leo Moon in your 7th house brings others into clear focus: partnerships, collaborations, and how you negotiate your shine with someone else. Use reflection to ensure your forward step is actually forward—not just habit.
Focus on the shadows that support your light. With Mercury retrograde in your 8th house you might revisit shared resources, deep emotional bonding, and what you’ve inherited (psychologically or materially). Jupiter retrograde in your 10th house invites you to revisit your career path, public role, authority. Make sure your ambition aligns with your soul’s values, not just your outer drive. The Leo Moon activating your 6th house puts daily routines, service, health on the radar: how you do the “small work” matters. Refine your structure.
This is a week of refining your beliefs, your inner stability, your sense of home and belonging. Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius may influence your 7th house of relationship: revisit old agreements, old conversations. Jupiter retrograde in your 9th house invites you to look at your worldview, your higher learning, your philosophical foundation. The Leo Moon lighting your 5th house emphasizes creativity, self-expression, maybe romance or fun. The message: show up, but from somewhere refined, conscious and aligned.
Deep emotional threads are in motion. Mercury retrograde in your 6th house asks you to revisit your daily work, health routines, how you serve—are you aligned with your emotional body? Jupiter retrograde in your 8th house might activate themes of transformation, shared resources, and intimate shadow work. The Leo Moon through your 4th house home/family zone,^while squaring Saturn/Neptune in Pisces—brings family, heritage, inner lineage into focus. The key: nurture yourself, create a home for your inner world, refine how you process your feelings.