24 October – 13 November 2026
On 24 October we enter the final Mercury Retrograde for 2026 – phew! All 3 of the Mercury Retrograde periods this year have been in Water signs which has meant each time we have been working on our deep emotions and beliefs. And with Scorpio being the most sensitive of these 3 signs he has left the most intense for last!
As we know Mercury Retrograde is always a time for going within and reassessing, reimagining, revisiting and relooking at who we are and what direction we are going in. Whatever sign of the zodiac Mercury is moving through will define what type of inner work and “re” we are being asked to do.
Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio is all about going within to heal our deepest wounds and to reaffirm our personal power. Every sign of the zodiac has its own way of processing information and working through things and when it comes to Scorpio it is a deep and sometimes dark dive into your inner world to see where you feel weak and where you play the victim. Because Scorpio energy has such a need to get to the bottom of things and because it processes every experience it has by how it makes you feel, too often we can find ourselves inventing the missing pieces and creating a narrative that means that you were not the bad guy – rather you were the victim of someone else’s bad behaviour or lack of consideration. You see when you make yourself the victim of anything you strip yourself of your personal power and weaken your vibration and find yourself on the defensive and often unable to see anything but your own wound.
We are not here to be what we are not
This Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio is your opportunity to get to the truth of the matter and to find your true alignment. We are not here to be what we are not. And we are not here to align ourselves with what others think is best for us or with what others do. We are now in the final months of 2026, the Year of Sovereignty, and this is one of our last chances to heal our old stories and fake narratives so as we can have the confidence and surety to think for and act for ourselves moving forward.
Mercury rules communication and travel, so we can use the energy of communication to help us heal during this time. Now Scorpio is the most secretive sign of the zodiac and any of you Scorpios reading this will know that you prefer to keep your cards very close to your chest and not share your inner feelings with just anyone. However, when we hold on to hurt or even hold on to confusion and victim mentality, and we don’t work to understand and make peace with these, they can very easily and very quickly turn into disease and illness within you. BUT, if you don’t like to share or talk about what is going on inside of you there is a simple and very powerful solution, and that is to WRITE.
When we write we release and so this is a very useful way to let go. And, you don’t need to share what you have written with anyone. The trick is to sit down and write and write and write until you have revealed all the hurts and all the wounds and confusion within you on paper. You should swear (if you want too), use lots of capital letters, use a thick dark pen for even more emphasis and basically, not hold back on all that you have been shoving down or ignoring within you. And then when you have released all that you can, you take those pieces of paper and you burn them. As you burn them you are sending all of this pain and hurt back to Mother Nature for purification and cleansing and letting it all go once and for all. I can’t say enough how powerful the energy of writing can be. Your writing doesn’t have to make sense or be grammatically correct it’s just a purging of your emotions onto paper and out of you.
During most of this Mercury Retrograde period the Sun will also be in Scorpio emphasising that deep emotional energy and asking us to really focus on our fears and how to overcome these.
There will also be just one day, the 25th October 2026, when Venus will also be Retrograde in Scorpio with Mercury. They will not be close enough to conjunct one another, but they will still be in the same energy and therefore amplifying that energy for all of us. This combination will bring a strong focus to our values and what and who we choose to be aligned with and it will also enable us to give a voice to these as well. So be aware of what might come up around 25 October as old hurts come to the surface along with the questioning of what we truly want from our lives, our relationships, and ourselves.
You can’t heal a secret
For many people this combination of energies in Scorpio could really trigger some very deep and dark hurts and as uncomfortable as this may be, it is essential if they are to be healed and released. So be aware of what thoughts and feelings are coming up for you and do your best to give a voice to these. You can’t heal a secret – and so such things need to see the light of day to be resolved. And as I said above, if what you feel you need to say you are too scared to voice, or not sure how it will sound, or (a very common challenge) you fear being misunderstood and/or not validated in your pain, you can write and let it all go that way.
And finally, a reminder to not commit to anything major, not make any expensive or important purchases, and to triple check all your communications and travel plans during this time. Mercury Retrograde is a time where we are all asked to not necessarily be still and not do anything, but to be more aware of the importance of planning, being aligned inside and out and making sure you haven’t missed anything. And then, when Mercury is fully Direct again (around 18 November 2026) you will have the green light to take action and move forward.
We will step into Sagittarius Season on 23 November 2026 and this is always a time for action, taking the lead, starting a new venture and/or taking a chance. Therefore the more clarity and surety we have within ourselves thanks to allowing and releasing the deep emotions stirred up in Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio, the more likely we are to not only have the confidence to take on something new or step up in some way, but we will also have the right knowledge and awareness in the background to assure good focus and therefore good results.
So, enjoy this final Mercury Retrograde for 2026 – it’s been quite the year and all 3 of these Mercury Retrograde periods have been very useful for us all to let go of old wounds, self-defeating beliefs, distorted narratives and victim mentality. We are all feeling our sovereignty and this is giving us the confidence to stand in our own power, to believe in our own dreams and to know what is right for us and what is not. And together, we can create the New Earth. Blessings xox
