Prepare yourself: the third and final Mercury Retrograde of 2026 is happening from October 24 to November 13, and it's a big one. Of course, all Mercury Retrogrades involve miscommunications, technological issues, and travel delays. If you drop your phone on the subway tracks and end up late to work because you need to ask someone to fish it out for you, that's typical Mercury Retrograde chaos.

This particular Mercury Retrograde is in Scorpio , meaning that all that Mercury Retrograde stuff gets an extra boost of theatrics because Scorpio is nothing if not dramatic. It also coincides with Venus Retrograde , which began on October 3 and ends on November 13 (yes, the same day Mercury Retrograde ends—go ahead and schedule a “the retrogrades are over!” party). All retrogrades involve the things the particular planet rules going "backwards"; for Venus, that's love, beauty, and money.…