Mercury, Mars Conjunction in Scorpio ~ Using words as weapons

Mercury, planet of thought, comes together with forceful, assertive Mars in Scorpio from October 27th to November 23rd 2025.

This is a great transit for mental energy and making your wishes known clearly. Part of you prefers to keep your thinking private and to rely on hints or suggestions, but you are also ready to speak up openly, and even issue your orders. Scorpio likes to maintain privacy; however, so pick your battles carefully: it’s best to have a definite place or outlet for your opinions. You can complain and campaign effectively, both on your own and on behalf of other people, and make a fearless voice for a point or principle.

Your quiet intensity counts for a lot, and people listen when you have something to say. Mercury and Mars are also planetary enemies, so there is a risk of speaking harshly, and perhaps being over-critical or airing an unpopular truth. You get the ultimate credit for being right, but a frustrated or unspoken detail may also come out in a rash moment, where it is hard to take your words back. Certainly, you can get into an argument where a small domestic issue blows up into a major disagreement, and you are both unwilling to back down.

There is also a mentally competitive quality now, and a dispute may arise over who is first to an idea or solution. Mercury turns retrograde on November 10th, while very close to Mars, and you should resist pressure to make a decision. Facts change at the last minute, and a delay at this point is frustrating, but also gives you time to think. Consider an impulse purchase or hasty promise carefully, especially on November 13th.