Read your horoscope for Mercury in Sagittarius
Truth serum season
When Mercury — the planet of communication — travels through Sagittarius from November 2nd, 2024, to January 8th, 2025, self-expression gets fast and loose. Think: big ideas, blunt assertions, and lots of soapboxing. This Jupiter-ruled sign seldom sweats the small stuff, since it’s too busy seeking out the grand meaning and purpose of it all. During this transit, mythologizing the epic highs and soul-stirring lows of one’s life story over appetizers may be more appealing than carefully scanning the dinner menu — and starting a raucous political debate before dessert may take precedence over ending the night cordially. When the celestial centaur has the mic of the messenger planet, our conversations tend to be focused less on exercising tact than on pursuing Truth with a capital T.
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Mercury is in detriment in this mutable fire sign, meaning it doesn’t operate at its fullest potential here. At its best, this analytical planet is very choosy about its words, whereas Sagittarius is the ultimate hype person of the zodiac, preferring to inflate mundane facts into more inspirational fictions. On the plus side, this combo can make Mercury in Sagittarius a world-class motivational speaker, wise philosopher, and red-hot op-ed writer. But navigating this transit skillfully requires staying as faithful to humdrum accuracy as you are to your loftiest aspirations.
This guidance is especially valuable once Mercury stations retrograde on November 25th, prompting us to review and rework our belief systems and long-range plans. During this time, we can prevent mishaps and miscommunications by pausing before letting rip in the comments section. Connecting all the dots between what we think and what we say will help our points land more powerfully. And we can recalibrate our inner compasses on December 5th, when Mercury saddles up next to the Sun in a clarifying event known as a cazimi. Insights and epiphanies that arrive around this moment are meant to steer us toward our desired destinations. By the time Mercury stations direct on December 15th, our most expansive personal roadmaps get much easier to follow.
No matter how prepared we are, bloopers are inevitable during a retrograde period. But luckily, Mercury in Sagittarius knows how to laugh. We can treat mistakes as humorous detours on our journeys and dust ourselves off, since there’s always more to learn and discover on the path ahead.
Your horoscopes are meant to be read as inspiration. If you know both your rising sign and Sun sign, please read both horoscopes. You’ll know which one resonates for you. Take what works and leave the rest.
Aries & Aries rising
Seek fresh intellectual vistas.
Over the coming weeks, mental restlessness is a signal to expand your horizons. So free yourself from limiting spiritual mindsets and stifling philosophical boxes. Whether that means researching unfamiliar mystery schools, deep-diving into studying a new language, or self-publishing a treatise of your latest political opinions, go all in.
Not every attempt will lead to long-term enlightenment, but that’s not the point. Treat your wisdom quests like the adventures they are. Everything you learn shapes your life’s thesis statement in some way.
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Taurus & Taurus rising
Infuse your collaborations and grief journeys with a touch of levity. Over the coming weeks, approaching your entanglements and exchanges with an easygoing and inquisitive spirit will energize them.
Start a playful debate with your business partners or roommates about the best way to support each other through your agreements. Rewrite the story of a painful memory from the vantage point of your healed self. Crack jokes about old disappointments to your wisest friend.
Enlarge your perspective on the past and the present, and you’ll create a more enlivening future.
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Gemini & Gemini rising
Treat your 1:1 relationships as epic adventures.
It’s easy to get stuck in mental ruts and ingrained behaviors in our closest connections. But if you release your ego’s grip on shaping your unions, you open yourself up to more expansive options.
Over the coming weeks, practice perceiving your best friends, romantic loves, or business partners as the ever-unfolding mysteries that they are. Discover them anew each day. And for extra credit, schedule dates to seek wisdom together. Friday night astrology conference, anyone?
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Cancer & Cancer rising
Expand your repertoire of healing practices and weave curiosity into your daily grind.
Over the coming weeks, research diverse wellness philosophies and dabble in the ones that inspire you. Ditching a kitchen witch’s juice cleanse in favor of exploring a new nature trail doesn’t make you a dilettante; it makes you open-minded.
Not every idea can be a winner, but if you don’t let yourself experiment, you’ll never find what works for you. Commit to the rituals and routines that enliven you. Those are the best medicine.
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Leo & Leo rising
Crack open the costume box, bust out your paint palette, and borrow some books on creativity and play. Over the coming weeks, treating your pursuits of pleasure and artistry like wisdom quests will boost your inspiration.
Whether you channel your vitality into sculpting, thrifting wild accessories, or perfecting stir-fries doesn’t matter. What matters is letting yourself explore your chosen medium, investigate it further, test out new approaches, and make mistakes.
Giving yourself permission to fail means giving yourself permission to learn. Set your muses free.
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Virgo & Virgo rising
Home is where you feel most liberated. If that’s not how you currently define it, add an extensive footnote.
Over the coming weeks, roam and revel in the realms of domestic possibility. Scout alternative spots to live. Summon unexpected epiphanies by rearranging your furniture. Rewrite limiting stories that you inherited from your caregivers, and make them funny. Invite your roommates to an impromptu philosophy lecture — wild gestures included.
When you treat your foundations as launchpads for adventure, that’s what they become.
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Libra & Libra rising
Hop on your soapbox. Over the coming weeks, your capacity to be both eager student and fiery teacher is surging.
Soak up information that expands your mind and stokes your faith — and then broadcast what you’ve learned. Whether you choose to annotate intriguing political op-eds or share more of your thoughts in night classes, feed your enthusiasms abundantly.
But remember to stay faithful to the facts, since passionate exaggeration can quickly spiral out of control. Your ideas are enchanting enough without any embellishment.
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Scorpio & Scorpio rising
Have faith in your financial life.
The coming weeks give you opportunities to flex your abundance mindset and stretch your current fiscal paradigm. Whether that means getting more grandiose with your gratitude practices, seeking money advice from mentors or teachers, or becoming a more avid advocate for economic justice, let your curiosity guide you.
Wealth exists in myriad forms, and the more mentally adaptable you are, the more diverse pots of gold you’ll find. Treasure-hunt away.
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Sagittarius & Sagittarius rising
Embrace the wandering truth-seeker within. Over the coming weeks, release yourself from any mental shackles that have held you back from reinventing your identity or evolving into a new era.
Reach out to mentors or therapists who can help you elevate your thoughts to more positive places. Expand your wardrobe to include costumery from your travels. Broadcast your stories and wisdom to the world. Above all, stay open to who you are now and who you’re still becoming.
Life has so much more to teach you — and learn from you.
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Capricorn & Capricorn rising
Unleash your inner wise philosopher or nutty professor. Over the coming weeks, your solitude is a safe container for freeing your mind.
Tuning out the world’s hubbub and giving yourself space to rant, rave, and enthuse wildly — even just to an audience of your glow-in-the-dark ceiling stars — liberates you. You don’t need to curate your opinions to appease anyone; you just need to follow the burning thread of your passions to startling new conclusions.
Make this your motto: Any perspective that doesn’t light you up is too small for you.
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Aquarius & Aquarius rising
Practice dreaming bigger collective dreams. Whether that means researching activists who shot for the stars or expressing your political hopes to your allies and friends, carve out pockets of faith in your community.
Your willingness to think beyond current realities is the key to manifesting the more desirable systems and strategies you imagine. And if you’re unsure about your aspirations, hash out your beliefs with mentors, teachers, and enthusiastic pals. Sometimes your ideas need to encounter friction in order to burst into flame.
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Pisces & Pisces rising
When it comes to your career or greater calling, go big or go home.
Over the coming weeks, the important thing isn’t nailing down the micro-details of your public offerings. Instead, take in the broad strokes of your ambitions and tune in to the deeper meanings behind them. Ask yourself the lofty questions that breathe life into your pursuits.
When you’re attuned to a sense of purpose that extends beyond superficial goalposts, you can communicate your aims more magnetically. Your ideal audience awaits your discoveries with bated breath.
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