The Mercury retrograde on March 14 will bring chaos, but also clarity. Here’s what to do

On March 14, a total lunar eclipse and full moon will coincide, shaking up the cosmos. As if that wasn’t enough, Mercury goes retrograde, acing its moonwalk from Aries to Pisces, breezing through the entire zodiac wheel. All of this will happen in the span of three weeks, from March 14 to April 7, 2025, closing cycles and helping us master life lessons. Hold on, did I mention that we’re in the middle of a Venus retrograde as well? It’s a cosmic shakedown all right. Here’s how it will affect you—and affect you it will.

Aries

You have been focusing on stabilising your finances and chasing material security for the past few months. While solutions are likely to appear around mid-April, gear up to get struck by a thunderbolt of revelations that help you realise what needs to shift. As a new person or perspective enters your life in the coming weeks, you emerge from rough seas with your arrow ready to hit the bull’s-eye.

Taurus

What can you do long-term that will enable you to feel supported and support yourself? In a world made for robots, your innate need to savour each moment may feel like an unachievable feat. However, this is the time to reassess your goals and figure out what works for you. It’s okay to trust your chosen few because they have your back. This Mercury retrograde, focus on your relationships and they will indirectly help you figure out your finances.

Gemini

Opportunities come flying in, just the way you like them. All you need to remember is to read the fine print not once, not twice, but as many times as you can. Surface-level scans will lead to temporary solutions, but if you want to focus on building something long-term, you must be willing to find creative, out-of-the-box solutions and let your inquisitive nature lead. Conquer your fears slowly and steadily to ensure the ground beneath your feet is rock solid.

Cancer

You may have missed out on opportunities in the past, and although you now feel ready, you don’t want to repeat past mistakes. This is your cue from the cosmos to share what’s on your mind, trust your intuition and hold off on big moves until the picture feels crystal clear. That being said, don’t forget to celebrate your current life because it is exactly what you wished for at one point.

Leo

Your goals may feel elusive no matter how hard you push. This is your time to balance the scales of karmic justice. Give back what you owe someone or, in some cases, be blessed with receiving the unexpected. A simple shift in perspective that may have been in your blind spot until now finally makes itself visible towards the end of this retrograde.

Virgo

Complex decisions are rarely made by sitting on the couch. Move your ass, get going with the research, reflection and journalling, and weed out the unnecessary fluff that anchors you down. When your intuition asks you to go left but you keep going straight, you will be brought back to the fork in the road until you pay attention. This is your chance to choose right—or left.

Libra

Wanting to charge forward but constantly looking over your shoulder into the past only slows you down. Instead, the cosmos wants you to lay solid foundations in your present, reevaluate your past shortcomings and gather your resulting lessons and strengths for the future. On the other side of this lopsided time, you will emerge with your cheat sheet to master your current reality.

Scorpio

You know where you wish to be, but what is holding you back? Your unwillingness to let go—of past wounds, failures, people and situations that did you wrong. Only if you dedicated as much focus to the visions in your head as you have been to what has been hurting you up until now. Do that and you will find yourself on the path to victory.

Sagittarius

Are you unable to make progress or are you simply trying to do too much? New opportunities, career advancements and a clear inner knowledge of where you are headed may have felt overwhelming, but you will find your focus and enthusiasm soon. Have faith that you will exit the circus that you have unwittingly become a part of.

Capricorn

A non-stop work approach may work for you most often, but this is a forced cosmic slowdown to engage your senses, reevaluate your choices and simply rejuvenate yourself. When you look at life’s body of work, you don’t look at the number of hours clocked in each day; you simply reflect on the value of the essence of your existence left behind. You emerge as a leader interested in the legacy you leave behind instead of the meaningless badge of burnout you wear on your sleeve.

Aquarius

You’ve been thinking hard about how to turn failures into successes, transform lack into abundance and turn the wheel of fortune in your favour. As Mercury retrogrades from Aries through Pisces, you too move from nascent ideas into tangible ways of integrating and applying solutions to your life.

Pisces

This is a pivotal time for you because both Mercury and Venus culminate their retrograde sojourns in your sign. Whatever wild rides you get on during this phase, you will emerge a little more focused and a lot more healed. Childhood narratives, patterns and relationships that cause pain release you from their grip and you are left with clarity on where you are and what you want from this point on.