When Mercury Goes Retrograde and So Does Your Entire Life

Mercury retrograde : that celestial mess of a season when texts don't send, exes rise like zombies, and even the microwave starts gaslighting. It's not just a planet doing the moonwalk — it's a cosmic glitch in the Matrix that turns every life decision into an episode of Black Mirror: Astrology Edition.

The group chat explodes with “what did he mean by that?” energy. Flights get delayed, coffee orders go wrong, and suddenly, every Google Doc has a formatting issue. Coincidence? The stars laugh in italics.

Air signs start overthinking so hard, it becomes cardio. Fire signs try to “fix everything” and end up turning a minor issue into an emotional arson. Earth signs pretend nothing's wrong while internally scheduling a nervous breakdown for Thursday. Water signs? Already crying in aesthetically-lit bathrooms with Lana Del Rey on loop.

Mercury , the planet of communication , technology, and travel, basically unplugs the Wi-Fi of the universe and throws the router into a black hole. Phones break, boundaries blur, and suddenly that “maybe we should talk” text gets sent… twice.

But here’s the twist: retrogrades aren’t just about chaos. They’re the universe’s very passive-aggressive way of saying “sit down and reflect.” Or in simpler terms: plot twist season.

So when Mercury goes rogue and everything unravels, it’s not sabotage. It’s a cosmic “Ctrl+Alt+Delete” — a reset disguised as a disaster. The key is to back up everything: files, emotions, relationships… and maybe that fragile sense of reality.