When the Mind Descends into Its Own Depth: Mercury rx Sextiles Pluto.

Today, November 17th 2025, Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius forms a soft sextile with Pluto

in Aquarius, creating a moment of quiet intensity wrapped inside a sky already rich with feeling. This is a subtle aspect, yet deeply meaningful, especially because it arrives on the same day the

Sun in Scorpio moves into a flowing trine with Jupiter in Cancer and Saturn retrograde in Pisces, completing yet another activation of the Grand Water Trine. The heavens speak in several layers today, and each one invites us to listen inward.

Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius brings the mind into a landscape of questioning. Sagittarius seeks meaning, truth, and higher understanding, yet retrograde motion turns that quest inward. Thoughts loop back through old beliefs, old stories, and old assumptions, asking for revision. Mercury does not push here, he wonders. He retraces steps to understand what was overlooked, and he invites us to reflect on where our ideas come from and where they are asking us to go.

Mercury leans toward Pluto, carrying a whisper meant for dusk alone. In the soft breath of revelation, even the keeper of shadows finds ease.

Pluto in Aquarius meets this inward journey with depth. Pluto does not skim the surface, he invites descent, inner revelation, and honesty that cannot be rushed. In Aquarius, that honesty often relates to the future, to collective patterns, to the larger systems we inhabit and sometimes question. When Mercury and Pluto meet in sextile, the mind becomes porous, able to perceive subtleties that are usually hidden. Conversations may carry unexpected weight. Insights arrive in quiet flashes. Something that once felt confusing may suddenly reveal its root.

This is not an aspect that demands action. It is an aspect that invites awareness. The mind slows, deepens, and reshapes its understanding. We are asked to move gently through this energy, to let questions open rather than close, and to notice where our thoughts feel charged or alive. Pluto does not give answers, he gives openings, and Mercury retrograde walks us through them slowly.

With the Grand Water Trine active again today, the emotional landscape softens around this mental excavation. The Sun in Scorpio carries light into the places where honesty lives. Jupiter in Cancer expands our capacity to feel without becoming overwhelmed. Saturn retrograde in Pisces grounds the emotional waves into something steady and wise. This trine creates a safe container for whatever Pluto and Mercury uncover, reminding us that truth is not something to fear, but something that can hold us gently if we meet it with presence.

If the mind feels stirred or the heart feels tender, it is part of the process. This is a day when thinking and feeling weave together, when understanding rises not from logic alone, but from the deeper intelligence of the inner world. The best way to move through this energy is slowly, with attention and compassion. Notice what surfaces. Notice what pulls at your curiosity. Notice what feels like it has been waiting to be understood.

May this sextile guide you inward with gentleness. Trust the questions that arise, knowing they are openings, and may the waters of this trine remind you that every truth, when held with care, becomes a path toward clarity and calm.

Much love to all, Valentina.