Scorpio, welcome to actual retrograde season. Saturn officially began its retrograde in Aries just past midnight on Sunday the 13th, and while you’ve probably already been feeling the cosmic slow-down, now it’s official. We’ve also got Neptune already retrograde since the 4th, and Mercury joins the party on the 18th — so yeah, it’s giving inner rewiring. Neptune’s retrograde has been whispering: “What happened to your dreams, the ones you used to obsess over and visualize before the world told you they were unrealistic?” And now Saturn’s retrograde is like, “Okay, cool. Now let’s make an actual plan to bring them to life… but first, you’re gonna have to audit your habits and routines.” Think of this week as a cosmic mid-year review: What’s made you stronger? What’s secretly draining you? What have you built so far in 2025, and is it really aligned with what you want long-term?
The week begins with the Moon in Pisces, helping you ease into Saturn’s retrograde presence in your ritual sector. There’s this push to get back to yourself, your art, your joy, your rest. It’s subtle, but undeniable: a craving to slow down so your spirit can speak louder than your to-do list. And by Tuesday afternoon, when the Moon goes void for nearly 12 hours, it’s yet another sign from the Universe that this is not the week to be pushing through your limits. Especially not when Saturn’s about to retrograde back into Pisces by September 1st, which means you’re getting a preview of what it will feel like when emotional integration becomes more important than external accomplishment. Let yourself float a little. The world won’t collapse if you pause.
Then comes the Aries Moon on Wednesday and Thursday, lighting a fire under your daily habits and responsibilities, but it’s a quiet fire — one that burns more internally than externally. Saturn and Neptune retrograde in Aries mean you’ll likely feel a push and pull between wanting to make moves and realizing you’re not exactly sure why you’re doing it. So before rushing into action, check in: Are you doing this because you genuinely want to? Or because you’re chasing validation? You’ve got a short window — the 16th and 17th — where the energy supports intentional movement before Mercury stations retrograde in Leo at 12:45am on the 18th. After that, the waters get murkier, and your best bet is to slow down, speak less, observe more.
Mercury retrograde in Leo is not subtle for Scorpios. It squares your energy directly, and because it’s activating your sector of public image, legacy, and career, it could stir up drama in the workplace, power dynamics in creative projects, or just general ego flare-ups. If someone comes at you sideways, take a breath. Give them silence, not fire. Silence protects your peace. Save the soliloquies for later. If you’re focused on building your bag, your art, your brand, and your truth, this retrograde could actually help you revisit old projects and bring them back to life. But if you get caught in someone else’s ego trip, it’ll feel like emotional whiplash.
Romantically, the combination of Mercury retrograde + Uranus now in week two of Gemini is giving big plot twist energy. People from the past may reappear — not just exes, but past almost-lovers, or those “what if” connections you thought you’d buried. But since it’s a retrograde week, it’s best to stay curious, not impulsive. Don’t expect full closure just yet. With Saturn, Neptune, and Mercury all rewinding, it’s likely that you’re living in a liminal space emotionally until at least mid-August. That’s okay. There’s wisdom in the limbo. So don’t rush into new entanglements. Observe the patterns. Reflect on what you’re calling in now versus what you accepted in the past.
I speak more about everything retrograde season means for us — plus how to make the most of it in love, creativity, and rebirth — in my latest audio note inside the KnowTheZodiac App. You can stream the podcast free and check your birth chart too. And if you haven’t yet, Scorpio’s Summer ’25 Love & Friendship Forecast is 20% off and super relevant right now, especially if you’re ready to rewrite your relationship patterns during this retrograde portal. You’re shedding old timelines. Don’t be afraid to begin again, even if it’s slower than you expected.
