The first Mercury retrograde of the year is going down — or slowing down, in the insolent, fire-breathing sign of Aries and the idealistic, hallucinogenic tidal pools of Pisces.

Pisceans will be most affected as the new moon is in its sign. The new moon in Pisces in February 2025 will usher in a lot of important planetary transits for the natives. The alignment of Neptune, the ruling planet, with the disciplined Saturn, empowers Pisceans with the crucial support needed to achieve their dreams.

The planet of the mind and the mouth, thought and expression, Mercury begins its retrograde on Saturday, March 15.

This year, we await a cosmic twist as Mercury – the planet of activity and ideas – goes retrograde in Pisces the next day after Holi – May 15, 2025.