October 20th, 2025: Mercury Conjunct Mars

• Mercury conjunct Mars in Scorpio (19 deg)

• Juno in Sagittarius trine Ceres Rx in Aries (5 deg)

Mercury/Mars unites words with actions for a potently assertive statement. Thoughts become reality as you act on instinctive information. Everything is focused in one direction, led by passion, anger or will.

In Scorpio, these energies will come from deep below -a secret or push for survival. Mercury helps you make sense of what was (until now) an unexamined urge. Mars adds momentum to taboo knowledge and there's no question about what you're going to do.

This can be your incredibly powerful words that almost seem to manifest on their own (it's really you, tapping into your hidden power). Or, a messenger speaking with undeniable force even though their voice remains quiet. You'll feel this message in your gut- its truth will resonate in your blood.

Note the deg of this Mercury/Mars conjunction is almost the same as Mercury in Scorpio's direct station (20 deg) on Nov 29th. The two will be connected via a forceful push forward as additional layers of info are uncovered. What begins now will intensify by Nov 29th.

Juno/Ceres Rx is the relationship agreement that nurtures mutual freedom, passion and exploration. Ceres Rx can be the regression but there's no judgement here - the relationship easily shifts and makes room for this and there's still optimism for the future. It's recognized that this is only one stage in a larger cycle.

Note that this is 2nd of three trines between these two and each trine is in different signs. The first (May 5th, 2025) was Juno Rx in Scorpio/Ceres in Pisces. The final trine (Jun 22nd, 2026) is Juno Rx in Aquarius/Ceres in Gemini. This implies a partnership agreement that's evolving as it grows. Scorpio/Pisces was deep and unconditional nurturing. Aquarius/Gemini will be a more detached, intellectual take on the relationship's lifecycle, with room for unusual choices.

It's a very nice illustration of how partners (personal or professional) can change (sometimes dramatically) and still be in synch with each other.

Painting by Jan Matejko

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