EXTRA | Your special horoscope for Mercury retrograde on October 24: Be careful with what you take for granted

This Saturday, October 24, may bring more than one unexpected complication. Mercury begins its last retrograde of 2026 and fully enters Scorpio, stirring up conversations, unsolved matters, and things that you might have thought were already closed. Until November 13, it will be wise to look twice before taking anything for granted.

This doesn't mean that everything is going to go wrong by any means. However, confusing messages, changes of plans, people from the past, delays, or small errors that would normally go unnoticed may appear. Some signs are going to notice it more in very specific situations.

Mercury is related to communication, travel, agreements, and information. When it retrogrades, it is easier to take something for granted too quickly. That's why confirming a piece of information in time can save you from a rather silly problem.

It can also be a time of unexpected returns. A person may write to you again, an opportunity may reappear, or something you considered lost may end up right in front of you. What will matter is not reacting on automatic pilot.

What to avoid during Mercury retrograde?

It is not necessary to live these weeks in fear, but it is advisable to slow down a little. Problems usually appear when we do things in a rush and take things for granted. Checking before acting can make quite a difference.

Avoid sending important messages while you are angry or in a hurry. Do not accept a date, an amount, or a condition without reviewing it first. A simple "let me check it" can be your best phrase these days.

Do not delete emails, receipts, or conversations that you might need later. If you are going to travel, do not wait until the last moment to check schedules, reservations, and documents. If something is important, save a screenshot or a copy in case you need to verify it later.

Above all, avoid arguing over memories. Two people can be convinced that a conversation happened in different ways. If there is a message, an invoice, or a piece of information that can clarify it, it is better to look at that than to argue for half an hour.

How does Mercury retrograde in Scorpio affect each sign?

♈ Aries: check a purchase carefully before throwing anything away

You may buy something convinced that you are going to keep it and change your mind two days later. The problem will be discovering that you threw away the box, lost the receipt, or that the return period is about to end.

Keep everything for a few days before getting rid of the packaging. Also check the return conditions if the purchase was online. It doesn't cost anything and it can get you out of trouble.

♉ Taurus: something you considered lost may appear

Before buying again what you can't find, do a calm search. It may be a card, some headphones, some keys, or a garment that ended up in the most absurd place.

Check old backpacks, pockets, and drawers that you would not normally look at. Also ask if someone moved your things. Sometimes it is not lost: it simply changed places.

♊ Gemini: do not repeat something that you do not know is true yet

A juicy story may reach you and you may feel like telling it immediately. The problem is that it may come incomplete, exaggerated, or directly poorly explained.

Before forwarding it or commenting on it, think about whether you really know what happened. If it affects you, ask the right person. If it doesn't affect you, you also do not need to become a messenger.

♋ Cancer: a visitor may show up at the worst moment

Someone may show up believing that you agreed to meet that day, confuse the date, or let you know when that person is practically already arriving. You may have other plans right then.

Do not feel obligated to change everything out of politeness. If it doesn't work for you, say so without overthinking it. You can always look for another time.

♌ Leo: watch out for a payment that reappears

An amount you thought was settled may return in the form of a bill, debt, refund, or shared expense. It is easy for each person to remember a different figure.

Do not pay just to get the issue over with quickly. Check the transfer, the bill, or the message where you talked about the money. With the numbers in front of you, it will be much easier to clarify it.

♍ Virgo: do not trust a device blindly

Your computer or charger may work perfectly until the day you truly need them. The problem may appear precisely when you have the least time to fix it.

Test everything before a meeting, a trip, or a presentation. Charge the battery and bring an alternative when you can. Discovering the problem early changes things a lot.

♎ Libra: a message may end up where it should not

A private conversation may get complicated because of a simple oversight. Replying from the wrong chat, sending a screenshot to the person who appears in it, or sending an audio without checking the name will be easier than usual.

Pause before sending something delicate. Look at the top of the screen and confirm who is receiving the message. Those two seconds can prevent a rather uncomfortable explanation.

♏ Scorpio: a conversation you thought was buried returns

Mercury begins to retrograde precisely in your sign. Therefore, an old talk, a promise, or something you said a long time ago may come back to the table.

Do not reply based only on what you remember. If you still have the messages, read them again before answering. You may discover that that conversation did not happen exactly the way you remember it now.

♐ Sagittarius: do not leave home counting the time to the minute

A simple journey may be extended because of traffic, a gate change, a delay, or a closed route. This matters especially if you have an appointment, a flight, or a reservation.

Leave with some extra time and check the route beforehand. If you depend on public transportation, also look at another option. That extra time can save your day.

♑ Capricorn: someone may ask you for something you barely remember

You have at home an object that may have been with you for months and is not even yours. It may be a book, a tool, some keys, or anything that someone lent you.

If the person asks for it, do not immediately swear that you already returned it. Look for it first. In the process, you may find other things that have also been waiting too long to go back to their owner.

♒ Aquarius: check where your package actually ended up

You may see an order marked as delivered and not find it anywhere. Before thinking the worst, carefully check the address, the tracking, and the courier's messages.

It may be with a neighbor, at reception, or at another pickup point. Keep the tracking number until you have the package in your hands. It will make any claim much easier for you.

♓ Pisces: double-check a date you thought you were sure about

You may be convinced that an appointment, a delivery, or a commitment falls on a specific day and discover that you wrote it down wrong. The confusion may simply come from having read a message too quickly weeks ago.

Open again the conversation or the email where it was agreed. Do not rely only on the date you have in your head. Confirming it now can prevent you from showing up a day late or far too early.

The simple ideal ritual to do during Mercury retrograde

You can do this ritual on October 24 or any day during Mercury retrograde. You do not need candles, stones, or to prepare anything strange. You only need your phone, five minutes, and a place where no one will interrupt you.

Open the recorder and think about something you have pending with someone. It may be a conversation, a decision, or something you have been turning over in your mind for several days. Press record and describe it as if you had a trusted person in front of you.

Speak for a full minute and do not prepare any sentence. Say the first thing that comes out, even if you contradict yourself or change your mind while you speak. The idea is to listen later to what you normally say without thinking too much about it.

When you finish, set the phone aside for five minutes. Then play the audio once and listen to yourself calmly. Do not try to judge yourself or look for a perfect answer.

Pay attention to the phrases that sound different when you hear them from the outside. You may discover that you are taking something for granted, exaggerating a situation, or preparing a response to something that has not even happened yet.

When you are done, delete the recording. During these days, remember the exercise every time you have to answer something important. Sometimes a few seconds before speaking are enough to avoid saying something you really did not want to say.