


Given that this transit is known for miscommunications and technical errors, astrologers are feeling uneasy about the timing of this particular backspin, especially given the importance of the 2020 presidential election. We're in for exactly three weeks of antics, as this Mercury retrograde ends on November 3 - otherwise known as election day in the US. The retrograde will eventually spin Mercury back into Libra for its final few days, where it'll feel slightly less intense and give us one last chance to review the logistics and communication styles within our partnerships. "Mercury is nicknamed ‘the trickster of the zodiac,’ and in Scorpio it seems like communication is coded and overly secretive," astrologer Leslie Hale of tells Bustle. Typical Mercury retrograde mishaps might make us feel paranoid and secretive, especially if we're forced to revisit personal issues that we'd tried to hide or cover up in the past. The upcoming Mercury retrograde period spends most of its journey in the deep and mysterious water sign of Scorpio, which has the potential to heighten our emotional defensiveness and put a sharp edge on the way we communicate. Knowing how Mercury retrograde fall 2020 will affect your zodiac sign is a good idea - because if we can't stop it, the least we can do is be prepared, right? The planet of communication, thinking, and timing is squeezing in one final backspin before the year is up, and this time, it's throwing our deepest fears, feelings, and even our futures into the mix, too. As if the astrology of autumn 2020 wasn't chaotic enough as-is, Mercury retrograde fall 2020 begins on October 13.
