The New Way

The Integration With The Higher Self

The Great I AM, is in you and you in the I AM. To truly understand what that means, is huge. Just think how valuable you are. The power and love, the potential of infinite creativity is actually at your disposal, yet because of the density of this world, and what is hanging over people with a densifying energy and technology, we can hardly believe this is true. It takes work to actually meditate on that concept each day, and be able to hold onto it! And if we’re strong enough to hold that feeling, the feeling that we have this I AM inside, which is infinite potential, to keep it forefront throughout the day then that becomes the next challenge. The challenge to hold onto it as a constant backdrop, guiding and projecting its radiance around us throughout the day. And you know, it’s not just a mental thing, it’s all inside of you, fills you up with love and worth.

Even though the density and technology attempts to continually fuzz you out, the idea you are bigger than what you thought, and prompting you to grow keeps thrusting itself onto your mind more and more. Daily, you want something more beautiful, more divine and real. You are changing before your very eyes!

A New Dimension and Timeline

Everything feels like one continual transformational event. Looking back on old photos, music, experiences, people and moments which left an indelible imprint on my soul, feels more out of place today than it did only four or five years ago. What has happened? Memories and experiences carry a particular frequency, a feeling and put you in a certain mood. We don’t forget them – a song, a fragrance or photo could trigger it and voila, you are right there, re-experiencing them. But now, it feels as if the past is so incredibly far far away – like another lifetime, a dream we almost can’t remember. This New Self has replaced the familiarity of the old. Truly, the way things were in our past, only five to ten years ago, seems like an eternity. Could it be we have moved into a new life? A new timeline and maybe even dimension!

The strongest theme for the next few weeks will be about the tremendous expansion of your True Genuine Self – and noticing it, accepting that real part of you building a new future for you. It is taking over the job of the old self. New feelings, a new mood, strange new perception and energies and a new vibrational outlook on everything. You might feel disoriented, like you’re not quite sure you’ve settled into it yet – or even like it! This Field we are now in, is the insulation from the dysfunctions in the world around ourselves, yet still, we are in the world of dysfunction, and we still care. It’s both, at the same time.

Stardrops November 9, 2025 and the Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius

Mercury Retro, expands our True New Person developing and integrating with our human identity – as the old identity gladly makes room. A more present realistic philosophy and perception replace the past opinions. And even though we might feel a bit more detached, each one of us is making the decision to consolidate light and invest energy into our best self, get our priorities in order every single day.

The first section of our Stardrops, will be a re-cap of two weeks ago when we thoroughly explored the November 9 Mercury Retrograde. You know that I’m big on these Mercury retros and they always tend to reveal a new thing for us to digest for our future. I see Mercury as the wayshower helper dropping keys for me to catch when it comes around.

The second portion will be a few Planetary Cycles you need to know, and the final section will be how the Mercury Retro in Sagittarius could inspire and impact your own personal Sun Sign.

So, here is our recap of global Mercury cycles. They can impact everyone personally and sometimes be seen playing out in world events.

MERCURY

At the end of last October up through November 9, it is a moment of realization we need to expand and grow our perspective, our outlook on our future in a more direct and confident way.
It will be the prompting to expand – to learn, to open oneself up to a new attitude, knowledge, and growth. A change of perception should have already begun.
It will also inspire us to raise the bar higher for ourselves, what we tolerate, put up with in our own everyday lives. This is because Mercury is retro in Sagittarius. The zodiac sign of profound spiritual insights, raising standards, ethics, and incredible expansion.

The Mercury Retro will oppose Uranus and could trigger a desire to separate out from a compromising situation…time to disentangle, to be one’s true self and live on ones’ highest terms.
It is a moment to plan, using your best judgment and boundaries – to not sell out and cave in – to embrace the best path chosen .
The dates this cycle began would have been October, coming to ahead on October 25 – November 9, then returning November 15 – 20, and again returns December 7-11, 2025. It is a separating transit.

Another Mercury prompt to help us progress on our reset will be Mercury trine Jupiter.(November 12th) Mercury Retro trine with Saturn in Pisces and Jupiter in Cancer, and that cycle keeps playing out until December 10. It is extremely supportive for growth, protection, and a release of positive outlook on our lives.

Once we arrive on December 10 we have gone through a change in our thinking, about life, the news, world events, and how we want to move through the world – what sort of position or role we actually desire now to take, given so much has been altered, changed within ourselves and outside.

What we feel guided to do in order to increase a greater level of happiness, what we desire to achieve. We have raised the bar somehow, believing we can live this new life we’re sensing is developing, formulating in our minds. From where we started, mid-October, to December 12th let’s say, we are now on a very different and better track by December 10.
During these weeks, Mercury retro will be conjoining Mars, which energizes the urgency and message coming from Mercury to your heart, to act on this new self-improvement, now. It pushes you harder, sharpening your ability to comprehend the new direction and insights which are formulating in your mind.
Here are the strongest dates of supersizing motivation: October 19, exact – running through November 12, another exact date. Once we get through these dates, the rest of November into December simply is a processing and integrating the message period of time for all of us.

By the time we reach January 2026, Mercury will move us into the last conjunction to Mars in Capricorn. This could be seen as an ultimate achievement moment which began at the end of October 2025. Now we have set a new plan and natural new standard of living – a strong structure, and conviction to accomplish important things in our lives. We have learned something relevant for our soul plan, re-prioritized what is now key for ourselves. What might have seemed foreign thinking about certain things you were able to live like or do a few months prior, will now feel natural. You have grown.

Mercury is the natural ruler of Virgo – (discernment and filtering, elevating high priority tasks, and diminishing non crucial tasks to the bottom of our lists) and rules Gemini (our capacity to think and make decisions based on available information.) So, when Mercury turns retrograde, which slows it down to an apparent stop, wouldn’t you think it could build up an incredible concentration upon mental activities for prioritizing, planning, discerning, and processing each time it turns retro?

Mercury at the end of Retrograde moves into Scorpio, trines Neptune in Pisces.

Mercury retrograde also releases an ethereal spiritual experience. October 24 – December 11, 2025, Mercury retrograde trine Neptune, and Saturn. October 19 – December 11 (above table).

Greater desire for beauty, an ideal you want to achieve, to love, enjoy music, feel the heart receiving or comprehending an emotional alignment with our closest people, with heaven, could happen during October through mid-December. An increased gratitude, new people, friendships, or deep insights occurring at this time brings a specialness to our world.
Is it an event taking place? Is it something you have witnessed, an insight – being touched? Could it be a book you discovered, or a special visit, a trip?

Mercury also sextiles Pluto, which is extremely positive for others giving you a gift – supporting you with crucial information. Sometimes with Pluto, it is positive for money – setting up accounts, coming to an agreement. It is positive for mail, correspondence, reaching out – getting paperwork, documents signed and life under control. It is positive for planning important events, appointments etc…and for judgments, and opinions of others which appear fairly correct and just (or your own). The strongest dates for these are October 30 – November 17, then December 1 – 12, 2025.

Mercury trines Neptune, Jupiter and Saturn at the same which can enhance positive experiences with either travel, adventure, expansive experiences where we embrace a new environment, people, friends, or life situations – we connect, we learn and allow that big picture for life, to sink in. It can bring good fortune with all tasks taken on – projects can flow in a positive way.
So, this is my take on the upcoming all powerful and influential Mercury Retro.

Other Planetary Cycles

in addition to Mercury dates – we have a strong transformational cycle running through all of November into December.

Uranus back in Taurus, sextile Neptune, which has moved back in Pisces.

This sextile creates an open door for friendships, exchange of creative ideas. It enhances exchange of services, resources, and cooperation among interesting people for advancing one’s life. We can see it in the world of information as more and more gather to share their numerous profound journeys and discoveries.
Whether it is spiritual, technical, business, financial, health and body – a network of brilliant minds join force to increase Taurus values, (Uranus in Taurus) our material world such as income, our belongings, new tech, apps, IT, machinery, finances, gold, and metals. It is geared towards building something refreshing and innovative – efficient, earthy, purposeful. And, the Neptune, which has moved back into Pisces, enhancing elements of the unseen world – bringing ideal visions into matter- into form. It delves into the phenomenon of affirmations, quantum realm, and electrons and all that wonderful stuff – these two planets are synchronizing, sharing, and building off each other. These planetary connections could represent people sharing and increasing their impact on progress because of their interaction with each other.
This is reaching its exact peak moment on November 20.

Sun Trine Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune

Another positive period is Sun trine Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune, from Nov 15 – 21. A wonderful time for putting into place an important event, planning something special and would require a fair degree of positive attitude for success! Organizational or partnering support would come from Sun sextile Pluto, on or around November 21, along with a willingness to be a bit uncomfortable, as we venture into new territory with a project or lifestyle change. (Sun oppose Uranus, Nov 20-21)

November 19 – 22 can also be a bit frantic, as Uranus opposes Mercury retro and the Sun.
So even though it can be an exciting month, watch out for arguments, disagreements, stress, and anxiety situations. Watch out for prolonged stressful travel incidences, accidents, and mishaps. Be prepared for change of plans, or an increase of unexpected activities occurring around these dates.
The 15 – 19th are the best times to travel actually and again November 24 – 28 and Dec 2 – 7th.

How Mercury Retro influences your personal Sun Sign.

Gemini, Virgo, Pisces, Sagittarians, – Mercury retro will activate these signs quite strongly. Mercury will make hard squares, conjunction, and opposition to these zodiac signs and that means you are at a bit of a crossroads mentally and need to dance through and around obstacles before you can finally get a plan going. Don’t delay, and don’t allow any negativity or interference to get you down.
For Gemini’s, expect to be challenged by Mercury’s delivery of new information and insights coming your way. It will leave you with some sort of assignment, something to implement, yet it might feel like a huge stretch just to get going! Use good judgment when deciding how to implement these inspiring downloads you will be getting, and eventually, with much planning, it will all come together.

Virgo will have a square from Mercury which could have you inspired to scrutinize and analyze a situation or something, thoroughly, yet interference could come in between what you would like to do, in order to fix a thing, and feeling held back or blocked in some way. It doesn’t mean you are in error with your analysis, but timing is not quite right. Put it on a shelf, and in a few weeks, it could change.

Pisces also receive an interference, an argument or someone choosing to move in a direction which sets you off in some way. You might not be able to do anything about it but cooperate. Again, you are most likely accurate with your assessment of how something should be, work out or how it will go, but no one cares right now. As you get close to the end of November, it can smooth out and go fairly well.

Sagittarians obviously will receive the most profound hit from this Mercury retro as it will conjoin your Sun. This is your time to take your life to a higher level in the way you want. Inspiration pouring down for you to pick up a new book, sign up for a new class, take on a new adventure – get out of your mundane routine – the impetus for this Mercury would be to engage in all things expansive, moral, ethical, legally, just – relationship fairness, resolution, and honor. Travel and projecting one’s intentions to a far distant place, idea or activity, would be all part of this new Mercury.

Leos and Aries

Leos and Aries receive a trine from Mercury retro, which enhances excitement and looking forward to events. It heightens communication, negotiation, sales such as real estate. It provides loving events with children, parties, and holidays.

It is positive for sharing, generosity, and celebration. You should concentrate upon joy, love, expansion of your beauty, attractiveness, your appearance, and anything which presents your best self. Lighten up and communicate what you want, what you need. Now is the time people close to you can sit down and truly listen and act for you to achieve your goals.
Aries, this Mercury impacts your need to feel you have regained control over some aspect of yourself. Get ready to be inspired with an infusion of positive news, great conversations, helpful meetings, and a feeling all things are moving in the right direction with at least one particular project. Stay optimistic, open-minded and allow yourself to stretch your mind, embracing a vision which is presented to you now.

Scorpio and Capricorns

Scorpios and Capricorn will receive semi-sextiles bringing you inspiration to change up your daily activities and routines a bit – you could desire a different sort of outing or adventure. Mercury prompts a change of scenery, touching base with those you care about. It is a time for thinking and processing about ones’ life, your future and is there anything on your mind you still feel pulled to experience? Mercury makes semi-sextiles to these two signs, which are mild pressure to be just a bit more insightful, introspective to go a bit deeply into yourself and life.
It is possible for Scorpios to desire to put into action a new idea, adding this to your plans, especially involving collaboration with others or a team , and for Capricorn, it would be a sense of reflection on your life in order to be open to the new matrix or a blueprint coming into your mind, for your future. New projects, friend invites, etc… These ideas and insights are there, brewing, stewing until it all comes together. They are waiting for the perfect green light to signal; it’s time to move on these things.

At the end of November, Mercury moves into Scorpio making a conjunction to Scorpio. This demands a re-thinking of your own personal position you stand on, in contrast with what is happening around you. Invest in some time to decide how you want to move forward in the light of these situations you are witnessing. It will help you cope with the new environment, whether it is a new norm in the world, or with family or work.
The conjunction is November 20 – Dec 10, from Mercury, which is very energizing yet can be a sign, trouble and complications around you could escalate. In the positive sense for Scorpios, it’s as if now you can finally think – make that decision you were mulling over all month. Money could come through, friends or family finally make that connect to you for an event to be planned, and your personal energy should pick up.

Taurus and Cancers

Taurus and Cancers have a bit of inconvenience to struggle through. You could face necessary change of plans, delays, adjustments and shifts of attitude, life situations, frustrations with things being bogged down. Try to plan out seriously your holiday agenda, every part of it – especially travel plans. Be practical and don’t assume things will smooth out and be back to normal again anytime soon.
Take care of your budget and think smart when re-arranging plans, expenses or even offers to accommodate others or extending yourself too far.

Cancers will be upset over the inconveniences with family, friends, comfort and food, accommodations, but mainly, putting people out at the last minute. Taurus is frustrated over the incompetence and lack of foresight with whom or whatever is causing the annoyances.
By the end of November, Mercury turns direct and will make an opposition to your Sun in Taurus and a trine to the Sun in Cancer. This will ease the tension quite a bit. for Cancers, but cause troubles with Taurus.
Letting go of worrying about others, how they might be feeling, or someone’s very attached attitude and position will help. It won’t last long, just let your stress go a bit, and focus on what you need for yourself. Supporting another person’s situation would be a nice way to keep the peace, yet it doesn’t mean you have to totally agree with the situations going on around you!

Aquarius and Libras

You are having a very helpful optimistic cycle. The Mercury retro sextiles your Sun which is great! Sextiles bring positive solutions to life’s situations. They support integration of ideas and launching new projects with the support of others – it opens the door for discussing options for the future, things you have always wanted to feel like and do.

A fun exploration of idea with a partner would be helpful to feel your way through the next few months of plans. It might be one particular person, a group or team, but sextiles are the best for harmonious cooperative ideas and executing something very worthwhile now. Beware, the end of November, around the 20th up through December 10, as Mercury turns direct it will square Aquarius, which could add stressful conflicts with anything with which you don’t agree. It could be global, political, maybe personal. In general however, the emphasis is upon the friendship, the sharing and wonderful boost you receive from the synergy of like-minded people sticking together for a great time, and outcome! Aquarius is about freedom, experience, love, and humanity – and the sextile from Mercury presents one special vision the Universe may want you to explore!

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