Mercury Cazimi in Scorpio Today: A Moment of Revelation in the Middle of Retrograde
Today, November 4, 2026, Mercury reaches its inferior conjunction with the Sun at about 13° Scorpio, while retrograde.
The timeline:
- Mercury stationed retrograde on October 24 at 21° Scorpio.
- Under the Sun's beams: from about October 28 to November 12.
- Combust: from about November 1 to November 8.
- Cazimi: today.
- Mercury stations direct on November 13 at 5° Scorpio.
A note from the Arabic sources: the word "cazimi" comes from the Arabic "ka-samim", meaning "as if in the heart" of the Sun. The Arabic tradition, and later Bonatti, taught that a combust planet is weakened and hidden, but a planet in the very heart of the Sun is strengthened, like a minister sitting with the king and hearing his secrets.
How I read it in mundane astrology:
- Combustion: Mercury rules scribes, merchants, news, contracts, and letters. Under the beams, these become hidden, delayed, or incomplete.
- Retrograde: return, revision, and reversal. Old files reopen and agreements are reconsidered.
- Cazimi: the one moment of clarity in this dark period. What was hidden may be revealed.
- Scorpio: the domicile of Mars, where Mercury is peregrine. A fixed water sign of secrets and shared money. This suggests secret documents, leaks, financial and trade disputes, and negotiations behind closed doors.
In short: what is announced or signed in these days needs review. Things become clearer after Mercury turns direct and leaves the beams in mid-November.
How do you read this cazimi in your own practice?
Lubna Yousef
