With mental Mercury, our cosmic messenger planet of the mind and communication, dancing through your solar first house of identity—your zodiac sign, you’ve likely been generating many new ideas, Scorpio. However, it is now in a pre-shadow phase, so you could already be taking notice of the slower pace of life. Keep your antennae up about everything that is being miscommunicated, seems off, or delayed during this time, as you’ll end up facing it significantly during the official retrograde in the many weeks ahead. Your relationships will also likely be up for some analysis.