The first Mercury retrograde of the year is going down — or slowing down, in the insolent, fire-breathing sign of Aries and the idealistic, hallucinogenic tidal pools of Pisces.

With the spring equinox just days away, it’s easy to feel like a whole new season — especially one as colorful and lighthearted as springtime — should present the chance to hit the ground running toward your most ambitious goals.

This year, we await a cosmic twist as Mercury – the planet of activity and ideas – goes retrograde in Pisces the next day after Holi – May 15, 2025.