India, Dec. 26 -- If you've found yourself periodically asking through the year, "Why are things so terrible?", psychic and astrologer Evan Nathaniel Grim has a very direct, no-nonsense response - "It was written in the stars bro!," he exclaims.

So to prevent cycles of rumination in the year ahead, we'd rather use our year-end clarity to get our bearings on when to hustle and when to rest in 2026. And if you find yourself in anal planning mode as well, below is all the intel you need to get started.

The first Mercury retrograde for 2026 starts February 25th up to March 20th in Pisces. The next spans June 29th to July 23rd in Cancer, with the final one rolling in on October 24th to November 13th in Scorpio. These are more receptive times...