Mercury and Venus retrograde are striking again, and this time, it’s a happy ending: Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss are back. The friends, who were joined at the hip for years, stepped out together at the November 8 Kansas City Chiefs game. Personally, I’ve missed seeing them out and about.
Over the summer, Kloss attended Swift’s wedding to Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden in New York City during Mercury retrograde in Cancer. Now, they’ve been spotted together during Mercury retrograde in Scorpio, while Venus makes its own backward journey from Scorpio into Libra. Best double retrograde story ever!
It’s 2012 again, or at least that’s what the cosmos would have us believe. After years of rumored estrangement, Swift and Kloss reunited in the singer’s suite at Sunday’s Chiefs game, giving fans plenty to talk about.
The astrological throwback? The last Mercury retrograde of 2012 also backed into Scorpio. Now, Mercury is backsliding through the same sign. In astrology, retrogrades returning to familiar territory can bring old storylines back into focus. A friendship making its way into the spotlight again certainly fits the theme.
Compare the synastry, or relationship between their birth charts, and it’s easy to see why astrologers might describe this as a karmic connection. That’s why I never bought the rumors of bad blood between them. Even if there was some, I always thought they’d work it out.
Swift was born December 13, 1989, in West Reading, Pennsylvania, giving her a Sagittarius Sun and Cancer Moon. Her birth time is debated, so her rising sign and house placements aren’t settled. Kloss was born August 3, 1992, in Chicago, giving her a Leo Sun and Libra Moon.
Dig deeper into their charts, and it gets even better. Kloss’ Sun, Mercury, and Venus all sit in Leo, the sign of Swift’s South Node of Destiny. Kloss’ Saturn shares Aquarius with Swift’s North Node, while Swift’s Sagittarius Sun falls in the sign of Kloss’ North Node.
In astrology, the lunar nodes are associated with familiar patterns and personal growth. These connections can suggest a friendship that feels instantly recognizable while still giving both people something to learn. For astrologers who work with past-life interpretations, they’re also part of what makes a bond feel karmic.
That’s the appeal of their synastry: a sense of history, familiarity, and reasons to keep finding their way back to each other.
So why now? Kloss was born with Mercury retrograde in Leo, making this public reconnection especially fitting. Some astrologers interpret Mercury retrograde as more familiar territory for people born under it. The slower pace can offer room to reconsider conversations and connections.
It’s also a classic astrological moment to revisit old relationships. That doesn’t have to mean texting an ex. Sometimes, it’s catching up with a friend who knew you long before your life looked the way it does now.
Meanwhile, Jupiter in Leo adds a generous, expressive note to the story. For Kloss, it highlights her Leo placements, including her Sun. For Swift, it supports the fire-sign energy of her Sagittarius Sun. If the debated Scorpio rising chart is used, Jupiter would also move through her 10th whole-sign house of public life.
On top of that, Venus retrograde in Libra brings relationship priorities into focus. With Kloss’ Moon in Libra, an astrologer might read this as a meaningful time to reconsider which connections feel emotionally important.
We can’t know everything about a friendship from a public appearance, but it’s lovely to see these two enjoying each other’s company. Their charts offer plenty of reasons an astrologer might root for the connection, from familiar nodal ties to their shared fire-sign energy.
Personally, I’m ready for more pictures of them hanging out, whispering to each other, and laughing. Friendship soulmates? Their synastry makes a pretty good case.
Wondering who from your past might resurface during Mercury and Venus retrograde? Read your horoscope to see what this double retrograde is stirring up for your sign.