Mercury Retrograde
Posted on: July 18, 2025
Mercury turned Retrograde, Friday 18th July 2026, at 15°♌︎ Leo, Fixed Fire.
Don’t fret, or feed the hype:
- instead P A U S E
- stoke the flame of your own mind
- be golden/supreme with your word
Hone your Radiant Mind – This is the call for Retrograde Mercury in Leo ♌️ Listen to your heart and realise that is how you connect to this world.
Heart Aligned Words and Thoughts Create a Magnificent Radiant Life that Attracts resonant Light (Creation) to You.
MERCURY
Mercury is found in the essence of communication (written, spoken, listened and understood) connection, prayer, discourse, debate, dexterity, skill, craftsmanship, negotiation and trade. Hermes, The Scribe, The Witness, The Messenger between Mortals and Gods.
LEO
Fixed Fire is Sacred Flame of Spirit, the Inner Spark, the Creative Heart, the Magnetic Luminosity, the Pride of Glory, the Confidence of Self Appreciation and Inner Known Worth.
Ruled by the Sun, it is a radiant star, it doesn’t need to make a fuss or be loud for it will be seen, and admired. It can attract what it is desires.
RETROGRADE -V- DIRECT
The planets dance or breathe in a flow between Direct and Retrograde, alternating depending on their speed of orbit around the Sun. The faster moving the planet, the more often we hear of their retrograde motion. The slower moving planets have much longer periods of retrograde which often isn’t as dramatic as the personal planets Mercury, Venus and Mars.
Mercury is our fastest moving planet (the Moon orbits Earth), hence we have 3 to 4 retrograde of about 3 weeks in duration a year. This July one is the second of three retrogrades this year, and all begin in a fire sign.
It’s worth noting what the mind ☿ seeks to refine this year – 🔥 Spirit, Creativity, Joy, Vision, Passion, Attraction.
Retrograde is about reflection, it is a Yin Expression, a more internal review and recalibration of the planets archetype.
When a planet is Direct, the essence of the archetype is best expressed in a Yang and outward manner.
MISCONCEPTION
The misconception most people make about Mercury in Retrograde, is that communication ends, or becomes faulty. “Don’t make agreements, sign contracts or launches of business” ❌ false. Just spend a moment checking in with the aforementioned prompts. Some of the best agreements and long term connections can be made during retrograde times.
– instead P A U S E
– stoke the flame of your own mind
– be golden/supreme with your word
It’s not that digital backups, and extra time around decisions and trade are not worthy advice but realise that this prompt is requiring a more refined and reflective approach, to listen the the *hidden message*, to find the spirit communing in every situation, to not make assumptions nor hold expectations that another person has not been informed appropriately about.
PEAK POINT – LION’S GATE
This Mercury retrograde begins at 15°♌︎ is also the astrological Lughnasadh Point or Lion’s Gate, the exact midpoint between Summer Solstice and Autumn Equinox of the Sun’s passage. This peak turning point is lending a time of profound Heart Reflection and deep communion with your Inner Spirit.
While in Retrograde until 11th Aug, be impeccable with your word, listen to your mind, let it guide you based on the Sacred Flame of your Heart, your true identity, your Creative Spirit.
- Mercury turns Retrograde 18th July at 15°♌︎
- The Mercury and Sun Cazimi occurs on 1st Aug at 9°♌︎
- Mercury will turn Direct at 4°♌︎ Leo on 11th August
Abundant Blessings
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