Transit Dates: July 18 – August 11, 2025

Mercury retrograde in Leo presents a powerful challenge to heal and evolve the way we think, communicate, and relate — especially in matters involving ego, pride, and personal identity. When left to its own devices, Mercury Retrograde will render a series of unique challenges subject to Leo and the patterns it hits in your chart. The following are mental and emotional and possibly physical issues that can arise within the ignorant mind and reality which is easily handled by study, awareness and even my Mercury Retrograde Stardust.

This three-week transit presses on our mental patterns, revealing where raw impulses, emotional reactivity, or ego-driven thinking have shaped how we process life and speak to others. It's an invitation to re-pattern those lower impulses by refining our thoughts into smaller, more digestible truths — not dramatic outbursts. 

True strength, as Leo teaches, isn't found in control or dominance, but in the compassionate discipline to listen, respond thoughtfully, and love without condition. In relationships, this retrograde may expose misalignments rooted in unmet validation needs or competition for attention. But by shifting how we perceive conflict — from threat to opportunity — we can transform our communication into a tool for clarity, healing, and deeper emotional alignment. Change the mental pattern, and the entire manifestation of the relationship, and the self within it, begins to shift.

On the day Mercury goes retrograde — Friday, July 18 — we cross a threshold into deep internal territory where the mind begins to reverse course, retracing thoughts, words, and patterns we may have spoken or absorbed unconsciously. Because this retrograde begins in Leo, the energy is bold, fiery, and personal. It hits the mental circuits that govern self-expression, confidence, and the need to be seen or heard. Expect a sudden sense of disorientation, emotional flare-ups, or ego reactions, especially in communication or relationships. This day initiates the healing challenge of the entire cycle: to slow down the nervous system, to pause before reacting, and to begin reclaiming the way we create meaning from what we think and say. It's the perfect moment to observe where your crown chakra may feel jammed or disconnected — and begin tuning in to a deeper channel of guidance. Retrograde isn’t a glitch; it’s an opportunity to refine the pattern, rewire the mind, and restore the heart’s voice.

Phase 1 of Mercury Retrograde in Leo (July 18–30) begins in a chaotic heat wave, where mental friction, ego collisions, and communication breakdowns are inevitable for those unaware of the cosmic forces at play. During this phase, Mercury’s retrograde motion stirs competitive thinking, impulsive speech, and emotional misfires—particularly in team dynamics or situations that challenge one’s pride. These patterns are coming up to be healed. Keep in mind that the ignorant mind may feel attacked, unheard, or overwhelmed, reacting with jealousy, defensiveness, or unfiltered opinion. 

But for those who are aware, this phase is an opportunity to refine the nervous system and master the ego’s impulse to dominate. The challenge is to turn conflict into creative fuel, to chew impulsive thoughts into digestible truths, and to speak with intention rather than reaction. This is not about suppressing expression—it’s about disciplining it into a higher form of self-leadership.

Phase 2 of Mercury Retrograde remains in Leo (July 30–August 11) but the challenge shifts from chaos to pride. For the unconscious or ego-bound, this phase may inflate the illusion of success, encouraging arrogance, entitlement, or the premature belief that the journey is complete. Recognition or validation may arise—but without self-awareness, it becomes a trap, not a reward. 

The unaware mind risks stagnating in self-importance, forgetting the deeper spiritual work still required. 

In relationships, this can show up as projection, emotional superiority, or a need to be admired rather than truly seen. The mental challenge here is subtle: to stay aligned with humility, to recognize that one victory does not equal wholeness, and to choose relationships and collaborations that are rooted in integrity and shared divine connection. For the aware, this phase offers a profound invitation to refine leadership, express gratitude, and recommit to the path with clarity and grace. The ego seeks applause; the soul seeks evolution.

When Mercury goes direct in Leo on August 11, we enter a powerful time of second chances — a chance to re-say what was misspoken, to reclaim ideas that were overlooked, and to move forward with the clarity earned through retrograde friction. 

The mind begins to stabilize, but not by returning to old patterns—instead, it synthesizes everything learned through chaos, pride, and inner rewiring. For those who have done the work, this is a moment of refined expression, realigned confidence, and renewed courage. For those unaware, the same loops may continue—but with more intensity, as opportunities for healing may now close or require greater effort to revisit. 

This is the final test: will we walk forward with Strength, humility, and heart-centered intelligence—or slide back into the ego’s performance? Mercury direct in Leo offers not just forward motion, but the integration of all lessons, the ability to speak again—this time, with intention, power, and truth.

• About Mercury Retrograde Stardust Believe it or not, Mercury is going retrograde on Friday, July 18, and with it comes an invitation to reset our relationship with ego, communication, and the nervous system. Mercury Retrograde brings up issues around mental health and the nervous system. It’s more than communication issues that you'll read about on social medias.....it’s bsaically anything that will get on your nerves.I use astrology for healing, so of course I am going to offer solutions and tools to help us get through this Mercury Retrograde - which seems to get more and more intense each time it happens!From July 18 to August 11 2025, the said planet appears to reverse direction and thereby ripple a disruption in the flow — especially in areas Mercury governs: nervous communication, cognition, and language.Now, to get a detailed picture, you need to consider which directions or body parts this Mercury Retrograde will impact specifically.Many biological systems are direction-sensitive — for example, a dextro version of a compound can stimulate, while its levo twin may sedate, even though the molecules are chemically identical.What does this tell us?It's not just the substance, but its direction, timing, and alignment that determines its outcome.That said, this July, this Friday actually, Mercury goes retrograde in Leo, and Mercury's energy center (on the crown of your head) usual “rightward” spiral (outward toward the Divine) can jam, reverse, or fracture during this transit. So, this might manifest as:
  • Feeling disconnected from higher guidance
  • Experiencing "mental static", confusion, or over-identification with ego
  • Disorientation in time, memory glitches, or spiritual fatigue
  So what can we do?Inner work yes (a must really), but I have been offering a solution for the past year that's helping many → My Stardust Frequencies. These broadcast healings that do many things which you can learn more about here. During Mercury Retrograde, I focus on recalibrating the spin direction of the planetary influences on your crown chakra and associated neural plexuses that go out of sync during this Mercury Rx beginning Friday. In my Mercury Rx Stardust, I restore correct spiral polarity, ensuring clarity and clearer Divine re-synchronization during, and even after, the retrograde period.Now, consider that Leo rules over the heart and the heart generates the strongest electromagnetic field in the human body — 5,000 times stronger than the brain. It contains a complex intrinsic nervous system (the "heart brain") with 40,000+ neurons. This system communicates with the brain, lungs, and vagus nerve, and is deeply sensitive to energy interference — like the inward spiral of Mercury retrograde.This crown chakra spin disturbances during Mercury retrograde create an energy jam upstream. Because the crown connects to the Divine, this disruption breaks the feedback loop with the heart center - something we don't really want especially when you think that the heart relies on the mind/crown for alignment, intuitive clarity, and emotional trust.This Mercury Rx in Leo could create the following cascade of issues:
  1. Disconnection from higher wisdom (crown)
  2. Heart starts over-processing lower emotional signals (solar plexus, ego)
  3. Nervous system confusion → palpitations, anxiety, fear-based decisions
  4. Emotional dissonance — feeling like your heart is “saying something” but you can't hear it clearly and just "follow it".
  5. And more....
  The result? Well, the mental and emotional issues arise for confrontation. Yes, for healing, but it could get messy. It's just a matter of how you want to deal with reality really. Everyone has their own cup of tea.....So can you sign up? Yes, what do I need? Just your birth info, that's it! Easy!The point is.... that we need to heal, and sometimes we need help when there is a lot going on - which is always these days? The end result will also include disarming ego overload and bringing emotional lucidity back online. lolThis 5-part series over 3 weeks is designed to support your nervous system’s conversation with the cosmos, helping you remain aligned, expressive, and centered through Mercury’s most electric retrograde of the year.