Mercury Retrograde July 2018: Rediscovering Soul Radiance......."Because it’s happening in the sign of Leo, ruled by the Sun, there’s also a dimension of fierce individuality, and an invitation to shine our radiant selves boldly into the world – which in order to more fully step into that, oftentimes requires the clearing and healing of past wounds."

Mercury Retrograde July 2018:  Rediscovering Soul Radiance By Leslie Benson   Mercury stations retrograde at 23º Leo on July 25th, 2018, at 10:03pm PDT, and will travel backward through the zodiac until August 18th, where it will station direct at 12º Leo, moving forward again and finally escaping its retrograde shadow on September 1st.   This summer of 2018 is presenting us with some very stormy astrological weather, and this Mercury Retrograde is just one slice of the pie.  It’s stationing retrograde just two days before a Lunar Eclipse on the Leo-Aquarius axis (the second of three eclipses), and also joining Mars and four others planets in their retrograde cycles.  (Spoiler alert! Venus is ALSO going retrograde in October!)  Wow. That’s a whole lot of retrogrades.  Mercury is significant for spoken and written communications, thought processes, and the stories and meaning we’re constantly making for ourselves and for each other.  When it goes into retrograde motion, there is a slowing, and an inward turning, a reflective, alchemical process that is taking place.  When we can attune our awareness to that process, we can utilize and harness this energy for our development and growth.  Yes, Mercury retrograde is notorious for all the classic pitfalls of miscommunications, plans going awry, technological breakdowns, and so on, but this time is also a rich one for self-reflection, and for pausing to take stock of our lives and our world... Read more about Mercury Retrograde »  https://www.astrograph.com/horoscopes/announcements/2018/July/25