Mercury goes retrograde 3-4 times a year, and in 2025, there are three Mercury retrogrades.This second Mercury retrograde of 2025 will occur in the sign of Leo. July 18th marks the start of the second round and will end on .August 11th. Post retrograde will continue until August 25th.
Mercury rules the masculine sign Gemini, which is associated with the 3rd house, and the feminine sign Virgo, which is linked to the 6th house.
In Greek mythology, the planet Mercury is connected with the god Hermes.
Mercury is the fastest moving planet and Hermes was believed to move freely between worlds Earth, Olympus and the Underworld.
Hermes' role was to be the Messenger of the Gods the god of travel, boundaries, trade and communication.
Mercury represents the connection between the body, soul and spirit ruling over communication, travel, information, and technology.
When Mercury goes retrograde it can feel like everything you're working on is falling apart and brings this overwhelming chaotic feeling when it comes to the mundane of balance. Take things easy during this time and practice being mindful of your interactions and situations that may bring forward confusion and unnecessary conflict. Be prepared for delays when it comes to technology its actually pretty accurate to say during a mercury retrograde some type of technology issues happen. In the past any type of technology shut down and tech glitches has always played out during a Mercury retrograde.
Use the energy of Mercury Retrograde to explore your shadow self and reflect on your South Node themes.
This is a powerful time to pause, review, and consider the changes needed to make space for your North Node path your soul’s higher calling.
If you find yourself repeating the same conflicts or emotional patterns, wondering “Why is this happening again?”
It’s likely because there’s still a lesson in it a moment calling you to see with clearer lenses, feel more deeply, and make more conscious choices.
If you haven’t fully sat with these lessons, or you’re still not ready to accept what’s being brought to the surface yes Im talking about emotional vomit, Mercury Retrograde will make sure those lessons don’t go ignored. It will keep bringing them up louder, messier, and more obvious until you’re ready to face them with heart-centered truth, loving awareness, and guided inner softness.
Retrogrades aren’t evil or bad. They’re just a chance for slowing down, go through trial and error. It’s all about redoing, relearning, releasing, rethinking, and sometimes repeating giving us the push we need to grow and move forward.
Mercury Retrograde has entered the bold and fiery sign of Leo the ruler of the 5th house, which rules ego, the inner child, creativity. Leo brings a spark, a roar, and a spotlight and when Mercury is moving backward through this sign, things can get intense, loud, and deeply personal.
This retrograde carries the potential to stir up old drama,ego clashes, block creative flow, and bring unspoken truths to the surface. It can also expose wounds tied to validation, rejection, and self worth especially the kind rooted in childhood or moments where you felt unseen, unheard, or not good enough.
You might feel like things are being blown out of proportion or that miscommunication is following you everywhere. That’s because Mercury Retrograde in Leo isn’t just affecting your voice it’s stirring up your identity, your need to be recognized, and your sense of personal power.
Leo energy wants to shine. It has a natural drive to spark joy, lead with presence, and be heard and felt in every move it makes. But this Mercury Retrograde invites us to pause, to reflect, and to reevaluate the source of that light. Remember retrogrades aren’t here to punish you, they’re here to lovingly reveal where your spark might be fueled by the wrong source. This is your moment to check in with your truth and your intentions.
Ask yourself
Am I expressing my truth or moving in ways that I hope will lead to acceptance?
Am I chasing validation instead of attuning to my selfworth?
Am I leading from my heart chakra or being driven by my ego?
Let your expression come from soul not survival. Let your light shine from authenticity and not performance.
Your soul truth matters let your inner voice not your ego, not fear, not the external background noise but your true inner voice be your guide, the driving force in how you show up for YOU.
Mercury Retrograde isn’t here to block or dim your light it’s here to help you recreate and rise.
Recenter. Reclaim.
So go on jump into the portal Mercury Retrograde is offering.
Trust the process.
Trust the rewrites.
Trust the realignments.
But most importantly... trust yourself.
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