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Mercury Retrograde in August is inviting you to return to your heart - to the throne of your heart, your inner throne - and to shine your light bright. It's here to remind you that you are the sun of your own life, ruler of your realm. Before you think that sounds a little egotistical or self-centered, imagine you, as the sun of your life, shining your unique heart-light, but then zoom out so you can see all of your loved ones doing the same, as the sun of their own lives, shining their unique heart lights bright. And then zoom out further so you can see every single human on the planet doing the same, and how we form this amazingly beautiful web of heart lights, all interconnected and shining for and with each other. We can't create this web of light if we don't begin by coming into our own hearts and cultivating our own unique light. This August's Mercury retrograde is here to remind you that we need your light. The world needs you to be your authentic self and shine. The Leo Portion of This Mercury Retrograde: The Lion's Share While this Mercury retrograde begins in Virgo, most of it will take place in Leo. Leo is the sun-ruled fire sign of the heart, the inner child, and the performer and artist. Yes, Leo has the ego and self-confidence to claim the spotlight, but the highest expression of Leo is as an instrument for divinity. It's about being the instrument through which divine inspiration comes through. That's why it's all about being heart-centered and even connecting with the inner child - because that's when it becomes pure. That's the highest purpose for our individual creative self-expression - and that's why what wants to come through you out into the world is sacred. It is to be shared, not hidden away in shame for fear as being seen as "just wanting to be the center of attention." That judgment is a sure sign of someone who is not allowing their own light to shine, so have compassion. It's not about one person outshining another - it's about everyone shining in their own unique way. Our ability to create and express and inspire is truly limitless. The Virgo Portion of This Mercury Retrograde Mercury will be in Virgo from July 25th to August 16th, stationing retrograde there August 4th. From July 25th til August 4th, it will be direct, in the pre-shadow of the retrograde. Then it will station retrograde at 4° Virgo on August 4th, and backtrack those early degrees of Virgo, returning to Leo on August 16th for the remainder of the retrograde. It will make a one-time conjunction with Venus in Virgo while retrograde on August 7th. Mercury's stint in its own sign of Virgo is working in support to the majority of this retrograde in Leo by showing us where our self-criticism and perfectionism blocks us from truly shining our heart-light and sharing our gifts with the world through creative self-expression. Look for clues to how your inner critic shuts you down and keeps you from joining the interconnected web of light while Mercury is in the pre-shadow in Virgo from July 25th to August 4th. Then from August 4th to August 16th, let Mercury retrograde help you to edit that self-criticism and change your internal critic to an internal cheerleader. There's nothing wrong with being detail-oriented and wanting to be the best we can be, unless it is stopping us from doing what we came here to do and share. You might want to ask yourself who that voice in your head sounds like too. It's likely something you picked up along the way in your younger years by osmosis that's not actually yours at all! Mercury is Trickiest When Stationing - Aug. 4th & Aug. 28th Mercury stations retrograde at 4° Virgo August 4th at 21:56 PT/August 5th 00:56 ET. That means that the day of the 4th is when this energy is likely to be most intense as Mercury slows to station. Keep in mind that because Mercury rules Virgo, it's extra strong here. Mercury is at its trickiest when stationing. This is when you want to be across all the details of your life, especially tech and communications, but considering Virgo, it's just as likely to affect daily schedules and routines. Be extra careful in communications. Speak to be understood. Paraphrase what others say in conversations and repeat it back to them to create extra clarity. We can be easily scattered and distracted when Mercury is stationing and we can easily misunderstand. Double check schedules, appointment times, and itineraries. Allow extra time for commutes. Be mindful of what you did with your phone and keys. Take extra care with passwords. Double check who you are actually sending emails and texts to. In short, slow down, especially on August 4th. (Same goes for when Mercury stations direct on August 28th.) The Two Main Planetary Influences on This Mercury Retrograde Besides Mercury's one-hit-wonder with Venus in Virgo on August 7th, the main influences on this retrograde will be a series of three trines to Chiron in Aries and a series of three squares to Uranus in Taurus. Mercury in Leo will make its first trine to Chiron and square to Uranus during the pre-shadow, July 18th and July 21st, respectively, then will aspect each again during the retrograde for a review, squaring Uranus August 17th and trining Chiron August 22nd during the heart of the retrograde journey, then making a final "resolution" aspect to each in the post-shadow of the retrograde, making the final trine to Chiron on September 2nd, and the final square to Uranus on September 7th before returning to Virgo on September 9th and leaving the post-shadow of the retrograde on September 11th. Mercury in Leo trine Chiron in Aries: 7/18, 8/22, & 9/2 Mercury in Leo, as we discussed earlier, is about coming through your heart and shining your heart light bright, sharing your gifts with the world. Chiron is the wounded healer, and in Aries, sign of self, it is about how we play small because of wounds to self that have left us doubting ourselves and maybe even our right to exist. This is about healing the shame we carry. Mercury is the mind, thoughts, and communications, so Mercury retrograde is here to help us create a new story around that old wound so we can transcend it and start taking pride in who we are and shine that heart light bright. Your intro to this will be 7/18, the review will be 8/22, and then the resolution comes 9/2. Mercury in Leo square Uranus in Taurus: 7/21, 8/17, & 9/7 Mercury square Uranus being a major influencer of this Mercury retrograde can feel like a double-strength Mercury retrograde. That's because the Mercury square Uranus aspect acts much like a Mercury retrograde. Use extra caution on the days this is in effect. Expect the unexpected. Uranus is unpredictable, especially in square aspect. Understand that this aspect is here to help you innovate - especially in the way you think and communicate. It's here to shake things up. Be open to flashes of insight and new ways of thinking and doing things. Be open to fresh perspective. Think before you speak. Slow down. This aspect may very well bring anxiety and nervous tension, so hydrate, ground, and spend time in nature to help counteract that. Mercury Retrograde August 2024 Important Dates July 16th ~ Mercury enters the pres-hadow of the retrograde at 21° Leo
July 18th ~ Mercury trine Chiron #1 of 3 July 21st ~ Mercury square Uranus #1 of 3 July 26th ~ Mercury enters Virgo August 4th ~ Mercury stations retrograde 4° Virgo August 7th ~ Mercury RX conjunct Venus August 16th ~ Mercury RX returns to Leo August 17th ~ Mercury RX square Uranus #2 of 2 August 18th ~ Mercury Cazimi (Mercury RX conjunct sun 26° Leo) August 22nd ~ Mercury RX trine Chiron #2 of 2 August 28th ~ Mercury Stations Direct at 21° Leo September 2nd ~ Mercury trine Chiron #3 of 3 September 7th ~ Mercury square Uranus #3 of 3 September 9th ~ Mercury reenters Virgo September 11th ~ Mercury leaves the post-shadow of the retrograde 4° Virgo
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 This full moon is uniquely intense because it is our 2nd full moon in a row in Capricorn, bookending the sun's annual transit through Cancer, it's at the karmic degree of the sign, and it is conjunct Pluto and sextile Neptune.
The Cancer-Capricorn axis is the mother-father axis, the family axis. While Cancer wants connection, Capricorn favors success and achievement. But Cancer is also the sign of family and tribe. Many times, we find ourselves in fear of BOTH failure and success, because if we are more successful than our tribe or are breaking free of "family tradition," deep down, on a primitive level, we fear rejection and abandonment. So we find ourselves frozen, caught in a trap where it feels like whichever path we take, our survival is threatened. When we talk about "success" here, we aren't just talking about material success - this can apply to love, abundance, or just being happy in general. No matter how this is showing up in your life, this full moon conjunct Pluto, and then Pluto at 29° Capricorn from 9/1 to 11/15 is here to help us break free of that trap once and for all. It's safe for you to be successful. It's safe for you to be powerful. It's safe for you to be in your inner authority. It's safe for you to expand into more love and abundance than you ever imagined possible. It's safe for you to break free of limiting family stories and "traditions." It's safe to go your own way. The vibe is that we are standing on the precipice of huge change, and with Pluto getting ready to do it's final stint in Capricorn - a transit that began in 2008 with the Global Financial Crisis and has to do with death and rebirth of large systems - working with this karmic full moon at 29° Capricorn, it's no wonder. With so much big change in the air, it's important to remember where your power truly lies: in being the change. As within, so without. The more you cultivate calm, peace, trust, and love within, the more you contribute to that in your personal life and out in the world. If you're ready to dive deeper into this concept and learn how to use this basic principle of energetic law to get the love you want, join me 7/23-7/25 for the FREE masterclass, "Reclaim Your Throne." Click HERE to grab your spot.
That's not the way forward with this year featuring the north node of soul growth in Aries, sign of self, and the south node of release and past in Libra, signaling us to let go of any unhealthy patterns in relationships that keep us people-pleasing and giving up our authenticity for connection.
This week it's time to be the observer, (there's no need to act/react) because you are being shown where you still aren't fully standing in your inherent sense of worth, where you aren't completely in your own inner security, and where you are still giving away your power to others and in situations because of that. When what we are doing in life, in love, isn't working, that means it is time to start doing things differently.
I've been there. I know what it feels like. It seems so simple to say, yet it can feel almost impossible in our lives. Here's the thing: it's because we don't realize that there is another way to do it. It feels like "that's just the way it is," and "that's just the way life is." And I'm here to tell you that those statements are the hallmarks of limiting beliefs. We just are in a place where,"we can't see the forest for the trees." We are too close, too entrenched in it to see the bigger perspective. As a professionally trained hypnotherapist, I happen to be an expert on the subconscious mind and limiting beliefs - and how to rewire it to get what we want. It's all energy. Our beliefs are energy, our thoughts are energy. Those create our emotions, which create our vibrational frequency, and vibrational frequencies work on resonance - like vibes tend to vibe together....or, "like attracts like." The energy came first to get you the experience you have now, and the energy will come first to get you what you want; but you can't just toss some positive affirmations over the top - you have to truly shift the energy within. We can't fake our energetic truth to the Universe. If deep down, at the core of our being, we don't truly feel lovable or valuable, life will continue to reflect that truth back to us until we heal that. Life is a mirror. But that's also the magic. Because once we embrace this concept, we also embrace our power to get the love we want and start living the life we've been deeply desiring, and at the heart of the matter, it comes down to one simple shift: shifting your inner energy to match what you want. That's exactly the kind of magical alchemy I mentor women in working in their lives. If you are ready to try doing things differently to start calling in the love you want, join me July 23rd-25th for the "Reclaim Your Throne" masterclass, a FREE 3 day Soul-Aligned Love Activator for women.  This year's Cancer season is a very special one.
First of all, the Cancer new moon at 14° is not just sitting with Venus, it's conjunct fixed star Sirius, the dog star, the brightest star, revered by ancient cultures and known for it's Venusian qualities. This new moon is a portal for a soul-level upgrade. Cancer is the sign of emotions and past. This new moon is a portal to higher vibrational frequencies. If old emotions are coming up, this is your cue to go ahead and cry and let it cleanse your emotional body. Allow the release. It can feel like a storm inside when higher vibrational energies meet the low ones - the result is a cleansing rain. Visualize high frequency light flooding your system at this new moon and allow the clearing to happen to bring you into soul alignment and into a higher level of being. Yes, this has everything to do with relationships. |
Kasey Ford, Soul-Aligned Love & Life Mentor to Women
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