mercury retrograde in leo 🐈⬛ྀི return to yourself
+ your no bullshit mercury retrograde horoscopes
Welcome to Mercury Retrograde, angels! Ah yes, its that time again! The 3 to 4 times a year when the gods above say: check in with yourself, diva! It wouldn’t be Mercury Rx if I didn’t remind you: expect delays, make sure you’re not texting the person you’re talking about, double-triple-dipple check all contracts! So this Mercury Retrograde is happening in Leo, and I wrote about what Mercury in Leo energy encompasses here:
…but let’s get into the nitty-gritty of this Mercury Retrograde happening right now! Key dates below:
MERCURY RETROGRADE PRE-SHADOW BEGINS:
June 29th, 2026 — 4° of Leo
MERCURY STATIONS RETROGRADE:
July 17th, 2025 — 15° of Leo
MERCURY RETROGRADE CAZIMI
July 31st, 2025 - 9° of Leo
MERCURY STATIONS DIRECT:
August 11th, 2025 - 4° of Leo
MERCURY RETROGRADE POST-SHADOW ENDS:
August 25th, 2025 - 15° of Leo
So we had a Mercury Retrograde in Leo last year! ‘Member? Refresh yourself here:
That Mercury Retrograde last summer started in Virgo and went back into the sign of Leo. Now, this current Mercury Retrograde is only in the sign of Leo. Darling, if you have some unfinished business from last summer, we very well could see themes from that time come up again, however this Mercury Retrograde is covering the earlier degrees of Leo this time around. Last time Mercury Retrograde involved Virgo, the sign of service. Leo is the sign of expression. It asks who you are at your core essence. Make yourself bigger. Stand in the spotlight. Take credit. Say it with your chest.
Leo is a creative, artistic, playful sign. The cosmic doctor is prescribing fun and pleasure!!!!! Leo vibes are connected to children and a child-like spirit. What is your definition of a good time? Leo Mercury Retrograde is asking you to return to yourself (˖ ݁♬⋆and return to innocenceeeee.˚𝄞.) Pure Moods hive rise up.
What do you wanna do? Do you even know? What’s been bringing you joy? Any hobbies going on? What music are you listening to? HELLO!!! TELL ME WHO YOU ARE!!! And let go of caring what anyone else thinks. It’s time to break out of the boxes other people have put you in. You might begin to realize you have less in common with some people than you thought. It doesn’t mean they’re bad, but have you been wasting time not exploring your own interests? You won’t be able to unsee it.
The beginning of this Mercury Retrograde in Leo sextiles Venus in Gemini. The first week of Merc Rx will be *bam* right out of the gate bring up those necessary Venusian conversations. Love life, work life, it’s time for it to align with what you need. On July 31, we reach the Mercury Retrograde Cazimi. The sign the rules the heart space, in the heart of the sun, this is a very tenderoni moment. Drop your guard and be real. Where can things be less hard? It’s not you…it’s them.
Meanwhile, we have Mercury Retrograde sitting opposite Pluto in Aquarius, while trining Neptune + Saturn in Aries. Shortly after we wrap up the Retrograde with Mercury sextiling Uranus in Gemini and Mars in Libra. You are not the same you as summer 2024. You are not the same you as summer 2019, when Mercury Retrograde was also in Leo. People might be expecting you to always stay in the memory they hold of you, but you don’t owe them that. You are blossoming into something cool and unknown. You could view that like its scary or like it’s a chance to go from black-and-white into a technicolor dreamland. Do it for yourself.
Ready for some guidance? Sorry if you like it soft, because these are firm. Don’t read if your feelings easily get hurt.
NO BULLSHIT MERCURY RETROGRADE HOROSCOPES
ARIES RISING I know people like to shame you for all the things that make you an Aries, but please, for fucks sake, don’t listen to those absolute haters!!!! Have fun! Have sex! You’re allowed to mess things up! The herd may say “do it for the lore” but what if you just did it because it’s human and fun?
TAURUS RISING Are you really that shocked that you bring your problems with you wherever you go? I know you want to run and be free, but there’s some inner-child-wound shit going on that is staying with you until you can actually name it. Sit with yourself a little longer.
GEMINI RISING WE CAN’T READ YOUR MIND!!!!! TELL US WHAT’S GOING ON!!!!! (respectfully)
CANCER RISING It’s time to get your finances in order. Stop spending without looking. Shopping won’t fill the void of actually tapping into your self-worth. You’re better off spending this time refining what you have and perfecting a signature look vs just drowning in material items so you don’t have to face your own feelings.
LEO RISING ~OMG I LOVE TO YAP~ Ok cool?! But you’re not really saying anything? People want to get to know the real YOU. The good, the bad, the ugly. Conformity is a prison. Break out of the never-ending loop of punishment you have put yourself in. No one is thinking about you as much as you’re thinking about yourself.
VIRGO RISING: There actually can be a point where you’re over-romanticizing life. Raise your standards and you might see that some things that you thought were treasures are actually fool’s gold. If you took off the rose colored glasses the revelations will come. I'm loving the optimism but protect yourself.
LIBRA RISING Are your friends jealous of you? Wait, are you jealous of them? Do any of you even like each other anymore? Maybe things have been very cordial, but the unspoken tension is about to boil over any minute now. You all will be better for it, trust. Or you can surround yourself with people who are actually good for you? A thought!!
SCORPIO RISING Your superiority complex is showing, sweetie. Who are you keeping around just to feel better than? The only person you’re in competition with is yourself, so stop grading on a curve based on the people you see flailing in your orbit.
SAGITTARIUS RISING Look, it’s hard to know who you even are right now, ok? So maybe take a beat, put down your phone, go enjoy “some time by the sea” as we used to say. Everybody’s soooo irritatingggg omg I don’t blame you if you need to :::ghost::: on some hoes.
CAPRICORN RISING Dude, let people in already. Idk what’s bothering you rn, and I’m sure you don’t know either, so maybe just come to terms with this being a cranky ass time in your life, but you don’t need to put your grumpiness on others. Keep that ish to yourself lol
AQUARIUS RISING Let people be who they are! This Mercury Retrograde is another reminder that the folks around you are here to live their lives too, and weren’t sent by some otherworldly figure to bow down to you. Show where you care and back up.
PISCES RISING Listen to your body!!! Simplify your schedule, I know you wanna do everything and be everywhere, but you’re gonna crash out at this rate. Liberate yourself! Cancel some plans! You need yourself, bad. Everything will still be there, the difference will be you knowing if you still want it or not.
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