The Trio of The New Moon in Leo, Venus and Mercury Retrograde

     Mercury, the trickster of the bunch, the planet of communication, contracts, our learning style, our thoughts will station retrograde early Monday morning at 12:56 EST, at 4 degrees in Virgo, one the sign it rules, along with Chiron, who happens to be in Aries and stationed retrograde just a few days prior. Virgo, in my eyes, is the organizer of physical chaos, right down to the minute details. In mind and body, Virgo works to make the physical as perfect as possible. The work we are meant to do to balance out the human bodies we incarnate as we feed our souls. The Sabian Symbol of 4 degrees in Virgo states, “A man dreaming of fairies.” Burgess’ way of telling us to open to existence of other possibilities. As I am writing this, the heady sense of a time loop comes, my déjà vu lighting up like fireworks. I have been in this moment before, the exact phrase of this Sabian Symbol sinking into my cells. This is what so many people are experiencing these days. Of course, there is a large population that still might wink wink at you like you are fucking nuts and belong in a nut house. It certainly had that atmosphere growing up and “knowing things.” But it turns out as I have engaged myself in a world of podcasts with entrepreneurs that are just as spiritual, and others across the online space, there are a lot more of you out there remembering, or just knowing from the get-go and standing firm in your foundation of Faith. I applaud you and it is one of those traits that I admire about the younger generations.

     Mercury will travel back into Leo, his destination at 21 degrees Leo. The Sabian Symbol, “A carrier pigeon.” This degree implies our spiritual purpose. I find it amazing again, as more déjà vu creeps, that spiritual purpose is what keeps that pilot light flaming, our Vesta, who happens to be conjunct the New Moon at 21 degrees in this chart and trine Chiron retrograde in Aries. See, freaking amazing! Our heads, our souls, our bodies, our minds, all interconnected and taking step by step to bring us to our true selves, releasing the patriarchal control and switching on our codons. Great freedom lies close, and with that great responsibility.
We must go back several hours and take a look at the New Moon in Leo at 12 degrees. The Sabian Symbol stating, “An old sea captain rocking.” With a New Moon, we have both the Sun and the Moon conjoined as one. Your subconscious and conscious merging in the contemplation of the ups and downs of the journey of life carries us into our Crone stage of peace in the decisions and reflections that come through.  Quite a statement as Venus walks between the worlds of Leo and Virgo, her entrance into Virgo, much later in the evening. Venus, the planet of feelings, beauty, self-worth, and all the resources associated with these concepts will reflect into our external world, is conjunct Mercury with a 4-degree orb, uniting their energies, where they will merge on August 8th, the Lion’s Gate Portal at 3 degrees, a degree that represents freedom from prejudice. The union of Mercury and Virgo create a Yod, the Finger of God, both in a quincunx to Neptune sextile Pluto. A mission to realize the propaganda that continues to infest the human collective. Pluto is running his excavators, bringing our memories, our so-called junk DNA, to the surface, and Neptune, the memories, breaking out of their containers, for Mercury and Virgo to bring the truth, our spiritual purposes, into alignment.

    Mercury and Venus are also square Uranus in Taurus, pushing us break free, feel the electrical energy that we certainly are capable of working with, and in that square, Uranus is contributing to a grand minor trine with Neptune and Pluto, fueling the generational healing that comes through the discernment of information we are being bombarded with. Uranus is the planet of perseverance of energy, of awakening. This is emphasized by Mercury and Venus’ square to Mars and Jupiter in Gemini, Mars, a planet of action, aggression, assertiveness, and Jupiter, expanding anything he touches, but they also square Saturn, a planet that sends off the energy of delays, discipline, karma, and restrictions. He runs a tight ship and is asking us to believe in ourselves and the dreams we have. Under his wing, he is pushing you to be aware of your energy, be discerning, especially when it comes to social media and the news. Gemini rules communication, our community, our extended family members. Things spread fast under Gemini, with a quick shapeshifting ability, and Gemini can work both sides of one coin. Gemini has the ability to be in two places at once.
 
     Mercury’s retrograde continues to work the energy of the Yod, but here, the movement of the Moon away from the Sun and its conjunction to Vesta will create a fusion of energy, a stellium between the Sun, Moon, Vesta, Venus and Mercury. It is here that our subconscious and conscious have merged with the template of what creates our flame and the mind space and feelings to go with it. What is beautiful is that the Sun will be sextile to Mars and Jupiter, while simultaneously being square to Venus and Mercury. There is no disconnection here, as every decompartmentalized piece of us is being pushed to work together and really stand in our own unique expression within our communities.

    Mars and Jupiter are also sextile the North Node and trine the South Node, inviting us to take the opportunity to engage in our Gemini qualities, the South Node sends the energy of what Libran characteristics and events serve you or don’t.  There is a lot of mutable energy here, so lots of changes, downloads and upgrades in various forms. The solar flares are getting stronger every day. We are being guided in the direction that is best for each one of us, if you are willing to listen to your own Soul, your intuition.

     What and where does this influence you? Those of you who have planets or angles between 21 degrees of Leo and 4 degrees of Virgo will feel the energy more intensely. Say for instance your Moon is in Leo at 21 degrees, the themes will involve your subconscious, and the themes of the house Leo is in. It will also involve the house where Cancer lays, and the energy ping pongs across our charts and the subtle influences weave their magic. So, if someone has their Moon in Leo at 21 degrees in the 4th house. That individual may feel as if his or her family has influenced their thought and family patterns deep into their soul and it is his or her mission to now clean up any issues in order to move on. It is part of their mission right now. Siblings and cousins, and the area surrounding where he or she lives will also be involved. There may be discomfort between dreams and wishes, or who they network with and power struggles between how they present themselves publicly. This Yod is asking us to see the bigger picture and how everything is working for us and not against, even though it may very well feel like this. This is just one example of many of how astrology can express itself through your chart.
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     If you are interested in how exactly these planetary energies are working in your life and would love astro coaching where we look at your chart, you learn how the energy functions along with how the transits are working with your energy, you can contact me here. Let’s set up a free 20-minute consult taking a peek at your chart and what you wish to work on. I have single sessions, packages, and subscriptions so that you can explore your astro blueprint on your time! I look forward to working with you!