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Mercury Retrograde in Leo 2025: Creative Renewal
On July 18, 06:48 AM —
On July 18, 2025, 12:45 AM EST, Mercury stations retrograde at 15º34’ of Leo. Mercury will be in retrograde motion until August 11, offering us an opportunity to discover new modalities of creative expression, renew our inner dialogue, and strengthen our connection with our authentic voice.
Mercury retrograde transit is especially relevant for individuals born with personal placements in Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) as well as Gemini and Virgo, which Mercury rules. The people personally impacted by Mercury’s shift of motion are being asked to reevaluate how they communicate, process information, and orient their thinking. They have an opportunity to question the stories they tell themselves, particularly around creativity and self-expression, and explore more authentic ways of expressing themselves.
Mercury in Leo: Communication as Art
Named after the mythological Messenger, psychopomp, and patron of commerce, Mercury in Astrology is connected with communication, rational thinking, and short-term and short-distance travel. Ruling both Gemini and Virgo, Mercury has to do with the way we gather data, interface with our close environment, discern useful information, and solve daily problems. Transits of Mercury show us collective trends relative to these themes and mark shifts in our communications, learning patterns, thinking styles, as well as in how we are drawn to perceive and interpret our reality.
Mercury has been in Leo since June 26. During its time in the sign of the Lion, Mercury has been inviting us to approach communication as an art form, reminding us to make sure we are expressing ourselves authentically and from the heart. This transit has been highlighting our relationship with speaking our truth, speaking up, and being heard, reminding us that our voice is powerful and has the power to influence and inspire others.
Mercury Retrograde: Invitation to Think Critically
Mercury is the planet that goes retrograde most often: the Messenger changes its direction of motion three to four times a year, for roughly three weeks at a time. This transit gained a reputation in popular Astrology and is well-known as well as deeply misunderstood.
Retrogrades consist of the apparent backward motion of a celestial body as seen from our perspective on Earth. Despite being due to an optical illusion, they have a strong symbolic meaning. As planets appear to travel back through the heavens, we are being offered an opportunity to reflect on recent events, reassess their purpose and meaning, and look at them from a different perspective.
Retrogrades are all about redefining, restructuring, renewing, and redesigning habitual ways of thinking, being, and perceiving reality. They are said to accelerate our evolutionary process as they promote introspection, reflection, and ultimately individuation. Mercury retrograde ultimately asks us to think critically and for ourselves, rather than follow the inertia and go on with business as usual.
Mercury retrograde in Leo: Creative Renewal
When Mercury appears to move backward in the heavens, the invitation for us is to pause and reflect on our thinking patterns, on why we perceive reality as we do, examine our communication habits, and bring more awareness to the ways we process and share information. This is a time to question our assumptions, revisit unfinished projects, and challenge ideas that once felt certain but now ask to be re-evaluated. Mercury’s retrograde period is not about pushing forward, but about turning inward and coming back to alignment.
In the sign of Leo, associated with the creative development of the self, conscious personal actualization, and full embodied expression, Mercury’s backward journey is an invitation to explore alternative ways of expressing who we are, what we think, and what we feel. This transit invites us to question existing ideas, opinions, and beliefs about creativity, being creative, being fully expressed, and actualizing our creative potential. Mercury retrograde in Leo is an opportunity for a creative restructuring, an invitation to create alternative paths of expression and find alternative ways of giving a voice to what is moving within ourselves.
These days and weeks, we have the opportunity to revisit past projects and explore new ways to relate with our creative voice. This transit is an invitation to revamp our inner dialogue, explore new ways of speaking with ourselves, and question what it truly means to think and communicate creatively. Mercury retrograde in Leo is an opportunity to explore authentic ways to express ourselves and recover or strengthen our connection with our voice.
Mercury in aspect to the Sun and Venus
Mercury stations retrograde while forming a sextile with Venus in Gemini. This alignment is an invitation to reflect on how we express affection, connect with others, and communicate what we think and feel. The Mercury-Venus sextile could bring the spotlight on the need to have pending conversations and clear out any past misunderstandings that create a lingering sense of discomfort: this is a powerful opportunity to deepen our introspection about unresolved relational matters. This aspect also inspires us to revisit old creative ideas and work on unfinished artistic projects.
The Sun and Mercury are going to meet on July 31, forming what is technically known as their inferior conjunction. This alignment marks the midpoint of Mercury’s retrograde cycle and represents a moment of potential illumination. Often referred to as the New Moon phase of the Mercury cycle, this conjunction can bring flashes of clarity and new insights that help us see a situation in a completely new light. While it may not be time to act just yet, it is a powerful moment for planting new seeds, writing down new ideas, and setting new intentions around how we speak, think, and share what is in our hearts and minds.
We’re halfway through 2025, and July being one of the most potent months of the year, now is the perfect time to revisit your soul’s map and explore the energies still unfolding through our 2025 yearly horoscopes.
