Overview

• This marks Mercury’s second retrograde of the year, beginning tomorrow at 15°34 Leo, with a direct station on August 11 and a post-retrograde shadow ending August 25.
• Astrologers caution that Mercury’s apparent backspin will exacerbate miscommunications, creative blocks, and technological glitches under Leo’s spotlight on ego and leadership.
• Guidance centers on “re-” practices — review, revise, reflect, reconnect — while urging avoidance of public announcements, major tech purchases, and dramatic confrontations.
• Fixed signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius with personal planets or angles between 4° and 15° Leo should brace for the strongest disruptions.
• Common retrograde symptoms include travel delays, brain fog, misdirected messages, renewed conflicts, and general malaise.