🔮 Mercury retrograde from July 18: prepare your altar and your popcorn

Ah, Mercury retrograde. That blessed moment in the cosmic calendar when even the most rational begin to suspect something is amiss. Your ex texts you back? Mercury retrograde. Your package is stuck in transit in Lithuania? Mercury retrograde. You cry over a cat video at 2 a.m. while rewriting an email for the fifth time? Yes, him again.

But this time, the planet of communication, trade, and logistics begins its celestial slide into flamboyant, dramatic, and (slightly) self-centered Leo . Spoiler: it won't be discreet. And it's going to be loud. Very loud.

🌕 Practical information (to shine in society)

• Retrograde start: July 18, 2025

• Retrograde ends: August 11, 2025

• Shadow Zone until: August 27, 2025 (because no, it doesn't really end on the 11th)

• Most impacted signs: Leo (you asked for it), Aquarius, Taurus, Scorpio… but no one really escapes it, eh?

💥 Mercury in Leo retrograde: cosmic drama queen

Mercury in Leo is already no timid bunch. He likes to be right, to shine, to dominate the conversation with panache and effect . But when he's in retrograde? It's like giving your bruised ego a megaphone on a full moon night.

Expect:

• Greek tragedy-style misunderstandings , with a backdrop of "I thought you thought I thought…"

• Impromptu speeches where you throw out truths that are a bit too raw (thanks Mercury, very subtle).

• Flashbacks from the past that make pride tremble: old flirtations, old mistakes, old Facebook statuses.

In short: theater. And not good theater.

🔥 How to Survive This Retrograde (Without Summoning a Demon)

Let's be clear: we're not going to avoid it. But we can honor it. Tame it. And even make something grand out of it.

1. Review your inner speech

Mercury in Leo retrograde comes to sting where it shines a little too brightly: your ego, your image, what you believe you should embody. This is the perfect time to ask yourself:

• Do I speak to be seen, or to be true?

• Am I expressing myself with integrity, or for the easy like?

2. Repair broken links

The return of old friends, colleagues, or companions isn't just a karmic trap. Sometimes, it's an opportunity to make amends, to bring closure, or to open a new page, without the skeletons in the closet.

3. Sort out your communication

Clean out your inbox, revisit old projects, and finish drafts. This is also a powerful time to rewrite your intentions, redefine your magical message, and review your spellbook.

4. Don't sign anything without proofreading it three times.

We can't repeat it enough: contracts, important papers, long-term commitments? Read them again. Read them again. And ask yourself the magic question: am I saying yes to shine or because it's aligned?

🕯️ Mercury Retrograde Ritual (in Lili Style)

Material :

• A blue or orange candle (communication or clarity)

• A quill or pen (for writing, not for burying your head in the sand)

• A mirror

• A sheet of paper and your best sarcasm

Ritual :

1. Light the candle while saying:
   "Mercury, messenger of the Gods and king of confusion, come teach me without making me stupid."

2. Look at yourself in the mirror. Yes, honestly. Say out loud what you often hide from others (or from yourself).
   For example :
   "I pretend to be detached, but your message has turned my head."

3. Write on the paper:

   • What you want to clarify

   • What you want to re-communicate

   • What you refuse to keep quiet about now (even if it's not Instagrammable)

4. Burn the paper (safely, please) and say:
   "I'm not here to please, I'm here to speak the truth."

🧙♀️ In summary…

Mercury retrograde in Leo will teach you to speak without shouting, to shine without burning, to tell the truth without bruising your soul. It's a major cleansing of your speech, your ego, your ability to say what you are, not what you think you should be .

And if you want a magical repair spell, a clarity sigil, or just to DM a sympathetic witch, you know where to find me.

💬 Leave me a comment : Are you feeling the effects yet? Did you get a message from your ex? Did your phone die? Tell me about your Mercury misadventures. We'll laugh, we'll cry, we'll shine. 🔥