Leo

LEO

Repolish those fascinating facets

The lost parts are also the most magical

Time to reboot that retro version of you!

Your new cycle is days away. But this week slows you down to contemplate rebooting a previous version of you. Maybe Leo 1.0 was discarded too soon? And that upgrade actually didn’t accomplish anything except make you a little uncomfortable in your own skin. Now, I’m not advocating you look dated. And some looks truly are better consigned to the past. We all have that item in our closet that needs to go to the charity shop or put up on Vinted. And then there’s those old photos where you wonder what you were thinking appearing in public like that. Despite how cool you felt at the time. We’ve all done it. This is something different however.

‘Re’ words rule during a Mercury retrograde which takes place in your 1^st this week (18^th). Recapture being one of them. Revival another. Recapturing the lost essence of who you truly are. Or choose to express yourself. That personal dream or goal. That way you used to express yourself or a key element of who you are. Often due to other things taking over. Or even external pressure to conform or criticism from others.

Take it if there is a lost facet of you, you will re-embrace it now. With a mixologist approach between the old you and the emerging one. So, as well as reintegration, you will also look to updating your look, profile, social media feed, CV, appearance and style. But within this you may incorporate an element which should never have been lost in the first place. Then – rehearse the blend you have now created.

Old friends could be in touch thanks to Mercury’s angle to Venus in your social sector. How about that return to that past haunt? People and places you haven’t seen or been to in a while take on new meaning. The usual retrograde rules apply however. The go slows getting anywhere, the need to re-read and revise. Those goals? Review and then in your manifestation rituals reheare again the future version of you when you attain them. Like an actor prepping for a role, you feel what your future self will. And then just wait for reality to catch up once Mercury is direct once more.

In a nutshell: Retro Mercury in your sign adds up to reclaiming lost parts of what makes you so brilliantly you. No more dialling yourself down because others resent your glow. A relaunch or rebrand results in a rebooted, refined and more authentic you.

July 18 2025 Mercury stationary retrograde in Leo (1^st)

July 18 2025 Mercury stationary retrograde in Leo sextile Venus in Gemini (1^st to 11^th)