Mercury Retrograde Virgo/Leo Summer 2024
Mercury Retrograde in Virgo
There is magick in the Mundane
I recently pulled the card Silver from my alchemy deck and it spoke of the act of polishing silver. I had pulled it in regards to the emotions that some seriously nasty reviews on my podcast had stirred up in me. Let me tell you, sitting with the emotions, the rejection, and the impact the words of these people who had gone for the jugular had on me were profound.
These comments questioned the validity of my work, my “credentials” (and you all know how much I hate people who seek validation through credentials) and my intelligence hitting my right in the Virgo Stellium, the Gemini Mars, my 9th house, third house, and Lilith in Sagittarius.
I had actually pulled the Silver card several times before that since I got this deck.
So I sat with what this meant for me.
Silver is reflective, connected to the moon, and acts like the guide into the hidden.
The card guided me to reflect on the act of polishing Silver, and what it means to take something that has been used, left sitting, and experienced the alchemy of time to change it and here’s what hit me…
We become tarnished over time.
We become tarnished because we let our attention to detail wane as our tasks become mundane (this is Virgo) but the act of polishing our crafts and coming back to our mastery will make us shiny again.
There are areas of your life where you have become comfortable in the mundane, the routine, the everyday activities.
Think of yourself like a car for a moment. These everyday rituals, routines, and activities keep your engine running smoothly.
But just because the engine is still working, does not mean it is being maintained well.
We often don’t see what is happening underneath the hood until it’s too late and the mechanic is telling you your front axle is about to fall off. And we often avoid the maintenance needed to keep the engine in tip top shape, because the car “seems” to be in working order.
Sometimes we avoid looking at the problems of the mundane everyday tasks because we don’t even want to know what’s happening - what if you found out something’s wrong? What if it’s going to cost you thousands of dollars? Better not to look, right
Sometimes we’re so overly controlling over these everyday rituals and routines to ensure we’re in tip top shape, everything is under control, we’re not missing anything - control becomes your Master (and inflammation is often its sidekick.)
Sometimes we just forget that we came to earth to be physical beings which means that our health, wealth, and daily lives need our care and attention.
We forget, we avoid, we control, we become slaves…
And suddenly we are tarnished, and we don’t want to look at ourselves in the mirror anymore.
But the simple act of cleaning the Silver can bring us back to our shiny, glowing, reflective and beautiful selves.
The question during the start of this Mercury Retrograde will be “where are you polishing yourself right now?”
This could be your work, your knowledge, your family, your beliefs, your creative expression - and so on. (The house ruling Virgo might help you start decoding that but more on that inside of the Mercury Retrograde Guide you can get here.)
Your daily habits are the surface on which you achieve your goals, connect to source, spirit, and beyond. Your daily habits create the foundation for you to have all your desires manifest.
Mercury Retrograde in Leo
Remembering your Shine
Because you became tarnished, you forgot how shiny you were underneath that brass, mucky surface - didn’t you? (Don’t worry, me too.)
I have this Silver Moonstone ring I bought in the early days of my spiritual awakening, back in 2013-2014. I remember finding this little store in Oakville, Ontario called Akasha's Den and thinking about it for days before I had to go back and buy it. It was the second piece of sacred jewelry I ever bought myself and I was head over heels.
I wore this Silver Moonstone ring for years along with all my other Silver pieces of crystal jewelry for energy protection, balance, opening my heart - you name it. Until one day I just stopped wearing it. Like all good things, I was over it. “It didn’t feel like me anymore.”
I tossed it in a jewelry box and didn’t look at it for years until the other day when this lesson in polishing came up. The Silver card I pulled suggested as an exercise I go polish a piece of Silver. So I dug out the box, found the ring, grabbed some toothpaste (it works great) and an old toothbrush and watched this old, forgotten, tarnished ring that had been stored in this box since 2015-2016 seemingly coming back to life.
I’ve been wearing it every day since. I wore it in a Past Life Regression I had done earlier this week. I’ve connected with it in sacred ceremony and wore it to all of my Yoga classes lately.
The truth was, I felt like it had lost its shine… but all it needed was a little elbow grease (Virgo) to remember it was still sparkly and beautiful (Leo.)
When you create more solid foundations for yourself, you will have more room to be yourself.
This could be part of the lessons Mercury moving backward through Leo presents for you, among many others.
When you know who you are, feel safe to express yourself fully, you create routines and a lifestyle that is in alignment with who YOU are, rather than who you think you should be.
This is the medicine Leo brings Virgo.
By refining yourself you more fully come back to your sacred expression of yourself, your shiny self, and allow yourself to be heard, seen, felt, and fully expressed.
When did you turn off your sacred self expression?
When did you stop leading from the heart?
What passion projects have you put aside because you didn’t feel like they were perfect?
The external world is very good at teaching us to play small, that our art is not important, that you shouldn’t take up so much space, or shine so bright. And so we allow ourselves to become tarnished.
When did you toss yourself in that metaphorical jewelry box in the back of the drawer and forget that you were shiny and beautiful
It’s time to remember. You are refining yourself (Virgo) , so that you may see yourself and your great work and creative force (Leo).
It’s time to remember your Passion Projects
It’s time to remember all the passion projects, the things you’ve wanted to create, but felt too overwhelmed to bring into fruition.
Allow yourself to clear out the cobwebs of the mis-alignment in your daily routines that has not supported you being able to fully bring your creative passions into fruition.
Remember what it feels like to create - simply because you must instead of attaching worth to all your creations.
This Mercury Retrograde may bring up all the perfectionism you’ve had living within you, the fears that something must be practical in order for you to bring it to life, and that art is not as important as putting money in the bank.
Ask yourself - who has become your task master? Who or what have you become a slave to? And how you can embrace mastery and mentorship instead of the crippling impact of perfectionism and approval.
The Sacred Lessons to Remember this Mercury Retrograde
The Lessons Virgo offers this Mercury Rx:
There is magick in the mundane.
Harness the meticulous and practical to manage everyday tasks, creating a solid foundation for your spiritual growth
your physical health is essential for your spiritual growth
It's not your job to save anyone, serve yourself first
Recognize that true wisdom comes from acknowledging what you still have to master
The Lessons Leo offers this Mercury Rx:
Your passion is your guide, when you are lit up you are in alignment
Lead from your heart and you won’t be led astray
Do things that bring you happiness and fuel your creative spirit
Come back home to your authentic self, staying true to your values and passions, and leading a life that reflects your genuine desires
Balance pride with humility by understanding that true greatness comes from acknowledging your achievements while remaining open to growth and feedback
Here’s what I’ll be doing for this during Mercury Retrograde:
Cleaning out my photo album on my phone, the documents on my computer, and my inboxes
Decluttering my closets, donating clothes that I’m not wildly in love with and haven’t touched in the last year
Giving my house a deep clean, including the Magick Clean of washing my front door with Mint Infused Water for a fresh start
Booking appointments that I’ve been putting off, like that oil change I keep avoiding
Reflecting on where I must refine my routines and connect back into my heart
Dates & Degrees to know:
The Mercury Retrograde shadow period being on July 16th, 2024, at 8:52 pm PT at 21° Leo
Mercury stations retrograde on August 4th, 2024, at 9:56 pm PT at 4° Virgo
Mercury is Cazimi on August 18th, 2024, at 6:58 pm PT at 26° Leo
Mercury stations direct on August 28th, 2024, at 2:14 pm PT at 21° Leo
The Mercury Retrograde shadow period ends on September 11th, 2024, at 4:52 pm PT at 4° Virgo
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