Mercury retrograde is here! Yes that’s right, another retrograde. This is the second season of retrograde for Mercury and it will continue from today until July 31. The next season of Mercury’s retrograde will be on Halloween. We also have another special cosmic event happening this Tuesday, July 9. Saturn’s opposition takes place! Because both of these are so close in days, I decided to provide the report and details in one for you. We can expect to feel a lot of negative thoughts and self doubt for the next 3 weeks. The aspects of the retrograde have a lot of heavy Saturn energy which will bring this wave on. With the opposition of Saturn only days away, this feeling will feel magnified and shoved in our faces to confront
Mercury is currently in passionate Leo in the 5th house. This shift brings on the theme of self expression and a strong need to show it. We are reflecting on what our passions are and how we live them out. We are asking ourselves what are we living for, are we happy and if not how do we become happy? We overthink this idea of becoming happy so much, we are missing the signs around us. We are so focused on showing off what we know and the skills we have, we are still missing the signs being given to us. As much as we are craving self expression and aligning our actions with our passions, we are also self censoring ourselves. This makes is difficult to move forward or to do anything at all.
There’s this sense that we need to replay interactions in our head and reflect on how we communicated our feelings with others. The more we think about the interaction, the more we try to pick at it and grade it. Thinking we could have said something in a better way and worried we may not have been heard because of how we chose to communicate. The square of Mercury to Saturn is what brings this on. The moon however is trine to Saturn so although we are having these harsh thoughts on ourselves and are criticizing ourselves, we are keeping it bottled up. Suffering in silence is what we are doing. We seek the approval of others in our social gatherings so badly, we criticize how we interact with others so much, and yet if someone were to give us their opinion, we don’t want it! We are choosing to be thick skinned and have our walls way up thanks to the square of the moon to Mars.
We need to come to the realization that our social groups are not watching our every step the way we are. We need to realize that we are the ones causing the harm on ourself and we need to step back and cool off. There is no need for us to have this heavy disappointment on ourselves, nobody is upset or disappointed with us, but we are convinced that they are. The start of Mercury’s retrograde will have the moon is in Mercury ruled planet, Virgo. This divine energy in the 6th house allows us to practice forgiveness and move forward. It’s time to create a clean slate and start anew. Doing this requires us to come to the conclusion that everything is actually fine. Instead of over criticizing ourselves of not being good enough to interact with others, we should be reflecting on our social circles instead.
What nourishment does our social group give us? What nourishment is our thoughts giving us? The environment we are always in, is it nourishing to us? It’s time for us to review our routines and adjust. The moon trine to Jupiter reminds us to be open minded to change. Change is necessary if we want to grow, right? So why are we so against it? If you’ve been having cold-like symptoms or have had digestive issues lately, it’s probably because of the self doubt and negative thoughts you are carrying. Every cell in your body is always eavesdropping on your thoughts. What are you feeding your body?
Saturn’s Opposition
Saturn’s opposition brings the theme of us having high standards and being a parent to ourselves. We tell ourself to not over indulge, we are changing our actions in order to receive approval from others. Deep thoughts of pessimistic behaviour and timelines is expected. We believe that things won’t work out and that we are unlucky. Why would this work out for me when it never has before?” Is a question that sounds familiar to us because we ask it often. Because of these heavy thoughts of self doubt, the seeds we have manifested could be withering away. Any minor setback that is happening now, we throw our hands in the air and say “I knew this was going to happen”. And because of these thoughts and the set back to go with it, we shut down mentally and emotionally.
The moon will be square to Saturn at the time of this opposition which makes us want to keep our guard up. We trust nobody and expect that those who say they want to help us, actually have a different agenda. We are convinced that they want to hurt us and so we become very defensive. Saturn will also be opposition to Venus. This confirms the idea of us expecting rejection and a lack of abundance. We are sensitive to rejection and being let down so we refuse to take chances. All of this self doubt and negative energy surrounding us, is because of us. We refuse to open our eyes and see this and it is really hurting our growth.
It is possible that these triggers of the Saturn opposition can be from our childhood or ancestral trauma passed on. Many of us grew up thinking something was wrong with us and that’s why we didn’t receive affection and love. The only love we grew up with was conditional and harsh. And so with eclipse season upon us, these karmic behavioural patterns are reappearing now. Mercury’s retrograde allows us to dive into our minds but we need to be careful about how deep go. Being so caught up in your thoughts will be a distraction and have you missing out. Something that I truly believe is that our words are our wands. I believe this can also be applied to our thoughts.
As a witch, I depend on my thoughts and words as a guide in my practice. Casting spells requires words that are filled with intention. However if you have thoughts that are opposite of the words you are speaking, what will the outcome be? Your thoughts and energy are just as important and as powerful as the words you speak. Speaking things into existence is not enough! Your energy and thoughts have to match the words you speak.
When you catch yourself having self doubt, try looking at the situation differently. Ask yourself why you have this doubt and where did it begin.
We are harsh on ourselves, possibly because we are comparing ourselves to others success. But also because we are afraid of the unknown and are becoming comfortable in the struggle. Enough is enough. You become what you think. Let what you think, become your reality. You can create your own reality, it just takes work and love in yourself. Once we find the inner strength and love for ourself, the self doubt disappears. If the doubt disappears, the love and abundance will multiply. Shift your focus and watch your reality change. Instead of focusing so much on what you did, focus on what you can do now. Stay present. Refresh your routine and add in a moment of peace for yourself. Daily meditation and journaling will be very helpful during Mercury’s retrograde and eclipse season. Embrace the change that you crave. Embrace the awareness you have and shift it towards self love.
