Mercury Retrograde in Leo and our Zodiac Sign: Part I

I would like to dedicate this post to the relationship between Mercury retrograde in Leo  and our zodiac sign. In my previous post I explained how this August's Mercury in retrograde may signify impressive delays combined though with unusually creative ideas. Therefore, in this post, as well as in the next one, I will explain how each zodiac sign is expected to incorporate these energies. Following the tradition of my blog related to starting from Pisces and moving clockwise in the zodiac, this post will cover Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio and Libra, whereas the next one will cover Virgo, Leo, Cancer, Gemini, Taurus and Aries. I remind you that Mercury turns retrograde on August 3rd and won't go back into direct motion until August 25th.

If, as I suspect, you’re only interested to read about your personal zodiac sign (or the sign of your loves ones), please scroll down until you find it. Each paragraph is devoted to a different sign, Pisces coming first, Aquarius second, Capricorn third, and so on. If you’re not quite sure under which zodiac sign you were born, you will notice the start and end dates of each sign being depicted in brackets next to the name of the corresponding sign. Please also note the following two things: a) If you’re born on the cusp between two adjacent zodiac signs (e.g., April 20th, which would be the end of Aries and the beginning of Taurus), you might find it useful to read both signs and b) you might find it equally useful to read the sign of your Ascendant as well. For example, someone who was born on May 21st and has Scorpio ascending (like me!) would get more out of reading the signs of Taurus, Gemini and Scorpio.

Pisces (February 19 – March 19)

Transitting your sixth natural house, which has to do with work, health, duties, daily routines, colleagues and employers, Mercury retrograde in Leo reflects impressive delays and setbacks, but also unusually enthusiastic, creative or playful ideas, communications and transactions in relation to the issues and people mentioned above. For instance, you may experience delays and misunderstandings in your communications and transactions with colleagues, employers and even practical caretakers, such as plumbers and electricians, but you may also come up with unusually creative and courageous ideas regarding your work and daily routines, duties and responsibilities. You may even be motivated to evince an unusual degree of leadership potential, staying power and assertion in your communications and transactions connected to work-related projects. On a more psychological level, any illnesses or other health problems that you may have to deal with during this period will seem to have originated in preoccupation and anxiety over a) delays and obstacles in communications, transportations, educational activities and commercial transactions or b) over the unusual degree of drama or intolerance related to these communications and transactions.

Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)

Transitting your seventh natural house, which has to do with one-to-one relationships, husbands and wives, partnerships, litigations, open enemies, and the public, Mercury retrograde in Leo reflects impressive delays and setbacks, but also unusually enthusiastic, creative or playful ideas, communications and transactions in relation to the issues and people mentioned above. For instance, you may experience delays and misunderstandings in your communications with love partners, spouses, business partners and clients, as well as with lawyers and judges, but you may also have unusually honest, affectionate or even dramatic conversations with these same people. You may even be motivated to evince an unusual degree of leadership potential, staying power and assertion in your communications and transactions with any of the people mentioned above. On a more psychological level, you may notice a tendency to discount or disown your personal intelligence, ideas and opinions, as well as your need to be understood, which may result in recognising, admiring and respecting these qualities in others.

Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)

Transitting your eighth natural house, which is related to intimate relationships, shared resources and joint finances or money belonging to others, such as taxes, loans, debts, inheritances, joint bank accounts and insurance policies, Mercury retrograde in Leo reflects impressive delays and setbacks, but also unusually enthusiastic, creative or playful ideas, communications and transactions in relation to the issues above. For instance, you may receive a loan later than expected or there may be misunderstandings with regarding to the payment of taxes, debts and banking or insurance fees. Another possibility is that you come up with unusually enthusiastic and creative ideas in order to borrow money, to get an insurance policy or to open a joint bank account. It may also be that you experience misunderstandings or unusually honest, affectionate or dramatic encounters with your intimate partners! On a more psychological level, you may have an unusually enthusiastic and powerful desire to learn, think or talk about your psychological depths, as well as about deeply held behaviour patterns and complexes.

Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)

Transitting your ninth natural house, which has to do with higher learning and education, universities and professors, foreign people and countries, long journeys and in-laws, Mercury retrograde in Leo reflects impressive delays and setbacks, but also unusually enthusiastic, creative or playful ideas, communications and transactions in relation to the issues and people mentioned above. For instance, you may experience delays and obstacles in your university studies and long journeys, as well as in your communications with teachers, professors, foreigners and in-laws. However, you may also experience unusually honest, affectionate or even dramatic conversations with these same people. You may even be motivated to evince an unusual degree of leadership potential, staying power and assertion in your communications and transactions with the people mentioned above. You may also have an unusually passionate and powerful desire to learn, think or talk about philosophy and religion or about ways to expand your mental horizons. On a more psychological level, it seems that you will look for wisdom and meaning in ideas, communications and transactions that are slow and reflective or unusually enthusiastic, playful, creative and dramatic!

Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)

Transitting your tenth natural house, which has to do with parents (usually the mother), job, career, public life and image, and relationships with bosses, employers and authority figures, Mercury retrograde in Leo reflects impressive delays and setbacks, but also unusually enthusiastic, creative or playful ideas, communications and transactions in relation to the issues and people mentioned above. For instance, you may experience delays and misunderstandings in your communications with parents, especially the mother, and in job-related transactions and conversations. However, it may also be a time where you experience an unusually enthusiastic and powerful need to find out or to talk about things concerning your parents and employers, as well as your public life and reputation. You may even be motivated to evince an unusual degree of leadership potential, staying power and assertion in your communications and transactions with parents, employers and authority figures. On a more psychological level, it appears that you will feel regarded as important when taking your time to ponder and reflect or when expressing your ideas and opinions in an unusually courageous, enthusiastic, creative or playful manner.

Libra (September 23 – October 22)

Transitting your eleventh natural house, which has to do with friends and social life, groups and organisations, humanitarian enterprises and political groups, community involvement and volunteerism, Mercury retrograde in Leo reflects impressive delays and setbacks, but also unusually enthusiastic, creative or playful ideas, communications and transactions in relation to the issues and people mentioned above. For instance, you may experience delays and misunderstandings in your communications with friends or in your humanitarian, political, community or volunteering activities. However, you may also exhibit an unusually enthusiastic interest in contacting friends and other groups you belong to, or you may be equally motivated to evince an unusual degree of leadership potential, staying power and assertion in your communications with them. Another possibility is that you get promoted following an unusually generous, enthusiastic or even passionate recommendation of others! On a more psychological level, you may have an unusually enthusiastic and powerful desire to feel that you belong with friends and groups that share your own visions, but you may also have to face some delays and setbacks before you gain this sense of belonging and identification.