When Mercury in Leo speaks, people tend to listen. It speaks with utter confidence and real flair. But is it always as right as it thinks it is? The truth is, when Mercury is in Leo, it struggles a bit to do its work. On the face of it, that’s counter-intuitive; surely Mercury’s communication would benefit from Leo’s creativity and sense of fun?
Author: April
Astrology Highlights for July 27-Aug. 2, 2026: Unlike Anyone Else
This Full Moon and Pluto oppose the Sun and Jupiter, conjunct in Leo. “I want to be myself!” that conjunction exclaims; but the Full Moon and Pluto in the opposite sign declares, “I want to be unlike anyone else” – which isn’t exactly the same thing.Episode 353 | Aquarius Full Moon: An Aquarius-Leo See-Saw!
The Sun converges with the recent basket configuration and trines Neptune, sextiles Uranus, conjuncts Jupiter, and trines Saturn; Venus swing-dances with Mars; the Aquarius Full Moon pits the Moon and Pluto against the Sun and Jupiter; Venus enters Libra, a sign that loves how things work; and Mercury enters creative Leo!
TRANSCRIPT Ep. 353 | Aquarius Full Moon: An Aquarius-Leo See-Saw!
Astrology Highlights for July 20-26, 2026: The Commonality
For nearly eight decades, the sextile of Neptune and Pluto has been present in most birth charts, in various signs and within various orbs of exactitude. And this week’s exact aspect between them is the first in a series that will last through Feb. 2032, when it finally wraps up.
We could be forgiven to thinking that it’s so common, there isn’t much to say about it. But in fact, it’s a chart signature that binds us together, a point of commonality. Even something like a slow-moving Pluto transit in a particular sign doesn’t last as long as this sextile has.
TRANSCRIPT Ep. 352 | The Cancer New Moon and Tending the Nest!
Astrology Highlights for July 13-19, 2026: A Good Dinner at a Strong Table
At this Cancer New Moon, I wish you a good dinner at a strong table with people who care about you. And if you don’t have those things, go ahead and set your table, make supper, and invite someone you know to share it with you. We’re strangers, most of us, but we’re sitting at that big table together, just waiting to become a family.
Episode 352 | The Cancer New Moon and Tending the Cradle!
We’re publishing on a reduced schedule this month, and this episode needs to cover a lot of territory. Two weeks’ worth, in fact, including the Cancer New Moon, the much-ballyhooed cradle configuration, rare aspects like Neptune’s exact sextile to Pluto, Uranus’s sextile to Neptune and trine to Pluto, the Lunar Nodes entering Aquarius and Leo, and, believe it or not, much more! So, hold on for a super-sized episode and a lot of aspects.
After the Venus in Leo party, when the emphasis was on fun, bright colors, and generally overdoing things, Venus enters Virgo to play cleanup. Just remember that whether it’s cleaning your house, balancing your checkbook, or organizing your office, it doesn’t have to be done all at once.
When Jupiter enters Leo, it brings the desire for more recognition, more creativity, and more fun. Does that mean we’ll get those things? Not necessarily – but having noticed that they are missing in our lives to some extent, we’ll likely pursue them.