August 9, 2005

• When Mercury is retrograde, everyone's thinking is more introspective and we tend to think about issues and concerns which relate to the sign involved. With Mercury retrograde in Leo, people with this sign prominent in their charts will be especially prone to such introspection. There is little choice but to reconsider our personal views and opinions about life. There is, however, an opportunity to gain insight into our own ego.

  Mercury retro in Leo brings intellectual confusion and mixups through egotism, undue dramatics and acting out, along with needless extravagance and bombastic claptrap, as this position can be prone to exaggeration and histrionics. There is a tendency to be wordy and often to exaggerate—though unconsciously. Mercury in Leo gives high ideals and aspirations, so be sure that your goals are clear and that all petty details are under control. Kind-hearted and sympathetic ideals come to the fore but can also come a cropper due to too much focus on the "big picture" and not enough concern for the necessary connections. Public figures and leaders may appear haughty, proud and passionate and conflict over misunderstood ideals is a possibility. Children can be fickle and inconstant, while those who indulge in gambling are likely to fall in a heap, due to overconfidence. Keep sensual desires under control, especially if recording them in words, as for example in an email, which may just wind up in unexpected and embarrassing places.

  All areas of communication are affected, especially in any dramatic or leadership-oriented activity, or matters of state, or to do with children, romance and creativity in general. This period brings travel snafus and missed appointments of all kinds. Documents can go astray. Be sure to carry a diary and refer to it often.

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