As we’re letting go of the last few hours of Cancer season, we feel exhausted from all the emotions that have been coming up. Let them flow for a little while longer and buckle up for some healing from the past.

Venus Retrograde

Venus, the planet of love and money, is Retrograding as I type. It’ll station Retrograde tomorrow* at 2.33 am UK time. Venus is currently in Leo, the bold one, the proud one. Leo energy helps us step into our true selves and Venus shows us what we are worth, what our relationships are worth and what is our money’s worth.

Retrogrades are invitations to go inwards and often bring up some shit from the past. This one is no different. Old money stories, lessons you thought you’d learnt from past relationships and where the dips in your self confidence stem from. Take these four months (I know!) in stride and as an opportunity to discover more about yourself. More about who you are when all the masks and shields fall off.

Chiron Retrograde

Yep, there’s more. Chiron, the wounded healer, stations Retrograde at 1.42 pm UK time tomorrow. Chiron is in Aries, where the North Node has just shifted 👀, and is ready to take our healing to a new level. Here’s a note for you before we dive further into this: If you feel like you’ve been on this healing path for ages and you’re tired of it, take a fucking break. We don’t exist to constantly find new ways to heal. Heal what? Our lives? How about living them! Now that’s out of the way…

Chiron in Aries brings up any wounds that we carry that affect our selves. As in the self that is you, removed from all (most…) external factors and people. What do YOU carry that YOU may need to heal? Where in your life do you need to take responsibility for how you move forward? And where in your life do you have to accept that there is actually nothing you can do. All you can do is move on and carry those feelings with you. Let them exist, because they are part of you.

EVEN MORE RETROGRADES!!!

Don’t shoot the messenger (ha! Mercury = messenger… nevermind…)! I’m just translating, okay??? Anyway, yes, Mercury is getting ready, but it’s not quite time yet. No, no. I’m talking about Retrograde season, which is something we don’t talk about enough.

Venus and Chiron are only joining the party of Saturn, Neptune and Pluto, which have been on the Retrograde journey for a bit now. They do this every year. Most planets anyway. And it’s always between April and October that most of them are hanging out there. It’s during a time when – in the Northern hemisphere – we try to not take ourselves too seriously and prepare for a summer full of joy and family time. Hopefully, anyway. That is the perfect time for some introspection. So, if that’s available to you, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF WITCHES, take that time. At least a tiny bit. Get your journal out. Or your notepad, your sketchpad. However you process thoughts and emotions, get on it. You’ll thank me later.

And if you want to share some of these feelings, why not join me for the next Witch Circle on 1 August 2023? 6 pm UK time, two hours and some of the most wonderful souls I have ever met. Yes, there is a core group and no, it is not at all intimidating. Everyone is so welcoming and so kind and compassionate. You’ll feel like an insider in no time. You can book your ticket via PayPal right here. Or here, if you’re eligible for my intentionally disadvantaged group’s** discount, which is 50% off. No questions asked. I would absolutely love to have you.

There is more???

Yep, of course there is more! DO YOU THINK THE PLANETS REST??? They don’t. Imagine Earth taking a break. 😅 We’d soon be dead. Yes, I go to dark places quickly. And I come back from them just as fast. Anywaaaayyyy…

Only minutes after Venus does its Retrograde thing, the Sun will move into Leo. The season to be BOLD and LOUD and DEMAND APPRECIATION! Leo is ruled by the Sun no less, so there is no humility left. The sun literally keeps us alive and some Leos think they do, too…

Well, Leo season marks the end of crying, uhm, Cancer season and that means that the emotions ebb down a little bit. We’re getting into bolder territory with a lot of heart, but fewer scattered feelings. Aside from the Retrogrades, of course. It’s a time to explore more of who you are and how you want to be appreciated. It’s a time to go out and be courageous, take a risk. What’s the worst thing that can happen? You’ll be exactly where you are now. Big deal. (I know it can be, we need to generalise here, ok?!)

Full and New Moons

You know where Leo is located? Exactly opposite Aquarius. Yep, that means that we are about to get THE BEST FUCKING FULL MOON OF THE YEAR! The Aquarius Full Moon is on 1 August (yep, the night of the witch circle 😏) at 7.32 pm UK time. It’ll have us reflect back to the best season of the year and its new moon, which is when we have set intentions for how we want to be in community, how we want to connect and how we want to cultivate our individuality and freedom within those supportive structures. Now comes the time of reckoning and to let go of everything that is not that. And look at what has materialised and what never will. It’s okay to reprioritise things.

On 16 August (my best friend’s birthday!) at 10.38 am UK time, we’ll get a New Moon in Leo. You may not believe it barely a week after the emotional mess that the New Moon in Cancer brought us, but this one is gonna be LIT. Set strong intentions for your heart, your friendships, for who you want to be. And burn the fuck out of that list (after taking a picture!) to show the Universe you trust. Aaand because Leo is a fire sign, so there’s that.

What about the Nodes, though?

Well. Let me get out of my Nodal Return hangover and come back to this. The main theme with the North Node now in Aries and the South Node in Libra is that your core self and your relationships are getting an overhaul. If you’ve used the past 18 months to build a foundation (Taurus North Node) and dig deep into your subconscious to relase some shit (Scorpio South Node), you’re well equipped to now bring this on. If you haven’t, well, we’re all going through it anyway. If it happens to be your Nodal Return, let me tell you this: It is BY FAR way less soul destroying than a Saturn Return (soz if you’re currently going through that with Saturn in Pisces) but brings its own unique challenges. Felt lost after your Saturn Return? Well, this is the time you’ll figure some shit out and set the right priorities. And boundaries. So. Many. Boundaries. I’ll leave it there for now.

What else is going on?

A lot. In my life, that is. I’m very aware I haven’t written in a month and it hurts my soul. Writing is how I’ve always processed things and I miss it every day. I need to sort some shit out, though. And take a break. I’ll be up in Scotland for a few weeks soon, if you want to meet up… When I’m back, I’ll know more about what’s next. And I’m sure there’ll be more writing. Potentially even between then and now. If you want any part of my unhinged ways in the meantime, you can follow me on Threads (I’m an Aquarius, OF COURSE I immediately jumped on that!!!) or choose the paid subscription here, which gives you access to my Close Friends on Instagram. They just launched posts for Close Friends only, too, so you’ll get all my nonsense.

Stay magnificent. Stay witchy.

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*tomorrow is when I have slept, so I’m talking about the 23rd of July 2023.
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