July 17
Mercury retrograde in Leo
Mercury retrograde in the zodiac sign of the lion can lead to very embarrassing situations. These things tend to happen when you have planets retrograde in Leo because of that sign’s love of the spotlight. What looked triumphant one moment can become humiliating the next. The best way to get through this is to own your mistakes. Don’t try to distance yourself from them, cover up, or explain your way out of a corner because you’ll only make matters worse; however you will come across as much more honorable – and indeed admirable – by being straightforward. Just tell it like it is and you’ll deflect critics looking to score cheap shots at your expense. Mercury will be retrograde from July 18th until August 11th. Signs most affected: Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, and Sagittarius
