Mercury Retrograde: Am I excited?

Written by: Taylor Epp

Mercury is in Leo and has officially gone retrograde until August 11th. Leo is in my 10th house: Career. Which I’ll get to the significance shortly.

I am currently in a transitional/transformational area of life.

Sunny days ahead!

A few months ago my husband and I decided to separate. It was tough for about a week, but then I realized that it was definitely for the best. I’m lucky we have maintained a great friendship, and I have used the time to focus on me and what I want from life.

Change is scary and leaving the comfort is hard but I’m thrilled knowing that this was the right decision and I’m happy with the direction things are going.

However. I am also terrified….

I have had a creative idea in my head for about 6 years now. Maybe longer. I have found old journals of me speaking of this idea, but never ever moving it forward.

The idea: Barefoot Girl Radio.

I’ve only ever got as far as creating the instagram, but bringing it to life is well passed overdue. Thankfully there are no late fees.

With the theme of this Mercury Retrograde hitting close to home, I get chills thinking about this astrological season;

>>> How are you expressing your voice in the world? What does your heart really say? <<<

As I move into a new season of life, I’m learning to use my voice more. It took 3 months before I started telling people I was separating. Because ego. A failed marriage is never fun, even when it’s going as well as it possible could be.

However, as I started to tell the TRUTH I learned just how much of myself I have been hiding from the world for years.

I don’t want to do that anymore.

Great times ahead!

Vanessa said this in the last blog post:

>>>Mercury in Leo is expressive, daring and loud. The fire energy of Leo gives the planet of the mind a lot of color and desire to shine with our creative ideas and expressive personality. It can be a moment of shining with our voice, however that looks like.<<<

I want to channel my inner Leo. Not just want, but need to. It’s been calling to me for YEARS and quieting it down isn’t working for me anymore.

I am TERRIFIED to share this side of me because I’ve spent my whole life making myself small.

Goodbye to that. It’s time to embrace the tall creative witch that I am.

Thank you Vanessa for your constant astrological insights. It’s insane how much Astrology has changed my life!

Embracing my Leo and dancing with a Cancer (that’s me!) art print by Vanessa! Available on the site!