Read your horoscope for Mercury retrograde in Leo
Retrograde reruns
Thanks to its retrograde cycle, Mercury will once again travel through Leo from August 14th to September 8th, presenting another opportunity to give your heart the proverbial mic. Whether you decide to dust off a cherished talent or polish the trophies of your past successes, don’t shy away from communing with your innermost emotions. If a flicker of stage fright or a creative block surfaces, use this time to explore the origin stories of these barriers. If a caregiver, a teacher, or your community ever shamed you for your theatrical impulses, reclaim your radiance — and your place in the director’s seat of your life. On August 28th, when Mercury stations direct, it’s showtime for whatever you’ve been rehearsing in the wings.
The heart takes center stage
When Mercury travels through this regal fire sign, the channels open between the head and the heart. Dramatic status updates, passionate confessions, and humble brags tend to dominate our communications. But amid this flurry of hot takes and star-eyed emojis, you also have an opportunity to articulate your authentic emotions. Whether your self-acceptance tank is brimming or running on fumes, the coming weeks will remind you that your slant on the world matters. Your beautiful mind deserves an audience — even if it’s simply the neighborhood cats.
If you worry you’re revealing too much, lean in to the fear and risk oversharing anyway. Dare to post your spiciest opinions, hype yourself up in the group chat, and indulge in a little showboating. The time is ripe for creative expression too, so let sparks fly in poetic social media captions, artful selfies, or thoughtful thank-you notes to the people who’ve been cheering you on. Amping up your genuine self-affirmations will nip any attention-baiting or compliment-fishing in the bud. Appoint yourself the president of your personal fan club, and you’ll have more energy than ever to strut your most sparkly thoughts.
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The following horoscopes were written by Stephanie Warner.
Aries & Aries rising
With Mercury back in Leo, your heart once again gets a bedazzled megaphone and spotlight. Don’t hold back on the pageantry. Wholehearted self-expression helps you channel your authentic emotions, especially when you follow the muses who encourage your main character energy.
Dare to be dramatic in all your whims — whether that means rocking your paint-splattered overalls to a first date or bringing outrageous props to a photo shoot. If you’ve censored your creative courage in the past, now you can draft the finest (and shiniest) details of your ultimate magnum opus.
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Taurus & Taurus rising
With Mercury back in Leo, celebration is in the air again at home sweet home, so stock up on the streamers and confetti. Even your chores are now infused with extra sparkle, especially when you gamify your tasks.
Try belting out Broadway tunes while scrubbing the bathroom tiles, or bring some subtle pizzazz to your space with a canary yellow accent wall. Or write a letter to your childhood self, telling them what you’ve accomplished and what the future holds. You’ve built strong foundations for enjoying some frivolity.
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Gemini & Gemini rising
With Mercury back in Leo, it’s time for your everyday exchanges to retake center stage. So prepare your ring light and start the livestream, or pour out your most dramatic musings to your dear diary.
Over the coming weeks, it’s not so much the information you transmit but the heart you convey through your words. Dare to believe that your stories, your experiences, and your slant on the world can captivate an audience. Then hype the ideas of everyone around you too. Paying it forward yields its own rewards.
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Cancer & Cancer rising
With Mercury back in Leo, the coming weeks remind you to keep leading with the heart in all of your financial dealings. Hone your innate abilities to conjure magic in your material world. Whether you upcycle your thrifted finds with embroidered butterflies or rummage through your treasure trove of talents, take stock of lucrative possibilities.
And remember to bask in the abundance all around you. Tallying up the many gifts within reach — from birdsong outside your window to nourishing chats with friends — will help you summon more goodness your way.
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Leo & Leo rising
With Mercury back in Leo, pick up where you left off with writing your main character manifesto, and break it down into doable goals. Get new glamour shots. Adorn your business cards with glitter. And hype yourself up along the way, whether by privately congratulating yourself for jobs well done or leaving Post-it notes of affirmation in every room.
Shining your bright light on the world begins with a vigorous practice of self-belief. As you reinforce your own radiance, you’ll likely turn a few heads, but you might be too busy thriving to notice.
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Virgo & Virgo rising
With Mercury back in Leo, the coming weeks remind you to be bold in claiming the rest, peace, and private pampering that you deserve. Whether this means sewing silk pillowcases, projecting constellations onto your bedroom ceiling, or investing in a deluxe dream journal, make your sanctuaries as inviting as possible.
Be equally courageous in setting boundaries to protect your beauty sleep. The smallest interventions, like eliminating screen time before bed or skipping that extra afternoon espresso, can make dramatic differences over time.
Remember: Even unwinding can feel festive and fun.
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Libra & Libra rising
With Mercury back in Leo, the hive mind is once again abuzz with mental stimulation — and maybe an ego clash or two. This playfully competitive spirit is here to rekindle your own radiance. Attend the galas, readings, and performances you know will inspire your self-expression in the coming weeks.
And remember to hype your people too. Send notes of admiration to your childhood besties or your fellow film club members, and get specific in your compliments. Brightening just one person’s day can have a ripple effect throughout your whole network, so don’t hold back.
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Scorpio & Scorpio rising
With Mercury back in Leo, it’s once again time to razzle-dazzle the world through your career or greater calling. Wherever you’ve been playing it safe in your public life, dare to dial up your radiance.
Over the coming weeks, make a list of the talents and skills you’ve kept waiting in the wings — and then draft an action plan for hard-launching them. Even something as simple as dream-boarding your future wins will create its own momentum.
If you don’t take up this space, someone less qualified and brilliant will. So claim it.
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Sagittarius & Sagittarius rising
It’s another ideal moment to map your most enlightening journeys.
With Mercury back in Leo, lean in to the courses, travel itineraries, and long-range plans that make you glow inside. Whether you thrift new adornments for your next vacation or blast your favorite playlist while applying to university programs, infusing your big-picture schemes with joy will magnetize the brightest opportunities.
Be your own most enthusiastic tour guide as you widen your life’s horizons.
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Capricorn & Capricorn rising
It’s not selfish to put yourself first in your exchanges — especially over the coming weeks, while Mercury is back in Leo.
Assert your authority in your joint efforts and mergers by polishing the trophies you’ve earned for what you bring to the table. If the band you joined is secretly draining you, or if you’re the only housemate taking out the trash, advocate for yourself.
Your generosity is unquestionable, but it’s worth doubling down on what you deserve to receive. Making your collaborative wish list and checking it twice will deepen all your bonds.
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Aquarius & Aquarius rising
With Mercury back in Leo, bring a little more main-character flair to your closest relationships.
If you’ve compromised too much or turned down your volume too low, allow your bold, unbridled self-expression to take the wheel in the coming weeks. Whether you want to share your dreams for your ideal date night or to schedule more check-ins with your bestie, make a wish list for your 1:1s — and bedazzle it for good measure.
By articulating the finer details of what you desire in partnership, you’ll invite the specific adoration you crave.
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Pisces & Pisces rising
In your everyday work and health regimens, it’s never too late for a makeover — especially in the coming weeks.
With Mercury back in Leo, reinject your chore list and morning routine with the kind of pizzazz that makes you forget you’re sweating — at least for a hot minute. Whether you thrift the neon workout gear that delights your inner child or schedule karaoke breaks in your kitchen, remind yourself that even toil can be fun.
And invest in those gold star stickers. Celebrating your wins along the way will reinspire you to keep forging ahead.
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