Alright friends, we’re getting excited and planning out our summers, so here is the heads up for what to expect for mid- summer 2025. If you haven’t already checked out my updates for the months of May and June, please do so! June provides some challenges and probably surprises. – Rest assured that July will allow some time to process these events and integrate our lessons learned. Part of this is due to the fact that lots of planets are starting and stopping retrogrades in July 2025.

What is a retrograde?

Well, it is when a planet appears, to our perspective on Earth, to be going backwards in the sky. It’s not actually changing direction in terms of physical movement through the cosmos, but to us it changes it’s energetic signature a bit.

When a planet goes retrograde, it is going back over the zodiacal territory it just transited recently, giving us an opportunity to kind of have a do-over of the energy. After it ends the retrograde (aka goes direct again) it will pass over the same territory for a third time. This allows us to give our “final answer” for how we feel about certain things in our lives that are being activated – at least for the time being.

Anytime a planet experiences a retrograde, we want to put the “re-” prefix on words that are associated with the archetypal energy of that planet.

Retrogrades are a great time to slow down a little, take stock of your life, and be a little more low-key. I put together a table to breakdown the details on each of the retrogrades we’re experiencing in the month of July:

Besides the retrogrades, we have a few planets changing signs, the start of Leo season, and some Chiron activity. Chiron is the wounded healer, and Leo is about strength, confidence, and healthy ego. So focus on healing your inner wounds, provide some self-care, to become the best version of yourself and engage with healthy self-confidence!

As you can see, this month’s calendar has a more subdued look, to match the energy that is hopefully calming down a bit – even if there are some confusing or emotional aspects. Remember, we’re still dealing with some intensity from last month so we’re needing to process everything that went down in June as well.

I’ll leave you with one of my favorite quotes that comes to mind in light of the start of Leo season:

“Be the Varsity version of yourself, not the J.V. version of somebody else.”

-Propoganda (Poet/Hip Hop Artist)

In a few days I’ll be off to travel along the Appalachian Trail until June. I’ll send pics when I return, and I’d love to get feedback about what you thought about the calendar pages and info provided for these upcoming months of May – July.

Stay classy, Live long and prosper, Be well, and all that good stuff. 😊 💕