Late evening on August 4, 2024, hours after the peak of the New Moon in Leo, Mercury in Virgo stations retrograde, marking a period of introspective scrutiny. Shifting the energy and expression of this retrograde phase, on August 14, 2024, Mercury will then re-enter the sign Leo where it will remain until August 28, 2024 when Mercury will station direct.

While Mercury the planet of communication and thought, slows in Virgo, we are invited to revisit, revise, and refine the aspects of our routines and responsibilities that require our discerning eye. This retrograde motion urges us to carefully sort out and declutter our minds and spaces, while honing in on the practicalities that have been neglected or gone unnoticed.