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About juliesimmons

I am an astrologer. I love Mercury Retrograde. Especially when I am aligned for it.

Mercury Retrograde in Cancer: How We Feel is Who We Are

Posted on May 13, 2026 by juliesimmons

Drowning in a sea of information, we forget that wisdom lives in the body. During Mercury retrograde in Cancer, the mind’s usual cleverness is turned inward, toward the inner landscape that belongs to you alone. Your history, your ancestors, your tender spots and strengths are not flaws to be fixed, but messages from within—like pieces of sea glass among the stones, proof that even in harsh tides, something has been softened into beauty. Continue reading →

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Flavor of Mercury retrograde February 26 – March 20th 2026

Posted on February 16, 2026 by juliesimmons

As Mercury retrogrades through Pisces (Feb 26–Mar 20, 2026), let the tide pull you into collective memory and felt faith—Venus, Jupiter, and the North Node open doors of hope as the March 7 Sun–Mercury conjunction delivers a message worth pausing to hear. This is a season to listen deeply and let evolution reveal itself in questions rather than answers Continue reading →

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Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio: Insights and Reflections

Posted on October 14, 2025 by juliesimmons

November 9-29th 2025 This Mercury retrograde will be busy, triggering planets in early or late degrees of their signs. The Trickster will step back and forth over various thresholds. Collectively, who can deny the sense that we are at the … Continue reading →

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Flavor of this Mercury Retrograde July 18-August 11

Posted on June 7, 2025 by juliesimmons

In Leo, Mercury asks us to consider the power of our creative fire, our passion to express ourselves as well as any insecurities or fears we might have of how others receive our creativity. If the measure of our creative … Continue reading →

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