[Bonus] Navigating the Dramatic Leo Mercury Retrograde: A Spiritual Survival Guide

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The cosmos has a message for us all as Mercury spins backward through the fiery territory of Leo from July 17th to August 11th. Unlike the standard Mercury retrograde panic, this episode brings a fresh perspective on embracing this cosmic drama queen energy with grace and spiritual awareness.

Mercury retrograde in Leo carries a unique flavor. The sun-ruled sign amplifies our self-expression, creativity, and yes—our ego. This celestial pause button asks us to examine how we communicate, where our pride might be getting in the way, and how authentically we're shining our light. Those telenovela-level misunderstandings? They're not random—they're cosmic invitations to check ourselves before we wreck our vibe.

I break down exactly what to avoid (dramatic haircuts and impulsive "I quit" moments), what to embrace (revisiting creative projects and inner child healing), and how this retrograde uniquely affects each house in your birth chart. Whether Leo falls in your first house of identity, your fifth house of creativity and romance, or your twelfth house of spirituality, I offer practical guidance for navigating these energies with self-awareness rather than resistance. 

Your retrograde experience doesn't have to be a disaster. By approaching this transit as an opportunity for reflection, healing, and realignment, you can harness its transformative potential. Mercury isn't spinning backward to complicate your life—it's offering a divine pause to reconnect with your authentic essence. Are you ready to shine bright, but with wisdom? Share your Mercury retrograde experiences with me on Instagram and remember: embrace your raíces, reclaim your esencia.

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Episode Transcript

Dora (00:11):
Hola, hola, mi gente, bienvenidos a este bonus episode
de Ay Mijita.
Soy Dora Alicia Praxedis, yourguide en este camino de healing
y espiritualidad para queabracemos nuestras raíces y
reclaim our esencia.
Hoy, Ay Mijita, we got to talkabout something cosmic that's
coming up for all of us Mercuryretrograde and Leo baby.

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It's happening, and it startedhappening July 17th at 11:45 pm
Central Standard Time, and it'sgoing to happen hasta August
11th, and you know the drama vaa estar real, pero don't panic.
Hoy te voy a contar quésignifica que sea en Leo, qué
hacer, qué no hacer y cómo teimpacta, depending on the house

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that it falls in your birthchart.
Así que agarra tu cafecito,your sage, and let's dive in.
I love to track the moon cyclesand the planetary movements,
alignments, transits, all thethings, and so I consider myself

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an astrology enthusiast, and Iknow Mercury retrograde does
impact some of the things that Ido when it happens, and so
that's where I decided to putout this bonus episode for you,
para entender un poco más rightwhat's going on, and I'm curious
to see if you notice any ofthese things in the upcoming
weeks.
So let's talk about Leo energy,porque eso changes the flavor

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of this retrograde Leo is ruledby el sol, the sun.
It's bold, creative, dramatic,super expressive.
Leo loves attention.
Loves shining bright Como tusunshine.
Love's shining bright Como tusunshine.
Pero during retrograde esaenergía can get, let's just say,

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messy.
People might be extra dramatic,more reactive, más sensitive
about pride and ego.
Miscommunications becometelenovela level.
Mercury retrograde en Leo islike saying girl, check your ego
before you wreck your vibe.
It's the perfect time to reviewand reflect how you express

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yourself, your creative projects, romantic relationships, your
confidence and self-worth, butalso watch out for the pride.
Leo can be stubborn.
Try not to get stuck in.
I'm right and you're wrong.
Energy Okay Aquí's your survivalguide of what not to do.
So things you might want toavoid during this Leo retrograde

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.
Don't start drama Just to provea point.
Leo retrograde triggers pridewounds.
Avoid making major hair changesor dramatic makeovers.
Trust me, mercury retrogradeloves to humble us with bad
bangs.
Don't buy big electronics orsign huge contracts if you can
avoid it.
Hold off on bold declarationslike I quit this job or te dejo

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until retrograde is over.
No se agarren de la greña, porfavor.
And definitely don't let yourego drive your decisions.
Take a deep breath antes dereaccionar.
Now let's flip it.
Mijita, aquí te dejo.
What's good to do whileMercury's chilling in reverse en
Leo?
Reflect on how you shine yourlight.

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Are you expressing yourselfauthentically?
Revisit old, creative projects.
Leo Retrograde is perfecto forfinishing art, writing, music or
business ideas you put on hold.
Reconnect with your inner child.
Play, laugh, dance, but be softabout it.

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Reconnect with old flames.
Cautiously, leo rolls theromance and it is fuego, pero
not all axes deserve a comeback.
So be careful with those axesthat come back in your life.
Or I wouldn't be surprised ifan old flame, an axe, reaches
out.
Or I wouldn't be surprised ifan old flame, an axe reaches out

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.
Check your pride.
This is prime time to humbleyourself.
If needed.
Practice speaking from theheart, with kindness, with
empathy, love and compassion.
And, my favorite, do limpias,or energy work to release eco
blocks and restore yourcompetence.
Okay, let's talk astrology,because that's how you really

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personalize this retrograde.
Look at where Leo falls in yournatal chart.
Vas a ver dónde vas a sentir elretrograde?
Aquí te explico how Mercuryretrograde en Leo could show up
en cada casa.
For the placement, you can lookin the show notes.
For my free guide on the raizritual, I summarize all the

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different practices that we'vediscussed in my podcast so far,
and I talk about how to get yourbirth chart online and the
steps to go and identify theplacements and how to pull your
chart.
Be ready with your birthdate,the time you were born, the
place you were born, such ascity and state, and, of course,

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your legal name.
Now the first house is all aboutidentity and yourself and how
you show up.
So this is where, in MercuryRetrograde, you're
re-questioning how you show up,your pride, wounds may surface
and definitely watch your toneon how do you portray to others.
Now the second house is allabout your self-worth money,

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your values, and so here youreconsider spending on luxury
items, you check your confidenceversus your material
possessions, and I love thishouse because this is where I
have my self-node, where I knowhow to manage money, but I still
have these money wounds thatI'm still recovering from, let's

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say, in this lifetime.
Now moving into the third house, about communication.
This is where we'll find dramain convos, so be cautious when
you go into these conversationswith others, especially with
siblings or neighbors acting alittle extra, and remember to
speak your truth and be gentleabout it.

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Swinging on over to the fourthhouse.
This is all about home andfamily.
This is where you might noticetension with your family.
You rethink your home decor soyou start rearranging things
around and it's perfect fordecluttering old memories and
things that do not serve youanymore, such as those things at
your house or in yourenvironment at home and I always

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love to think your home is yoursacred space and that's your
sanctuary, so make sure itreflects you.
The fifth house is all aboutcreativity and romance.
Also children having fun, beingjoyful.
So this is where we'll seecreative blocks or bursts, so
you might experience either ofthese ends or extremes Ex lovers

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reaching out and avoid drama inlove, because this is where it
can get definitely intense.
The sixth house is all aboutyour health, your wellness, your
routines, your organization.
This is where you willre-evaluate work habits.
So watch the stress levelbecause things can get a little

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hectic, especially at work orwhen you're trying to
incorporate some habits orroutines.
And it's good for organizingyour workspace, that environment
, if you have your nine to fiveto work or your desk.
The seventh health is all aboutpartnerships.
This is where you can havemisunderstandings with your boo
Great for clearing the air.
But pick your battles wisely,because you definitely don't
want to have and be in the wrongwith your boo or with your love

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all the time.
So be cautious into thesepartnerships and sharing these
resources with each other.
Now the eighth house is directlyacross from the second house
that I talked about your worthand your finances, and so this
is this house.
The eighth house is all aboutintimacy and finances, so this

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is where secrets may surface.
You want to avoid any riskyinvestments and there's a lot of
transformational things thatcan happen with deep emotional
purging or deep emotionalhealing.
This house also coverssexuality, and so you can get a
little, you know, a little spicy, a little juicy up in there.

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So that's a little bit moreabout the eighth house.
The ninth house is actually oneof my favorites.
This is long-term travel, yourbeliefs, higher education, and
this is where we can see traveldelays.
We can definitely rethink ourpersonal philosophies,

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especially if we're goingthrough kind of an expansion
after the eighth house oflearning more things, and it's a
good time to go inward beforepreaching outward, meditating,
having that solo time, makingsure that you kind of process
what's coming up.
The 10th house is all aboutcareer and reputation, so
professional misunderstandingsmay occur.

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You can reconsider how youshine publicly.
Be mindful of where pride showsup in these relationships at
work.
Friends might pop back in toyour life.
Drama might occur in socialcircles that you're in and you

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can reassess who deserves yourenergy.
And that's where you balancethis act between your personal
right things that you haveversus your social commitments.
The last house, which the onethat's happening in my chart, is
the 12 house spirituality andsecrets.
This is where old subconsciouspatterns can surface and it's
perfect for inner child healingand limpias, definitely my jam,

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and I've been feeling thatMercury retrograde shadow since
last weekend, so I started doingmy work of going inward.
So, mijita, find Leo in yourchart.
That's where Mercury Retrogradewill ask you to check your
pride, revisit old dreams andshine your light from a place of

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truth.
Personally, mercury Retrogradeis falling in my 12th house, so
I'm planning to spend time alonein my 12th house.
So I'm planning to spend timealone decompressing.
Over my weekend and upcomingweeks, I became aware that I
need to let go of control andsurrender whatever it is that I
can't control.
So work has been a littlestressful lately and I've been

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checking my heart rate and let'sjust say it's been a little
elevated these past three months.
So I really need to take thistime and go inward.
Something I started doing lastweekend after a long session of
Olympia that I did for threehours on someone, was meditate
on how or what secrets or thingsare coming up for me.

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And because I've been in thiskind of stress loop for a while
at work, I noticed that I'maddicted to stress, like I'm
addicted to that racingheartbeat, the we got to get
shit done.
Right now, the I need to beeverything for everyone and I

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know because of the practice andthe work I do, that it's not
okay to live in that vibe overand over.
So before I get anotherdivinely godly smackdown like
WWE kind of thing right, thewrestling like hurting my back
eight plus years ago, Idefinitely don't want to go
there anymore.
So that's where I talk tomyself and I say okay, dora, you

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really got to let yourself gohave some fun, because we've
just been working and grindingand working and grinding and I
have so many different projectsthat I want to put out there.
But I have to remember I have tokind of prender my incense and
I love me some rose incense, andespecially after a long limpia
like that, really kind ofcenters me and it's like no joke

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.
It's kind of like smell thecoffee.
For me it's smell the roses,because roses for me has a very
big significance in my life.
Sometimes I'll smell roses outof nowhere and there's like no
flowers around and that's mysign I'm on the right spot, I'm
at the right place, I am doingthe right things.
I personally take it as a Godwink, angel wink, that we're

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watching out for you.
My ancestors and my guardiansand my angels are all with me.
Another thing that I've beenreally afraid of lately, that
I'll definitely be workingtowards and uncovering some more
, is putting myself out there,all the knowledge I have and,
especially through this podcast,sharing a little bit more about
my personal relationships.

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I plan to bring some guests inthe future and that for me has
been a little terrifying becauseit's obviously it's the first
time I do such a thing.
But talking about my life,putting myself out there,
knowing that I made mistakes,really big ones but I've been so
much better and learned so muchbecause of it, knowing that I

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have these tendencies to beaddicted to toxicity, that's
another one that I'm kind ofworking through a through line
right with my relationships.
So there's a lot to unpackthere.
So I'm planning to also takeextra pauses before I speak,
because Leo energy makes me wantto roar sometimes.

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Pero no, quiero ser dramática,especialmente innecesaria.
So definitely taking a pause,taking deep breaths in and deep
breaths out.

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I want to know how has MercuryRetrograde treated you in the
past?
If you noticed, have you everhad a super dramatic retrograde
moment?
And I'm also curious ¿en quécasa cae Leo in your chart?
So DM me on Instagram attipraxedis, or you can send me a
voice note via the send messagein the show notes.
I'd love to share yourretrograde stories in the future
episodes, of course,anonymously, if you so choose.

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Gracias por estar aquí, cariño.
Remember mercury retrograde andleo is not your enemy.
Es solo una oportunidad parareflect, slow down and reconnect
con tu esencia más auténtica.
Shine bright, but shine wisely,okay.

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And if you loved este episodio,share it with friends, a cousin
or anyone who needs a reminderthat Mercury Retrograde is not
the end of the world.
And don't forget embrace yourraíces, reclaim your esencia
Hasta la próxima and enjoy thisLeo season.
Mercury Retrograde isn't herepara arruinarte la vida.

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It's a cosmic pause to reflect,realign and reconnect con tu
esencia más auténtica.
Shine bright, pero consabiduría, wisdom,