July 3, 2025 • 28 mins
What if this July 4th isn’t just about fireworks—but about your own soul’s awakening?
In this sacred and timely episode of Empowered Within, Jennifer Pilates takes you on a powerful journey into what freedom really means—emotionally, spiritually, and energetically.
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🔥 The deeper meaning of Independence Day
🌕 July 2025’s most powerful astrology + sky events
🔮 Mercury Retrograde’s real invitation (shadow, retrograde, and post-shadow)
🌟 Pluto in Aquarius & Uranus in Gemini—what’s shifting in your soul
💫 The numerology behind a 9 Universal Year + 7 Universal Month
🧘♀️ Embodied healing from Cancer to Leo season
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(00:06):
Welcome to Empowered Within aSoul Clenching transformational
podcast that will set your soulon fire through candid and
inspiring conversations.
Leading experts, celebrities,healers, and I share our
journeys of how we've overcomechallenges to living an
empowered life from within.
I'm your host, Jennifer Pilates.
Welcome to another episode ofEmpowered Within.
(00:34):
Welcome to this episode ofEmpowered Within, where Cosmic
Wisdom meets soul led living.
And today we're stepping into asacred soul stirring moment.
Hi, I'm your host, JenniferPilates, and this is a special
week.
It is the July 4th week.
July 4th is a day ofindependence, remembrance, and
radiant truth.
(00:55):
But this episode isn't justabout celebrating a date on the
calendar.
It's about reclaiming a deeperkind of freedom, soul freedom,
energetic sovereignty, emotionalrelease, spiritual remembrance.
We're entering July a month ofintense celestial shifts,
Mercury's shadow whispers, Plutoand Uranus.
(01:18):
Trickster energy is all aroundAnd the deep numerology
invitation of a nine universalyear in a seven universal month.
If you've been feeling the veilthin, if you found yourself
emotional, restless, or cravingclarity, you are not alone.
This episode is your cosmiccompass and your soul anchor
(01:41):
here to guide you and bring youback to center.
So my friends, sit back, relax,and enjoy today's episode.
Let's take a breath drop intothis powerful portal and honor
both the fireworks in the skyand the light rising within you.
(02:04):
This week, we're not justhonoring the start of a new
month, we're standing inside asacred threshold, a soul
gateway.
It's July 4th Independence Daythis week here in the United
States, and for me, it's deeplypersonal.
I was raised in a militaryfamily surrounded by service,
sacrifice, and a fierce love forthis country.
(02:27):
Freedom wasn't just a word.
It was woven into my bones.
It was breath, it was gratitude.
It was sacred.
And yet this year, more thanever, I feel called to ask, what
does freedom really mean?
Because while we may celebratenational independence with
fireworks and flags and all thehoopla, there's a deeper
(02:50):
liberation rising in thecollective.
Soul freedom, energeticsovereignty, emotional release,
spiritual remembrance, andthat's what today's episode is
all about.
We're entering July a month ofintense spiritual shifts.
Mercury shadow is whispering,and timelines are unraveling,
(03:13):
but we're also being given achoice.
To stop reacting and startrealigning to tune out the noise
and listen to spirit to rememberthat true freedom begins within.
So today we're exploring thesacred energies of July,
including the seventh universalmonth, within a nine universal
(03:34):
year, the thinning, veil andsurge of spiritual guidance, the
cosmic shifts of Mercury, Pluto,and Uranus, and how to navigate
this next chapter with clarity,courage, and peace, and of
course.
I do have a very special July4th gift to share with you two
so stay with me till the end.
(03:57):
Let's take a breath together.
Inhale freedom, exhaleeverything you're ready to let
go of.
You're not alone, you're notbehind.
You're exactly where your soulknew you would be.
In this divine moment in time,when we look at the celestial
(04:20):
highlights of this amazingcosmic map of July, here is what
are some of the must see skyevents this month, of course, we
have July 4th.
Mercury at greatest elongationis a moment of mental clarity
before the fog, when we deepdive into the full Mercury
(04:41):
retrograde.
Also July 4th.
Uranus is near Venus.
We've got unpredictable lovewaves and divine downloads.
Then jump to July 10th, we havea full Buck Moon in Capricorn
completion and grounded wisdom.
This is the perfect day to joinme for the Reiki moon magic
(05:04):
distant healing, so that you candive in and embrace these divine
energies of this full buck moonin Capricorn.
And remember, that's July 10th.
Fast forward.
Between July 16th and the 22nd,the moon nears Saturn, Neptune,
and Jupiter.
This is an amazing portal ofintuitive awakening and
(05:28):
emotional truths.
I.
July 24th, we have a new moon inLeo.
This is a radiant reset of yourinner light and an amazing
opportunity to, once again, joinme for the reiki distant moon
magic healing to realign, toreset and turn on that light
(05:48):
that is within you.
That is July 24th.
July 28th, the Moon Occults MarsCourage, action, and Emotional
Purification will be theemotions of that day, july 30th
through the 31st there's a DeltaMeteor shower, so this is the
(06:09):
time to make a wish and groundyour energy.
You see, this is not just skywatching, this is soul tuning
in, and I know so many of youhave reached out.
We've talked on other platformsthroughout other portals.
There's this essence of.
Something's coming, something'sbuilding, and of course you have
(06:31):
those energies coming off of thesummer solstice coming into the
shadow of Mercury retrograde.
Will we have a planet that'sdoing all sorts of wild
maneuvering going on?
We've got.
Pluto popping in and outeverywhere, all about
transformation, the number nineuniversal year in a number seven
(06:52):
month.
There is a lot going on, but atthe base of it all, when we look
at the astrological chart forthe collective, for the world,
and particularly honestly forthe US'cause this is quite a
month for the US in particular,there is a lot of deep.
Deep energies.
(07:13):
There are a lot of sorrow,energies that come up.
This is a month to pay attentionto what is going on around you,
to pay attention where you areand who is around you to pay
attention to what feels rightand in alignment with you.
Example, you're invited to anamazing 4th of July party.
(07:34):
You've always wanted to go, butyet everything in your body is
telling you no.
Listen to your body, listen toyour intuition.
This is how you build trust, andthis is how you build your own
intuition muscle.
So yes, there is a lot going onthis month and there's so much
more that we'll talk aboutthroughout the month.
(07:55):
But let's keep going withtoday's episode.
When we look at the collectiveenergy forecast, we look at the
numerology and we dive deeperinto the astrology.
This year, 2025, as you know,you've heard me say it before,
it's a universal nine year.
(08:16):
This is all about completion,karmic release.
Sacred closure.
Letting go to make room for yourspiritual harvest.
Now looking at July, this is aseven universal month in a nine
year.
This month is about deep innerwork.
(08:36):
Taking time in nature to ground,reviewing your soul path.
Less hustle and more stillness.
This is a month of spiritualdownloads.
If you create the space, if youallow the quiet to come in and
(08:58):
embrace it, this is the voidmonth, a sacred space between
what was and what's next.
You're not lost.
You're not confused.
You are energeticallyrealigning.
Let this month be a holy pause.
Reflect rest and revise.
(09:22):
Allow what's outdated to gentlyrelease to fall away.
Allowing space for everythingthat's meant for you to be able
to come in and align with you.
Taking a deep dive into theMercury retrograde Mercury's
(09:45):
journey, this month is layeredwith so much and it's so
important now through July 17th,we're in the pre shadow phase.
What does this mean?
Subtle echoes from the past.
Begin popping up here or there.
Feelings and energies of dejavu, reoccurring thoughts and
(10:07):
themes.
It's the whisper before thestorm.
It's the whisper of what'scoming and what's coming.
July 18th.
Through August 12th is theofficial Mercury retrograde.
What can happen?
You say, what could possibly goon?
Well, first let's just say this,mercury is nothing to fear.
(10:30):
It's nothing to get upset over.
What is important about Mercuryis to embrace it just like you
would any other planet.
Any other energy because whenyou embrace something, when you
have knowledge on it, you havepower to not have to be
reactive.
You have power and knowledge toknow how to navigate and go with
(10:50):
the flow of the energies.
So getting back to what can youexpect during a retrograde.
You know, we've got our standardthings, tech glitches,
computers, cars, phones,miscommunication.
Huge with relationships.
You want to be careful.
Pause before speaking.
Travel delays, travel changes.
(11:11):
If you're traveling during aretrograde, you wanna double,
triple, check everything.
The car, the gas, your keys,your passport, the flight, your
luggage, all of it.
This is also a time where thereis the gift from the universe,
the gift of Mercury retrograde.
And I know you're saying, areyou serious, Jennifer?
(11:31):
I am so serious.
Mercury retrograde is giving youthe gift of review, realignment
and an opportunity of renewal.
What is the best approach with aMercury retrograde?
Slow down.
Relax, listen more than youspeak.
(11:55):
Now August 12th through the 27this going to be the post shadow
phase of Mercury retrograde.
I know some of you may behearing this for the first time,
but the truth is, is about four,seven to 14 days pre mercury
retrograde and seven to 14 dayspost mercury retrograde.
I call that the debris time thepres shadow.
Think of it like.
(12:16):
A train that's trying to leavethe station, right?
It kind of like jolts.
It's not quite going before it'swhew.
Really smooths into it, so we'rein the jolting phase right now.
Things are glitching,communication is awry, all that
kind of stuff.
Then July 18th to the 12th whenwe're truly in the retrograde,
that train is gone.
It has left the station.
(12:36):
It is full speed ahead.
However, full speed ahead ingiving you the gift of
reviewing.
Revising, realigning andallowing yourself to have
renewal thoughts, revieweverything of what you thought
it was, because not everythingis as it seems, the post shadow
again.
(12:57):
August 12th through the 27th.
This is when the lessons beginto settle down.
This is when you can reallybegin to have clarity, true
clarity.
See through the fog, this is thetime to begin to make a plan on
how you are going to implementall that you are reviewing and
(13:22):
revising.
Okay.
Real action.
Regardless of what anyone elsetells you, honestly, isn't
really not meant until intoSeptember.
Let the month play out becausethere's going to be a lot
playing out, a lot more than youknow.
Here's my biggest tip.
Don't ever fear a mercuryretrograde.
(13:43):
Knowledge is power if you use itto your advantage.
Mercury retrograde, it's not apunishment.
It's a pause.
It is a divine coursecorrection.
It is protection.
It is a blessing, and when youmove with it and you flow with
it, you gain deep wisdom.
(14:11):
Something else Major is shiftingin the universe, and it has to
do with Pluto and Uranus, andthanks to an incredibly amazing
astrologer friend that I have.
We had a deep, deep, insightfulconversation about it.
So deep and insightful.
Actually, I received thismessage and I said, whoa.
I need to sit back and I reallyneed to just embrace this and,
(14:34):
and feel through this becausethis was a lot, this is a lot to
unravel and you know, if I'msaying that, oh hell yeah it is.
So let's talk about it Pluto andAquarius is asking, did you get
the message from Uranus andTaurus?
Can you stay grounded, calm, andsovereign, even as the outer
(14:56):
world spins?
Okay?
'cause the outer world isspinning everything around you.
Distraction, distraction,distraction.
Everything is trying to keep youdistracted and out of where your
alignment.
What Uranus and Taurus wastrying to teach you was how to
(15:19):
stay grounded.
That's what Taurus is about, howto stay calm, how to stay
sovereign when everything aroundyou is in chaos.
Have you learned the lesson ofkeeping your peace?
Because Uranus is now enteringGemini, and that's a whole new
frequency.
This is trickster energy.
This is mind illusion.
(15:41):
This is false light versusdivine truth.
This is the moment to ask.
Are you listening to your mindor are you listening to your
soul?
Are you responding from fear orare you responding from what you
know to be true in your heart?
(16:05):
Truly, this is a timeastrologically speaking,
energetically, all of it.
Nothing is what it seems, butyou, you can be a lighthouse,
you can stay grounded, calm andsovereign, even as the outer
(16:26):
world spins Next up we'relooking at the embodied health
themes of July from Cancer'sWaters to Leo's fire.
This month moves throughout thebody, and this is so important
to know so that you can stay inalignment and understand what
(16:49):
your body is calling forthroughout this month, based on
the astrology, based on thenumerology and the collective
energies all together.
Cancer season.
We are in cancer season untilJuly 21st.
This is all about digestion, guthealth, emotional safety.
This is a time of resting whenyou're called to journaling,
(17:13):
nourishment, taking care ofyourself.
Leo season begins July 22nd.
This is very different.
Leo season is about your heartcirculation and vitality.
This is about speaking yourtruth, embracing joy, and moving
your body.
(17:34):
We have a full moon in Capricornon July 10th.
This is all about boundaries,structure, bone health,
long-term wellbeing.
The New Moon and Leo on July24th is about bold emotional
reset.
Creativity, self-love andradiant expression.
(17:57):
You can see the differences herebetween the full Moon and the
New Moon.
And every month, every full moonand New Moon offers you
different energeticopportunities to release, to
create renewal.
Every New Moon and Full Moon.
I'm hosting Reiki, distantHealing Events.
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This is all about allowingyourself that moment of
self-love and self-care,allowing yourself to release
what needs to be released.
To bring in and align with thenewness and the renewal,
depending on what Full Moon andNew Moon.
(18:38):
So every month, every Full Moonand New Moon is completely
different.
I know a lot of you have askedthat, so I wanted to put that in
here, and particularly when wetalk about the full and New Moon
of this month.
Again, full Moon in Capricorn,July 10th and New Moon in Leo
July 24th.
Why are the moon so important?
(18:59):
Our bodies, our energies werecyclical.
We flow.
Truly, we were meant to flow.
We started flowing on this earthwith the moon goddess, with the
sun.
Now I can go deeper and I cansay theoretically every month
has 28 days and all that kind ofstuff, and, and I do believe
(19:21):
that to be true, and I dobelieve that our calendar is off
even knowing that though, yes,we still partake in the 3D world
that we live in every day.
However, you can do whatever youcan possibly do for yourself.
To help your energetic self tofeel more in flow, and what
better way to do that thanalways looking at what's going
(19:44):
on with the full moon and thenew Moon every month so that you
can once again flow with thoseenergies just as you want to
know about a mercury retrogradeor a venous retrograde.
Every month that Full Moon andNew Moon are so crucial to look
at what is going onenergetically so that you can
embrace it and use it to youradvantage to flow with it for
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what's coming up in your world.
This is your Soul Freedomspecial invitation.
As we move through these shiftstogether, which are oh so many
this month, I would like tooffer you something from my
heart, something sacred in honorof July 4th that we're
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celebrating here in the US andall of the spiritual sovereignty
this season invites in.
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through Sunday, July 7th.
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(20:48):
of clarity, connection, andinner alignment.
Whether you're seeking a messagefrom a loved one, guidance on
your soul path, animalcommunication, or energetic
recalibration, perhaps you'reasking, where am I?
Am I spiritual awakening?
There are moments when your soulwhispers.
It's time, time to pause, timeto feel.
(21:11):
Time to realign to remember whyyou're really here.
This is one of those moments andas we honor the spirit of
freedom this July 4th here inthe us, you are invited to
return to your inner light, toclear what weighs heavy, to
reconnect with loved ones inspirit, and to step fully into
the next chapter of your soul'sevolution.
(21:32):
Spirit is close.
The veil is so thin.
This guidance you've beenpraying for is ready to reach
you.
This is your moment to receivewhat your soul already knows.
This isn't just a special, thisis a sacred remembering.
Let this be your moment to rise.
Rise free, clear, and fullyaligned with the truth of who
(21:56):
you are.
Let freedom rise from within.
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This month, we're all movingthrough a collective soul detox,
and I know that you're feelingit.
Tears are rising.
Dreams are so potent.
Spirit is whispering.
Reminders of what we came hereto complete our mission, the
real reason we're here.
You may feel a call to forgive,a nudge to finally let go a deep
(22:47):
remembering of your purpose, butit all begins in the stillness,
in the listening, in yourwillingness to choose peace over
performance.
This month isn't about proving,it isn't about forcing, and it
certainly isn't about hustling.
(23:07):
It is about presence, so askyourself, what am I being called
to release?
What needs emotional closure?
What truth is rising that I canno longer ignore?
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As we close this episode, I'dlike to leave you with this
fireworks may light the sky thisweek, but your soul carries a
light just as powerful, a lightthat can't be dimmed by fear,
distraction, or doubt, a lightthat remembers what it came here
to do.
This July 4th, let's honor boththe outer freedoms we've
(24:10):
inherited and the inner freedomwe must claim.
You are sovereign, you are safe,you are free.
Walk in light, speak your souland let this be the moment you
rise fully into who you arealways meant to be.
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(24:31):
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Welcome to Empowered Within aSoul Clenching transformational
podcast that will set your soulon fire through candid and
inspiring conversations.
Leading experts, celebrities,healers, and I share our
journeys of how we've overcomechallenges to living an
empowered life from within.
I'm your host, Jennifer Pilates.
Welcome to another episode ofEmpowered Within.
(00:34):
Welcome to this episode ofEmpowered Within, where Cosmic
Wisdom meets soul led living.
And today we're stepping into asacred soul stirring moment.
Hi, I'm your host, JenniferPilates, and this is a special
week.
It is the July 4th week.
July 4th is a day ofindependence, remembrance, and
radiant truth.
(00:55):
But this episode isn't justabout celebrating a date on the
calendar.
It's about reclaiming a deeperkind of freedom, soul freedom,
energetic sovereignty, emotionalrelease, spiritual remembrance.
We're entering July a month ofintense celestial shifts,
Mercury's shadow whispers, Plutoand Uranus.
(01:18):
Trickster energy is all aroundAnd the deep numerology
invitation of a nine universalyear in a seven universal month.
If you've been feeling the veilthin, if you found yourself
emotional, restless, or cravingclarity, you are not alone.
This episode is your cosmiccompass and your soul anchor
(01:41):
here to guide you and bring youback to center.
So my friends, sit back, relax,and enjoy today's episode.
Let's take a breath drop intothis powerful portal and honor
both the fireworks in the skyand the light rising within you.
(02:04):
This week, we're not justhonoring the start of a new
month, we're standing inside asacred threshold, a soul
gateway.
It's July 4th Independence Daythis week here in the United
States, and for me, it's deeplypersonal.
I was raised in a militaryfamily surrounded by service,
sacrifice, and a fierce love forthis country.
(02:27):
Freedom wasn't just a word.
It was woven into my bones.
It was breath, it was gratitude.
It was sacred.
And yet this year, more thanever, I feel called to ask, what
does freedom really mean?
Because while we may celebratenational independence with
fireworks and flags and all thehoopla, there's a deeper
(02:50):
liberation rising in thecollective.
Soul freedom, energeticsovereignty, emotional release,
spiritual remembrance, andthat's what today's episode is
all about.
We're entering July a month ofintense spiritual shifts.
Mercury shadow is whispering,and timelines are unraveling,
(03:13):
but we're also being given achoice.
To stop reacting and startrealigning to tune out the noise
and listen to spirit to rememberthat true freedom begins within.
So today we're exploring thesacred energies of July,
including the seventh universalmonth, within a nine universal
(03:34):
year, the thinning, veil andsurge of spiritual guidance, the
cosmic shifts of Mercury, Pluto,and Uranus, and how to navigate
this next chapter with clarity,courage, and peace, and of
course.
I do have a very special July4th gift to share with you two
so stay with me till the end.
(03:57):
Let's take a breath together.
Inhale freedom, exhaleeverything you're ready to let
go of.
You're not alone, you're notbehind.
You're exactly where your soulknew you would be.
In this divine moment in time,when we look at the celestial
(04:20):
highlights of this amazingcosmic map of July, here is what
are some of the must see skyevents this month, of course, we
have July 4th.
Mercury at greatest elongationis a moment of mental clarity
before the fog, when we deepdive into the full Mercury
(04:41):
retrograde.
Also July 4th.
Uranus is near Venus.
We've got unpredictable lovewaves and divine downloads.
Then jump to July 10th, we havea full Buck Moon in Capricorn
completion and grounded wisdom.
This is the perfect day to joinme for the Reiki moon magic
(05:04):
distant healing, so that you candive in and embrace these divine
energies of this full buck moonin Capricorn.
And remember, that's July 10th.
Fast forward.
Between July 16th and the 22nd,the moon nears Saturn, Neptune,
and Jupiter.
This is an amazing portal ofintuitive awakening and
(05:28):
emotional truths.
I.
July 24th, we have a new moon inLeo.
This is a radiant reset of yourinner light and an amazing
opportunity to, once again, joinme for the reiki distant moon
magic healing to realign, toreset and turn on that light
(05:48):
that is within you.
That is July 24th.
July 28th, the Moon Occults MarsCourage, action, and Emotional
Purification will be theemotions of that day, july 30th
through the 31st there's a DeltaMeteor shower, so this is the
(06:09):
time to make a wish and groundyour energy.
You see, this is not just skywatching, this is soul tuning
in, and I know so many of youhave reached out.
We've talked on other platformsthroughout other portals.
There's this essence of.
Something's coming, something'sbuilding, and of course you have
(06:31):
those energies coming off of thesummer solstice coming into the
shadow of Mercury retrograde.
Will we have a planet that'sdoing all sorts of wild
maneuvering going on?
We've got.
Pluto popping in and outeverywhere, all about
transformation, the number nineuniversal year in a number seven
(06:52):
month.
There is a lot going on, but atthe base of it all, when we look
at the astrological chart forthe collective, for the world,
and particularly honestly forthe US'cause this is quite a
month for the US in particular,there is a lot of deep.
Deep energies.
(07:13):
There are a lot of sorrow,energies that come up.
This is a month to pay attentionto what is going on around you,
to pay attention where you areand who is around you to pay
attention to what feels rightand in alignment with you.
Example, you're invited to anamazing 4th of July party.
(07:34):
You've always wanted to go, butyet everything in your body is
telling you no.
Listen to your body, listen toyour intuition.
This is how you build trust, andthis is how you build your own
intuition muscle.
So yes, there is a lot going onthis month and there's so much
more that we'll talk aboutthroughout the month.
(07:55):
But let's keep going withtoday's episode.
When we look at the collectiveenergy forecast, we look at the
numerology and we dive deeperinto the astrology.
This year, 2025, as you know,you've heard me say it before,
it's a universal nine year.
(08:16):
This is all about completion,karmic release.
Sacred closure.
Letting go to make room for yourspiritual harvest.
Now looking at July, this is aseven universal month in a nine
year.
This month is about deep innerwork.
(08:36):
Taking time in nature to ground,reviewing your soul path.
Less hustle and more stillness.
This is a month of spiritualdownloads.
If you create the space, if youallow the quiet to come in and
(08:58):
embrace it, this is the voidmonth, a sacred space between
what was and what's next.
You're not lost.
You're not confused.
You are energeticallyrealigning.
Let this month be a holy pause.
Reflect rest and revise.
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Allow what's outdated to gentlyrelease to fall away.
Allowing space for everythingthat's meant for you to be able
to come in and align with you.
Taking a deep dive into theMercury retrograde Mercury's
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journey, this month is layeredwith so much and it's so
important now through July 17th,we're in the pre shadow phase.
What does this mean?
Subtle echoes from the past.
Begin popping up here or there.
Feelings and energies of dejavu, reoccurring thoughts and
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themes.
It's the whisper before thestorm.
It's the whisper of what'scoming and what's coming.
July 18th.
Through August 12th is theofficial Mercury retrograde.
What can happen?
You say, what could possibly goon?
Well, first let's just say this,mercury is nothing to fear.
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It's nothing to get upset over.
What is important about Mercuryis to embrace it just like you
would any other planet.
Any other energy because whenyou embrace something, when you
have knowledge on it, you havepower to not have to be
reactive.
You have power and knowledge toknow how to navigate and go with
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the flow of the energies.
So getting back to what can youexpect during a retrograde.
You know, we've got our standardthings, tech glitches,
computers, cars, phones,miscommunication.
Huge with relationships.
You want to be careful.
Pause before speaking.
Travel delays, travel changes.
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If you're traveling during aretrograde, you wanna double,
triple, check everything.
The car, the gas, your keys,your passport, the flight, your
luggage, all of it.
This is also a time where thereis the gift from the universe,
the gift of Mercury retrograde.
And I know you're saying, areyou serious, Jennifer?
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I am so serious.
Mercury retrograde is giving youthe gift of review, realignment
and an opportunity of renewal.
What is the best approach with aMercury retrograde?
Slow down.
Relax, listen more than youspeak.
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Now August 12th through the 27this going to be the post shadow
phase of Mercury retrograde.
I know some of you may behearing this for the first time,
but the truth is, is about four,seven to 14 days pre mercury
retrograde and seven to 14 dayspost mercury retrograde.
I call that the debris time thepres shadow.
Think of it like.
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A train that's trying to leavethe station, right?
It kind of like jolts.
It's not quite going before it'swhew.
Really smooths into it, so we'rein the jolting phase right now.
Things are glitching,communication is awry, all that
kind of stuff.
Then July 18th to the 12th whenwe're truly in the retrograde,
that train is gone.
It has left the station.
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It is full speed ahead.
However, full speed ahead ingiving you the gift of
reviewing.
Revising, realigning andallowing yourself to have
renewal thoughts, revieweverything of what you thought
it was, because not everythingis as it seems, the post shadow
again.
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August 12th through the 27th.
This is when the lessons beginto settle down.
This is when you can reallybegin to have clarity, true
clarity.
See through the fog, this is thetime to begin to make a plan on
how you are going to implementall that you are reviewing and
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revising.
Okay.
Real action.
Regardless of what anyone elsetells you, honestly, isn't
really not meant until intoSeptember.
Let the month play out becausethere's going to be a lot
playing out, a lot more than youknow.
Here's my biggest tip.
Don't ever fear a mercuryretrograde.
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Knowledge is power if you use itto your advantage.
Mercury retrograde, it's not apunishment.
It's a pause.
It is a divine coursecorrection.
It is protection.
It is a blessing, and when youmove with it and you flow with
it, you gain deep wisdom.
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Something else Major is shiftingin the universe, and it has to
do with Pluto and Uranus, andthanks to an incredibly amazing
astrologer friend that I have.
We had a deep, deep, insightfulconversation about it.
So deep and insightful.
Actually, I received thismessage and I said, whoa.
I need to sit back and I reallyneed to just embrace this and,
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and feel through this becausethis was a lot, this is a lot to
unravel and you know, if I'msaying that, oh hell yeah it is.
So let's talk about it Pluto andAquarius is asking, did you get
the message from Uranus andTaurus?
Can you stay grounded, calm, andsovereign, even as the outer
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world spins?
Okay?
'cause the outer world isspinning everything around you.
Distraction, distraction,distraction.
Everything is trying to keep youdistracted and out of where your
alignment.
What Uranus and Taurus wastrying to teach you was how to
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stay grounded.
That's what Taurus is about, howto stay calm, how to stay
sovereign when everything aroundyou is in chaos.
Have you learned the lesson ofkeeping your peace?
Because Uranus is now enteringGemini, and that's a whole new
frequency.
This is trickster energy.
This is mind illusion.
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This is false light versusdivine truth.
This is the moment to ask.
Are you listening to your mindor are you listening to your
soul?
Are you responding from fear orare you responding from what you
know to be true in your heart?
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Truly, this is a timeastrologically speaking,
energetically, all of it.
Nothing is what it seems, butyou, you can be a lighthouse,
you can stay grounded, calm andsovereign, even as the outer
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world spins Next up we'relooking at the embodied health
themes of July from Cancer'sWaters to Leo's fire.
This month moves throughout thebody, and this is so important
to know so that you can stay inalignment and understand what
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your body is calling forthroughout this month, based on
the astrology, based on thenumerology and the collective
energies all together.
Cancer season.
We are in cancer season untilJuly 21st.
This is all about digestion, guthealth, emotional safety.
This is a time of resting whenyou're called to journaling,
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nourishment, taking care ofyourself.
Leo season begins July 22nd.
This is very different.
Leo season is about your heartcirculation and vitality.
This is about speaking yourtruth, embracing joy, and moving
your body.
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We have a full moon in Capricornon July 10th.
This is all about boundaries,structure, bone health,
long-term wellbeing.
The New Moon and Leo on July24th is about bold emotional
reset.
Creativity, self-love andradiant expression.
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You can see the differences herebetween the full Moon and the
New Moon.
And every month, every full moonand New Moon offers you
different energeticopportunities to release, to
create renewal.
Every New Moon and Full Moon.
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This is all about allowingyourself that moment of
self-love and self-care,allowing yourself to release
what needs to be released.
To bring in and align with thenewness and the renewal,
depending on what Full Moon andNew Moon.
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So every month, every Full Moonand New Moon is completely
different.
I know a lot of you have askedthat, so I wanted to put that in
here, and particularly when wetalk about the full and New Moon
of this month.
Again, full Moon in Capricorn,July 10th and New Moon in Leo
July 24th.
Why are the moon so important?
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Our bodies, our energies werecyclical.
We flow.
Truly, we were meant to flow.
We started flowing on this earthwith the moon goddess, with the
sun.
Now I can go deeper and I cansay theoretically every month
has 28 days and all that kind ofstuff, and, and I do believe
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that to be true, and I dobelieve that our calendar is off
even knowing that though, yes,we still partake in the 3D world
that we live in every day.
However, you can do whatever youcan possibly do for yourself.
To help your energetic self tofeel more in flow, and what
better way to do that thanalways looking at what's going
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on with the full moon and thenew Moon every month so that you
can once again flow with thoseenergies just as you want to
know about a mercury retrogradeor a venous retrograde.
Every month that Full Moon andNew Moon are so crucial to look
at what is going onenergetically so that you can
embrace it and use it to youradvantage to flow with it for
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what's coming up in your world.
This is your Soul Freedomspecial invitation.
As we move through these shiftstogether, which are oh so many
this month, I would like tooffer you something from my
heart, something sacred in honorof July 4th that we're
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celebrating here in the US andall of the spiritual sovereignty
this season invites in.
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of clarity, connection, andinner alignment.
Whether you're seeking a messagefrom a loved one, guidance on
your soul path, animalcommunication, or energetic
recalibration, perhaps you'reasking, where am I?
Am I spiritual awakening?
There are moments when your soulwhispers.
It's time, time to pause, timeto feel.
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Time to realign to remember whyyou're really here.
This is one of those moments andas we honor the spirit of
freedom this July 4th here inthe us, you are invited to
return to your inner light, toclear what weighs heavy, to
reconnect with loved ones inspirit, and to step fully into
the next chapter of your soul'sevolution.
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Spirit is close.
The veil is so thin.
This guidance you've beenpraying for is ready to reach
you.
This is your moment to receivewhat your soul already knows.
This isn't just a special, thisis a sacred remembering.
Let this be your moment to rise.
Rise free, clear, and fullyaligned with the truth of who
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This month, we're all movingthrough a collective soul detox,
and I know that you're feelingit.
Tears are rising.
Dreams are so potent.
Spirit is whispering.
Reminders of what we came hereto complete our mission, the
real reason we're here.
You may feel a call to forgive,a nudge to finally let go a deep
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remembering of your purpose, butit all begins in the stillness,
in the listening, in yourwillingness to choose peace over
performance.
This month isn't about proving,it isn't about forcing, and it
certainly isn't about hustling.
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It is about presence, so askyourself, what am I being called
to release?
What needs emotional closure?
What truth is rising that I canno longer ignore?
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As we close this episode, I'dlike to leave you with this
fireworks may light the sky thisweek, but your soul carries a
light just as powerful, a lightthat can't be dimmed by fear,
distraction, or doubt, a lightthat remembers what it came here
to do.
This July 4th, let's honor boththe outer freedoms we've
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inherited and the inner freedomwe must claim.
You are sovereign, you are safe,you are free.
Walk in light, speak your souland let this be the moment you
rise fully into who you arealways meant to be.
Thank you so much for joining mefor this episode of Empowered
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I'm sending you so much love andradiant hope and as always,
until next time, may you live anempowered life from within.
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