The Architecture of a Spiral
Saturn and Mercury are slowing to station retrograde
The cosmos offers a slow gift today:
space.
Not the kind that sends you drifting,
but the kind that invites you
to stand still,
feel your breath,
and watch how time bends.
Two planets are almost still in the sky.
Saturn, the keeper of time.
Mercury, the messenger of motion.
Both slowing down—
preparing to reverse.
It’s a turn inward.
A hush before the rework.
Saturn Retrograde is
July 13 – November 27, 2025
from Aries 1°56′ to Pisces 25°09′
Our guide?
Time itself.
Saturn retrogrades every year
but this one touches a deeper thread.
Why?
Because that final decan of Pisces
has already been stirred awake.
Venus was retrograde here in March/April.
Mercury was retrograde here in March/April.
Paid subscribers can revisit this two-month journey from shadow to retrograde to return—right here.
We’ve been here before.
And we’re not going backwards.
Though it may feel like regression,
this is recursion.
A spiral staircase,
rising through echoes.
Not a merry-go-round
repeating the same loop,
but a spiral—
ever winding upward
through subtle turns.
A spiral is
the natural architecture of evolution,
each curve guided by the Fibonacci sequence,
unfolding in sacred proportion,
never repeating,
always moving forward through a deeper rhythm.
Let Saturn Ask You:
What responsibilities are mine to carry?
What structures in my life no longer serve their purpose?
What boundaries feel like protection and which feel like a concrete wall?
Saturn is the architect.
But retrograde,
he becomes the inspector—
walking the foundation,
listening for hollow spots,
mapping where the weight lives in the walls.
If something feels heavy right now,
it may not be yours to carry anymore.
Let this season be about
re-architecting your reality.
Be Your Own Historian
Look back:
Where were you during Saturn’s last retrogrades?
June 29 – November 15, 2024
Pisces 19°25' to 12°41'
June 17 – November 4, 2023
Pisces 7°12' to 0°30'
Did you revisit old responsibilities?
Face any reckonings?
And Mercury?
Still direct—
but crawling.
Mercury retrogrades on July 181,
and this week begins the moment any drama
moves backstage.
When both Saturn and Mercury slow,
we may feel a strange gravity.
A bit of vertigo.
We feel time differently.
The hours stretch.
Decisions pause.
Words return for revision.
This is not inertia.
It’s sacred stillness.
A gift of presence.
We take our time on this staircase.
Also…
The Moon moves through Aquarius today
opposing Mercury in Leo.
If the day feels strange,
if time feels loose—
trust the feeling.
Let the climb bend
without fearing it leads away.
You are not moving backward.
You are not being punished.
In the spiral,
trust the ascent.
Mercury Retrograde in Leo
Summer 2025 Timeline
Mercury enters its pre-retrograde shadow
June 29, 2025 at 4°14 Leo
Mercury stations retrograde
July 17, 2025 at 15°34 Leo
Mercury meets the Sun (cazimi)
July 31, 2025 at 9°00 Leo
Mercury stations direct
August 11, 2025 at 4°14 Leo
Mercury leaves its post-retrograde shadow
August 25, 2025 at 15°34 Leo
"We take our time on this staircase."
Thank you
Thank you 🙏💫💜