When Mercury in Leo speaks, people tend to listen. It speaks with utter confidence and real flair. But is it always as right as it thinks it is? The truth is, when Mercury is in Leo, it struggles a bit to do its work. On the face of it, that’s counter-intuitive; surely Mercury’s communication would benefit from Leo’s creativity and sense of fun?

This Full Moon and Pluto oppose the Sun and Jupiter, conjunct in Leo. “I want to be myself!” that conjunction exclaims; but the Full Moon and Pluto in the opposite sign declares, “I want to be unlike anyone else” – which isn’t exactly the same thing.

The Sun converges with the recent basket configuration and trines Neptune, sextiles Uranus, conjuncts Jupiter, and trines Saturn; Venus swing-dances with Mars; the Aquarius Full Moon pits the Moon and Pluto against the Sun and Jupiter; Venus enters Libra, a sign that loves how things work; and Mercury enters creative Leo!