July 18, 2025: Mercury sextile Venus

In This Episode:How Mercury sextile Venus brings gentle energy during retrogradeWhy planets station slowly and how this affects aspectsThe connection between self-talk and creative expressionHow your internal dialogue creates your external realityPractical ways to reprogram negative self-talkKey Themes:Mercury retrograde continuing in LeoVenus energy bringing harmony and gentlenessSelf-talk as the foundation of creative flowCreating reality through perspective shiftsCosmic Aspects Explained:What it means when Mercury "stations" retrogradeHow sextiles work (Venus-natured, harmonious)Why aspects formed during stations are extra potentCosmic Prompt: How can you be gentler with yourself, specifically your self-talk today? Notice when you start being mean to yourself and use this energy to shift it.Magic Moment Practice: Send yourself a loving text message, email, or voice memo. Save it to play anytime you notice harmful negative self-talk coming up.Ready to understand how planetary aspects like this sextile work in your own chart? My free Astrology Cheat Sheet breaks down all the essential planetary relationships and how to interpret them.[Get Your Astrology Cheat Sheet Here →]Have a beautiful weekend, and remember - you deserve your own kindness ✨xo,Dana 🧙🏻Connect with Dana:WebsiteInstagram: @selfhelpwitch` This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit selfhelpwitch.substack.com