News From the Stars: Venus in Cancer & Mercury Cazimi

Dear Star Seeker,

On July 30, Venus enters Cancer, wrapping the skies in waves of softness, sweetness, and emotional depth. This transit is a call to the heart, a time to return to what feels safe, warm, and deeply nourishing.

Venus in Cancer also turns our attention inward, toward the beauty of our home environments and the comfort they offer. It’s a time to find magic in simplicity,candlelight dinners, cozy corners, homemade flavors,

and comfort food that feeds the soul.

In a world where productivity is prized and constant motion is glorified, we’re often told that strength means being constantly “on top of your game.”

But there's a deeper, quieter kind of resilience, the kind that comes from knowing when to lean on others, when to ask for help, and when to let yourself be held.

If you're in a tender place, this  moment reminds you: it’s okay to receive.

And if you’re feeling grounded and generous, ask yourself:

How can I be a source of love and support for others? 

For your friends, your family, your community?

And then, the very next day, July 31, we have another celestial event: 

Mercury retrograde meets our Sun King, an alignment

known as Cazimi, meaning “in the heart of the Sun.”

Whenever a planet meets the Sun, it receives a royal seal of illumination.

It’s a moment of cosmic clarity. And when that planet is Mercury, the divine messenger, something important is being transmitted,

spoken, revealed, or returned.

Pay close attention to what unfolds on this day.

Notice your conversations, dreams, thoughts, the words you write or read,

the songs you hear, the videos you stumble across.

Because Mercury is retrograde, this may be a time of retrieving golden threads from the past, messages you missed, insights that now land with new clarity, or truths once hidden that now rise to the surface.

This great meeting is happening in the sign of Leo, which brings themes of

children, pets, father figures, creativity, purpose and heart-led living.

If you’re feeling lit up about your life and creative projects, this is a powerful moment to tune into deeper inspiration and soul level fertility.

Let the fire guide you.

Take a moment to consciously connect with your solar plexus,

your seat of personal power, purpose and will.

And if you’re not feeling that spark, this transit may help reveal why.It can offer clues about what’s blocking your joy or purpose and how to begin remedying the situation with clarity, courage and heart.

If you’ve been listening to the astrology, you already know: this year marks a seeding point for a new cycle of humanity.

We are in the midst of profound realignments, personally and collectively, and these seemingly small moments, like Venus in Cancer and Mercury meeting the Sun in Leo, are activation points in the larger unfolding.

They whisper:

Come home to your heart.

Speak your truth. Remember why you’re here.