Pivot Point: The Retrograde Pause + the Power Days Ahead

Who else is feeling the shift?

As we descend into retrograde season, the atmosphere thickens with memory, mystery, and momentum in reverse. Let’s speak to the alchemy of this week, the medicine of now.

I’ve always appreciated retrogrades - yes, even the notorious Mercury Retrograde (which, by the way, we’re still moving through for another week). To me, retrogrades offer an invitation - a slowing. There's a chance to take your foot off the pedal, to check your speed, re-read the signs, and be sure you haven’t missed a turn… or maybe a fantastic side quest that's calling your name!

When a planet appears to move backwards from our earthly view, something opens. Time stretches, breath returns, space appears. There’s room to reflect. To feel. To observe the view, not just the destination.

This past week, I’ve felt suspended - almost floating outside the timeline. It’s as if the inner gears are turning behind the scenes. Old patterns are unraveling, ancient cords are loosening, and unseen support is clearing space. I know that when I land again, it’ll be on new ground, and a clearer path. With a new song on the airwaves, and Mercury, the divine communicator, helping me tune in and co-create with the Divine.

So pause for a moment. Breathe into this quieter rhythm. Let the pressure release.

Notice what is shifting inside you. Around you. What clarity is finally dawning?

Because here’s what’s moving behind the veil, and beginning to rise:

• The 8/8 Lion’s Gate (Thursday): A Power Day of awakening, higher consciousness, and golden courage.

• The Full Moon on 9 August: Radiating confidence, calling us to lead from the heart.

• 10/11 August: Six planetary bodies in harmony, amplifying unity, truth, and resonance.

• 15-20 August: A rare Cosmic Kite formation arrives, inviting in joy, abundance, inspiration, and higher perspective. There's a feeling of optimism, and a belief that even the harder things are "doable".

Even if you don’t follow the astrology, let yourself feel the frequency of those words: Power. Confidence. Harmony. Joy. Higher Vision. Let them swirl through your system like a subtle wind adjusting your sails.

Now... imagine yourself held. Suspended. Awake. Breathing in these cosmic ingredients.

Let the themes of healing, awareness, and realignment settle into your heart, your lungs, your muscles and bones. Let yourself receive the coming shift. Prepare your body and mind not just to endure, but to evolve.

We share these moments not to predict, but to prepare.

When we’re aware, even just a little, we open a door. Sometimes just a crack. Other times wide enough for the whole Self to step through. If we miss the opening, there will be others. But how long do you really want to wait?

This is a pivot point.

A moment to shift gears - not to accelerate blindly, but to adjust direction, refine clarity, and potentially change course altogether.

Sometimes, life upgrades the vehicle. The terrain becomes more magical. The road lights up with new possibility.

What if this is one of those moments?

What if you could claim this pivot as a sacred turning point in your story?

Questions to sit with over the coming weeks:

• If I stop pushing, what becomes clear? What old difficulty might resolve when I stop forcing the way forward?

• Which past patterns or memories are surfacing for healing (hello retrogrades!), and how can I clear them with grace?

• What does a “Power Day” feel like to me? What would it mean to feel regal, rooted, and radiant?

• If my chakras aligned, and my body, mind, and spirit moved in harmony, what could gracefully click into place?

Trust the slowing. Honour the recalibration. Let the cosmos clear the static and show you where the signal is strong.

We are not going backwards.
We are winding inward, tuning higher, and preparing to emerge - changed, ready, and deeply aligned.

Sending blessings for space to breathe, assess, and evolve!

-Jennifer <3