"A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth." ••John Singer Sargent

 

Venus transits Leo from July 31 to August 25th. This transit makes you expressive and confident, your speech can be bold and impactful. With retrograde Mercury close to Venus, you should be careful with the communication with your loved ones. Retrograde Saturn aspects this Venus, this can add pressure especially to Libra, Taurus and Leo signs. Miscommunication and misunderstanding due to retrograde Mercury can impact relationships with others. If you have retrograde Mercury in your birth chart, this may affect you more and you should make your messages clear to avoid misunderstanding. Mercury will go retrograde from August 5th to August 28th, on August 19th, Mercury will conjunct with sun, you may have sudden insights or downloads as solutions for your challenges around this time. On August 23rd, Mercy will cross to Cancer sign, this is a karmic switch from the Ketu ruled Nakshatra to Ashlesha, which is associated with Mercury. This is the time to leave the past behind and move to the future at the collective level. This Venus transit is a great time for healing, media, artistic and creative fields.