Today’s astrology is a spark of clarity in the midst of what has been an intense, shadowy season for many of us. We are greeted by a potent sextile between Mercury in Leo and Mars in Libra, an alignment that carries the numerology of 505 — a mirror number representing divine intervention, spiritual messages, and pivotal redirections. In the dance of astrology, sextiles offer opportunity — but they are not passive gifts. They are doorways that require our active choice to step through.
This is not just about “thinking” or “feeling ready.” Mercury and Mars together are about doing — speaking your truth, acting on your ideas, and aligning words with willpower. The tarot story for today is the Hierophant reversed to the Hierophant upright — a symbolic flip of belief systems, where the rigid structures of the past give way to an inner knowing and alignment with higher truth. What you once accepted blindly may now be questioned, reshaped, and reclaimed on your own terms.
The Main Transit: Mercury Sextile Mars – 5°05
At 5°05, this sextile is infused with mirrored energy, hinting at reflection, inner confrontation, and higher guidance breaking through. The 5 in numerology speaks of change, freedom, and adaptability. The mirrored 505 tells us that Spirit is creating divine detours or alignments to get us back into soul alignment.
Mercury in Leo gives us a bold, creative, and expressive mind. Mars in Libra seeks harmony, but here, that harmony must be forged through decisive action rather than avoidance.
Together, they invite us to:
- Speak with courage and allow your voice to carry your truth without fear of judgment.
- Take intentional action toward a vision you’ve been holding in your heart.
- Align inner convictions with outer action, so your life reflects your soul’s truth.
This sextile is not a one-time energy. It returns on August 18 at 7°04 — the numerology of The Chariot and The Emperor in tarot. That second alignment will likely bring the results, confirmations, or consequences of the seeds you plant today.
Supporting Aspects in the Astrology
Mercury’s other aspects today:
Square the Moon in Taurus – Brings tension between emotional comfort zones and the push to speak up or move forward.
Trine Saturn & Neptune retrograde in Aries – Offers grounded spiritual insight and the chance to make your dreams practical.
Opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius – Deep conversations or mental breakthroughs about power, control, and transformation.
Sextile the Vertex in Libra – Destined encounters or conversations that shift your path.
Mars’ other aspects today:
Trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius – Actions now can catalyze deep transformation.
Opposite Saturn & Neptune retrograde in Aries – External restrictions push you to find inner discipline and faith.
Quincunx the Moon in Taurus – Emotional discomfort may motivate necessary change.
Trine Uranus in Gemini – Bold, unexpected solutions or opportunities.
How This is Playing Out in My Chart
For me personally, the energies are digging deep. Mars is in a direct conjunction with my natal Black Moon Lilith in Libra, directly opposite both Saturn and Neptune retrograde in Aries. This is pressing on themes of finances, self-worth, and the fear of receiving. I’ve felt blocked from moving forward in the ways I want, almost as if invisible walls have been placed in my path. These aspects are pulling me into shadow work, revealing old patterns of over-giving, self-sacrifice, and mistrust of abundance.
The message for me is clear — I must take different action than I have before. I cannot simply push harder; I must align my actions with a deep trust in my worthiness to receive, to succeed, and to create stability without burnout.
Most Affected Signs
While everyone will feel today’s energy to some degree, the signs most impacted are:
- Leo & Libra – Directly hosting Mercury and Mars, you’re feeling the call to step up, speak out, and lead.
- Taurus & Aquarius – Fixed sign tension pushing you to break out of old patterns.
- Aries – Saturn and Neptune retrograde bring lessons in faith and personal discipline.
- Gemini – Unexpected breakthroughs from Uranus in your sign working with Mars.
How to Best Work with the Energies
Act on inspired thought immediately. Don’t let overthinking talk you out of what your soul is urging you to do.
Challenge limiting beliefs. Ask yourself which “rules” you’ve been living by that no longer serve you.
Lean into divine timing. The 505 energy suggests spiritual redirection. Trust the detours.
Balance assertion with grace. Mars in Libra reminds us that action can be both bold and harmonious.
Write or speak your truth. Words have extra potency today — set intentions aloud or in writing.
Closing Reflections
Today’s Mercury–Mars sextile is a divine prompt to speak up, take a stand, and realign your actions with your soul’s truth. The 505 mirror energy signals that Spirit is guiding us — often through unexpected means — into the next phase of our journey. Seeds planted now will grow into something more tangible when this aspect repeats on August 18. For now, the call is simple: move forward, act with intention, and trust the divine intervention at play.
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