Mercury in Aslesha ~ Intellect and emotion

Mercury, the planet of thought and intelligence, is in Ashlesha from August 21st to 30th 2025.

This is a repeat of Mercury’s transiting place through July of this year, while in its extended transit through Cancer, which included its retrograde phase. A solution to a recent problem may arise now, or an offer may come up again once you have all the information at your fingertips. This transit also coincides with Saturn, the planet of karma, going retrograde, so there is an overall feeling of addressing an issue from the past, and getting it right a second time.

Ashlesha is ruled by the Naghas, the mythical snakes who acted as guardians of celestial treasure, and this ‘serpent nakshatra’ shows your protectiveness and worldly wisdom. Your thoughts are wrapped up with intuition and emotional insight, and your task is to separate thought from feeling. You may expect to have moments where you are overwhelmed and at a loss for words, though your knowledge also runs deeper than simple book learning. Ashlesha’s Shakti ‘To Inflict Poison’, also shows your defensive, suspicious side, and you may unnerve and hypnotize your rivals to keep up a competitive edge.

Psychology definitely comes into your strategy for success. Be mindful of any possible toxic atmosphere in the company or at work, where you have to sort out hidden agendas, as people say one thing and do another. Mercury sits between the influences of philosophical Jupiter and mystical Ketu through this whole transit, and you can tap Ashlesha’s intense energy to study healing, medicine, and human behavior. You have powers of intellect combined with intuition, deep research, and practice of yoga and meditation.