Mercury, planet of thought and commerce, is in the Gandanta zone between fire and water signs and nakshatras from July 22nd to 27th 2023.
This double-junction area which translates to a ‘knot-end’ stretches from the final pada of Cancer-Ashlesha through the first of Leo-Magha, and has a quality of instability and karmic intervention. It’s hard to commit and see the future at this point, and contractual or media-related business may temporarily be taken out of your hands.
You try to anticipate every angle, but a question arises that finds you unprepared and you have to think again. Your communication changes from purely instinct and emotion-based in Ashlesha, to open, loud and proud in fiery, flamboyant Magha.
This is a big jump, where the new mental atmosphere takes time to bed in and allow you to think clearly. Other people may be acting strangely too, or agreement which you thought agreed upon is thrown up in the air when a partner or collaborator pulls out.
Adapt quickly if a friend is out of touch, or you are not on the same page together – or else you are left with a different deal than originally agreed. Still, Mercury in the fire element has a positive prophetic quality that sees you backing yourself in times of doubt, and Magha gives you a more affirming style of intuition compared to wily, hypnotic Ashlesha.
Leo is also a fixed sign, so you either double-down and insist on your opinion, or withdraw decisively from a situation which has gone sideways. Entering Leo-Magha by late July 24th, Mercury comes under the contrasting influences of adventurous Jupiter and demanding Saturn.
The Gandanta period finds you adjusting to these new conditions and finding a middle way between risk and reward.
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