17/08/25

Today at 22:32 PT, Mercury forms a harmonious sextile with Mars, blending sharp mental clarity with decisive action. It’s the cosmic sweet spot where words meet courage, where thought fuels movement. This energy can help you finally address situations that have been lingering in the background, either by moving forward with renewed effort or by finding the strength to release what no longer aligns.

Mercury sextile Mars sharpens your mental focus and empowers direct, decisive action, making it the perfect time to explore your birth chart. This energy helps you see patterns and truths in your chart with clarity, giving you deeper self-awareness to act in alignment with your cosmic blueprint.

This morning, I caught myself revisiting an old conversation in my mind, one I’ve replayed more times than I’d like to admit. It made me think about how many of us stand in that delicate place of uncertainty, wondering: Do I try again? Or do I let go? There’s no single map for this, but I’ve learned the body always sends clues long before the mind admits them.

Sometimes, letting go feels like defeat, when in reality, it’s the ultimate act of self-trust. If my energy has been heavy, if I’m dragging myself to keep something alive, it’s often a sign that my effort is masking a deeper truth: I’m holding on because I’m scared of the space that comes after. But space isn’t emptiness, it’s the fertile ground where something better can grow.

On the other hand, there’s a different kind of truth that surfaces when we’re meant to give something another try. It feels lighter, more like curiosity than obligation. It’s the “what if” that excites rather than drains. When that spark appears, it’s a sign that perhaps there’s still life in this connection, project, or dream, that all it needs is a new approach and our full presence.

Mercury sextile Mars offers the gift of separating emotion from clarity. It asks us to imagine both scenarios, letting go or staying in, and notice which one feels more like peace. Peace isn’t always the easier path, but it’s always the truer one.

The truth is, we already know the answer long before we’re ready to act on it. Our minds may debate, but our deeper self whispers with certainty. Today’s transit invites us to listen, not just think; to act, not just imagine.

So maybe the real decision isn’t whether to let go or try again, it’s whether we trust ourselves enough to choose the option that feels like expansion, not contraction. Either way, the choice becomes less about fear and more about alignment.