Day: July 2, 2025

Mercury entered Cancer on 22 June and will remain there until 30 August—a rare 68-day sojourn. Even more noteworthy, Mercury goes retrograde from 18 July to 11 August, inviting us all to pause, reflect, and rewire our thoughts.

Mercury is the guru of Rahu, and its guru is the Moon. Now Mercury rests in the sign of its own teacher—the nurturing, emotional waters of Cancer. First comes the mind (Moon), then comes Mercury’s processing, and finally Rahu’s restless desires. If the Moon is disturbed, the mind grows chaotic, and people take cheap pleasure in hurting others with offensive comments—accumulating negative karma. So when Mercury in Cancer rules our thoughts, let us tend first to the Moon, then to Mercury, before Rahu ever stirs.

Mercury in Cancer: The Emotional Mind

• Not the Debating Mercury. This is the Mercury that feels before it thinks, that speaks in whispers, that holds nostalgia like a poem.
• Moody, Tender, Romantic. People with this placement are gentle and trusting—but also vulnerable. They live by rhythm, not by rules.

Key Themes

• Communication becomes heart-centered.
• Decisions flow from intuition and memory.
• Retrograde (18 Jul–11 Aug) asks us to listen inwardly, not react hastily.

Sign-by-Sign Forecast

Aries

• 22 Jun–17 Jul (Direct): Focus on home, family and emotional healing (4th house). Career slows for inner stability; avoid property deals.
• 18 Jul–11 Aug (Retrograde): Family disagreements or past issues may resurface. Sit quietly, let tears flow, and heal mother-wounds.

Taurus

• 22 Jun–17 Jul: Mercury lights up your 3rd house of siblings, short trips, and creative expression. Speak your truth—“I love you.”
• 18 Jul–11 Aug: Expect delays in communication or travel. Practice patience, listen more than speak.

Gemini

• 22 Jun–17 Jul: Activates your 2nd house of income and values. Reevaluate how you earn, eat mindfully.
• 18 Jul–11 Aug: Financial confusions may arise; avoid lending or big purchases. Affirm daily:“I am enough. I deserve to receive in ease.”

Cancer

• 22 Jun–17 Jul: Mercury in your own sign makes you the soulful communicator. Career and romance deepen through authenticity.
• 18 Jul–11 Aug: Self-doubt may creep in. Avoid major changes—turn inward, journal, and honor your inner voice.

Leo

• 22 Jun–17 Jul: Activates your 12th house of rest, retreat, and spiritual cleansing. Work behind the scenes; embrace solitude.
• 18 Jul–11 Aug: Secrets, inner fears, or travel delays may occur. Remember, rest is not laziness but medicine.

Virgo

• 22 Jun–17 Jul: Mercury in your 11th house brings gains through friends and networks. Your words inspire community projects.
• 18 Jul–11 Aug: Old friends may return; teamwork may stall. Listen more than you speak and revise your vision.

Libra

• 22 Jun–17 Jul: Shines on your 10th house of career. Diplomacy at work brings reward.
• 18 Jul–11 Aug: Career miscommunications may arise. Let actions speak, not words.

Scorpio

• 22 Jun–17 Jul: Stimulates your 9th house of higher learning and travel. Embrace new philosophies; work gains through foreign ties.
• 18 Jul–11 Aug: Belief systems may shake. Avoid preaching; instead, listen and question your own assumptions.

Sagittarius

• 22 Jun–17 Jul: Lights your 8th house of transformation, shared resources, and intimacy. Joint ventures prosper.
• 18 Jul–11 Aug: Hidden truths resurface. Postpone major financial or intimate decisions; allow healing.

Capricorn

• 22 Jun–17 Jul: Activates your 7th house of partnerships. Deep talks enrich marriage and alliances.
• 18 Jul–11 Aug: Relationship issues from the past may flare. Avoid signing contracts—see your partner as a teacher.

Aquarius

• 22 Jun–17 Jul: Focuses on your 6th house of work and health. Efficiency rises; a structured routine heals.
• 18 Jul–11 Aug: Office misunderstandings may occur. Revisit your habits—routines can be blessings, not burdens.

Pisces

• 22 Jun–17 Jul: Brightens your 5th house of creativity, romance, and children. Play, create, and rejoice.
• 18 Jul–11 Aug: Past lovers or creative blocks may return. Embrace your inner child—joy is your healer.

Universal Remedy

1. Chant the Vasudeva Mantra: Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya 108 times every Wednesday (preferably at sunrise & sunset).
2. Wednesday Ganesha Puja
   • Offer 1 kg green lentils (mung dal)
   • Sweet modaks
   • Five red hibiscus flowers
   • One tender coconut
   • Incense sticks
   • Avoid non-veg on Wednesdays until Mercury enters Leo on 30 August.
3. Meditate Daily
   • Sit silently by the “stream of your mind” (as in the Buddha & Ānanda story).
   • Observe thoughts without reacting—clarity arises when you stop feeding chaos.

The Buddha & Ānanda: A Teaching on Mercury in Cancer

When Ānanda found a river too muddy to drink, the Buddha told him to sit by its bank, watch, and wait. Slowly the mud settled and the water cleared. Likewise, Mercury in Cancer (especially retrograde) asks you to observe your mind—don’t plunge in and stir it up. Clarity comes when you stop reacting and simply bear witness.

This transit is not just astrology—it is meditation. Mercury in Cancer teaches the sacred art of stillness. Pause, feel, and watch. When the mind calms on its own, you’ll return like Ānanda, dancing with quiet joy.

Jai Sri Ganesha. Jai Guru.

In Aries, that is in Ashwini, Ketu is very adventurous, very playful, very straightforward—it can even die for someone, and if required, can even take someone’s life. In Magha, Ketu is very creative. Creative intelligence excels in performance. By the time Ketu comes to Mula, Ketu is completely matured and now is focused on life’s philosophy and the spiritual path. That is why Mula Nakshatra natives are highly spiritual by nature: their entire focus is understanding life’s purpose and finding its meaning. A person with Moon in Mula Nakshatra is definitely not shallow but possesses immense depth of understanding. Never take a Mula person lightly—they carry profound wisdom.

It is possible that early in life they may seem foolish. Just as it happened with Kalidas: in his early days he was considered an idiot. His princess wife discovered his supposed stupidity the next day and kicked him out of the palace. Homeless, he wandered through towns and villages until he reached a Kali temple. There he performed penance for years without result. Finally he resolved to cut off his head. As he raised the knife, Goddess Kali appeared and blessed him with wisdom and love. The same Kalidas whom the world mocked became the Shakespeare of India—one of the nine gems of King Vikramaditya’s court. Initially ignored and condemned, he rose to such heights that even today we remember him as India’s greatest poet.

Never underestimate a Mula Nakshatra person. Always remember: a lake is large but shallow; a well is small but deep. People draw from the well, not the lake, because a well has depth that a lake lacks. Only Mula Nakshatra has that depth, which is why I love it. Here, Ketu spreads its wings and enables the evolved soul to progress on the spiritual path. To progress spiritually, much must be cut away—only the essential remains. You must become increasingly detached, and Mula is the perfect place to attain that state.

Mula: The Destructive Path to Enlightenment

Ketu matures in Mula—its ultimate state of enlightenment. But remember, enlightenment happens only when you become zero. To become zero, you must endure upheavals, shedding all but the essential. Enlightenment is destructive: it crumbles away untruth and eradicates everything we imagined to be true.

Mula is closely connected to Lord Ganesha. If you offer sweets to Ganesha on Mula Nakshatra and recite the Ganesha mantra

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daily for twelve years, the malefic effects of Mula are nullified.

Ketu is wisdom, and wisdom is intelligence. Mula is the epitome of intelligence, since Ketu is exalted in Mula (the first pada of Sagittarius). Natives born with Moon in Mula are passionate and intense, with the ability to go to the depths of any matter. Hence many great doctors, investigators, scientists, scholars, and pundits have Moon in Mula Nakshatra.

Ketu is devoted to Lord Shiva. Mula natives are often ardent devotees of Shiva. Yet Mula’s fiery nature demands balance: worship both Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesha to temper intensity with calmness.

One beautiful quality of a Mula native is that they will not overthink—they follow the voice of their heart. That reminds me of a story close to my heart:

The Story of Mojud

Once there lived a man named Mojud, a lowly clerk destined to end life as an inspector of weights and measures. One day, while walking through a garden, Khidr, the Sufi guide, appeared and said, “Leave your work and meet me by the riverside in three days.” Mojud obeyed, quitting his job amid the townspeople’s ridicule.

On the appointed day, Khidr told him, “Tear your clothes and jump into the stream—perhaps someone will save you.” Mojud, though puzzled, obeyed. He drifted until a fisherman rescued him, bringing him to his hut. There Mojud learned to read and write in exchange for his labor.

Months later, Khidr called him again: “Leave and walk to Mosul. Use your savings to become a skin merchant.” Mojud followed, saved, then gave his money away at Khidr’s command, moving on to Samarkand to work for a grocer.

There he healed the sick, served others, and his wisdom deepened. Scholars visited him, asking his teacher’s name. “I started as a small official and simply obeyed,” he said. Their biographies spun exciting legends, but Mojud’s real story was one of faithful surrender and courageous leaps into the unknown.

Mojud’s life mirrors Mula: he jumped into the unknown again and again, guided by faith. He believed in Khidr and in himself. Only one who truly believes in themselves can believe in God (Swami Vivekananda).

Mula natives can achieve the unbelievable through faith and willingness to risk. They live like rivers—flowing without fear of destination.

Remember: allow life to take you where it must. Be courageous; don’t let fear bind you. Mula Moon natives possess faith, risk-taking, and the ability to follow the heart beyond the mind. That is the divine way.

Jai Sri Ganesha. Jai Guru.