Let's destroy this fantasy right now: That $200 moldavite isn't going to transform your life. Your rose quartz grid isn't attracting your soulmate. And that black tourmaline by your door isn't protecting you from "negative energy" when the real negative energy is coming from inside your own unprocessed trauma.

July 18 – August 11, 2025, will bring Mercury retrograde in fiery, dramatic Leo, lodged in the 4th House of home, family, and emotions. This cosmic combination amplifies miscommunications, nostalgia, and family drama—but the right essential oils and crystals can help you stay grounded and clear-headed.

While diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires are widely admired as precious stones, semi-precious stones like carnelian, tiger's eye, whi