I have studied and practised manifestation and astrology for years upon years. I do this professionally because I know that it works. And yet these moments keep coming around where a manifestation becomes reality or an astrological prediction unfolds exactly as anticipated, and each time I’m still left amazed and in awe.

That’s exactly what happened with this week’s Cazimi moment. In my last YouTube video, released on Sunday, I spoke about how today’s Mercury Cazimi was set to bring a profound moment of clarity in the middle of the retrograde. A moment of clarity that—because it coincided with the Scorpio New Moon—was going to open the doors to a new beginning, offering the chance of a profound rebirth in perhaps an unexpected direction.

Over the last two weeks or so, I’ve been diving hard into several different coping strategies that I know aren’t very good for me. There was no obvious trigger for it either, other than perhaps being shown just how much I’ve been leaning on them and perpetuating a vicious cycle.

Then last night, out of nowhere, the clarity hit me. I was being shown the path I was on taken to its extreme. Scorpio energy has a tendency to take things to extremes—that’s its natural habitat. In this case, I was being shown the habits I get stuck in when I’m looking for comfort. Comfort being where Taurus most likes to hang out, Scorpio’s opposite sign.

It became glaringly obvious how much these habits (like overstimulating myself with too much caffeine and sugar) don’t match the vibration of the person I am becoming. How they’re holding me back from where I want to go, because that version of me doesn’t do this. She doesn’t need to comfort herself in ways she later regrets.

Tonight, I’m cutting the cords and allowing myself to be reborn through water. (By the way, it’s not too late to sign up for my newsletter if you’re interested in the ceremony details. It’s completely free to sign up!)

What insights and moments of clarity has the Mercury Cazimi brought you? What new version of yourself are you ready to step into? Let this be a reminder that as exciting as a new path may be, Mercury is still in retrograde for another week. So make the plans, have the conversations, but keep them quiet for now. Allow yourself time to feel into the new version of you before you unveil it publicly—no matter how big or small the shift may be.