July 4th Soul Freedom with Jennifer Pilates

  What if this July 4th isn’t just about fireworks—but about your own soul’s awakening?

In this sacred and timely episode of Empowered Within, Jennifer Pilates takes you on a powerful journey into what freedom really means—emotionally, spiritually, and energetically.

Tune in for:

🔥 The deeper meaning of Independence Day
 🌕 July 2025’s most powerful astrology + sky events
 🔮 Mercury Retrograde’s real invitation (shadow, retrograde, and post-shadow)
 🌟 Pluto in Aquarius & Uranus in Gemini—what’s shifting in your soul
 💫 The numerology behind a 9 Universal Year + 7 Universal Month
 🧘‍♀️ Embodied healing from Cancer to Leo season
 💌 A special 20% OFF Intuitive–Medium Reading offer (through July 7)

Whether you’re feeling the veil thin, the emotions rise, or the timelines shift—this episode is your permission to slow down, reconnect, and rise in your truth.

✨ Visit JenniferPilates.com to book your reading and return to your soul’s light.

Reiki Moon Magic Distant Healing Events

Light Therapy Patches

Jennifer Pilates Wellness Studio

Transcript

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Welcome to Empowered Within a Soul Clenching transformational podcast that will set your soul on fire through candid and inspiring conversations. Leading experts, celebrities, healers, and I share our journeys of how we've overcome challenges to living an empowered life from within. I'm your host, Jennifer Pilates. Welcome to another episode of Empowered Within. Welcome to this episode of Empowered Within, where Cosmic Wisdom meets soul led living. And today we're stepping into a sacred soul stirring moment. Hi, I'm your host, Jennifer Pilates, and this is a special week. It is the July 4th week. July 4th is a day of independence, remembrance, and radiant truth. But this episode isn't just about celebrating a date on the calendar. It's about reclaiming a deeper kind of freedom, soul freedom, energetic sovereignty, emotional release, spiritual remembrance. We're entering July a month of intense celestial shifts, Mercury's shadow whispers, Pluto and Uranus. Trickster energy is all around And the deep numerology invitation of a nine universal year in a seven universal month. If you've been feeling the veil thin, if you found yourself emotional, restless, or craving clarity, you are not alone. This episode is your cosmic compass and your soul anchor here to guide you and bring you back to center. So my friends, sit back, relax, and enjoy today's episode. Let's take a breath drop into this powerful portal and honor both the fireworks in the sky and the light rising within you. This week, we're not just honoring the start of a new month, we're standing inside a sacred threshold, a soul gateway. It's July 4th Independence Day this week here in the United States, and for me, it's deeply personal. I was raised in a military family surrounded by service, sacrifice, and a fierce love for this country. Freedom wasn't just a word. It was woven into my bones. It was breath, it was gratitude. It was sacred. And yet this year, more than ever, I feel called to ask, what does freedom really mean? Because while we may celebrate national independence with fireworks and flags and all the hoopla, there's a deeper liberation rising in the collective. Soul freedom, energetic sovereignty, emotional release, spiritual remembrance, and that's what today's episode is all about. We're entering July a month of intense spiritual shifts. Mercury shadow is whispering, and timelines are unraveling, but we're also being given a choice. To stop reacting and start realigning to tune out the noise and listen to spirit to remember that true freedom begins within. So today we're exploring the sacred energies of July, including the seventh universal month, within a nine universal year, the thinning, veil and surge of spiritual guidance, the cosmic shifts of Mercury, Pluto, and Uranus, and how to navigate this next chapter with clarity, courage, and peace, and of course. I do have a very special July 4th gift to share with you two so stay with me till the end. Let's take a breath together. Inhale freedom, exhale everything you're ready to let go of. You're not alone, you're not behind. You're exactly where your soul knew you would be. In this divine moment in time, when we look at the celestial highlights of this amazing cosmic map of July, here is what are some of the must see sky events this month, of course, we have July 4th. Mercury at greatest elongation is a moment of mental clarity before the fog, when we deep dive into the full Mercury retrograde. Also July 4th. Uranus is near Venus. We've got unpredictable love waves and divine downloads. Then jump to July 10th, we have a full Buck Moon in Capricorn completion and grounded wisdom. This is the perfect day to join me for the Reiki moon magic distant healing, so that you can dive in and embrace these divine energies of this full buck moon in Capricorn. And remember, that's July 10th. Fast forward. Between July 16th and the 22nd, the moon nears Saturn, Neptune, and Jupiter. This is an amazing portal of intuitive awakening and emotional truths. I. July 24th, we have a new moon in Leo. This is a radiant reset of your inner light and an amazing opportunity to, once again, join me for the reiki distant moon magic healing to realign, to reset and turn on that light that is within you. That is July 24th. July 28th, the Moon Occults Mars Courage, action, and Emotional Purification will be the emotions of that day, july 30th through the 31st there's a Delta Meteor shower, so this is the time to make a wish and ground your energy. You see, this is not just sky watching, this is soul tuning in, and I know so many of you have reached out. We've talked on other platforms throughout other portals. There's this essence of. Something's coming, something's building, and of course you have those energies coming off of the summer solstice coming into the shadow of Mercury retrograde. Will we have a planet that's doing all sorts of wild maneuvering going on? We've got. Pluto popping in and out everywhere, all about transformation, the number nine universal year in a number seven month. There is a lot going on, but at the base of it all, when we look at the astrological chart for the collective, for the world, and particularly honestly for the US'cause this is quite a month for the US in particular, there is a lot of deep. Deep energies. There are a lot of sorrow, energies that come up. This is a month to pay attention to what is going on around you, to pay attention where you are and who is around you to pay attention to what feels right and in alignment with you. Example, you're invited to an amazing 4th of July party. You've always wanted to go, but yet everything in your body is telling you no. Listen to your body, listen to your intuition. This is how you build trust, and this is how you build your own intuition muscle. So yes, there is a lot going on this month and there's so much more that we'll talk about throughout the month. But let's keep going with today's episode. When we look at the collective energy forecast, we look at the numerology and we dive deeper into the astrology. This year, 2025, as you know, you've heard me say it before, it's a universal nine year. This is all about completion, karmic release. Sacred closure. Letting go to make room for your spiritual harvest. Now looking at July, this is a seven universal month in a nine year. This month is about deep inner work. Taking time in nature to ground, reviewing your soul path. Less hustle and more stillness. This is a month of spiritual downloads. If you create the space, if you allow the quiet to come in and embrace it, this is the void month, a sacred space between what was and what's next. You're not lost. You're not confused. You are energetically realigning. Let this month be a holy pause. Reflect rest and revise. Allow what's outdated to gently release to fall away. Allowing space for everything that's meant for you to be able to come in and align with you. Taking a deep dive into the Mercury retrograde Mercury's journey, this month is layered with so much and it's so important now through July 17th, we're in the pre shadow phase. What does this mean? Subtle echoes from the past. Begin popping up here or there. Feelings and energies of deja vu, reoccurring thoughts and themes. It's the whisper before the storm. It's the whisper of what's coming and what's coming. July 18th. Through August 12th is the official Mercury retrograde. What can happen? You say, what could possibly go on? Well, first let's just say this, mercury is nothing to fear. It's nothing to get upset over. What is important about Mercury is to embrace it just like you would any other planet. Any other energy because when you embrace something, when you have knowledge on it, you have power to not have to be reactive. You have power and knowledge to know how to navigate and go with the flow of the energies. So getting back to what can you expect during a retrograde. You know, we've got our standard things, tech glitches, computers, cars, phones, miscommunication. Huge with relationships. You want to be careful. Pause before speaking. Travel delays, travel changes. If you're traveling during a retrograde, you wanna double, triple, check everything. The car, the gas, your keys, your passport, the flight, your luggage, all of it. This is also a time where there is the gift from the universe, the gift of Mercury retrograde. And I know you're saying, are you serious, Jennifer? I am so serious. Mercury retrograde is giving you the gift of review, realignment and an opportunity of renewal. What is the best approach with a Mercury retrograde? Slow down. Relax, listen more than you speak. Now August 12th through the 27th is going to be the post shadow phase of Mercury retrograde. I know some of you may be hearing this for the first time, but the truth is, is about four, seven to 14 days pre mercury retrograde and seven to 14 days post mercury retrograde. I call that the debris time the pres shadow. Think of it like. A train that's trying to leave the station, right? It kind of like jolts. It's not quite going before it's whew. Really smooths into it, so we're in the jolting phase right now. Things are glitching, communication is awry, all that kind of stuff. Then July 18th to the 12th when we're truly in the retrograde, that train is gone. It has left the station. It is full speed ahead. However, full speed ahead in giving you the gift of reviewing. Revising, realigning and allowing yourself to have renewal thoughts, review everything of what you thought it was, because not everything is as it seems, the post shadow again. August 12th through the 27th. This is when the lessons begin to settle down. This is when you can really begin to have clarity, true clarity. See through the fog, this is the time to begin to make a plan on how you are going to implement all that you are reviewing and revising. Okay. Real action. Regardless of what anyone else tells you, honestly, isn't really not meant until into September. Let the month play out because there's going to be a lot playing out, a lot more than you know. Here's my biggest tip. Don't ever fear a mercury retrograde. Knowledge is power if you use it to your advantage. Mercury retrograde, it's not a punishment. It's a pause. It is a divine course correction. It is protection. It is a blessing, and when you move with it and you flow with it, you gain deep wisdom. Something else Major is shifting in the universe, and it has to do with Pluto and Uranus, and thanks to an incredibly amazing astrologer friend that I have. We had a deep, deep, insightful conversation about it. So deep and insightful. Actually, I received this message and I said, whoa. I need to sit back and I really need to just embrace this and, and feel through this because this was a lot, this is a lot to unravel and you know, if I'm saying that, oh hell yeah it is. So let's talk about it Pluto and Aquarius is asking, did you get the message from Uranus and Taurus? Can you stay grounded, calm, and sovereign, even as the outer world spins? Okay?'cause the outer world is spinning everything around you. Distraction, distraction, distraction. Everything is trying to keep you distracted and out of where your alignment. What Uranus and Taurus was trying to teach you was how to stay grounded. That's what Taurus is about, how to stay calm, how to stay sovereign when everything around you is in chaos. Have you learned the lesson of keeping your peace? Because Uranus is now entering Gemini, and that's a whole new frequency. This is trickster energy. This is mind illusion. This is false light versus divine truth. This is the moment to ask. Are you listening to your mind or are you listening to your soul? Are you responding from fear or are you responding from what you know to be true in your heart? Truly, this is a time astrologically speaking, energetically, all of it. Nothing is what it seems, but you, you can be a lighthouse, you can stay grounded, calm and sovereign, even as the outer world spins Next up we're looking at the embodied health themes of July from Cancer's Waters to Leo's fire. This month moves throughout the body, and this is so important to know so that you can stay in alignment and understand what your body is calling for throughout this month, based on the astrology, based on the numerology and the collective energies all together. Cancer season. We are in cancer season until July 21st. This is all about digestion, gut health, emotional safety. This is a time of resting when you're called to journaling, nourishment, taking care of yourself. Leo season begins July 22nd. This is very different. Leo season is about your heart circulation and vitality. This is about speaking your truth, embracing joy, and moving your body. We have a full moon in Capricorn on July 10th. This is all about boundaries, structure, bone health, long-term wellbeing. The New Moon and Leo on July 24th is about bold emotional reset. Creativity, self-love and radiant expression. You can see the differences here between the full Moon and the New Moon. And every month, every full moon and New Moon offers you different energetic opportunities to release, to create renewal. Every New Moon and Full Moon. I'm hosting Reiki, distant Healing Events. This is all about allowing yourself that moment of self-love and self-care, allowing yourself to release what needs to be released. To bring in and align with the newness and the renewal, depending on what Full Moon and New Moon. So every month, every Full Moon and New Moon is completely different. I know a lot of you have asked that, so I wanted to put that in here, and particularly when we talk about the full and New Moon of this month. Again, full Moon in Capricorn, July 10th and New Moon in Leo July 24th. Why are the moon so important? Our bodies, our energies were cyclical. We flow. Truly, we were meant to flow. We started flowing on this earth with the moon goddess, with the sun. Now I can go deeper and I can say theoretically every month has 28 days and all that kind of stuff, and, and I do believe that to be true, and I do believe that our calendar is off even knowing that though, yes, we still partake in the 3D world that we live in every day. However, you can do whatever you can possibly do for yourself. To help your energetic self to feel more in flow, and what better way to do that than always looking at what's going on with the full moon and the new Moon every month so that you can once again flow with those energies just as you want to know about a mercury retrograde or a venous retrograde. Every month that Full Moon and New Moon are so crucial to look at what is going on energetically so that you can embrace it and use it to your advantage to flow with it for what's coming up in your world. This is your Soul Freedom special invitation. As we move through these shifts together, which are oh so many this month, I would like to offer you something from my heart, something sacred in honor of July 4th that we're celebrating here in the US and all of the spiritual sovereignty this season invites in. I'm offering 20% off all intuitive medium readings now through Sunday, July 7th. No promo code is needed. Just visit jennifer pilates.com and say yes to your next level of clarity, connection, and inner alignment. Whether you're seeking a message from a loved one, guidance on your soul path, animal communication, or energetic recalibration, perhaps you're asking, where am I? Am I spiritual awakening? There are moments when your soul whispers. It's time, time to pause, time to feel. Time to realign to remember why you're really here. This is one of those moments and as we honor the spirit of freedom this July 4th here in the us, you are invited to return to your inner light, to clear what weighs heavy, to reconnect with loved ones in spirit, and to step fully into the next chapter of your soul's evolution. Spirit is close. The veil is so thin. This guidance you've been praying for is ready to reach you. This is your moment to receive what your soul already knows. This isn't just a special, this is a sacred remembering. Let this be your moment to rise. Rise free, clear, and fully aligned with the truth of who you are. Let freedom rise from within. Reserve your intuitive medium. Reading over@jenniferpilates.com. Now through Sunday, July 7th, Enjoy, 20% off. All intuitive medium Readings over@jenniferpilates.com. Book your session today. This month, we're all moving through a collective soul detox, and I know that you're feeling it. Tears are rising. Dreams are so potent. Spirit is whispering. Reminders of what we came here to complete our mission, the real reason we're here. You may feel a call to forgive, a nudge to finally let go a deep remembering of your purpose, but it all begins in the stillness, in the listening, in your willingness to choose peace over performance. This month isn't about proving, it isn't about forcing, and it certainly isn't about hustling. It is about presence, so ask yourself, what am I being called to release? What needs emotional closure? What truth is rising that I can no longer ignore? If this episode resonated with you, I invite you to subscribe to my newsletter. That's where I share sacred tools, behind the scenes, soul insights, intuitive downloads and offerings I don't share anywhere else. Subscribe today over@jenniferpilates.com. Your inbox is sacred ground and you are invited. As we close this episode, I'd like to leave you with this fireworks may light the sky this week, but your soul carries a light just as powerful, a light that can't be dimmed by fear, distraction, or doubt, a light that remembers what it came here to do. This July 4th, let's honor both the outer freedoms we've inherited and the inner freedom we must claim. You are sovereign, you are safe, you are free. Walk in light, speak your soul and let this be the moment you rise fully into who you are always meant to be. Thank you so much for joining me for this episode of Empowered Within. I'm sending you so much love and radiant hope and as always, until next time, may you live an empowered life from within. Thank you so much for tuning into another episode. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to Empowered Within with Jennifer Pilates. Your feedback is important. It helps me to connect with you and gives me insight into who you are and what you're enjoying about the show. For today's show, notes and discount codes from today's sponsors. Head over to jennifer pilates.com. Until next time, may you live an empowered life from within.