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Before We Dive InI'm writing and recording this on September 23rd, because I'm heading to Seattle tomorrow to visit my two daughters — both of whom got engaged last month. Two engagements in August. Very Cancer season. I am very much the Great Mother right now.Which means I will not be doing a political video this week. Back Sunday. Normal service resumed next week.But this is the week I have been building toward all year — and the cards (which I'll read at the end) are, I am not even joking, telling you to join the Venus class. So let me say it plainly before we get into what is a genuinely extraordinary week:The Venus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey class starts October 1st at 10am Mountain Time. The morning of October 1st is the absolute last chance to register — I won't accept late joiners, because this is a group journey into the underworld, and the group needs to begin together.Two tiers:The Journey — $397. Seven weeks, eight calls, all recordings, full course portal with pre-work videos, slides in colour and black-and-white, and materials you keep. We go really deep.Dragon Rider — $897 total. Everything above, plus: a private 30-minute one-on-one with me (starts after the class), a full year's membership in the Spiral Codex private community ($600 value, weekly calls and great discounts), and a personalized gift — I'll be asking Dragon Riders for their addresses to mail those out. The one-on-one and membership both begin after the class finishes.I have to mention: the first call starts at 10am Mountain Time on October 1st, and Venus is right on the Ascendant at that exact moment. I did not plan that. It is just the way my life seems to work.louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026The Evolving Astrologer — my Venus retrograde article has been published in OPA's free online magazine. I'm on page 21. If you missed the OPA Live panel last weekend, it's available at opaastrology.org — Merridith Cassels also did a wonderful piece on asteroids you'll want to catch.And yes — I made t-shirts from one of the Venus class slides. You truly cannot make this stuff up.Also: Taylor Swift is releasing new music from her Life of the Showgirl albums this Friday, including a single called Patient Zero. I'll just leave that there, alongside everything that's happening at 0° Scorpio this week. She knows astrology. I happen to know she's consulted someone. I'll say no more.The Week at a GlanceThis is arguably one of the most significant week of 2026 for the inner life.The sky patterns:* A Cardinal Grand Cross pressing hard for change throughout* A Fixed Grand Cross building as Mars enters Leo and Mercury enters Scorpio* An Air Grand Trine forming a kite — ideas, information, big awakenings* Mars moves into Leo at the end of Sunday* Mercury enters Scorpio on Wednesday September 30th — the 10th Pluto-Haumea exact square happens the same day at 3:15pm Eastern* October 1st: the Venus class begins* October 3rd, 3:15am Eastern: Venus stations retrograde at 8°29' Scorpio* Last Quarter Moon also on October 3rd — a cardinal Grand Cross with Saturn, Moon, Sun, PholusWaning moon all week. Going within. These cards are about recalibration, not momentum.The nodes are still at 29°. Still holding eclipse charge until October 9th.The Cards — A First GlanceFrom the Red Seeds Tarot (Linda Hill, Etsy UK) and the Witch Oracle by Angie Sullins: The Hermit reversed, Three of Torches reversed, Five of Seeds reversed, and The Selkie.Three reversals and a Selkie. The first three say: withdraw, feel the stall, then begin to see a way through. And the Selkie says: shed the good girl pelt and dive into the soul home. Keep reading. These cards are saying something specific.Day by DaySunday, September 27 — Cardinal Grand Cross. Mars at the Threshold. Last Day of the Waning Aries Moon.We open the week post-Aries Full Moon, waning. The Moon is still in Aries and still carrying the full moon's illumination — but it's releasing now, not building.Mercury in Libra squares Asteroid Lilith to open the day — talking and fighting for justice, for the marginalized, for everyone who has been othered by the power-over paradigm. Asteroid Lilith says: nobody puts baby back in the corner. The Mercury square is a push. More people speaking out. Particularly, in my reading, those who have been most excluded.At the same time, Mercury opposes Eris — completing the formation of a Cardinal Grand Cross with Juno (sacred contracts; none of this is working) — which forces things to change. Initiating. Cardinal energy doesn't wait.Heading into the midterms, the voices are getting louder: we can't keep doing this. The tools exist. We just have to use them.The Aries Moon conjuncts Saturn — reality check, brakes applied, feeling held back. You might feel stalled. That is appropriate. The waning cycle is the releasing cycle.The Moon trines Black Moon Lilith — the wild, elemental feminine speaking clearly. There is real female rage alive this week, in the best sense. Female Rage: The Musical would be right at home.Mars at the anaretic 29° Cancer squares Chiron in Aries — the guardian energy looking at the wound of the toxic masculine. All of us carry this, regardless of gender, because we were raised in this culture. Mars in Cancer has been learning: I am a protector, not an attacker. I am a firefighter in the IFS sense — I want to put out fires, but that doesn't mean I have to attack everything. And now Mars is about to move into Leo.The Moon squares Ceres in Cancer — how are we mothering ourselves? How are we nurturing each other, in a genuinely healthy way?The Moon meets Pallas Athena — the wise warrior seeing the patterns. Oh. I see it now. We've got to change how we do this. The Moon trines Jupiter — a big fire trine, burning things down and creating differently.And then, at the very end of the day: Mars enters Leo.Mars in Leo is fire and heart and creative self-expression. Mars is not just war, and I want to be clear about this. Mars is our will, our drive, our energy. It's a firefighter in the internal family systems sense — highly protective. And Mars in Leo, heading toward the South Node and Regulus, is going to help take down more of what needs to come down. Because Mars in Leo will square 0° Scorpio — the exact point of the Venus Star Point. You want to be in the class when that happens. Week one slides are already done.The Moon closes the day conjuncting Vesta — what are you focused and committed to? What lights your inner flame? Here is the invitation this Venus retrograde is about to offer you.Monday, September 28 — Moon Into Taurus. The Fixed T-Square Begins.The Aries Moon finishes its journey by sextiling Hekate — the torchbearer at the crossroads, at this big turning point we're entering. I'm here. I'm lighting the way. We're going into the depths. This is not dark as in “oh my god.” It's dark as in depth. Personal and collective transformation happening at a profound level.The Moon conjuncts Eris (more table-turning within — the outer mirror of inner work), then aspects Asteroid Lilith, Juno, and Mercury — joining that Cardinal Grand Cross and saying collectively: we have to be the change we want to see in the world. Then the Moon meets Chiron — another look at the wounded masculine energy in all of us. Mars is now in Leo; the lesson keeps arriving from different angles.At 10:40am Eastern, the Moon enters Taurus. And immediately — a Fixed T-Square with 0° Scorpio.The Moon squares Mars in Leo. Mars in Leo squaring 0° Scorpio. This is gnarly energy, and it will activate on and off right through Venus and Mercury's retrogrades. What it's asking: dig into your deepest attachments. Your values. Your power dynamics and manipulation patterns — those you've been subjected to and those you've participated in. And find your way to acting from the heart. From Leo's highest.The Sun in Libra trines Uranus — a beautiful air trine bringing downloads, flashing insights, radical change of perception. Grace. When you know better, you do better. No beating yourself up for what's happened in the past. Manwë (the Law of Grace) is part of this cluster — the Sun opposes it exactly.Juno exactly opposes Asteroid Lilith — the Queen of Gods (who represented women, children, and the marginalized) facing the original equal. The fight for genuine equality is being activated at every level.The Moon opposes Haumea — and here's what to know: Pluto and Haumea are only 5 minutes apart at this point. They are about to have their next exact square. The Moon activating both of them simultaneously is a preview.Tuesday, September 29 — Moon Opposes Venus. Okyrhoe the Seer. The Looking Glass.The Taurus Moon opposes Venus in Scorpio while conjuncting Okyrhoe — the daughter of Chiron and Chariklo, the prophetess, the seer. This conjunction gives the Moon/Venus opposition a oracular quality: you may start to receive foresight around what you need to let go of. What attachments. What values. What old stories about who you are.The Venus class guides you through exactly this. And I will guide you through shamanic journeys that work precisely in this territory — going through the looking glass, seeing things in non-ordinary reality, pulling the pieces and patterns together. Pallas Athena (retrograde) squares Ceres today — the wise strategist looking at what feeds us and what doesn't, with that Alice-in-Wonderland capacity to see through the distortion to the pattern underneath.The Moon trines Pholus — Pandora's box is open. We can't look away anymore. Whatever has been sealed behind those lids: it's out. The Moon squares Jupiter — big emotions about what we're seeing. Jupiter in Leo can be the overblown king energy, the my way or the highway energy — and we're starting to see it clearly.The Moon aspects Nessus — the toxins, the poisons. But look: alongside that, heart-led expansion is available. The antidote to what we've been seeing is leading from the heart.Mercury opposes Chiron — the voice meeting the wounded masculine. Speak out. Do this differently. Language has power here.Mercury also makes its final aspects to the North Node — the strongest pull is toward where we're going: the Aquarian future. More humanitarian. More egalitarian. The question being asked everywhere from politics to tech: why are we letting four people — the owners of the AI companies — dictate what our collective future looks like? Why are we allowing it? Go and listen to the Politics Girl podcast this week; the author Ahmi Fields Meyer makes this case compellingly. We need to come together across our differences and use the tools we have.Wednesday, September 30 — Mercury Enters Scorpio. Pluto-Haumea Square Exact. The 10th.The Taurus Moon squares Chariklo and Hekate in Aquarius — both retrograde, both quiet, both holding the torch and spinning the new story from the wreckage. We're here. We're still holding space. Come with us.The Moon finishes its Taurus journey by squaring the Nodes at 29° — one more push. Change has got to come.At 7:44am Eastern, Mercury enters Scorpio — joining Venus in the deep waters. The voice, the mind, the communication descends. Mercury is, by the way, non-binary — and deeply at home in Scorpio's investigative, truth-seeking, depths-penetrating energy. More hearing and speaking about manipulation and power games. More going into the deep interior. Like the last Venus retrograde when Venus went through Aries and Mercury followed — now they're both in Scorpio, and they'll station direct on the same day: November 13th.At 1:26pm Eastern, the Moon enters Gemini.And then, at 3:15pm Eastern: Pluto exactly squares Haumea at 3° Aquarius/Scorpio. This is the 10th of 13 exact squares between these two, running from 2022 to spring 2028. Three more to go.I wrote an article on the Pluto-Haumea square — hereThe number 3° is worth sitting with. From The Numerology and the Divine Triangle (a wonderful book): 3 combines the qualities of 1 and 2. It carries the qualities of manifestation and self-expression. The ion which sprang into existence from zero sought to assert its individuality, then felt the attraction of others, and now awakens to its need for social interaction. 3 is the need to communicate and become involved in the pure joy of living. Keywords: expansive, dramatic, communicative, diversified, creative. Lovely number.Haumea is the great mother goddess of the Hawaiian pantheon — pure regeneration and rebirth. Pluto pressing on her at the number of creative manifestation, with Venus 3 days from stationing retrograde. This adds extraordinary potency to what we're entering.The Gemini Moon conjuncts Uranus at end of day — the whole air grand trine kite is activated. Big ideas. Speaking out. Court cases. Revelations. And all of it happening within, too.Thursday, October 1 — The First Call. Venus on the Ascendant. Last Chance to Join.The Venus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey begins at 10am Mountain Time.And at 10am Mountain Time, Venus is right on the Ascendant. I did not plan this. I never do. It just works for me.The morning of October 1st is the absolute last chance to register. I will not accept late joiners — this is a group journey into the underworld, and the container needs to hold everyone together from the beginning. If you've been saying I'm not sure, I don't know — this is the moment. louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026Astrologically, the Gemini Moon trines the Sun — the first major Moon-Sun aspect after the Aries Full Moon. Activates the air grand trine. Speaking out, new ideas, diving deeper. A beautiful day to begin.The Moon sextiles Saturn (opportunity to release more self-limiting beliefs — and there will be many to release in this class), sextiles Pallas Athena (turning that steely, pattern-seeing gaze inward — exactly what we'll do), and sextiles Jupiter (expansion, big ideas, the heart opening toward what's possible).The Moon opposes Black Moon Lilith — I always associate Black Moon Lilith with Scorpio, and she's pointing directly into where we're about to descend.Quiet day, astrologically. Good for beginning something deep.Friday, October 2 — Mercury-Mars-Pluto. The Fixed Grand Cross Tightens. Cancer Moon Out of Bounds.The Gemini Moon squares Nessus at 21° — another look at the toxins, the poisons, what's been coming out. Then Mars aspects Sedna — we know we have to change. We know it. The question is what action we're going to take.Mercury in Scorpio squares Mars in Leo — and squares Pluto in Aquarius — completing the Fixed Grand Cross in earnest now. Mercury's voice and mind in the depths, Mars's will and drive in the heart, Pluto's excavation of shadow in the collective — all pressing on each other. Everything speaking truth. Everything connected. Think about what action is required.The Gemini Moon trines Chariklo and Hekate, sextiles Eris (opportunity to flip the inner tables), aspects Chiron (wound and medicine) — then at 3:54pm Eastern, the Moon enters Cancer — her own sign. And she is way out of bounds.Mercury in Scorpio squares Pluto and conjuncts Haumea — the total period of deep regeneration from the inside out. Soul detective. Corruption detective. Scorpio investigates what's hidden.Mars in Leo trines Neptune in Aries — Mars in Leo, Neptune in Aries, both Mars's signs in harmonious conversation. The lesson Mars keeps getting, from every angle: you are a protector, not an attacker. You don't have to stomp on others. You have to find different ways to do this.The Sun squares Pholus — Pandora's box, still open. More coming to light. The lid has been off too long to go back on.The Moon makes a water trine to Mercury and Haumea — deep, feeling, regenerative, creative. The inner detective work is happening.Saturday, October 3 — Venus Stations Retrograde. Last Quarter Moon. The Descent Begins.At 3:15am Eastern, Venus stations retrograde at 8°29' Scorpio.She will be retrograde through November 13th, when she stations direct alongside Mercury. The descent into the underworld begins.Where is 8° Scorpio in your chart? What about 22° Libra — the degree where Venus will station direct? The path between those two degrees is the territory of this retrograde. And if you were born under a prenatal Scorpio Venus Star Point, this is your star point cycle, and it will be extraordinarily personal.Even if you're not a Scorpio star point: look back 8 years to 2018. And 8 years before that. And 8 years before that. Venus has been going retrograde through Scorpio on this 8-year cycle. Not for exact events — but for feelings, themes, the part of your chart activated. What echoes are you hearing?The out-of-bounds Cancer Moon (deeply emotional, operating beyond the normal range) makes a water trine to Venus at 6:15am Eastern — this moment feels significant. A deep tide turning. We're going to feel it.Then: Mars in Leo opposes Pluto, squares Mercury, and squares Haumea — the Fixed Grand Cross at full force. Take action to dig deep. Go into your own heart and shadows. Transform from the inside out. This is not comfortable. It is the work.The Moon opposes Pholus (Pandora's box wide open as we descend).And then the Last Quarter Moon — the Moon reaches 10° Cancer, squaring the Sun in Libra, with Saturn and Pholus completing another Cardinal Grand Cross. Forcing change from within. Dane Rudhyar called Last Quarter Moons a “crisis in consciousness.” This one, with Venus having just stationed retrograde hours before, with a Fixed Grand Cross also activated, with Mercury in Scorpio and Mars pressing on Pluto — this is not a gentle crisis.Mars squares Haumea — the divine masculine learning, still, that the rebirth requires depth not domination.The Moon meets Ceres — and I want to end there, because Ceres is about our needs and our attachments. In my Ceres book, I write about her connection to attachment style: what we're attached to, who we're attached to, what ideas and stories we're clinging to. The Venus retrograde class begins peeling all of this back. And Ceres at the end of this intense day is saying: look at what you're attached to. You don't have to carry all of it.The Cards in DetailThe Hermit, reversed:You may start this week wanting to withdraw from the world. Feeling antisocial. Feeling like you want to hibernate. And you know what? That's okay. The waning cycle is the releasing cycle, and this is a big week of going inward.The caution of the reversal: don't let the going-within become “woe is me” with no movement. The Hermit reversed can be too much navel-gazing without the intentional “okay, and now what do I do with what I've found?” The invitation is solitude with purpose — even if that purpose is just let me feel this before I act on it.Three of Torches (Wands), reversed — Roadblocks and Recalibration:Venus grinding to a halt. Cardinal and Fixed Grand Crosses. Waning moon. Everything going within.You may feel delays, roadblocks, a loss of momentum and confidence this week. Your drive is going underground. This is not failure. This is the Three of Torches asking for recalibration — and it is pointing directly at the class. Recalibrate in community. Recalibrate in the underworld, with a guide and a map and seven weeks to find your feet.Five of Seeds (Pentacles), reversed — I Have My Own Back:This one lands at the end of the week, as Venus stations retrograde.You will start to feel that you can overcome hardship. You will start to see that the difficult times could be over.But here is the core message: you've got to have your own back. For better or worse. Through the descent and the return. You matter. And your actions matter.The Selkie (Witch Oracle by Angie Sullins):When I read this card, I said out loud: This is what I do in the Venus class. And I wasn't joking.“Legend tells of the Selkie — a shape-shifting woman-seal, often seen off the coast of northern Scotland, who can shed her skin by moonlight and dance upon the shores. Fishermen were known to catch the seal maid's skin in order to keep her pinned to the land, captured as bride, preventing her return to her true skin and soul home.To reclaim your soul skin in the current legend you're living, you must let go of the good girl pelt you were raised to wear. This means getting comfortable with letting people have their own ideas about who you are, so that you can develop the freedom to be what is most natural to you.Toss off all that no longer fits you, and dive deep into the places where your soul feels most at home.Let go of old demands you put yourself under to be that good girl, good friend, good daughter, good wife, good mother. Shed the pelt of expectation, demand, and approval, including your own.The woman in total control of herself you are becoming will cost you relationships, spaces, comfort, security, and convenience.Choose her over everything.”The Venus class is the place where we do this work — consciously, guided, over seven weeks. Where the shamanic journeys help you find your soul skin. Where the descent into Scorpio's underworld is not random suffering but initiated transformation.This is why these cards were telling you to join. The Selkie arrived at the week Venus goes retrograde. She is looking you directly in the eyes.Choose her over everything.Summing UpA Cardinal Grand Cross pressing and pressing for change. A Fixed Grand Cross building as Mars enters Leo and Mercury dives into Scorpio. The 10th Pluto-Haumea exact square at the number of creative manifestation. Mercury in Scorpio. Venus stationing retrograde at 3:15am on Saturday. The Last Quarter Moon adding its cardinal pressure. And Ceres closing the week by asking about our attachments.The Hermit reversed says: withdraw with intention, not despair. The Three of Torches reversed says: this stalling is a recalibration. The Five of Seeds reversed says: you can overcome the hardship — you have your own back. And the Selkie says: shed the good girl pelt. Dive deep into where your soul feels most at home.If you're in the class: welcome. We start October 1st.If you're still deciding: this is the last weekend. Enrollment closes the morning of October 1st.The underworld is waiting. Hekate has her torch.— LouiseVenus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — last chance to register is the morning of October 1st. louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026My article in The Evolving Astrologer (OPA's free magazine) — page 21. OPA Live panel: opaastrology.org. https://opaastrology.org/magazine/OPA-TEA-2026-September-Equinox.pdf?mc_cid=98ab9f9e71&mc_eid=d5af1effe0Pluto-Haumea “Aspect of the Decade” article — here on Substack.Code COSMICOWL20 (20% off) or COSMICOWL30 (30% off $99+) at Otter Spirit. Spiral Weave / Spiral Codex — $10/month or $90/year. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosmicowlastrology.substack.com/subscribe

join the venus upgrade challenge: https://www.camwhiteastro.com/offers/wAGz6Duo/checkout.get the app im using: https://www.startek.world/download.00:00 Intro: How This Venus Retrograde Shapes 202700:47 What a Venus Retrograde Is01:27 Evening Star to Morning Star: The Yin/Yang Shift03:20 The Mars, South Node, Jupiter Conjunction05:48 The 2027 Mars Retrograde06:53 Why the Venus and Mars Retrogrades Are Connected09:35 Venus Retrograde Upgrade Challenge11:31 Closing: Use This Time to Your Advantage.#astrology #venus #retrograde

Written version below.Venus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — I'm keeping the price as it is. I was going to raise it, and then I listened to my intuition, which said no. Start date is October 1st, and Venus stations retrograde on October 3rd — there was a timezone error on my sales page that said the 2nd; the 3rd is correct.I've already started uploading new content to the portal — video guides, aspect breakdowns for the lead-in to the retrograde. And I want to say something I've been sitting with: I called this possibly my last run, and I don't know that's true. It's my favourite thing I do. Things are changing in my life and work, and I don't know exactly what form future iterations will take. But this one — this one — is ready, and I'm genuinely excited about it.Two tiers: the basic Journey at $397 (seven weeks, eight calls, all recorded, full course portal, pre-work videos, slides in colour and black-and-white), and the Dragon Rider add-on (an extra $500) which includes a private 30-minute one-on-one ($175 value), a year's membership in the Spiral Codex community ($600 value, beginning after the class), and a personalized gift I'll mail to you.louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026Before We Dive InComing up: Cathy and I are recording on Friday, likely looking at the Aries Full Moon chart alongside the US Sibley chart — the DC chart for the full moon has exactly the same angles as the Sibley. We'll see what that means.Subscribe free on Substack for weekly posts and everything else. Spiral Weave on my website louiseedington.com — $10/month or $90/year.The Week at a GlanceThis is a week of building intensity, heading toward the Aries Full Moon on Saturday September 26th at 12:49pm Eastern. I've done a full separate video on that — go watch it for the depth. The week is the lead-in.The cards open at the end of your tether and build to fire. The astrology opens with a grinding cardinal T-square and builds to a kite configuration pointing at justice and transformation. By Saturday, the pieces come together.Key events:* Equinox — Sun enters 0° Libra — September 22nd* Pholus stations direct at 9° Capricorn — Friday September 25th* Aries Full Moon at 3° — Saturday September 26th at 12:49pm EasternOne note to carry all week: only Venus, the Sun, and Mercury have crossed the South Node and Regulus at 0° Virgo. The rest are still coming. Mars, Jupiter, Juno, Hygieia — all heading there eventually. For now, the direction is set, but the journey is ongoing.The Cards — A First GlanceFrom the Red Seeds Tarot (Linda Hill, Etsy UK) and the Witch Oracle by Angie Sullins: Seven of Torches reversed, King of Torches, Ace of Torches reversed, She of the Invisible Ally.Three fire cards and one water card — and all of them, in their different ways, saying the same thing: the answer is within. The fire is within. The magic is within. The allies you've forgotten about are within.More at the end. But hold that thread.Day by DaySunday, September 20 — Moon in Capricorn. Cardinal T-Square. The Goddess Archetypes Are Screaming.We open the week with the Moon out of bounds in Capricorn — and Pluto also out of bounds, as it will be until early December each year through 2035. More erratic, more beyond the pale, more heightened. The usual advice: more self-care than you think you need, more boundaries, more kindness to yourself.The Moon squares Saturn retrograde (the guide for Capricorn, going back over the structures and rules) and opposes Ceres in Cancer — forming a cardinal T-square at 12°–13°. Cardinals push for action. This T-square is asking, again, loudly: how are our needs being met? How are the people's needs being met? How are the needs of the most vulnerable people being met?The outer expression of this energy keeps showing up in the news. Congress being sent home until November 9th — after the midterms, before Venus and Mercury station direct — while essential legislation is pending. A building in Gaza that had been bombed collapsed further, killing twenty people and trapping nearly a hundred. These are the literal expressions of the Moon opposing Ceres: needs not being met, structures not holding, the people saying enough.Mars in Cancer squares Vesta and Eris — both in Aries, both retrograde. Mars and Eris are siblings in the mythology, and this square is in some ways the two of them working together despite the friction. Mars (assertive drive, protective instincts, cooling its jets in Cancer) squares Eris (the truth-teller for the outsiders, sharply aware of exclusion and hierarchy). Together: there's a push to assert and claim space. And there's a deep fear of being controlled or sidelined. But the square is a cardinal square — initiating. Things have to change, and Mars is moving forward toward them.Mars then opposes Juno — now direct and heading back into Aquarius. The sacred contracts of our collective life are being confronted: none of this is working. We're seeing it everywhere.The Moon opposes Asteroid Lilith — and every goddess archetype in the chart this week seems to be screaming: we need to be heard. The Divine Feminine — not just women, but that whole energy of care, reciprocity, interconnection — needs to be heard.Black Moon Lilith at 25° Sagittarius makes a fire trine to the whole Aries retrograde cluster and to Hygieia and the South Node. The answer is to burn off the old, rise up, create the new. Tune into the spirit of fire — which I experience as the fire of inspiration. That whooshing feeling when something unlocks.The Moon closes the day by trining the Sun (last major Ptolemaic aspect before the full moon, Earth-to-Earth saying we are going to build a more meaningful world) while simultaneously squaring Chiron back in Aries. There is still work to finish. Every one of us is playing a part in building what comes next — in tight community, in broader collectives, in the most private inner work. All of it matters.Jupiter in Leo trines Pallas Athena — the expander meeting the wise strategist and pattern-seer. Strategies to rise up like phoenixes. To lead from the heart rather than from the throne.Monday, September 21 — Moon Into Aquarius. Mercury Opposes Pallas Athena. Hygieia and Hekate.The Moon finishes its Capricorn passage still carrying all those T-square themes, then enters Aquarius at 1:14pm Eastern — the sign of the people, the future, the collective. Things shift slightly: from the weight of structures collapsing to the vision of what we want to build instead.Mercury in Libra opposes Pallas Athena in Aries — big new ideas for justice. New strategies being assembled. In what feels like a surreal indicator of the astrology: Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders were reported on the same stage (not at the same time) making the same argument: the future of AI must be decided by the people, not the oligarchs. I had to read that twice. Mercury opposing Pallas Athena in the sign of justice, pulling pieces together from unexpected places, finding new strategies to challenge concentrated power.AI is part of this week's conversation. The founders are fighting amongst themselves. Companies are finding that replacing workers with AI is not delivering what was promised. The data centre heat problem remains unsolved. And amid all of it, the argument about who gets to decide the future of this technology — whether it's the few or the many — is getting louder. Hekate has her torch. The way forward is being shown.Hygieia opposes Hekate in this same cluster — holistic, preventative health in all its forms (not just physical; the health of our collective mind and leadership) facing the torchbearer at the crossroads. Which way do we go? Hekate knows. The answers are within.Mercury forms a sextile to Jupiter in Leo — big new ideas, big new plans, a real expansiveness in how we speak and think about what's possible.Tuesday, September 22 — Equinox. Sun Enters 0° Libra. The People Are Rising.The Autumn Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, Spring in the Southern — the Sun enters 0° Libra, a world point, beginning a new season and seeding new things.I took a quick look at the equinox chart set for Washington DC, and a few things caught my eye. Venus retrograde is in the 7th house of others and open enemies. The Aries retrograde cluster is in the 12th house of hidden enemies. Uranus is in the 2nd house of values, waking people up to what isn't feeding them. Ceres sits at the base of the chart — the IC, the foundation — and she is saying: this system is not working for the people's needs. Jupiter is moving into the 5th house of joy, creativity, self-expression, and the inner child — people beginning to find that.And the Aquarius Moon is on the cusp of the 11th house — the house of causes, politics, humanitarian concerns, and the collective voice. The Moon is the people. And the people are rising.Happy equinox.The Aquarius Moon meanwhile squares Haumea (regeneration at 2° Scorpio, the exact degree where Venus and the Moon met in their occultation gate), then sextiles Neptune (let go of who you thought you were; step into interconnection), then trines Uranus — ahas, pattern-shifts, those head-explodey moments of seeing things differently. We're going to have quite a few of those this week as we build toward the full moon.The Moon squares Venus in Scorpio — digging into the shared values and power relationships that Venus is about to take us through in her retrograde. Who has power over us? Who have we given our power away to? These are not rhetorical questions this week.Hygieia trines Vesta and Eris — the holistic health of the collective in flowing conversation with the inner flame and the truth-teller. The answers are within. Tune in.The Moon closes the day by conjuncting Pluto — the shadow to the light, the buried treasure beginning to emerge. Pluto and Haumea are heading toward another of their 13 squares (which run 2022–2028), and the Moon is activating that approach. Three more squares after this one. The transformation is not done.Wednesday, September 23 — Moon Opposes Jupiter. Moon Meets Hekate and Chariklo. Moon Into Pisces.The Aquarius Moon opposes Jupiter in Leo — the people looking directly at the expanded king energy and saying: your time is limited. Jupiter is heading toward the South Node in Leo. Leaders, in the astrology world and in the wider world, are being taken down or called to account. Not necessarily the ones we want yet — but the motion is real.The Moon trines Mercury (air to air: the collective mind, speaking out, ideas flowing) and then makes what I find genuinely beautiful: the Moon meets Hekate and Chariklo, both retrograde in Aquarius, both quietly holding space and weaving the new story from the pieces that are simultaneously falling apart and falling into place.The Moon opposes Hygieia — everything heading down the South Node drain that is not for our genuine holistic flourishing, individually and collectively. Circling the drain of what's not working. And the Moon conjuncts the North Node at 29° — still that eclipse charge, still that pull toward the future. Still at the threshold.Change is coming. 29°. The anaretic degree of the liminal space.And at the very end of the day, the Moon enters Pisces — things get very emotional as we build toward the full moon. But also: clouds clearing. The feeling quality of the coming days is going to be intense and also somehow clarifying.Thursday, September 24 — Quiet Build. Lightning Hitting Water.Not a huge number of aspects — a day to let things settle and integrate as the energy builds.The Pisces Moon squares Sedna (adapt; change is coming; mutable signs pressing) then trines Haumea (ready to create from our feelings and our right brain; intuition and balance coming together) and then squares Uranus — and Louise described this perfectly: lightning hitting water. Uranus in Gemini, all those electrical awakenings and flashing ideas, square the Pisces Moon's deep emotionality and flow. Shocking. Potentially beautiful. Possibly a few jarring revelations.The Moon then trines Venus — seeing clearly about values, self-worth, how power has been given away. This is Venus retrograde territory, and we're already starting to feel it from the outside in.Asteroid Lilith squares Vesta — the original equality and the inner flame in friction, both asking the same question from different angles: what are you devoted to at the deepest level of who you are? With Chiron back in Aries, this is about healing the core self — finding the medicine of genuine individuality (not rugged power-over, but power from within) and healing the inner masculine while we're at it.Mercury trines Hekate and Chariklo — the messenger in flowing conversation with the torchbearer and the cosmic doula. The mind is starting to catch up with what the soul already knows.Friday, September 25 — Venus Day. Pholus Stations Direct. The Kite Forms. Sun Enters Libra Season Fully.Pholus stations direct at 9° Capricorn. Nine — the number of endings. Pholus is the Pandora's Box centaur — the lid-comes-off energy, the things that get out that can't be put back in. He has been retrograde in Capricorn for a long time, going back over what has been out of integrity in our institutions and structures. And now he stations direct.More things are going to come out of the box. More revelations about the structures we've been living under. More things that, once seen, cannot be unseen. This station coincides directly with the full moon approaching and the Sun making exact aspects to the basket/cradle planets.The Sun trines Pluto and Uranus, and opposes Neptune exactly — forming a kite in fire and air, with the Aries retrograde cluster as the focal point and Neptune (dissolving the old, birthing the spiritual warrior) as the tail. Big ideas for justice. New people rising up. New alliances forming in unexpected places.The Sun at 3°–4° Libra is now past the equinox and building power in the sign of balance, harmony, and — often forgotten — justice. Libra is also traditionally associated with war (as the scales of battle), and the resistance to injustice is very much Libran at its highest.New lawsuits. New strategies. New coalitions. Some of them surprising.Mercury in Libra opposes Vesta and Eris — speaking up for the inner flame, speaking up for the outsiders. Mercury past 22° Libra means it's now in the territory where Venus will station direct on November 13th. The mercury mind is already walking the ground Venus will return to.Saturday, September 26 — The Aries Full Moon. 12:49pm Eastern.Go and watch the full moon video. It's all there.What I'll say here: the Moon in Pisces makes a water trine to Mars in Cancer (finally cooling its jets, the guardian energy settling into water) before entering Aries at 6:23am Eastern — and look at what it steps into. The whole retrograde Aries pileup. Chiron, Eris, Vesta, Pallas Athena, Saturn, Manwë, Neptune. The Moon as the focal point of this kite, as the people meeting all those planets going within, reviewing, reflecting.The Moon meets Neptune (spiritual warrior; releasing who we thought we were), sextiles Sedna (adapt), sextiles Pluto (transformation), sextiles Uranus (radical awakening) — the mini grand trine activated right at the full moon.Full Moon exact at 12:49pm Eastern at 3° Aries. Fulfillment. Illumination. Something completing.Right after the full moon, the Moon conjuncts Manwë — the Law of Grace. Spontaneous resolution through internal alignment and correct action. Without external intervention. This is what the class does: guide you to take that self-directed, inner journey.Then the Moon squares Pholus — facing what we see as the lid comes off, some people extending more grace to each other than before.And one date to hold: Venus and Mercury station direct on November 13th. Congress is due back on November 9th — four days before. Mars crosses the South Node the day after that, on November 14th, alongside Jupiter. Watch this space.The Cards in DetailSeven of Torches (Wands), reversed — Lacking Courage:You may start the week feeling this. A lack of faith in yourself. Like it's all too much. Like quitting would be easier. The upright Seven of Torches is I Am Courage — and the reversal doesn't remove the courage. It asks you to look within for it rather than expecting it to come from outside. The fire is in there. It always was.King of Torches — I Am Dynamic:The more you go within — even if you begin the week feeling defeated — the more this dynamism starts to build as the full moon approaches. Things are being ignited. The King of Torches doesn't wait for permission. He knows he carries his fire within him. The full moon is the ignition point.Ace of Torches, reversed — I Am Inspired (from within):The Ace reversed is still the Ace — pure creative fire, the beginning of something. Reversed, the invitation is to find the inspiration within, not to look for the external spark. This is where the three fire cards are pointing together: defeat, then dynamism, then inspiration — all sourced from the interior. This is the Red Seeds Tarot, the deck of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the descent and return. Perfectly placed for the week Venus is about to take us underground.She of the Invisible Ally (Witch Oracle):“There are unseen forces guiding you right now. They rarely let themselves be seen, but that doesn't mean they're not there. While it's true that you often name and number your resources, you forget about the unseen ones. The invisibles are available to you always, but they tend to dwell in the higher places — energies of wonder, curiosity, and hope.Petition them. A witch will reach into these energies and swim with them through the cosmos. This is a good time for dreaming and journeying. Take a walk in nature. Seek out a credible plant shaman who can help you access the gifts of the green world. Spend time in the liminal realm with active imagination. Put yourself in the way of magic. Helpful spirits are ready to guide you, and now is the time to summon them to show themselves.”We do exactly this in the Venus Retrograde class — the active imagination, the guided journeys, the liminal realm work. Not coincidentally.And: find your inner dragon.The planets don't make anything happen. Everything is happening within you. Stuff happens, challenges happen — but how you respond to them, and how you work with them, is what matters.You are the cosmos. The invisible ally is you.Summing UpA cardinal T-square pressing on the structures that aren't working. Mars and Eris, siblings, asserting and claiming space. The equinox — a new season, a world point, a chart that says the people are rising. Pholus stationing direct with more things coming out of the box. The fire and air kite forming as the Aries Full Moon approaches. Manwë, the Law of Grace, right after the full moon. And four cards — three of them fire — that move from defeat, through dynamism, to inner inspiration, held by the unseen allies that have never left.Start the week however you need to start it. Look within. Find the fire.It was always there.— LouiseVenus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — starts October 1st, Venus retrogrades October 3rd. $397 basic Journey; Dragon Rider add-on $500 extra. louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026Cathy and I are recording on Friday — check the channel. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosmicowlastrology.substack.com/subscribe

Venus Retrograde Heroine's Journey 2026 https://www.louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026Astrotheoros.com○ Use the code COSMICOWL at checkout for■ 1 free month if you select the monthly plan■ OR 1 extra month off of the already discounted yearly planRed Seeds Tarot https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheRedSeedsW.I.T.C.H. Oracle Deck https://a.co/d/0bOgiJsrthedeckofcharacter.comA Lot to Catch Up OnI am back from Chicago — and there is a lot I want to share before we dive into a week that honestly deserves its own documentary. Bear with me; Louise asked me to keep most of this in.The Chicago/UAC trip:I ran an OPA peer group for four wonderful people over four days in an Airbnb — deeply immersive, deeply draining, deeply wonderful. I gave everything I had and came out the other side genuinely moved. Then I went to the United Astrology Conference hotel, attended an OPA dinner where I got to see so many people I love, and recorded the Kepler College Book Club live from UAC with my friend Mary Gatterudz about my series book. That's on the Kepler College YouTube channel if you want a lively discussion. I also attended a pre-workshop run by Mark Jones — an English astrologer and former psychotherapist whose work I love — and finally got to meet him in person after Zoom-only connection.I didn't stay for the whole conference. 1,500 astrologers in a hotel is a little too peoply for me. But I learned something: I can go to the hotel, meet the people I want to see, and skip most of the lectures. The lectures are available to buy by recording anyway. The connection is the irreplaceable part.The OPA and The Professional Astrologer:If you're interested in becoming a more professional astrologer, I genuinely recommend OPA — the Organization for Professional Astrology. They run peer groups and mentorships, a consulting skills course, and an Astronomy for Astrologers course. What I love about their certification is that it's not a test of your techniques and knowledge — it's about how you actually work with clients. That's the whole thing.The new revised and expanded edition of The Professional Astrologer is out, and I have a chapter in it about writing for astrology. It covers everything from the power of peer groups to the pros and cons of practicing as both astrologer and psychotherapist, to the nuts and bolts of being financially viable. Worth getting a copy.Sphere and Sundry:In my gift bag from the pre-workshop was something I want to share: an essential oil by Sphere and Sundry — sphereandsundry.com. She makes what she calls talismanic materia — remedial-grade astrological elections using organic, wild-crafted ingredients and natural oils. She describes them as a good transit in a bottle. The one I received is Venus in Taurus 3, Amatory — and I genuinely feel this was meant for the Venus Retrograde class, given Venus is heading toward Scorpio and opposing Chiron in Taurus. I'll be using it. Worth checking out.Upcoming presentations:Atlanta Astrology Association, September 17th — I'm presenting on Ceres, and apparently first-time attendees can come free. Email me at louise@louiseedington.com if you'd like the invitation details. I believe it's at 7:30pm Eastern.OPA Live, September 20th — a panel of three astrologers on the Venus retrograde. A great way to hear more about the retrograde and decide if you'd like to join the class.London School of Astrology, Chiron Weekend, October 17th–18th — on Zoom, $99, and most of the proceeds go to charity. I've been recommended by Melanie Reinhart and Brian Clarke, which still makes me catch my breath. If you're interested in Chiron and what his first return to his discovery degree means, this is the weekend for you.Venus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — we start October 1st. Three weeks and three days from when I'm recording this, and I still have slides to finish. The price remains at $397 for the basic seven-week, eight-call course. Dragon Rider adds a year of Spiral Codex membership, a 30-minute one-on-one reading with me, and a personally chosen gift I'll mail to you — all for $500 added on. First run since 2017, and it's grown considerably since then. 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Code COSMICOWL at astrotheoros.com — one free month on the monthly plan, or one extra month off the yearly plan.And: Cathy and I are recording on Friday — we'll be talking about the six-hour Elon Musk documentary premiering at what I believe is the Venice Film Festival, which focuses on his involvement in the 2024 elections. I think it might be a little bit explosive. Watch for it.The Cards — A First GlanceFrom the Red Seeds Tarot, the Witch Oracle, and the Deck of Character (available to buy again — links in the description):The Hierophant reversed. The Fall. Eight of Torches reversed. The Story Keeper. The Shield.That set of five says everything about this week: the guru structure collapsing, the descent into the depths, the delays and darkness of the no-moon phase, the call to rewrite the story, and a practical shield for the extraordinary amount of information that's incoming. More at the end.The Astrology at a GlanceThis is possibly the biggest week since the basket peaked in July. On September 10th alone:* Venus enters Scorpio at 0° — the exact degree of her Cazimi/Star Point on October 23rd* Mercury enters Libra — swapping signs with Venus, both heading toward retrograde in Scorpio* Uranus stations retrograde at 5°41' Gemini* The Virgo New Moon is exact at 11:27pm Eastern (separate video — go watch it)Before that: the Moon occults Jupiter on September 8th at 15° Leo — a world point. An occultation is like an eclipse of Jupiter: the Moon literally passes across the face of the planet, hiding it. This is relatively rare, and what it passes over matters. It passes over Alaska, Canada, the USA, and Greenland.The nodes remain at 29° until October 9th. Hekate has moved back past the North Node. Venus reaches the anaretic degree of Libra. Uranus barely moves all week — it's standing still. The news will be off the charts. That's not hyperbole.Day by DaySunday, September 6 (the first day of the week)The Moon is out of bounds in Cancer — way out of bounds — and there aren't many major aspects, which makes the day quieter than what follows.Moon conjuncts Ceres — the Moon in its own sign, the Great Mother in the Moon's sign, saying together: self-care, nurture, family. I chose to come home early from Chicago rather than stay through the whole conference. The Moon conjunct Ceres was opposing my Saturn, and I listened. My second daughter got engaged this month (both daughters in August — family, family, family).Venus opposes Vesta in Aries — your inner flame, your focus and commitment, your devotion to your own identity in the world. Pay attention to what comes up around that.The Moon squares Saturn retrograde (letting go of more self-limiting beliefs), sextiles the Sun at 14° Virgo (past South Node and Regulus — we are moving, even if it doesn't feel that way yet), then crosses Asteroid Lilith and Mars in Cancer — talk to the hand; what aligned, protective, guardian action are we taking now?The Moon then squares Pallas Athena and trines Nessus — seeing the poisons more clearly, with strategy and pattern-recognition behind the seeing.Monday, September 7The Moon is still in Cancer, starting to come back in bounds but not quite there.Moon sextiles Mercury — emotions and mind integrating, coming into conversation. As we move into the dark of the moon, this is an invitation: bring your feeling and your thinking together. Let them inform each other.Moon squares Eris — more inner table-flipping. What old beliefs, assumptions, and perceptions need to be overturned within you? The outer tables are turning everywhere. The inner ones matter too.Moon opposes Juno in Capricorn — our sacred contracts with the structures we live under. What have we been living by? What new structures do we want to birth? Conservative in sign, but the opposition is pushing for something different.The Moon then makes a T-square to Vesta and Venus — everything pointing inward. What are you devoted to? What are you creating? And pay attention to what comes up around Venus territory (values, relationships, desires, justice) — she goes retrograde to 22° Libra, and you're walking that ground now.At 12:49pm Eastern, the Moon enters Leo — and immediately squares Chiron in Taurus. What medicine are you bringing into your heart and into your body?The Moon then opposes Pluto (the shadow to the surface, and then the buried treasure), trines Neptune (spiritual warrior energy, the felt sense of interconnection), and sextiles Uranus — which is almost at a complete standstill. Uranus barely moves all week. It's concentrating its energy at 5° Gemini.Tuesday, September 8 — The Jupiter Occultation at 15° LeoI need to give this one proper space.At 2:36pm Eastern, the Moon occults Jupiter at 15° Leo.Fifteen degrees of a fixed sign is a world point — a degree of collective significance, felt beyond the personal into the global. And an occultation is like an eclipse: the Moon literally passes directly across Jupiter, blocking it from view. Jupiter's expansive energy — the king, the expander, the judge, the natural law — is being hidden. Absorbed. Transformed.What does this mean? Some delay in expansion. Some pause in the opportunities that have been opening. But more than that: a transformative phase. The energy of Jupiter goes underground and re-emerges with new qualities. This is the king being taken behind closed doors for a reckoning.The path of this occultation passes over Alaska, Canada, the United States, and Greenland — countries that have presented themselves, historically, as the dominant voices in global affairs.And here is what I genuinely cannot make up: the day before, the UN voted to adopt the Equal Earth Map — a new global projection that more accurately represents the actual size of the world's continents. On this map, Africa is significantly larger than we've been taught. South America is bigger. The USA, Canada, Greenland, and Russia are smaller — a more truthful picture.The USA was the only country in the UN to vote against it.Jupiter is expansion. The occultation tracks over the countries whose mapped expansion has exceeded their actual size. The timing is extraordinary.Jupiter will meet the South Node in Leo three times as it heads toward it — the fall of kings, of superpowers, of the power-over paradigm that has organized so much of modern history. Things are evening out. We're watching it happen.After the occultation, the Moon trines Pallas Athena — the strategic warrior and pattern-seer. The Moon is back in bounds. The patterns are becoming visible.The Moon starts the day at 6° Leo — the discovery degree of Chariklo. Note that. And Mercury in Virgo trines Juno — sacred contracts looked at through the lens of stewardship, meaningful work, the humble desire to do the right thing rather than the right thing as performance.Wednesday, September 9 — Dark Moon. Moon at the Eclipse Degree. Moon Conjuncts South Node.We are entering the dark of the moon — the three-day no-moon phase before the Virgo New Moon on Thursday night.The Moon is in Leo, moving toward the Sun, getting within 30° of it. And it starts the day at 20° Leo — the exact degree of the August 12th Solar Eclipse.The Moon conjuncts Hygieia at that eclipse degree — holistic, preventative health. Then trines Pallas Athena, trines Vesta, sextiles Venus at the anaretic 29° Libra. Everything pressing toward the border crossing.At 3:17pm Eastern, the Moon conjuncts the South Node at 29° — the nodes holding that eclipse degree until October 9th, charged with everything that's unfolded since August 12th. The Moon — the people, the collective emotional body — meeting the drain of the old paradigm. Having just occulted Jupiter the king. Having just been at the eclipse degree. Having just moved through all those aspects.Fall of kings. Fall of leaders. Fall of the power-over paradigm. The Moon and the people conjunct the South Node at the degree of the eclipse.You literally cannot make this up.After the South Node conjunction, the Moon moves into Virgo and conjuncts Regulus — which happens every month now, as the Moon cycles through, but this month it carries the full weight of what's been building. And Venus, still at the anaretic 29°, simultaneously sextiles the South Node and trines the North Node — releasing and building simultaneously. She is leading. After her retrograde, she is heading for the Aquarius North Node. She already knows the destination.Hekate has moved back beyond the North Node into Aquarius, going back over the ground she needs to integrate before moving forward again.Thursday, September 10 — Sign Changes and a New MoonWhat a day. Honestly, what a day.At 4:06am Eastern, Venus enters Scorpio. At 0° Scorpio — the exact degree of her Cazimi/Star Point on October 23rd, the heart of her retrograde. She is stepping into the territory she will descend through, previewing the deepest point of her underworld journey. And this Star Point at 0° Scorpio is the last Scorpio Venus Star Point in our lifetimes — I believe the next isn't until 2177. It is also the star point return for the USA. Make of that what you will.The underground river of the Venus retrograde is flowing. You can feel it if you listen.The Virgo Moon squares Uranus — which is barely moving, preparing to station.Ceres opposes Pholus — where have our needs not been met? The lid is off. Pandora's box, again. Seeing what we needed to see so we can finally move forward.At 12:20pm Eastern, Mercury enters Libra — swapping with Venus in a kind of cosmic dance. Venus has left Libra; Mercury enters. Both are heading for Scorpio and retrograde. Both will station direct on November 13th — the same day. This is rare, and I'll go deep on what it means in the Venus retrograde class.Venus at 0° Scorpio opposes Chiron in Taurus — the axis of the entire retrograde. The wound and the medicine. What is our medicine for becoming fully human in a world that has forgotten it?At 2:27pm Eastern, Uranus stations retrograde at 5°41' Gemini. Five degrees — the number of change. Gemini — media, news, communication, information. Mercury at 0° Libra (a world point) as Mercury's own sign stations into retrograde. The news is going to be off the charts.The Sabian symbol for 6° Gemini (rounding up): Workmen drilling for oil. James Burgess says: an insatiable questing for knowledge and information that can take us deep into emotional process and the uncovering of dark secrets. A zealous appetite for knowledge and understanding.The Omega symbol (Sandbach): In the far north, an ancient tower carved of ice. The degree angel is Manakel — accountability and knowledge of good and evil. He says: you have so many thoughts and perceive so many ideas that it can become difficult to decide where to focus. Don't let this overwhelm you. Keep focused on the flow. There is a spiritual rightness at work beneath all things. The simple intent to stay attuned to it is your magic.The Chandra symbol: A claw foot holding a ball. The attempt to grasp wholeness, to overcome Gemini's fragmented quality — fixing the liquid into a substantial form from which you can ascend to see the surrounding territory. The struggle is not in trying to put things together. It's to resist the distractions of lesser and trivial things.The Pleiadian symbol: A sinkhole opens up in the earth. Things are collapsing.The Azoth symbol: A book of formulas. Astrology is a symbolic language, just as mathematics is, just as alphabets are. We are writing new stories. Which brings us to the Story Keeper arriving in the cards.At 11:27pm Eastern, the Virgo New Moon — exactly nine hours after Uranus stations retrograde. I've done a full separate video and post for this. Please watch it. But know that the new moon landing nine hours after Uranus's retrograde station, with Venus and Mercury both freshly in new signs, with the basket energy still active — this is not a quiet new moon. The seeds you plant tonight carry all of this.Friday, September 11 — 25th Anniversary. Venus Day.Rest in peace all who were lost on this day.The Moon is in Virgo, just minutes past the new moon, still in the no-moon phase. New lunar cycle beginning.The Moon sextiles Mars — what aligned action are we taking now? Not the push-push-push of unchecked ambition, but the stewardship energy, the guardian energy, the action that comes from genuinely wanting to be of service.The Moon opposes Nessus — still more poisons to be named and seen. But I don't think we're much longer in this. I really don't.Mars in Cancer squares Pallas Athena in Aries — they're moving apart, but Mars is still learning: less attack, more guardian. Less force, more protection. From within, this means the same. Talk to your inner Mars.The Moon trines Juno and then moves into Libra at 7:51pm Eastern.Saturday, September 12 — Moon Conjuncts Mercury. Air Kite. Cardinal Grand Cross.The Libra Moon conjuncts Mercury at 2°31' Libra — and note the degree: 2°31' Libra directly opposes the last Venus Star Point at 2° Aries (March 22, 2025). The previous Venus retrograde's deepest point, directly activated as the Moon and Mercury meet in the sign of balance and justice. Venus is reaching back through time, reminding us of what was seeded then, and asking: what has been growing since? What is ready to be harvested — or released?Balance, harmony, justice, scales — the Mercury-Moon conjunction in Libra is a fertile meeting of heart and mind in the sign that seeks fairness. There could be some genuinely good news today.The Moon trines Pluto (more shadows illuminated, more buried treasure found), opposes Neptune forming a kite, and trines Uranus still at its station point. Fire and air kite pointing at Neptune in Aries — the spirit of new beginning, the dissolution of the old, the love-thy-neighbor energy as the basis for everything we're trying to build.Juno squares Pallas Athena — our sacred contracts pressing against the wise strategy. For me, this is the table-flipping energy of Eris in a longer arc: where unfettered power-over and greed have caused harm to people, the contracts that maintained that are collapsing. And we can have something better. The form of things that's collapsing — in politics, in institutions, in how we organize society — was always imperfect. What we build next doesn't have to be.Mercury trines Pluto, then opposes Neptune, then trines Sedna and Uranus — an air kite closing the week. Rational understanding, shadow revealed, adapting to what needs to change, the breakthrough aha moments. Stay with it all. Let it sift.The week closes with the Moon squaring Pholus and Ceres and then opposing Saturn — a brief Cardinal Grand Cross, initiating. New things beginning. Something that was seeded at the new moon is putting out its first tentative root.The Cards in DetailThe Hierophant, reversed:The original Hierophant — one who reveals sacred things — was from the Eleusinian Mysteries. There was one male Hierophant and two female Hierophantides, appointed for life, who revealed divine knowledge to the initiates and welcomed them with the laws of the Mysteries: only those with pure hands and hearts could enter the rites.But in the last quarter of the Great Wheel — as the patriarchy rose, as the rites were co-opted, as direct access to the sacred was replaced by institutional intermediaries — the Hierophant became the one who stood between you and the divine.This card, reversed, is saying clearly: you have access to divine knowledge yourself. You do not need an intercessory. Let go of the attachment to gurus and external teachers as the gatekeepers of truth. You can challenge the tradition. Everyone — everyone — has access to the sacred within them.This arrives in the week that Jupiter is occulted, that the South Node continues its fall of kings, that the astrology community continues reckoning with its own pedestals. Make no mistake: the Hierophant reversed is speaking directly to all of it.The Fall:In this deck, this is Persephone going into the underworld — and that descent is what the rites at the Eleusinian Mysteries were really about: the fall of the soul into the orbit of the Moon, not as punishment, but as initiation.The patriarchy reframed the fall as shame — the fall from grace, the fall from perfection, the original sin. The real fall, as I understand it, was the descent into the patriarchal paradigm itself. And that is what's falling now.Persephone descending is Venus descending. The Venus retrograde is coming. The underground journey — done consciously, with guides, with courage — is not the fall from grace. It is the fall toward grace.Eight of Torches (Wands), reversed:In the dark of the moon, with Uranus at a standstill and so many signs changing simultaneously — yes, you may feel like you lack momentum. Delays, obstacles, nothing quite moving forward. That's the reversal.But here's what's actually happening: knowledge is being revealed to you. There is so much coming in this week — the occultation, the sign changes, the station, the new moon, the news. The work is to let it in without being overwhelmed. Receive it. Let it settle. When the moon starts to gain light — which it will, very shortly — you will be able to see more clearly.The Story Keeper (Witch Oracle):“You are made of moonlight and stories. The night and the trees know this. Which is why, when you need a change in your narrative, you would do well to seek their counsel.Some stories lift us up and encourage our potential, our inherent magic. Other stories limit, diminish, or destroy our worth. You are being asked right now to consider which stories you are listening to, and which ones you are telling.Telling yourself a story of empowerment will bring a surge of energy to you. Notice how your shoulders drop, your breath deepens, your heart warms. Telling yourself a story of scarcity or disempowerment leaves you tight, small, and cramped.While we are very selective about the books we read and the stories we watch on film, we are far less selective about the stories we tell ourselves. Now is the time to question the narratives you are allowing into the ear of your spirit. Are they helpful or hurtful?A witch acknowledges her stories of lack and frustration, but she chooses to focus on the ones that nurture her vitality.”This is the Azoth symbol of the week — the book of formulas. We are writing new stories. The Story Keeper asks: which one are you writing?The Shield (Deck of Character):This is an extra card this week, from a deck I love that's available to buy again — link in the description.It's the dark of the moon. A lot of information is incoming — the news around the Uranus station and the new moon is going to be significant. The Shield says: energetically, protect yourself. Not to deflect the knowledge — we need that — but to deflect the inconsequential things. Create a boundary so you can collect what matters, and let it sift in its own time. This is a big week. You don't have to process all of it in real time.Summing UpThe Jupiter occultation at a world point, tracking over countries whose global dominance is being rebalanced on the new world map. The Moon conjuncting the South Node at the eclipse degree, the people meeting the drain, having just occulted the king. Venus entering the exact degree of her coming Star Point in Scorpio — the last Scorpio Star Point in our lifetimes. Mercury entering Libra as Venus leaves, both heading toward their retrogrades and their simultaneous direct stations. Uranus stationing at the number of change in the sign of media and news. The Virgo New Moon nine hours later. A cardinal Grand Cross to close.The Hierophant reversed says: you have always had access to the sacred. You don't need anyone between you and it.The Fall says: Persephone's descent is not a punishment. It is an initiation.The Eight of Torches says: let the knowledge land. It's doing that right now.The Story Keeper says: question the narratives you're allowing into the ear of your spirit.And the Shield says: you are going to need good energetic boundaries this week. There is a spiritual rightness at work beneath all of this. Stay attuned to it.That is your magic.— LouiseVenus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — starts October 1st. $397 for the full journey (payment plan available). Dragon Rider adds Spiral Codex year, one-on-one, and gift. louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026Atlanta Astrology Association, September 17th — email louise@louiseedington.com for the invite to attend free as a first-timer.OPA Live panel on Venus retrograde, September 20th.London School of Astrology, Chiron Weekend — October 17th–18th on Zoom, $99, most to charity.AstroTheoros — code COSMICOWL at astrotheoros.com. Chariklo, Ceres, and Haumea now added! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosmicowlastrology.substack.com/subscribe

The Moon reaches the Sun's degree on September 11 at 04:27 BST/ 23:27 EDT. This New Moon occurs in Pūrva Phalgunī, the lunar mansion ruled by Bhaga, the god of enjoyment and creativity. It is one of the zodiac's most pleasurable and creative spaces. Those with the Moon here often delight in artistic expression, romance and pleasures of the bed. Procreation is itself a form of creativity, although this energy can find expression through many creative pursuits.Whatever Leo represents for you is where you're likely to find greater enjoyment. Although the Sun and Moon have passed the South Node, some uncertainty may remain. Yet the Sun is now far enough beyond it to bring greater clarity and confidence. With Mercury and Venus strong in their own signs, and exalted Jupiter supporting this New Moon, this may be one of the most auspicious lunar months of 2026.However, this is the calm before the storm, both literally and figuratively. Make the most of it by planting seeds for a creative endeavour. This New Moon is more likely to inspire new ideas, especially with both Mercury and Jupiter exalted. Venus in Libra adds to the month's potential rewards. Whatever you begin, however, keep Venus' retrograde in October in mind. You may need to revisit your plans and reconsider where you compromised too much to get started.In the coming lunar month, creativity may mean tearing up the original plan and beginning again.

Welcome to the Celestial Insights Podcast, the show that brings the stars down to Earth! Each week, astrologer, coach, and intuitive Celeste Brooks of Astrology by Celeste will be your guide. Her website is astrologybyceleste.com.  

Interested in my my September workshop The Moon & Your Nervous System? Or my next New Moon gathering? Learn more or register here: https://stan.store/stefaniekateboucherIn this episode, I respond to a listener's question about what matters more when interpreting the Lunar Nodes: signs or houses. The short answer is both, but we'll look more closely at how the sign axis describes the underlying developmental story, while the house axis shows where that story tends to play out in your life. We'll also talk about what happens when your nodes change houses when you switch house systems, true vs. mean nodes, and why the South Node isn't necessarily something you're supposed to abandon.Want more astrology from me? Check out my Substack: stefaniekateboucher.substack.comInterested in my my September workshop? Or the next New Moon gathering? Learn more or register here: https://stan.store/stefaniekateboucherMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/serenity. License code: TKAOZTDSJ5OX7OYP This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stefaniekateboucher.substack.com/subscribe

September asks for a decision, and Human Design says the answer isn't ready yet. In their monthly transit episode, Nicole sits down with astrologer Christina Luna on the day of the lunar eclipse to walk the whole month, and the first thing they agree on is that the fog over the first ten days is doing something useful. Nicole reads September as a march down the body graph. It starts in the head and the mind, moves into the feelings, then asks for your whole heart, and only lands somewhere you can trust at the very end. Which is why forcing clarity in week one costs you the thing you were trying to get. Christina takes the sky, day by day, including the single date in the middle of the month when a handful of things change at once, and the day two weeks later that reopens a question about whose measuring stick you've been using. They also get into the two kinds of commitment the South Node is currently asking about, and why the difference between succeeding and quietly stalling comes down to the reason you said yes in the first place. Then it goes somewhere neither of them planned. Christina brings up the portrait painters who lost their trade to the camera, and what that says about the part of being a person that can't be done better by something else. Stay to the end for Nicole's answer to a client who didn't want to add to the noise, and for the version of visibility she'd actually defend. The New Era Expert — free 5-day masterclass, September 14 to 18, 12pm CT. Five days on becoming the expert people come looking for, on purpose. DM Nicole the word MASTERCLASS on Instagram at @nicolelainoofficial, or register at nicolelaino.com/masterclass. Follow Christina Luna. Christina's quarterly readings turn over at the start of September and she has openings for this quarter. Website lunation.live, Instagram @lunation.live, YouTube @Lunascopes. Or DM Nicole the word Christina on Instagram and she'll send you everything. Join The HD Authority Lab. The Human Design membership community where all of the monthly HD masterclasses are included. It's all about creating alignment, action, and consistency in your business with Human Design. Join at the special Founding Member rate at nicolelaino.com/lab, or DM Nicole "Lab" on Instagram for info. Book a reading with Nicole. For a Human Design Foundation Reading, Business/Purpose Reading, or Relationship Reading, go to nicolelaino.com/human-design-readings. If you enjoyed this week's episode, I'd so appreciate you doing a few things for me: Please subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Tag me @nicolelainoofficial on your IG stories with a story of you listening to the podcast and I'll make sure to share your post!  

Before We Dive InRecording this on August 26th, and I want to say clearly at the start: I am feeling a bit low. The eclipse energy has been personally challenging in a number of ways, and also — Dolly Parton and Tim Curry have both passed, within days of each other. Both around 80 years old. I loved them both, for very different reasons, and I find their passing sitting in me in that particular way that celebrity deaths sometimes do, when someone has been part of the landscape of your whole life.I'm telling you this because it's also very much the energy of this week. This is the come-down after eclipse season. If you're feeling deflated, that's appropriate. That's the astrology. The cards are honest about it — but they end in a place of genuine hope. If you're looking for that hopeful note right now, go and watch the September 10th Virgo New Moon video I just put up. That one has more light in it.This week: do your inner work. Go into the woods. Slow your roll.Subscribe free on Substack for all posts in your inbox. Spiral Weave / Spiral Codex membership — $10/month or $90/year.Venus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — I'll decide on the final pricing when I'm back from Chicago. For now, it's still open and I'll let you know. Two tiers: the basic Venus Retrograde course, and Dragon Rider (adds a year of Spiral Codex membership, a 30-minute one-on-one with me, and a personal gift). louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026One more small thing: if you enjoy astrology AND music, Chris Brennan did an extraordinary interview with Roland Orzabal from Tears for Fears about his astrology memoir. It's worth your time. I've listened twice and bought the hard copy.The Energy of This WeekWe come off the lunar eclipse on August 28th and begin to wane. The week opens with the Moon in Aries and ends with it in Cancer, waning all the while, heading toward the September 10th new moon. We are in the shedding phase.What makes this week distinctive — and why the message keeps being the same — is the sheer number of retrograde planets in Aries: Neptune, Manwë, Saturn, Pallas Athena, Eris, and Vesta, all moving backwards. When the Aries Moon moves through them, each conjunction or activation is saying: slow down. Go in. Revisit. Review. Do not charge forward. Aries likes action and speed; the retrogrades are applying the brakes.The overall prescription for this week: radical, extraordinary self-care. More than you normally would. The whole week is a churn of inner processing. Let it do its work.Three more things to note:Pluto is out of bounds until December 5th — as it will be for a few months around this time of year until 2035. Going out of bounds to the south, which Rosie Finn's book Persephone's Revolution associates with people rising up and more peaceful collective energy. We are in that window.Sedna stations retrograde this week (Thursday) — her 11,406-year orbit is so slow that her stations are gentler than most, but she's still asking: dig deeper into your perceptions and adaptations. She was last in Gemini at the end of the Great Ice Ages.Venus is entering the shadow of her retrograde — she hits 21°50' Libra at the start of the week, which is the point she'll return to when she stations direct on November 13th. Start paying attention now to what comes up around your values, your relationships, your sense of justice and beauty, your desires. Everything that surfaces in the next few weeks will have something to say when Venus goes retrograde in October.Only Venus, Mercury, and the Sun have passed the South Node and Regulus so far. Everyone else is still coming. Gradually, one by one.The Cards — A First GlanceFrom the Red Seeds Tarot and the Witch Oracle: Two of Bees, Eight of Seeds reversed, Ten of Bees, and The Witch.Tension. Disengagement. Then: revelation. And then the Witch herself — the one in total control of herself — to close. More at the end.Day by DaySunday, August 30 — Moon in Aries. Slow Your Horses. Venus Enters Her Shadow.The Moon is freshly in Aries — and immediately hits all those retrograde planets. A sextile to Sedna (about to station), a sextile to Pluto activating the basket at 4°, then the Moon conjuncts Neptune — stop and smell the coffee. Tune in to your intuition. There is nothing to rush into right now. The Moon then sextiles Uranus — the aha question of this whole period: who am I in this new world we're building? That's worth sitting with.The Moon squares Ceres in Cancer — do your self-care. Take care of yourself first, and then you are able to care for and protect your loved ones. And squares Pholus — the lid is still coming off things.The Moon is being slowed at every turn. Neptune is particularly potent here: the retrograde Aries cluster, every one of them applying the brakes to the Aries Moon's natural preference for speed. Slow your horses. We are not at full speed ahead yet.The Moon conjuncts Pallas Athena (revisiting strategy and pattern recognition), then conjuncts Eris (tables turning, but within — going in to see what you need to overturn in your own life), then squares Juno (renegotiating contracts), sextiles Hekate (the torchbearer is saying: the path forward is through your inner truths), and finally conjuncts Vesta (inner flame — what are you devoted to, really?). Before the day closes, the Moon conjuncts Saturn — a hard stop. Reality check. Put the brakes on.Venus at 21°50' Libra directly opposes Pallas Athena retrograde — the strategist, the pattern-recognizer, looking keenly back at Venus. Slow down. Think through your relationships, your values, your sense of justice. See the patterns before you charge on. Venus is covering ground she will cover again during the retrograde. Pay attention to what surfaces.Black Moon Lilith makes a fire trine to Eris and Vesta, and sextiles Hekate — that inner feminine rage at injustice, in flowing conversation with the table-turners and the inner flame, with the way-shower lighting the path. And Mercury in Virgo trines Pholus — more information coming to light. More things being seen.Monday, August 31 — Saturn Squares Asteroid Lilith. Black Moon Lilith Enters Capricorn. Earth Grand Trine.Saturn at 13° Aries squares Asteroid Lilith in Cancer. Thirteen — the number of the goddess, the witch. Saturn in Aries retrograde is revisiting the rules, the structures, the identities we've been building. Asteroid Lilith — the talk-to-the-hand, we-were-created-equal, original divine feminine — is in the Moon's sign, looking around and asking: how are all our needs being met? How are outsiders' needs being met? It's a hard look, again, before we do anything more. Saturn can bring the “shoulds” — and this week: don't. It will still be there later.Black Moon Lilith reaches the end of Sagittarius and enters Capricorn — the sign of our institutions, structures, and the man-made rules we live under. And the moment she crosses into Capricorn, she trines Regulus at 0° Virgo and Chiron at 0° Taurus — an Earth Grand Trine. The exiled feminine energy, in flowing conversation with the Royal Star that now speaks of future stewards, and with the medicine man shining his light on wounds and healing.The way forward is this world. This experience. Being on this Earth, which is our home.Jupiter at 13° Leo trines Saturn at 13° Aries. Thirteen — the goddess number, the witch number, also a number of creation (Fibonacci, phi). This is the opening trine of the cycle that began at the Great Conjunction in December 2020 — Jupiter and Saturn at 0° Aquarius, the beginning of the Age of Air. Now Jupiter has moved into Leo and this is the first flowering of that seed. We have to change these man-made rules that are not in alignment with the natural laws of the universe. That's what this aspect is saying. In the number of the goddess, no less.The Moon in Aries moves through Pallas Athena (revisiting strategy), opposes Venus (emotions stirred around what Venus is covering in her pre-retrograde territory — feel it, don't push it away), conjuncts Eris (more inner table-turning), squares Juno, sextiles Hekate, conjuncts Vesta.Tuesday, September 1 — Moon Into Taurus. Mars Squares Saturn. Mercury Meets Circe. The Brakes.The Moon finishes its Aries passage by aspecting the Nodes (still at 29° until October 9th — eclipse energy still reverberating) before moving into Taurus at 4:01am Eastern. Immediately, the Moon conjuncts Chiron — the shaman, the medicine man, hands-on healing. Earth. Body. Values. The wound and the medicine.Venus at 23° Libra makes a lovely unbroken flow aspect to Chariklo in Aquarius — the cosmic doula, Chiron's consort, the grace-spinner, holding space for the new story we're weaving. I am here with you. I am helping you weave it.Then the aspect that defines the day: Mars in Cancer squares Saturn in Aries. Mars in Cancer is already uncomfortable — fire in water, drive dampened by sensitivity. And Saturn in Aries is retrograde, in Mars's own sign. One foot on the accelerator, one foot on the brake. Except this week: it is far more brake than accelerator.If you feel the shoulds pressing in — I should be doing this, I should be doing that — this week is not the time. What needs to be done will still be there after you've rested and gone in. The brakes are on for a reason.Mercury in Virgo meets Circe the Sorceress — Circe is also conjunct the upcoming Virgo New Moon, which feels intentional. Mercury saying: get into the details, go in and do some inner sorcery and magic. The craftsmanship here is interior. Mercury then sextiles Asteroid Lilith — she's in there too, having a very good look at what she's going to say no to. Not performing the no yet. Looking clearly.The Taurus Moon Earth-trines the Virgo Sun and Pholus at around 9-10° — a pull to earth, to the somatic, to the body, to roots. Get your bare feet on the ground. Do grounding meditations. Go into the woods. That's why I chose the Red Riding Hood image for this week — the feminine going into the woods, into the inner world, is the heroine's journey. Read those old fairy tales from a different lens.Wednesday, September 2 — Moon in Taurus. Everything Is Within.The Taurus Moon squares Jupiter at 13° Leo — the natural laws of the universe, in the sign of the heart, at the goddess number again. The pattern of all of these 13° aspects this week is unmistakable.Everything is pointing inward. Everything is saying: come into balance and harmony within your nervous system. These eclipses have been nerve-jangling. If you feel your nervous system a bit fried, that's both appropriate and fixable. You have the tools. Use them.The Moon sextiles Mars (still cooling its jets, heading toward Asteroid Lilith), and the Sun trines Black Moon Lilith — with Okyrhoe the seer joining that aspect. This is about uncovering your inner seer. Going to the depth within that knows things before the mind catches up. The inner oracle.Thursday, September 3 — Sedna Stations Retrograde. Moon Into Gemini. Basket Activated.The Taurus Moon makes an Earth trine to Juno — our sacred contracts with each other, held in the flowing earth energy that's been the backbone of this week. This Earth trine has been holding the whole week: pulling inward, pulling down to ground, pulling roots deeper.Sedna stations retrograde in Gemini. Her 11,406-year orbit means she was last in Gemini at the end of the Great Ice Ages. Her stations are slower-burning than closer-in planets, but this is still a turning point: dig deeper into your perceptions, your ideas, your words, your thinking. How do you need to shift? How do you need to adapt?Black Moon Lilith squares Saturn — now in his own sign Capricorn, pressing against the rules and structures of our institutions. More things being seen. More reality checks arriving. This is not the moment to rail at every little thing. It's the moment to take it in, to see clearly, to know what you're looking at before you act.The Taurus Moon reaches 27-29° — the Pleiades degrees. This may feel like a tender, even sad day. The Pleiades carry the grief of endings and the beauty of the in-between. With Dolly and Tim Curry's passing this week, and with so much being released in the collective, let yourself feel what's there. The Moon then squares Hekate, squares the Nodes, and begins moving toward the drain of the South Node.At 7:47am Eastern, the Moon enters Gemini and immediately meets Sedna — who just stationed retrograde, all that adapt-or-transform energy newly concentrated. The Moon then trines Pluto, sextiles Neptune, conjuncts Uranus — the basket, again. The cradle activated. The aha moment: something about letting go. Something about death and rebirth. Something about what's trying to move through.Mars is opposed by Black Moon Lilith at 2:44pm Eastern — a question not about action but about wisdom. Is the action we're taking coming from a wise place? Or are we just acting? Black Moon Lilith is a lunar point, not a physical body — she's the inner voice, the interior knowing. Are we using her wisdom to shape what we do?Friday, September 4 — Last Quarter Moon. Venus Opposes Eris. Inner Tables Turning.The Gemini Moon (out of bounds since late Wednesday or Thursday) squares the Sun — Last Quarter Moon at approximately 11:48am Eastern. Eleven: the master number, the gateway. What are we letting go of before we step through this doorway? Not one big doorway — a series of doorways. That's what this whole period is. Each week, another door. What are we releasing at this one?The Last Quarter Moon is always a crisis in consciousness — the moment of maximum tension before the letting go. In this context, coming off eclipse season, it's the inner churn before the new moon plant.Venus at 25° Libra opposes Eris — more inner tables to turn. Not out there, not yet. Going within, looking at strategy and patterns, recognizing what needs to be overturned within your own relating and your own values before you bring a new version of yourself to the world.The Moon sextiles Saturn (opportunity to let go of self-limiting beliefs, old rules we were taught to live by) and sextiles Jupiter (the curious Gemini Moon trying to make sense of it all through the lens of the natural laws).Mars meets Asteroid Lilith at 15° Cancer — the midpoint of the degree, the middle of Cancer. Mars will move ahead of her after this. But she is right there with him, saying: you are more of a protector and a guardian than you have been portrayed. Right now, at this moment — using the language of internal family systems — you are my inner protector. You are here to help me move within, do more self-care, love myself more. You are the guardian of my interior, not just the warrior taking on the external world.If your inner Mars is feeling frustrated and angry (Mars doesn't love Cancer), you can actually talk to that part of yourself: I know you're here to help me. Right now your job is to protect my inner work, not to attack everything out there.The Moon squares Mercury — information, details, adjustments, what you think. All of it inside.Venus squares Juno — we are rewriting the contracts. With each other, and with ourselves.Saturday, September 5 — Moon Into Cancer. Venus and Hekate. One Last Look at the Toxins.The Gemini Moon finishes its journey — way out of bounds — making last aspects to the retrograde planets in Aries: Pallas Athena, Eris, Vesta. Fire and air. What do I need to burn off? What ideas need to be released? What does the inner flame actually want? Intense, but passing.At 10:30am Eastern, the Moon enters Cancer — her own sign — and sextiles Chiron. The wound and the medicine. The shaman. What's the medicine I've become because of what I've been through?Venus makes a lovely unbroken flow aspect to Hekate — the way-shower, the torchbearer, the triple moon goddess at the crossroads. Venus and Hekate work together beautifully during Venus retrogrades (you'll experience this directly in the class), and this pre-retrograde aspect is a preview: pay attention to your inner voice about which paths to choose. Which direction through the woods of your inner self is being illuminated?The Cancer Moon trines Haumea — pure regeneration, the Hawaiian creatrix, the handle of the basket. She hasn't been aspected much this week, and here at the close she shows up to say: something new is being birthed from all of this. Something is regenerating. And the Moon squares Neptune — Haumea moving forward, Neptune moving back, an aspect of adjustment between the two Mars signs (Aries and Scorpio). We are moving into a more Venusian era. We cannot stay where we were.The last aspect of the week: one more look at the toxins, at what needs to be released, at what we've been carrying that belongs to the past. What more can I let go of to be a better ancestor? (If you want to go deeper on Nessus, there's a beautiful blog post from the Amalthea website — search “Amalthea Nessus” — and the author contributed to Sideways from Saturn, the book on the centaurs that I wrote the foreword for.)The Cards in DetailTwo of Bees (Swords) — I Am Tension:Proverbs: “Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”This week suggests difficult choices and decisions. Your ideas and opinions may be questioned — by others and, perhaps more intensely, by yourself. You may feel mentally paralyzed as you try to navigate stress, uncertainty, and inner conflict.How do we move forward? Balance the tension of the opposites. Hold the tension of not knowing the outcome for a while. Clarity and a balanced view will make itself known. Positive choices and insightful decisions will arise from the centre of your being, once you've taken time to contemplate and listen to yourself before you act.And remember that quote when you speak to yourself this week: gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Including when you are talking inside your own head.Eight of Seeds (Pentacles), reversed — I Am Disengaged:Upright, the Eight of Seeds is productive, diligent, sowing and harvesting. Reversed this week: I feel disengaged. I feel like I've never done enough, like I'm not good enough. The inner perfectionist shows up.This is an Earth card, and its very reversal is the prescription: self-development and inner work. Not productive outer work. The shadow of Virgo — the perfectionism, the not-enoughness — can come through here. Let it be acknowledged and then gently set aside. You don't have to perform productivity right now.Ten of Bees (Swords) — I Am Revelation:Khalil Gibran: “For the bee, the flower is the fountain of life. For the flower, the bee is the messenger of love.”This is the card I was genuinely glad to see at the end of this challenging set. Here it is:We have tripped up and plummeted along the way, and now know what rock bottom feels like. It has challenged us. Self-pity, at times, has heightened our suffering.However, in reality, the rocks actually grounded us, and a relief and an understanding is starting to rise up within us. It is clear that we have been stung into waking up to some hard truths. Our ego may have been battered, and we may feel sore, vulnerable, as we reflect on what appear to be failures and endings that lie behind us.The good news is: the worst is over, for this week. The weight we have carried is finally lifting. We have survived, and our stings will heal. Our wings gently unfurl, and we start to ascend, breathing in the clear air, and dancing into a new beginning.By the end of the week, you will start to feel the call of the new moon. Not quite there yet. But coming.The Witch (Witch Oracle) — I Am Coordinating, Not Dominating:“Control. No woman alive today needs a dictionary to know what control means within a toxic patriarchy. She's experienced it a thousand different ways. It is domination and restraint.But in a balanced psyche and in a balanced culture, control can mean something else entirely.A witch experiences control through cooperation rather than competition. She is engaged with all the parts of her psyche in an attempt to coordinate rather than dominate.You are being asked right now to embrace all the inhabitants of your inner realm, because each deserves respect and a place at the table. Even the unruly, the inconvenient, the ugly. Making space for all under the banner of wild inclusion — giving voice to the shame, malice, and anger, as well as every other outlawed part of the psyche — is the way we create integrity.When your intent is to create rather than compete, you don't have to dominate. Your influence is enough. This is power with, rather than power over.Invite whatever is bothering you today into the realm of inclusion. Assert your inner authority.”Coordinate, don't dominate. Including inside yourself. This is the whole week. This is the whole work.Summing UpPost-eclipse. Waning. Brakes firmly on. The Aries retrogrades slowing everything down, saying not yet, not yet. The Earth Grand Trine pulling us down to roots and soil and body. The 13s showing up everywhere — the goddess number, the witch number — at Saturn and Jupiter and the Moon's aspects. Venus entering her pre-retrograde territory and asking us to start paying attention. Sedna stationing to dig deeper into how we adapt. The Last Quarter Moon at the gateway number, releasing before the new moon.The rocks grounded us. The wings are beginning to unfurl.Go into the woods. Slow your roll. Do the radical self-care. Talk to your inner Mars. Embrace all the inhabitants of your inner realm. And coordinate, don't dominate — inside and out.The new moon is coming on September 10th. We'll get there.— LouiseVenus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026Subscribe free on Substack. Spiral Weave / Spiral Codex — $10/month or $90/year.Code COSMICOWL20 (20% off) or COSMICOWL30 (30% off $99+) at Otter Spirit. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosmicowlastrology.substack.com/subscribe

In this last episode of the podcast before I go on maternity leave, I have my astrologer friends Seth and Maxine back on to discuss all of the major transits happening throughout the end of 2026 and into 2027. We cover all of the upcoming retrogrades (Mercury, Mars, and Venus), having Jupiter trine Saturn across the fire signs, the upcoming eclipses as they wrap up in Pisces/Virgo and fully shift into Leo/Aquarius, and what we've already been noticing with Chiron in Taurus. You can find Seth on Instagram @thestargayzer and at www.thestargayzer.comYou can find Maxine @maxinetwigg on Instagram Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro and welcome to Seth and Maxine01:22 – The upcoming Venus, Mercury, and Mars retrogrades29:42 – The fire sign emphasis with Jupiter, South Node, and Saturn37:13 – Upcoming eclipses over the next year48:39 – Chiron in Taurus + the outer planets continuing on in their new signs**While Alice is on maternity leave, check out her archive of podcast episodes here or on YouTube.Follow Alice on Instagram or Substack.Music is licensed from Soundstripe.Podcast Produced & Edited by Julia Bell at Breaking Thru Productions© 2026 Alice Bell. All Rights Reserved.

Episode 297In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.The astrology of the week of August 24th, 2026, has the power to change everything. Mercury (the planet of communication) meets up with the South Node, signaling a major release — or leak — of important information. Then the messenger planet moves into Virgo, where it's supercharged, and meets up with the Sun in a cazimi that's sure to deliver some game-changing intel. On the same day, the lunar eclipse in Pisces wraps up a two-year cycle we started in September 2024. This eclipse is also square to Uranus (the planet of shocks and surprises), so expect some sudden shifts and unexpected endings. And once Mercury and the Sun square Uranus as well, more revelations could surface that change our perspective. Pay close attention to your dreams, epiphanies, and communications this week. It's going to be a wild one.This episode covers:Mercury's conjunction with the South Node on Tuesday, August 25thMercury's entrance into Virgo on Tuesday, August 25thThe Mercury cazimi on Thursday, August 27thThe lunar eclipse in Pisces on Thursday, August 27thMercury's square to Uranus on Friday, August 28thThe Sun's square to Uranus on Friday, August 28thThis episode was recorded on 8/4/2026.For more, check out your free daily horoscope on the homepage of the CHANI app — now on ⁠iOS⁠ and ⁠Android⁠.As we enter the last stretch of eclipse season, it's also the last chance for new and expired CHANI app users to get 30 days of free ritual tools, cosmic insights, and astro support from our team of real astrologers. To claim your all-access premium pass, use code FUCKAI in the “redeem offer code” section of the app. But you have to hurry — this offer ends on 8/28/2026.The music featured in the podcast was created by ⁠Latashá⁠.

The topics covered in this episode include: the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Pisces, Closing out the North Node in Pisces and South Node in Virgo, Healing the wound to our worthiness, Uranus in Gemini's role in the upcoming eclipse, and an invitation to our upcoming workshop at The Light Village. Join us on the 27th of August for our next Light Village event, all about co-creation. Learn the basics of how to grow your business by collaborating with kindred spirits in your industry and co-creating content and offerings with them. This workshop will be followed by a community circle for connection, brainstorming, asking questions, and sharing challenges you'd like support with.If you'd like to learn more about the lightworking community Diana and Shereen are co-creating, you can do so here: https://www.thecelestialseed.com/the-.... And if you'd like to schedule an astrology reading with Diana or follow her celestial work, you can visit her website at https://www.thecelestialseed.com/ and connect with her on social media @thecelestialseed.Visit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivismTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lawofpositivism

This is your daily horoscope for Tuesday, August 25, and the most important aspects of the day:Moon enters Aquarius (2am PT)Mercury in Leo conjunct South Node in Leo (2am PT)Mercury enters Virgo (4am PT)Moon in Aquarius conjunct Pluto in Aquarius (9am PT)Moon in Aquarius sextile Neptune in Aries (9:30am PT)Mercury in Virgo trine Chiron in Taurus (12pm PT)Moon in Aquarius trine Uranus in Gemini (1pm PT)Unlock More MagicGrimoire: Become a Better Witch in 12 WeeksBook a Reading with StephanieAccess Personalized Horoscopes + Join Stephanie's PatreonMake a DifferenceRevoke Stacy Turner's Medical License (Corrupt Coroner in Mississippi)Donate in Memory of Juliana NzitaHelp Honor Tasia FortuneSign the Petition + Demand Clemency for Jeffery Lee I Call Gov. Ivey + Demand Clemency 334-242-7100

Send us Fan MailEclipse season feels strange because we're crossing a threshold where one story is ending while another is already beginning, and your body often registers the shift before your mind can explain it. We break down what eclipses actually are, why the North Node and South Node matter, and how to track real-life endings and openings without spiralling into fear. • why eclipse season can feel foggy, emotional, and physically intense • what a solar eclipse and lunar eclipse are in simple terms • how the North Node and South Node describe growth versus the familiar • what a South Node eclipse in Leo can complete around identity, attention, and performance • what the Aquarius Leo nodal cycle asks of us around community, belonging, and contribution • how Pisces Virgo themes show up as control versus surrender, structure versus flow • how to use your birth chart, degrees, houses, and aspects to see what you'll feel most • what conjunctions, oppositions, and squares to an eclipse can bring up • practical ways to move through eclipse season with discernment, rest, and journaling • past eclipse cycles to review so you can spot repeating patterns and turning points It would mean the world to me if you just take a quick moment to leave a review. All the information for the calling is in the show notes. We start September 3rd. Alyssa's IG: @wildfeminineriseWork With Alyssa:The Calling —A 9 Month Initiation Into Your Soul's AssignmentIn Service— 1:1 Soul-Led Leadership MentorshipThe Awaken Experience— 7 Day Retreat In Costa Rica with Alyssa & Dr. JesseFree Meditation —Positive Timeline ActivationWatch Alyssa's episode on Lead With Heart

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Edited Transcript Below for Readers on Substack. A pivotal astrological week centered on the Lunar Eclipse on August 28 and a rare sequence of personal planets (Sun, Mercury, Venus) crossing the South Node and Regulus at 0° Virgo — a pattern Louise frames as accelerating the "fall of kings" and a long-term paradigm shift toward humility, stewardship, and inner work. The overarching theme is surrender, self-care, and transformation amid heightened emotional intensity.Venus Retrograde Heroine's Journey 2026 https://www.louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026Features and Press ReleasesUSA Today! https://www.usatoday.com/press-release/story/39476/louise-edington-launches-landmark-venus-retrograde-program-as-she-approaches-15-years-in-business/https://www.womansworld.com/contributors/louise-edington-fear-astrologyhttps://feedvoice.com/louise-edington-on-why-midlife-women-are-turning-to-astrology-for-self-trust-instead-of-self-improvement/International Business Times https://www.ibtimes.com/louise-edington-reclaiming-language-stars-through-intuition-embodiment-matrifocal-wisdom-3803596Wellness Voice https://wellnessvoice.com/louise-edington-on-reclaiming-the-language-of-the-stars-through-intuition-embodiment-and-matrifocal-wisdom/Red Seeds Tarot https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheRedSeedsW.I.T.C.H. Oracle Deck https://a.co/d/0bOgiJsrBefore We Dive InA few things before we get into what is — still — an extraordinary week.AstroTheoros has been adding features since I last mentioned them on the lunar eclipse video: chart import (from nearly any source) and export (to CSV), chart folders, chart notes with a timeline, and lovely PDF print options. More is in the works. If you're looking for affordable, cloud-based astrology software that works on any device, go and check it out. Code COSMICOWL at astrotheoros.com — one free month on the monthly plan, or one extra month off the yearly plan.Venus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — we now have 50 people enrolled. First call is October 1st. The price is holding through the end of August, so this week is your last chance at the current rate. And — this matters, so I'm saying it clearly — I offer partial scholarships. If you genuinely cannot afford the class, please email me at louise@louiseedington.com with a “pay what you can” offer. I do believe in some form of exchange, but I believe even more in this work reaching the people who need it. Please be in integrity — you don't need to give me your life story. Just be honest. louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026My article — “Can We Let Evolutionary Astrology Evolve?” — is on Substack now. I'm not calling for anyone to cancel evolutionary astrology as a whole. I'm calling for patience, grace, and recognition that the practice itself is already evolving — which is rather fitting. I've had people come out of the woodwork in response to it, in good ways, and there will be follow-ups. Subscribe free on Substack to get it in your inbox.Spiral Weave / Spiral Codex membership — $10/month or $90/year — is where we go deeper together. Live calls, community, and the monthly Ask Me Almost Anything. Link below. Membership is OFF Substack going forward.The Big Picture: Three Planets Cross RegulusBefore we move into the week, I want to give you the context that has been building for months — because it reaches a significant milestone this week.Regulus — the Royal Star, one of the four great fixed stars of the ancient sky — moved from Leo into Virgo from our perspective in late 2011. Before Virgo, it spent approximately 2,160 years in Leo. Before that, 2,160 years in Cancer. And before that, Gemini.The astrologer Michael Lutin — rest in peace, a truly lovely man — apparently wrote about Regulus's ingress into Virgo in practically every post after it happened. His words, which I keep coming back to: “Long after this foolish war is over, Regulus in Virgo will produce beings — the future stewards of the Earth and planets. The goddesses.” And he also said: kings in rags.Now here is where we are this week: the three most personal solar system bodies — Venus, the Sun, and Mercury — are all crossing the South Node and then Regulus, one after another, for the first time since the South Node met Regulus at 0° Virgo.Venus crossed first. The Sun crossed last week. And this Tuesday: Mercury crosses the South Node and then meets Regulus.These are the three bodies closest to the Sun — the inner solar system, our most personal planetary energies. In order from Sun outward: Mercury, Venus, Earth. All three crossing that symbolic drain and meeting Regulus in its new sign. Not kings. Something different. Something more humble, more curious, more meaningful, more Virgo.I also want to mention the larger wheel. I believe the turning of the ages began in 1781, when Uranus was discovered — that moment of collective breakthrough also marked the start of the Industrial Revolution. It takes a very long time to turn the great wheel. We are roughly three ages back from when the descent began — Gemini to Cancer to Leo — and now, with Regulus in Virgo, we are at the point between the descent and the return. Beginning to push back up. That is where we are.Three Out-of-Bounds Bodies — and a PrescriptionThis week, the Moon, Mars, and Pluto are all out of bounds simultaneously. That is not nothing.The Moon out of bounds means our emotions are running beyond the normal range — heightened, eccentric, more extreme in some direction.Mars out of bounds (since August 3rd) means protective instincts and defensive reactions have been especially reactive. Mars in Cancer is already sensitive and protective; out of bounds, it's been operating well beyond convention. The good news: Mars comes back in bounds on Friday the 28th, the eclipse day.Pluto out of bounds happens for about three months around this time of year, and will continue until 2035 — after which Pluto never goes out of bounds again in any of our lifetimes. Rosie Finn's book Persephone's Revolution documents the pattern: Pluto out of bounds to the south has historically coincided with people rising up, more peaceful collective energy. Pluto out of bounds to the north coincided with the Second World War. We are in the south-running period. That is, in Rosie's words, the revolution.The prescription for all of this: radical self-care. Not the usual amount. More than you'd normally think necessary. Out-of-bounds planets go beyond the norm — so your self-care needs to go beyond your norm too. Keep your boundaries. Retreat when you need to. Do what genuinely restores you.The Cards — A First GlanceFrom the Red Seeds Tarot and the Witch Oracle: The Hanged Goddess (upright!), Two of Bees reversed, Queen of Seeds reversed, and The Companion.Pause. Inner turmoil. Inner pillars. And your body as the cauldron. Every single card is pointing in the same direction: inward. More at the end.Day by DaySunday, August 23 — Sun Meets Regulus. The Third Great Crossing Begins.The Moon in Capricorn, out of bounds, opens the week by opposing Ceres — the Great Mother, the one I wrote my book on. Self-care first. What are your needs right now, really? Then the Moon squares Neptune — forming a mutable T-square that forces change and says: surrender. Let go. Trust the flow.At 3:12am Eastern, the Sun meets Regulus exactly at 0°11' Virgo. Venus is already past this point, heading ahead. Now the Sun has joined her. Two personal planets past the drain, past Regulus, heading toward what comes next — including the Venus Star Point, the Cazimi in Scorpio, on October 23rd. (That Star Point, incidentally, squares 20° Aquarius — a potent point I'll speak to more in the Venus class.)Venus is now falling in the sky — every morning in the east she rises closer and closer to the rising Sun, descending back toward conjunction. We are in the falling phase of her cycle. The invitation: more humility, more curiosity, more meaning, more Virgo. Less performance, less pedestal energy. Let it go.Happy birthday, Virgo humans. Your season is carrying something remarkable.Mercury in Leo trines Eris — the messenger meeting the original table-turner. Eris does not like artifice. She does not like the glitz and vanity and pedestal energy of shadow Leo. She is the one who says I was created equal and I will not submit — and she says it again now through Mercury. Expect more news of people falling from pedestals. More truth being spoken. More of the old guard losing its grip.The Moon opposes Mars (both out of bounds — very heightened), then conjuncts Asteroid Lilith (talk to the hand, enough) and Pholus (Pandora's box wide open). We've had enough. The lid is coming off more things. There is grief in all of this. There is loss. People are going to be feeling it this week — whether it's playing out in their personal lives or in the collective. Both are real.The Sun in Virgo trines Chiron — an Earth trine. Healing the wounds around being human. Around how we've treated each other. Around our severed relationship with the Earth itself. This is an ongoing theme for the Chiron-in-Taurus years, and the Sun newly in Virgo is making it tangible.The out-of-bounds Moon squares Saturn retrograde — initiating, letting go of old institutions, old rules, old self-limiting beliefs. The structures that are stagnant. They are going.Monday, August 24 — Capricorn Moon. Radical Self-Care. The Inner Crossroads.The Moon is still out of bounds in Capricorn all day — and Capricorn Moons can feel a bit cold, emotionally blunt. With everything going on right now, you or people around you may seem more shut down than usual. That's self-protection, not coldness. Give yourself and others some latitude.The prescription is clear: more self-care than you normally think you need. Out-of-bounds planets go beyond the norm. Match that.The Moon squares Venus — both out of bounds, both in their own way asking: what do we value? What are we creating? What relationships, contracts, and connections need new boundaries? Where are we letting go of the old and building something genuinely different?Mercury trines Vesta — the messenger in conversation with the inner flame. This isn't coming from outside. The flame is within. The article I wrote on evolutionary astrology (link below) speaks to this — the turning of astrology toward helping people explore their interior landscape, rather than telling them what it means.The Moon sextiles Nessus — seeing the toxins within and without. Bloodletting the inherited poisons, the patterns that have been running. Then the Moon squares Pallas Athena — wise strategy, wise justice. How are we going to fight for this? And how do we find the strategy within ourselves first?Mercury opposes Hecate at 28°57' Aquarius. Hecate — the torchbearer at the crossroads, the triple moon goddess — is in the sign of the future, the collective, the Aquarian North Node. Mercury opposing her says: the crossroads is within. The way forward is through the interior, not through the external drama. Tune in.The Moon squares Eris to close the day — tables still turning, within and without.Tuesday, August 25 — Mercury Crosses the South Node. Mercury Meets Regulus. Vesta Stations Retrograde.Three major events. One day.At 5:01am Eastern, the Moon enters Aquarius — back in bounds, or very close to it, stepping into the sign of the future.At 5:04am Eastern, Mercury conjuncts the South Node. The drain. The third major personal planet to cross this threshold since the South Node met Regulus at 0° Virgo.First Venus crossed — love, values, our relationship to all things, our social and material world. Then the Sun — the very core of our solar system, our identity, the ego and the heart simultaneously. Now Mercury — the mind, the voice, communication, the messenger between worlds.Three, in succession. All releasing through the drain. All letting go of old ideas, old beliefs, old ways of thinking about leadership and hierarchy and who gets to be on a pedestal.And then: at 7:04am, Mercury enters Virgo. Crossing from Leo (the voice of the heart) into Virgo (the meaningful, discerning, humble voice). Mercury is strong in Virgo — curious, detail-oriented, wanting to find the meaning, wanting to get it right not for praise but because doing the right thing matters.At 9:26am, Mercury conjuncts Regulus at 0° Virgo.Three planets. Venus. Sun. Mercury. All having now crossed Regulus in Virgo for the first time since the South Node met it. All going down the drain of the age of kings, and emerging — more humble, more curious, more Virgo. Kings in rags. Future stewards of the Earth and planets. The goddesses.I am just like... I love astrology. And I love Michael Lutin for seeing this.The Moon in Aquarius then squares Haumea, trines Sedna (adapt or die, but also — so many kinds of death), and conjuncts Pluto — the basket activation again. The Moon carries the collective emotional energy through the 4° basket degree, four legs of stability, and we are held.At 2:01pm Eastern, Vesta stations retrograde. Vesta — the inner flame, focus, commitment, sacred devotion — goes retrograde. And look at the Aries cluster now: Neptune retrograde, Manwë retrograde, Saturn retrograde, Pallas Athena retrograde, Eris retrograde, and now Vesta retrograde. All those Aries energies — the new beginning, the identity in the emerging aeon — going back, reviewing, revisiting. We are not finished with what Aries has been teaching us about who we are becoming. The retrograde does not cancel the flame. It turns it inward to assess what it's actually devoted to.Mercury in Virgo trines Chiron — and I want to sit with this one. Virgo, in the older traditions, was the healer, the witch, the medicine carrier, the one with the pouch of herbs who knew how to tend bodies and communities. Chiron is the wounded healer, the shaman, the one who becomes medicine through the wound. Together: be the medicine. Not just know about healing. Embody it.The Moon then trines Uranus — the basket activates again, and we are held in it. Still. Despite everything.Wednesday, August 26 — Moon Opposes Jupiter. The Pedestal Shadow.The Aquarius Moon opposes Jupiter and Hygieia in Leo — and I find this potent. Jupiter in Leo is the expander in the sign of kings, of leaders, of the performer. And now the Moon — the people, the collective emotions — is directly across from it, in the sign of the future.What we're starting to see, I think, is not just the fall of individual gurus and leaders. We're starting to see the shadow of how we've participated in putting them there. Not just in them, but in us. The energy of wanting someone to tell us the answers. The hunger for authority figures. The guru culture, the cult-of-personality culture, the tendency to surrender our inner judge to someone else's version of truth. Jupiter expanded all of that. Now we're looking at it clearly.Jupiter will go retrograde at some point soon, which means it will turn back to review that Leo territory more carefully. Watch that.The Moon sextiles Saturn — self-limiting beliefs, old structures. Let them go. And Mercury sextiles Haumea — the Great Mother of regeneration. All three personal planets are now moving toward Scorpio, toward the Venus Star Point, toward the Venus and Mercury retrogrades. It is going to be intentional. The Venus class exists to help you work with this from the inside out — the meditations are channeled, not scripted, so each journey is genuinely different.Thursday, August 27 — Moon Into Pisces. Mercury Cazimi at 4° Virgo. Moon Conjuncts North Node.The Moon moves through Aquarius — sextiling Pallas Athena (strategy), conjuncting Chariklo (the cosmic doula is holding space for the story we're weaving), sextiling Eris and Vesta (burn things off, from devotion and inner flame) — and then meets Hecate at the crossroads. Always. She is always there.And then the Mercury Cazimi — the Sun and Mercury meet exactly, in a superior (exterior) conjunction at 4° Virgo. Mercury is behind the Sun from our perspective, meaning it's on the far side — gathering information from outer space, which it then channels through the solar core. These exterior Cazimis are often moments of receiving rather than transmitting: something is coming in that Mercury will carry forward toward the coming retrograde.4° Virgo. The basket degree, again. Four legs of the table. When the basket peaked in July, the Moon at 4° of Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn each activated the whole configuration in turn. Now Mercury and the Sun meet at 4° Virgo. The messenger is filled with what it needs to carry toward the Venus retrograde and then into its own retrograde in Scorpio. Information from the far side, encoded in the cauldron, to be distilled in the descent to come.At 3:03pm Eastern, the Moon enters Pisces — and the emotional waters deepen as we move toward the eclipse tomorrow. The Moon sextiles Chiron and trines Haumea — a water grand trine still operational, eroding, regenerating. The Moon squares Sedna — adapt, or be changed. The Moon conjuncts the North Node — the Aquarian future, the care-for-each-other energy, the people rising up. Forget the labels. Just vote for the person who genuinely wants to care for people. They are human. They will not be perfect. But listen to what they say.Friday, August 28 — Venus Day. The Lunar Eclipse. Mars Back in Bounds.The full lunar eclipse post and video cover all the detail — please do go and read/watch those. But here's what matters from this forecast's perspective.The eclipse is at 4° Pisces/Virgo — the basket degree, the number of stability. Four legs. We are held.Mars moves back in bounds on this day. He's been out of bounds since August 3rd — erratic, sensitive, defensive, more extreme than usual. Now, at last, he comes back within the established range. You may notice a very slight settling of some of that reactive, overly self-protective energy. Mars in Cancer at its highest is the fierce guardian — protective of home and family, yes, but from love rather than fear.Mercury square Uranus exactly at 5° — number of change. Radical shift in perceptions. Could come as shocking news, shocking falls, or shocking good news. The Uranian energy doesn't telegraph which. Stay awake.The Moon in Pisces trines Ceres — amid eclipse energy, Ceres in Cancer says: meet your needs. Take care of yourself. Your family and community. There may be grief around ancestors, around family, around inheritance. Let the water move through.The Sun in Virgo sextiles Ceres and squares Uranus — more eclipse activation, more radical change in the practical, meaningful sign of Virgo. This is the call to do things differently in the everyday, the ordinary, the somatic. Virgo is the medicine carrier. Be the medicine.The Moon trines Mars (now back in bounds) — water to water, Cancer and Pisces. The guardian and the depths. The eclipse is very emotional. Let it be. Surrender. The Hanged Goddess is upright this week precisely because we need her permission to pause.The Moon also trines Asteroid Lilith — talk to the hand. We are not going back to the old way.Saturday, August 29 — Quiet Close. Moon Into Aries.The Moon in Pisces closes the week quietly — meeting Nessus (the poisons, the inherited patterns, a last look at what we're releasing in this eclipse), then sextiling Juno (contracts, the renegotiating continues).And then, at 10:37pm Eastern, the Moon enters Aries — and we end the week with the Moon about to move through that entire retrograde cluster: Neptune, Manwë, Saturn, Pallas Athena, Eris, and Vesta, all revisiting, reflecting, reviewing, in the sign of new beginnings.As the week closes: Venus, the Sun, and Mercury are the only major planetary bodies on the Virgo side of Regulus and the South Node. All the rest are still coming. It will take a while. This is a turning of a great wheel, not the flipping of a switch.But the three most personal planets are leading the way. Be more meaningful. Be more curious. Be more humble. Be the medicine.The Cards in DetailThe Hanged Goddess — I Am Paused (upright this time):In the Red Seeds Tarot by Linda Hill (find her on Etsy, UK), the Hanged Goddess is Demeter — the Great Mother who, in the myth, became weary of both mortals and gods and withdrew to her newly built temple, closing the door to everyone. She knew that to invoke the powers of healing, she would need silence and isolation. And so she paused.“A change of perspective is much needed. The complexity of life can imbalance us at times, leaving us feeling lost, drained, exhausted. Confusion surrounds us, and we can't see the wood for the trees. Have we forgotten who we are? What has brought us to this point? Is it time to stop and pause? Old cycles, habits, poor self-care may have blocked our way. It's time to surrender to the self and allow the depths of our being to open gently. It is not necessary to hurry or try to direct what should happen next. There is really nothing for us to do but wait. Such a position helps us to see things in a very different light. New perspectives will arise. There is much to come from this.”Herman Hesse: “Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.”This is Demeter closing the temple door. This is the invitation: close the door. Just for a while. Let the silence in. Let the new perspective arise.Two of Bees (Swords), reversed — Inner Turmoil:This week there may be anxiety, inner turmoil, indecision. Everything feels tense inside. Reversed, this card asks for all the inner work — going within rather than pushing outward, balancing the nervous system, retreating, doing the self-care. The Hanged Goddess gave you the permission. Take it.This is strong energy. The eclipses are strong. You do not have to perform having it together right now.Queen of Seeds (Pentacles), reversed — Inner Pillars:In this deck there are two Queens of Seeds, and they both came out this week. They embrace the Divine Feminine — nurture, healing, generosity, intuition, stability, and service. Like the Caryatids — the sculpted figures from the Eleusinian Mysteries who literally held up the sanctuary — these queens hold things up.“We can be supportive and in service of those in need, whilst always remembering to nurture, support, and stabilize ourselves first. This feminine energy has agency: self-sufficient, strong, kind, empowered, and belonging to no gender. These queens held up the Eleusinian sanctuary for many years, on many levels. These queens hold us up. Know that we are supported and always cared for.”Reversed this week, I read these Queens as pointing you toward the inner pillars of support — the ones that don't require anyone else's permission or presence. And to remember Michael Lutin's words: future stewards of the Earth and planets, the goddesses. That doesn't mean only women. It means the goddess energy — the nurturing, supportive, reciprocal, holding energy — within all of us.The Companion (Witch Oracle):Your body. The cauldron. It has appeared before and it keeps appearing because the message keeps being needed.“Your body, like a cauldron, holds the energy of what you put into it. Are you putting shame, diminishment, or rejection into it? Or acceptance, appreciation, adoration?Science would have you believe your body is an experiment. Religion would have you believe your body is a sin. A witch would have you believe your body is a marvel — a cauldron of celebration, home to spells of delight, healing, and wonder.Your body is a sacred companion. She is the one entity that will never leave you during your journey as a human. She is always working on your behalf to restore, heal, and create the balance that allows you to participate in this life. This kind of loyalty deserves devotion, not diminishment.Shed the weight of expectations. Trim down the thoughts of too much and not enough. Dance like your hips move mountains. Put some magic of unabashed self-approval in your cauldron, and witness how the steam of that self-esteem wafts out into the world — passing on permission for others to feel the same about their unique shape.A witch understands that liking and loving herself, her body, just as it is, in a toxic patriarchy, is an act of rebellion.Be the rebel.”And here is what I want to add: your body is also the cradle. It is the basket. It is the cauldron that is being held in the larger cauldron of these four great outer planets at 4°. You are held. Your body is held. The transformation is happening inside it, and through it, and because of it.Summing UpMercury crosses the South Node and meets Regulus. Vesta stations retrograde, joining the entire Aries cluster in reflection. The Mercury Cazimi at the basket degree of 4° Virgo brings through what needs to be carried toward the Venus and Mercury retrogrades. Mars comes back in bounds on eclipse day. The lunar eclipse arrives at 4° Pisces — held, stable, held.And four cards all pointing inward: pause. The turmoil is real, and it belongs inside where you can work with it. The inner pillars of support are there. Your body is the cauldron, the companion, the sacred rebel.Three planets have now crossed Regulus in Virgo. Kings in rags. Future stewards of the Earth and planets. The goddesses.We are in the birth canal, and we are pushing.Go close the temple door for a while. Let the new perspective arrive.— LouiseVenus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — price holds through end of August. Partial scholarships available: louise@louiseedington.com. louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026“Can We Let Evolutionary Astrology Evolve?” — now on Substack. Subscribe free for all posts.AstroTheoros — chart import/export, folders, notes, PDF printing, and growing asteroid support. 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There is a powerful Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Pisces inviting us to release the mind from having to know the way—and surrender into a deeper kind of intelligence.Bliss intelligence.With the Sun, Mercury and South Node gathered in Virgo and Uranus in Gemini creating an electric tension around this eclipse, we're being invited to loosen our grip on overthinking, overanalyzing and the compulsion to figure ourselves out.Our minds are brilliant.But perhaps the mind was never meant to lead us into mystery.In this episode, I explore a different invitation inspired by Joseph Campbell's famous words, “Follow your bliss”.What if we don't need to follow our bliss?What if we can simply be in our bliss?Rather than turning bliss into another quest, we can become sensitive to the subtle current of pleasure, aliveness, radiance and love that is already moving through the body.Because bliss isn't something we need to chase.Bliss is a pathway into Love.And this brings us to one of my favorite feminine symbols and practices: Pearl Wisdom.The pearl offers such a beautiful metaphor for women in Second Spring. A pearl forms layer by layer—and those layers don't obscure her radiance.The layers create her luster.What if aging isn't the gradual loss of our radiance, but the deepening of our luster?We aren't here to recover the glow of the woman we were at 25.Hell no.

This is your daily horoscope for Saturday, August 22, and the most important aspects of the day:Moon in Sagittarius trine Mercury in Leo (1:30am PT)Moon in Sagittarius trine Sun in Leo (1:30pm PT)Moon enters Capricorn (2pm PT)Sun in Leo conjunct South Node in Leo (3pm PT)Sun enters Virgo (7pm PT)Moon in Capricorn square Neptune in Aries (10pm PT)Unlock More MagicGrimoire: Become a Better Witch in 12 WeeksBook a Reading with StephanieAccess Personalized Horoscopes + Join Stephanie's PatreonMake a DifferenceRevoke Stacy Turner's Medical License (Corrupt Coroner in Mississippi)Donate in Memory of Juliana NzitaHelp Honor Tasia FortuneSign the Petition + Demand Clemency for Jeffery Lee I Call Gov. Ivey + Demand Clemency 334-242-7100

Episode 296In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.The astrology of the week of August 17th, 2026, requires us to stay grounded. Mars (the planet of action) is already wading through the murky, emotional waters of Cancer, and when it squares Neptune (the planet of illusion and delusion), we might feel like our drive and determination gets lost in the fog. Luckily, Venus (the planet of love) sextiles Jupiter (the planet of abundance), offering us added relationship support, so we can anchor ourselves through our community and connections. Plus, Venus' opposition with Saturn (the planet of boundaries) will let us know if we've overstepped or reached our breaking point in certain dynamics. Now's the time to listen to your gut and respect your limits — overextending yourself will only dial up the eclipse season chaos.This episode covers:Mars' square to Neptune on Monday, August 17thMercury's trine to Saturn on Monday, August 17thVenus' sextile to Jupiter on Monday, August 17thVenus' opposition to Saturn on Friday, August 21stThe Sun's conjunction with the South Node on Saturday, August 22ndThe Sun's entrance into Virgo on Saturday, August 22ndThis episode was recorded on 8/4/2026.For more, check out your free daily horoscope on the homepage of the CHANI app — now on iOS and Android.Have you heard? Frequencies have officially launched in the CHANI app. The newest audio tool for manifestation, grounding, and relaxation, our new Frequencies collection uses vibrational sound therapy to align your energy with your intentions. Head to the Audio tab of the app to start listening and get in tune with your inner wisdom. And if you don't have CHANI premium, use code FUCKAI in the “redeem offer code” section to upgrade for 30 days free.The music featured in the podcast was created by Latashá.

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Have you been feeling like your old life doesn’t fit anymore? You’re not imagining it. The August 2026 Solar Eclipse fallout is still unfolding, and this powerful window between the August 12 Solar Eclipse and the August 27 Lunar Eclipse is revealing what no longer belongs on your soul’s path. In this episode, Sabrina Lynn explains why so many people are experiencing major endings, identity shifts, unexpected clarity, and the feeling that they simply can’t go back—and how to navigate this extraordinary eclipse window with courage, radical honesty, and deep trust. Rather than resisting what’s changing, you’ll learn how to work consciously with this powerful eclipse portal—so you can recognize what has become complete, hear your soul more clearly, and move toward the life that’s truly calling you. In this episode: The Eclipse Pressure Cooker — Why this portal is accelerating your soul’s evolution. Radical Honesty — Release what’s complete and follow your soul’s truth. Soul Speak — Learn how your soul uniquely communicates with you. Shadow & Soul Gifts — Reclaim the wisdom hidden beneath unconscious patterns. Weekly Astrology — Navigate August 17–23 with clarity and intention. ECLIPSE SEASON JOURNEYS If this Eclipse Season is bringing big questions, unexpected clarity, or the feeling that your old life no longer fits, these journeys were created to help you work with this portal—so you can release what’s complete, reclaim what’s true, and walk your next chapter with clarity. ReWilding Your Destiny — Eclipse Journey Feeling the pressure to make changes but not sure what your soul is asking of you? This guided Eclipse Journey helps you discover your unique Nodes of Fate, release what’s karmically complete, and align with the path your soul is calling you toward. Available until August 27 Use code ECLIPSELOVE for 20% off. Begin the Eclipse Journey The Reclaimers Bundle (3 for 2) Sometimes Eclipse Season doesn’t ask for small adjustments. It asks for radical honesty. Journey with Eris, Lilith, and Medusa to reclaim your truth, break free from conditioning, and release the identities and masks you’ve outgrown. Available until August 23 Claim the Bundle (Buy 2, Get 1 Free)  ReWilding Weekly Stay connected to the rhythm of the skies. Every Sunday, receive Sabrina Lynn’s free astrology forecast, journal prompts, and embodied practices to help you navigate each week with greater clarity, intention, and trust. Join ReWilding Weekly  _____ Listen to “Between Two Eclipses… You Can’t Go Back“ podcast here… Topics Explored in “Between Two Eclipses… You Can’t Go Back” podcast: (Times based off audio version) Chapters (00:00) — Eclipse fallout & entering the Eclipse “pressure cooker” (01:19) — Eris: the antidote to self-deception (02:29) — Walking your North Node & destiny line (05:24) — Radical honesty and becoming a warrior for truth (08:15) — Learning the language of your soul (10:48) — The Reclaimers: Eris, Lilith & Medusa (13:01) — Shadow work, the South Node & unconscious patterns (17:35) — Building soul stamina during Eclipse Season (19:10) — False gurus, spiritual discernment & strengthening your own connection (21:23) — Free ReWilding Weekly + Eclipse Journey resources (25:57) — Monday’s astrology: Spiritual warrior & higher heart practice (32:17) — Tuesday–Wednesday: Speaking soul truth & working with the Dark Feminine (36:12) — Thursday–Friday: Walking your talk & balancing masculine/feminine (41:04) — The Sun illuminates the South Node (43:25) — Saturday: Grounding after the fire of the eclipses (44:38) — Sunday: Speaking your truth & the wisdom within your wounds (47:27) — Gratitude, interconnectedness & walking your soul’s path You can leave a comment or question for Sabrina on the YouTube version of this episode. Listen to after “Between Two Eclipses… You Can’t Go Back”: Don’t Waste These Next 15 Days (August 12 Eclipse) August Eclipses: What Nobody Tells You | Debra Silverman August 3–9: The Week That Resets Your Destiny STAY CONNECTED ReWilding Weekly (free, embodied astrology)  IG  Website  Disclaimer: Educational/spiritual perspectives; not medical/mental-health advice. #2025Shift #NewHuman #SpiritualAwakening Welcome to ReWilding with Sabrina Lynn & ReWilding for Women! A gifted facilitator of revolutionary inner work and the world's leading archetypal embodiment expert, Sabrina Lynn is the creator of the groundbreaking ReWilding Way and founder of ReWilding For Women. Sabrina has led more than 100,000 people through programs based on the ReWilding Way, a modality of healing and awakening that strips away the false, the deep wounds from early life, and the fears that hold people back, to reveal their true and unique soul light and help them build their innate capacity to shine it in the world. Her work includes in-person retreats and events, the monthly ReWilding Membership, Living Close to the Bone, Priest/ess Trainings, Mystery Schools, the ReWilding with the Archetypes, and the wildly popular 6 Faces of the Feminine workshop series. Welcome to ReWilding! The post 397 – Between Two Eclipses… You Can’t Go Back appeared first on Rewilding for Women.

Welcome to the Celestial Insights Podcast, the show that brings the stars down to Earth! Each week, astrologer, coach, and intuitive Celeste Brooks of Astrology by Celeste will be your guide. Her website is astrologybyceleste.com.  

The time between two eclipses is always called the eclipse corridor. This week is that central week where there are no eclipses, but we're headed towards the 2nd one. It's an intense feeling we're moving through this week as the Sun finishes it's month long stay in home sign of Leo and connects with the South Node of Destiny at week's end. Simultaneously, Venus will oppose Saturn and we'd do best in sitting with any feelings of lack or need of gratification. Early in the week, Mars will challenge Neptune, asking us to listen to our gut before we act. And Venus will speak sweetly to Jupiter, opening our hearts. All this and so much more on The Golden Astrologer Podcast!

On this week's podcast episode of Cosmic Cousins, Jeff Hinshaw leads you through a heart-centered Leo meditation on the astrology of the moment. We then dive deep into the energy of eclipses, discuss Jupiter in Leo and the South Node of Fate in Leo. We also spend time listening to two songs "Secret War" by Leo Rising Hannah Ramone and "Arms Akimbo" by Leo Rising Lindsey Mills.   Cosmic Cousins Soul-Centered Astrology Certification:   A Yearlong Immersion in Living Astrology with Jeff Hinshaw Are you looking for community support and guidance on your journey of astrology?  Join me in a year-long journey into Soul-Centered Astrology where you'll explore birth charts, planetary cycles, Tarot, embodiment, ritual, and the deeper myths woven through the cosmos. Whether you're beginning your astrology path or deepening your practice, this immersive program is designed to help you build a lifelong relationship with astrology. Apply Now!!   A Queer Arcana Full Moon Party at the Palm Springs Art Musuem I'm so excited to announce that I'm teaming up with the Palm Springs Art Museum for their exhibition, A Queer Arcana, which celebrates queer artists from the last century who have used esoteric practices, including tarot, as sources of inspiration, healing, creativity, and resistance. To celebrate the exhibition, I've brought together a team of dear friends and fellow queer tarot readers who will be offering mini tarot readings during the opening event on the Pisces Full Moon Lunar Eclipse, August 28th, at the Palm Springs Art Museum. Joining us will be Corinna Rosella of Milk Thistle, husbands Brandon Alter and Angel Lopez of The Spiritual Gayz, and Mr. Starry Skies Alan, also known as Mantis Tarot, a tarot author. All five of us will be there offering mini readings throughout the evening, and we cannot wait to celebrate with you! There's also something especially meaningful to me about this exhibition. My beloved teacher, Rachel Pollack, who passed away a few years ago, is represented in the exhibit through the original artwork from her tarot deck, displayed in a glass case alongside other feminist tarot decks and works of esoteric art. Rachel was the author of 78 Degrees of Wisdom and Tarot Wisdom, and their work profoundly shaped my own relationship with tarot. It feels incredibly special to be part of an exhibition that honors the ways queer people have turned to tarot and other esoteric practices not only for divination, but as tools for healing, self-discovery, imagination, and resistance. So please come join us for Queer Arcana on August 28th at the Palm Springs Art Museum. Come see the exhibition, celebrate queer history and creativity, and let one of us pull cards for you under the Pisces Full Moon Eclipse. We can't wait to celebrate with you!    Cosmic Mix Tape A Soundtrack for Your Soul The Cosmic Mix Tape. is a personalized astrology experience that transforms your birth chart into a soulful soundtrack through an in-depth recorded reading and a carefully curated playlist.   Cosmic Cousins Links Sedna Workshop Cosmic Mix Tape Newsletter Mentorship Deep Dive Astrology Readings Tarot Soul Journey  Cosmic Mix Tape Cosmic Cousins Substack Instagram Intro & Outro Music by:  Felix III  

Shadow Work & Reclaiming Your Divine FeminineThe August 12, 2026 New Moon in Leo is a powerful Total Solar Eclipse at 20°02' Leo, bringing themes of identity, confidence, creativity, romance, pleasure, visibility, and self-expression to the surface.But this eclipse isn't only about stepping into the spotlight.It's about exploring what has been hiding in the shadows.What parts of yourself have you silenced to be loved? Where have you dimmed your light to make others comfortable? Are you seeking validation, or are you finally learning to validate yourself?With this eclipse occurring closer to the South Node, we may be confronted with identities, relationships, patterns, and emotional attachments that are ready to be released.In this episode, we explore the Leo Solar Eclipse through the lens of shadow work and the Divine Feminine—including self-worth, romantic patterns, desire, creativity, boundaries, feminine power, being seen, and the courage to choose yourself.This is an invitation to release the version of you that needed permission to shine and reconnect with the woman underneath the performance.

Episode 295In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.The astrology of the week of August 10th, 2026, signals big shifts in our leadership. As Mercury (the planet of comms) opposes Pluto (the planet of the underworld), tough conversations about the shadows lurking in our power dynamics are likely to surface. Plus, the solar eclipse at the South Node in Leo serves up a fiery reality check, puncturing overinflated egos and possibly dethroning tyrants. But when Mercury moves into a sweet sextile with Venus (the planet of connection) and meets up with Jupiter (the planet of abundance), we're blessed with good news in our relationships and good luck in the messages we want to get across. Now is the time to be bold, creative, and brave in championing the causes you care about. Major change is in the air.This episode covers:Venus' trine to Pluto on Monday, August 10thVenus' opposition to Neptune Rx on Monday, August 10thMars' entrance into Cancer on Tuesday, August 11th Mercury's opposition to Pluto on Tuesday, August 11thMercury's trine to Neptune on Tuesday, August 11thVenus' trine to Uranus on Tuesday, August 11thThe solar eclipse in Leo on Wednesday, August 12thMercury's sextile to Uranus on Wednesday, August 12thMercury's sextile to Venus on Thursday, August 13thMercury's conjunction with Jupiter on Saturday, August 15thThis episode was recorded on 08/04/2026.For more, check out your free daily horoscope on the homepage of the CHANI app — now on iOS and Android.Eclipse season is upon us, and we're offering new and expired CHANI app users 30 days of free ritual tools, cosmic insights, and astro support from our team of real astrologers. To claim your all-access premium pass, just use code FUCKAI in the “redeem offer code” section of the app. Here's to supporting humans, not bots. Note: This offer is valid through 8/28/2026.The music featured in the podcast was created by Latashá.

The eclipses are here, the eclipses are here! The week leading up to this total Leo Solar Eclipse has been very telling. But first: Venus, the goddess of love and money, aspects Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus. Mars enters Cancer, where it will stay through September 27th. Mercury gets a change of perception as it connects with Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, and Jupiter. And April answers a listener question about money in the horoscope. Plus: Information overload, moms in SUVs, and where does the money go? We have a lot of transits to unpack, so let's get this show on the road! Read a full transcript of this episode. Have a question you'd like answered on the show? Email April or leave it here! Subscribe to April's mailing list and get a free lunar workbook at each New Moon! Love the show? Make a donation! Timestamps [1:31] Venus trine Pluto (Aug. 10, 11:08 am PDT) at 3°57' Libra and Aquarius; Venus opposed Neptune (Aug. 10, 3:02 pm PDT) at 4°6' Libra and Aries; Venus trine Uranus (Aug. 11, 8:46 pm PDT) at 5°19' Libra and Gemini. Neptune opposes symbol 5 Libra, A man teaching the true inner knowledge. Look closely at what the people we love, and the way we make or spend our money, says about us. Having seen the truth of a situation, it's time to decide what to do about it. [3:34] Mars enters Cancer (Aug. 11, 1:30 am PDT, until Sep. 27). Mars will square Neptune (Aug. 17) and Saturn (Sep. 1), both in Aries. Act on behalf of the things and people closest to your heart, and tackle projects that you've been avoiding. [6:11] Mercury opposes Pluto (Aug. 11, 6:20 pm PDT) at 3°55' Leo-Aquarius. Mercury is on the Sabian symbol 4 Leo, A man formally dressed and a deer with its horns folded. Check out Judith De Haan's essay on this symbol. Mercury trines Neptune (Aug. 11, 8:39 pm PDT) at 4°5' Leo-Aries, on 5 Leo, Rock formations at the edge of a precipice. Mercury sextiles Uranus (Aug. 12, 1:48 pm PDT) at 5°20' Leo-Gemini on 6 Leo, An old-fashioned woman and an up-to-date girl. These are powerful aspects for telling your truth, using the healing power of your words, and channeling brilliant insights. [8:02] Moon Report! The Leo New Moon Solar Eclipse (Aug. 12, 10:37 am PDT) at 20°1' Leo on the Sabian symbol 21 Leo, Chickens intoxicated. Previous eclipses near this degree were on Aug. 11, 2018, with a solar eclipse at 18°42' Leo; on Feb. 11, 2017, a lunar eclipse at 22°28' Leo; and on Feb. 9, 2009, a lunar eclipse at 21 Leo. This is the first eclipse in Leo since Jan. 21, 2019, and the first since Feb. 9, 2009 when the South Node was also in Leo. The downfall of leaders seems relevant to this eclipse. [11:24] Lunar Phase Family Cycle (LPFC). The First Quarter phase (first action point) of this LPFC is on May 12, 2027 at 22°13' Leo. The Full Moon phase (awareness point) is on Feb. 10, 2028 at 21°23' Leo. The Last Quarter phase (last action point) is on Nov. 9, 2028 at 18° Leo. [12:41] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon periods. The Moon in Cancer squares Saturn in Aries (Aug. 10, 12:30 am PDT). It's VOC for 1 day, 1 hour, 8 minutes, then enters Leo (Aug. 11, 1:38 am PDT). Use this VOC Moon period to develop a new habit of establishing stronger boundaries without bringing emotional meltdowns to the table. [13:45] The Moon conjoins the Sun (Aug. 12, 10:37 am PDT). It will be VOC for 16 hours, 41 minutes, then enters Virgo (Aug. 13, 3:18 am PDT). Use this VOC Moon period to give credit where credit is due. [14:42] The Moon in Virgo squares Uranus in Gemini (Aug. 13, 12:24 pm PDT). It's VOC for 1 day, 18 hours, 56 minutes, then enters Libra (Aug. 15, 7:20 am PDT). Use this VOC Moon period to free yourself from mental stressors by developing inner security that's independent of external circumstances. [15:57] Mercury conjunct Jupiter (Aug. 15, 2026, 4:23 am PDT) at 10°09' Leo on Sabian symbol, 11 Leo, Children on a swing in a huge oak tree. Articulate your beliefs and dreams for the future. [17:36] Listener Tommy asks about money houses in the chart. If anyone is planning on attending the upcoming UAC conference in Chicago next month, April will be speaking on Derivative Houses (Sep. 8, at 9 am). [24:18] Leave a message of one minute or less at speakpipe.com/ bigskyastrologypodcast or email april (at) bigskyastrology (dot) com; put “Podcast Question” in the subject line. Free ways to support the podcast: subscribe, like, review and share with a friend! [24:33] A tribute to this week's donors! If you would like to support the show and receive access to April's special donors-only videos, go to BigSkyAstropod.com and contribute $10 or more. You can make a one-time donation in any amount or become an ongoing monthly contributor.

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Late summer has always felt like a sacred threshold to me. The garden is overflowing with life, yet there is a quiet awareness that the season is beginning to turn. In this episode, I share some personal reflections on savoring these final weeks of summer and the herbs, foods, and practices that are helping me prepare for the transition into autumn.

Welcome to the Celestial Insights Podcast, the show that brings the stars down to Earth! Each week, astrologer, coach, and intuitive Celeste Brooks of Astrology by Celeste will be your guide. Her website is astrologybyceleste.com.  

A Collective Initiatory ThresholdThis week carries one of the most significant astrological events of the year. A total solar eclipse at 20 degrees of Leo. Rather than walking the week strictly in date sequence, we move through the eclipse as the gravitational center, with the supporting cycles named as what prepares the field before it and integrates what it seeds after.This is not primarily a personal transformation moment. It is a collective initiatory threshold.Before the Eclipse — The Field Is PreparedMonday, August 10: Venus in Libra trines Pluto in Aquarius and opposes Neptune in Aries. Deep encounter becomes possible in the relational field. The kind of connection that touches something beneath the surface and reorganizes rather than merely confirms. Venus opposing Neptune brings emotional porousness and openness to what the collective imaginal field is carrying. Together these contacts prepare something in the relational field for what the eclipse will seed.Tuesday, August 11: Mars enters Cancer. Mercury in Leo opposes Pluto and trines Neptune in Aries. Venus in Libra trines Uranus in Gemini. A significant day of preparation. Mars entering Cancer moves the instinctual force from mental agility into feeling-body intelligence, acting from attunement, protecting what it loves, moving from ancestral knowing. In Cancer, Mars will quickly activate Saturn and Neptune in Aries, bringing instinctual protective intelligence to bear on what communities genuinely need in order to survive and flourish. In a time when shared meaning and collective care are under pressure, this is Mars in Cancer making itself known.Mercury opposing Pluto asks what truth, spoken from genuine conviction, carries the power to reorganize rather than merely inform. Mercury trine Neptune opens the creative voice to something larger than the personal. Venus trine Uranus completes the preparation, something genuinely new becoming possible in how connection forms.The Solar EclipseWednesday, August 12: Total solar eclipse at 20 degrees of Leo. Mercury in Leo sextiles Uranus in Gemini. A solar eclipse seeds a six-month arc of development. This one falls on the South Node in Leo, asking for release and integration of what has been organized around personal recognition and individual performance, so that what is genuinely creative can be offered more freely in service of the collective becoming the North Node in Aquarius is calling toward.Jupiter has been amplifying the Leo field for weeks. The solar eclipse moves through that field, asking that the generosity, warmth, and creative aliveness Jupiter has been cultivating be offered not in service of the personal story but in service of something larger.Watch what surfaces in collective life around this eclipse window. Eclipse seasons often bring what has been operating in shadow into sudden undeniable visibility. Mercury sextiling Uranus on the same day brings a quality of sudden mental clarity, a shift in understanding that may be one of the most durable gifts the eclipse carries.After the Eclipse — Integration and ArrivalThursday, August 13: Mercury in Leo sextiles Venus in Libra. The creative voice and the relational field in warm easy alignment. What was seeded at the eclipse finds its first point of genuine human contact.Saturday, August 15: Mercury conjuncts Jupiter in Leo. A genuine arrival. What has been understood becomes meaningful. What has been articulated finds its larger significance. The creative voice offered in service of something beyond the personal finds its fullest most generous expression.The Eclipse PortalThis solar eclipse opens a portal that closes with a companion lunar eclipse, the Full Moon at 5 degrees of Pisces on August 27. What is seeded on August 12 will be illuminated and begin its first completion on August 27. Between the two eclipses, a compressed arc of development unfolds. Let what moves in you this week be fully seeded before reaching for its completion.Reflection QuestionsWhat does this solar eclipse on the South Node in Leo ask you to release so that what is genuinely creative in you can be offered more freely in service of something larger?As Mars enters Cancer, where is the instinctual body's protective intelligence being activated — what community or shared field is asking for your fierce and grounded care?In the days around this eclipse, what shifts in understanding feel like they belong to the longer arc of what is being seeded?Podcast poem: A Brave and Startling Truth by Maya Angelou(Trigger warning–the poem carries some strong imagery of violence)If the depth of these cycles is stirring something in you, a desire for grounded support in understanding how they are moving through your own unique chart, I offer astrology sessions designed for exactly that.You can find the link to schedule under What's Open Now at ontheedgesofchange.com.Support the showGo to Sheila's website for information for transformational resources: https://www.ontheedgesofchange.comThis episode was co-created with generative AI, engaged as a soul-aligned ally in service of transformation. At the edge where technology meets myth, I choose insight over noise, and alchemy over automation. Thank you for dreaming the future with me.

Experience Talk Cosmos on Sunday, August 9 at 1:00 PM PDT! Host Sue ‘Rose' Minahan shares insights interweaving the “Eclipses' Cosmic Trine Bridge.”Sue explores an impactful out-of-sign Grand Trine pattern unfolding between the Solar and Lunar Eclipses. On August 22—just four hours before the Sun leaves Leo—a mighty Grand Trine flows tightly by degree between the Sun and South Node at 29° Leo, Chiron at 0° Taurus, and the Moon at 0° Capricorn.Together, the Sun and South Node realign deep, resourceful relationships, taking nourishing steps to bridge a new spectrum of developing personal beliefs rooted in our most fundamental values.Connect with inspiration! Never miss an episode—subscribe at TalkCosmos.com and catch new weekly episodes across YouTube, Facebook, radio, and podcast platforms.SUE ‘ROSE' MINAHAN: Evolutionary Astrologer Consultant, Speaker, Writer, Dwarf Planet University graduate, and Vibrational Astrology student under Linda Berry. Kepler Astrology Toastmasters (KAT) Charter member, and WineCountrySpeakers.org member. Holds an Associate of Fine Arts Music Degree and a Certificate of Fine Arts in Jazz. Artist & musician. Mythology enthusiast. Founder of Talk Cosmos weekly conversations, awakening heart and soul consciousness since 2018.Website: TalkCosmos.com | YouTube: YouTube.com/@talkcosmos#TotalSolarEclipse #LeoSolarEclipse #4PiscesLunarEclipse #GrandTrine #ChironinTaurus #Astrology2026 #TalkCosmos #SueRoseMinahan #AquariusNorthNode #LeoSouthNode #KKNWAM #YouTubeIn the spirit of Einstein's wisdom on the shifting nature of energy, “Energy's never destroyed, energy only changes.” Talk Cosmos is your opportunity to ponder the collective unconscious and focus on the cosmic kaleidoscope. Discover the energy that is Talk Cosmos, every Sunday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. right here on Alternative Talk 1150!Visit https://talkcosmos.com(opens in new tab) for weekly schedule, blog, and information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kelly has two teachings coming up! The first is her ‘Combining Progressions and Transits' course, perfect for the intermediate student looking to explore how transits and progressions combine to define and describe life experiences. This course includes two live Q&As on August 19 and September 2. Click on the link for more details: https://www.kellysastrology.com/product/professional-predictive-power/Kelly also has an upcoming LIVE webinar accessible to all levels of students on the upcoming Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra. This 90-minute webinar will explore the five-point star movement of Venus in the sky and the themes of Venus as she retrogrades through Scorpio and Libra. Click here to register: https://www.kellysastrology.com/product/venus-retrograde-in-scorpio/This New Moon Eclipse in Leo takes place on August 12/13. The Sun is both the eclipsed planet AND the eclipse's ruler, which adds even more intensity and potency. The Sun collectively represents people of great and visible power, esteem and influence. This solar eclipse, which blocks the light of the Sun, often brings a loss of prestige and power to a ‘solar figure'.   Personally, this eclipse invites you to step into the darkness and use your intuition and non-sighted senses to explore the shadows. It prompts you to look beneath the surface to see what is uncovered. This eclipse calls you towards the unknown, especially in those areas that are connected to the Leo part of your chart and life. Tune it to the entire episode for all the details. 

The potent, dramatic Solar Eclipse in Leo arrives August 12th, shaking up the Leo sector of your birth chart. Solar Eclipses can coincide with far-reaching beginnings, like a potent New Moon, but as this is also connected to the South Node, there can also be an ending or rebalancing connected to this energy as well. Co-present with benefic Jupiter, there is also a possibility that this eclipse brings some opportunity or expansion into your life as well. Collectively, this energy is tied to sudden changes in leadership, or established "kings" and leaders grapping with a sudden shift in power. Leo = rulers and kings, and eclipses are notorious for bringing sudden shifts in who has political power. Want to hear more about the Astrology, the Tarot significations, and readings for the 12 signs?Enjoy the episode!Book With Alexhttps://beacons.ai/dogstaroracle Book With Asterhttps://three-cups-circle.beehiiv.com/bio0:00 Title02:34 Nodal Shift & Pluto in Leo Generation07:10 Eclipse Overview14:09 Seven of Wands 16:31 Trump's Natal Chart 19:35 Jupiter in Leo32:15 Aries35:31 Taurus38:54 Gemini43:41 Cancer47:21 Leo52:37 Virgo56:40 Libra1:00:41 Scorpio1:04:07 Sagittarius1:08:02 Capricorn1:13:20 Aquarius1:17:47 Pisces1:21:09 Recommended Ritual & Current Offerings

Are you nervous about eclipse season? You're not alone but what if eclipses aren't here to disrupt your life, but to help you realign with your true path?In this episode of Mainly Moonology, Yasmin Boland explores the powerful New Moon Eclipse in Leo and explains why this is one of the most significant astrological events of the year. Discover why eclipses have earned their dramatic reputation, what makes this South Node eclipse so transformative, and how it can help you release old patterns, embrace meaningful change, and step into a new chapter with confidence.Yasmin also shares practical guidance on navigating eclipse season, the influence of Leo's energy on confidence, creativity and pride, the supportive Mercury-Uranus alignment, and why the conversations you have now could change everything. Whether you're already feeling life shifting beneath your feet or simply want to understand the astrology of the moment, this episode offers clear, grounded insight to help you work with the energies rather than fear them.If you'd like to dive deeper, Yasmin also shares how you can receive her FREE Eclipse Workshop when you purchase and register your Moonology Diary 2027 at moonologydiary.com.

In this episode, we'll discuss the Solar Eclipse in Leo and why the new Leo–Aquarius cycle may begin changing the way each of us thinks about joy and authentic happiness. We'll also talk about the symbolism of the South Node, and why this eclipse season may start out by helping us make space for something new.Want more astrology from me? Subscribe to my Substack: stefaniekateboucher.substack.comInterested in a reading? Want to discuss the upcoming Solar Eclipse at my New Moon Circle? Find me here: https://stan.store/stefaniekateboucherMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/serenity. License code: TKAOZTDSJ5OX7OYP This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stefaniekateboucher.substack.com/subscribe

The cosmic curriculum just changed! In this episode of Soul Sessions, Amanda Rieger Green breaks down the pivotal astrological shift as the North Node moves into Aquarius and the South Node enters Leo. This 18-month planetary shift (lasting through March 2028) marks a massive evolutionary leap for both the collective and our personal lives. As technology and artificial intelligence accelerate exponentially, the core question becomes: How do we evolve our humanity alongside rapidly advancing intelligence? In this episode, Amanda covers: The Cosmic Shift: What the North Node in Aquarius & South Node in Leo mean for your personal growth over the next year and a half. Pluto & Jupiter at Play: How Pluto in Aquarius and Jupiter in Leo are catalyzing deep personal transformation and expanding perspective. The August Catalyst: Navigating the Leo New Moon Solar Eclipse, the Lion’s Gate Portal (8/8), and the energetic shifts of late summer. Authenticity vs. The Attention Economy: Shifting from seeking external validation/metrics to embodying internal authority and genuine human connection. Evolving Beyond Perfectionism: Building on the previous Pisces/Virgo node lessons to release proving energy and step into authentic heart-led expression. Additional Resources: August 2026 Energy Forecast: Protect, Direct, & Free Your Energy Energetic Discernment: Clear Your Field, Return Old Energy & Reclaim Your Power Why Self-Care Isn’t Enough Anymore: The Shift from Healing to Evolving Lion’s Gate Portal 8/8: What to Know, What to Remember, and How to Align Host: Amanda Rieger Green Subscribe to Amanda's YouTube HERE! Follow Amanda on Instagram: @soulpathology Check out Amanda's Website: SoulPathology.com Send Amanda an Email: Podcast@soulsessions.meFollow Amanda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulpathology/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of CosmicRX Radio, Tasha Beg and Madi Murphy explore the cosmic significance of recent and upcoming astrological events, including the full moon in Aquarius, the lunar cycles, and the influence of planetary alignments on societal and personal transformation. They discuss how understanding these patterns can help us navigate change with grace and insight.Tasha Beg is an evolutionary astrologer, intuitive storyteller, and pop culture pundit. A graduate of Wellesley College with a degree in Economics and Middle Eastern Studies, Tasha spent nearly a decade in finance, eventually rising to Vice President of Institutional Sales. However, a profound personal awakening during her Saturn Return led her to leave the corporate world in 2022 to fully dedicate her life to the sacred language of the cosmos. When she isn't analyzing soul plans for clients, she moonlights as "The Pop Astrologist," analyzing celebrity culture and forecasting cosmic weather through her weekly Substack newsletter. 

In this episode, Alissa breaks down why every hard season is building something in you that easy seasons never could, tracing the idea back to astrology, her own birth chart, and a realization that caught her off guard through her daughter Blaine's health diagnoses. She walks you through how to see every uncomfortable, triggering situation as character development and opportunities for growth.In this episode, you'll learn:What your North Node and South Node reveal about your natural strengths versus the traits you're still growing intoHow raising her daughter through celiac disease and Type 1 diabetes diagnoses is developing the structured, disciplined side of Alissa that used to feel completely foreignWhy a demanding boss, an unexplained health symptom, or another uncomfortable dynamic might be pointing to a part of your character that's ready to developThe difference between staying in a toxic environment and choosing a challenge that's actually building youWhat the growth gap is and why the space between your old identity and your new one feels so uncomfortableWhy letting fear of judgment, like worrying what old classmates will think, keep you from starting something is really just self-sabotage in disguiseUncover your sneaky internal belief that's stopping you from being your most confident self TAKE The FREE Shadow Archetype Quiz NOWLearn my 6-step process for managing & neutralizing your triggers as an HSP in our FREE UN-Botherable Workshop!Join the Not Too Sensitive Club

Episode 294In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.The astrology of the week of August 3rd, 2026, gives us a moment to process and prepare for the upcoming eclipse season. When Chiron (the minor planet of healing) stations retrograde in Taurus, it calls us to slow down and tend to any wounds that surfaced during last week's Full Moon. Thankfully, we have support from Venus (the planet of love and beauty) as it moves into Libra (its home sign), encouraging balance, fairness, and cute moments of connection. And the Sun's trine to Saturn (the planet of boundaries and systems) also helps us to find the structure and stability we need to feel secure. Use this time to soften and sift through what you're ready to shed with next week's South Node eclipse.This episode covers:The start of Chiron retrograde on Monday, August 3rdVenus' entrance into Libra on Thursday, August 6th The Sun's trine to Saturn Rx on Thursday, August 6thMercury's entrance into Leo on Sunday, August 9thThis episode was recorded on 06/22/2026.For more, check out your free daily horoscope on the homepage of the CHANI app — now on iOS and Android.ICYMI: For no reason whatsoever, we're offering new and expired CHANI app users 30 days of human-centered astro tools and insights for free. To claim your all-access premium pass, just use code FUCKAI in the “redeem offer code” section of the app. Here's to AI-free astrology for all.The music featured in the podcast was created by Latashá.

August 2026 Astrology Forecast: Eclipse Season, Lionsgate & Massive Cosmic Shifts! August 2026 is one of the most pivotal astrological months of the year. Eclipse Season opens a powerful new chapter, bringing fated events, spiritual awakenings, and opportunities to step into your authentic purpose. This month also features the Lionsgate Portal on August 8, major planetary shifts, and two powerful eclipses that help us release the past and embrace a new future. #August2026Astrology #EclipseSeason #LeoSolarEclipse #PiscesLunarEclipse #LionsgatePortal Subscribe to YouTube channel:  @jilljardine2186 to hear more astrological updates! https://bleav.com/shows/cosmic-scene-with-jill-jardine/ for video versions. Across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and major podcast outlets such as Apple and Spotify, the buzz is on August 2026 eclipses and astrology. Discover the spiritual significance of the Lionsgate Portal (8/8). #August2026Astrology #EclipseSeason #LeoSolarEclipse #PiscesLunarEclipse #LionsgatePortal Solar Eclipse in Leo ushers in new beginnings, leadership changes, creativity. and heart-centered purpose. Pisces Lunar Eclipse (August 28) brings emotional healing. spiritual awakening, karmic completion, releasing the past. Sabian Symbol: "Officers on Dress Parade" and its deeper meaning of disciplined spiritual mastery. August Planetary transits: Mars enters Cancer Mercury enters Virgo Sun enters Virgo Venus enters Leo How each planetary shift influences: love & relationships career finances creativity intuition emotional healing spiritual evolution Which zodiac signs experience the greatest breakthroughs The collective message of the North Node in Aquarius and South Node in Leo How Eclipse Season can fast-track your destiny Spiritual practices to navigate August's transformational energy Sanskrit mantras to raise your vibration and align with your soul's highest path. Featured Book: Order it now at:  www.jilljardine.com or Amazon Sacred Sound Formulas to Awaken the Modern Mind: Sanskrit Mantras to Raise Your Vibration by Parashakti Jill Jardine ️ Subscribe to Jill's YouTube channel: @jilljardine2186  for monthly astrology forecasts, spiritual teachings, Sanskrit mantras, and intuitive guidance to help you navigate these extraordinary times. #August2026Astrology #EclipseSeason #LeoSolarEclipse #PiscesLunarEclipse #LionsgatePortal You can listen to the complete update for free on our website Cosmic Scene – Jill Jardine Astrology, also on Apple Podcasts Cosmic Scene with Jill Jardine Podcast, Spotify, YouTube and most major podcast platforms. You can find the Cosmic Scene Podcast on Facebook, Follow Cosmic Scene on Instagram and LinkedIn, YouTube and even IMDB- mdb.com/title/tt26653684/. Be sure to follow us on and other social media platforms for the latest episodes and news. Thanks for listening and don't forget to hit subscribe, leave a 5-star rating and write a review. You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, IMDB, YouTube #free #podcast #astrology Book an astrology reading with Professional Astrologer Jill Jardine: www.jilljardineastrology.com Buy Jill's Book: https://jilljardine.com/ #astrologypodcast #astrologyforecast 2026 #zodiacsigns If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with friends who love astrology and spiritual growth. Connect with Jill Jardine: www.jilljardine.com Professional Astrologer • Psychic • Healer • Hypnotherapist • Author Thank you for listening to Cosmic Scene with Jill Jardine, where astrology meets consciousness and the stars illuminate your path to personal and spiritual transformation.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Gamechanger! Astrology Forecast 2026–2028 for North Node in Aquarius | South Node in Leo! Your Zodiac Sign's Destiny-North Node in Aquarius Predictions. #free #podcast #astrology How will the North Node in Aquarius and South Node in Leo transform your zodiac sign over the next 19 months? In Part 2 of this special series, astrologer Jill Jardine explains how this powerful karmic cycle, from July 26, 2026, through March 26, 2028, influences every zodiac sign through a solar chart interpretation, helping you understand where your greatest opportunities for soul growth, relationships, career, creativity, healing, and spiritual evolution will unfold. Discover how to consciously align with this evolutionary cycle and unlock your highest potential. While Part 1 explored the collective meaning of this evolutionary shift, this episode focuses on how every zodiac sign is personally affected and where your greatest opportunities for growth will emerge over the next 19 months. Subscribe to YouTube channel:  @jilljardine2186 to hear more astrological updates! https://bleav.com/shows/cosmic-scene-with-jill-jardine/ for video versions. Across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and major podcast outlets such as Apple and Spotify, the buzz is on the Lunar Nodes Astrology. Using a solar chart interpretation, Jill explains how the North Node activates a different life area for each zodiac sign and why Aquarius invites you to embrace innovation, collaboration, authenticity, and your unique contribution to the collective. Whether you're an astrology beginner or an advanced student, this episode provides practical guidance for working consciously with this transformative nodal cycle. What the North Node in Aquarius means for each zodiac sign Why the North Node represents your soul's evolutionary path How the South Node in Leo helps you release outdated ego patterns A solar chart interpretation for all 12 zodiac signs Career, relationship, financial, and spiritual themes through March 2028 How Pluto in Aquarius amplifies this karmic cycle Practical guidance for aligning with your highest timeline Aries — Build your future through community, networking, and collaboration instead of going it alone. Taurus — Reinvent your career and discover purpose through innovative leadership and meaningful service. Gemini: Expand through higher learning, travel, teaching, publishing, and spiritual wisdom. The Aquarius–Leo nodal cycle reminds us that our individuality is meant to serve the collective. Leo teaches us to shine from the heart, while Aquarius teaches us to share those gifts in ways that uplift humanity. The next 19 months are an invitation to release outdated identities, embrace authentic purpose, and become a conscious co-creator of the future. Jill Jardine is a professional astrologer, psychic healer, hypnotherapist, yogi, spiritual teacher, and the host of Cosmic Scene with Jill Jardine. She has guided clients for more than three decades with practical astrology, intuitive counseling, Sanskrit mantra, meditation, and consciousness-based healing. Jill is also the author of Sacred Sound Formulas to Awaken the Modern Mind: Sanskrit Mantras to Raise Your Vibration, a guide to using ancient mantras for healing, abundance, protection, and spiritual awakening. Listen to Part 1: North Node in Aquarius & South Node in Leo Subscribe to the YouTube channel @jilljardine2186  for monthly astrology forecasts, New Moon and Full Moon updates, planetary transits, spiritual awakening insights, meditation, manifestation techniques, Sanskrit mantras, hypnotherapy, and practical tools for living in alignment with the cosmic cycles. #Astrology #NorthNode #Aquarius #SouthNode #Leo #PlutoInAquarius #AquariusSeason #ZodiacSigns #AstrologyForecast #SpiritualAwakening #CollectiveAwakening #SoulPurpose #KarmicAstrology #AgeOfAquarius #EvolutionaryAstrology #CosmicScene #JillJardine #Podcast #YouTubeAstrology #2026Astrology You can listen to the complete update for free on our website Cosmic Scene – Jill Jardine Astrology, also on Apple Podcasts Cosmic Scene with Jill Jardine Podcast, Spotify, YouTube and most major podcast platforms. 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Taylor shares channeled messages about the energy and astrology of August. She shares a powerful download she received about energetic traffic jams and she and Claire discuss Leo season + South Node in Leo energetics, Women with prominent Leo placements under patriarchy, the themes of eclipse season and SO much more on this weeks episode of Magic Hour! Chapters (0:00) Welcome to Magic Hour (01:17:50) Week 1: August 3-9 (01:27:24) Week 2: August 10-16 (01:42:29)  Week 3: August 17-23 (01:53:40) Week 4: August 24-31     Connect with Taylor Paige Instagram @angels_and_amethyst  Website https://www.angelsandamethyst.com Follow @MagicHourPod on instagram and YouTube for more Magic Hour content.   *************************** Find our more about Taylor's signature program Becoming The Oracle! In this 8 week mentorship container Taylor shares her signature method and professional expertise after almost a decade as an Angelic Intuitive, Astrologer, and Evidential Medium. Learn her tricks of the trade, gain confidence in your intuitive abilities, and learn to reliably connect with Spirit, Angels, and Guides. Find more info and apply at https://angelsandamethyst.com/becoming-the-oracle-mentorship/ **************************   If you have any questions about, intuition, spirituality, angels, or anything and everything magical, please email contact@magichourpod.com. We will answer listener questions once a month in our solo episodes Don't forget to leave us a 5 sparkling star review, they help more people find the pod and remember their magic. Please screenshot and email your 5 star reviews to contact@magichourpod.com and we will send you a free downloadable angelic meditation, and enter you to win an angel reading with Taylor Paige! The next Angel Reading giveaway will happen when we hit 333 5 star reviews on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Join the waitlist for a reading with Taylor here: https://angelsandamethyst.com/offerings/   Find Taylor's 3 part workshop series on Angelic Connection, Attracting a Soulmate Connection, and Healing the Witch wound here: https://angelsandamethyst.com/workshops/   Code 333 gives $33 off, plus, each student can email Taylor one question on the subject material per lesson. Join Taylor's email list at https://www.angelsandamethyst.com  to know when her monthly gatherings of Earth Angel Club are open for registration. Earth angel club is a monthly meeting of like-minded and magical people across the world. EAC includes an astrological and energetic overview, a guided meditation attuned to the current zodiac season, and for the highest ticket tier, a mini email angel reading. Each EAC member also has the option to skip the waitlist and sit with Taylor sooner for a reading.   Are you an aligned business owner that would like to advertise to our beautiful community of magical people? Please email contact@magichourpod.com ****** Editing by Ashley Riley  Music by Justin Fleuriel and Mandie Cheung. For more of their music check out @goodnightsband on instagram.   #magichour #witchypodcast #intuition #spirituality #angelicmessages #higherself #intuitiveguidance #spiritguides #astrologer #astrologytips #birthchart #zodiac #monthlyenergyreport #horoscope #collectiveenergy

The North Node is now in Aquarius, and the South Node is in Leo, through March 2028. This period of time is so incredibly activating for all of us, especially entrepreneurs, because it's on the axis of visibility and serving the collective. Of our genius and our creativity. A time of greater contribution to the collective, evolving our consciousness and stepping bodily forward on our purpose path. For show notes, links and transcripts, visit https://oathoracle.com/2026/07/28/aab40  Explore all offerings in the Summer Masterclass Series If you enjoyed this episode, you will love the Star Stream. Click HERE to claim your 7 Day Free Trial!

In this episode of the podcast, evolutionary astrologer Diana Westly explores the celestial and archetypal energies of the upcoming Full Moon in Aquarius on July 29th, and extends an invitation to a free Full Moon ceremony she and Shereen will be co-hosting on July 30th at 10am PT/7pm CET. If you're interested in joining, you can learn more about the ceremony and register for free here: https://www.thecelestialseed.com/event-details/the-light-village-aquarius-full-moon-ceremony-initiation-celebration.Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:- The energy and astrology of the Full Moon in Aquarius- The evolutionary invitation of the North Node in Aquarius & South Node in Leo- Reflection questions for the upcoming Full Moon- Archetypal and mythological underpinnings for the sign Aquarius- And more!If you'd like to learn more about the lightworking community Diana and Shereen are co-creating, you can do so here: https://www.thecelestialseed.com/the-light-village. And if you'd like to schedule an astrology reading with Diana or follow her celestial work, you can visit her website at https://www.thecelestialseed.com/ and connect with her on social media @thecelestialseed.

Episode 292In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.The astrology of the week of July 20th, 2026, shines a spotlight on the ways we lead. When Jupiter (the planet of wisdom and abundance) trines Neptune (the planet of dreams and fantasy), we're inspired by an idealistic vision for our future — and gifted the motivation to turn it into a reality. As Jupiter's opposition to Pluto (the planet of the underworld) highlights the tensions between our principles and our outdated systems of power, a trine between Jupiter and Uranus (the planet of surprise and innovation) encourages us to expand our horizons in new and unexpected ways. And when the Sun and the South Node enter Leo, we're called to show up as the leaders we want to see in our lives and confront the egomania that's corrupting our communities. Now is the time to invest your energy in collective action and reckon with what's been hiding in the shadows.This episode covers:Jupiter's trine to Neptune on Monday, July 20thJupiter's opposition with Pluto Rx on Monday, July 20thJupiter's sextile to Uranus on Tuesday, July 21stThe Sun's entrance into Leo on Wednesday, July 22ndNeptune's sextile to Pluto on Wednesday, July 22ndThe end of Mercury retrograde in Cancer on Thursday, July 23rdMercury's sextile to Venus on Friday, July 24thThe start of Saturn's retrograde in Aries on Sunday, July 26thThe North Node's entrance into Aquarius and the South Node's entrance into Leo on Sunday, July 26thThe Sun's opposition with Pluto on Sunday, July 26thThis episode was recorded on 6/15/2026.This episode also mentioned the following article: “The Astrological Timeline of Your Life”For more, check out your free daily horoscope on the homepage of the CHANI app — now on iOS and Android.The music featured in the podcast was created by Latashá.