Episode 355 | The Sun enters Virgo: Back to School!
A busy Monday, as angry Mars faces off with compassionate Neptune; Mercury trine Saturn offers mental discipline and seriousness; and Venus sextiles Jupiter, bringing opportunities for collaboration. The Scorpio First Quarter Moon deals with the aftermath of the Leo eclipse, and relationships and finances get a realistic review as Venus opposes Saturn. The Sun enters its practical and analytical Virgo season.
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Solar Eclipse in Leo: Lights Out
I realize that advocating for creative joy seems trivial in the face of the horrifying displays of racism and threats of war that fill the news, and that it’s no substitute for activism. But in celebrating joy and sacred selfhood, we automatically reject the horrors of hatred and warped pride, and affirm the very happiest reasons for living. Love is not a cure for all that ails us, but it’s the right inspiration for the fight.
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Episode 354 | Leo Solar Eclipse: Crisis in the Henhouse!
A dramatic Leo Solar Eclipse; Venus aspects Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus; Mars enters Cancer. Mercury gets a change of perception as it connects with Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, and Jupiter. And a listener question about money in the horoscope.
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Astrology Highlights for Aug. 3-9, 2026: Why the Lion Roars
When Mercury in Leo speaks, people tend to listen. It speaks with utter confidence and real flair. But is it always as right as it thinks it is? The truth is, when Mercury is in Leo, it struggles a bit to do its work. On the face of it, that’s counter-intuitive; surely Mercury’s communication would benefit from Leo’s creativity and sense of fun?
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Astrology Highlights for July 27-Aug. 2, 2026: Unlike Anyone Else
This Full Moon and Pluto oppose the Sun and Jupiter, conjunct in Leo. “I want to be myself!” that conjunction exclaims; but the Full Moon and Pluto in the opposite sign declares, “I want to be unlike anyone else” – which isn’t exactly the same thing.
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Episode 353 | Aquarius Full Moon: An Aquarius-Leo See-Saw!
The Sun converges with the recent basket configuration and trines Neptune, sextiles Uranus, conjuncts Jupiter, and trines Saturn; Venus swing-dances with Mars; the Aquarius Full Moon pits the Moon and Pluto against the Sun and Jupiter; Venus enters Libra, a sign that loves how things work; and Mercury enters creative Leo!
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Astrology Highlights for July 20-26, 2026: The Commonality
For nearly eight decades, the sextile of Neptune and Pluto has been present in most birth charts, in various signs and within various orbs of exactitude. And this week’s exact aspect between them is the first in a series that will last through Feb. 2032, when it finally wraps up.
We could be forgiven for thinking that it’s so common, there isn’t much to say about it. But in fact, it’s a chart signature that binds us together, a point of commonality. Even something like a slow-moving Pluto transit in a particular sign doesn’t last as long as this sextile has.
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Episode 352 | The Cancer New Moon and Tending the Cradle!
We’re publishing on a reduced schedule this month, and this episode needs to cover a lot of territory. Two weeks’ worth, in fact, including the Cancer New Moon, the much-ballyhooed cradle configuration, rare aspects like Neptune’s exact sextile to Pluto, Uranus’s sextile to Neptune and trine to Pluto, the Lunar Nodes entering Aquarius and Leo, and, believe it or not, much more! So, hold on for a super-sized episode and a lot of aspects.
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Astrology Highlights for July 13-19, 2026: A Good Dinner at a Strong Table
At this Cancer New Moon, I wish you a good dinner at a strong table with people who care about you. And if you don’t have those things, go ahead and set your table, make supper, and invite someone you know to share it with you. We’re strangers, most of us, but we’re sitting at that big table together, just waiting to become a family.
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Astrology Highlights for July 6-12, 2026: After the Party
After the Venus in Leo party, when the emphasis was on fun, bright colors, and generally overdoing things, Venus enters Virgo to play cleanup. Just remember that whether it’s cleaning your house, balancing your checkbook, or organizing your office, it doesn’t have to be done all at once.
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