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.
Author: April
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.
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.TRANSCRIPT Ep. 354 | Leo Solar Eclipse: Crisis in the Henhouse!
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?
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.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!
TRANSCRIPT Ep. 353 | Aquarius Full Moon: An Aquarius-Leo See-Saw!
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 to 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.