Mercury enters Virgo and comes into a scintillating cazimi conjunction with the Sun. A Pisces lunar eclipse is flavored by disruptive Uranus, and Mercury and the Sun square off with Uranus. Plus, April answers a listener question about haircuts.
Tag: Eclipses
Pisces Lunar Eclipse: How to Survive Quicksand
Gentle motion, flexibility, and floating: These are your survival tools for this Pisces Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse. If there is an astrological equivalent of quicksand, a Pisces eclipse would pretty much have to be it. At times like this, surrender—not struggle—is the key.
Eclipse Astrology: Lunar Eclipses, Earthly Instincts
At this lunar eclipse, know that the Earth is offering you something, some smooth block of marble, a piece of wood, a section of clay. Open your instinctive mind, and ask yourself: What is it that wants to be brought into being? And what is the right tool with which to carve it out?
Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Eclipse?
Though eclipses are dramatic and interesting, few of them are truly life-changing. For many of us, this Solar Eclipse will come and go with some mild emotional disruption and perhaps some unexpected developments in some area of life, and that’s about it. But watch your chart closely over a number of years, and you learn to identify its hot spots.
August 12th, 2026: New Moon Eclipse In Leo
The Eclipse Salon
WATCH HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SALON ON YOUTUBE. This month there are two eclipses. So at the Salon, I took the opportunity to recap how eclipses work astrologically. I talked about the coming eclipses on 12 August and 28 August — and what we can learn about them by looking back to the European Eclipse of […]
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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.
Our Planet on Fire
Our blue planet is burning red. From Cape Town to the Cairngorms, Borneo to the Yucatan, wildfires rage. This ball of fire is reflected in the sky. The cosmic grail pattern is also, as mentioned in previous posts, a brazier made of fire and air — Jupiter and the Sun in Leo oppose Pluto in […]
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✦ Solar Eclipse Leo 2026: The Complete Astrology Guide
The Leo–Aquarius Eclipse Lineage (1999–2027)
A decade of Leo–Aquarius eclipses reveals a mythic arc of sovereignty, rebellion, and renewal. From the 1999 “King of Eclipses” to the upcoming 2026 Leo totality, this lineage traces how identity and collective power collide, split, and re‑form across …