This week is a big one.

Mercury finally leaves Cancer and moves into Leo, Venus is busy making aspects from her own sign of Libra, Mars moves into Cancer — and right in the middle of it all, we have the August 12 total solar eclipse in Leo.

We take a closer look at this South Node eclipse and what it might be asking us to release, while also looking at all the astrology happening around it. With plenty of fire and air in the chart, it may be very easy to get swept up in ideas, overthinking and nervous-system overload. Grounding matters.

We also talk about the unusual gift of having the Moon, Venus and Sun all in their own signs leading into the eclipse, planetary remediation and charitable giving, and the importance of asking a deceptively simple question: What do I actually want?

The eclipse itself isn't tightly connected to everything else happening in the chart, which gives us an interesting possibility: life can keep happening while one particular area asks for our attention, release and adjustment.

After the eclipse, things lighten up. Mercury sextiles Venus and meets Jupiter in Leo, and the weekend offers some lovely energy for writing, creativity, generosity, self-expression and maybe even a little karaoke. Just keep in mind that Mars square Neptune is building in the background. If you're feeling tired, let yourself daydream. Sometimes the astrology isn't asking you to push harder.

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🔭 TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Welcome + the astrology of August 9–15 00:40 – Mercury FINALLY leaves Cancer for Leo 03:20 – Mercury square Chiron + Moon enters Cancer 04:00 – Grounding before the eclipse 04:50 – Moon, Venus + Sun in their own signs 05:20 – Eclipse remediation + charitable giving 06:50 – Venus opposite Neptune + trine Pluto 07:55 – Mars trine the North Node 08:10 – August 11 sets up the eclipse chart 08:15 – Mars enters Cancer 08:40 – Mercury opposite Pluto + trine Neptune 11:50 – Venus trine Uranus + getting swept up in the energy 12:52 – The August 12 total solar eclipse 13:00 – South Node eclipse: release + letting go 13:31 – Collective astrology vs. your personal chart 14:00 – The grand air trine + the rest of the eclipse chart 14:45 – Overthinking, overstimulation + grounding 15:20 – Eclipse resources + working with astrology without fear 17:43 – Are we already feeling the overstimulation? 18:28 – What to do with too many ideas 20:10 – Living into something before letting it go 21:16 – Don't immediately fill the empty space 21:56 – Mars + Chiron at 0° 23:30 – Saturn retrograde: where are you holding yourself back? 24:39 – Finding the gem underneath the muck 25:00 – Is it difficult — or did you put it in the difficult pile? 25:30 – What might this eclipse ripen over six months? 26:05 – Saros cycles + eclipse families 26:44 – Why some eclipses hit personally and others don't 27:50 – Saros 126 + hope as an eclipse theme 28:43 – North Node vs. South Node eclipses 29:20 – August 12 eclipse timing + the Moon goes void 30:20 – August 13: Mercury sextile Venus 30:43 – A quieter Friday + Moon in Virgo 30:50 – Mercury conjunct Jupiter in Leo 31:15 – Give your Leo friends their flowers 31:40 – Big expression + possible foot-in-mouth moments 32:20 – Moon enters Libra: let the damage control begin 32:40 – A great weekend for writing + creativity 33:10 – Mars square Neptune starts building 33:43 – Fatigue, daydreaming + creative energy 34:10 – Apparently you CAN party this weekend 34:37 – See you next week!

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