One of the most important transits of the year is approaching: on October 3rd, Venus goes retrograde at 8° Scorpio. Venus turns direct on November 14th, 2026 and leaves its retrograde shadow on December 15th. 2026. Venus retrogrades are always intense, but Venus retrograde in Scorpio tends to be particularly intense. 1st, because it’s Scorpio … Read more
You already know the right thing to do. The problem isn’t knowing what to do; it’s finding the courage to make yourself do it. Once you recognize what this calling actually means – something greater than yourself, something existential, something non-negotiable – then acting on it stops being optional. The Full Moon in Aries on … Read more
On September 10th/11th, 2026, we have a New Moon at 18° Virgo. This is one of the most auspicious lunations of this year, and a much-needed breather after the intense Eclipse season. If the eclipses shook things up, this New Moon gives us the RESET button. Life goes back on track – which is a … Read more
In the aftermath of an intense eclipse season, something is beginning to settle. September 2026 still has the oppositions and the squares. Life goes on, just like any other month: the good days, the bad days, the plot twists. But underneath it all, something is moving in a constructive direction. Neptune and Pluto, the farthest … Read more
On August 28th, 2026, we have a Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse at 4° Pisces. This is “Stage II” of the August eclipse season, which began with the Total Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 12th, 2026. This means that whatever was set into motion 2 weeks prior now starts showing us where it is … Read more
On August 12th, 2026, we have a powerful total Solar Eclipse in Leo. Leo rules the heart, but this Total Eclipse of the Heart is not necessarily about heartbreak or emotional collapse. Quite the contrary. First, let’s clarify the heart reference. Leo is ruled by the Sun, the epicenter of our solar system. All planets … Read more
August 2026 comes with 2 powerful eclipses: a total Solar Eclipse in Leo and a Lunar Eclipse in Pisces. The eclipse season is officially ON! Eclipse season is – and you can quote Astro Butterfly on this – THE most eventful, life-altering, news-making time of the year. And while some eclipses land more personally than … Read more
There’s a shift in our lives that happens around 50 that astrology has a very precise name for: the Chiron return. The Chiron return arrives right on schedule around age 50-51, although we can begin to feel its approach as early as our mid-40s, with the themes becoming more active in our late 40s as … Read more
On July 29th, 2026, we have a Full Moon at 6° Aquarius. The Full Moon is conjunct Pluto, and it’s opposite Jupiter. The Full Moon in Aquarius activates the Cradle “everything-at-4-degrees” configuration that peaked in July and got all astrologers excited about. Although Jupiter has since moved to 6° Leo, the Cradle involving Jupiter, Uranus, … Read more
On July 27th, 2026, the Lunar Nodes change signs – the North Node enters Aquarius, and the South Node enters Leo. The Nodes will stay in Leo and Aquarius until March 27, 2028. Nodal shifts are huge because for 18 months at a time, they shift the focus to an entirely different axis of the … Read more