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
At the end of June, we had 2 important ingresses: Chiron moved into Taurus, and Jupiter into Leo. Early this month, the 2 formed an exact square, triggering some of our deepest vulnerabilities around rejection, visibility, and the fear of not being accepted for who we are. What gives this transit its unique flavor is … Read more
What a month July is! Opening with a lightning-bolt Mars-Uranus conjunction and ending with a high-stakes Lunar Nodes ingression, the most striking signature of the month is the outer planets’ synchronization at 4 degrees in their signs. Even for skeptics, with all the outer planets (+ Jupiter) aligned at the same degree – 4° – … Read more
On June 29th, 2026, we have a Full Moon at 8° Capricorn. Capricorn is the point of no return: “I am in, or I am out.” Capricorn locks action into the future through long-lasting commitments and personal responsibility. The Full Moon in Capricorn activates the solstice, Cancer/Capricorn axis. This is where the Sun tips the … Read more
The body knows long before the mind understands. We were born with an inner barometer that tells us, through the body, what is good for us and what isn’t. Most of us have simply forgotten how to read it. That inner barometer – call it sensing, instinct, deeper knowing, – is the ‘front line’ of … Read more
On June 12th, 2026, Uranus exactly squares the Nodal axis. While this aspect might easily get overlooked in an already eventful June – with Venus conjunct Jupiter, and both Chiron and Jupiter changing signs – it might actually be the big elephant in the room. When a planet is square the Nodal axis – which … Read more
June 2026 features 2 dramatic ingresses: Chiron completes its 8-year journey through Aries and enters Taurus, and Jupiter makes its annual ingress, entering Leo. These are very important transits that will completely shift our priorities and overall direction. Things are shifting at a fundamental level. Another highlight of the month is the much-anticipated Venus-Jupiter conjunction … Read more