Mercury Retrograde ☿ Fall 2022
artist: Martin Wong Aug 3-25: Mercury in Virgo Aug 25 – Sep 9: Mercury in Libra Sep 9-23: Mercury Retrograde in Libra Sep 23 – Oct 2: Mercury Retrograde in Virgo Oct 2-10: Mercury in Virgo Oct 10-29: Mercury in Libra Planets in retrograde are not actually spinning backwards – it is an optical illusion
Uranus Retrograde in Taurus ♅ Aug 24 – Jan 22
Aug 24, 2022 – Jan 22, 2023 Planets in retrograde are not spinning backwards – it is an optical illusion as seen from Earth due to the fact that planets travel at their own respective speeds around the sun. In astrology, this illusion manifests as a “backwards” functioning of the planetary roles. Click here to learn more
Virgo Season ♍️ 2022
Aug 22 – Sep 22 (Fall Equinox), 2022 Virgo, goddess of harvest, archetypal sister of Demeter and Persephone, says it is time to work and hum between rows of towering plants. Go outside to understand this constellation. Virgo lives in verdure, in sun and wind, in dry rustling grasses, dawn footsteps crunching to the creek,
Mars Retrograde in Gemini ♂ Oct 30 – Jan 12
artist: Gordon Mortensen Mars enters Gemini: Aug 20, 2022 Mars Retrograde in Gemini: Oct 30, 2022 – Jan 12, 2023 Mars enters Cancer: Mar 25, 2023 Planets in retrograde are not spinning backwards – it is an optical illusion as seen from Earth due to the fact that planets travel at their own respective speeds
Last Quarter Moon in Taurus ☾ Aug 18, 2022
Thursday, Aug 18 ☾ 9:36 pm PDT The Waning Last Quarter Moon rises at midnight, peaks at dawn, and sets at noon all over the world. At this station, the grounded moon in Taurus squares the rainbow Leo sun. Last quarter moons are turning points or crossroads, clearing the way for the new moon / new
Full Sturgeon Moon in Aquarius ♒ Aug 11, 2022
artist: Thalia Took Thursday, Aug 11 @ 6:36 pm PDT The August full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon as it coincides with abundant fish catches. Moonrise at sunset, peak at midnight, moonset at sunrise all over the world. Every year during Leo Season we gather beneath a full moon in change-maker Aquarius. I cannot
Venus in Leo ♀ 2022
Aug 11 – Sep 4, 2022 With Venus in Cancer for the last couple weeks, we’ve been digging in the sand for love, softness, and forgiveness. Emotions roll in and out with the waves. We’re spending more time with ourselves, more time trying to understand our own nature. This is definitely an incubation period and should be
First Quarter Moon in Scorpio ☽ Aug 5, 2022
Friday, Aug 5 @ 4:06 am PDT The brilliant Leo sun squares the waxing moon in Scorpio. Moonrise at noon, peak at dusk, moonset at midnight in all time zones. This moon phase follows the spicy New Moon in Leo on July 28. First quarter phases clarify for the coming lunar cycle. Get ready for a Full Moon in
Jupiter Retrograde ♃ 2022
July 28 – Oct 28: Jupiter Retrograde in Aries Oct 28 – Nov 23: Jupiter Retrograde in Pisces Nov 23 – Dec 20: Jupiter in Pisces Dec 20: Jupiter returns to Aries Planets in retrograde are not moving backwards – it is an optical illusion as seen from Earth. Click here to learn more about retrograde motion.
New Moon in Leo 🐱 July 28, 2022
artist: Ameya’s Realm Thursday, July 28 @ 10.55 am PST This month’s New Moon falls in the constellation of the fiery lion. Leo speaks to our heart, identity, narrative, and sense of Self. It’s about how all of those things get wrapped up together. It’s about expression, creation, emotion, dance, art, music – all of
Leo Season 🦁 2022
artist: Spirit Daughter July 22 – Aug 22, 2022 Your sun sign is just one planet in your star soup. Curious about the rest? Contact me for a natal chart reading ~ Happy birthday all you feisty catz and kittenz! Welcome to Leo, prowling emperor of the rainforest. Leo is ruled by the sun, so the
Last Quarter Moon in Aries ☾ July 20, 2022
artist: Shelly Hawley-Yan Wednesday, July 20 @ 7.19 am PDT The Waning Last Quarter Moon rises at midnight, peaks at dawn, and sets at noon all over the world. At this station, the restless moon in Aries squares the tender Cancer sun. Last quarter moons are turning points or crossroads, clearing the way for the new moon /
Mercury in Leo ☿ 2022
artist: Kiyoshi Saito July 19 – Aug 3, 2023 With Mercury in Cancer for the last week, we’ve had a profound opportunity to be more free and emotionally honest. Mercury in Cancer is a soothing, nurturing time. Cancer is loving and understanding. She is a natural healer. With Mercury in Cancer, the mind mends the past, the
Venus in Cancer ♀ 2022
July 17 – Aug 11, 2022 With Venus in Gemini for the last 2 weeks, we have been focusing on family and sibling relations and cultivating a more nuanced psychoanalytical understanding of our childhood. Talking with siblings and close friends reveals the power of synergy and the way we naturally complement one another’s qualities and perspectives.
Super Buck Moon in Capricorn 🐐 July 13, 2022
artist: Kate Stomber Wednesday, July 13 @ 11.37 am PDT It’s been nothing but lunar eclipses and supermoons since 2018 when it comes to full moons in Capricorn, and here we are with yet another supermoon. Last year’s Full Moon in Cap was certainly not easy. Sooo much deep emotional work taking place in this