Astrology Salon

A partial LUNAR ECLIPSE on August 28th
square unpredictable and erratic Uranus

At the end of next week, on August 28th (or 27th depending on where you are), we have a final Lunar Eclipse in Pisces. Because it is also square unpredictable and surprising Uranus, we can expect things to both speed up, and possibly change on a dime. Be flexible and don't jump to conclusions.

Considering this, we all might want to wait until after the eclipse, and the dust finally settles, before consolidating our plans. There's just no telling.

To read more about the upcoming eclipse and what more to expect from the upcoming week, go to AstrologybyLauren.com or click on the links in comments.

BETWEEN THE ECLIPSES
Mars square Neptune
Venus opposite Saturn and slowing down

Betwixt and between the Eclipses we see windmills and/or giants. Perhaps both.

In the space between the eclipses we may become aware of a void. Things are in the process of transition, and it is all we can do to merely step through the veil between the past and the future. In this space can be found some murky waters. All the more reason to keep our wits about us, in order to see things as they actually are, not what we want and/or fear them to be.

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TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE AUGUST 12th

Welcome to Eclipse Season.. where magic dwells and the fates weave their tapestries. On August 12th we have a Total Solar Eclipse in the sign of Leo. Magical and Mystical, we are being shown what needs to be released in order to grow in ways that we might not have even thought possible.

On Wednesday, August 12th, we have a Total Solar Eclipse at 20º Leo 08. It will be seen in its totality in Greenland, Iceland, parts of Russia, northern Spain, and a bit of Portugal. For the rest of us where the Eclipse occurs during the daylight hours, it will be seen as a partial eclipse. Here on the East Coast of the United States, the Eclipse occurs at 1:46 pm (10:46 am Pacific Time; 6:46 pm in the UK).

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Saturn retrograde will trine the Sun
Mercury leaves the shadow of its retrograde
CHIRON stations RETROGRADE

The Chironic retrograde phase is a time of year in which we are asked to pay attention to our own healing journey. Memories surface, old wounds reopen, and we come face to face with what needs healing, forgiving, releasing and forgetting. The retrograde phase of Chiron compels us to look within, to the very root of what ails us, to the inception and cause. This is when we are most able to do a lot of this inner work.

To read more about all of these, and for this week's horoscopes, visit astrologybylauren.com or click on the links in comments.

The FULL MOON in AQUARIUS & the CRADLE (Basket)
Mercury Direct
Saturn Retrograde
The Nodes change signs

The Full Moon in Aquarius this week is conjunct Pluto while Jupiter is cazimi, in other words, in the heart of the Sun. This alone gives pause. Combine that with the stations of Mercury (direct) and Saturn (retrograde) and the True Nodes changing signs.. put that all together and so we see the Basket/Cradle brought to fruition with the Full Moon in Aquarius this week.

That’s an awful LOT from an astrologer's point of view! To find out what this all means, click below for this week's post....

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the image is from a mural in the Pennsylvania capitol called "Unity" by Violet Oakley.

The CRADLE (BASKET) of 2026:
Jupiter opposite Pluto
Uranus sextile Jupiter trine Pluto
Neptune sextile Pluto trine Jupiter

An unusual configuration of planets comes to perfection this week. It’s like nothing we’ve seen before.

On July 20th, a rare configuration known as a Cradle becomes exact. This marks a moment in history unlike any we have seen before. It may not bring specific events right now… but perhaps the best advice for the week is to be open. For the seeds being planted in this rich earth can have profound results for years to come.

To read more about this complex planetary picture, go to https://www.astrologybylauren.com/ or click on the links in comments.

NEW MOON IN CANCER
The NEW MERCURY cycle

In the midst of the amazing planetary configurations that are forming in the backdrop of the sky, we have the New Moon in Cancer on Tuesday. And just a few days before the New Moon, retrograde Mercury will enter the heart of the Sun beginning its new cycle as well. Both will be seeking fertile soil in which to sow seeds. So why not sow seeds that you would like to see come to fruition over the weeks and months ahead.

To read more about the New Moon and the New Cycle of Mercury head over to astrologybylauren.com, Or click on the links in comments.

MARS conjunct URANUS
NEPTUNE stations for its RETROGRADE phase
the CRADLE of July 2026

This is a month filled with some extraordinary phenomenon all contained within a rare planetary picture known as a Cradle. This week Mars acts as a catalyst for this configuration, when it perfects its conjunction to Uranus this weekend. Meanwhile Neptune, one of the significant players in the Cradle, stations for its retrograde phase. This just adds another layer to the story. The pieces are coming together. As are we.

To read more about the Mars transit, the Neptune station, and the Cradle, visit astrologybylauren or click on the links in comments.

AND SO IT BEGINS with
A FULL MOON IN CAPRICORN
JUPITER ENTERS LEO
JUPITER SQUARE CHIRON opposite PLUTO
MARS enters Gemini conjunct URANUS
MERCURY stations for its RETROGRADE in Cancer

The end of June is so packed! Jupiter enters Leo and makes an exact square to Chiron (which just entered Ta**us). Oh and we have a Full Moon in Capricorn. Not to mention that Mercury stations retro. Oh, and Mars enters Gemini where it will set sparks flying with the planet Uranus. This looks like one of those times when we may need to strap ourselves in.

We are standing on the precipice of a turning point in our lives. See what this might mean for your sign this week. Visit astrologybylauren or click on the links in comments.

CHIRON enters TA**US
The SUMMER (Winter) SOLSTICE

Chiron enters Ta**us on June 19th just before the Sun enters Cancer on the Solstice, forming a sextile of potential with the Sun on the Earth’s axis.

Likewise the Sun and Chiron are both making positive alignments with the True Node, marking this as a significant and notable event globally as well as personally.

To learn more about what to expect from Chiron in Ta**us, and its impact on the world (as well as your own sign), check out this week's posts on AstrologybyLauren.com or click on the links in comments.