Welcome to Evolving Astrologer

No astrology today, just a poem in honor of all those living far away from me, in my home country of the USA and all those many others everywhere who i might not even know but might themselves be needing a reminder that YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

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Breathe - by yours truly :)

When you are in need of filling your cup my friend

Open the door, step over the threshold and close it gently behind you. 

Look up into the sky and breathe 

in the spaciousness you find there. Breathe it right into your heart. 

I'm somewhere in the world, breathing out love. 

I trust it will find it's way to you.

Now it's your turn...

Breathe out your love 

really put your heart into it.  Offer it 

to your loves, to friends, to trees, to delicate flowers

babies, 

puppies, 

that sweet frog, who can take it in through its very skin. 

Breathe it all out - all the love your breath can hold. 

Notice how though your lungs are straining, your heart is nowhere close to empty.

Know it will go where it is needed.

Now breathe in again. 

Remember 

who is breathing out for you. Millions of lives 

who don't know how to begin nor what to do

And yet...

And yet their bodies know to breathe. Their hearts know to love. Trust in this, and the wide open sky

And your own willingness...

Can you feel it? 

Something a bit like wonder, a bit like gratitude? A tiny flame 

fanned by all this breath.

16-18 June 2026

Days following the New Moon in Gemini

16-18 June 2026

The Moon makes its pass through Cancer having just entered its New Moon phase which is about the dark night, but also the emergence from that into a new dream, a new exploration, a new hope. The Moon leaves the Sun (its New Moon aspect) and applies to Mercury, then Jupiter, then Venus. This is super important, so lets unpack it piece by piece.

The Moon is how we heal. It is the part of ourselves that knows how to nourish and allow for recovery. It is the nonlinear, matriarchal, yin energy of creation and birth. The Moon is cyclical, rhythmic and reflective. The Moon is magic. So when it "applies" to another planet it is giving its strength and its focus to that energy and says "i see you and i am coming with my moist and juicy healing love to soften and heal with you".

Mercury is the messenger god for whom no way is barred. Mercury travels not only to the over world, but to the underworld - the only god clever and sneaky and wise enough to manage that. Mercury is fast and slippery and cannot be trapped. Mercury rules language and nerves and communication and listening and motion. How we think can be seen in how we move and how we move through the world and think our stories shapes our reality. Mercury is also correlated with Odin, the Norse god who hung on the World Tree and gave his eye for writing in the form of Runes, so Mercury is also the Oracle giver. If we cannot imagine it, if we cannot shape a story in our minds - it has a very difficult ...perhaps impossible time manifesting. Physics has proven what wise indigenous elders have always told us, what we dream and vision shapes the world. Grandmother Spider weaves as we dream. Remember that all energy has a high and low expression. Mercury is also the Trickster and are sleep walking he will lead you exactly where you are dreaming too. So, what are you dreaming for yourself? For the ones you love? For the ones you don't? Are you dreaming a better world or another zombie apocalypse whose story has been handed and hammered into your circuitry by folks with less moral imagination than you?

The Moon moves quickly like Mercury, so they embrace and link intention and then she grabs hold of Jupiter and the three of them swirl for a bit. Jupiter has as much mass ass all the planets in our solar system... so much so that it nearly became another Sun. There is a grandeur to Jupiter, an expansive, hope filled energy that reaches out into possibility and has faith that the universe will rise to meet him. He is Zeus, which i feel is unfortunate, because Zeus was an authoritarian dogmatic lecher - and Jupiter, if we want to make those kinds of choices, is very happy to oblige and will lead us right down that boring road too. Jupiter's high road? Faith, Wisdom... yes, capital F & W. Jupiter also rules social progress and far seeing vision. He bets the house and wins and on the rare occasion that he doesn't he laughs, buys drinks all around and chalks it up to experience and the opportunity to share.

These are all dancing together in Cancer... or probably just cuddling. Cancer energy knows how to take care of itself. It knows what it needs and is unapologetic about it. Like crabs their symbol, they can literally regrow their limbs and prefer to walk sideways rather than head on. When Cancer grabs hold of you, she will not let go. Cancer's low expression is whingy and needy, dependent and always leeching onto to people to either give their power away as a victim or to give their power away as a savior. Cancer when rooting in the garbage can is taking care of everyone else to avoid their own shadow work and responsibility to heal themselves. We all know where that lands and lets not waste these really magical days on same ole-same ole. Just these three coming together in Cancer just after the New Moon signals a time to plant seeds of healing. But the opportunities are not yet finished, for Venus has just ingressed into Leo and the Moon will leave Mercury and Jupiter in short order to glide against her as well. Venus is our ability to relate, not simply relationships with other people, and certainly not just love (she has a high and a low expression too). Venus rules aesthetics so she intrinsically knows how to build bridges between two seemingly separate things - be that color or shape, human or non-human. In Leo she is bold and daring. She throws her magnificent hair around and shines. Pop-astrology gives Leo energy a bad rap. It always talks about pride and boasting and show pony expressions that drive everyone crazy. Yes, this can be Leo, but like any showman, Leo energy knows how to read a room. It is actually incredibly sensitive and tuned into the vibe of others. What Leo is trying to do is find its rightful place - an audience who is able to appreciate and be fed off of who it is authentically. The drama queen is the garbage can. When Leo is in right relationship with its highest capacity it is regal, generous, unabashed and captivating. Like a queen or king, when Venus is in Leo, we feel inspired. We feel awe. We feel majesty. Bold audacity of spirit that comes straight from the heart - the organ that Leo rules. When Venus is in Leo, we need to give and receive applause where it is merited. And vulnerable authenticity is worthy of merit - especially these days. So give it... and if you are dancing your truest self and the crowd isn't going wild... don't pretzel yourself into what they want! The point is to go and find your rightful audience. The applause aren't the point. Naked authenticity is.

What is your vision for yourself and for the world? The one that goes deep down and leaves you feeling vulnerable and naked? The one that is true? Can you take a moment to plant a seed? Remember, these are not seeds you have to baby... you can plant them and leave them to it. That is Cancer energy at its best, does it's work in private. If you do a ritual with a friend or share your vision with someone great, that is one way of hooking into that Venus energy. But you can also really just bear honest witness to yourself and your own authentic desires and dreams. Can you be your own best audience? Can you give gratitude and acknowledgment for the honest and vulnerable truths you carry? To plant the seeds, it can be utterly symbolic, no frills necessary, just you and your intention.

So pause - another thing Cancer energy is good at - take a real and honest and daring feel into yourself...go deep and then allow the feelings and vision to rise within you without trying to shape it... just let it flow. Bear witness to your own raw longing. Now with your mind and with your heart, shape that longing into a seed and say an earnest prayer over it. Remember to give thanks. Remember to dedicate the merit of your intention as a gift to someplace or someone in need. Now blow that metaphysical seed into the wind and trust - HAVE FAITH that Spirit is alive and well and waiting to catch your dreams and weave a more wholesome future for all of us. If tears come, let them. They will water your intention. When you are finished press your hands or your feet into Mother Earth and thank her for witnessing. Give yourself a hug and thank your body and your selves for carrying you into this moment of now.

Recently i listened to a Prentiss Hemphill podcast episode on Becoming the People. The episode was called Holistic Prosperity with Aisha Nyandoro. Aisha had a really wise invitation at the end of the show that i would like to offer you as inspiration. The whole interview is great, but take a few minutes and listen to timestamp 43:11-45:55 (https://podcastaddict.com/becoming-the-people-podcast-with-prentis-hemphill/episode/222751723 via @PodcastAddict )

Solar Eclipse in Aquarius

New Moon: 17 Feb 2026 10:02pm (local time - Kurrajong NSW, Australia) Moon in Aquarius

This New Moon is a Solar Eclipse in Aquarius trining Uranus the modern ruler of Aquarius, in Taurus. With Saturn, the traditional ruler of Aquarius, just having ingressed into Aries on the 14th (where he will stay until April 2028). This eclipse also is the first of the Leo-Aquarius axis series of eclipses, marking the beginning of the shift from the current series of Virgo-Pisces eclipses. What that means is that we will all be feeling the eclipse energy of "beginnings and endings" in a new set of houses in our personal charts.

This is a pretty potent New Moon even though much energy at play is obscured either through the shifting of new cycles, or the eclipse energy, or because the personal planets are all currently still hidden "under the beams of the Sun" - so close that they are still "invisible" (roughly 15-17 degrees from solar conjunction). Mercury is the exception and has just pulled away far enough to start to regain visibility.

Eclipses bring change. Normal understanding and logic tend not to apply. Things can feel a bit wild and and we can seem a bit more unmoored than usual. Its like our usual filters for seeing and understanding the world and ourselves are blocked or removed allowing a different kind of sense perception to manifest. It is striking enough, that when eclipse season passes something different has entered into our awareness which shifts the trajectory of understanding and perspective in those areas of our charts. This current eclipse season goes from 9 Feb - 11 March. So it builds before the 1st eclipse falling on the 17th and and ebbs after the last on 3 March. Those eclipses are like peak points but with the entire time between the eclipses acting as a period of activation. So pay attention between those two lunations and see if you can notice the seeds of major changes in your life and awareness that happen at this time. Because the nature of eclipses, these seeds will be small and potentially seem inconsequential, but they will mark important changes in your houses where they fall. Another thing to consider when looking at this eclipse is to know that it is a North Node eclipse, meaning that there is something that we need to bring in at this time. With the North Node in Pisces and the eclipse in Aquarius, it suggests a linkage between these two energies that is needing to come through in new ways - that our understanding and practice of compassion needs some radical new visionary element. One suggestion would be to take some time to honestly look at your own privilege and where you sit in relation to other people you know about. Not to shame you, but rather to galvanize your committment to empathy and social justice.

When the New Moon is in Aquarius we can expect some radical vision or almost otherworldly 'message' to inspire or take root inside of us. Aquarius energy is that of fixed air, so it is a bit cold and hard to reach. It always reminds me of deep space. Something about Aquarius is unknowable, but as the natural ruler of the 11th house, it is also an energy that is deeply committed to community, networking and broader hopes. Eclipses are less a time to be actively planting seeds unless you can be very detached from outcome, and more of a time to just really pay attention and keep your heart and mind open. Flexibility and non-attachment are key during the wild unknowable energy of eclipse season. Energy does not follow its normal patterns and so neither will magic or intentions of rituals and manifestation practices. This is a good time to just rest and breath and notice what arises for you and within you. Sometimes it is beneficial to be the magician, using what influence you have to guide outcomes. But other times, it is more beneficial to be a mystic, using what influence you have to quiet your mind and be present to the awe and mystery, seeing what is actually there and awake enough to act and move clearly in the unfolding moment. This is much more a time for the mystic.

Saturn and Neptune make a seriously momentous conjunction (exact on the 21 Feb), but truly the shift in this new Aries energy pattern begins on the 14th when Saturn entered Aries. Neptune's ingress back in January was like the first shoe dropping into Aries. This sign change for Neptune marks a whole new era for our spiritual and visionary prowess and focus, as well as our ability to check out and delude ourselves. Saturn's ingress is like the 2nd shoe in Aries, bringing with it the consequences of material reality and finite resources. Remember too that Aries learns by bumping into things. There's something really bull in the China shop about this sign. With the eclipse falling so quickly after, it creates a catalyst that will initiate the unfolding of the new Aries vibe. 

Aries while on the one hand being very martial and confrontational, is also the energy that embodies courage and the focus of will. We cannot change the energies that are playing out right now, but we can choose how we respond to them. There will definitely be an option available to run amuck with your willpower and the rise of  petulant emotions. But it doesn't HAVE to go that way. This is the beauty of having an Aquarius New Moon at this time, because Aquarius is the most far seeing and prophetic sign in the zodiac. It understands how to put aside its small self and focus on the needs of the larger community. It is the Path Finder and also the Visionary. It's symbol is the "Water Bearer" which seems a strange symbol for an air sign, but at its root shows us that within this energy is the one who comes and brings life-giving sustenance to those who are weary and those who thirst. With this New Moon trining Uranus we also have this energy in supportive aspect to the cosmic Change Maker who is still in the sign of Taurus the builder. It means that we have a magical moment - a portal if you will where ANYTHING can happen and take root and grow. So my advice is to stand clear and strong in your own roots of loving kindness and compassionate presence - whatever that means for you...because we all get to be in our authentic individuality with Aquarius. If we do this - stand in our rightful place - than this is what we offer to the eclipse energy to "play" with. If we bring distraction, fear, aggression and small stories of self or others, than this is what the eclipses will have to play with as well. Remember we are always co-creating with the universe. And truthfully, Aries is not so much about fighting and conflict, as much as it is about BEING. It essentially is the will to BE. So can you dare to BE your whole paradoxical self at this time? What is available to you right now? This time is not about becoming, it is about BEING. Drop the stories that are more than you right now, drop the stories that are less than you are right now. Past and future will take care of themselves. This crucible time asks for our undivided presence. Let us dare to show up for each other in our whole truth. That is enough. Because honestly if we have to prove it - to ourselves or to others, it's probably just a story.

Full Moon in Leo

Full Moon at 13 Leo (Sun at 13 Aquarius)

2 February 2026 (local time - Kurrajong, NSW, Australia)


Wow, well the past couple of weeks have felt both heavy and intense with so many planets moving in to dance with Pluto in Aquarius. We will find that this Full Moon still carries much of the flavors that have been awakened for us on both personal and collective levels.
Leo is a fixed fire sign and so while it sits opposite to much of the Aquarian energy by sign, it is really keyed into the major move of Neptune ingressing into the sign of Aries (also a fire sign). Leo energy always asks us to be authentic in a naked and vulnerable way - when we respond poorly what usually happens is we are inauthentic in a very loud and dramatic kind of way. Naked vulnerability is not what we are wired into or taught through culture. It's why Leo energy gets such a bad rap and is so deeply misunderstood. When the Moon is full here we have this opposition between the intuitive truth of our soul (Moon) and the conscious vision of our minds and intellects (Sun in Aquarius). I say it all the time, opposition does not have to mean conflict. Yes, it can be a tug of war or a see-saw but it can also be two people holding hands and thus each able to lean farther out in opposing directions than they would be able to without the balancing weight of the other. Oppositions when used in this way can be both anchoring and innovative. We are stronger together than we are separate.
This is the lesson of this Full Moon. As fixed air, Aquarian energy can run the risk of being too cold and removed and often if feels like it is on the outside looking in to "belonging". Leo too is looking for belonging. Its something both of these energies have in common. For Leo the trick to belonging is to stay grounded, true and authentic and when applause isn't happening to go and search of the right audience. For Aquarius belong come from allowing itself to be a hollow bone - to stay grounded and true to its values and vision and allow itself to be a channel for whatever messages need to come from that place into now. Neither Leo nor Aquarius are guaranteed applause. Messengers and prophets (Aquarian energy) are known for being shot and stoned, and Leo - well, we can see how well it is received by all the disparaging press this sign gets for being a self absorbed loud show pony with big hair.
For me it is way more interesting to try to understand why an energy is present in this way. If someone spent a lot of time being made small - don't you think learning to step into themselves fully and be big and loud about it might be in order? And if someone was in a position of authority and thus spent a lot of time with folks hanging off their every word, maybe some time is needed where they needed practice getting out of their own way. In both cases there there is a quality of humility and authenticity that is required - the same but in different ways. And that is the key here - the anchor point. All aspects are about integration.
Yes, during Full Moons, the lunar energy is very loud, but with so much energy in Aquarius i think we are well balance to feel pulled very strongly in two directions. This can be some crazy making. It can be very tense and uncomfortable. We might have big emotions or want to retreat into a dorsal vagal state (think of a turtle hibernating). With Mars having just had its conjunction with Pluto things can seem really grim. Again the key here is authenticity and humility. They are the ways we actually get to the sense of belonging that we are really after.
Belonging after all is just a longing to be.
We are in changing times. There are no 'fixes' just like there is no 'going back'. With Neptune changing signs and Saturn just about to follow we are embarking into new territory. Our old stories and patterns and habits won't serve us the way they have in the past. We have to find our bottom lines. We have to stand in our own individual truth. We have to find our rightful place. This is not about becoming something different or about learning or growing into something. It is about BEING just as you are in this moment and meeting it with the vulnerability of your own authenticity. It is no small ask. If not now... then when? We are the ones we have been waiting for.

New Moon in Capricorn

19 Jan 2026: 6:53am (exact, local time)
The New Moon in Capricorn gives us a rare 6 planet out of sign stellium with Mercury-Mars in tight conjunction to the Sun & Moon from Capricorn, with Venus and Pluto joining the stellium from Aquarius.

"Start as you mean to go on" - is a good motto for this New Moon. Capricorn is cardinal earth, it wants facts and step by step action for strong foundations. Capricorn always brings themes of integrity and longevity to the fore. Aquarius is fixed air. Pluto wants our honest evolution, aiming deeply and intensely to do so. Venus wants our values and connectivity, she moves through grace and aesthetic. Both teach us about power dynamics. Air activates the intellect and the mind. As we step forward into 2026, things will continue to move slowly until midyear and so we may feel stuck in a doorway or threshold, anxious and wondering what we are doing with our lives and our energy. Trust the process. This pause can be very useful if we don't dissipate our attention thru frustration.
Use this New Moon as a time to seed a message for yourself and the collective. We can remember that instead of acting rashly from a place of anxiety or stuckness, we can choose to use this time to center ourselves and ground (Capricorn) into our collective (Aquarian) ideals (Venus), not by ignoring our shadows, but by acknowledging them (Pluto) and have the courage and willpower (Mars) to walk our talk (Mercury) from where we actually are at now in this moment. Stelliums really highlight focused embodiment of energy. So we keep our feet grounded in the truth of where we actually are, and from here turn and face our shadow and the discomfort that is just a part of growing. "Responsibility is simply the ability to respond", and we can do so taking our shadow by the hand and walking into the unknown from this more integrated and evolved place.
When there is a New Moon, the Sun and Moon are in conjunction and so both are bringing forth the same energy through their different lenses. The Sun is our yang - our conscious day time awareness that moves linearly and outwardly. The Moon is our yin - our intuitive, reflective night time awareness that moves circularly and inwardly. Together they form the energy of the spiral, a pattern on which much of the known universe - from our DNA to our galaxy, sunflowers to seashells - is based.
What do you fear more - Change or things staying the same?  "If we keep doing what we've been doing, we'll keep getting what we've got." Venus conjunct Pluto in Aquarius advises us to lean into one another, without turning away from or avoiding our shadows and the messiness of our actual growing and humanity. In Aquarius, they promise that by reaching into creativity together, we are able to envision something totally different from the old forms and what we have been habituated to seek. So let us embrace the discomfort of this time, knowing that only by doing so can we evolve into the change we want to be in the world.
Saturn and Neptune are sextiling this New Moon from Pisces and so there is tangible magic in the air, but we will have to actually work for it. Pisces is mutable water and these days between now and Feb 15 we can seed prayers and intentions more easily into the ether. When Saturn and Neptune form the exact conjunct at 0 Aries on the 15th of Feb, it marks a very tangible shift into cardinal fire energy, where the vibe of intensity and force, initiation and transformation will tend to dominate. Aries is known for being rash, blustery and impervious. Think of a seed deep in the dark earth at the point of germination - it requires those qualities to grasp the spark of life and push through heavy soil into light where it can unfurl its still vulnerable new possibility. It means that the seeds we sow now while the gods of form (Saturn) and formlessness (Neptune) are still drenched in compassionate driven, empathetic Pisces energy are really key to what we will be harvesting in the future.