***Please note that all dates and times in this article are in Melbourne AEST time***
We end the month of July with a huge collective shift — we start to emerge out of the fog of a Mercury retrograde in Cancer on the 24th of July as it starts to station direct. It will be in shadow period still, as we enter the month of August. Alongside a Neptune retrograde, our lenses feel foggy and it is like holding the steering wheel tight, driving through the misty forest at night with minimal visibility.
Enter, eclipse season, this August.
The month of August, like July did also, starts off with some huge iniatory transits in the prior month.
On the 26th of July, we have the Lunar nodes shifting signs, from the Healing Axis of Virgo (south node) and Pisces (north node) to Leo (south node) and Aquarius (north node) shifting the tone of the next 18 months.
You also have Saturn Stationing Retrograde in Aries on the 27th July and that colours the Full Moon in Aquarius — 30 July.
All of these events will bring about a collective shift of energy in that will be felt throughout the month of August.
Whilst it is my nodal return (I have my north node in Aquarius at 21 degrees on my DC) and I am a little excited about it… I am also nervous about it taking place right on the turning of Saturn going retrograde. Aquarius is the sign of fixed air that rules the collective vision / dream, but also, it rules elements of technology, the digital world and… the skies (ahem, aliens, satellites, starlink, and the likes).
With Saturn retrograding around the same time as the lunar nodes are shifting into this sign, there is a lot of talk about stronger digital / technology control being put in place. Saturn = control, Aquarius = technology. I am feeling a lot of trepidation for the end of July / August… I like what it is bringing forth in me individually, but some of the collective themes feel challenging to me.
You can read more about the July transits in the last report. In this report I will focus on some of the core transits of August, including the eclipses, and how you can best support your health and wellbeing in this time. The transits of August + suggestions on herbs and protocols you can work with in the coming month are behind a paywall.
