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On the 7th of September 2025 The Moon will be swallowed by the Earth’s shadow. A total lunar eclipse. A moment when The Sun, Earth, and Moon align so precisely that the Earth blocks the Sun’s light, turning The Moon blood red. For a time, the familiar face of the Moon disappears. Eclipses have always unsettled us. They are not ordinary lunations. They are turning points. The light disappears, and with it, the illusion of certainty. Something hidden is revealed. Something old reaches its limit. Something is taken away so that something else might be given. The Archetypes at Play This eclipse falls in Pisces, joined by Saturn who has only just returned to the sign. The God of Time lends gravity to what is unfolding. This is a serious moment in time. We would do well to pay it the attention it deserves. Pisces is the ocean without edges, the vastness of compassion and surrender, the realm of faith and dissolution. When the Moon is eclipsed here, it is as if the tides of memory and longing are pulled back to reveal what has been lying beneath the waves. Saturn says: see it clearly now. Do not look away. And yet, this is a North Node eclipse, the head of the dragon . It is not simply an ending. It is an opening. The North Node points us toward what we are becoming, even if the way is unclear. The eclipse may feel like loss, but it is also guidance. What is taken now is what cannot travel with you into the next chapter. Collective Themes For This Lunar Eclipse Astrology tells us these events matter collectively, as well as personally. A Pisces eclipse speaks to the collective need for compassion, to the dissolving of illusions, and to the sobering presence of Saturn. We may see truths revealed in our shared stories around water, faith, health, or hidden suffering. Collective tides turn at eclipses. What has been swept aside or ignored returns to view. What we have pretended will “get better soon” must now be faced as it is. Saturn insists on accountability. Personal Invitation Where Pisces falls in your chart is the place you are asked to surrender, to release illusion, and to build new faith on firmer ground. If Pisces rules your fourth house, it may be family or home. If your tenth, perhaps your work in the world. If your seventh, relationships and partnerships. Each house tells its own story. Each of us is touched. Each of us is asked to let something dissolve. So what does it mean in the texture of our days? It means dreams surfacing. Emotions rising like a tide. The past pressing close. It may mean grief, but grief that cleanses. It may mean confusion, but confusion that asks us to trust rather than control. Ritual and Practice The Gods remind us: endings and beginnings are not separate. The Moon's comforting light disappears, and then returns. Light is swallowed, and then it is reborn. The eclipse is both loss and renewal. Perhaps the only task is to be present. To feel what comes. To notice what leaves. To honour what cannot continue. And to trust that the sea is carrying you where you need to go. Simple ways to mark the moment: Light a candle and name what you are ready to release. Pour water onto the earth and let it carry your prayers. Write down the illusions you are leaving behind, and bless them before letting them go. So what do we do with it? The last Aquarius Full Moon widened our view, helping us release what stood in the way of being true to ourselves. The Virgo New Moon asked us to come back to devotion, to tend our own flame with care. And now this Pisces Total Lunar Eclipse draws us into the liminal space between what is no longer and what is not yet. Eclipses are turning points of fate, moments when the soul redirects us toward what we came here to live. This eclipse carries the energy of destiny. It strips away what no longer belongs on your path. You may feel the purging on every level: body, mind, heart, spirit. Relationships, boundaries, values, possessions, the use of your time and energy are under review. Illusions fall away. The stories of “maybe it will change” or “I’ll wait until the right time” no longer hold. What is revealed now is what must be faced. The task is not to resist but to see clearly. To accept what is, rather than cling to what might be. To let yourself be reshaped by the tide. ✨ Advice for this Eclipse: Notice where you are gripping or clinging. Ask gently: is this serving me, or is it keeping me small? Honour what is ending, but do not mistake it for loss. It is clearing space for your next becoming. Create ritual for release, water, writing, prayer, whatever helps you embody the letting go. Trust the North Node’s pull. Even if you cannot see the path, your soul knows where it is leading. The Moon disappears, but She always returns. So too will you. The Eclipse Through The Signs ♈ Aries Rising  | 12th House This eclipse draws you inward. Old patterns, fears, and habits hidden from sight are illuminated. You may feel raw, but this is a clearing. Saturn asks you to face what has been avoided. Advice:  Allow solitude. Create ritual for release. Trust that making peace with your past makes space for your future. ♉ Taurus Rising  | 11th House Friendships, communities, and hopes for the future come into focus. Some alliances no longer serve your growth, and this eclipse shows you which ones. Saturn demands honesty in who you give your time and energy to. Advice:  Notice where you’re settling for comfort instead of connection. Make space for friendships aligned with who you are becoming. ♊ Gemini Rising  | 10th House This eclipse lights up your public role, career, and reputation. A chapter may close, or a truth about your work becomes undeniable. Saturn asks you to define what legacy you truly want. Advice:  Let go of external expectations. Root into what success means for you. Trust that honouring your soul’s path is the highest achievement. ♋ Cancer Rising  | 9th House Your beliefs, studies, or worldview may be shifting. A door closes on an old philosophy or path. Saturn steadies the call to align with a higher truth. Advice:  Let yourself outgrow borrowed beliefs. Travel inward or outward to expand your vision. Follow what gives you real faith, not false certainty. ♌ Leo Rising  | 8th House Shared resources, debts, or deep entanglements are revealed. You may need to release an old tie or confront fears of loss. Saturn asks for maturity in how you share and where you depend. Advice:  Honour endings in financial or emotional bonds without clinging. Let trust, not fear, guide how you merge with others. ♍ Virgo Rising  | 7th House Relationships are centre stage. This eclipse may reveal truths about a partner, or about how you show up in connection. Saturn here brings clarity and accountability. Advice:  See people as they are, not as you wish them to be. Choose honesty over illusion. Honour the connections that truly honour you. ♎ Libra Rising  | 6th House Daily routines, health, and service to others are highlighted. This eclipse may bring a release of habits that drain you. Saturn reminds you that devotion must include caring for your body. Advice:  Simplify. Clear away what clutters your days. Build routines that serve your well-being, not only others’. ♏ Scorpio Rising  | 5th House This eclipse lights up your creativity, pleasure, and children. A project, romance, or expression of joy may need to be released or reshaped. Saturn makes sure what remains is real and lasting. Advice:  Let go of performative joy. Invest in what truly lights you up, even if it takes work. Honour your creative spark as sacred. ♐ Sagittarius Rising  | 4th House Home, family, and roots are stirred. A chapter may close in your living situation or family story. Saturn asks you to create stability and boundaries in your foundations. Advice:  Honour your past, but don’t be bound by it. Choose the home that feels aligned with your becoming. ♑ Capricorn Rising  | 3rd House Your mind, communication, and local world are highlighted. This eclipse may strip away old ways of speaking or perceiving. Saturn steadies your thoughts, urging clarity over confusion. Advice:  Watch your words. Speak what is true, not what avoids conflict. Release mental clutter. Root into simple, grounded truths. ♒ Aquarius Rising  | 2nd House Money, resources, and self-worth are in focus. Old patterns of scarcity or over-attachment to possessions may be released. Saturn says: take responsibility for what you value. Advice:  Let go of “it will change soon” illusions around money or self-esteem. Define your worth from within, and build from there. ♓ Pisces Rising  | 1st House This eclipse is personal. Your identity, body, and way of being in the world are illuminated. Saturn demands accountability: who are you becoming, and what illusions must you leave behind? Advice:  Release the versions of yourself that belong to the past. Step into authenticity, even if it feels raw. This is your rebirth. ✨ Each sign is being asked to strip away illusion in a different area of life, but the thread is the same: release, clarity, and trust in where your soul is leading. For more about what you can expect this week because of the astrology at hand, and a contemplation on the eclipse for every rising sign, read this week's forecast: Week Ahead Forecast: 1st to 7th September 2025 ✨ An Invitation Eclipses are never just about one day. They are part of larger cycles - 18 months of unfolding across an axis of your chart, and echoes of cycles that began 18–19 years ago. They mark the turning points in our stories, the moments when fate takes the reins. It can feel unsettling. There is the sense that something bigger than us is moving the pieces. Astrology doesn’t cancel that truth, but it does help us meet it differently. It shows us where the cycles are landing in our lives. It gives language to what is shifting. It helps us see that even the most unexpected turns are part of a larger pattern, one that carries meaning and purpose. Astrology can’t stop change. But it can help you trust the process. It can show you what part of your life is being reshaped, and how to meet it with more awareness, grace, and courage. If you’d like to explore how this eclipse cycle is moving through your chart and look at what chapter is closing, what new direction is opening, I’d love to hold that space with you. 🌑 Book a reading with me here: Conversations with the Gods | Book a Reading  and let’s look together at how these fated alignments are shaping your journey (for more about my readings click the image below). A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

If you are new to astrology read this first. Jump to section: Introduction Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Rising Sign Forecasts Keeping the snake alive Book a one-to-one reading 'These weekly posts aren’t predictions. They’re invitations. I’m not trying to tell you exactly what’s going to happen, because I can’t. No astrologer can. What I can  do is show you the terrain. The weather. The conversations The Gods are having up there, and in here . My intention with the weekly forecast is to help you feel  that. To give you a way in. To open a window of possibility. What might this transit feel like? Where might  it show up? What kind of emotional tone, friction, insight, or shift might be available if  you’re paying attention? Read it like a weather report. L et the words stir something. Then go live your week. Notice what plays out. Return and reread if you need to.' Read my weekly forecast manifesto in full here . 🕯️ Astroweather | 1-7 September 2025 “To love is to recognise that tomorrow is not promised and still to give yourself wholly today.”  — Unknown The week opens under a waxing Moon, with the air thick with possibility. Yet it is not clarity we are offered, but change. Saturn shifts back into Pisces, altering the tone of the sky. Mercury sharpens his tongue in Virgo. Mars locks horns with Jupiter. And by the end of the week, we stand at the threshold of a lunar eclipse in Pisces and an opening that reminds us how little we can ever truly know. This is eclipse season; the hand of fate at work. Astrology can show us the shape of the weather, but not its precise expression. These moments are not ours to control. “The only certainty is that nothing is certain.” To love, to live, is to risk. We give our whole selves, knowing we could lose everything in a moment. The invitation this week is to sit with the unknown and to breathe through change, to steady our inner flame, and to trust that what moves through our lives does so for us, through us. Your Weekly Snapshot All timings are British Summertime (BST) ✨ Monday 🌙 Monday 1 September | Saturn shifts The Moon wakes in Sagittarius, restless and seeking vision. By 9am Saturn, the Old God of time and structure, steps back into Pisces. He softens His stance, no longer penetrating so directly with the outer Gods in Aries. The tone changes; the sky feels less restrictive, though less defined. The Moon reaches for Mercury in a trine, words and thoughts flowing, before squaring Saturn as He crosses the threshold giving us a reminder that every shift comes with weight. The story of the day is one of release. When Saturn steps out of Aries, the strict guardrail that held us firm is gone. For some, this feels liberating; for others, disorienting. It is like walking off a paved road into a wide field, there is freedom, but also uncertainty. The Moon’s conversation with Mercury opens pathways of understanding, while Her square to Saturn keeps us mindful that freedom requires its own kind of responsibility. The invitation is to notice what feels lighter without rushing to fill the space. In the pauses and the unstructured moments, there is an opportunity to breathe. Eclipse season teaches that we cannot know everything ahead of time. Let today remind you: the story is still being written. Within:  Relief, release, the space to breathe. Without:  Structures shift, restrictions dissolve. Practice:  Sit with openness instead of filling it. Prompt:   Where do I cling to certainty when freedom might serve me better? ✨ Tuesday 🌙 Tuesday 2 September | Clearer sight The Moon climbs into Capricorn in the quiet early hours, turning Her attention to structure and form. Yet almost immediately She locks eyes with Neptune, the God of mist, and clarity is challenged. Meanwhile Mercury returns to Their exalted home in Virgo where They are strong, sharp, and precise. The sky tells of competing voices: the fog of Neptune against the lucidity of Mercury, the steady Capricorn Moon trying to hold them both. The story is one of mixed signals. On one hand, the clarity of Mercury in Virgo is like a lens clicking into place: things suddenly make sense, words flow with vigour, purpose sharpens. On the other, The Moon’s square to Neptune suggests not everything is as it seems. We may see clearly in one area while another remains blurred. The paradox of eclipse season lives here: clarity and uncertainty can exist side by side . The invitation is to honour both. Write down what feels clear, let the rest float. Presence is not about certainty but about showing up for what is. The Goddess of Virgo season reminds us that devotion is in the daily act, even when not everything is known. Within:  Lucidity meets mystery; flashes of sharp sight alongside haze. Without:  Messages clear yet contradictions linger. Practice:  Capture clarity in writing; let the fog be. Prompt:   What clarity is emerging in me now, even if not everything is clear? ✨ Wednesday 🌙 Wednesday 3 September | Tension building The Moon continues Her climb through Capricorn, holding steady while the sky tightens. Mars approaches His square to Jupiter, less than a degree away. Desire and drive (Mars) prepare to clash with principle and truth (Jupiter). The Moon witnesses from Her mountain post, watching the tension gather like storm clouds. The story today is one of anticipation. The clash between Mars and Jupiter is not yet exact, but it hums in the air. You may feel restless, pulled toward action, driven to assert yourself or chase after more. Jupiter inflates the stakes, making everything feel larger, more urgent. Yet Capricorn’s Moon urges restraint, the quiet voice of discipline reminding us not every impulse needs release. The invitation is to hold steady. Let the energy build without rushing to break it open. Not every storm needs to be unleashed; sometimes it is enough to feel its electricity moving through you. Within:  Restless drive; tension between will and wisdom. Without:  Situations heating up; pressure rising. Practice:  Move your body to release tension without escalation. Prompt:   How can I hold strength without forcing an outcome? ✨ Thursday 🌙 Thursday 4 September | Deep stirrings By mid-morning The Moon slips into Aquarius, turning toward collective concerns. At 1:30pm She meets Pluto, Lord of the Underworld, whose presence is never light. Their conjunction brings intensity; emotions deepen, hidden truths rise, power dynamics stir. The story of the day is one of confrontation with depth. The Moon in Aquarius would prefer to stay detached, to analyse from afar, but Pluto drags Her into the undercurrents. What was buried may surface. Collective stories about power, control, endings and beginnings echo in personal lives. The invitation is not to solve but to witness. Pluto’s lessons are never about control but about surrender. To feel what is shifting without trying to grasp it. To recognise the larger tides in which we swim. Within:  Deep feelings arise; intensity presses in. Without:  Collective stories of power and change echo. Practice:  Witness rather than control. Breathe through what surfaces. Prompt:   What do I feel shifting beneath the surface? ✨ Friday 🌙 Friday 5 September | Clash and expansion The Moon continues through Aquarius as the long-building clash perfects. At 2am Mars speaks tensely with Jupiter across the Libra–Cancer axis. Mars brings will, desire, and assertion; Jupiter brings principle, justice, and expansive truth. Jupiter, superior in the square, holds greater sway. Wisdom outweighs force. Later, The Moon opposes Jupiter, pulling emotion into the same conversation. The story is one of confrontation and growth. Mars wants action, to press His will. Jupiter answers with the voice of law, morality, and higher perspective. Conflicts may arise, but they contain the possibility of expansion. Jupiter’s superiority here offers hope that truth and justice can temper aggression. The invitation is to act with perspective. When the Moon opposes Jupiter, emotions may run high, but the bigger picture is visible if we choose to see it. The test is to hold back from reactivity and trust that justice need not be forced. Within:  Courage rises, frustration possible, wisdom calling. Without:  Conflicts, debates, clashes of will. Practice:  Step back before responding; let truth guide. Prompt:   Where can I trust justice to prevail without forcing my will? ✨ Saturday 🌙 Saturday 6 September | The turn inward Uranus, God of awakening, stations retrograde in Gemini today. His lightning pauses, then begins to turn backward. The Moon enters Pisces at 4pm, softening the edge, drawing us into surrender. The story is one of reversal and reflection. Uranus halts His forward march, preparing to retrace steps. A storyline of freedom, innovation, or disruption is not yet complete. The Moon’s entry into Pisces cloaks the day in sensitivity, reminding us that endings are also beginnings, and what feels paused may yet be gestating. The invitation is to trust the pause. Not every change needs to happen now; some must unfold in layers, with time. Pisces’ Moon asks us to yield, to accept what cannot be pushed forward, to sit gently with what is. Within:  Restless energy shifts inward; sensitivity heightens. Without:  External disruptions ease but stories linger unresolved. Practice:  Honour the pause; rest in what is incomplete. Prompt:   Can I let the story unfold without needing to know its ending? ✨ Sunday 🌙 Sunday 7 September | Full Moon Eclipse in Pisces The Moon in Pisces grows full and is eclipsed, shadowed by the Earth with Saturn holding us steady. This is no ordinary lunation; it is a North Node eclipse, signalling beginnings hidden in the dark. Fate moves here. We do not choose; we receive. The story is one of thresholds. Eclipses are moments when time bends. Something shifts, often abruptly, in ways we cannot predict. With Saturn present, the changes may carry weight and permanence. The Moon in Pisces opens the gates of mystery; the North Node directs us forward into uncharted waters. The hand of fate presses into our lives, reminding us that our control was always an illusion. The invitation is surrender. To stand at the threshold without demanding certainty. To meet the unknown with love rather than fear. To remember: everything is happening for us, through us. The eclipse does not take us off course; it places us firmly on it, whether we can see the map or not. Within:  Mystery, surrender, thresholds opening. Without:  Sudden shifts, fated turns, new beginnings in disguise. Practice:  Light a candle, breathe deeply, and offer yourself to what is. Prompt:   How can I meet the unknown with love instead of fear? Read more about this Total Lunar Eclipse including guidance for each rising sign on how to meet it here: Lunar Eclipse in Pisces: Let Go Find a contemplation for your rising sign below . 🌿 Closing Reflection This week has carried us through shifting tones: Saturn’s retreat, Mercury’s sharp clarity, Mars and Jupiter’s clash, Uranus’ pause, and finally the eclipse. The lesson woven through it all is simple, if not easy: certainty is a myth. The story changes. Life turns. What we thought was fixed dissolves; what we thought impossible arrives. The call is not to cling, but to trust. To risk loving fully without guarantees. To meet change with open hands. Eclipse season asks nothing less than our willingness to live without knowing. Rising Sign Forecasts 🌕 Lunar Eclipse in Pisces On 7 September, The Moon is eclipsed in Pisces with Saturn close by. This is a North Node eclipse , a beginning cloaked in shadow. The Gods remind us: not everything is meant to be known in advance. This is the hand of fate moving through your life, shifting the storyline. Trust that it is happening for you, through you. ♈ Aries Rising | 12th House The eclipse stirs the hidden places: solitude, endings, the mysteries you cannot control. Something is gestating behind the veil, reshaping how you meet silence and surrender. A cycle closes so another may open unseen. Prompt:  Can I trust what is ending, even when I cannot yet see what is beginning? ♉ Taurus Rising | 11th House The eclipse ripples through friendships, communities, and the vision of your future. Certain bonds may shift; groups may change form. New allies are waiting, though they may not yet be visible. Prompt:  Which connections support the person I am becoming? ♊ Gemini Rising | 10th House The eclipse illuminates your public life, career, and calling. What you thought certain may turn. Authority figures, roles, or reputation may shift. A hidden path of vocation is opening. Prompt:  How is life calling me into a truer form of work? ♋ Cancer Rising | 9th House The eclipse touches your beliefs, your faith, your sense of meaning. A teacher, path, or philosophy may fall away, making space for something new. The journey of truth is not complete. Prompt:  Where am I being asked to step beyond what I thought I knew? ♌ Leo Rising | 8th House The eclipse stirs themes of shared resources, debts, and the deeper entanglements of life. Power dynamics may shift. Something hidden in financial or intimate bonds comes to light. Prompt:  Can I release control and allow shared energy to rebalance? ♍ Virgo Rising | 7th House The eclipse strikes your house of relationships, contracts, and mirrors. A partnership may begin, end, or change shape. What unfolds carries the weight of fate. Prompt:  What is this mirror showing me about love and commitment? ♎ Libra Rising | 6th House The eclipse arrives in your house of service, work, health, and daily rhythms. Routines shift, obligations change, hidden factors come to light in your wellbeing or workplace. Prompt:  What daily rhythm supports who I am becoming? ♏ Scorpio Rising | 5th House The eclipse glows in your house of joy, creativity, and children. A new creative path, romance, or story of the heart may stir, though its form is not yet clear. Prompt:  What joy is waiting to be born through me? ♐ Sagittarius Rising | 4th House The eclipse settles at your roots. Your home, family, ancestry. A shift in house, kinship, or the story of belonging may begin here. What feels secure may be redefined. Prompt:  Where is home truly calling me now? ♑ Capricorn Rising | 3rd House The eclipse moves through your house of siblings, neighbours, and the daily exchange of words. A change in communication, or in close-knit circles, is underway. A hidden message seeks to be heard. Prompt:  What message is asking me to listen more deeply? ♒ Aquarius Rising | 2nd House The eclipse lights your house of resources, value, and livelihood. Money matters may shift, self-worth may be tested. Yet something new is seeding showing you a truer sense of value. Prompt:  What is life asking me to recognise as truly valuable? ♓ Pisces Rising | 1st House The eclipse falls in your sign bringing a threshold moment of identity and self. Who you are becoming may not yet be visible, but the seed is planted. Others may see you differently before you yourself do. Prompt:  Am I willing to step into the unknown of who I am becoming? ✨ Closing Note: Eclipses are not days for ritual or manifestation. They are thresholds; they open and close doors we cannot always see. What matters is how we meet them, with open hands, with trust, with love, even in uncertainty. If you don’t know your rising sign, I’d love to help. 💌 Just send me your birth details and I’ll reply with a picture of your chart and a short overview, so you can follow along with more clarity. You can request that here: And if you'd like a reading to look at it all with my help, book in on my website. I’m available on Zoom  and at Essential Therapies  in Sidmouth on Thursday evenings and alternate Saturdays from September (I'm off for August to spend some time with my kids before they head off to University in September). 🦋 A request - if you've enjoyed reading this (or not) and found it helpful (or not) please can you let me know in the comments or send me a message using this form: I'd really appreciate any feedback so that I can work at making this weekly forecast as useful and interesting as possible! And finally, 🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week 13 Saturn has returned to Pisces. The Old God slips quietly back into the waters, His straight lines dissolving into currents that will not hold. He is no longer the upright sentinel in Aries, demanding clarity and will; He has given us only a glimpse of what that fire will ask. Now He recedes into the tides, to finish what was left undone. There is humility in this crossing. We would like to believe we are in control, that we can set our course, map our way, hold everything still. But Saturn in Pisces reminds us: the ground beneath our feet is shifting sand. We can cling, but the tide still carries us. The work is not control, but surrender; not resistance, but learning how to breathe in water. How do we honour this return? Not by knowing, but by allowing. To notice the mystery moving through us. To sit with uncertainty without demanding answers. To let our bodies soften into the truth that tomorrow is never promised. This is the gift Saturn offers here: to become at home in the unknown, so when the fire returns, we can walk it with steadier hearts. And if you'd like some help getting to know where Saturn and Neptune sit in your chart, get in touch . Read more about this energy and my intention in keeping the snake alive: Keeping the Snake Alive: A Prelude to the Saturn–Neptune Conjunction at 0° Aries Like this forecast straight into your inbox every week? ✨ As a subscriber, you’ll get extended rising sign horoscopes  some weeks (time allowing) plus a little extra magic that won’t be shared anywhere else. And as a thank you, you’ll also receive £10 off your next reading , whether online or in person. Come and take a look around the blog space and sign up here: Conversations with The Gods | Blog And as always, if you’d like to explore what any of this means in your chart, I’d love to support you in a reading. Online or in person at Essential Therapies. And just £90 if you subscribe! Bookings open in the second half of July. Come and sit with me. For those new to astrology: This forecast assumes a bit of an understanding of astrology and some practice at feeling into the energy of the moment to see how it's manifesting for you in your experience. If you are a beginner then it may not be easy to discern or feel, especially when the astrology is loud. So, a recommendation: If you are learning, then pick one of the transits - whatever feels most interesting to you - and take note of when it is happening. Then just pay attention to what themes arise - I'll make some suggestions of what you might notice in the outer world and how you might tap into it in your inner world. Notice what’s showing up in your mood, your body, your conversations, or even in the stories you’re drawn to on telly or in the news. It’s not about getting it “right”, it’s about getting curious. That’s where the magic starts. As you get more practiced with noticing you can expand your awareness to more than one transit in the week and before long you'll be immersed in the astrology and your way of being in, and experiencing the world, will have shifted into something altogether more magical! For more on all this, read this post. You may also find the rising sign forecast helpful because this will narrow the range to where you're most likely to feel and notice the transits in your life. If you don't know your rising sign then fill in this contact form   and give me your birth date , place  and time  and I will send you a picture of your birth chart and an overview of your rising sign. If you'd like a comprehensive overview of your chart then book a reading with me  and I'll explain it all to you! A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

Cultivate Magic in Your Every Day Life can feel unrelenting at times, can’t it? The constant demands and unexpected challenges that leave us feeling weighed down, often it can feel as if we’re just trying to keep our heads above water. But beneath the heaviness, there’s an opportunity, a chance to discover moments of grace and meaning in the midst of it all. What if the ordinary held a touch of magic, waiting to be noticed? What if even the chaos could reveal a sense of flow and connection? This is one of the gifts astrology offers. It's a lens through which to see the sacred in the everyday, paired with simple, mindful practices that help you realign with yourself and the rhythm of the universe. Let’s explore how you can bring a little light to the shadows and uncover the magic within your life. The Power of Intention First things first: set the intention to grow and get to know yourself. Everything - and I mean everything - starts from within: as within, so without.  You hold the key to your own life, your own magic. The words you speak and the thoughts you think are incredibly powerful. So, each morning, take a moment to set an intention for your day. What do you want to feel, create, or learn? It’s like planting seeds for the universe to water. A Fresh Start Every Day Every day is a new beginning - a clean slate. Start it with curiosity and wonder. At the end of the day, reflect. How did it go? What worked? What felt tricky? How do you feel now? Release what didn’t serve you. Thank the universe for the lessons, and put it all to bed. Sleep with a clear mind and a light heart, ready to start again tomorrow. 'I used to hold onto the tiniest things - the unkind word from a stranger or the email that didn’t get the response I’d hoped for. It was exhausting! But when I started this practice of letting go at the end of each day, I felt so much lighter. It’s like a nightly reset button.' Get to know yourself How do you truly feel in this moment? What does that feeling remind you of? Where is it coming from? These are powerful questions because everything begins within. To change our lives, we first need to understand ourselves - our patterns, our triggers, and the stories we carry. Patterns tend to repeat until we pause long enough to find their root. Healing happens when we allow ourselves to feel fully and then gently untangle the threads of where those feelings originate. But to do that, we need conscious awareness. Start by getting curious about yourself - your thoughts, your reactions, and the ways you show up in the world. Pay attention without judgment. The more aware you are in the moment, the more space you create to choose your responses, rather than simply reacting. With that awareness comes a sense of freedom, a chance to rewrite your story and step into a life that feels truly your own. This is where astrology becomes a powerful tool. Your birth chart is like a map of who you are, a snapshot of the sky the moment you were born, holding clues about your strengths, challenges, and unique purpose. It reminds you of who you were before life made you weary, offering a way back to yourself. As you explore your chart, you begin to understand why you react the way you do and how your patterns have shaped your journey. With this awareness, you can move beyond old stories and align with your truest self. By blending self-reflection with the wisdom of the stars, you’ll find a pathway to healing, growth, and a deeper connection to the magic of who you truly are. Astrology as Your Cosmic Guide Here’s where astrology steps in to sprinkle even more magic. Every single experience you have is happening for  you, not to  you. Think of life as a cosmic computer game, with The Gods handing you tools, challenges, and opportunities to level up. The transits - those ongoing conversations between The Gods - are universal energies at play. How they affect you is unique to your birth chart. Take Mercury retrograde as an example. For some, it might light up the first house, bringing a chance to reflect on self-image and personal growth. For others, it could land in the fifth house, stirring up creativity or revisiting old flames. Understanding how these energies show up for you helps you navigate life with more ease. Tune In to the Universe The universe is always communicating with you, but are you listening? Those little synchronicities - the song lyric that speaks to you, the number you keep seeing, or the stranger’s random comment - are all signs. Tune in. When you make it a practice to notice these whispers, you’ll start to feel guided. One December, I needed costumes for the kids Christmas show, no mean feat since one was a black tie number and my son was well over 6ft at the time. I’d left it far too late as usual, but I decided to trust and let the universe work its magic. I went into the first charity shop I came to, and there on the rack was a good brand named dinner suit in almost new condition and alongside it a pair of the right sized brand new shirts still in their packets! All the bargain price of just £15. Fortuitous coincidence? I think not. The more you notice, the more you attract. Gratitude and Joy Gratitude transforms everything. Life is beautiful, even in its messiness. The more you notice the good, the more good flows your way. Joy is your birth right, so follow it! Whether it’s dancing in your kitchen, creating something just for fun, or savouring a perfect cup of tea, lean into what makes you feel alive . Lessons and Reflections Every person you meet and every experience you have is a teacher. Even the tricky ones. Especially the tricky ones. Remember, people aren’t out to get you - most of the time, they’re just wrapped up in their own stories. Let go of expectations, and you’ll find so much freedom. When someone’s reaction throws you, ask yourself, What within me might be creating this dynamic?  Shift your inner world, and you’ll notice the outer world shift too. Magic Exists Magic and miracles aren’t just in fairy tales. They’re here, now, in your everyday life. Open your mind to the possibility. Tell the universe what you need and trust that it’s on its way. And most importantly, listen to your intuition. You know  what you need and the easiest way forward. Trust yourself to get into the flow. How Astrology Helps Astrology offers a fresh perspective, a map to help you navigate the twists and turns. By understanding the energies at play and how they interact with your unique chart, you can move through challenges with grace and embrace the opportunities with open arms. It’s like having a cosmic compass that always points you towards growth and alignment. So, start small. Notice the synchronicities, reflect on your days, and play with the energies of the cosmos. Before you know it, you’ll find magic in the mundane and miracles in the everyday. And isn’t that the most beautiful way to live? If you’re ready to find the magic in your everyday life and connect with the truest version of yourself, astrology can be a profound guide. Your birth chart is a cosmic map, a unique blueprint of who you are and the path you’re here to walk. By exploring the conversations The Gods are having with you through your chart, we can uncover your strengths, navigate your challenges, and reconnect with the deeper purpose that makes your life meaningful. Astrology helps you see yourself in a way that feels honest and empowering, reminding you of the light within that the world may have dimmed. Together, we can illuminate the patterns that shape your journey and bring clarity to the moments that feel heavy or confusing. With this understanding, you can move forward with greater self-awareness, self-love, and confidence. Reach out for a reading   and let’s dive into your journey together and uncover the beauty and magic that’s been within you all along. Read more about me here. Schedule a reading online. A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and occasionally nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

A quick note before I begin: We are all on our own unique journeys and we all have our own experiences and our own unique ways of navigating and making sense of the world. What I am about to say is a consolidated and simplified overview of what I have learned and what I have found most helpful to understand to get the best out of myself and my journey, and to walk it with assurance and grace. My experiences will not be yours, and my way of understanding and interpreting the lessons we encounter on the journey may not suit you. This is a concise summary to prompt some thoughts and get you started if you are lost or struggling, what lies behind it is years of dedicated and committed toil, and the teachings expressed here sit atop an enormous amount of learning and research - don't take my word for anything please do your own. In short, this journey is about you and for you. I recommend you tap into your own inner wisdom and do your own research. My way may not be your way and you know you best. Don't take my word for it. It is my intention to share what I've learned to help you view the journey from another perspective and to nudge you to get started on the work which will transform you and your world if you embrace it. I wish you all the best on your journey. Jenny (Twin Flame) So You’ve Found Yourself on the Twin Flame Journey… Now What? Let’s be honest, it’s not exactly rainbows and butterflies. In fact, it feels more like a cosmic gut punch. Everything seems harder, heavier, and lonelier. The people you’d usually lean on are either side-eyeing you or outright calling you crazy, and you’re left wondering: What on Earth did I sign up for? Here’s the thing: while the journey feels like chaos, it’s also a powerful invitation. A chance to rediscover who you truly are at the deepest level. Before you spiral into despair, remember this: You are an infinite being of absolute consciousness , here to experience life, grow, and expand. This journey isn’t a punishment - it’s an awakening. You chose this path, consciously or not, because you are ready. Ready to remember who you are and why you’re here. You wouldn’t be on this ride if you couldn’t handle it. Love, joy, and ease are already within you. They’re not things you need to chase - they’re a part of you, waiting to be reclaimed. You hold a wellspring of inner wisdom. No matter how lost you feel, there is a truth within you that you can access at any time. The universe is on your side. It’s not working against you; it’s guiding you, shaping you, and supporting you. But here’s the key: you have to ask for help. This journey isn’t about enduring pain, it’s about remembering your power . Let’s dive deeper into how you can navigate this path with grace and awaken to the love and truth that’s been within you all along. Learn more about my perspective of the journey and my truth on the matter here . Twin Flames Side note: But are they really My Twin? The Question That Misses the Point. What I wish someone had said to me when I was drowning in doubt, desperate for validation, and endlessly replaying the question. “Is he my twin?” Here’s the truth: it doesn’t matter. It’s the wrong question to ask. The more important realisation is this: this person has entered your life and turned it upside down , leaving no stone unturned in your heart and soul. They are a catalyst, a spark, igniting profound transformation within you . Their presence is undeniable, their impact unmistakable. You’ve been led to the twin flame journey for a reason. If you feel deeply connected to this path - if it resonates with you at your core - then you are on it. So, for now, until clarity unfolds (and it will), embrace the notion that this individual is your twin. Let their role in your awakening, growth, and healing be your focus. Whether they are or aren’t “the one” in a twin flame sense is less important than the way they’re reshaping your journey - and ultimately, yourself. Read more on that here . Okay, back to it. As Within, So Without: The Core Truth of the Twin Flame Journey At the heart of the twin flame journey lies a profound and transformative truth: AS WITHIN, SO WITHOUT But what does this really mean? This ancient axiom, drawn from the Hermetic Principle of Correspondence, teaches that the external world is a reflection of our inner world. In essence, the reality we experience "without" is a projection of what exists "within". Our universe is shaped by the consciousness we hold at our core - our thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and energetic state. You Are Your Universe Everything you encounter in your life, every interaction and experience, is a mirror of your inner state. The world isn’t something happening to you ; it’s happening through you. When your heart is aligned with love, joy, and peace, you’ll see those qualities reflected back to you in your relationships and circumstances. But when your inner world is steeped in fear, doubt, or unresolved pain, those energies will find their way into your external reality. The universe is not separate from you - it is a projection of your mind, heart, and soul. The Universe is Mental The idea that the universe is mental originates from esoteric teachings such as the Kybalion and the Hermetic Principles. It suggests that all of creation arises from the mind. In this worldview, everything begins with thought. Your thoughts are energetic seeds that shape the fabric of your reality. Positive, empowered thoughts create a life filled with possibilities, while limiting beliefs and negative patterns can manifest obstacles and pain. This principle resonates deeply with modern ideas of manifestation and the law of attraction: what you focus on expands. This concept isn’t confined to esoteric texts; it’s echoed in ancient scriptures. Jesus himself speaks to this truth in the Bible, saying, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7). Similarly, his teachings on faith, such as “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed… nothing will be impossible for you” (Matthew 17:20), affirm the creative power of belief and thought. The Twin Flame Journey and the Mirror Effect In the twin flame journey, this principle takes on even greater significance. Your twin is a mirror of your soul. Whatever you see in them - whether love, rejection, or fear - is a reflection of what exists within you. If you notice your twin withdrawing, it may point to places where you’ve withdrawn from yourself. If they trigger feelings of abandonment, it’s an opportunity to heal the parts of you that feel disconnected from love and security. This mirroring is not meant to punish but to awaken. It’s a tool for self-discovery, showing you where your thoughts, wounds, and beliefs are creating your experience of reality. As you heal and transform within, your external connection with your twin - and your broader reality - will shift as well. Esoteric Wisdom Across Cultures The idea of as within, so without appears across spiritual traditions: The Hermetic Tradition : The Kybalion states, “As above, so below; as below, so above.” This reflects the interconnectedness of all things and emphasises that our inner world and outer world are one and the same. Buddhism : The Buddha taught that the mind is the source of suffering and liberation. By mastering your inner state, you can transform your external experience. Hinduism : The concept of maya describes the world as an illusion shaped by our perceptions. By aligning with your true self ( atman ), you transcend illusion and experience unity. The Bible : Beyond Jesus’ teachings, the Lord’s Prayer reflects this truth: “On earth as it is in heaven.” This points to the harmony between the spiritual and material realms, bridged by our alignment with divine truth. Creating Your Reality Before you can create something new or change your current circumstances, you must first understand who you are and why you have created the life you currently experience. Transformation begins with self-awareness. You cannot chart a new course until you fully grasp where you are and why you are there. Carl Jung said, "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate." This highlights the importance of bringing your inner patterns, beliefs, and motivations into the light of awareness. Your reality is a projection of your inner world, and to change it, you must first see it clearly. Begin with Self-Reflection: Know Thyself Ask yourself these questions to uncover the truth of where you are: What do you feel? Identify your emotions and how they shape your experiences. Where have you been? Reflect on your past and the experiences that have shaped you. What are your stories? Consider the narratives you tell yourself about who you are and what you deserve. Where do they repeat? Look for recurring patterns in your life—relationships, behaviors, outcomes. What does your present feel like? Acknowledge your current emotional and energetic state. What does your present look like? Take an honest inventory of your external circumstances. Can you accept what is? Acceptance is not resignation; it is the foundation for change. Aligning Your Inner and Outer Worlds Once you have a clear picture of where you are, you can begin to ask deeper questions: What do you want? Be specific about your desires. What do you think? Examine your thoughts and whether they support or sabotage your goals. What do you believe? Identify core beliefs and ask if they align with the reality you want to create. Your intention is the driving force behind creation. When your inner world is aligned - when your thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and desires resonate in harmony - you can begin to create a reality that reflects your authentic self. Integrating All Parts of Yourself We are all fragmented, with different aspects of ourselves - some known, some hidden. These parts can sometimes conflict, pulling us in opposing directions. To create consciously, you must integrate these pieces and unite them into a cohesive whole. Find and accept all parts of yourself, even those you’ve ignored or rejected. Cultivate inner union: the alignment of your thoughts, emotions, and intentions. From this place of inner unity, you gain the clarity and power to consciously create the life you desire. The Path Forward When you know yourself, you can steer your ship with intention and purpose. Accept where you are, align your inner world, and set your sights on where you want to go. Your reality will naturally shift to match your inner state. Self-awareness is the key to unlocking your full potential. By turning your attention inward and embracing all aspects of yourself, you can step into the role of conscious creator, shaping a future that truly reflects your highest self. And so, From Separation to Unity The twin flame journey reveals the illusion of separation - not just from your twin, but from Source itself. The feelings of abandonment and loss you may experience mirror a deeper disconnection from the divine within. By healing your inner world, you remember your oneness with the universe, your twin, and all of creation. Ultimately, as within, so without isn’t just a principle; it’s a path . It invites you to take radical responsibility for your inner world, knowing that in doing so, you hold the power to transform your outer reality - and your connection with your twin flame - into one of love, joy, and wholeness. Advice for Those on the Twin Flame Journey 1. Find Your Own Truth Your journey is yours alone - unique, personal, and unlike anyone else’s. Learn to listen to your inner voice and trust your own guidance. While others may share their experiences, their truth may not align with yours. Discover what resonates with you and embrace it as your own. 2. Follow the Process Understand that this journey unfolds in stages, each one teaching you something valuable about yourself. Focus on your own growth, not on your twin. They are showing you what you need to see to better understand yourself. Remember, you only have the power to change yourself. The more curious and open you are to the lessons of this experience, the closer you’ll come to uncovering your true self. 3. Trust That It’s All for You This journey is not happening to you - it’s happening for you. You chose this path because you knew you were capable of navigating it. It is designed to help you grow, heal, and transform. It doesn’t have to be painful or overwhelming. When the road feels uncertain, tap into your inner wisdom. Everything you need to succeed on this journey is already within you. If you ever feel lost, ask yourself for guidance, and trust that you’ll receive it. The twin flame journey is ultimately a path of self-discovery, self-love, and inner transformation. Embrace it as an opportunity to step into your highest self and live from a place of truth and authenticity. Give yourself all your focus and you won’t go wrong. Looking for support? I am both a certified astrologer and a fully signed up member of the twin flame journey. I met my twin in 2017 which activated my ' Clairs ' (I am Claircognizant, Clairsentient and Clairaudient) and I have been gratefully guided, step by step, through my journey by my team of Angels, Gods, passed on Family members and Intergalactic Beings. Read more of my twin flame story here. I offer astrology readings and have a twin flame journey reading to assist you in your awareness of who you are and the blocks and challenges that you have chosen to overcome, in respect to your twin, in this lifetime. I also offer twin flame journey mentorship and will empower you to embrace the journey and unlock your own limitless source of inner wisdom. My intention in all sessions is to facilitate the awareness that is needed for you to move forward with clarity and peace of mind. Learn more about how I can serve you Work with me More Twin Flame Q & A's

What can you do about your obsessive thoughts? You have the thoughts you have for a reason. You can either fight them and wind up making them even more pronounced, or you can accept them and work with them. The first step in working on yourself is to start to understand 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 and 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸. We are all creating our own realities and we do so with our 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱. The Kybalion 1. The principle of mentalism Most of the time we are barely aware of what we are thinking and why, and that’s just the surface stuff. When you learn how to step behind and watch your thoughts, you realise there’s all kinds of thought that occurs spontaneously and is hidden. In order to stop creating unconsciously we have to first 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 of all the thoughts, those on the surface and those that are hidden. In order to create consciously we need to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 so we begin to manifest what we want rather than unconsciously manifesting repeating stories that begun in childhood when our thinking was programmed. So, to repeat, there is a reason your twin is all you can think about. Ask yourself some questions: 1. What are you thinking about them? 2. What does what you’re thinking about them tell you about yourself? 3. What are you creating with your thoughts about them? 4. How could you reprogram what you think to create something different? This isn’t a small task that can be completed in a weekend. It’s a huge exercise in relearning and rethinking and it takes dedication and commitment. I’m still discovering things about myself every day and I’ve been at it for years now. The beauty of it though is that as you switch your focus onto yourself and pay attention to yourself and your thoughts, your reality will instantly start to work with you and for you, to support you. As you become your main priority and interest (and you’re endlessly fascinating and interesting), you will stop your obsessive thoughts about your twin and will be able to see them clearly for what they are. Your twin flame is a guide for you to get to know yourself. They are showing you the parts of you that up until this point you haven’t been able to see. And they’ll continue to show you 𝙔𝙤𝙪 until you have understood yourself enough to take charge and begun to create the reality you want. One where they aren’t just a trigger and instead a partner you can share your life with. What do you 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸? The Mind Read more about this here Looking for support? Learn more about how I can serve you Work with me

If you are new to astrology read this first. Jump to section: Introduction Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Rising Sign Forecasts Keeping the snake alive Book a one-to-one reading 'These weekly posts aren’t predictions. They’re invitations. I’m not trying to tell you exactly what’s going to happen, because I can’t. No astrologer can. What I can  do is show you the terrain. The weather. The conversations The Gods are having up there, and in here . My intention with the weekly forecast is to help you feel  that. To give you a way in. To open a window of possibility. What might this transit feel like? Where might  it show up? What kind of emotional tone, friction, insight, or shift might be available if  you’re paying attention? Read it like a weather report. L et the words stir something. Then go live your week. Notice what plays out. Return and reread if you need to.' Read my weekly forecast manifesto in full here . 🕯️ Astroweather | 25–31 August 2025 Rising through Presence We are in Virgo season, the temple of the Earth Goddess. Her wisdom rests in the smallest, most ordinary things: how we greet the new day, how we wash a cup, how we breathe before speaking. Devotion, She teaches, is found in presence. And it's in our gift to embody it in our day to day. Read more about Virgo Season . This week The Moon waxes, lifting us upward. Each day She adds light, inviting us to add presence. Venus enters Leo, and, walking boldly with an open heart, She calls for love lived truthfully and bravely. In conversation with Her stand the outer Gods, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, Uranus, reminding us of the deeper ground: endings and beginnings, awakenings and dissolutions, renewal that asks for courage. Every day this week offers not only a teaching, but a way of living: a chance to embody devotion in small acts of care. Zen Buddhism has always pointed to this. We are taught to Chop wood and carry water . The teaching is that enlightenment is not a place we reach, but a way of being with what is already here. The broom, the pan, the folded cloth are not obstacles to awakening but its doorway. Dōgen, the Zen master, said: “If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?” This is the essence of Virgo season: to discover the sacred in the ordinary . To remember that the divine is not elsewhere. It is here, in the dish washed, the word spoken kindly, the floor swept in reverence. Each act, each breath, each moment is the temple. This week, as The Moon grows, let presence itself be your prayer. Your Weekly Snapshot All timings are British Summertime (BST) ✨ Monday 25 August | Touching the Divine in Small Things The Moon wakes in Virgo, still busy with her quiet devotions, and by early afternoon She slips into Libra’s arms (2:40pm). From there, She turns to face Saturn and Neptune, those austere and mysterious Gods travelling together. The sky holds a rare shape today: Venus tenderly sextiles the Moon, Pluto broods in His watchtower, and Saturn and Neptune hold their line. Five Gods in a sacred rectangle: a flowing geometry, the heavens themselves have built us a frame. Through it, the divine can be touched and drawn down into earth. Here, waiting to be felt in the smallest of gestures. This is Virgo season still, the time of the Earth Goddess. She shows us the holiness of daily acts: the swept floor, the carefully folded clothes, the meal prepared with attention. Today’s alignments remind us that devotion is not in grand offerings but in presence. We are invited to stay awake to the life already unfolding in our hands. How you might feel this within: A sudden longing to pause in the middle of an ordinary task, sensing its quiet beauty. A soft discipline: the desire to put things in order from reverence rather than duty. A moment of stillness in which grief or doubt loosens, and you remember you are held. A tender pull toward balance: between giving and receiving, between work and rest. How you might see it in the world: Acts of kindness offered without fuss such as someone holding a door, sharing food, helping quietly. A collective hush, as if people are moving more carefully, measuring their words. Signs of restoration in nature: rain falling where it was needed, the garden springing back. Glimpses of harmony in unlikely places: opposing voices finding common ground. Anchor in presence : Make a small chore sacred. As you wash a dish, or sweep a floor, breathe slowly. Know you are in prayer. Kindness/devotion : Offer an act of care without announcing it and leave something tidier, smoother, kinder than you found it. ✨ Tuesday 26 August | The Open Heart Venus has just stepped into Leo, Her torch lifted high. Today She is busy: by afternoon She greets Saturn (1pm), grounding Her warmth in steadiness, and by nightfall She dances with Uranus (9pm) and Neptune (10:20pm). In between, The Moon joins Mars in Libra (2pm), stirring desire with a need for courage. It is a day when the heart expands, tested and steadied, but also opened to sudden shifts and glimpses of the divine. Love asks to be embodied, not imagined. This is the Goddess, radiant and brave, reminding us that devotion is truth lived out in the open. How you might feel this within: The heart cracking open to something unexpected. Courage rising to speak or act honestly. Desire steadying itself, less frantic, more sure. A taste of bliss, fleeting but real. How you might see it in the world: Words of love spoken aloud, perhaps where they’ve been withheld. Surprising gestures of generosity. Beauty appearing in chaos such as a flower through concrete. Music, art, or film piercing straight to the soul. Anchor in presence:  Sit with your hand on your heart. Feel its beat. Whisper thanks. Kindness/devotion:  Tell someone a truth that lifts them: love, gratitude, or a simple kindness. ✨ Wednesday 27 August | Meeting the Shadow At dawn, Venus faces Pluto (5:40am). The God of Love meets the God of Death, and all illusions burn away. Power, jealousy, fear, longing and the undercurrents of desire rise up to be seen. To love is to risk loss; to open is to be changed. Venus in Leo asks us to be brave enough to stay open anyway. This is the Goddess reminding us that shadow is not an enemy but part of devotion itself. To walk with love is to walk with truth. How you might feel this within: Old wounds or jealousies stirring. Memories of lost or impossible loves. Longing sharper than usual. Vulnerability aching in the chest. How you might see it in the world: Relationships ending or transforming. Truths spoken that cannot be ignored. Intensity in conversations, art, or news. Power struggles surfacing openly. Anchor in presence:  When fear rises, place both feet on the ground. Name what you feel: “I see you.” Stay. Kindness/devotion:  Write down what you are ready to release. Burn or bury it. An offering to change. ✨ Thursday 28 August | Depth and Desire The Moon slips into Scorpio before dawn (1:28am), stirring depths that Venus and Pluto uncovered. She squares Pluto, then Venus, amplifying intensity. Longing is raw, desire elemental. The Earth Goddess still whispers: devotion is not only found in softness, but in presence through passion, loss, and rebirth. This is the Goddess of depth, showing us that transformation can be holy. How you might feel this within: Emotions pulling you deeper than you expect. Sexual energy stirring strongly. Honest reckoning with what is true for you. Courage to sit in discomfort rather than flee it. How you might see it in the world: News or stories of endings and beginnings. Emotions running high in groups or conversations. Attraction that feels fated or magnetic. Silence carrying as much weight as words. Anchor in presence:  Light a candle. Watch the flame. Remember your own inner fire. Kindness/devotion:  Offer honesty and speak a truth today. ✨ Friday 29 August | Softening the Edges After the deep tides of yesterday, The Moon speaks to Jupiter in Cancer and we expand the waters of truth and find meaning. A reminder of tenderness, of home, of the need to be cared for. Later She squares Mercury and words may stumble, misunderstandings may sting. But presence asks for listening. This is the Goddess reminding us that care is also devotion. How you might feel this within: A reminder of what is important in the grand scheme of things: safety, comfort, home. Emotional honesty surfacing. Irritation at being misunderstood. Pull toward rest. How you might see it in the world: Family or home matters arising. Conversations where listening matters more than talking. Gestures of nurture offered. Old memories or childhood feelings stirred. Anchor in presence:  Place your hand on your belly. Breathe until it softens. Exhale slowly. Kindness/devotion:  Cook a simple meal with care. Let each action be an act of love. ✨ Saturday 30 August | The Bridge The Moon enters Sagittarius mid-afternoon (2:04pm), immediately in conversation with the great outer Gods: Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Saturn. The chart is divided, inner and outer apart and The Moon becomes the bridge. In Sagittarius She seeks vision, reminding us that our small lives and the great collective story are not separate. Today we glimpse the thread that binds them. This is the Goddess of horizon and faith reminding us that vision itself is devotion. How you might feel this within: Sudden insight about your path. Faith flickering back to life. Recognition of fate, or of meaning hidden in events. Desire to see further, to know more. How you might see it in the world: Collective events mirroring personal themes. Breakthroughs in culture, politics, or science. Art or story expanding vision. Synchronicities reminding you the Universe is speaking. Anchor in presence:  Step outside. Find the widest view you can. Let it fill you. Kindness/devotion:  Share something that inspires you - a book, a song, a story - as a gift of spirit. ✨ Sunday 31 August | Turning Point The Moon waxes in Sagittarius, in an expansive conversation with Venus, a tense one with the Sun, a soft one with Mars. Jupiter hums in the background, amplified by the Nodes of Fate. This is the First Quarter turn: a choice-point. Presence now is not small it plants seeds in the soil of destiny. The eclipse approaches. Today, you choose not only for yourself, but for the road ahead. This is the Goddess at the crossroads reminding us that action can be prayer. How you might feel this within: Courage rising to take the next step. Clarity on what must be released. Heart demanding honesty. A readiness for growth. How you might see it in the world: Decisions or turning points surfacing. Opportunities suddenly opening. Collective talk of destiny, future, or fate. A sense of the eclipse energy already stirring. Anchor in presence:  Stand tall, feet steady. Whisper: I am here. I choose this moment. Kindness/devotion:  Do one thing today that your future self will thank you for however small. ✨ The week unfolds as a ladder: beginning with devotion in the smallest acts, rising through courage, shadow, depth, tenderness, vision, and finally choice. Virgo season teaches us that presence itself is prayer . 🌿 Closing Reflection The Moon waxes, and with Her light we rise, step by step, through presence. Each day this week has shown us that devotion is not distant, not hidden in lofty places, but right here: in the cup washed, the truth spoken, the kindness offered without witness. As we move toward the eclipses, The Gods remind us that change is certain. What is not certain is how we meet it. Zen teaches: When walking, walk. When eating, eat.  Nothing more is asked of us than this: meet each moment with our whole being . There is no separation between the sacred and the ordinary. To live with awareness is to live in prayer. To act with care is to be aligned with the divine. The eclipse will come. The future will come. For now: breathe, be here, take care with your next step. Rising Sign Forecasts Venus in Leo Where are we asked to bring courage to love and seek beauty in the ordinary? ♈ Aries Rising  | 5th House — Creativity, joy, children Venus lights up the part of life where you play, create, and fall in love with being alive. Courage here means opening your heart to joy without needing to justify it. Practice:  When you create — paint, write, cook, play — do it with full presence. Say inwardly: This is enough. ♉ Taurus Rising  | 4th House — Home, roots, family Venus blesses the hearth. Courage is in softening at home, letting love and beauty dwell in ordinary spaces. Practice:  Clean one corner of your home with reverence. As you sweep or fold, repeat: This is my temple. ♊ Gemini Rising  | 3rd House — Words, siblings, neighbourhood Venus invites beauty into your words and your daily exchanges. Courage is in speaking love, not cleverness. Practice:  Write a simple note of kindness. Leave it for someone, or tuck it away for yourself to find later. ♋ Cancer Rising  | 2nd House — Value, money, possessions Venus here asks you to honour what you already have. Courage is in claiming your worth and finding beauty in simplicity. Practice:  Choose one ordinary object you use every day. Hold it with care. See the divine in its form and purpose. ♌ Leo Rising  | 1st House — Self, identity, body Venus walks with you. Courage is in showing yourself as you are — radiant, flawed, alive. Practice:  Stand before a mirror. Bow gently to yourself, as if to a teacher. Whisper: This, too, is love. ♍ Virgo Rising  | 12th House — The unseen, solitude, spirit Venus enters your hidden places. Courage is in loving the parts of yourself you often keep unseen. Practice:  Light a candle in a quiet room. Sit with yourself in silence for five minutes. Let the flame remind you: I am whole. ♎ Libra Rising  | 11th House — Friends, community, networks Venus warms your circles. And shines Her light on your hopes and dreams. Courage is in showing affection openly, not assuming others know. Practice:  Share something beautiful — a poem, a meal, a flower — with a friend or group. Let it be your prayer. ♏ Scorpio Rising  | 10th House — Career, public life, reputation Venus calls you to bring heart into your work and visibility. Courage is in leading with love, not fear. Practice:  In your daily work, pause once. Place your hand on your chest. Ask: How can I bring kindness here?  Then act. ♐ Sagittarius Rising  | 9th House — Faith, learning, horizons Venus blesses your search for truth. Courage is in loving wisdom, and sharing it with warmth. Practice:  Read a few lines of something sacred to you. Let the words land like water. Whisper: Thank you. ♑ Capricorn Rising  | 8th House — Shared resources, intimacy, transformation Venus stirs depth here. Courage is in being vulnerable, in loving through change and endings. Practice:  When fear arises, breathe into it. Say: This, too, belongs.  Let it soften, even slightly. ♒ Aquarius Rising  | 7th House — Partnerships, mirrors, commitments Venus walks through your house of relationship. Courage is in showing up fully, even when it feels risky. Practice:  Look into another’s eyes — a partner, friend, stranger. Stay present for a few breaths. Silently bless them. ♓ Pisces Rising  | 6th House — Work, service, daily rhythm Venus visits the small hours of your day. Courage is in finding beauty in repetition. Practice:  Choose one daily act — making tea, brushing teeth, washing hands. Do it slowly, with love, as a devotion. ✨ Venus in Leo reminds us: to love is to be brave, to see beauty where others overlook it, and to meet each moment as sacred. The Zen way is simple: When walking, walk. When eating, eat. When loving, love. If you don’t know your rising sign, I’d love to help. 💌 Just send me your birth details and I’ll reply with a picture of your chart and a short overview, so you can follow along with more clarity. You can request that here: And if you'd like a reading to look at it all with my help, book in on my website. I’m available on Zoom  and at Essential Therapies  in Sidmouth on Thursday evenings and alternate Saturdays from September (I'm off for August to spend some time with my kids before they head off to University in September). 🦋 A request - if you've enjoyed reading this (or not) and found it helpful (or not) please can you let me know in the comments or send me a message using this form: I'd really appreciate any feedback so that I can work at making this weekly forecast as useful and interesting as possible! And finally, 🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week 13 We are in Saturn’s final days in Aries. By 1 September  He will slip back into Pisces. This is an ending within a beginning, a first glimpse of what Saturn in Aries will demand of us, followed now by a return to the dissolving waters to finish what was left undone. There is poignancy in this moment. Saturn’s dignity shifts. He has stood upright in Aries, fiery, direct, exacting, and now returns to the fluid uncertainty of Pisces. When He comes back to Aries next year, it will be different: steadier, more purposeful, accompanied by Neptune’s vision. How do we honour this crossing? Not by forcing meaning, but by noticing. Presence is enough. The weight of your body on the chair, the sound of your breath, the way light falls across the floor. Intention is not always an act, sometimes it is simply to bear witness. Today we stand with Saturn at the edge of fire and water. Tomorrow the work shifts. Let us mark it with attention , so we do not pass by unaware. And if you'd like some help getting to know where Saturn and Neptune sit in your chart, get in touch . Read more about this energy and my intention in keeping the snake alive: Keeping the Snake Alive: A Prelude to the Saturn–Neptune Conjunction at 0° Aries Like this forecast straight into your inbox every week? ✨ As a subscriber, you’ll get extended rising sign horoscopes  some weeks plus a little extra magic that won’t be shared anywhere else. And as a thank you, you’ll also receive £10 off your next reading , whether online or in person. Come and take a look around the blog space and sign up here: Conversations with The Gods | Blog And as always, if you’d like to explore what any of this means in your chart, I’d love to support you in a reading. Online or in person at Essential Therapies. And just £90 if you subscribe! Bookings open in the second half of July. Come and sit with me. For those new to astrology: This forecast assumes a bit of an understanding of astrology and some practice at feeling into the energy of the moment to see how it's manifesting for you in your experience. If you are a beginner then it may not be easy to discern or feel, especially when the astrology is loud. So, a recommendation: If you are learning, then pick one of the transits - whatever feels most interesting to you - and take note of when it is happening. Then just pay attention to what themes arise - I'll make some suggestions of what you might notice in the outer world and how you might tap into it in your inner world. Notice what’s showing up in your mood, your body, your conversations, or even in the stories you’re drawn to on telly or in the news. It’s not about getting it “right”, it’s about getting curious. That’s where the magic starts. As you get more practiced with noticing you can expand your awareness to more than one transit in the week and before long you'll be immersed in the astrology and your way of being in, and experiencing the world, will have shifted into something altogether more magical! For more on all this, read this post. You may also find the rising sign forecast helpful because this will narrow the range to where you're most likely to feel and notice the transits in your life. If you don't know your rising sign then fill in this contact form   and give me your birth date , place  and time  and I will send you a picture of your birth chart and an overview of your rising sign. If you'd like a comprehensive overview of your chart then book a reading with me  and I'll explain it all to you! A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

“ Keep yourself simple, good, pure, serious, and unassuming; the friend of justice and godliness; kindly, affectionate, and resolute in your devotion to duty." — Marcus Aurelius Jump to section: Virgo Season How can we get the best out of the season? Virgo Season themes for each rising sign Book a reading with me Virgo Season 🌿 Virgo Season | 22 August – 22 September (London time) Each year, The Sun moves through the twelve signs, casting His light on different parts of our lives. The Sun is our source of vitality and direction. He shows us the way forward, asking us to live in truth and to shine as who we really are. When The Sun steps into Virgo, our attention is drawn to the small things: the details, the habits, the acts of care that shape the whole. Virgo Season marks a turning point in the year. The brilliance of summer is still with us, but we can feel the shift as the light begins to soften, the evenings get shorter, and autumn draws near. This is the threshold season, where we prepare, gather, and take stock. Virgo is the Earthly temple of Mercury, and here His sharp mind takes on an earthly, embodied form. Virgo is discerning, careful, attentive. It teaches us to notice the details and to tend them with love. This is not about nit-picking or control but about refinement, about choosing what serves and gently letting go of what does not. The Virgin Goddess who stands at the heart of this sign is not untouched or naïve. She is whole unto Herself. Complete. Her purity is not about perfection but about clarity of purpose. She reminds us that every act of devotion, cooking a meal, cleaning a room, tending a body, caring for a friend, carries the same sacred weight as prayer. Daily life is the temple. This is the season of harvest, both literal and symbolic. We gather the fruits of what we have sown, discerning what is useful and what must now be composted back into the earth. Virgo also marks the beginning of descent and the first steps into the darker half of the year. There is a quiet initiation here, a preparing of the soul for what lies ahead. Virgo asks us to walk with humility, resourcefulness, and care. To offer our hands in service. To bring order to the small spaces of our lives so that we are steadied for the larger shifts to come. But it is not only practical, it is also magical. Virgo holds the mystery of transition, the moment where one cycle ends and another begins. This season asks us to tend to ourselves with devotion. To see that our daily actions are not separate from our spiritual path but are the path. To embody the Goddess within us: whole, steady, devoted, and alive to the sacred in the smallest things. How can we get the best out of the season? 🌿 Practices for Virgo Season Virgo Season is about remembering that life itself is holy, and that the smallest things - folding laundry, tending a garden, stirring a pot of soup - are acts of devotion. This is where we learn that our everyday life is  the ritual. Here are some ways to work with this season and invite growth: 1. Take Stock Sit with a notebook and make a quiet inventory. Where is your energy going each day? What habits nourish you, and which ones drain you? Virgo helps us see clearly. Once you’ve noticed, refine gently. Don’t overhaul everything just choose one or two small adjustments that can ripple outward over time. 2. Make Work into Ritual Choose one ordinary task - washing dishes, making your bed, sweeping the floor - and treat it as sacred. Breathe as you do it. Move slowly. Notice how devotion transforms the mundane. 3. Learn Something Useful Virgo is ruled by Mercury, God of the Mind and the Hands. Try learning a practical skill that makes you more resourceful. It could be cooking a new recipe, mending clothes, or deepening your knowledge in a subject you love. Growth here is about usefulness, not status. 4. Serve with Love Offer your time or attention where it’s needed. It might be helping a friend, volunteering, or simply listening more deeply. Service isn’t about sacrifice it’s about remembering we are part of a larger whole. 5. Harvest and Prepare Virgo marks the turning toward autumn. What fruits of your labour can you gather now whether literal or symbolic? Maybe you organise your cupboards, save money, or write down the lessons of the past season. Preparing is a form of self-care. 6. Purify and Simplify Clear a drawer, donate what you no longer need, or even try a simple detox of your body or your digital life. Virgo loves to strip away the excess so that only what matters remains. 7. Balance Effort with Rest Virgo can push us to do more, but the Goddess also reminds us to pause. Schedule moments of stillness. Rest is part of devotion. Without it, the flame you tend will burn out. 8. Touch the Earth Spend time in nature. Walk barefoot on the grass, tend a plant, sit beneath a tree. Virgo is an earth sign; grounding here helps you feel steady as the season shifts. ✨ A contemplation for Virgo Season: “What if every action I take is already prayer?” The Sun in Virgo through the Houses Ancient House Topics ♈ Aries Rising – 6th House (work, health, daily rhythm) Within:  You may feel a sharper awareness of how your routines affect your energy. Small inefficiencies or unhealthy habits stand out more clearly. There may be a drive to bring order to chaos. Without:  Changes at work, shifts in schedules, or health-related themes in your environment may draw your attention. Practice:  Choose one daily act of care such as stretching, preparing a nourishing meal, or a mindful walk and consecrate it as sacred ritual. ♉ Taurus Rising – 5th House (creativity, pleasure, children) Within:  A longing to express yourself in practical, embodied ways. You may notice a pull towards creativity that brings both joy and usefulness. Without:  Children, creative projects, or playful invitations may take centre stage. Opportunities for pleasure that carry a deeper purpose could appear. Practice:  Set aside time each day to create something with your hands and draw, cook, garden, or play. Let devotion and delight intertwine. ♊ Gemini Rising – 4th House (home, family, foundations) Within:  You may feel called to clear and reorder your inner world with old memories surfacing, or the need to create emotional stability. Without:  Home projects, family dynamics, or issues of belonging may arise. The house itself may demand attention requiring repairs, tidying, grounding. Practice:  Tend one corner of your home as a sacred space. Clean, bless, and arrange it as a sanctuary for yourself and your spirit. ♋ Cancer Rising – 3rd House (communication, siblings, local life) Within:  Words carry weight. You may feel more reflective about how you speak, write, or think. Mental clutter asks to be cleared. Without:  News, sibling dynamics, or neighbourhood happenings may be busy. Conversations may take on a more practical, serious tone. Practice:  Begin a daily writing ritual: journaling, prayer, or sending a thoughtful message. Let your words become offerings. ♌ Leo Rising – 2nd House (resources, self-worth, values) Within:  Questions of worth and value arise. You may notice how much your sense of security is tied to the way you care for your body and belongings. Without:  Money, possessions, or themes of nourishment may demand attention. Opportunities to invest in what truly matters may come up. Practice:  Create a simple ritual of gratitude for food or income. Bless what you receive, however small, and notice how it shifts your relationship to abundance. ♍ Virgo Rising – 1st House (self, body, identity) Within:  This is your season. You may feel both exposed and renewed, as if the light shines more brightly on who you are becoming. Without:  Others may look to you for clarity or service. Themes of health, body image, and self-expression may arise. Practice:  Each morning, light a candle for yourself. Whisper an intention, and carry its flame within you through the day. ♎ Libra Rising – 12th House (spirit, solitude, hidden life) Within:  A need for quiet, reflection, and inner retreat. Old patterns or hidden fears may rise to the surface. Without:  You may notice endings - projects wrapping up, cycles completing - or a greater sensitivity to the struggles of others. Practice:  Set aside a daily moment of silence. Sit with your breath and listen for the whisper of The Goddess within. ♏ Scorpio Rising – 11th House (friends, community, vision) Within:  You may feel reflective about the groups you belong to and the bigger vision that guides your life. Without:  Community projects, friendships, or collective needs may pull at your time. Practice:  Offer one practical kindness to a friend or group, whether a meal, time, or skill. Let service be your form of belonging. ♐ Sagittarius Rising – 10th House (career, calling, public life) Within:  A strong pull to align your work with your values. You may feel restless with structures that don’t reflect integrity. Without:  Shifts in career, responsibility, or visibility may arise. Others may notice your diligence. Practice:  Dedicate one hour a week to refining your craft or calling. Excellence itself becomes an offering to The Gods. ♑ Capricorn Rising – 9th House (wisdom, faith, long journeys) Within:  A hunger for knowledge and meaning stirs. You may feel more called to study, teach, or explore philosophy. Without:  Encounters with teachers, travel, or opportunities to share wisdom may arise. Practice:  Read a paragraph of a sacred or inspiring text daily. Reflect on how its wisdom lands in your own life. ♒ Aquarius Rising – 8th House (shared resources, intimacy, transformation) Within:  Deep themes around trust, fear, and surrender may come forward. Old wounds around sharing or dependency may stir. Without:  Matters of inheritance, debts, or shared finances may surface. Intimate connections may ask for honesty and refinement. Practice:  Write down one fear or attachment each week. Burn or bury it as an offering back to the earth. ♓ Pisces Rising – 7th House (relationships, partnerships, mirrors) Within:  Relationships become mirrors of your devotion. You may notice patterns of care, service, or sacrifice more keenly. Without:  Partnerships - romantic, professional, or otherwise - may demand your attention, clarity, or refinement. Practice:  Speak a daily word of appreciation to someone close. Let relationship itself become a sacred practice. ✨ Virgo Season reminder: The Goddess teaches us that devotion is not separate from daily life. Every choice, every word, every small act can be prayer. ☀️ ✨ An Invitation Virgo Season is not the same for everyone. Where this light falls in your chart depends on the unique pattern of The Gods at the moment you were born, and the way They are speaking with one another now. What unfolds for you will be different to what unfolds for anyone else. If you don’t yet know where Virgo lives in your chart, I’d be honoured to help you begin. I can send you a free digital picture of your birth chart, just share your details with me here , and I’ll send it to you as soon as I can. Remember, what you are experiencing now doesn’t come from Virgo alone. It’s the whole sky speaking, all the conversations The Gods are having with each other, and how They are weaving into your own life. Everyone’s journey is utterly unique, and the chart shows us the thread that runs through. If you’d like to go deeper into this, whether to explore Virgo Season more fully, or to receive a more general reading about who you are and the path you are walking, you can book a one-to-one consultation with me here . I’ll sit with your chart as a living conversation with The Gods and translate what They are whispering to you. There’s much more on my website about what to expect from a reading , as well as the story of my own transformational journey if you’d like to explore further. A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

If you are new to astrology read this first. Jump to section: Introduction Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Rising Sign Forecasts Keeping the snake alive Book a one-to-one reading 'These weekly posts aren’t predictions. They’re invitations. I’m not trying to tell you exactly what’s going to happen, because I can’t. No astrologer can. What I can  do is show you the terrain. The weather. The conversations The Gods are having up there, and in here . My intention with the weekly forecast is to help you feel  that. To give you a way in. To open a window of possibility. What might this transit feel like? Where might  it show up? What kind of emotional tone, friction, insight, or shift might be available if  you’re paying attention? Read it like a weather report. L et the words stir something. Then go live your week. Notice what plays out. Return and reread if you need to.' Read my weekly forecast manifesto in full here . 💓 Astroweather | 18–24 August 2025 This week, we enter sacred ground. The New Moon at 0° Virgo arrives at the week’s end, opening the eclipse window and reminding us that life is always moving in cycles of ending and beginning. Virgo belongs to the Virgin Goddess. She who tends the fire of life with devotion, precision, and care. Her light is steady, grounded, and unshakable, holding the thread of continuity when everything else shifts. We all carry The Goddess within us. This is not about gender but about essence and the way we hold both the masculine and feminine in balance, the way we embody care, devotion, and service to something larger than ourselves. The Earth Goddess lives close to nature. She teaches us that tending to the smallest details is itself sacred and that cleaning, cooking, ordering, and nurturing are not chores but rituals, keeping us woven into the divine fabric of life. This New Moon is an invitation to honour that energy, not just as a seasonal theme, but as an act of devotion to your own life path. With Mercury in dialogue with Mars, and the great supportive web still humming between Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto, we are encouraged to take small, decisive steps that align us with our deeper truth. Venus and Jupiter in Cancer remind us to come back to the body, to nourishment, to love expressed in the tangible ways we care for ourselves and each other. This week asks: How do you tend the flame of your own becoming? What daily actions can you consecrate as ritual? Your Weekly Snapshot All timings are British Summertime (BST) ✨ Monday 🌘 Monday 18 August | Waning Moon in Gemini Mercury in Leo sextiles Mars in Libra (7°). The Sun at 25° Leo sextiles the Moon at 25° Gemini. This is a day of intentional energy. Mercury, the Messenger, aligns smoothly with Mars, God of Will. Their conversation sharpens thought and channels it into decisive action. The Sun and Moon’s harmony adds clarity, supporting a sense of alignment between inner and outer life. The message from the Gods is: stop waiting. What you decide today carries weight. Within:   Clearer thoughts, motivation, the courage to take action. A sense that you know what must be done. Without:   Important conversations. Decisions being announced. Plans moving forward after delay. Practice:  Write down one action you’ve been circling around. Take the first concrete step today. ✨ Tuesday 🌘 Tuesday 19 August | Balsamic Moon in Cancer (5pm), conjunct Jupiter (10pm) The Moon enters Her balsamic phase this evening and we enter the darkest part of the cycle. She is the Crone now, guiding us to closure. Joining Jupiter She magnifies this process, urging us to let go with wisdom and generosity. This is the time to bring the lunar month to a close, to distil what you’ve learned, and to prepare the ground for what’s next. Within:   A turning inward. The urge to release old feelings, patterns, or stories. Relief in finishing something. Without:   Endings around you — people stepping away, situations resolving, final words spoken. Acts of kindness that soften the close. Practice:  Reflect on what this lunar cycle has taught you. Write it down and then burn or bury the page and return it to The Earth. ✨ Wednesday 🌘 Wednesday 20 August | Balsamic Moon in Cancer conjunct Venus → enters Leo (11pm) The Moon meets Venus today, echoing last week’s Venus–Jupiter conjunction in Cancer. The Goddess of Love and The Moon remind us of what nourishes and sustains. This is a quieter, more reflective continuation. What clarity are you gaining now about the themes that opened under that union? (Remind yourself of that moment: Week Ahead Forecast: 11th to 17th August 2025 ) Love, care, family, belonging, and emotional safety are in focus. At 11pm, the Moon enters Leo, shifting the emotional tone toward warmth and expression. Within:   A deeper sense of what really feeds you both emotionally and physically. Clarity about your needs in love and connection. Without:  Gestures of affection, small acts of care, or reminders of what truly matters in relationships. Practice:  Notice one simple thing that feels like love today. Receive it fully. ✨ Thursday 🌘 Thursday 21 August | Balsamic Moon in Leo | A Day of Conclusions The Moon moves quickly across the sky, speaking to Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto in close succession. She then joins Mercury reactivating the Mercury–Mars conversation. At 8pm, the Sun reaches 29° Leo, the final degree of the season. This is a day where the whole sky speaks. The Moon’s rapid conversation with the outer Gods stirs their ongoing dialogue: Saturn and Neptune’s discipline and vision, Uranus’ disruption, Pluto’s relentless depth. As She is dark, the emphasis is on endings. The Moon then joins Mercury, sharpening thoughts, and awakening Mars’ will once more. The Sun at 29° Leo underlines the theme of closure: the curtain falls on this cycle. Virgo’s link to harvest is clear here we are beginning a gathering of what has grown, next we prepare for the winter to come. Within:   A reflective heaviness. You may feel pressed to review the whole season, to conclude, to sort. Without:   Strong conversations. Revisiting collective themes. Endings visible in the news or around you. Practice:  Ask yourself: What do I no longer need to carry?   Write one clear sentence of release. ✨ Friday ☀️ Friday 22 August | Sun enters Virgo (9pm) | Sun square Uranus Virgo season begins. The Virgin Goddess takes the flame, calling us to order, devotion, and care. Yet the Sun squares Uranus, God of Awakening, at the same time. The new season opens with tension: stability meets disruption. Change presses against order. The Goddess asks us to prepare, to devote ourselves to what matters but Uranus insists we stay alive to surprise and breakthrough. Within:   Restlessness. A desire to reorganise your life. A sudden push to clear, sort, or change routines. Without:   Unexpected announcements. Disruptions in plans. Signs that a shift in the pattern is necessary. Practice:  Touch the earth. Bake bread, sweep a floor, or garden. Ground yourself in simplicity. Read more about Virgo Season: The Sun in Virgo: August 22nd to September 22nd ✨ Saturday 🌑 Saturday 23 August | New Moon at 0° Virgo | Square Uranus The New Moon rises at the very threshold of Virgo - the first degree, a beginning in its purest form. This is not just another new cycle; it is the opening of a doorway, the first spark of the Goddess’ flame. Virgo belongs to the Virgin Goddess who tends the sacred fire with care, order, and devotion. She asks us to honour life by tending to its details, by recognising the holy in what seems ordinary. But She does not begin quietly. At this very moment, Uranus, the Awakener, presses against Her. He shakes the ground while She steadies the flame. Their dialogue is creative tension: She whispers of service, healing, and constancy; He demands liberation, disruption, and breakthrough. Together, They remind us that real renewal always requires both: the steadiness to hold and the c ourage to change . This New Moon also opens the eclipse window. Endings and beginnings blur into each other. A story may appear to conclude only to reveal the seed of something new. The Virgin Goddess stands at the hearth, anchoring us in devotion, while Uranus cracks open what no longer serves. The invitation is not to resist the shake, but to root more deeply in the flame that cannot be extinguished. Within:   A pull toward new beginnings in health, work, or service. The desire to reorder your days, to create space for what is sacred. A call to live with more intention. Without:   Shifts in routines, disruptions in systems, sudden changes in the world around you. External signs pointing toward renewal even if they come through surprise or upheaval. Practice:  Perform the Virgo New Moon ritual below. Light a candle and name one act of daily devotion you will tend, like the Goddess tending Her flame. Let that act anchor you through the changes to come. 🌑 Virgo New Moon Ritual | Devotion to the Flame You don’t need anything elaborate. Virgo reminds us that devotion is found in simplicity. What matters is intention. 1. Prepare your space Choose a corner of your home where you feel calm. Clear a surface and gently tidy around it. As you do, imagine you are clearing your inner space, making room for what wants to be born. 2. Light a candle The Virgin Goddess kept the sacred flame alight. As you light a candle, whisper inwardly: “I tend the flame of my life with devotion.” Sit for a few breaths, watching the light steady itself. 3. Ground through the body Place your hand on your belly, the other on your heart. Breathe slowly and deeply. Feel your body as the temple where the divine resides. 4. Offer a small act of service Write down one intention for the season, not just a goal, but a devotion. Something you will tend daily, like the flame. Fold the paper and place it beneath the candle. This is your offering. 5. Close in gratitude When you are ready, close your ritual by thanking The Goddess within. Blow out the candle with reverence, trusting that the flame continues to burn in you. ✨ Sunday ☀️ Sunday 24 August | Sun square Uranus exact | Venus at 29° Cancer (9pm) The Sun and Uranus perfect Their square. Meanwhile, Venus stands at the final degree of Cancer, preparing to begin a new journey in Leo. The Goddess of Love is saying farewell to the home, the hearth, the emotional roots of Cancer, and will soon blaze more brightly in Leo. The Gods speak of transition: endings, beginnings, disruption, creativity. Within:   Longing and intensity. The urge to hold on, mixed with the restless desire to break free. Without:   Relationship shifts. Unexpected declarations. Creative sparks bursting into the open. Practice:  Place your hands on your heart. Whisper: I welcome change as a sacred teacher. 🌿 Closing Reflection Wherever the New Moon in Virgo falls for you, the message is the same: the Virgin Goddess is asking you to live in devotion. She doesn't demand grand gestures. She tends the sacred flame through quiet constancy, the small acts of care that sustain life. This week, the balsamic Moon invites you to release and let go of what has run its course in Leo’s fiery season. And then, with the New Moon, the Goddess lights the flame anew. Each of us is given a place in our charts where this tending must happen. For some, it is the body; for others, love, work, or home. But the thread is the same: your daily life is holy . When you sweep the floor, when you share a meal, when you speak with kindness, you embody Her. To be devoted is not to escape the world, but to consecrate it. This is how you live more intentionally. By remembering that everything is sacred, and that your flame is part of the divine fire that burns through all of life. Rising Sign Forecasts The balsamic Moon calls for closure. The New Moon at 0° Virgo opens the eclipse window and begins a season of devotion. For each rising sign, something is ending - something you’ve carried through Leo’s fire. And something is beginning - The Virgin Goddess tending the flame in a new place of your life. To embody Her is to live intentionally, in service to your divine nature. ♈ Aries Rising Ending (Leo/5th):  The joy, play, and romance of Leo season reach their close. What once thrilled you has shown its shape. You see now which pleasures were fleeting, and which were true sparks of the heart. Beginning (Virgo/6th):  The Virgin Goddess enters your house of daily rhythm, health, and work. She teaches you that devotion is not grand but found in the humble acts repeated each day. Inner Goddess:  Honour Her by treating your routine as sacred. When you rise, eat, move, or work, do it as if tending the temple flame. ♉ Taurus Rising Ending (Leo/4th):  The spotlight on home, family, and roots fades. You’ve seen what sustains you and what weighs heavy. The hearth-fire shifts, and you know what must remain. Beginning (Virgo/5th):  The New Moon ignites creativity, children, and joy. The Goddess blesses the playful, radiant part of you. She asks you to give your devotion to what makes your heart sing. Inner Goddess:  Embody Her in art, in laughter, in romance. Create as if weaving an offering. Love as if love itself were prayer. ♊ Gemini Rising Ending (Leo/3rd):  The season of constant words, learning, and exchanges winds down. The chatter has run its course, and now the silence in between holds the wisdom. Beginning (Virgo/4th):  The Virgin Goddess tends the hearth of your chart: home, family, foundations. She whispers that true devotion begins with a rooted centre. Inner Goddess:  Honour Her by creating a sanctuary .Sweep your floor, light a candle, bless the walls. Care for your inner and outer home as sacred ground. ♋ Cancer Rising Ending (Leo/2nd):  The cycle of weighing your resources and worth concludes. You’ve seen what matters and what does not, what is treasure and what is burden. Beginning (Virgo/3rd):  The New Moon opens the way in words, siblings, neighbours, and learning. The Goddess calls you to devote yourself to the sacredness of speech. Inner Goddess:  Embody Her by speaking with care and listening as devotion. Let every word carry love. ♌ Leo Rising Ending (Leo/1st):  Your own season ends. The Sun has burned brightly upon you, and now an old skin is ready to shed. An identity chapter concludes. Beginning (Virgo/2nd):  The Goddess steps into your house of value and possessions. She asks: Do you honour yourself? Do you live as if your body and resources are holy? Inner Goddess:  Tend Her flame by treating your worth as sacred. Care for your body, your finances, and your talents as offerings of devotion. ♍ Virgo Rising Ending (Leo/12th):  The quiet season of hidden endings completes. Old ghosts, fears, or habits dissolve. Something you’ve held in secret is ready to be released. Beginning (Virgo/1st):  The New Moon in your own sign is renewal. The Virgin Goddess crowns you Herself. This is your rebirth. Inner Goddess:  Embody Her by stepping forward with clear devotion to yourself. Honour your life as sacred flame. ♎ Libra Rising Ending (Leo/11th):  A cycle in friendships, groups, and future dreams draws to its end. The vision you once held has changed; certain ties have run their course. Beginning (Virgo/12th):  The Goddess enters the hidden chamber of solitude, retreat, and spiritual work. She calls you into silence. Inner Goddess:  Honour Her in meditation, prayer, or rest. Let devotion be the quiet tending of your inner temple. ♏ Scorpio Rising Ending (Leo/10th):  A cycle in your public life, career, or reputation concludes. Recognition may shift. Responsibilities fall away. Beginning (Virgo/11th):  The Goddess steps into community - friends, allies, groups that align with your path. She blesses collective devotion. Inner Goddess:  Embody Her through the people you join hands with. Let your flame burn as part of a greater light. ♐ Sagittarius Rising Ending (Leo/9th):  The journey of study, belief, or travel reaches closure. An old philosophy or faith has completed its arc. Beginning (Virgo/10th):  The New Moon begins a new cycle of vocation and calling. The Goddess calls you to serve visibly, to embody devotion through the work you share with the world. Inner Goddess:  Honour Her by aligning your work with your truth. Let your career be prayer in action. ♑ Capricorn Rising Ending (Leo/8th):  Matters of shared resources, debts, or intimacy complete. Entanglements untangle. Old ties are released. Beginning (Virgo/9th):  The Virgin Goddess opens a new cycle of learning, philosophy, and pilgrimage. She calls you to live by higher truth. Inner Goddess:  Embody Her through study, teaching, or journeying. Devotion is found in walking a path of wisdom. ♒ Aquarius Rising Ending (Leo/7th):  A relationship chapter concludes. Contracts or partnerships shift. A mirror closes. Beginning (Virgo/8th):  The Goddess moves into intimacy and shared resources. She asks you to embody devotion in trust, in depth, in sacred exchange. Inner Goddess:  Tend Her flame by being honest in what you give and receive. Honour the sanctity of your bonds. ♓ Pisces Rising Ending (Leo/6th):  The cycle of work, health, and routine draws to a close. Old habits are ready to be left behind. Beginning (Virgo/7th):  The Virgin Goddess opens new beginnings in relationships and partnerships. Devotion is found in the way you walk beside another. Inner Goddess:  Embody Her by honouring relationship as sacred contract. Let companionship be ritual. If you don’t know your rising sign, I’d love to help. 💌 Just send me your birth details and I’ll reply with a picture of your chart and a short overview, so you can follow along with more clarity. You can request that here: And if you'd like a reading to look at it all with my help, book in on my website. I’m available on Zoom  and at Essential Therapies  in Sidmouth on Thursday evenings and alternate Saturdays from September (I'm off for August to spend some time with my kids before they head off to University in September). 🦋 A request - if you've enjoyed reading this (or not) and found it helpful (or not) please can you let me know in the comments or send me a message using this form: I'd really appreciate any feedback so that I can work at making this weekly forecast as useful and interesting as possible! And finally, 🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week 12 Contemplation: The Flame Within The Virgin Goddesses tended the sacred fire every day with devotion. The flame was life itself, and their discipline kept it burning for the whole community. We too carry that flame within us. The spark of the divine that is never extinguished. Discipline is how we tend it: through the way we breathe, the way we care for our bodies, the way we live in truth. But discipline is not control. It is a rhythm , a weaving with awareness. It is choosing , every day, to remember that the flame is there. The paradox is this: the flame does not need us to light it. It is already burning. Our task is not to create it but to honour it. To sit with it, nurture it, protect it, and trust it. To remember that when we fall away, when we forget, when we wander, the flame still waits. We can return at any moment. We are not separate from The Gods. We are of Them. Life itself is The Gods, embodied in every breath, every detail, every action. To live in devotion is to make the ordinary sacred: to wash a dish as if tending the fire, to speak a kind word as if adding oil to the lamp, to breathe as if fanning the embers. Prompt for reflection: Where in my daily life can I tend the flame with more devotion? How might I let discipline and awareness weave together as an act of love? And if you'd like some help getting to know where Saturn and Neptune sit in your chart, get in touch . Read more about this energy and my intention in keeping the snake alive: Keeping the Snake Alive: A Prelude to the Saturn–Neptune Conjunction at 0° Aries Like this forecast straight into your inbox every week? ✨ As a subscriber, you’ll get extended rising sign horoscopes  some weeks plus a little extra magic that won’t be shared anywhere else. And as a thank you, you’ll also receive £10 off your next reading , whether online or in person. 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Notice what’s showing up in your mood, your body, your conversations, or even in the stories you’re drawn to on telly or in the news. It’s not about getting it “right”, it’s about getting curious. That’s where the magic starts. As you get more practiced with noticing you can expand your awareness to more than one transit in the week and before long you'll be immersed in the astrology and your way of being in, and experiencing the world, will have shifted into something altogether more magical! For more on all this, read this post. You may also find the rising sign forecast helpful because this will narrow the range to where you're most likely to feel and notice the transits in your life. If you don't know your rising sign then fill in this contact form   and give me your birth date , place  and time  and I will send you a picture of your birth chart and an overview of your rising sign. If you'd like a comprehensive overview of your chart then book a reading with me  and I'll explain it all to you! A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

If you’ve found your way here, you’re probably in pain. You might be clinging, doubting, resisting. You might be hearing the word surrender  and wanting to scream because it sounds like another way to say “give up” and if that were possible, you'd have already done so! You are probably hearing/reading that you need to surrender and wondering what that even means and how it's even possible. I get it. I’ve been where you are. And I want to offer you something real . The twin flame journey is, ultimately, a journey back to the truth of who you are. It’s a spiritual process designed to free you from the pain and programming you've carried through lifetimes. Whether you believe you’ve met your twin or not, if you’re reading this, you are on The Twin Flame Journey . You are on the path and heading toward a destination of divine relationship. And the journey to conscious partnership isn’t a race. This journey takes time, patience, discipline, and discernment. Trust that your twin is progressing too, even if it doesn't look like it from the outside, even if you’re not in direct contact. You already have everything you need to navigate this journey. Have faith in yourself . You know what you need to do and how to move toward a happy, fulfilled outcome. Whenever you feel stuck, remember, the answers are always within you . If you need help, simply ask yourself for guidance. You’re always being led, and everything happening is for your highest good. These are lessons I’ve been taught and guided on. However, I don’t claim to know everything - I might be completely wrong. The only true answers come from within you . Trust yourself. What’s meant for you will find you . If something doesn't feel right to you, let it go and move on. Now to answer that question, here's what I've learned about Surrender based on my own direct experience. What Surrender Isn't: Surrender on the twin flame journey is not about giving up on your twin or the connection. What Surrender Is: Surrender is... letting go of obsession Instead of constantly analysing their actions or wondering what they’re thinking, bring the focus back to yourself . For example, if you're scrolling through their social media to see what they’ve been up to, stop. Instead, go for a walk, journal, or try something creative like painting. Refocus your energy on nourishing your own soul. Surrender is... releasing expectations You stop expecting them to return, to realise something, or to behave a certain way. You detach from the when  and how . For instance, instead of worrying about when they’ll reach out, plan something fun for yourself, maybe even something you've always wanted to do but kept putting off. This shows you that your life is already whole, with or without them. Surrender is... trusting the divine plan   You recognise that if this connection is meant to materialise in the physical, it will when both of you are ready . You might have moments where you feel overwhelmed by longing. During those times, remind yourself, “If it's meant to be, it will be,” and then spend some time connecting with people you love or engaging in an activity that makes you feel at peace. Surrender is... shifting from lack to wholeness You stop feeling like something is missing and realise you were never incomplete in the first place. Next time you feel a void, instead of focusing on what’s missing , write down five things that make you feel fulfilled right now. Maybe it's your favourite book, a hobby you love, or simply being in nature. This will bring you back to your truth: you are whole . Surrender is… releasing the need for answers You stop chasing closure, explanations, or constant reassurance. Instead of replaying conversations in your mind or trying to decode mixed signals, you accept that you may not know the full story right now. When you feel that urge to “figure it out,” redirect your attention to something grounding - cook a meal slowly, tend to your home, or spend time outside. Let the present moment be enough. Surrender is… making space for what’s real You no longer fill every gap with fantasies or “what if” scenarios. You create room for truth, even if it’s uncomfortable. Instead of numbing the ache with distractions, you let yourself feel what’s here and trust it will pass. That spaciousness is where the next step can find you. Surrender is… loosening your grip on time You stop living in countdowns and timelines. Instead of measuring how long it’s been or how much longer you can wait, you allow time to stretch. Notice the small rhythms of your day - the way morning light moves across the floor, the shift of seasons and let these be your markers, not the calendar of your longing. Surrender is… meeting yourself where you are You stop judging yourself for still feeling what you feel. If the sadness comes, you let it come without deciding it means you’re “failing” at moving on. You meet your heart honestly, without pushing it to be anywhere other than here, and trust that this is still progress. Surrender is… returning to the body You stop living entirely in your head, playing out scenarios or reliving the past. Instead, you anchor in your body. Stretch. Breathe deeply. Touch something textured. Eat slowly. You remind yourself that your life is happening here, now and not in an imagined past or future. Surrender is about releasing control, letting go of attachment to outcomes, and trusting in the   divine process. It takes time and practice, and it begins when you stop gripping so tightly to how you think  union should look and instead turn inward and put your focus on your own healing, growth, and alignment. So How Do You Surrender? Face Your Wounds Every time you feel pain, rejection, or longing, see it as an invitation to look deeper. What is this showing you about your own unhealed parts?  Let’s say you feel rejected after they don’t respond. Instead of spiralling into sadness, take a step back and ask yourself: “What part of me feels unworthy right now?” Then, lovingly tend to that part of yourself, whether through journaling, meditation, a comforting self-care ritual, or something that will make you feel supported and loved. Give yourself your undivided attention. Detach with Love Let them be on their journey without needing them to act a certain way to make you feel secure. This doesn’t mean being distant or cold; it just means not needing them to be anything they’re not. For example, if you find yourself waiting for them to act in a specific way, simply acknowledge that you’re choosing to focus on your own self-love and growth instead. You can even set a reminder on your phone to check in with yourself and how you’re doing every day, rather than constantly checking on them. Find Your Centre Connect with yourself - whether through meditation, creativity, movement, or anything that grounds you. For example, each morning, take 10 minutes to sit quietly, close your eyes, and breathe deeply. Or, if you’re more active, try yoga or a brisk walk in nature. Let these moments become anchors in your day to centre your energy and reconnect with your true essence. For more on this read this essay: The answer to every question Trust the Process Know that separation isn’t punishment; it’s preparation. Everything happening is guiding you back to yourself. If you feel separated or far from your twin, take it as an opportunity to deepen your connection with yourself. When you feel triggered or upset, instead of thinking “Why are they not here?” ask yourself: “How can I be here for me  right now?” This shift in perspective makes the process feel more nurturing rather than punitive. Live Your Life Fully The journey isn’t about waiting for them; it’s about stepping into your highest self. For example, instead of spending your days worrying about the future, take a class you’ve always wanted to try, or pick up a hobby that lights you up. The more you immerse yourself in living fully in the moment, the more you align with the energy that will draw your twin back to you, if that’s meant to happen. The Hardest Part: Accepting What Is. Accept how you feel.  This is key. It’s okay to feel love, longing, anger, or frustration. These emotions are valid and part of your human experience. You're not wrong to love them and to want to connect with them. You're also not wrong to be filled with rage at how they are treating you and how unfair this situation is. If you feel angry because they’ve pulled away, allow yourself to feel that anger . If feeling your love for them makes you feel good, if daydreaming about being together is how you want to occupy your mind in quiet moments, then do so freely and don't tell yourself not to. Let go of the label, let go of how others tell you you should feel, let go of how you think it should feel, and just feel , and be honest with yourself about it. Surrender isn’t pretending not to care. It’s not spiritual bypassing or saying “love and light” while you secretly seethe with longing or grief. Real surrender is fierce. It faces every raw emotion, every unmet need. It doesn’t run. It turns toward what hurts, again and again, until love becomes the ground you stand on. For more on the importance of feeling your feelings read this: Know Thy Feelings: Working with The Moon and this could be helpful if you have difficult feelings and you want to work with healing them: Emotional Healing: 2 Practical Tools Accept what you believe.  Even if the concept of twin flames feels crazy to you, allow yourself to believe it anyway. Even if you’re not sure whether you’re truly on the twin flame path, trust what you feel . This journey is largely about trust. However, it isn't your twin you are learning to trust, it is you . You have had these experiences for a reason . You have been led to the concept of twin flames for a reason . And you are your own best support. Don't gaslight yourself by telling yourself you're crazy and deluded. Accept that there's reason in what you believe. There is meaning and purpose to what you think that may not make sense to you right now. Rather than waste time trying to validate it, or prove it, or get it confirmed by anyone else, accept that you have met your twin and are on the twin flame journey and start doing the inner work which will bring tangible progress. For more on this read this one: You Don’t Need Faith in Your Twin Flame, You Just Need Faith in the Divine Accept WHAT IS.  It’s vital to accept the current reality. For example, if they’re not showing up the way you’d like, look at what’s actually happening, not what you wish was happening. If you are being mistreated take action . YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PUT UP WITH ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T SERVE YOUR BEST INTEREST, from your twin, or anyone else. Take responsibility for yourself and do the right thing for you . Sometimes we’re afraid to face the truth, but acceptance is the first step toward healing and until we do the right thing for ourselves, no one else can either. Nothing can change until we fully accept how it is. If your twin clearly isn't interested and does not want a relationship with you, then this is the truth of the matter right now. That may change in the future but for now do your best to accept it and let it go . Allow yourself to grieve. If you are not being treated as you would like then you can choose to step away. Accept that this is not the relationship you want (and deserve) and let it go . And work on step 2. Accept that this is BIGGER than you.  Sometimes, you have to let go of the idea that you can control everything. Yes you may need your twin to contact you right now, but you can’t make them reach out. Release the need for control . Trust that the universe has a bigger plan at work, even if it doesn’t feel that way right now. And work with what you can control which is how you behave and how you respond to the experiences that you are living through. Accept that this is happening FOR you.  Trust that everything is happening for your highest good, even when it feels painful. If you’re feeling stuck, ask yourself, “What am I supposed to learn from this?”  Even moments of frustration can lead to big breakthroughs if you’re open to seeing them as stepping stones on your path. Surrender is freedom. It’s the moment you release the suffering that comes from clinging to what you think should be and instead open yourself to what is. It’s not about loving them less; it’s about loving yourself more. And in that space of radical self-love and acceptance, that’s when the magic happens, the shift begins. Why Surrender Feels Like Death Let’s name it honestly: surrender hurts . It asks you to unclench from the one thing that feels like oxygen. To die to the fantasy. To walk away without knowing if they’ll ever come. It feels like abandonment. Rejection. Loss. But this is the ego’s unravelling not your soul’s. And Why It’s Actually Your Rebirth When you stop chasing love, something else arrives. A quiet knowing. A centre that doesn’t move. And then, slowly, when you least expect it, the connection returns. Surrender is not the end of the story. It’s the doorway into the life you’ve been asking for. Some Practices Surrender isn’t a one-time event it’s a practice. Each day, each moment, you’re choosing surrender. And in doing so, you’re stepping into the most empowered version of yourself. Trust that you’re on the right path. In my experience every time I thought to myself, "Oh, this is what surrender feels like...", I'd find myself letting go of something else and realising there was more to go. Surrender takes time. If you're stuck ask The Universe to help you with it and be gentle with yourself as you work through each layer. Here are some easy practices that might help: Letting Go of Obsession Surrender doesn’t mean pretending you don’t care, it means stopping the obsessive spirals that take you away from your own centre. If you find yourself checking their social media over and over, refreshing old messages, or replaying the last conversation in your mind, pause. Just notice it. Don’t shame yourself. Then gently shift your attention and get present: Go for a walk and let the wind hit your face. Play music that brings you back to yourself. Do something useful that will bring you some satisfaction in the moment. Or do what I found most helpful and pick up a pen, or open your notes app, and write what you wish you could say. Then close the notebook. You’ve already said it—to yourself, where it matters most. Bring the energy back to you. Releasing Expectations Surrender means giving up your grip on how  things should happen. If you’re waiting for a message, a reunion, an apology notice that expectation. Hold it tenderly. Then ask yourself: What do I need from them that I’m not giving to myself? Instead of refreshing your phone, make a plan that honours you: Book something you’ve been putting off. Create a small ritual—light a candle, name what you’re letting go of. Say yes to something that’s been waiting for your attention. You don’t have to stop wanting. But you do have to stop waiting. Trusting the Divine Plan Trust doesn’t mean liking what’s happening. It means recognising you don’t see the whole picture yet. When you feel crushed by longing or hit by the silence again, try this: Put your hand on your heart. Breathe into it. Say aloud: “If it’s meant to be, it will be. Show me what’s mine to do today.” Then do just one small thing that brings peace to your nervous system. A warm shower. A cup of tea. A walk outside. My go to when I felt like this was to shuffle a playlist and ask for a message in the music. By the time I'd listened to a few songs that all said the most magical thing in the most magical way I'd be in a whole new headspace! You don’t need to understand the plan to be part of it. Just take the next right step. Shifting from Lack to Wholeness The longing is real but so are you. When you feel the ache of missing them, you don’t have to numb it or push it away. But you can  use it as a doorway back to yourself. Try this: Write down five things you already have that feel good or meaningful. Choose one to lean into today. Let yourself feel the pleasure of what is , even if part of you still aches for what isn’t. This isn’t about pretending you don’t care. It’s about remembering that your life is already alive, already moving, already whole. Each of these is a small practice. A return. A reclaiming. Surrender isn’t something you master once. It’s something you keep choosing, every day, every moment, whenever you remember to come home to yourself. If you'd like to learn more about how to love yourself - another essential part of the journey - read on here . Like some help? Surrender isn’t about getting your twin back. It’s about getting yourself back. And once you have that, you’ll realise that was always the point. But here’s something else I want to say now that I’ve walked the long road: This path does lead to union. Not quickly and probably not quite in the way you imagined. But in my experience , if you commit to the inner work, if you face your shadows, if you learn to truly love and accept yourself, if you stop trying to make it happen and instead become the version of you who knows you’re worthy of it, the relationship you've been longing for arrives as reality. I’m not saying it’s easy, it’s not. It took me years. And there were plenty of times I was sure I’d made it all up, times I wanted to walk away from the whole thing just to stop hurting. But I didn’t. I stayed with the work and the connection transformed as I did. The love that once felt impossibly distant now sits beside me. So if you’re in the thick of it. If it feels impossible, hopeless, if you're tired of being told to surrender but don’t know how, you’re not alone . I’ve been there. I get it. And I’ve documented it all, written through it as I lived it, raw, honest, confused, hopeful. I didn’t wait until I had answers to speak, I shared the middle. So if you’re still in the middle, I can meet you there. If you’d like support, I offer one-to-one Twin Flame Mentorship . You’ll have me beside you, someone who’s lived this and come through it, with personalised face to face sessions (on zoom) and support over messages and with my intent to give you honest practical guidance for the path ahead that will bring real results. Or, if you’d like to understand the energetic map of your connection, I offer detailed Twin Flame Astrology Readings designed to show where you are, what’s rising, and what the journey is asking of you now. You can find all the details [here] . No pressure. Just a hand to hold if you want one. You don’t have to do this alone. Click on the picture for a meditation on letting go Read more about my experience of The Journey: My Twin Flame Journey: 8 Years On Free Twin Flame Resources If you'd like to explore this journey more deeply, I’ve written a series of essays to help you navigate the big questions that arise - and to support you as you begin the inner work this path asks of you. They ALL encourage you to remember that you are the expert on you and you have everything you need within to walk this path with grace and to a successful destination.   Twin Flame Q&A's | Conversations A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

A few years ago, a couple of years into my journey, I went through a phase of answering questions on Quora . I was just reminded of this answer which has had over 8000 views and 80 upvotes so it's clearly a common question. You're Crazy - my twin sung this at me at the point when I was feeling most crazy. Always a mirror! Answered in June 2019: What if the "twin flame runner" simply doesn't want me anymore and I am just delusional? Finding this truth within yourself and answering this question is the biggest challenge of the twin flame journey in my opinion. And how you feel about it can change from one moment to the next. Am I crazy? Is what I can ‘see’ in this reality real or is what I feel, what I ‘see’ in my heart real? It’s categorised by an awful lot of wtf moments. At the very beginning of my journey in early 2018, when the man with whom I'd found and shared a mind-blowing, ultimate connection had stated clearly that they weren’t interested in a relationship with me, and when I soon after learned about the twin flame concept and started exploring the teaching, I came across this truth: If you think you’re on a twin flame path and you’ve met your twin flame, then you probably have. It is a crazy journey. And feeling crazy and navigating through all that is a massive part of it. My advice, having traversed all that and come out the other side, would be to try your hardest to trust in yourself and what you’re feeling. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter. You have fallen in love with this person. If you can heal what they’re showing you you need to heal, if you can reflect the love you feel for them onto yourself, then you’ll either transform yourself and them (if they’re your twin they share your energy) into someone capable of a divine and sacred love, or you’ll attract the person who you are destined to share the journey of love with. Either way it’s a win win: When love is the final destination, follow that path to the end and you can’t lose. Added to in 2021: Now 4 years into my journey, I wholeheartedly stand by this answer. The truth is there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Dive in and follow your heart, it will lead you to who you are and the life you desire. October 2023: Love is always the answer, and there's nothing wrong with a little crazy. ❤️ If you have any questions you would like me to answer please do so here . If you'd like some support on your journey read more about what I can offer and why, here . Read more about my Journey: My Twin Flame Journey: 8 Years On

Those who have been on the journey for a while are likely very familiar with this dynamic and everyone has some useful advice (focus on you, accept that the timing isn’t right, right now, get on with your life and let go of expectations around your twin and a relationship with them etc etc), I just wanted to add to that based on my experience and understanding, at this point in time. Everyone on earth has abandonment wounds. We leave the safety of the womb and being encompassed and protected, and we immediately learn that the comfort we felt all the time in there isn’t a given. Literally everything that happens afterwards - even if you are born into love and experience an abundance of it - will wound you to some extent. And literally everyone experiences loss and pain with consistent regularity. By the time we are adults we have all been energetically imprinted by our experiences and we will continue to attract further experiences which are rooted in our wounds. We will also learn to suppress and manage the pain we experience each time so that we can carry on existing without curling up into a ball and giving up (my guides showed me this pain this morning as two images/feelings 1. An aspect of me persistently and gutturally sobbing - that experience where you are gasping for breath, tears streaming down your face and it feels like you will die from the intensity and suffocation of it. And, 2. An aspect of me being stabbed in the heart over and over and over again without pause). If we didn’t learn to manage this pain and box it away then we wouldn’t survive, but equally, this pain is real and it’s a part of us and we can’t ignore it . Our twin arrives in our sphere of reality and shows us our wounds. Yes, we can know intellectually that we are one and that this human experience is an illusion, but the real purpose is to show us who we are and what we can’t see, and we have to feel that in order to heal that. Being ghosted by our twin - abandoned by our twin; the person we feel most at home with and most connected to on this earth, is literally the most painful thing we can experience. It is what we feel when we leave the womb or ‘God’ or source love (however you like to think about it). In order to heal we have to feel . We have to allow and accept. We have to admit to ourselves (and face) that we are in pain and that the experience of being physically ghosted by our twin is undeniably difficult and painful. If we don’t do that, if we just accept it by telling ourselves it’s part of the journey and we should distract, move on, let go, or whatever else we’ve convinced ourselves is the right response, we will continue to bury or hide away that pain and we will continue to hold onto that wound . Why is that a bad thing? Because while this wound is in us and while we continue to not face it or address it, our twin will continue to show us it. Abandonment will continue to be a theme we attract into our lives. We will keep being ghosted. Ghosting Looking for support? Learn more about how I can serve you Work with me

Author's note: I first wrote and published this essay on Quora in around 2020, about two years into my journey, as a way of telling the world, and the man who instigated my transformation, what I had been experiencing, and how I felt about it. What I feel, when I feel my love. I went from knowing and believing in only what I could see and evidence, to remembering the reality of the universe and my place within it in one explosive moment. I looked into a man's eyes and suddenly knew, I knew him more deeply and more profoundly than I’d ever known anyone. I knew I loved him with all of my heart even though at that point I barely knew him. I knew I’d been searching for him for what felt like lifetimes. Eons. It was a feeling of complete relief and amazement. A Poem With that initial cataclysmic feeling, magic entered my world. A few weeks later I sat on my sofa with him and saw his face change every time I looked at him. He was literally a different person each time my eyes fell on him, I couldn’t see what he really looked like at all. He had the same experience with me and with his awareness deduced we were seeing the past incarnations of ourselves. One night I experienced what felt like a merge. In a weird trance like dream state (despite being entirely sober and mostly awake) I became a flame and engaged in a sexual ‘dance’ with his flame. That experience came with a deep knowing. It told me we were equal - equally powerful and equally strong - which came as a shock because at the time I felt like the most ordinary person in the world next to him - he felt like Jesus. I knew, with a certainty and a trust, that we were connected; we'd known each other before this lifetime and we were destined to be together in this one. Over a number of days that followed I had visions of our future together. This wasn’t daydream or wishful thinking. It arrived like a story already written, projected in my mind’s eye as if I were watching a film. For days I saw our future life unfold before me, carrying me all the way to the point where my son had grown into a middle aged man and I was an old woman. This man, and the strangeness I was experiencing, embodied everything I had read about and considered fantasy and story. It blew up my whole world as I struggled to come to terms with the fact that everything I thought I knew was wrong. I knew I had so much to learn. As far as feeling goes, from that point on it felt like there was no separation between us in my mind. He was, and still is, constantly on it, in every pause. When I wake and as I go to sleep. His name is always on my lips. I am always aware of him. It took months to find myself again alongside him in my mind and although it’s less intense now it still feels the same. I have learned to balance myself within it, but he is always with me. I have learned how to use my feelings for him to fuel my healing and to use what he shows me to see more of myself. I know that on the surface my experience of our connection is very different to his. Since meeting him I have never had any doubt that he is who I want to share my life with. He is the man I’ve been searching for my whole life and he is everything I want in a partner. The deep love was there from the beginning but over the time I’ve known him I’ve also fallen in love with who he is right now, in this lifetime. I love all of him. The light fuelled, loving, delightful parts of him, the joker and mischief maker, the shyness he doesn't show to many, and the darker side that he keeps hidden. I love him for who he is right now and I can’t imagine feeling differently. I can't imagine any other being who is as interesting or as compelling as I find him. If you’d told me I’d feel this way before I met him, I couldn’t have imagined feeling like this. I didn’t believe in everlasting love. Now I am confident of myself and my feelings and I have faith in a love I didn’t believe was possible. I don't know how he feels about me other than that at this point he doesn't want what I want. How he feels about me and what he feels for me has no bearing on how I feel. He has very briefly been my lover, he's been my friend, he's been my teacher, he's been my adversary and he's been, indirectly and directly, the protagonist for my pain. He has his reasons for not wanting to engage with me, and though I don’t know what they are, I trust him to know himself. He is a wise and awakened divine masculine. I’m certain his truth and his reasoning are right for him. I know my truth and that’s all I can know. Regardless where our relationship stands the feelings I have for him remain. How he’s behaved towards me and how I’ve perceived he feels about me has been instrumental in my healing. I could not have come to the awareness I have, I couldn’t have healed from the pain I’ve experienced in this lifetime, without the feelings that he has brought up to the surface and the time that has taken. He has shown me my shadow, and I couldn’t have done it without him. My expanded consciousness, my ability to heal and to teach is thanks to the way we have each felt towards and about each other since we connected. It really is perfect. And though I wouldn’t have chosen it, if I had the choice I wouldn’t go back and change a thing. I am enormously grateful. I love him unconditionally and finally understand what that means. The love I feel for him has remained steady and unwavering. I’ve felt lots of other things because of him: anger, frustration, sadness and fear. I’ve felt abandoned. I’ve felt ugly. I’ve felt undesirable. I’ve felt unlovable. But I understand that what he has shown me is very simply a reflection of myself. Those feelings are all mine and have nothing to do with what he does or doesn't do, and what he does or doesn't feel. I don't attribute any of those feelings to him. I've used what he's shown me about myself, the parts of me in shadow, my pain, and the love I feel for him, to transform myself. My love for him hasn’t faded with time, it’s deepened, even with everything we’ve been through. I had a moment, during the very brief time we spent together as lovers, where as I watched him sleep, I knew with certainty I would do whatever it took to keep him safe and make him happy. Aside from my children I have never had that feeling before in my lifetime. It’s all I want. I’ve since understood that the only way I’ll have any chance of having that is to learn to make myself happy first; to love myself as deeply as I knew I did him in that moment. So that’s what I’ve worked at. I’ve dedicated myself to getting to a place where I am capable of embracing this great love. So I can feel it fully without losing myself in the process. So I can see it clearly without allowing all the fear and the doubt to get in the way. I am so grateful to have glimpsed it with all its possibilities. It’s literally all there is. I’ve found my passion. My own personal Jesus. And it’s perfect. ❤️ The Divine Masculine Is he my twin flame? Who knows? Who knows what is real and what is fantasy? All we can know for certain is who we are, and how we feel. Work on that. Read more of my story Read a longer Essay about our meeting and my Journey, penned in May 2025: My Twin Flame Journey: 8 Years On Read more about The Twin Flame Journey: Twin Flame Q&A's | Conversations Get some support