Saturn Said So

The Scorpio New Moon is here, and she's not interested in keeping things comfortable. 🦂🌑

With Mercury retrograde in Scorpio, Venus retrograde in Libra, and Saturn retrograde in Aries, we're confronting the emotional baggage, resentments, avoidance patterns, and uncomfortable truths we've been carrying.

This week on Saturn Said So, we're exploring how pain can reveal what we actually need—and why recognizing the problem is only the beginning of meaningful change.

Ashley shares her hilariously unfortunate Venus retrograde veneer disaster (yes, bread broke her tooth), gets real about emotional spending and relationship patterns, and breaks down how Saturn asks us to turn uncomfortable realizations into sustainable action.

Then, our collective tarot reading gets SPICY: the Five of Wands, The Tower, and Five of Swords show up alongside the Ten of Wands and the Excelsior oracle card, reminding us that transformation doesn't happen overnight—or entirely on our own.

In this episode:

• Scorpio New Moon themes of shadow work, emotional honesty, and transformation

• Mercury retrograde, Venus retrograde, and Saturn in Aries

• Emotional spending, resentment, jealousy, and the needs underneath our reactions

• Collective tarot guidance for navigating conflict, burnout, and change

Because Saturn isn't asking you to stop being fiery. He's asking you to stop setting yourself on fire over things that aren't worth it.

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Mother Tarot by Wren McMurdo Brignac
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You can’t bubble bath your way out of grief. But you can take exquisite care of yourself while you feel it.

This Taurus Full Moon, Ashley explores the Scorpio–Taurus axis: deep emotional transformation meets the body that carries you through it. From Persephone’s descent into the underworld to the temptation to deliver your truth like a battle cry, we’re making room for big feelings without letting them run the whole damn show.

We get into:

• Caring for your body without using self-care to avoid your feelings

• Persephone, the underworld, and the rhythm of descent and return

• Mercury square Mars—and pausing before your ego takes the mic

• Naming the hurt underneath the anger

• Collective tarot on releasing conflict, returning to generosity, and reclaiming your creative fire

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The world taught you to hustle. Saturn teaches you to build.

You’ve said your piece—but have you said it to the right person?

This Libra New Moon, we’re bringing relationships back into balance with honest conversations, clearer boundaries, and a little less emotional outsourcing. Ashley unpacks triangulation: what happens when a conflict between two people becomes somebody else’s problem—and how to step out of the middle without abandoning the people you love.

We get into:

• Why avoiding the conversation keeps resentment alive

• Boundaries for the messenger, mediator, and unwilling middleman

• Tolerating someone’s disappointment without dropping your boundary

• Reciprocity, generosity, and what your anger might be asking for

• A collective tarot reading on softening your delivery without swallowing your needs

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The world taught you to hustle. Saturn teaches you to build.

A little lunar correction: I briefly fumble the astronomy. A new moon happens when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, with its illuminated side facing away from us.

What if not knowing what comes next is actually the clearest answer you have?

The Aries Full Moon arrives September 26 with Neptune retrograde sitting right beside it, bringing questions around identity, desire, relationships, illusion, and what you actually want underneath all the noise.

In this episode of Saturn Said So, Ashley brings the Aries–Libra relationship axis down to earth with grounded astrology, real-life examples, and a collective tarot reading for navigating this astrological timing. She also explores why Neptune can make certainty feel impossible, and Saturn’s invitation to stop forcing momentum and start rebuilding around what’s actually true.

We get into:

• Why uncertainty itself can be truthful

• The difference between genuine desire and inherited expectations

• What Neptune retrograde can reveal beneath the fantasy

• Saturn retrograde and recommitting to what’s actually yours to build

• How outdated beliefs can quietly sabotage your time, energy, and expectations

• A collective tarot reading for releasing old patterns and creating a more supportive structure

If the old answer isn’t true anymore but the new one hasn’t fully revealed itself, you don’t have to fake certainty. Sometimes clarity is simply knowing what isn’t next.

Ready for some clarity? Book a one-on-one tarot reading with Ashley to map out the energy you’re working with—and what comes next.

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The Virgo New Moon Solar Eclipse is here to close out a chapter—and Virgo has notes.

This eclipse isn't asking you to perfect your life overnight. It's asking you to bring what you've learned down to earth: choose the next doable step, celebrate the shit you've already accomplished, and stop treating slow progress like failure.

In this episode of Saturn Said So—a podcast for grief, growth, and the sacred weirdness of becoming—Ashley explores Virgo's complicated relationship with perfectionism, control, trust, pleasure, and getting shit done. We're talking Saturn retrograde reality checks, SMART goals that don't make you miserable, why your tiny wins deserve to count, and what an 18-month eclipse chapter can teach us about becoming.

Plus: one deeply unfortunate skincare experiment and a collective tarot reading for what we're carrying into the next chapter.

In this episode:

• 🌑 The Virgo New Moon Solar Eclipse and the closing of an 18-month cycle

• 🌿 Virgo beyond perfectionism: embodiment, trust, control, and pleasure

• ✅ Why celebrating small accomplishments changes how you approach growth

• 🎯 SMART goals as self-compassion—not another stick to beat yourself with

• 🪐 Saturn retrograde and the lessons hiding inside life's annoying little detours

• 🔮 Tarot for beginning again: Page of Wands, Six of Cups, the Well reversed, Magician reversed + Wheel of Fortune

• 🦋 Why slow progress, pauses, and unfinished projects are still part of becoming

Your reminder for this eclipse: You don't have to have your shit together perfectly. Make it meaningful. Make it doable. Let it feel good enough to keep going.

Timestamps:

0:07 - Intro and Saturn Retrograde
4:28 - Virgo Qualities, the Earth Goddess, and the Control–Trust Dynamic
7:50 - Perfectionism, Rumination, the Virgo New Moon, and Celebrating Small Accomplishments
15:13 - Skincare Mishap as a Saturn Retrograde Lesson
19:28 - Virgo, SMART Goals, and Compassionate Goal-Setting
5:29 - Tarot: Beginning a New 18 Month Chapter
31:22 - The Podcast’s Journey and the Cycles of Transformation

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Tags: Virgo New Moon, Virgo Solar Eclipse, Solar Eclipse Astrology, Virgo Season, New Moon Ritual, Moon Cycles, Grounded Astrology, Astrological Timing, Saturn Retrograde, Tarot Reading, Cyclical Healing, Spiritual Growth, Perfectionism, SMART Goals, Lunar Living

The Full Moon in Pisces invites us to stop gripping, soften into what we’re feeling, and tune into the intuitive wisdom beneath the noise. This is a powerful time for emotional release, spiritual clarity, and reconnecting with your inner guidance.

In this episode of Saturn Said So, Ashley explores the astrology of the Pisces Full Moon and what it reveals about intuition, surrender, and emotional healing. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of your next step, this lunation offers a reset through rest, reflection, and release.

🌕 In this episode:

• Full Moon in Pisces meaning and emotional astrology insights

• How to balance intuition with practicality in daily life

• Signs you may be forcing outcomes instead of allowing flow

• How to process emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them

• Releasing limiting beliefs, old stories, and emotional patterns

• Strengthening trust in your intuition and inner knowing

• Creating space for rest, reflection, and spiritual alignment

This Pisces Full Moon isn’t asking you to figure everything out. It’s asking you to slow down enough to hear what your intuition has been saying all along.

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In Episode 1, you’ll get a grounded, heart-forward reset: why this show exists, how to work with the moon for steadier emotional rhythm, and how to hold loss and healing without forcing yourself through it. We’ll also break down Saturn in Pisces—what this season is teaching about boundaries, creativity, and non-linear healing—plus a peek at what shifts as Saturn moves into Aries. You’ll leave with language for what you’ve been feeling, a clearer sense of “what now,” and a collective 5-card tarot reading to guide your next step.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

A calming framework for navigating grief, change, and spiritual fatigue

Practical ways to use moon cycles for timing, intention, and release

Clear Saturn in Pisces themes (structure without rigidity; healing as a spiral)

A preview of Saturn in Aries and what it may activate next A collective tarot reading for forward momentum, boundaries, and direction Want a question read on the pod? Email [email protected].

In this episode, we break down the New Moon in Cancer (July, 14 2026) and what it’s activating collectively: heightened feelings, mother/inner-child themes, and the need for gentler rhythms that actually help you move forward.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

A clear overview of New Moon in Cancer meaning + how to set intentions that stick:

• Why Cancer season can bring up mother wounds, family patterns, and emotional sensitivity—and what to do with it

• Astrological weather notes

• Practical reminders for regulation (yes: hydration, emotional flow, and nervous system support)

A collective tarot reading + 2-week forecast with grounded guidance for work, rest, boundaries, and next steps.

Tarot forecast highlights:

• Themes of leadership/work pressure and “over-functioning” energy

• An invitation to rest your mind, step back, and let clarity return

• A decision point: release what drains you so momentum can rebuild

Want a an anonymous tarot reading on the pod? Email [email protected] with your question for the tarot, nickname, birthdate (including year)

Feeling stuck, delayed, or like the universe just slammed on the brakes? 🪐 You might be feeling Saturn Retrograde.

In this episode of Saturn Said So, Ashley dives into the Leo New Moon, Saturn Retrograde, and the astrology behind this season of reflection, recommitment, and creative recalibration.

We’re talking confidence, creativity, relationships, discipline, divine timing, and what to do when life simply refuses to be forced. Ashley also introduces Saturn Daddy (naturally) and shares how to use grounded astrology and moon cycles to recognize what’s no longer aligned—and where life may be asking you to think bigger.

In this episode:

• 🌑 Leo New Moon energy + intention setting

• 🪐 Saturn Retrograde and why life may feel “stuck”

• 🔥 Rebuilding confidence and creative momentum

• 🌙 Moving with moon cycles instead of forcing timing

• 🌱 Reassessing commitments, boundaries, and priorities

• ✨ Using restriction as an invitation to expand

Whether you’re navigating a Saturn Return, experiencing creative blocks, or just wondering why the hell is nothing moving?!—consider this your permission slip to loosen your grip.

Sometimes the slowdown is the work.

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Stay soft. Root deep.