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Last week, I spoke with someone that highlighted perhaps the biggest Venus retrograde lesson there is:

Coming back to knowing and loving who you are.

This year has gone by fast.

A lot of people, like this person I was talking to, have constantly been playing catch up.

A lot of people, like this person I was talking to, have put in a ton of hours just to stay afloat financially.

But at what cost?

With so little free time to reflect and genuinely enjoy your life, the most likely result is you just lose yourself.

What makes it tough is that we’re dealing with our fears. Negotiating with some inner demons is baked in to this process.

Venus in Scorpio feels very scary. But so much of it is about surrendering to a higher power, sacrificing and devoting to something much deeper, and not being afraid to let go of what no longer serves you.

October 24th is the cazimi rebirth moment at 0 degrees Scorpio.

October 25th, Venus re-enters Libra and the worst of the scary part is over.

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Astro Highlights Of The Week:

Tuesday, October 6th:

* Mercury conjoins Venus Rx at 8 Scorpio at 5:10 pm PT

Wednesday, October 7th:

* Mars sextiles Uranus Rx, 5 Leo/Gemini at 3:41 am PT

Saturday, October 10th:

* New Moon at 17 Libra at 8:50 am PT

* Venus Rx squares Mars, 7 Scorpio/Leo at 2:31 pm PT

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Next week will also be a slow one.

Come back and we’ll talk about:

* Sun sextiles Jupiter

* Pluto stations direct

* Mars trines Saturn Rx

And that’s it.

You can resist the slowness or you can embrace it.

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Get Your Venus Retrograde Reading

A re-evaluation period like this is when you want as much navigational input as you can get.

Not to mention a lot of people will be caught off guard by October’s dark night of the soul.

But the astrologically inclined knew what was coming. That means they know what to prepare for.

If you don’t want to be caught off guard and you want to take the Venus retrograde upgrade seriously, a 1:1 reading is among the best ways to prepare yourself.

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Astro Highlights Of The Week:

Monday, September 28th:

* Sun trines Uranus Rx, 5 Libra/Gemini at 9:21 am PT

Wednesday, September 30th:

* Mercury enters Scorpio at 4:44 am PT

Friday, October 2nd:

* Mercury squares Mars, 2 Scorpio/Leo at 2:14 am PT

* Mercury squares Pluto Rx, 3 Scorpio/Aquarius at 1:42 pm PT

* Mars trines Neptune Rx, 2 Leo/Aries at 3:17 pm PT

Saturday, September 26th:

* Venus stations retrograde at 12:15 am PT

* Mars opposite Pluto Rx, 3 Leo/Aquarius at 3:38 am PT

Sunday, September 27th:

* Mercury enters Shadow at 5 Scorpio at 2:10 am PT

* Sun opposite Saturn Rx, 11 Libra/Aries at 5:29 am PT

Next week is a bit of a light week which goes well with the overall energetic slowdown of October 2026.

The transits we’ll be talking about are:

* Mercury conjoins Venus Rx

* Mars sextiles Uranus Rx

* Libra New Moon

* Venus Rx squares Mars

Thanks for reading and have a blessed week!

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This week we get a couple welcome shifts as Fall officially begins and Mars enters Leo.

Astro Highlights Of The Week:

Monday, September 21st:

* Mercury sextiles Jupiter, 17 Libra/Leo at 3:50 pm PT

Tuesday, September 22nd:

* Sun enters Libra (Fall Equinox) at 5:05 pm PT

Friday, September 25th:

* Sun opposite Neptune Rx, 2 Libra/Aries at 6:36 pm PT

* Sun trines Pluto Rx, 3 Libra/Aquarius at 10:34 pm PT

Saturday, September 26th:

* Full Moon at 3 Aries at 9:49 am PT

Sunday, September 27th:

* Mars squares Chiron, 29 Cancer/Aries at 4:58 am PT

* Mars enters Leo at 7:48 pm PT

Next week we begin October and Venus stations retrograde.

We’re in it now.

Ready or not, here we go.

* Sun trines Uranus Rx

* Mercury enters Scorpio

* Mercury squares Mars

* Mercury squares Pluto Rx

* Mars trines Neptune Rx

* Venus stations retrograde

* Mars opposes Pluto Rx

* Sun opposes Saturn Rx

If you’d like a 1:1 consultation to set you up for the all important Venus retrograde, or any other upcoming astrology, you can find a time that works for you by clicking here.

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Astro Highlights Of The Week:

Monday, September 14th:

* The Sun sextiles Mars, 22 Virgo/Cancer at 12:52 pm PT

Tuesday, September 15th:

* Venus squares Pluto Rx, 3 Scorpio/Aquarius at 11:34 am PT

* Neptune Rx sextiles Pluto Rx, 3 Aries/Aquarius at 7:08 pm PT

Thursday, September 17th:

* Chiron Rx re-enters Aries at 6:50 pm PT

Friday, September 18th:

* Mercury opposes Saturn Rx, 12 Libra/Aries at 3:00 am PT

Next week, we move into nature’s version of Q4 as we officially move into Fall and the temperatures start to cool down a bit.

We also close out next week with a Full Moon in Aries, the day before Mars squares Chiron and enters Leo. The sign that Mars will spend the majority of the next 8-9 months.

Full transits are:

* Mercury sextiles Jupiter

* Sun enters Libra (Fall Equinox)

* Sun opposite Neptune

* Sun trine Pluto

* Aries Full Moon

* Mars squares Chiron

* Mars enters Leo

Talk to you then and have a beautiful week!

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From September 2nd - 9th, there are no major astrological events taking place.

Which gives us the perfect opportunity to reset, recalibrate, and organize our materials for the months ahead.

That brings us to Thursday when Venus enters Scorpio, Mercury enters Libra, and Uranus stations retrograde. All on the same day as a New Moon in Virgo.

At first, nothing happens this week, and then everything happens.

Astro Highlights Of The Week:

Thursday, September 10th:

* Venus enters Scorpio at 1:06 am PT

* Mercury enters Libra at 9:20 am PT

* Uranus stations retrograde, 5 Gemini at 11:27 am PT

* New Moon, 18 Virgo at 8:27 pm PT

Saturday, September 12th:

* Mercury trines Pluto retrograde, 3 Libra/Aquarius at 8:59 am PT

* Mercury opposite Neptune, 3 Libra/Aries at 9:37 am PT

Sunday, September 13th:

* Mercury trines Uranus, 5 Libra/Gemini at 7:39 pm PT

Next week:

* The Sun sextiles Mars

* Venus squares Pluto

* Neptune sextiles Pluto

* Chiron re-enters Aries

* Mercury opposes Saturn

If you’d like to book a 1:1 consultation to discern the best ways to navigate how these energies will be impacting you personally, you can book that consult here.

Thanks so much for reading/listening and have a beautiful week!

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My gosh, what an eclipse season!

The initiation of Leo eclipse storylines paired with the heartfelt departure of Pisces eclipse storylines was quite the portal to be immersed in during the last couple weeks.

And as Venus enters her pre-retrograde shadow on Monday, the day that I’m sending this forecast out, the storylines of the upcoming months are starting to reveal themselves.

Meaning we’re gonna come back to the themes that begin this week.

The other big highlights of the week are Jupiter trining Saturn, which is excellent, and Mars squaring Saturn, which is objectively pretty tough.

However, Mars squaring Saturn is like hitting a wall in whatever you’re working on and will feel tough to move forward.

Thus, the never-ending task of energy management continues this week under some interesting astro weather.

Other than that, the 4 main highlights all take place on Monday and Tuesday, so the following 5 days to close the week present an opportunity for that energetic reset.

3-day nap anyone?

Astro Highlights Of The Week:

* Monday, August 31st: Venus enters Shadow

* Monday, August 31st: Jupiter trines Saturn at 3:17 pm PT

* Tuesday, September 1st: Mars squares Saturn at 2:58 am PT

* Tuesday, September 1st: Mercury sextiles Mars at 6:21 am PT

Wednesday-Sunday with no major astrology makes for a great opportunity to recalibrate, get some rest, and perhaps do some of that cleaning, organizing/tidying up, and long-term planning that Virgo season is known for.

How are you planning to navigate Fall 2026’s most important astrology that is the Venus retrograde?

I’ll be here to be a guiding presence through that process, especially for those that want to sign up for the Venus retrograde Feminine Awakening cohort. More details coming soon on that.

Next week we’ll be back to discuss:

-Venus entering Scorpio

-Mercury entering Libra

-Uranus stationing retrograde

-Virgo New Moon

-Mercury trine Pluto

-Mercury opposite Neptune

-Mercury trine Uranus

See you then and have a good week!

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The week’s energy is highlighted by a loud and emotional Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on Thursday, the same day as a clarifying Mercury cazimi.

And this eclipse is almost exactly squaring Uranus, the planet of sudden revelations, surprises, and breakthroughs.

This gives the week an unexpected feel to it where truly anything can happen.

Astro Highlights Of The Week:

* Monday, August 24th: Mercury conjoins the South Node at 11:58 pm PT

* Tuesday, August 25th: Mercury enters Virgo at 4:04 am PT

* Thursday, August 27th: Sun conjoins Mercury (cazimi) at 4° Virgo at 10:03 am PT

* Thursday, August 27th: Lunar Eclipse at 4° Pisces at 9:18 pm PT

* Friday, August 28th: Mercury squares Uranus at 12:24 am PT

* Friday, August 28th: Sun squares Uranus at 3:18 pm PT

Next week will be a light week overall, which is definitely welcome after a tiring eclipse season.

But we’ll have a couple of super impactful transits as:

* Jupiter trines Saturn

* Mars squares Saturn

* Mercury sextiles Mars

Especially Mars square Saturn can feel like coming up against a wall but Jupiter trine Saturn is a long term supportive energy.

So we’ll break down all of that energy next week.

For now, I hope you have a pleasant ending to 2026’s eclipse season.

Make sure to stay hydrated and take good care of yourself during what could be a heavy Pisces Lunar Eclipse on Thursday.

Sending love from my screen to yours,Brandon Byrne

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Astro Highlights Of The Week:

* Monday, August 17th: Mars squares Neptune Rx at 2:52 am PT

* Monday, August 17th: Mercury trines Saturn Rx at 8:27 am PT

* Monday, August 17th: Venus sextiles Jupiter at 9:15 am PT

* Friday, August 21st: Venus opposes Saturn at 5:43 am PT

* Saturday, August 22nd: The Sun conjoins the South Node at 29° Leo at 2:00 pm PT

* Saturday, August 22nd: The Sun enters Virgo at 7:18 pm PT

Next week, we continue/wrap up eclipse season with a loud and emotional Lunar Eclipse in Pisces. On the same day as a Mercury cazimi which should be incredibly enlightening.

* Mercury conjoins the South Node and enters Virgo

* Sun conjoins Mercury (cazimi)

* Lunar Eclipse in Pisces

* Mercury squares Uranus

* Sun squares Uranus

Stay safe and take care of yourself.

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Astro Highlights Of The Week:

* Monday, August 10th: Venus trines Pluto at 11:09 am PT

* Monday, August 10th: Venus opposes Neptune at 3:02 pm PT

* Tuesday, August 11th: Mars enters Cancer at 1:30 am PT

* Tuesday, August 11th: Mercury opposes Pluto at 6:18 pm PT

* Tuesday, August 11th: Mercury trines Neptune at 8:35 pm PT

* Tuesday, August 11th: Venus trines Uranus at 8:46 pm PT

* Wednesday, August 12th: Solar Eclipse at 20° Leo at 10:45 am PT

* Wednesday, August 12th: Mercury sextiles Uranus at 1:44 pm PT

* Thursday, August 13th: Mercury sextiles Venus at 9:03 am PT

* Saturday, August 15th: Mercury conjoins Jupiter at 10° Leo at 4:18 am PT

Next week is the week in between eclipses when things are always wonky and the fated events that seem to happen just happen.

Prioritizing your own well-being, getting plenty of rest, and listening to your body will still be a major priority.

The astro highlights we’ll be talking about are:

* Mars squaring Neptune

* Mercury trine Saturn

* Venus sextile Jupiter

* Venus opposite Saturn

* Sun conjunct the South Node

* Sun entering Virgo

Many eclipse blessings and talk soon!

Also, if you’re interested in booking a 1:1 reading so that you don’t get blind-sided by any eclipse chaos, you can schedule that reading here.

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This week, Venus enters Libra and Mercury enters Leo.

So we’re finally moving past all the Mercury retrograde nonsense and feeling pretty good about ourselves as the planet of love and beauty enters her home sign of Libra.

In addition to the positive developments of Venus entering Libra and Mercury entering Leo, this week is a relaxing reset before we dive into eclipse season.

Use the relative chillness to recover and reset your nervous system. That’s what I’ll be doing.

A note for paid subscribers: the August Game Plan (which goes over the best ways to approach this month and the ever intense eclipse season) will be out in the next few days. I needed a couple days of rest before diving into the next monthly forecast.

Astro Highlights Of The Week:

* Monday, August 3rd: Chiron stations retrograde at 0° Taurus at 1:10 pm PT

* Thursday, August 6th: Venus enters Libra at 12:13 pm PT

* Thursday, August 6th: Sun trines Saturn Rx at 7:44 pm PT

* Sunday, August 9th: Mercury enters Leo at 9:21 am PT

Next week, we’ll have a jam-packed week of astrology including the Solar Eclipse in Leo.

So enjoy the relative calmness of this week and reset your nervous system for an eventful few weeks.

Next week, we’ll be talking about:

* Venus trining Pluto

* Venus trining Uranus

* Venus opposite Neptune

* Mars entering Cancer

* Mercury opposite Pluto

* Mercury trining Neptune

* Mercury sextiling Uranus

* Solar Eclipse in Leo

* Mercury sextile Venus

* Mercury conjoining Jupiter

Thank you as always for tuning in whether reading or listening!

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