Astrology Highlights for July 20-26, 2026: The Commonality
For nearly eight decades, the sextile of Neptune and Pluto has been present in most birth charts, in various signs and within various orbs of exactitude. And this week’s exact aspect between them is the first in a series that will last through Feb. 2032, when it finally wraps up.
We could be forgiven for thinking that it’s so common, there isn’t much to say about it. But in fact, it’s a chart signature that binds us together, a point of commonality. Even something like a slow-moving Pluto transit in a particular sign doesn’t last as long as this sextile has.
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Episode 352 | The Cancer New Moon and Tending the Cradle!
We’re publishing on a reduced schedule this month, and this episode needs to cover a lot of territory. Two weeks’ worth, in fact, including the Cancer New Moon, the much-ballyhooed cradle configuration, rare aspects like Neptune’s exact sextile to Pluto, Uranus’s sextile to Neptune and trine to Pluto, the Lunar Nodes entering Aquarius and Leo, and, believe it or not, much more! So, hold on for a super-sized episode and a lot of aspects.
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Astrology Highlights for July 13-19, 2026: A Good Dinner at a Strong Table
At this Cancer New Moon, I wish you a good dinner at a strong table with people who care about you. And if you don’t have those things, go ahead and set your table, make supper, and invite someone you know to share it with you. We’re strangers, most of us, but we’re sitting at that big table together, just waiting to become a family.
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Astrology Highlights for July 6-12, 2026: After the Party
After the Venus in Leo party, when the emphasis was on fun, bright colors, and generally overdoing things, Venus enters Virgo to play cleanup. Just remember that whether it’s cleaning your house, balancing your checkbook, or organizing your office, it doesn’t have to be done all at once.
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Astrology Highlights for June 29-July 5, 2026: There’s Leo, and Then There’s Leo
When Jupiter enters Leo, it brings the desire for more recognition, more creativity, and more fun. Does that mean we’ll get those things? Not necessarily – but having noticed that they are missing in our lives to some extent, we’ll likely pursue them.
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Episode 351 | Capricorn Full Moon and Jupiter Enters Leo!
Mercury begins its latest retrograde period, followed by a hard-working Full Moon in Capricorn; a few hours later, Jupiter enters sensational Leo. And over a few busy days, Mars in Gemini makes a conjunction with unpredictable Uranus, a friendly sextile to Neptune, and a trine to powerful Pluto.
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Astrology Highlights for June 22-28, 2026: The Future Looking Back
But there are a few times in life when you look into another’s eyes and see the future staring back at you. You realize that you could build something with this person. It might be a band, a business, or a family. But whatever it is, they draw you toward a future you’d never have imagined on your own.
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Episode 350 | Mars Enters Gemini: Slow Your Roll!
Venus’ trine to Saturn offers structure and longevity to our romance and creativity. The Sun’s square to Neptune brings perspective about mentors, leaders, and sense of self. Competition and moving toward goals are highlighted by Mars and Jupiter in a sextile aspect. Communication and transportation can take an assertive or possibly aggressive tone as Mars enters Gemini. And a listener question about transits that are highly touted but end up being a disappointment.
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Astrology Highlights for June 15-21, 2026: Solstice Reevaluation
Just as the Sun at the solstice appears to stand still in its movement across the horizon, then turn around and move the other way, that is our job at midyear: to stand still for a moment, look around, and take stock of where we are.
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Episode 349 | Venus: Equality, Rose-Colored Glasses, and a Trip to the Underworld!
Venus, the goddess of love and money, aspects surprising Uranus, idealistic Neptune, and realistic Pluto. The Cancer Solstice is a moment to stop and contemplate where you’re at and what lies ahead. And the Libra First Quarter Moon initiates action in getting life in balance.
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