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Astrology Monday! Eclipse Season! Turn challenge into opportunity. ☺️
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This Week’s Focus

Eclipse Season 2025: Blood Moon Rising
Issue 35 Volume 8          01 September 2025
When it is a total eclipse, the Moon can take on a red/orange colour which is why it is sometimes called a Blood Moon. — from BBC website

Dear wonderful neighbour and fellow traveller;

This eclipse season looks to be one of the most robust and impactful since the eclipse season of 2019 which heralded the pandemic. No worries. Both Mars and Saturn are generally needed for conflict and death and Mars is largely absent this time. Saturn’s influence creates an opportunity if we turn our attention inward. 

In a nutshell, both the lunar and solar eclipses this season are geared towards revelation — not outer success. HOWEVER, outer success will come as a result of paying attention to why your endeavours are languishing in mediocrity. The struggle is fundamentally because you are shying away from your innate talents and capabilities, not because you need to work harder or spend more money. This eclipse season, allow your failures to guide you towards what needs to be transformed. Hint: it’s likely not what you are doing, but how you are doing it.

All you need to do is give your plan a tweak or two. Just take a step. Don’t shoot for the Moon just yet. You have to learn how to fly and these eclipses will show you how to start. These eclipses are sending a clear message: your issues are NOT outside of you. It’s how you are regarding yourself and your life. If you ignore this, you will go through these eclipses and simply have a hard time. On the other hand, if you closely examine the obstacles arise, this period will become an opportunity, a stepping stone to success.

Find more information in the Moon Planner section below.

Good luck! 🤗

David 🙏🏻
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Astrology Monday:
Just the facts, please! 
An American icon from 60s television, hard-boiled detective Joe Friday always insists on “just the facts”.

This week’s no-nonsense forecast:
Worldly fulfilment
Lunar Eclipse
See the Moon Planner section below.

Saturn re-enters Pisces
Saturn is moving back into Pisces where Rahu (North Node) is currently situated. As mentioned in previous newsletters, this combination can cause fear and concern because our imagination can get away from us. Interestingly, Saturn’s retrograde status can help us recognise our mistakes in overreacting when these two were together earlier this year, allowing us to come up with better plans to resolve issues.

Mars enters Libra
Mars can help relationships take the necessary steps to bring more fulfilment, if not in romance, then at least in the practical matter of being together.

Spiritual possibility
Lunar Eclipse
Both the lunar and solar eclipses this time around are focused on what is keeping you from fulfilling your greatest potential. For this reason, any challenges they bring to you regarding the material world, try to understand the internal mechanism that is creating the challenge. In some fashion, you are hanging onto an idea that is not helpful. This idea keeps you from being authentic which in turn robs you of the chance to live your life to your full potential. Recognise this and you will reap huge rewards down the road. For more, see the Moon Planner section below.

Ongoing
Uranus in Gemini!
Uranus is in Gemini thru 8 November, giving us a preview of the next seven years beginning 26 April, 2026. Uranus is is your authentic nature crying to be freed. If you are struggling, it simply means you are not honouring your authenticity. You are living a lie and Uranus wants to put an end to your falsehoods and pretence. Let it show you the way.

Jupiter in Cancer
Jupiter in Cancer is an opportunity to find fulfilment through service, creativity, and abundance when you seek to act upon your highest intentions. Keep your Jupiter pointed high. Jupiter can become distracted and very ordinary if you allow it to serve your passions and your need for comfort and pleasure. Nothing wrong with these as long as they don’t take the lead.
Fair Pheobe [the Moon], more humane in this respect, allows herself to be observed in her modest gracefulness: she is gentle to the eye and unambitious, and yet she sometimes permits herself to eclipse her brother, the radiant Apollo [the Sun], without ever being eclipsed by him.
— Jules Verne (1828 — 1905) From Earth to Moon

The reappearance of the crescent moon after the new moon; the return of the Sun after a total eclipse, the rising of the Sun in the morning after its troublesome absence at night were noted by people around the world; these phenomena spoke to our ancestors of the possibility of surviving death. Up there in the skies was also a metaphor of immortality.”
― Carl Sagan (1934 — 1996), Cosmos

Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul.
— Victor Hugo (1802 — 1885), Les Misérables

Astrology Monday

Weekly Planning Forecast

Virgo Sun…
23 August — 22 September

The Sun in Virgo highlights an important attribute of the Virgo nature: it’s a sign that indicates the building of something wonderful for the benefit of human beings, whether in thought or in deed. If you have the Sun in Virgo in your birth chart or Mercury, Saturn, or Rahu, you have an abundance of this attribute. Indeed, it is deeply ingrained in who you are and can serve you well when you recognise its worth.

Virgo relates to the physical world and the things we attempt and accomplish in the outer world in order to find fulfilment: education degrees, job, career, house, car, etc. Spouse and family come in the next sign, Libra. Though our search for happiness in the outer world ultimately leaves us unfulfilled, as it should, it is a necessary part of the journey we human beings take from material to spiritual. 

Sun in Aditya Tvashta…
Fun Fact: Zodiac comes from the Greek zodiakos (kyklos) which literally means “circle of little animals” and reveals how astrological knowledge was shared between the cultures of Greece and India beginning in the time of Alexander the Great.

Before the arrival of the Greeks, the ‘zodiac’ used in India was a 360 degree circle based upon the Sun’s movement (Adityas). The Aditya corresponding to Virgo is Tvashta which relates to the chariot maker. This highlights the nature of Tvashta as the sign that relates to building something that allows human beings to have an easier and more comfortable existence, to “move” from one aspect of life to another. 😊
 
Moon Planner
Has the Moon got you hurried and harried?

No worries! The Moon represents the feminine and your capacity to receive and recognise the resources you have available to fulfil your emotional needs.  Too often, we get distracted with what is not ours and miss out on the available opportunity, experiencing disappointment and disillusionment, or worse, we become like my hairy friend, Monsieur Lou Garou. 🤭

This week
Lunar Eclipse September 7!
Lunar eclipses give fruits according to how you have been living in thought and action.
Theme: Am I being true to myself in my plans and endeavours? 
Maximum effects: Mostly felt August 8 thru October 8.

Who will it effect?
The eclipse is at 15˚ Pisces. Its effects are felt most strongly by those with planets within a 5˚ orb of the eclipse or on a house cusp, but will effect any planets in same sign (Pisces), especially those more sensitive to eclipses.

Carry through theme from first eclipse in cycle 26 June 1304 @ 09:02
The carry through theme for this eclipse is learning to satisfy our needs with what is available to us, even if not much is available. This means finding other means on the outside or fulfilling ourselves through the inside, or even simply learning to live without it. Because Saturn had strong aspects on the Sun and Moon, this indicates this eclipse is more about enduring situations and gaining the capacity to persevere rather than resolving issues and finding solutions. Saturn is the planet through which we learn to let go what is not helpful so that we can carry on. Often, this means if we try to fix things, we will make them worse because we do not have the full vision of why things are happening. In this way, it is better to simply build inner resilience and fortitude.

Fortunately, there is also a very benevolent aspect from Jupiter on both the Moon and Sun indicating the presence of grace. Jupiter either makes you realise how fortunate you were in your life situations or it allows you to see where your lack of understanding made the situation what it is, so you won’t repeat the same mistake. Jupiter also gives us a more expanded perspective so we don’t try to change something and make it worse.

Current eclipse ramifications
7 September 2025 Partial eclipse (BST): 17:27 thru 20:56; Max eclipse 19:11
A wonderful aspect from Jupiter indicates how even though this eclipse will show you where expectations were not met, Jupiter keeps your spirits up and, more importantly, indicates the potential for you to truly understand where you limited yourself either through unrealistic expectations or because you were not surrendering to your authentic nature (full potential). In this way, you can ask yourself where it was you were false which kept things from fully blossoming. Pisces is related to the Aditya Dhata and this points to the foundation of things. Were you being true to yourself in your plans and endeavours? Mercury is also influencing this eclipse — with sincere self-examination and analysis, you can find where you got off-track then begin to build a better plan of action. Mercury is your power to comprehend the true potential among available options. It may not be THE fullest, but it certainly can be a stepping stone.

Coming soon! Solar Eclipse September 21!
A solar eclipse heralds an end to one cycle and the start of another.
Theme: What do you need to let go of to build the life you want?
Maximum effects: Mostly 21 August thru 21 October.

Who will it effect?
The Solar eclipse is at 29˚ Virgo. It effects most strongly those with planets within 5˚ (in Virgo or Libra) or on a house cusp, but will also effect those with any planets in same sign (Virgo), especially those sensitive to eclipses.

Carry through theme from first eclipse in cycle 19 July 1917 @ 03:42
Pluto conjunction to eclipse reveals how the current eclipse will carry a theme of breaking down emotional needs in order to tilt the mindset towards more independence regarding how one fulfils their emotional needs, i.e., from dependence to independence.

Current eclipse ramifications
21 September 2025 Partial eclipse (BST): 18:29 thru 22:53; Max eclipse 20:42
Likely to highlight one’s long-term worries about loved ones, health issues, or business viability that seems fated or destined (Saturn, Neptune, Mercury, Venus influence). Similar to the lunar eclipse, this eclipse is revealing what it is you need to let go in order to climb the ladder. Pretence brings struggle; authenticity attracts joy, fulfilment, and success.

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New! Astro-Coaching!
Eclipse season is a perfect time to transform your life. Even when challenging, eclipses are filled with possibility. Astro-Coaching is an offering that brings together Vedic Astrology and Transformational Coaching to help you transcend your  struggles and embrace your unique, authentic path. Here is a short  introduction on this unique programme from Alexandra, the Self-Transformation coach with whom I have teamed.
Important dates (2025 — 2026)
2025
JUL 14 — 8 NOV: Uranus in Gemini! Revolution brings innovation. Bend, but don’t break.
AUG 6 — SEP 22: Mars in Libra: right action in relationship brings bounty.
SEP 1 thru 28 NOV: Saturn retrograde in Pisces; great time to review long range plans.
Now thru 2026 and beyond
Now thru JUL 26 2026: Rahu in Pisces: Loss of boundaries; excessive empathy; heightened creative expression and imagination.
Now thru JUN 30, 2026: Jupiter exalted in Cancer: Heart-centred approach brings rewards when emotions are tied to your good intention and not selfish gain.
SEP 1 2025 — FEB 13 2026: Saturn in Pisces: Tendency towards fear-based decisions; loss of boundaries; strong creative ideas
FEB 14 2026— APR 12 2028: Saturn in Aries: Weakening foundation; supports taking calculated risks. Prudence is fine; obsessively cautious denies needed change.
Hero’s Journey
The journey of the hero is about the courage to seek the depths; the image of creative rebirth; the eternal cycle of change within us; the uncanny discovery that the seeker is the mystery which the seeker seeks to know. ~ Joseph Campbell, 
True gurus are those who have reached the highest expression of human potential and help us find the way. I most often quote Sadhguru and highlight his practices and events simply because he is arguably the most publicly available guru today. Initially, his mission on Earth was to install the Dhyanalinga, an energy form not seen for over 2000 years, but something wonderful happened after his body recovered from the enormous energy drain of such a profound process: he decided to stick around to touch the lives of as many as possible… 😉
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What is the Astrology of Joy? It’s a tool for finding your bliss and living a joyful life. It’s a gentle “push” to get you back on the right track. Based upon the time-honoured system of astrology practiced in India for thousands of years, Astrology of Joy is inspired by David’s four decades living in ashrams, seeking truth, and learning from enlightened beings who taught, “You are more than a body and a mind. You are That!” 
 

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£45/hr… This reading is an open-ended discussion with me that works best as either a follow-up or a general exploration of any current issues in your life. Designed for the budget conscious or anyone seeking a review of their current astrological trends and trajectories. Audio file included.

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New! Astro-Coaching!

Hi! My name is Alexandra, and I am a Self-Transformation Coach. For the past 5 years, I’ve helped people manifest their heart’s desires by building a bridge between their inner truth and outer reality.

The goal? To live and lead from the inside out. To live a life heart-led, inspired, fulfilled life.

But here’s the truth: even when people know their vision and their path, they often get stuck. Procrastination, self-sabotage, fear – something hidden keeps holding them back.

Teaming up with David has given me a deeper window into the unseen, unconscious layers of my clients’ inner world – helping us go straight to the root causes of resistance.

The result? Clients not only gain clarity, but also the courage and strategy to take bold, inspired action toward their heart’s desires.

Every time we’ve brought astrology into coaching, the recognition has been instant and powerful. It’s like turning on a light in a dark room — suddenly everything makes sense.

This partnership is opening doors to transformation in ways I’ve never seen before. And now, we’re bringing it all together in a brand-new program designed for those ready to go all in.

This is for you if you’re ready for a change in how you show up in the world through your work and service. Maybe you’re stuck in a role that drains you, navigating a big transition, or holding back from showing up fully as your authentic self. Now is the moment to shift.

I’m excited to share more about this unique and pioneering program in the upcoming newsletter.

👉 Stay tuned.

Love and Blessings,

Alexandra
About David: Personally certified by Dr. David Frawley, author and founder of the American Institute of Vedic Studies, David has been a professional astrologer for over 30 years. David learned the art and science of Indian astrology while a ten-year resident in the ashram of a realised spiritual master. David guides clients throughout the world on achieving everyday fulfilment in their spiritual and personal goals, relationships, and wellbeing.

David served as editor of Isha Yoga’s European newsletter for two years, was Vice President of the Rosia Montana Cultural Foundation in Romania, and has a Masters in Archaeology (with Distinction), studying the challenges and issues facing contemporary society from the archaeological perspective. He also wrote and published a parent-child picture book with his brother, Steve (illustrator), about the life of Adiyogi, the first yogi. He currently resides in Burntisland, Scotland, where he serves on the board of the Burntisland Harbour Access Trust helping maintain public access to the historically significant harbour.
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