It feels like I just caught my breath from that extra-spicy Mercury retrograde back in July, but here we go again with another astrological event ready to bring some wild energy back into our lives. We’re about to enter an eclipse season, the August 12 total solar eclipse in Leo, followed approximately two weeks later by the August 28 partial lunar eclipse in Pisces. The first eclipse can initiate something without immediately showing you where it’s going,” Neda Farr, celebrity astrologer, relationship expert, and founder of astrology app Starcrossed, said. “Then another revelation, ending, beginning, or course correction arrives around the second eclipse and suddenly the bigger picture starts making sense.”
Not all eclipses are created equal, and everyone feels each one a little bit differently. Your zodiac sign can tell you a lot about how this eclipse season will affect you and what sort of changes the cosmos are plotting for your life over the next few months. Here’s what an expert says the eclipse season has in store for you.
Neda Farr, Astrologer
Neda is a celebrity astrologer and founder of the Starcrossed app, the place you can see your soulmate’s zodiac chart.
What is an eclipse?
If we want to get science-y with it, an eclipse occurs when the Sun comes in between Earth and the Moon or when the Moon comes in between Earth and the Sun. In astrology, eclipses are like full moons on some serious performance enhancers. They have the potential to bring about life-altering changes, like a big move, marriage, kids, or a major promotion. Eclipses always happen in opposite pairs, but sometimes the pairs overlap. This season, we have one eclipse in Leo and one eclipse in Pisces.
How to deal with eclipse energy
Eclipses can be exciting and fun. They can also feel like hopping on a rollercoaster that you didn’t know went upside down before you strapped in. You’ll be fine, but it might be a wild ride. Situations that have been stagnant can change in an instant. Relationships can reach defining turning points. Opportunities can appear out of nowhere. Luckily, we’ve got the tools to get through it—a little self-care and a go-with-the-flow attitude can go a long way. This is not the time to take on extra responsibilities—the eclipses will be a lot more challenging if you’re burnt out and frazzled.
According to Neda, this eclipse season’s biggest theme is realignment. “The Leo solar eclipse asks: ‘Am I actually living as the person I want to become?'” she said. “Then the Pisces lunar eclipse asks: ‘What am I emotionally holding onto that I need to release in order to become that person?'” If things don’t make sense immediately, don’t worry. Eclipse seasons are often the catalyst for changes that take several months to see through. “Pay attention to the people, opportunities, endings, conversations, and realizations appearing now—they may become much more significant than they initially seem,” Neda said.
The zodiac signs will be most impacted by this eclipse season
Leo
Leo, it’s pretty clear you aren’t making it through this eclipse season completely unscathed, the first eclipse is in your sign after all. According to Neda, it may bring themes of identity, relationships, independence, and destiny to the surface for you the next few weeks. It could be time for a personal reinvention!
Aquarius
Aquarius, you may also experience some significant changes. The August 12 eclipse happens while the lunar nodes are moving across the Leo-Aquarius axis, so the spotlight is on your sign. “Aquarius can experience major developments through relationships and the people entering or leaving their life,” Neda said. So, be sure you’re investing time in the relationships that are important to you.
Taurus
Fixed signs like Tauruses are likely to feel the eclipse season’s shakeups more strongly than other zodiac signs. Pay close attention to home and family life, as the eclipses can represent a pivotal change in these dynamics. Now is the time to change up your decor, or get your home more in order.
Scorpio
As another a fixed sign. Scorpio will also feel the solar eclipse. It’s creating a tesnsion in your life to force movement. This may be uncomfortable, but it’s serving your higher purpose, so embrace the change to break up stagnant enery and routines.
Virgo
The end of the second eclipse during the season is while the Sun is in Virgo, activating an eclipse cycle that has been transforming the Virgo-Pisces axis since 2024. Specifically, it’s asking you to make sure the relationships in your life are serving you. If you aren’t able to find the balance between your needs and others, you risk burning out.
Pisces
Like Leos, Pisces have an eclipse in their sign this season, so they’ll definitely feel its impact more than others. If you’ve been ruminating on an issue in your life, this tme may bring the clarity you’ve been craving. So, be sure to listen to any personal relaizations or emotional culminations that arise during the eclipse.
Brittany Mailhot, Contributing Astrology Writer
As an Astrology Writer for The Everygirl, Brittany enjoys exploring how we can use astrology to understand ourselves on a deeper level. During her time studying at Portland Astrology School, she became especially interested in evolutionary astrology and the role of the moon in our lives. Outside of The Everygirl, she is an advocate for community building, mental health, and policy change.
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