We’re officially in eclipse season, and in this episode I’m walking you through what that actually means — energetically, astrologically, and practically — so you don’t feel like you’re “doing it wrong” when things feel scrambled, intense, or wildly fated.

Recorded just after the Aquarius Solar Eclipse on February 17, this episode is your guide to navigating the eclipse portal — the two-week window between a solar and lunar eclipse where endings and beginnings overlap, timelines bend, and new threads start weaving themselves into your life.

In this episode, we cover:

• What eclipse season really is (and why it can feel disorienting, draining, or electric)

• ♒️ The Aquarius Solar Eclipse (Feb 17) as a future-facing reset and opening of a brand-new chapter

• ♍️ The Virgo Lunar Eclipse (March 3) as a major closing — especially around perfectionism, productivity, control, and burnout

• Why eclipses act like fated plot twists — nudging (or shoving) you toward what’s next

• The deeper meaning of the Virgo–Pisces nodal axis we’re wrapping up

• A preview of the upcoming Aquarius–Leo nodal shift and what it asks of us collectively

• Why this Aquarius eclipse is extra potent thanks to the Saturn–Neptune conjunction at 0° Aries happening 3 days later.

• How to work with eclipse energy without forcing, manifesting, or burning yourself out

Eclipse Season Reminders:

• Do less. Rest more. Seriously.

• Stay open, receptive, and observant — opportunities can drop in sideways.

• Release the need for perfect outcomes or clean timelines.

• If it wants to go, let it. If it arrives unexpectedly, receive it.

• Your body needs more sleep. Trust that.

• You’re not behind — you’re in transition.

Eclipses bring chaos magic, not managed magic.This isn’t about control — it’s about surrender, trust, and letting life re-route you toward what actually supports your vitality and future.

Work With Me During Eclipse Season

If you want personalized insight into what these eclipses are activating in your chart, I’m offering Eclipse Activation Readings through March 8.

What it is:

• a 30-minute recorded reading (listen anytime)

• Focused on what’s opening, what’s closing, and what storyline is unfolding for you

• Designed to help you stop forcing and start trusting your timing

Book your Eclipse Activation Reading

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Saturn Returns! Motherhood! Rage!

In this episode I sit down with writer, astrologer, and mystic Ayu Sutriasa for a raw conversation about Saturn returns, motherhood, identity collapse, creativity, and grounded spirituality.

Ayu shares her winding path with mysticism — growing up between cultures, spiritual lineages, and academic inquiry — and how studying mysticism through a critical, scholarly lens helped her dissolve binaries around “good vs bad,” spirituality vs politics, and transcendence vs embodiment.

Together, Leah and Ayu explore what it really means to live your spirituality in the material world, especially through the threshold experiences of Saturn return, postpartum identity shifts, and becoming responsible for your gifts.

Topics we cover:

• Postpartum depression, rage, and grief

• The identity death that comes with motherhood and Saturn return

• Reclaiming creativity after burnout, loss, or life upheaval

• Using astrology, ritual, and writing as survival tools

• Why responsibility can become agency — not a burden

• Reconnecting with your inner child as a creative muse

• Saturn Return astrology

If you’ve ever felt like you were walking through a void, shedding old versions of yourself, or trying to find solid ground after everything changed — this conversation will meet you there.

More about Ayu

Ayu Sutriasa is an archetypal astrologer, tarot reader, writer, and creative midwife. She works with creatives, artists, writers, and business owners to hone their vision, build self-trust, and actually finish their creative projects.

Combining her six years of magazine editing experience with her knowledge of astrology and mysticism, Ayu’s mission is to support her clients in reclaiming their creative genius and reimagining their relationship with possibility.

She’s known for her Creative Archetype reading, which is a total immersion into your kaleidoscopic creative energy using your natal chart and divination. When she’s not working, she’s hanging out with her 3 year-old, reading smutty fantasy books, or dancing to BTS.

Links for Ayu:

• Join Ayu on Jan. 22nd for a FREE writing workshop where you’ll learn how to turn your 2026 vision + goals into prophecy. Come as you are, channel your inner oracle, and connect with other visionary creatives. Reserve your spot here.

• Signature: Creative Archetype reading

• Website astralpathways.co

• Substack: Astral Pathways

• Podcast: Crybaby Mystic

• Instagram: @astralpathways

Links for Leah:

• Cosmic Style Alchemy

• Next Era Reading

Messy girls have more fun.

2026 marks a major turning point in astrology, culture, and personal style.

Today we’re breaking down the long-term planetary transits that will shape how we lead, create, dress, and define ourselves in the years ahead.

2026 Cultural & Style Themes:

The decline of pop astrology & guru culture
Neptune and Saturn in Aries push us away from flattened, meme-ified spirituality and toward personal truth, embodied leadership, and chart-specific wisdom.

Messy girl, elevated chaos & maximalism
The “clean girl” aesthetic continues to fade with the South Node in Virgo and as Leo, Aquarius, and Aries energy usher in imperfect beauty, glamorati vibes, indie sleaze nostalgia, and expressive excess.

Jupiter in Leo style energy

It’s giving: bold accessories, costume jewelry, gold, drama, play, and flirtation with visibility.

Healing validation-seeking while reclaiming authentic self-expression.

Aquarius + Uranus influence

Think: Glitchy glam, asymmetry, eccentric makeup, and mismatched styling.

Ice blues, electric blues, futuristic tones, customization, and resistance to sameness.

Revolutionary & military references
Pluto and the North Node in Aquarius echo historic revolutions — think military jackets, camo callbacks, structured silhouettes, and symbolic rebellion in fashion.

Color as resistance
Dopamine dressing, bold primaries, and expressive color palettes as a rejection of sterile minimalism and conformity.

Ultimately, It's about personal style expression over trends

2026 is about becoming your own style authority.

With Saturn and Neptune in Aries, personal style becomes a tool for identity, courage, and self-trust. Secondhand shopping, thrifting, accessories, customization, and intuitive dressing replace rigid trend cycles and algorithm-driven aesthetics.

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