August 2026 Forecast: “Total Eclipse of the Heart” Tarot + Astrology (Two Eclipses, Venus in Libra & More)
Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley introduce their podcast Cauldron Her Daddy and share an August 2026 forecast themed “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” dedicated to Bonnie Tyler’s memory. Sarai’s tarot spread—Emperor, Eight of Wands, Hermit, Death, Knight of Wands, Devil, and an overall Two of Pentacles—focuses on building supportive structures, managing overwhelm, accessing inner wisdom, grieving and transforming old patterns, igniting passion-driven change, releasing oppressive systems and inner critics, and maintaining balance. Meredith then outlines key astrology: Lughnasadh (Aug 1), a total solar eclipse in Leo (Aug 12) and a partial lunar eclipse on the Pisces–Virgo axis (Aug 27), plus notable transits including Venus into Libra (Aug 6), Mercury into Leo (Aug 9) then Virgo (Aug 25), Mars into Cancer (Aug 11), long void-of-course Moon periods (Aug 10; Aug 28–29), and Venus beginning its pre-shadow for an October retrograde (Aug 31), emphasizing rest, integrity in relationships, and practical self-care.
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00:00 Welcome and Theme
00:58 Turn Around Bright Eyes
01:42 Emperor Power Structures
05:37 Fears and Momentum
08:44 Hermit Overwhelm Cycle
11:05 Need You Now Death
15:37 Powder Keg Ignition
18:00 Devil Breaking Chains
22:21 Two of Pentacles Balance
25:38 Astrology August Overview
26:29 Eclipses and Ritual Advice
32:27 Venus Libra Mercury Shift
35:37 Mercury Into Leo
36:57 Mercury Leo Wounds
39:26 Void Moon Reset
40:56 Venus Pluto Romance
43:30 Mars Enters Cancer
47:11 Eclipse Day Shifts
49:30 Big Leo Talk
51:29 August 17 Crosscurrents
55:20 Virgo Season Grounding
01:00:08 Eclipses And Void Moon
01:05:34 Venus Retrograde Preview
01:10:30 Readings And Wrap Up
Transits:
August 1: Lughnasadh
August 3: Chiron stations retrograde in Taurus, and goes back into Aries from September 2026 until April 2027.
August 6: Venus goes into Libra at 12:12pm
Sun in Leo trines Saturn in Aries 7:44pm
Mercury ends post shadow in Cancer at 8:36pm
August 9: Mercury goes into Leo at 9:28am
Mercury in Leo squares Chiron in Taurus at10:15pm
August 10: Moon is void of course all day
Venus in Libra trines Pluto in Aquarius 11:08am
Venus in Libra opposes Neptune in Aries at 3:01pm
August 11: Mars goes into Cancer at 1:30am
August 12: Mars in Cancer sextiles Chiron in Taurus at 7:41am
NEW MOON ECLIPSE (TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE) IN LEO
Mercury in Leo sextiles Uranus in Gemini at 1:47pm
August 13: Mercury in Leo sextiles Venus in Libra at 9:22am
August 15: Mercury goes conjunct Jupiter in Leo at 4:22am
August 17: Mars in Cancer squares Neptune in Aries at 2:52am
Mercury in Leo trines Saturn in Aries at 8:26am
Venus in Libra sextiles Jupiter in Leo at 9:15am
August 21: Venus in Libra opposes Saturn in Aries at 5:43am
August 22: The Sun goes into Virgo at 7:18pm
August 23: The Sun in Virgo trines Chiron in Taurus at 12:29PM
August 25: Mercury goes into Virgo at 4:04am
Mercury in Virgo trines Chiron in Taurus at 11:57am
August 27: Mercury in Virgo cazimi the Sun at 10:03am
FULL MOON LUNAR ECLIPSE partial moon in Pisces, sun in Virgo at 11:45am
August 28: Mercury in Virgo squares Uranus in Gemini at 12:24am
Hellenistic void of course moon 9:14am-7:37pm on the 29th
Sun in Virgo squares Uranus in Gemini at 3:18pm
August 31: Venus in Libra starts her pre shadow at 7:45am to go retrograde on October 3, ends post shadow on December 15
Jupiter in Leo trines Saturn in Aries at 3:17pm
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