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Written by Lisa E Zimmerman

Aug 22 – New Moon at 0º Virgo at 11:07pm PDT. We start the week off with a bang, courtesy of Uranus, The Great Awakener (and disruptor), squaring the New Moon in Virgo, that promises to shake things up somehow. Once again, handle your nervous system with care and practice stabilizing to help your body and mind adapt as this is an energetic that will be present during the Sept Eclipse season. Lively changes to come!

This opens the Eclipse Wormhole, as we have a Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on Sept 7 (completions, fulfillment) and a Solar Eclipse on Sept 21 (major new beginning). The potential is ripe for rapid change, which can move you from one place to the next quickly. Keep your focus on your intentions, your visions and get yourself as ready as you can, whatever that means for you.  

A New Moon is always a new beginning, a time for planting seeds that you want to grow, but we have Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and the Sun and Moon ALL at 0-1º at the same time, some in harmony, some in tension. The beginning of four signs, including the World Axis (0º Aries), the beginning of The Beginning. We are pioneers, being led into new energetics, while we’re still operating in 3D in our daily lives. Stabilize and stay tuned…

Virgo’s superpowers are order, efficiency, details and service, like Feng Shui for your insides (health and wellness) and your environment (your container and surroundings), as well as the rituals you do to fulfill them. Zen for Virgo is cleanliness, health and proper sequencing, so get your ducks in a row. You know what needs attention. Start with the basics to prepare your foundation if nothing urgent is on your radar.

Uranus is pushback when and where you feel constrained, limited, trapped, oppressed or at your limit of tolerating the intolerable. The goal is liberation for your inner Free Spirit—and if you ignore the prompting of your spirit, your body may speak to you via illness, an accident, or an external event that can set you free (you want to quit your job but you’re afraid, and you get laid off). 

I accidentally burned down the house I lived in when I was 23, teaching Middle School Math in Maryland and lost everything (but my little dog survived unharmed). That’s how I was able to move to NYC the following year and ended up in the music business, but I didn’t connect those dots for 25 years. What I considered a trauma for years was actually me being redirected to a life that was more authentic for me. 

So before you have a reaction to anything that happens (and it doesn’t have to be as dramatic as my story), know that liberation is real. Consider how you are living based on conditioning, rather than what’s best for you. I believe in being proactive and using the available energy for your Highest Good, if possible, so focus on changes that you can make. If you don’t know what to do, focus on Virgo order and alignment. 

The world is rapidly transforming and you are being pushed to grow and align with your Higher Truth—there will be no coasting for long, so think about what’s next for you. What seeds can you plant (intentions and actions) on this New Moon in Virgo that will serve your evolution and next steps? Make them doable and enjoy the process. 

On Aug 26 Venus moves into Leo. Let your feelings show, you may be a little more dramatic, expressive, passionate, creative and have more fun. Maybe that’s what’s missing: fun. So much drama in life lately and not enough childlike play. Watch for vanity, pride and jealousy. Boo. Nobody needs that. Give compliments, hugs, laugh, lift others up and let your beautiful Light shine! Venus trines Saturn today as well, offering stability and commitment. Beautiful.

On Aug 26 Venus sextiles Uranus and maybe you take a walk on the wild side, do something or attract someone new or different, try a quirky style, hairdo or creative expression, but you want something fresh and stimulating. Enjoy. Play. Express your Authentic Self!   

Late Aug 26 Venus opposes Pluto and you have the opportunity to explore a relationship beyond surface level if you want to. It can be a power struggle, but doesn’t have to be. Maybe you’re with someone (friend, family or romantic partner) and you see their shadow side or they see yours. 

It gets real when you go beyond the mask of polite behavior and can actually experience deeper intimacy if you are both willing to be honest. But that’s totally up to you. It’s so much richer when you get real, even if you have to go through some discomfort to get there. Also, you can have a real breakthrough if you face  trust issues with the right person or healer. All possible. 

Handle your nervous system with care this week and practice stabilizing to help your body and mind adapt to the frenetic energies that are incoming. Chaos often precedes the birth of a new life and world, and no matter how inconvenient it is, we signed up for it. 

What if the pressure for liberation is coming from an evolutionary readiness to step into a fuller expression of your Authority? Imagine that…

Remember, we don’t know the big picture and the context of what will be. 

Don’t allow resistance to changes (real or projected) drain your energy and lower your frequency. Trust that there’s a path for you and trust in Divine Timing, knowing that each step will be revealed at the right and perfect time.

I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 

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“An optimist is a person who looks forward to enjoying the scenery on a detour.” ~ Unknown

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“No one can want you to succeed more than you do” ~ Tim Gunn

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“The miracle is this – the more we share, the more we have.” ~ Leonard Nimoy

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”If you’re here to contribute love, you’ll find happiness. If you’re here to get something, you’ll always be suffering because you’ll never get enough.” ~ Bernie Siegal

© 2025 Lisa E Zimmermann • All Rights Reserved • Soul Level Solutions

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️

Written by Lisa E Zimmerman

We continue as the cycle of cosmic acceleration escalates, with breakdowns, endings, innovations and opportunities. If you’re overwhelmed by the rapid pace of info and events, I suggest you “chop wood and carry water” (do your daily tasks), and find nurturing practices for refuge. 

It’s a super power to create healthy comfort that transcends 3D circumstances, those that you can access at any time. Remember that you are a spiritual being having a human experience here on planet earth. 

This is a relatively quiet astrological week with only a few major aspects, as we complete the final week of  Sun in Leo and as Mercury begins to pick up steam and move forward. 

Aug 18 – Mercury sextile Mars. This was exact on Aug 14 and is exact again now (Round 2), due to Mercury’s slow movement after turning Direct on Aug 11. You may have had fruitful conversations last week gathering info, and now you have the facts and are ready for decisive actions with clarity and conviction. May this serve you well. 

Aug 19 – Sun trine Chiron. This is the potential for healing, evolving or stepping into a new level of your creativity and Self-expression by allowing your Big Light to shine with love, joy, compassion and grace. Self-love may be your first call to action—and if so, get the support you need to view yourself through a lens of compassion so you can be free. You deserve it. 

Aug 19-20 – Moon conjunct Jupiter-Venus. Because there are no major aspects occurring after Sun-Chiron, the Moon moving over and then between Jupiter and Venus can bring a beautiful feeling of abundance, possibility, sweetness and love cascading from the afternoon into the following morning. Open to the Goodness and soak it in.

Throughout August, Uranus (The Great Awakener) and Neptune (Divine Love) have been in a harmonious sextile that together, involve alternate states of higher consciousness that we feel, but are indescribable. They are simultaneously dissolving, rearranging and innovating, creating a cultural shift by generating frequencies that encode and upgrade consciousness. 

Handle your nervous system with care and practice stabilizing to help your body and mind adapt. Chaos can often precede the birth of a new life, no matter how inconvenient it is, but it will be so worth it!

All week we’re leading to the New Moon in Virgo on Aug 23 that will square Uranus—more surprises and unexpected events (which can liberate you or redirect you, if it affects you). This opens the Eclipse Wormhole, as we have a Lunar Eclipse on Sept 7 (completions, fulfillment) and a Solar Eclipse on Sept 21 (major new beginning). 

More about that next week, but in the meantime, focus on any new beginning you want to create or call in as you have space to integrate this week. Allow yourself the luxury of contemplation or processing anything that feels unresolved that needs attention.

I hope you see or feel new light within you or in your life that’s calling you forward. Don’t allow resistance to changes (real or projected) drain your energy and lower your frequency. Trust that there’s a path for you and trust in Divine Timing, knowing that each step will be revealed at the right and perfect time.

I heard yet another story today of someone who had what seemed like a misfortune for several years (illness)—that led to an amazing blessing. Not directly, but via a series of events that unfolded. This is the magic and mystery of life! 

We think we know how things should be (ego), but we are only in charge of our free will, if that. Fate and Divine Order are operating on a higher level, with a bigger picture than we can see. 

Dream your dream and trust your soul’s path going forward. Stay awake for opportunities and new doors that open for you. 

I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 🌷

“You are the essence of Pure Goodness. Your Goodness has nothing to do with your actions or the actions of anyone else.” ~ The Goodness Practice, channeled by AlixSandra Parness

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“There are no failures, only unexpected outcomes.” ~ Andrea Hess

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“I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.” ~ John O’Donohue

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“What is freedom? It is awareness not trapped in attraction or aversion.” ~ Ram Dass

© 2025 Lisa E Zimmermann • All Rights Reserved • Soul Level Solutions

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️

Written by Lisa E Zimmerman

We are in the midst of a fertile and dynamic cosmic alignment that will continue from the Aug 9 Full Moon to Mercury Stationing Direct on Aug 11. The energy is ripe with possibilities—twists, turns, illuminations and disclosures. However, you may feel as if you’ve been stretched to the limit of what you can handle with all the changes you’ve been asked to accept, incorporate and integrate into your life lately. The purpose is for you to gain clarity about where you belong and to make any needed course corrections as you realign your life.

Aug 9 – Full Moon at 17º Aquarius @ 12:55am PDT. Aquarius is rebellion, independence, revolution, innovation, authenticity, social networks, organizations, the Greater Good and your tribe. It is the objective observer or the innovator who midwifes visionary ideas and solutions. Aquarius is ruled by Uranus, the Great Awakener, who can liberate you from the treadmill of the mundane, break up stagnant energy and stimulate your Higher Mind. 

The Leo Sun rules your creative expression whereas, Aquarius rules your place in community, your genius and Authentic Self. Are you ready for change? If you are stuck in a role that masks your brilliance or if you feel limited or trapped in a lifestyle rut, it’s time for greater freedom and something new. The goal is for you to express your Self freely and fully, to move into your next meaningful contribution.

Aquarius is your tribe, and our tribes are shifting. Attachments can dissolve due to current events, personal growth and the fallout that results. The tribe(s) you once belonged to may have changed and you may be “in between,” as the old no longer resonates and your new community has yet to appear. As you can depend less on external structures that are collapsing or prove to be misaligned for you, you are called inward for peace, stability and to attune to your Inner Guidance for direction.

This Full Moon contains a Kite and Mystic Rectangle. A Kite is a Grand Trine (a 3-way harmonious triangle) with one point of the trine making an opposition. The opposition activates the whole creative configuration, due to the tension involved. 

Kite: Mars, Uranus and Pluto are all trining each other in air signs, creating an eclectic mix of strategies, negotiations, compromise, liberation, innovation and transformation working together. Explore “out of the box” ideas, have conversations, reach out and network with others to generate possibilities and to brainstorm. Try something different, be open to the unexpected and embrace the unknown. 

Mars in Libra opposite Saturn-Neptune in Aries. This can instigate frustration or endings in relationships, obstacles when taking action (a no-go or extra work?) in order to pursue your dream. There are many possibilities with this Kite, but Mars opposite Saturn-Neptune is where a growth piece or revelation will be. 

Just remember, Uranus and Pluto are supporting Saturn-Neptune and Mars, so look for side doors, allies or powerful people who will show up for you. Maybe you need to step further into your Authority (Saturn) and power (Pluto) and show up for yourself.

Mystic Rectangle: two oppositions and two sextiles. Mercury opposite Pluto, Mars opposite Saturn-Neptune. Mercury sextiles Mars and Saturn-Neptune sextiles Pluto. 

Stationing Mercury opposing Pluto can indicate being pressured into silence, a whistleblower or disclosures that change the playing field permanently. Mercury-Pluto can empower your vision if you use your 3rd eye to see, or you can create a breakthrough via personal work. It can transform the way you process, communicate and view the world – as Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn are all supporting Mercury in creating alternative viewpoints, strategies and ways of attuning.

Mars opposing Neptune occurs later in the day, and now you may either move gently (Wu Wei), use your imagination or rest. You may feel overwhelmed or exhausted. If so, don’t push, honor your body’s messages and allow yourself the care you need to decompress, find peace and rejuvenate. 

Aug 10 – Mars trine Pluto. This is a make it happen day. You may feel driven to engage with others, to be part of a group (air signs Libra – Aquarius), to gather for a higher purpose or to solve a problem. Mars-Pluto is highly motivated with tremendous stamina, so if you want to accomplish something, this is your day.

Aug 11 – Mercury Stations Direct. This is a standstill energy, preparing to move forward as the days unfold. Daily life should pick up after a few days, with new info coming to light, as well as a fresh outlook and plan based on all you learned and experienced during Retrograde, and now, Mercury’s forward motion. 

Saturn sextile Uranus.This brings creative balance between the old and the new, it supports discipline, action and patience that leads to change – and it can help you reboot, with Uranus sparking new ideas, attitudes, conversations and connections. What you think is keeping you safe may be keeping you stuck, so be willing to consider other scenarios.

Aug 12 – Jupiter conjunct Venus in Cancer. The the two benefics align in a sign that’s deeply emotional, nurturing and connected to home, family, food and security. This is warm and fuzzy, loving, caring energy and sweet blessings. Jupiter-Venus in Cancer is affectionate and sentimental, generous, supportive and creative. Bless those you care about and see what appears for you. Enjoy this beautiful day. 

Aug 14 – Mercury sextile Mars. This will be in effect through Aug 17 due to Mercury barely moving. This indicates quick, confident decisions and communications. You have the facts now and are ready to take decisive action with clarity and conviction. Make this most of this productive energy! 

What a week this will be. Focus on your Evolving Self and whatever sparks your interest, as you practice embracing the unknown with faith in Divine Order and Divine Timing.

Trust that the endings are for your Highest Good and stay awake for opportunities and new doors that open.  

I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 🌷

“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.” ~ Helen Keller

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“The entire universe loves me, serves me, nurtures me and wants me to win.” ~ Edwene Gaines 

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“Your strength will come from standing in the center of a place no one can see, knowing what no one can verify, and dancing to a tune no one else can hear.” ~ Emmanuel

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“My power and wisdom is in the core of my being and I commit to acting from this place of truth.” ~ Jan Phillips 

© 2025 Lisa E Zimmermann • All Rights Reserved • Soul Level Solutions

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️

Written by Lisa E Zimmerman

We’re in the midst of a revolution, which requires faith, courage, vision and acceptance of your experience in order to navigate consciously. Everything you’ve been through has prepared you to be here now, just as you are, to engage with our rapidly evolving world.

You are learning to ride the (air)waves and detach from drama, while focusing on that which is yours to do. These are powerful, high level practices that will serve you well going forward, the more you are able to master them.

Saturn and Neptune are Retrograde at 1º Aries, just past the World Axis (0º Aries), the beginning of the zodiac. They’ve been hovering at 0º, 1º, 2º Aries in harmony with Pluto in Aquarius for the past few months, fueling the ongoing reconfiguration of our foundations, instituting new rules, blurring boundaries and truth.

With Uranus entering Gemini in July, the pace kicked in to high gear and now it feels like we’re moving at warp speed. Rest and renewal is crucial to healthy functioning with these high frequencies (as much as possible), which is one of the gifts of Mercury Retrograde. Give yourself a break whenever possible.

Aug 1 – Venus square Saturn and Neptune. With Venus in warm and fuzzy Cancer, it seeks care and emotional connection, preferably in a cozy setting where you can commune without disruption. But with Saturn-Neptune in Aries squaring Venus, you may get a reality check (Saturn) that brings you down to earth with a thud, in conflict with your dream (Neptune).

You may feel disillusioned by an obstacle, delay, rejection or ending that seems final, but with Neptune in the mix, you may not know the whole story. The old dream may no longer be viable, but stay open to new downloads or visions appearing. Don’t give up on your dreams, but be willing to adapt – and get the facts so you’re operating based on what is real.

Also, Saturn-Neptune square Venus can leave you feeling lonely or empty and seeking solace via healthy or unhealthy methods. Food, shopping, dicey relationships (who’s available vs. who is good for you), or drugs/alcohol may soothe you in the moment, but if you abandon yourself by pursuing an indulgence, it’s counterproductive. If you find yourself feeling down, go where it’s warm (loving) and choose spiritual practices or being in nature for peace and serenity.

Aug 2 – Venus quincunx Pluto. Venus in emotional Cancer and Pluto in techno-futuristic Aquarius meet in a way that is challenging for this Venus with all its feelings–and annoying to this Pluto that is Spock-like. Pluto in Aquarius is emotionally detached and Venus wants comfort, which can create manipulation in relationships, power struggles or financial mistakes. If you utilize the energy deliberately, it is great for healing, shamanic and shadow work—unearthing unconscious patterns for your awareness and liberation. Easy does it today unless you choose to go into the deep for therapeutic exploration or discovery.

Aug 6 – Mars in Libra. Mars (warrior, pioneer, maverick) in Libra is a diplomat, seeking movement, peace, harmony and solutions via ideas, relationships and strategies, rather than via aggression. Libra is the opposite of Mars’ home sign of Aries, so it’s an unnatural energy for pushy Mars to operate in, especially when it’s seeking agreement and doesn’t want to rock the boat. This slows Mars down, as Libra can see various perspectives, but that can interfere with decision-making. Also, Mars in Libra runs the risk of sacrificing its own agenda to avoid conflict (totally anti-Mars behavior); Mars is not meant to be a people-pleaser.

As Mars enters Libra, it’s in a harmonious Grand Air Trine with Uranus in Gemini and Pluto in Aquarius, activating communication, info and networking that facilitates innovation, negotiations and agreements. Very fertile! But Mars in Libra also opposes Saturn-Neptune in Aries, forming a kite configuration (as part of the Grand Trine), and the opposition is where there will likely be stalemates or disagreements.

This can show up in your personal life and it will play out on the world stage. We have a Full Moon in Aquarius on August 9 that highlights authenticity and the Greater Good, but Mars opposite Saturn and Neptune during the Full Moon indicates conflict with avenues of opportunity available at the same time.

Once Mars enters Libra, the opposition to Saturn-Neptune will be activated and the emotional energy will continue to rise as we approach the Full Moon in Aquarius, as it always does on every Full Moon. I will go into more depth on this next week, but be assured that more really will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Take good care of yourself, tend to your heart and stay open to opportunities and possibilities. They will present themselves in Divine Timing, as the cosmos is beaming fertile frequencies to us with the outer planets joined in harmony. This is a profound experience that we’ve never experienced before so we’re all new on this path of discovery.

May your life be filled with grace and love. I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 🌷

“Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life.” ~ Rev. Mary Manin Morrissey

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“I’m walking with a limp, but I’m getting there.” ~ Deion Sanders, Coach Prime

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“It’s the collapse of an outdated Self, too fragile to house the life force you’re about to carry.” ~ Jared Diamond

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“Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.” ~ Pope Francis

© 2025 Lisa E Zimmermann • All Rights Reserved • Soul Level Solutions

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️