Translating the Stars - Celestia Astrology
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Celestia Astrology: Translating the Stars Traditional astrology, Moon cycles and Astro-Mindfulness for everyday life. I’m Sonia Geary, a traditional Hellenistic astrologer. In Translating the Stars, I explore New and Full Moons, eclipses, Moon Families, the decans and the changing quality of astrological time. Astrology can offer more than a forecast. By following cycles as they unfold, we can begin to recognise patterns in our own lives, understand when something is beginning, developing, reaching a turning point or completing, and make steadier choices about how we respond. Alongside astrological episodes, you’ll find Astro-Mindfulness Lunar Decan Walks, guided practices combining pres...
Episodes(40 episodes)
Taurus I Astro Mindfulness 🌙 Lunar Decan Walk - What Do You Tend?
Explore the practice of astro-mindfulness meditation, which blends astrology with meditation to cultivate present-moment awareness and a symbolic garden visualisation. This practice explores how care, maintenance, and discernment show up in everyday life, especially in what we choose to sustain, how we allocate our resources and what we allow to change. The meditation leads you through grounding, a mindful anchor, and a reflective inner journey. Explore the themes of planning, preparation and cultivation and how these may impact how you tend your own resources.The Taurus Full Moon on 26th October 2026...
Published: Oct 24, 2026Duration: 25m 36s
Taurus Full Moon: What Can the Ground Beneath You Support?
Sign Rulers: Venus and Moon Decan Rulers: Mercury and VenusKeywords: Organising Resources, Planning and Preparation, Sustainable GrowthTarot Correspondence: 5 of PentaclesHave you been trying to keep something going? Maybe you have always cared about it, but the resources it asks of you have changed, maybe it needs more of your time or it is costing you more in other ways and now you are really feeling it? Are you ready to admit that, even if only to yourself? Now is the time to ask yourself what you want to sustain, and to...
Published: Oct 22, 2026Duration: 19m 31s
New Moon in Libra II: What Are You Agreeing To, At What Cost?
What are you agreeing to, and have you looked closely enough at the terms? Are they stepping over boundaries you wanted to set or asking you to override your needs? As ruler Venus is retrograde in Scorpio, her detriment or exile, this can be a time when you realise where you have signed away your agency. Venus, the connector who brings harmony, peace in relationships and helps us to find balance, rules this New Moon. Libra is cardinal, masculine air so here, Venus initiates through conversation, comparison, negotiation, the social niceties and the creation of...
Published: Oct 8, 2026Duration: 21m 38s
Astro Mindfulness Lunar Decan Walk - The Cut for the Fire: Aries I
The Aries Full Moon on 26th September 2026 in Aries acts as a mirror and a peak that reflects back on our 18 month journey since March 2025, see the sister post on the astrology of the Full Moon here. It is a time for outward action and reflection on your world-building, as you combine movement with purpose, cutting and releasing, with thought and intention. Through breath, visualisation, and reflective questions, connect with your inner wisdom, self-awareness and the courage to take action. It guides listeners through a meditation that encourages them to identify obstacles, clear space for new beginnings...
Published: Sep 26, 2026Duration: 23m 30s
What Was the Cut For? Full Moon in Aries I
What have the last eighteen months since the solar eclipse in Aries taught you about what is worth your courage, effort and protection? What have you cut out? If this has been a work in progress, the Full Moon will reveal your story. The story that is coming to a peak now, may have started for you back in March 2025 with a partial solar eclipse at 8°59′ Aries. If you have planets or placements conjunct or aspected by this Full Moon, then you will be moving through the Moon Family that began 18 months ago. As it was...
Published: Sep 25, 2026Duration: 19m 48s
Co-Creating With The New Moon in Virgo II
Have you noticed the times when the devil is in the detail? That sometimes, getting to grips with the intricate parts can change your understanding of the whole? There have been times when I write, searching for the perfect word to encapsulate my meaning, and so many times when that word eludes me and I have to rely on using many more inferior ones. Astrology is a practice of noticing patterns in information, whether it is from an ephemeris, an astrological chart, or from gazing at the sky. What is it that helps us to...
Published: Sep 9, 2026Duration: 23m 0s
Allowing Stillness To Reframe Your Path: Astro Mindfulness 🌙 Lunar Decan Walk - Decan of Pisces I
Join the Lunar Decan Walk for a calming journey through the 1st Decan of Pisces, blending astrology and mindfulness to deepen self-awareness and broaden horizons. This meditation guides you through a shoreline visualisation with obstructions to overcome. Explore the first decan of Pisces through themes of receptivity, beauty, boundaries, and the stories that shape what we think is possible.Guided astro mindfulness meditation blends astrology and meditation to cultivate present-moment awareness, a timeless practice you can return to anytime. The Pisces Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on 28th August 2026 is in the Decan of Pisces I...
Published: Aug 26, 2026Duration: 24m 48s
Do you have faith in your path? Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces
Please Note: The video is an edited and shortened version of the deep-dive written post exclusive to Substack. The deep-dive posts are taking a break after this eclipse season for the foreseeable future. There will still be some Lunar-focused writing, but hopefully it will fit in your inbox. This long-form content gets truncated and can only be read in full on Substack. Do let me know what your favourite part is if you want it included in future posts)Eclipses can catalyse change, heralding karmic, significant beginnings or endings and accelerating our storyline. This Pisces...
Published: Aug 24, 2026Duration: 23m 29s
Standing Behind What Matters: Leo South Node Total Solar Eclipse
(The video is an edited and shortened version of the deep dive written post. It addresses recent debate in the Astrological community around Steven Forrest. )Sometimes you may sense life beginning to change before anything obvious has happened. Other times, the change is calling you loud, bold and clear to all. You may find yourself returning to the same question, the same place, the same creative idea, or the same piece of work, as though something is quietly gathering momentum beneath the surface. Total Solar Eclipses can arrive like this, a quiet but significant new...
Published: Aug 11, 2026Duration: 22m 38s
Starlight Connections: Astro Mindfulness 🌙 Lunar Decan Walk - Decan of Aquarius I
Join the Lunar Decan Walk for a calming journey through the 1st Decan of Aquarius, blending astrology and mindfulness to deepen self-awareness and broaden horizons. This meditation guides you to connect with the night sky, reflect on relationships and connections, and embrace the wisdom of time.Guided astro mindfulness meditation blends astrology and meditation to cultivate present-moment awareness, a timeless practice you can return to anytime. The Aquarius Full Moon on 29th July 2026 is in the Decan of Aquarius I. This Astro Mindfulness practice will guide you through the overarching themes of Aquarius I: broadening...
Published: Jul 28, 2026Duration: 27m 45s
Fresh Eyes on Your Future: Aquarius Full Moon
Finding Your Place in a Changing Future?Aquarius, often illustrated as the starry water-bearer, symbolises the flow of knowledge and ideas, pouring wisdom and insight into the collective consciousness. Picture in your imagination the air flowing and moving between the open space of its astrological glyph, which looks like two wavy lines, moving together but not touching, never meeting. There can be times in our lives when the future feels a little closer. We see with fresh eyes and begin to recognise the part we are being asked to play within it.<...
Published: Jul 26, 2026Duration: 26m 49s
What abundance has been taking root in your life? Cancer New Moon
Is your cup already full? This Cancer New Moon on July 14, 2026, asks us to pause, not to plant something new, but to notice what's already been quietly growing.In this guide, I walk through:🌙 What's happening in the sky - New Moon at 21°58' Cancer in Decan III, with Mercury retrograde🌊 The Overflowing Cup - Austin Coppock's decan image and what it reveals about abundance right now🏡 The Moon Family - how the seed planted now will reach culmination in 18 months and why you should't give up in 9 months💫 The planetary...
Published: Jul 11, 2026Duration: 34m 53s
Laying Foundations for What Lasts: Astro Mindfulness 🌙 Lunar Decan Walk - Decan of Capricorn I
Explore the practice of a guided astro mindfulness meditation, which blends astrology with meditation to cultivate present-moment awareness, with this timeless practice that you can return to anytime. The Capricorn Full Moon on 30th June 2026 is in the Decan of Capricorn I. This Astro Mindfulness guides you through the overarching themes of Capricorn I: Sense of Place, Grounded Judgement and Foundations. Listeners are guided through an astro-mindfulness exercise focused on the Decan of Capricorn I, beginning with mindful breathing, engaging a Mindful Anchor and visualisation. It will include reflective questions inspired by the...
Published: Jun 28, 2026Duration: 24m 50s
Are You In The Right Place? The Full Moon in Capricorn
Do you feel your days beginning to change? Hot on the heels of the height of Summer, the Summer Solstice, in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Sun’s entrance into Cardinal Cancer, we greet the Full Moon in Capricorn.The longest day has come and gone. Although summer is only beginning, the light has already reached its peak and now slowly starts its journey back towards winter.In the Southern Hemisphere, the opposite is true. The longest night has just passed, signalling a return to the light. Light is growing, slowly at first. In both he...
Published: Jun 25, 2026Duration: 17m 13s
What Decision is Calling You?: New Moon in Gemini
What information keeps returning?Have you found some conversations circling back? Now it’s time to make a decision and not look back, so that you can move forward. Perhaps a question has appeared in different forms. Maybe a topic keeps finding its way into your reading or research. An idea you thought you had finished with, only to discover it waiting for you again a few days later, still asking for resolution. There are many other ways this could be showing up. The New Moon arrives at 24° Gemini on 15th Jun...
Published: Jun 12, 2026Duration: 28m 57s
The Gift From The Mythic Arrow: Astro Mindfulness 🌙 Lunar Decan Walk - Decan of Sagittarius I
Explore the practice of a guided astro mindfulness meditation, which blends astrology with meditation to cultivate present-moment awareness, with this timeless practice that you can return to anytime. The Sagittarius Full Moon on 31st May 2026 is in the Decan of Sagittarius I. This Astro Mindfulness guides you through the overarching themes of Sagittarius I: Mythic, Magic Motion and Decisive Action.Listeners are guided through an astro-mindfulness exercise focused on the Decan of Sagittarius I, beginning with mindful breathing, engaging a Mindful Anchor and visualisation. It will include reflective questions inspired by the ruler of Sagittarius...
Published: May 31, 2026Duration: 26m 29s
Can you name your gift? - Full Moon in Sagittarius
To claim your gift you first have to name it, then aim high for it. Is now your time?The Sagittarius Full Moon arrives tensed for fast movement, think of the wild horses often associated with this sign, at first they gather, still, sensing the wind and its message, yet ready to gallop at any moment, changing direction when the time is right. Maybe Gemini season has brought you the feeling of standing at a crossroads while the wind changes direction around you. So many new messages have arrived. Plans could have shifted. It could...
Published: May 29, 2026Duration: 31m 22s
Finding Time: New Moon in Taurus
How can your failures support you?The burning question of this New Moon asks How can your failures support you? This Taurus New Moon lands with a different pace to it. Taurus holds its own relationship with Time: “Time: it is Earth’s oldest spell” T Susan Chang. You are asked to stop, reflect and apply the lessons of past failures to support yourself going forward.How did you navigate the heat and urgency of recent months, and all the Aries activations we experienced? Life now has hopefully slowed enough for you to notice what has qu...
Published: May 14, 2026Duration: 29m 45s
Sacred Trust: Astro Mindfulness 🌙 Lunar Decan Walk - Scorpio II
Explore the practice of a guided astro mindfulness meditation, which blends astrology with meditation to cultivate present-moment awareness, with this timeless practice that you can return to anytime. The Scorpio Full Moon on 1st May April 2026 is in the Decan of Scorpio II. This Astro Mindfulness guides you through the overarching themes of Scorpio II: Alchemical Collaboration, Intimate Exchange and Nostalgia.Listeners are guided through an astro-mindfulness exercise focused on the Decan of Scorpio II, beginning with mindful breathing, engaging a Mindful Anchor and visualisation. It will include reflective questions inspired by the ruler of...
Published: May 1, 2026Duration: 20m 17s
What is Merging? Scorpio Full Moon
* Sign Ruler: Mars - Decan Co-rulers: Sun and Jupiter* Element: Water (Fixed)* Tarot Correspondence: 6 of Cups* Wild Way Oracle Card: Dive Deep* Keywords: Alchemical Collaboration, Intimate Exchange and NostalgiaWhat is being refined in a close connection now? Can you trust what remains?This is a Full Moon that plunges us into deep, dark and still waters and shines a reflective light on the secrets held within. The Moon is in its fall here, a place of emotional intensity, secrecy, and desire. In...
Published: Apr 30, 2026Duration: 29m 41s