Star Powered®- Astrology for Changemakers with Leslie Tagorda

The Full Moon in Libra arrives on April 1st, and all eyes are on relationships. In this special collaboration episode, I sit down with my favorite EFT tapping queen Jackie McDonald (Wildly Wealthy Woman Podcast) to break down everything you need to know about this powerful full moon — and how to work with its energy instead of against it.

I just got back from New York City — performing with my woodwind quintet, meeting astrology royalty, co-hosting an Aries equinox party with Colin Bedell (Queer Cosmos) and Ophira Edut of the Astro Twins — and I came home more certain than ever: we are meant to connect right now. In this episode, I'm sharing everything honestly. The mistakes I made with Circle in 2025. The thyroid cancer diagnosis that brought it all into focus. The second surgery I have coming up next month. And why — in the middle of all of this — I am rebuilding Star Powered® Circle from the inside out and inviting you in. Because we are living through something that asks us to be in community. Institutions are cracking. Structures are shifting. And the three nutrients we all need right now — wellness, joy, and connection — are exactly what Circle was built to hold. Star Powered® Circle 4.0 opens March 26. There's a book, an app, a UAC conference appearance, and a global movement building. Circle members catch this wave first. This is your sign.

This is your third and most potent New Year celebration of 2026, the truest fresh start, and the stars are done letting you sit on the sidelines. The Sun enters Aries at the exact same time Mercury stations direct, and this energy is asking you to stop reimagining and start living your dream - out loud! In this episode I'm breaking down what Aries energy really is and how to reclaim it even if you have zero Aries in your chart, why the equinox is a moment of balance and bridging, and how to take action on everything you reimagined during Mercury Retrograde. I'm also walking you through two rare conjunctions happening right after the Ingress. Sun conjunct Neptune in Aries on March 22 is the first in 164 years — your genius meets your soul. Sun conjunct Saturn in Aries on March 25 is the first in 30 years — your mastery is ready to lead. This is your moment to harness the universe's powerful pulse and charge ahead fearlessly.

The final New Moon of our celestial year is here, and it's the most dream-filled, visionary lunation of all. This Pisces New Moon on March 18 at 28 degrees of Pisces is your cosmic invitation to transcend your current reality, reconnect to universal love, and dream a whole new world into existence. And the best part? You don't have to figure it out alone, the Universe is co-creating with you. Pisces is the wisest sign of the zodiac. It invites us into visioning, intuition, and the power of dream work—because if you can dream it, you can become it. I'm joined by the incredible Jackie McDonald, EFT tapping expert and Pisces Sun herself, to help you set powerful intentions AND tap them into your body so they actually stick.

You may think that to have more impact, more success, and more growth requires you to become tougher. That is so far from the truth. Now that Jupiter is coming to a stop to change directions forward in its exalted sign of Cancer, the stars are inviting you into something more powerful than tough — emotional capacity. The thing I have seen over and over again is that your external reach is limited only by your internal safety. What would you say 'yes' to if you trusted your capacity to hold the emotional weight of your own success? And how is Jupiter direct in Cancer inviting you to swing your pendulum higher? In this episode, Leslie explores why your "internal hearth" is the key to your next big leap in leadership. We dive into the mechanics of Jupiter's forward motion in Cancer and how you can architect a foundation of safety that allows for true, lasting expansion.

The Virgo Lunar Eclipse on March 3, 2026 is here to reveal the hidden pattern of overgiving, the belief that you have to work harder, give more, and prove your worth. In this episode, I walk you through the astrology of this powerful Blood Moon in Virgo and how it's inviting you to release perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the pressure to do more. This eclipse is part of a three-eclipse Virgo cycle (2025–2027) and marks a turning point in how we work, lead, and care for ourselves. When Virgo's shadow shows up, it can look like overworking, overthinking, and overdelivering. But the medicine of this eclipse is learning how to trust your genius instead of exhausting yourself trying to prove it.

What if Mercury Retrograde isn't here to create chaos, but clarity? From February 25 through March 20, 2026, Mercury retrogrades in Pisces from 22° back to 8°, inviting you to reimagine your soul purpose. In this episode, we explore how this Mercury Retrograde in Pisces is less about miscommunication and more about recalibration. With Mercury bookended by the North Node and aligned with Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and the Aries Ingress, this retrograde is a powerful spiritual reset before the astrological New Year. This is a Mercury Retrograde for visionaries, healers, and changemakers ready to turn imagination into aligned action. If you're navigating Pisces season, eclipse energy, or preparing for Aries season 2026, this astrology forecast will help you move with cosmic timing instead of against it.

The Saturn Neptune conjunction at 0° Aries begins a new 36-year cycle and it's arriving alongside a new era of artificial intelligence forcing a new world of work. In this episode, I share the astrology of AI, leadership, and career adaptation. We talk about how to future-proof your work by becoming more human: embodiment, intuition, empathy, imagination, and spiritual meaning, the things AI cannot replicate. If you're navigating uncertainty, business shifts, or purpose in the Pluto in Aquarius era, this conversation helps you align your skills with the future. How are you being called to lead in this brave new world?

If you've learned anything about 2026, it's that this is not business as usual. This Aquarius New Moon Eclipse sparks the Lunar New Year in the Year of the Fire Horse, and it's not asking you what you want. It's asking you: What are you open to? There's no going back to business as usual, so you need to be open to something brand new and trust on taking that leap of faith. In this episode of Star Powered, I guide you through the meaning of the Aquarius Eclipse and how it invites you to shift your perspective, disrupt linear thinking, and move in a new direction through quantum evolution. This is our first eclipse in the Aquarius–Leo axis, opening a 19-month cycle of innovation, leadership, and belonging through difference.

Saturn is moving into Aries, marking the beginning of a brand-new 30-year success cycle. In this episode, I break down what Saturn in Aries really means for leadership, identity, courage, and mastery — especially for changemakers, healers, creatives, and visionaries who are ready to stop doubting themselves and start honoring their lived wisdom. This is not surface-level astrology. Saturn teaches mastery through pressure, commitment, and lived experience. The challenges you've faced are not setbacks, they are the very thing that qualifies you to lead. I also share how the past three years of Saturn in Pisces prepared you by strengthening intuition, compassion, and spiritual maturity, and how Aries now asks you to act with courage and clarity for your Spiritual Warrior season.

Ever set a goal or resolution at the beginning of the year…only to forget it by February? Or feel like something's wrong with you when you don't follow through? This doesn't mean you're undisciplined or uncommitted. In this episode of the Star Powered® Podcast, I explore why goals function a lot like predictions, they're binary, fixed, and rigid. They work for short-term planning and sprint cycles, but when you're looking out at the year ahead, especially in times of change, a goal won't orient you. What you need is a vision. A vision invites direction without certainty. It creates space for possibility and surprise. And it keeps you in relationship with where you're going, even as the path twists, turns, and unfolds. Astrology is your tool to understand where opportunity and timing are available so you can work with the energy instead of fighting against it.

In this first episode of our new monthly Moon collaboration, Leslie Tagorda and Jackie McDonald come together to explore the Capricorn New Moon on January 18 and its powerful invitation to own your authority, trust your lived experience, and stop giving your power away to external systems, credentials, or expectations. Capricorn energy is often misunderstood as rigid, heavy, or obligation-driven…but in this conversation, we reframe Capricorn as a deeply embodied, earthy, feminine force that helps you commit to what matters most. This New Moon is about remembering what's already in your bones…your wisdom, resilience, and earned expertise.

2026 is a turning point, not because of what the planets will do to you, but because of what they invite you to participate in.In this 2026 Astrology Forecast, Leslie Tagorda explores the major planetary shifts shaping leadership, business, and community in the year ahead. The theme of 2026 is Survival of the Collaborative. Together We Rise. This episode looks at astrology as preparation, not prediction, with a focus on the Lunar Nodes moving into Aquarius and Leo and the call to move past applause and contribute to the collective.

In this episode, I get to sit down with someone I felt instantly connected to the moment I heard her speak on stage — executive coach, leadership trainer, and author Amina AlTai. When she said, "I lead with the shadow," I beelined straight to her after her talk because I knew you needed to hear her story. In our conversation, we dive into her new book The Ambition Trap and unpack how our core wounds — rejection, abandonment, humiliation, betrayal, and injustice — shape the masks we wear and the ways we overwork, overgive, and override our own bodies. Amina shares the story of the call that changed her life… the moment a doctor told her she was days away from multiple organ failure and how that crisis sparked her entire healing path. Her story hit so close to home. I also share how my recent thyroid cancer diagnosis — and the surprising realization that it wasn't about "not speaking up," but about how I was speaking to myself. Together, we explore ambition from an uncolonized, trauma-informed lens, weaving her frameworks with astrology: Chiron as the wound that becomes the gift, Saturn's lessons in mastery, the Moon as our emotional needs and regulation, and how our charts reveal where fear and purpose intersect. If you've ever felt like you're "too much and not enough" at the same time… if you've pushed your body past its limits… if you're navigating fear, burnout, or untangling yourself from painful ambition… this episode will meet you exactly where you are. This conversation is powerful, healing, and deeply human. You don't want to miss it.

This energy invites us to look beneath the surface… pierce the veil… and dissolve the limiting beliefs that keep us from caring for ourselves, building capacity, and taking meaningful leaps toward our purpose. While many astrologers focus on prediction (and yes, we're all wondering what will happen when the Epstein files drop), I share why I don't find prediction useful, and how it can actually give away your power. Astrology isn't here to tell you what will happen. It's here to invite you into an energy… and give you the free will to decide how you want to work with it. This Scorpio New Moon + Mercury Rx midpoint is your moment to: Rewire your beliefs Break cycles that aren't yours Burn away old illusions Reconnect to your purpose and joy Build the nourishment and capacity you need to lead Practice doing things differently Honor the gifts that came from your past challenges I walk you through a powerful Scorpio ritual to identify where your limiting beliefs come from, thank them for the protection they once offered, reclaim the strength born from those experiences, and safely burn the illusions that are no longer aligned with who you're becoming. This is your invitation to do the shadow work, attune to your truth, and move toward your purpose with courage, clarity, and care. If you're ready to explore your chart, your purpose, and your Star Powered® leadership, learn more at starpowered.com.