Star Powered®- Astrology for Changemakers with Leslie Tagorda

Mercury Retrograde just finished a few days ago yet we're still in the shadow zone. So you're getting a little bit clear with things before you start to root to rise in July. In July, you are practicing this sense of rootedness. Cultivating the energy of Cancer that creates emotional security, belonging and inclusivity, a bond strong yet flexible. In today's episode, I want to go through all of the astrological highlights of July so you can start to plan your month as well as go through the astrology of the week from June 27 through July 3.

My favorite topic to talk about in your business and your natal chart is your moon sign. The moon has many deep layers and meaning in your personal astrology. When it comes to your business, your moon's needs will always take precedence. Awareness of your moon's nonnegotiables shows you what success feels like to you, how you need to be recognized, and how to motivate yourself from faith (vs fear). I share a fresh perspective on the moon and then share a replay of one of last year's most popular episodes.

Get ready for a busy cosmic week with Solstice, Cancer Season AND Jupiter Retrograde initiating all on one day! Venus is moving very quickly activating Jupiter and Pluto on her way to Leo. Mercury stops to go forward ending our second Mercury Retrograde. Then Neptune joins the Rx train with Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto. Plus our Full Moon in Capricorn and Venus entering Leo. All of this in one week! What to do? Elevate your perspective so you can see the big picture and how everything is connecting for you in your life and business. Information is now turning into wisdom and you are making meaning of all that has happened recently.

In this episode I want to celebrate Gemini, Virgo, Taurus, Jeffry Campanero, my right hand man. If you've attended a training, received an email, or simply listened to this podcast, you've had an experience with Jeff. For 12 unbelievable years, Jeff has been by my side. Jeff is the epitome of a Gemini, quick, multi-talented and able to juggle many things at once. This month, we celebrate all things Jeff, with Pride, his Solar Return and his vast experience as a multimedia designer and creator. A self-proclaimed proud, gay Filipino multi-faceted multi media designer, Jeff shares what it's like working with me, why you need a Jeff in your business, and his passion as a YouTube Creator in the Women's Wrestling World.

Last week was quite a doozy with the New Moon Eclipse and the midpoint of our Mercury Retrograde, and this week, we have a fairly quiet week, which is the perfect time for integration. This week, we have the Sun squaring Neptune, and the second meeting of Saturn and Uranus, where we get to look at the outdated social structures in your business that needs dismantling. Then we end our week with our 2Q Moon, where we act and organize to take a practical step to get closer to your vision.

Your voice is powerful. Your message matters. Gemini energy is what you need in your business to be curious, gain understanding, and find your clear voice to speak up and share your wisdom. You need Gemini energy in your business to promote your work, speak on your big message and teach your genius. Don't judge Gemini for being fickle. That is it's superpower - holding multiple perspectives and moving beyond binary yes/no to yes/and. Gemini has the power to change on a dime depending on its truth at the given time. Permission to change your mind, dear Gemini.

We are almost at the midway point of our Mercury Retrograde in Gemini. Are you drained, like me, because you're still trying to push full speed ahead? Or are you luxuriating in the re-knowing of your truth because you're making space to be? This week we must choose to slow down because of the New Moon Solar Eclipse and Mars entering Leo. If we don't slow down, the surge of powerful energy could fire up and ignite. Yet if we learn to control the temperature, this is great simmering energy to find your powerful voice. Your voice matters.

Dr. Sweta Chawla, with her Gemini Sun/Jupiter conjunction in the twelfth house of hidden talents shares her process of naming. It's no wonder that she calls herself a Copywriter to the Soul as she's able to help her clients reveal their brilliance by naming it. It is through this process of naming your brilliance that you are able to then live out your brilliance in your careers and authentic leadership. Secret: the path to revealing your brilliance isn't based on logic. Listen in as Sweta shares her process and journey into entrepreneurship.

Get ready, June is another BIG month of shifts where we get to reflect and get really clear on our truth. While business will still proceed, June isn't exactly the month to cross off those tasks on your list or launch your next dream project. The energy of the month is really about slowing down to get clear about your truth, feel into your deep emotional wealth and open yourself up to trusting in Spirit to help guide you. Are you ready? I am!

Mercury is already pumping on the breaks and goes backwards later this week, part of the process that initiated with Saturn Rx last week and the powerful Eclipse season that opened up on Wednesday. If you've done the work to forgive and release limiting self-beliefs, Mercury Rx will help you rediscover the truth that has been you all along. As we head into our second Mercury Retrograde of 2021, in its home sign of Gemini, we get to rethink our truth, reconsider our big message and relisten to our soul's work and how we live that purpose through our businesses. There is more intensity ahead, permission to slow down, permission to feel all your feels and permission to trust yourself. You are ready.

We have a gigantic cosmic week for the last full week of May. Saturn comes to a stop and goes in reverse where we get to revisit the system and structures that we have in place for our life that allows us to achieve all of our long-term goals. We then have our Full Moon Eclipse in Sagittarius midweek where we finally get to let go of those old belief systems that hold us back. Then at the very end of the week, we have the start of our second Mercury Retrograde in Gemini. So make sure you're padding your calendar this week, so you get to use this energy by reflecting, rethinking, and reorganizing. Are you ready?!

Taurus, Aries, Scorpio brand boss woman Shaunda Head has learned to trust her intuition in her branding business to help her make decisions for both herself and her clients. Shaunda speaks of her powerful intuition as a "heavy" feeling that comforts and guides her to knowing her next move. This feeling inspired Shaunda to connect with me, as she had this knowing that together, there was something that I had that would spark something in her. Shaunda shares with us how to trust in our differences to stay true to ourselves in our brands and leads by example to spark her own healing work that in turns sparks others on the same journey - in business and in life.

The Sun joins Mercury and Venus in Gemini this week and before we can all go with the flow, we have some serious issues to reconsider as Saturn drills down to a stop before going retrograde next week. We are getting clear on the new values and structures we need to build but we have the energy to do the tear down of what is no longer stable this week. Feel into the push and pull this week so you can get clear on what desperately needs change. Gratefully Jupiter is keeping us buoyant and connected. Ready!?

You've heard the business gurus say you need a stand-out logo and others say don't waste your money on getting the perfect look. How do you know what to do? And then when you decide you need a logo, you guess and choose colors you like and symbols that make you comfortable -- but really, how do you know how to create an aligned visual identity!? In this episode, I go over all the secrets about how to stop guessing about your logo and visual brand — when you use astrology. No more second-guessing, copying, or deciding on whether to invest - ahhh! You have a unique energetic signature represented in astrology that wants to be visible and amplified through your visual brand. And there are certain signatures that NEED a beautiful brand to get started. Learn my astrology and brand design secrets - all here.

The stars support us this week to open up to all kinds of new possibilities with our New Moon in abundant Taurus and Jupiter entering its home sign of Pisces. With the New Moon in Taurus, it's your chance to plant the seeds of abundance and profit and all things value in your business. And lucky, abundant Jupiter moves into his traditional home sign of Pisces where we get to revel in deep expansive imagination and potentiality. Get ready to clear your mindset to open yourself to the abundance coming your way in your businesses - if you choose! Are you ready?! Because I am!

Witchy feminist Master Certified Life coach and dreamy Libra, Pisces, Pisces Natalie Miller shares her brilliance in this special episode to explore the truth and reckoning of full-hearted plentiness. How do you live a plentiful life when others go without? How do you come back from a blowback in business? How do you look at a challenging situation and decide who you want to be? In full Taurus splendor we chat values, money mindset, astrology and how they intersect so that we can all create plentiful businesses that satisfy every part, mind, body and soul.

May 2021 we have some big shifts like Eclipse season starting and Retrograde season continues with both Mercury and Saturn joining Pluto in Retrograde. And the first week of May starts off with both Mercury and Venus gliding into curious Gemini during the first full week. It feels like a wonderful transition of energies in May that will help you get curious and tap into how you are meant to share your values and big message with the world. Are you ready? I am!

How do you feel about adding value to your customers and investing in the things that you value in your business? In today's episode, I'll be taking a deep dive into Taurus, the energy you need to build prosperity in your business. As a spiritual entrepreneur, you may have wounds about knowing your own value, how to express it, and how you are meant to contribute that back into the world. I'll show you how to look at Taurus energy in your chart to up your value. Are you ready to step into more prosperity?

In this Biz StarCast: Astrology for Entrepreneurs we look at the star powers we get to work with this week of April 25 - May 1, 2021. Mercury and Venus continue their dance in Taurus as we get to connect with people over shared values. On Monday, we get our powerful Scorpio Full Moon giving us the power to illuminate our shames and clear out the weeds of jealousy before we get ready to plant our abundance seeds during Taurus New Moon in a few weeks. Towards the end of the week Pluto Retrogrades where we will be able to feel into the intensity of distillation and transformation. Then we end April with the Sun meeting with Uranus giving us a creative jolt. You ready!?

Ever wonder which house system to use and when in your business? In this episode of astrology for entrepreneurs to consider I chat with astrologers who use different house systems for different purposes. We discuss the innovate ways we are each weaving astrology into our businesses, the different house systems and when we would use them. Guests for this episode are Jill Jablonski, Sara McCormick and Johanna Rader.

Get ready for some big shifts and breakthroughs this week! In this Biz StarCast: Astrology for Entrepreneurs - Week of April 18- 24 I'm going to dive into three planetary shifts, Mercury and Sun move into Taurus joining Venus and Uranus already there and Mars also shifts into emo Cancer. On top of all this we have personal planets getting some shakeups as they meet Maverick Uranus. We also welcome our first outer planet, Pluto coming to a complete stop before it goes retrograde next week. Yes, it's a lot and remember, there is nothing to be fearful about. Let's work with the energies available to all of us in our lives and businesses. Get ready for it!

Astrology is a specific and practical tool for self-actualization in your business AND it is just one of many star-wisdom systems that help you step into your fullest potential. Aime Miyamoto, Human Design expert and business astrologer to changemaking CEOs (and one of my advisors) is going to share with you the intersection between Human Design and astrology when to use one vs the other and give us a peek into Gene Keys for prosperity! Listen to us geek out in this conversation talking about the things we love the most and get inspired with how to use these tools in your business journey!

Happy New Moon in Aries! I hope you're well-rested because we have a busy week in the cosmos. In the stars, our Biz StarCast: Astrology for Entrepreneurs - Week of April 11- 17 welcomes New Moon in Aries followed by powerful shifts with Pluto squaring off with Venus, Sun, and Mercury. But remember, there is nothing to be fearful of these shifts as long as you know how to really tune into this energy in your life and business.

As a business owner, do you feel like you're in charge and making your own way? Or are you following and settling for second best? In this episode, we'll dive deep into fiery, me-first Aries energy. The Aries archetype is the energy you need to take action, be self-directed, and initiate. We all have this drive somewhere in our natal chart and you need it to take action and be the best. Let me show you how to tap into your Aries energy in your brand and business so you can take a stand, take initiative, and take charge on your own terms.

Happy Eostre, our soli/lunar spring celebration that resurrects the love that lives within all of us. This week as we celebrate this coming to life, notice the spirit of all beings, from bodies of living water, to the solid energy of stones, to the flowers that beacon your gaze and ask for portraits on your mobile phone (or, is that just me?) In the stars, our Biz StarCast: Astrology for Entrepreneurs - Week of April 4- 10 welcomes our first full week in April with a little downtime. This pause is preparing us for the end of April where we will all have many shake ups and breakthroughs. Use this quiet time to get your bearings, get really clear on what initiatives you want to plant and what you must decline.

In Aries season it's definitely time to talk about leadership and your Rising (aka Ascendant). What I love most about our Rising sign (aka Ascendant) is that it shows us the power we need to step into to be an authentic leader. In this episode I'll share the ways you can embrace your leadership style, whether you are a reluctant leader, you don't see yourself as a leader, or you simply want to feel more aligned and embodied in your authentic leadership style. Tune in for this powerful episode as we explore your Rising sign in your business.

We are in our last week of March, quickly approaching April, I know that you are feeling the fire under you to get things started. This week we get to work with the full Moon in Libra. We get to use this energy to release all the things that hold you back from your leadership. In this episode I give you your Libra Full Moon Rx and will cover the astrology of the week of March 28 through April 3, 2021 and give you the Star BizCast highlights for all of April.

The equinox is a special time of year based on an astronomical event where the earth is the midway point between the two solstices.⁠ ⁠ No matter where are you live on earth, this is a time of taking flight and of starting over of planting new seeds. ⁠ ⁠ In today's episode, the beautiful Asha Frost, an indigenous medicine woman returns as a special guest to teach us of eagle medicine and how we are meant to use this eagle medicine after a long extended time in bear medicine with our ongoing pandemic. ⁠We will talk about the significance of this equinox, and the significance of stepping into your own eagle powers in your life and your business so that you can take flight. Then I will end the episode with the astrological highlights for the week of March 21-27⁠.

Steph Gaudreau, author, podcast host, and brilliant intuitive Pisces with a massive following on Instagram lives from a place of compassion as a practice. Compassion began with herself as she spent years of her life unlearning systemic ideals about body image and size. Now, she takes her vast knowledge of the science of nutrition and movement with her deep wisdom of inspired intuition to teach others how to trust in themselves to make aligned choices based on their personal needs. In this episode, she shares her raw journey through visibility, perceived success, and the challenges (plus wins) of living and running her business by trusting her intuition.

Astrology for Entrepreneurs Biz StarCast for the week of March 14-20, 2021. Another fairly quiet week for us. This week highlights Mercury leaving the shadow zone and stays in Aquarius for a couple of days before it also goes into Pisces. At the end of the week, we will have focused motivations when Mars trans Saturn to get our communication systems in order

Our upcoming New Moon in Pisces is ripe to bring more ease and flow in our business if we have the power to define where and how we want to add flow into it! In this episode I'll be sharing the interconnectedness of Pisces and how to work with it in your business to bring flow. I'll also go over setting your intention and calling in the Divine fur support. Time to dream big and easy!

Biz StarCast of Week of March 06 - 13, 2021. Did you get to listen to the mid-week episode? Let us know what you think. We continue to get a little rest in our second week of March. A fairly quiet week astrologically, which is needed to integrate and ground the shifts we have been feeling since Mars entered Gemini. This energy wants you to get curious about what motivates you in your business. We start off our week with the Sun conjunct Neptune which will get us ready for the upcoming Pisces New Moon.

Why do we make branding our business so difficult? Guessing, comparing, copying!? This Piscean season, it's so clear all the ways we make things hard for ourselves in our businesses. Where in reality, we are meant to bring more ease and flow. And yes, in branding, not just our logo but the whole package of the way we present our business in the world and the memorable experience one has with our business, we can do this easily, authentically and innovatively WHEN we use our natal charts in a method I call the AstroBrand™. My mission is to show visionary entrepreneurs, like you, how to see and present themselves as luminary leaders. And it IS easy when you realize and actualize your star powers. Today, I'll share with you what you can see in your natal chart to guide you to your authentic brand.

March 2021 Biz StarCast - Flowing Easily Forward. We're trying a new format where we separate the monthly and week horoscopes from the astrology teachings. In March we get a little rest, expect this glimmer to get so much brighter and clearer - woo hoo! You're also starting to understand what needs upleveling in your business and how sustainability and equity are at a core to what you do and who you call in to co-create. You don't have all the answers yet but you are moving in the right direction.

If you don't yet know or follow Theresa Reed aka The Tarot Lady, you NEED to know her. This OG of a spiritual entrepreneur has a no-bs approach to all things astrology and tarot and generously shares her wisdom with her communities across social media. Have a listen to this fun episode and hear how she's committed to her success by showing up consistently and harnessing her unique star powers to grow her visibility and spiritual business.

It's The Savvy Luminary Podcast episode's one year anniversary! Happy solar return to us! In this episode, I invite my right hand man, Jeff Campanero to discuss our goals, process, learnings, impact and future of this humble little podcast. Little did we know that the party we had to celebrate the launch of this podcast in February 2020 would be the last social gathering. But the year in lockdown has its silver linings and results we couldn't have predicted. Have a listen to all that we discovered in committing to a year of delivering weekly episodes on astrology for entrepreneurs in this special episode.

HI Luminaries! I wanted to jump on for a quick bonus episode to remind you all about the upcoming New Moon Stellium in Aquarius happening tomorrow February 11, 2021 at exactly 11:06 AM PT and 2:06 PM ET. I also have a special request, our anniversary episode is dropping soon and we want to include all of you.

We are coming up to a hopeful, bright spot in the cosmic weather, the New Moon in Aquarius. On February 11/12 2021 the moon and sun meet at Aquarius 23° joining Mercury Rx, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn already in Aquarius. A big concentration (aka stellium) of future-forward energy meeting in the sky. This is your chance to declare what you want in the future and the community you want to call in over shared values to help build this future — all through your business and brand. You get a chance to be the rainbow.

Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius is here and there is no reason to freak out when you know how to use this energy in your business. This is such a potent energy to rethink the future, specifically to answer the big questions around how you connect with your larger communities over shared values AND how you choose to empower others through your privileges to bring forth equitable success. I know, it sounds big, but you, spiritual entrepreneur are here to act on change!

It's officially Aquarius Season and you can feel hope and change in the air! In the US, we now have a government that values science, social change, humanitarian and environmental efforts to bring in the future - so Aquarian! You have energies in Aquarius by planet or house in your chart, we'll look at how you are meant to be a changemaker through your business. And if you're feeling blocked from leading with confidence, let's get our Full Moon in Leo release going on so you too can shine brightly.

We have a few days left of Capricorn season, so to continue on the theme of last week's New Moon in Capricorn where we decided what success feels like, we will explore how to use our energy to commit to and take responsibility for success in our business. Overnight successes are outliers, success is the long game and you have it in you to achieve all you set out to be using YOUR Capricorn energy.

Our first New Moon for 2021 is here, and while you may feel pressured to get your goals and resolutions set, this isn't quite yet the time. Instead, as we look to intending and designing our next year, first we have to cultivate that feeling of success. The stars are asking us to get curious at how we acknowledge success in ourselves and what it feels like so that we can build it. In this episode I'll go over the astrology of the New Moon in Capricorn, how to personalize your New Moon intention for your business and the astrology BizCast for the week of January 10, 2021 - January 16, 2021.

What does 2021 have in store for you and your business? For all the challenges we've endured in 2020, it's taught us how to be patient, how to be flexible, how to do with less and how to get comfortable with uncertainty. These are all energies that successful entrepreneurs need. As we move into 2021, big change is on the horizon and as a spiritual entrepreneur we have a role to play in bringing in this new world. In this info-packed episode I'll share the cosmic shifts coming in 2021 and how we get to work with these energies in our brands and businesses.

The great Jupiter Saturn conjunction in Aquarius is the activation we've been waiting for all year. But what does this mean for our work and business? It's the beginning of a new era. On the powerful Solstice, when the Sun enters Capricorn, bringing in light in the Northern Hemisphere, the timelords, Jupiter and Saturn meet in the sky at the critical 0° of Aquarius. Any meeting on 0° is exponentially powerful, the beginning of a zodiac sign, it is ripe and new with that energy. Hope, dreams, future thinking, humanitarian, innovative. Yes, this is what we need. And in our businesses, we are being asked to expand our capacity for sustainable, equitable growth. What will you build with your vision in your work that will benefit all?

We are building up this week with a total solar eclipse - New Moon in Sagittarius. While I normally love doing intention setting rituals for New Moons, this isn't your ordinary New Moon as this eclipse is bound to shake things up, especially as it activates the South Node of past patterns and things we need to let go of what prevent us from expanding our horizons. In this episode, I'll be sharing with you what to do in your New Moon ritual instead AND how to harness daily rituals in your business.

Being visible isn't about showing up everywhere, always saying yes or getting an instant sale. It's about building relationships with your people, the ones that are ready to receive your wisdom. It's about asking for speaking opportunities and being able to hear no, and it's about being invited to speaking opportunities and being able to ask for payment. Virgo, Pisces, Scorpio, and hapa Filipina boss woman Lindsay Bryan-Podvin is going to show us how brand visibility is done and pitching yourself to get paid.

You teach what you need to learn. Part of the entrepreneurial journey is learning big lessons and contributing that wisdom into the world. We're still in Sagittarius, visioning season, so we're going to learn about being seen from Asha Frost, who has a Sun/Jupiter conjunction that gives her vision and the ability to overcome obstacles to cast her message wide into the world. And Gemini Full Moon Eclipse is going to help us release overthinking to get to our deep personal truths.

It's Sagittarius season and it's time to dream up that next level expansion in our businesses! All in time to take the lessons of 2020 and evolve into our highest good in 2021. In this episode, I'll share with you how you are meant to expand the horizons of your business using your Sagittarius planets and house placements all while using the all-important key of Gratitude.

We are in between a few powerful cosmic cycles and two seasons of Scorpio finally giving way to Sagittarius. It's time to reflect and integrate all the parts of ourselves shifting forward. We look at the rather quiet astrology of next week, with a reminder to get your New Moon in Scorpio ritual going - it's not too late. I also have a potent interview with Sagittarius, Virgo, Scorpio leader, Gieselle Allen who is going to share why it's important for WOC to integrate their identity into their message and personal brand.

This week we have Mars Retrograde ending! I got so excited talking about this powerful astrological week we are in with New Moon in Scorpio and the third conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto that I forgot to mention Mars! All these cycles are divinely timed, leading into each other. Mars, our drive, motivation and initiative in our business has shifted over the last 10 weeks during retrograde, let's reflect together on how those changes will help you with your next level evolution in your business.