What you’ll get out of this episode:

A calming framework for navigating grief, change, and spiritual fatigue

Practical ways to use moon cycles for timing, intention, and release

Clear Saturn in Pisces themes (structure without rigidity; healing as a spiral)

A preview of Saturn in Aries and what it may activate next A collective tarot reading for forward momentum, boundaries, and direction Want a question read on the pod? Email saturn@lightrootstudio.com.

This eclipse isn't asking you to perfect your life overnight. It's asking you to bring what you've learned down to earth: choose the next doable step, celebrate the shit you've already accomplished, and stop treating slow progress like failure.

In this episode of Saturn Said So—a podcast for grief, growth, and the sacred weirdness of becoming—Ashley explores Virgo's complicated relationship with perfectionism, control, trust, pleasure, and getting shit done. We're talking Saturn retrograde reality checks, SMART goals that don't make you miserable, why your tiny wins deserve to count, and what an 18-month eclipse chapter can teach us about becoming.

Plus: one deeply unfortunate skincare experiment and a collective tarot reading for what we're carrying into the next chapter.

In this episode:

• 🌑 The Virgo New Moon Solar Eclipse and the closing of an 18-month cycle

• 🌿 Virgo beyond perfectionism: embodiment, trust, control, and pleasure

• ✅ Why celebrating small accomplishments changes how you approach growth

• 🎯 SMART goals as self-compassion—not another stick to beat yourself with

• 🪐 Saturn retrograde and the lessons hiding inside life's annoying little detours

• 🔮 Tarot for beginning again: Page of Wands, Six of Cups, the Well reversed, Magician reversed + Wheel of Fortune

• 🦋 Why slow progress, pauses, and unfinished projects are still part of becoming

Your reminder for this eclipse: You don't have to have your shit together perfectly. Make it meaningful. Make it doable. Let it feel good enough to keep going.

Timestamps:

0:07 - Intro and Saturn Retrograde
4:28 - Virgo Qualities, the Earth Goddess, and the Control–Trust Dynamic
7:50 - Perfectionism, Rumination, the Virgo New Moon, and Celebrating Small Accomplishments
15:13 - Skincare Mishap as a Saturn Retrograde Lesson
19:28 - Virgo, SMART Goals, and Compassionate Goal-Setting
5:29 - Tarot: Beginning a New 18 Month Chapter
31:22 - The Podcast’s Journey and the Cycles of Transformation

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Tags: Virgo New Moon, Virgo Solar Eclipse, Solar Eclipse Astrology, Virgo Season, New Moon Ritual, Moon Cycles, Grounded Astrology, Astrological Timing, Saturn Retrograde, Tarot Reading, Cyclical Healing, Spiritual Growth, Perfectionism, SMART Goals, Lunar Living

In this episode of Saturn Said So, Ashley dives into the Leo New Moon, Saturn Retrograde, and the astrology behind this season of reflection, recommitment, and creative recalibration.

We’re talking confidence, creativity, relationships, discipline, divine timing, and what to do when life simply refuses to be forced. Ashley also introduces Saturn Daddy (naturally) and shares how to use grounded astrology and moon cycles to recognize what’s no longer aligned—and where life may be asking you to think bigger.

In this episode:

• 🌑 Leo New Moon energy + intention setting

• 🪐 Saturn Retrograde and why life may feel “stuck”

• 🔥 Rebuilding confidence and creative momentum

• 🌙 Moving with moon cycles instead of forcing timing

• 🌱 Reassessing commitments, boundaries, and priorities

• ✨ Using restriction as an invitation to expand

Whether you’re navigating a Saturn Return, experiencing creative blocks, or just wondering why the hell is nothing moving?!—consider this your permission slip to loosen your grip.

Sometimes the slowdown is the work.

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Stay soft. Root deep.

In this episode of Saturn Said So, Ashley explores the astrology of the Pisces Full Moon and what it reveals about intuition, surrender, and emotional healing. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of your next step, this lunation offers a reset through rest, reflection, and release.

🌕 In this episode:

• Full Moon in Pisces meaning and emotional astrology insights

• How to balance intuition with practicality in daily life

• Signs you may be forcing outcomes instead of allowing flow

• How to process emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them

• Releasing limiting beliefs, old stories, and emotional patterns

• Strengthening trust in your intuition and inner knowing

• Creating space for rest, reflection, and spiritual alignment

This Pisces Full Moon isn’t asking you to figure everything out. It’s asking you to slow down enough to hear what your intuition has been saying all along.

✨ Want deeper insight into what this Full Moon is activating for you personally?
Book a 1:1 tarot reading to explore your current energetic themes, emotional patterns, and intuitive guidance.

👉 Schedule your reading here: https://calendly.com/ashleyritchcoaching/tarot-card-reading

For custom readings, collaborations, or inquiries, you can also reach me at:
📩 saturn@lightrootstudio.com

What you’ll get out of this episode:

A clear overview of New Moon in Cancer meaning + how to set intentions that stick:

• Why Cancer season can bring up mother wounds, family patterns, and emotional sensitivity—and what to do with it

• Astrological weather notes

• Practical reminders for regulation (yes: hydration, emotional flow, and nervous system support)

A collective tarot reading + 2-week forecast with grounded guidance for work, rest, boundaries, and next steps.

Tarot forecast highlights:

• Themes of leadership/work pressure and “over-functioning” energy

• An invitation to rest your mind, step back, and let clarity return

• A decision point: release what drains you so momentum can rebuild

Want a an anonymous tarot reading on the pod? Email saturn@lightrootstudios.com with your question for the tarot, nickname, birthdate (including year)