Integration, Illumination & Sacred Adjusments
- Sarah Gowns
- Aug 10
- 3 min read
10 - 16 AUGUST 2025
After the cosmic fire of the Lion’s Gate Portal (8/8) and the emotionally clarifying Aquarius Full Moon (8/9), this week delivers a softer, more reflective energy, but it’s no less powerful.
There is a shift happening under the surface. We are entering a phase of integration, truth-telling, and spiritual anchoring. Old perspectives are falling away. New insights are landing. And your soul whispers: “You don’t need to force anything. You just need to align.”
It's pretty clear - You’ve crossed the threshold. Now the light needs time to settle. Don’t rush the revelations; let them unfold in divine time. This week, my beautiful friends bring clarity where confusion lingered, softness where pressure once lived and beauty in places you once felt broken. August is not about doing more; it's about becoming more of who you already are.
It's pretty clear - You’ve crossed the threshold. Now the light needs time to settle. Don’t rush the revelations; let them unfold in divine time. This week, my beautiful friends bring clarity where confusion lingered, softness where pressure once lived and beauty in places you once felt broken. August is not about doing more; it's about becoming more of who you already are.
🔭 Astrology Highlights
August 11 – Mercury Direct in Leo
📬 Truth returns. Delays lift.
Mercury wraps its retrograde cycle (since July 18), bringing mental clarity and important revelations. Hidden information may rise. Miscommunications begin to unravel.
→ The shadow phase lasts until August 25, so continue to move with presence and trust your inner voice over outside noise.
Soul Prompt: Where was I unsure… and what do I know now?
August 12 – Venus conjunct Jupiter in Cancer💗
The heart expands.This is one of the sweetest, most love-filled aspects of the month. Venus (love, values, beauty) merges with Jupiter (abundance, blessings) in nurturing Cancer. Expect waves of compassion, romantic stirrings, and inspiration to beautify your home or relationships.
→ You may feel deeply sentimental or protective. Follow the pull toward what feels sacred and soft.Soul Prompt: What does abundance feel like when I’m truly safe to receive it?
August 13 – Sun trine Chiron (Leo–Aries)
Healing through visibility.This aspect illuminates old wounds around creativity, identity, or being seen. It offers the chance to own your story without shame. Let your healed parts guide others.
August 14 – Venus trine Eris (Cancer–Aries)
Feminine disruption as medicine.A shake-up in relationship dynamics or value systems. What no longer aligns with your deeper truth may become too loud to ignore. Don’t fear the confrontation—it brings freedom.
August 16 – Sun square Uranus (Leo–Taurus)
Unexpected shifts or breakdowns that lead to breakthroughs.This is a cosmic redirection moment. Stay adaptable. What seems inconvenient now may later reveal itself as a gift.
Energetic Themes This Week
Integration after spiritual activation
Deepening self-trust
Heart-expanding connection
Soul-level realignment in relationships
Cosmic course corrections
Journal Prompts
What clarity has come since the Lion’s Gate?
What does a life of aligned love actually look like for me?
Where am I no longer available to sacrifice my truth?
✨ Affirmation of the Week
"I am the integration of my evolution. I soften into clarity, and I choose love as my leader."
This week supports our natural depth and desire to get real. You may feel the call to clean house emotionally, physically, energetically.
Let what’s beautiful in you grow stronger. Let what’s heavy be released.
You’re entering the threshold of Eclipse Season and what you do this week lays the groundwork for massive transformations in September.
Yes, September will see some monumental changes and I feel then we will understand what these last few months of preparation have all been about.
The next New Moon (Aug 23) begins that portal.
Let this week be your soul's deep breath.
I love you,
Sarah
If you would like to receive some more guidance about this week's energy, watch my Weekly Cosmic Forecast below.
CARD OF THE WEEK
Here's a little guidance for the week ahead from The Transformation Deck;
Dream Big
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