August and September transits with Chey and Sam

This month, Sam is joined by astrologer and coach Chey for their regular deep dive into the transits shaping August and September - and what this means for coaches and their clients. Recorded in the middle of eclipse season, the conversation moves from the intensity of the Leo solar eclipse and the nodal shift into Leo/Aquarius, through the grounding, service-oriented energy of Virgo season, and out toward the opening notes of Libra at month's end.

Along the way, Chey shares her own real-time experience of this energy - the decision to leave a long-held legal career to step fully into astrology and coaching - as a living example of the themes she and Sam unpack: half-heartedness giving way to commitment, exhaustion giving way to resolve, and self-focused rebuilding giving way, by late September, to a renewed capacity for connection with others.

Five Key Takeaways

1. Eclipse energy asks for stillness, not action. With a Leo solar eclipse on the 12th of August and a Pisces lunar eclipse closing the month on the 28th, Chey describes this window as a kind of void - a good time to notice what no longer belongs, but not the moment to force big decisions.
2. Gate 29 and Gate 30 (from 18 August) trace a path from half-heartedness to commitment. Chey's own decision to leave her law career is offered as a real-world example of moving out of ambivalence and into a lighter, more devoted alignment with what feels more purposeful.
3. Late August brings the shift from exhaustion into resolve. As the sun enters Virgo on the 22nd and Gate 40 opens on the 28th, the conversation turns to healthy boundaries, rest without guilt, and treating self-care as a genuine coaching conversation rather than an indulgence.
4. September opens with new beginnings and practical building. The 11th of September's new moon in Virgo (alongside Mars moving into Leo) is highlighted as a strong time for setting intentions and taking the first concrete steps on what surfaced during eclipse season — with Gate 47 (9–15 September) turning old heaviness into something usable.
5. The month closes with a turn from self toward others. Gate 25 (20–26 September) moves through over-identification with struggle toward acceptance, alongside the sun's move into Libra, marks a shift from inward rebuilding toward balance, integrity, and relationship with others as October approaches.