are you gripping too tightly right now?

“You have a dragon coming over for dinner. What are you going to do? Well, what do you do when anybody comes over for dinner? You clean the house. You make room for the guest. You get ready to receive.” — Gary Caton on navigating eclipse energy, Astrology Hub Podcast

are you feeling like life is asking you to let go of something you're not ready to release?

Maybe you're sensing that big changes are coming, but you're not sure how to prepare … or if you even want them?

If so, you're definitely not alone. I had an incredible conversation with astrologer Gary Caton on the Astrology Hub Podcast about the current eclipse window we're moving through, and he shared insights that could completely reframe how we can approach any major life transition during eclipse season.

The truth is…we're in dragon territory right now. 🐉

Gary describes eclipses as dragons coming to visit us~ powerful forces of change that arrive whether we're ready or not.

Instead of just bracing for impact, we can actually prepare for these dragons like we would any important guest.

Your Eclipse Navigation Toolkit ⚡

Eclipse energy can feel overwhelming, but Gary offers three practical approaches:

🧹 Clear Space Before the Change Arrives: Take inventory of what's cluttering your life. It could be old commitments, relationships that have run their course, habits that no longer serve you, or limiting self-beliefs. By consciously releasing what's already stagnant, you can create space for new opportunities to enter with more ease.

🙏 Accept What You Can't Control: Instead of trying to manage every detail of unfolding changes, practice sitting with uncertainty. Ask yourself: what would I do if I lost this thing? How would I respond? Using this time as a kind of mental rehearsal can help loosen your grip and reduce the shock of unexpected shifts.

🚪 Look for the Invitation Within the Disruption: Even when changes feel unwanted, there's often a deeper invitation to step into something that aligns more fully with who you're becoming.

The key eclipse season insight? We can choose to participate consciously in change rather than just endure it. ✨

As Gary put it: “Maybe if I clear some space, then this new energy that's coming in will be more welcome. And I won't need that random injection of whatever, because a dragon's going to come in and its tail is going to hit stuff and stuff's going to go flying.”

We've all had those moments where change feels chaotic and random…

…kind of like a dragon's tail knocking things over. 🐉

But when you participate consciously in the process, you get to choose what goes and what stays.

This is a great time to remember that life is happening for you …

The dragon is coming to dinner whether…we're ready or not. 🐲

And you get to choose how you set the table.

Of course, the context of how this is showing up in your life depends on your personal chart … you could be experiencing this yourself and/or witnessing it in others around you.

And if you need some more eclipse wisdom …

🎧 Listen to my full conversation with Gary Caton. Together, we explore the astrology of transformation, the power of fixed stars and practical tools for working with eclipse energy.

You'll discover insights that could completely shift how you approach life's biggest changes.

With love, 💫

Amanda “Pua” Walsh

P.S. Gary joins us again in February as an Inner Circle astrologer. He'll be helping our members navigate the ancient wisdom of fixed stars. Come explore these themes with us! 🌟

P.P.S. The members of the “behind the scenes” crew for my new book, Life by the Stars, received their first sneak peek this weekend! AND, I received my first bit of feedback from my Early Readers group… it literally made me cry! This from Liyanne, a long-standing Inner Circle member:

“This was utterly compelling as a read, a surprising page-turner! There were many moments where I had to remind myself I was reading a non-fictional account of a life-laid-bare.

It is not just a book, it is an invitation to share a life’s journey and in so doing, ignites the desire to examine your own. Best of all, it leaves you with the knowledge that you are not alone, none of us are, the stars are our ever-present guides and way-showers, all we need to do is tune in.”

Click here to get weekly behind the scenes snapshots as we prepare for publication this November!