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Ever set a goal or resolution at the beginning of the year…only to forget it by February? Or feel like something's wrong with you when you don't follow through? This doesn't mean you're undisciplined or uncommitted. In this episode of the Star Powered® Podcast, I explore why goals function a lot like predictions, they're binary, fixed, and rigid. They work for short-term planning and sprint cycles, but when you're looking out at the year ahead, especially in times of change, a goal won't orient you. What you need is a vision. A vision invites direction without certainty.
It creates space for possibility and surprise. And it keeps you in relationship with where you're going, even as the path twists, turns, and unfolds. Astrology is your tool to understand where opportunity and timing are available so you can work with the energy instead of fighting against it.

In this first episode of our new monthly Moon collaboration, Leslie Tagorda and Jackie McDonald come together to explore the Capricorn New Moon on January 18 and its powerful invitation to own your authority, trust your lived experience, and stop giving your power away to external systems, credentials, or expectations. Capricorn energy is often misunderstood as rigid, heavy, or obligation-driven…but in this conversation, we reframe Capricorn as a deeply embodied, earthy, feminine force that helps you commit to what matters most. This New Moon is about remembering what's already in your bones…your wisdom, resilience, and earned expertise.

2026 is a turning point, not because of what the planets will do to you, but because of what they invite you to participate in.In this 2026 Astrology Forecast, Leslie Tagorda explores the major planetary shifts shaping leadership, business, and community in the year ahead. The theme of 2026 is Survival of the Collaborative. Together We Rise. This episode looks at astrology as preparation, not prediction, with a focus on the Lunar Nodes moving into Aquarius and Leo and the call to move past applause and contribute to the collective.

In this episode, I get to sit down with someone I felt instantly connected to the moment I heard her speak on stage — executive coach, leadership trainer, and author Amina AlTai. When she said, "I lead with the shadow," I beelined straight to her after her talk because I knew you needed to hear her story. In our conversation, we dive into her new book The Ambition Trap and unpack how our core wounds — rejection, abandonment, humiliation, betrayal, and injustice — shape the masks we wear and the ways we overwork, overgive, and override our own bodies. Amina shares the story of the call that changed her life… the moment a doctor told her she was days away from multiple organ failure and how that crisis sparked her entire healing path. Her story hit so close to home.  I also share how my recent thyroid cancer diagnosis — and the surprising realization that it wasn't about "not speaking up," but about how I was speaking to myself. Together, we explore ambition from an uncolonized, trauma-informed lens, weaving her frameworks with astrology: Chiron as the wound that becomes the gift, Saturn's lessons in mastery, the Moon as our emotional needs and regulation, and how our charts reveal where fear and purpose intersect. If you've ever felt like you're "too much and not enough" at the same time… if you've pushed your body past its limits… if you're navigating fear, burnout, or untangling yourself from painful ambition… this episode will meet you exactly where you are. This conversation is powerful, healing, and deeply human. You don't want to miss it.

This energy invites us to look beneath the surface… pierce the veil… and dissolve the limiting beliefs that keep us from caring for ourselves, building capacity, and taking meaningful leaps toward our purpose. While many astrologers focus on prediction (and yes, we're all wondering what will happen when the Epstein files drop), I share why I don't find prediction useful, and how it can actually give away your power. Astrology isn't here to tell you what will happen. It's here to invite you into an energy… and give you the free will to decide how you want to work with it. This Scorpio New Moon + Mercury Rx midpoint is your moment to: Rewire your beliefs Break cycles that aren't yours Burn away old illusions Reconnect to your purpose and joy Build the nourishment and capacity you need to lead Practice doing things differently Honor the gifts that came from your past challenges I walk you through a powerful Scorpio ritual to identify where your limiting beliefs come from, thank them for the protection they once offered, reclaim the strength born from those experiences, and safely burn the illusions that are no longer aligned with who you're becoming. This is your invitation to do the shadow work, attune to your truth, and move toward your purpose with courage, clarity, and care. If you're ready to explore your chart, your purpose, and your Star Powered® leadership, learn more at starpowered.com.

Discover how creativity, joy, and spiritual practice fuel true leadership. In this Star Powered® Podcast episode, Leslie Tagorda talks with Colette Baron-Reid about her new book The Art of Manifesting and the AM Method—an accessible practice that blends art, gratitude, and energy. Learn how to use manifestation as a tool for resilience, emotional wellness, and shining your one-of-a-kind leadership light.

In this powerful episode of the Star Powered® Podcast, I sit down with astrologer, author, and Akashic Record reader Narayana Montúfar to explore the divine timing of personal planetary cycles. From midlife awakenings to lunar nodes and spiritual evolution, Narayana shares stories and insights from her new book, Written in Your Stars, a stunning and soulful guide to understanding your life's rhythms through astrology. Whether you're new to astrology or a seasoned chart-reader, this conversation will inspire you to embrace your cosmic path and make meaning of every phase.

If you've been feeling burned out, dimmed down, or disconnected from your joy—this Mercury Retrograde in Leo is your invitation to reignite your radiance and remember: joy isn't extra. It's leadership. In this episode of the Star Powered® Podcast, we're diving into Mercury Retrograde in Leo 2025, a fiery, heart-centered transit from July 17 to August 11 that wants you to reclaim joy as your leadership fuel.

Uranus in Gemini is here to shake up how we think, speak, and connect. In this episode, explore what this 7-year transit means for your message, community, and future as a thought leader. We'll dive into the astrology, history, key aspects, and horoscopes for all 12 signs—plus how to work with this energy now. Want to plan with Uranus and other major planetary shifts? Join Celestial Cycles at starpowered.com/celestial-cycles.

This episode is a powerful replay I recorded back in February during a wave of collective chaos and five months later, it's still just as relevant. As we move through Cancer season, a time ruled by the Moon, it's the perfect moment to tune into your Moon sign as a leadership tool. Your Moon reveals what you need to feel emotionally safe, grounded, and regulated especially when the world feels uncertain. In this episode, I'll guide you through how your Moon sign holds the key to emotional regulation, self-soothing, and courageous decision-making. Whether you're navigating big changes, launching something new, or simply trying to stay steady through the unknown, this episode will help you stop spiraling and return to your emotional center.

This Cancer New Moon conjunct Jupiter is about expanding your soft power. It's about growing and rooting your emotional capacity so you can play bigger, without fizzling out or hiding your head in the sand. The inner work is your leadership development. In this episode, we'll explore the signs you're ready for a big leap, how to choose possibility in uncertain times, and what your Moon sign reveals about how to self-soothe while doing brave, meaningful things. Because when fear, scarcity, separation, and shame try to keep us small, astrology reminds us: we have a choice: the freedom to choose possibility and hope in an abundant Universe.

The June Solstice marks a celestial milestone. In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day of light and the moment the Sun shifts to its northern-most horizon at the Tropic of Cancer, sparking Cancer Season. In this episode, I guide you through the astrology of the Solstice and invite you into a mid-year reflection designed to reattune your leadership, business, and emotional value. With the Sun conjunct Jupiter, Moon exalted in Taurus, and Pluto stirring transformation, this Solstice isn't just seasonal, it's strategic. Learn how to reflect, prune, and nourish what matters most in your Work. nIn this episode, we also explore how Cancer season reveals the hidden power of emotional labor—and why this often invisible work is central to visionary, heart-centered leadership. It's time to revalue what truly sustains us.

This Sagittarius Full Moon near the Galactic Center invites you to illuminate the stories you believe about yourself, your purpose, and what's truly possible in your life and leadership. Are your beliefs empowering or limiting? Personal or inherited? Expansive or outdated? In this episode, Leslie unpacks the contagious nature of belief and why monocultures in society, in systems, and even in your own thinking can quietly deplete your potential. Drawing from Malcolm Gladwell's Revenge of the Tipping Point, Hawaiian star knowledge, and the fiery astrology of this Full Moon, you'll explore what it means to nurture a polyculture of truths, where many paths and voices matter.

Jupiter in Cancer is here for the next 12 months, and with it, your opportunity to get to the root of what's been holding back your real expansion. We've been taught that growth comes from strategy and hustle. But true expansion of your reach, leadership, and business starts with belief and inner work. In this episode, we'll explore why your emotional rootedness is key to sustainable success, and how soft power, belonging, and emotional safety are the new leadership edge in a world racing toward AI and optimization.

Are you feeling the call to step boldly forward but wrestling with doubt? Saturn in Aries isn't here to hold you back—it's here focus your fire for forging forward.  In this episode, you'll learn exactly how to harness Saturn's prioritization and boundaries to turn hesitation into mastery AS well as hear the invitation to crystallize your courage so you can lead confidently, expertly, decisively, and unapologetically.