Letters from Bali

The Half of the Month Nobody Uses

The eclipse was yesterday. What almost nobody talks about is the fifteen nights that begin tonight, and what they are quietly for.

Eclipse Season 2026: The Two August Eclipses, Explained

August 2026 carries two eclipses sixteen days apart. A total solar eclipse in Leo on the 12th, a partial lunar eclipse in Pisces on the 28th. What each one asks, and why they arrive together.

Total Solar Eclipse August 12, 2026: Where to See It and What It Means

On August 12, 2026 a total solar eclipse crosses northern Spain and western Iceland. Where the path of totality falls, what time it happens, and what a darkening sky is actually asking of you.

Should You Manifest During an Eclipse? A Straight Answer

Most astrologers say do not manifest during an eclipse. Here is why they say it, where they are right, where the advice goes too far, and what to do instead during the August 2026 eclipses.

What Is the Lion's Gate Portal? The 8/8 Meaning, Explained

The Lion's Gate Portal runs July 28 to August 12 and peaks on 8/8. What the alignment actually is, why Sirius and the pyramids matter, why 2026 carries four eights rather than three, and what to do...

Lion's Gate Portal 2026: What 8/8 Means and How to Work With It

The Lion's Gate Portal peaks on Saturday August 8, 2026. Why this year carries four eights and not three, the staircase of numbers around it, and a simple practice for the day.

The Nine Days Before the Eclipse

The moon is subtracting a little more of herself every night until the total solar eclipse on 12 August. A letter on the nine days that walk up to the dark, and what they are actually for.

Full Moon in Aquarius July 2026: 5 Ways to Move Now That Mercury Is Direct

The full moon in Aquarius peaks July 29, 2026, the last before eclipse season. Mercury is direct, the fog has lifted, and this is the week to actually begin. Five grounded ways to work with it, plu...

The Lion's Roar in Your Hair, A Letter for Leo Season

Written from the porch in Pererenan, where the frangipani is dropping petals faster than I can sweep them. It's Leo season, and Bali knows it. The afternoons have gone gold and long, the roosters ...

What the Waxing Moon Is Asking of You Right Now

A letter for the days when you're not quite there yet, but close. I woke up this morning before the roosters, which almost never happens, and walked out to the rice fields with my tea still too ho...