No Ordinary Lion's Gate : Chiron Retrograde and Leo on the South Node

Energy Update for August 3-9, 2026: Chiron Retrograde, the 8:8 Portal, and Sirius rising back into the sky. People tell you it's darkest before the dawn — this week is the moment right after that. I'm calling this one Welcome Back from the Dead, because if you've spent this whole year waiting for the fresh start you were promised, it starts showing up now. Leo is sitting on the South Node this week, in the place he's ready to leave behind, which makes for an intense but important few days. This isn't a traditional Lion's Gate — it's supporting a weakened Leo this year, so it works differently than everyone online is telling you. We're deep in the Lion's Gate window now, and this week Sirius returns to the sky and the 8:8 Portal hits its peak.

0:00 Welcome Back from the Dead

5:05 Framing the Week: Lion's Gate & Chiron

7:31 The August Eclipses: Leo & Pisces

9:58 What the South Node Really Means

13:48 Chiron Retrograde Explained

19:46 The Real Lion's Gate & 8:8 Portal

23:44 Progress Over Perfection

27:02 Community, Breathwork & Sign Off

👉👉👉MY GIFT FOR THE 8.8 PORTAL

Our brightest star has spent 70 days in the underworld. This week she rises again — and that's the real Lion's Gate.

Come breathe with me on the 8th. A 15-bowl sound bath, free, inside the community. Doors at 11:00am PST, we begin at 11:11.