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Before We Dive InRecording this on August 26th, and I want to say clearly at the start: I am feeling a bit low. The eclipse energy has been personally challenging in a number of ways, and also — Dolly Parton and Tim Curry have both passed, within days of each other. Both around 80 years old. I loved them both, for very different reasons, and I find their passing sitting in me in that particular way that celebrity deaths sometimes do, when someone has been part of the landscape of your whole life.I'm telling you this because it's also very much the energy of this week. This is the come-down after eclipse season. If you're feeling deflated, that's appropriate. That's the astrology. The cards are honest about it — but they end in a place of genuine hope. If you're looking for that hopeful note right now, go and watch the September 10th Virgo New Moon video I just put up. That one has more light in it.This week: do your inner work. Go into the woods. Slow your roll.Subscribe free on Substack for all posts in your inbox. Spiral Weave / Spiral Codex membership — $10/month or $90/year.Venus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — I'll decide on the final pricing when I'm back from Chicago. For now, it's still open and I'll let you know. Two tiers: the basic Venus Retrograde course, and Dragon Rider (adds a year of Spiral Codex membership, a 30-minute one-on-one with me, and a personal gift). louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026One more small thing: if you enjoy astrology AND music, Chris Brennan did an extraordinary interview with Roland Orzabal from Tears for Fears about his astrology memoir. It's worth your time. I've listened twice and bought the hard copy.The Energy of This WeekWe come off the lunar eclipse on August 28th and begin to wane. The week opens with the Moon in Aries and ends with it in Cancer, waning all the while, heading toward the September 10th new moon. We are in the shedding phase.What makes this week distinctive — and why the message keeps being the same — is the sheer number of retrograde planets in Aries: Neptune, Manwë, Saturn, Pallas Athena, Eris, and Vesta, all moving backwards. When the Aries Moon moves through them, each conjunction or activation is saying: slow down. Go in. Revisit. Review. Do not charge forward. Aries likes action and speed; the retrogrades are applying the brakes.The overall prescription for this week: radical, extraordinary self-care. More than you normally would. The whole week is a churn of inner processing. Let it do its work.Three more things to note:Pluto is out of bounds until December 5th — as it will be for a few months around this time of year until 2035. Going out of bounds to the south, which Rosie Finn's book Persephone's Revolution associates with people rising up and more peaceful collective energy. We are in that window.Sedna stations retrograde this week (Thursday) — her 11,406-year orbit is so slow that her stations are gentler than most, but she's still asking: dig deeper into your perceptions and adaptations. She was last in Gemini at the end of the Great Ice Ages.Venus is entering the shadow of her retrograde — she hits 21°50' Libra at the start of the week, which is the point she'll return to when she stations direct on November 13th. Start paying attention now to what comes up around your values, your relationships, your sense of justice and beauty, your desires. Everything that surfaces in the next few weeks will have something to say when Venus goes retrograde in October.Only Venus, Mercury, and the Sun have passed the South Node and Regulus so far. Everyone else is still coming. Gradually, one by one.The Cards — A First GlanceFrom the Red Seeds Tarot and the Witch Oracle: Two of Bees, Eight of Seeds reversed, Ten of Bees, and The Witch.Tension. Disengagement. Then: revelation. And then the Witch herself — the one in total control of herself — to close. More at the end.Day by DaySunday, August 30 — Moon in Aries. Slow Your Horses. Venus Enters Her Shadow.The Moon is freshly in Aries — and immediately hits all those retrograde planets. A sextile to Sedna (about to station), a sextile to Pluto activating the basket at 4°, then the Moon conjuncts Neptune — stop and smell the coffee. Tune in to your intuition. There is nothing to rush into right now. The Moon then sextiles Uranus — the aha question of this whole period: who am I in this new world we're building? That's worth sitting with.The Moon squares Ceres in Cancer — do your self-care. Take care of yourself first, and then you are able to care for and protect your loved ones. And squares Pholus — the lid is still coming off things.The Moon is being slowed at every turn. Neptune is particularly potent here: the retrograde Aries cluster, every one of them applying the brakes to the Aries Moon's natural preference for speed. Slow your horses. We are not at full speed ahead yet.The Moon conjuncts Pallas Athena (revisiting strategy and pattern recognition), then conjuncts Eris (tables turning, but within — going in to see what you need to overturn in your own life), then squares Juno (renegotiating contracts), sextiles Hekate (the torchbearer is saying: the path forward is through your inner truths), and finally conjuncts Vesta (inner flame — what are you devoted to, really?). Before the day closes, the Moon conjuncts Saturn — a hard stop. Reality check. Put the brakes on.Venus at 21°50' Libra directly opposes Pallas Athena retrograde — the strategist, the pattern-recognizer, looking keenly back at Venus. Slow down. Think through your relationships, your values, your sense of justice. See the patterns before you charge on. Venus is covering ground she will cover again during the retrograde. Pay attention to what surfaces.Black Moon Lilith makes a fire trine to Eris and Vesta, and sextiles Hekate — that inner feminine rage at injustice, in flowing conversation with the table-turners and the inner flame, with the way-shower lighting the path. And Mercury in Virgo trines Pholus — more information coming to light. More things being seen.Monday, August 31 — Saturn Squares Asteroid Lilith. Black Moon Lilith Enters Capricorn. Earth Grand Trine.Saturn at 13° Aries squares Asteroid Lilith in Cancer. Thirteen — the number of the goddess, the witch. Saturn in Aries retrograde is revisiting the rules, the structures, the identities we've been building. Asteroid Lilith — the talk-to-the-hand, we-were-created-equal, original divine feminine — is in the Moon's sign, looking around and asking: how are all our needs being met? How are outsiders' needs being met? It's a hard look, again, before we do anything more. Saturn can bring the “shoulds” — and this week: don't. It will still be there later.Black Moon Lilith reaches the end of Sagittarius and enters Capricorn — the sign of our institutions, structures, and the man-made rules we live under. And the moment she crosses into Capricorn, she trines Regulus at 0° Virgo and Chiron at 0° Taurus — an Earth Grand Trine. The exiled feminine energy, in flowing conversation with the Royal Star that now speaks of future stewards, and with the medicine man shining his light on wounds and healing.The way forward is this world. This experience. Being on this Earth, which is our home.Jupiter at 13° Leo trines Saturn at 13° Aries. Thirteen — the goddess number, the witch number, also a number of creation (Fibonacci, phi). This is the opening trine of the cycle that began at the Great Conjunction in December 2020 — Jupiter and Saturn at 0° Aquarius, the beginning of the Age of Air. Now Jupiter has moved into Leo and this is the first flowering of that seed. We have to change these man-made rules that are not in alignment with the natural laws of the universe. That's what this aspect is saying. In the number of the goddess, no less.The Moon in Aries moves through Pallas Athena (revisiting strategy), opposes Venus (emotions stirred around what Venus is covering in her pre-retrograde territory — feel it, don't push it away), conjuncts Eris (more inner table-turning), squares Juno, sextiles Hekate, conjuncts Vesta.Tuesday, September 1 — Moon Into Taurus. Mars Squares Saturn. Mercury Meets Circe. The Brakes.The Moon finishes its Aries passage by aspecting the Nodes (still at 29° until October 9th — eclipse energy still reverberating) before moving into Taurus at 4:01am Eastern. Immediately, the Moon conjuncts Chiron — the shaman, the medicine man, hands-on healing. Earth. Body. Values. The wound and the medicine.Venus at 23° Libra makes a lovely unbroken flow aspect to Chariklo in Aquarius — the cosmic doula, Chiron's consort, the grace-spinner, holding space for the new story we're weaving. I am here with you. I am helping you weave it.Then the aspect that defines the day: Mars in Cancer squares Saturn in Aries. Mars in Cancer is already uncomfortable — fire in water, drive dampened by sensitivity. And Saturn in Aries is retrograde, in Mars's own sign. One foot on the accelerator, one foot on the brake. Except this week: it is far more brake than accelerator.If you feel the shoulds pressing in — I should be doing this, I should be doing that — this week is not the time. What needs to be done will still be there after you've rested and gone in. The brakes are on for a reason.Mercury in Virgo meets Circe the Sorceress — Circe is also conjunct the upcoming Virgo New Moon, which feels intentional. Mercury saying: get into the details, go in and do some inner sorcery and magic. The craftsmanship here is interior. Mercury then sextiles Asteroid Lilith — she's in there too, having a very good look at what she's going to say no to. Not performing the no yet. Looking clearly.The Taurus Moon Earth-trines the Virgo Sun and Pholus at around 9-10° — a pull to earth, to the somatic, to the body, to roots. Get your bare feet on the ground. Do grounding meditations. Go into the woods. That's why I chose the Red Riding Hood image for this week — the feminine going into the woods, into the inner world, is the heroine's journey. Read those old fairy tales from a different lens.Wednesday, September 2 — Moon in Taurus. Everything Is Within.The Taurus Moon squares Jupiter at 13° Leo — the natural laws of the universe, in the sign of the heart, at the goddess number again. The pattern of all of these 13° aspects this week is unmistakable.Everything is pointing inward. Everything is saying: come into balance and harmony within your nervous system. These eclipses have been nerve-jangling. If you feel your nervous system a bit fried, that's both appropriate and fixable. You have the tools. Use them.The Moon sextiles Mars (still cooling its jets, heading toward Asteroid Lilith), and the Sun trines Black Moon Lilith — with Okyrhoe the seer joining that aspect. This is about uncovering your inner seer. Going to the depth within that knows things before the mind catches up. The inner oracle.Thursday, September 3 — Sedna Stations Retrograde. Moon Into Gemini. Basket Activated.The Taurus Moon makes an Earth trine to Juno — our sacred contracts with each other, held in the flowing earth energy that's been the backbone of this week. This Earth trine has been holding the whole week: pulling inward, pulling down to ground, pulling roots deeper.Sedna stations retrograde in Gemini. Her 11,406-year orbit means she was last in Gemini at the end of the Great Ice Ages. Her stations are slower-burning than closer-in planets, but this is still a turning point: dig deeper into your perceptions, your ideas, your words, your thinking. How do you need to shift? How do you need to adapt?Black Moon Lilith squares Saturn — now in his own sign Capricorn, pressing against the rules and structures of our institutions. More things being seen. More reality checks arriving. This is not the moment to rail at every little thing. It's the moment to take it in, to see clearly, to know what you're looking at before you act.The Taurus Moon reaches 27-29° — the Pleiades degrees. This may feel like a tender, even sad day. The Pleiades carry the grief of endings and the beauty of the in-between. With Dolly and Tim Curry's passing this week, and with so much being released in the collective, let yourself feel what's there. The Moon then squares Hekate, squares the Nodes, and begins moving toward the drain of the South Node.At 7:47am Eastern, the Moon enters Gemini and immediately meets Sedna — who just stationed retrograde, all that adapt-or-transform energy newly concentrated. The Moon then trines Pluto, sextiles Neptune, conjuncts Uranus — the basket, again. The cradle activated. The aha moment: something about letting go. Something about death and rebirth. Something about what's trying to move through.Mars is opposed by Black Moon Lilith at 2:44pm Eastern — a question not about action but about wisdom. Is the action we're taking coming from a wise place? Or are we just acting? Black Moon Lilith is a lunar point, not a physical body — she's the inner voice, the interior knowing. Are we using her wisdom to shape what we do?Friday, September 4 — Last Quarter Moon. Venus Opposes Eris. Inner Tables Turning.The Gemini Moon (out of bounds since late Wednesday or Thursday) squares the Sun — Last Quarter Moon at approximately 11:48am Eastern. Eleven: the master number, the gateway. What are we letting go of before we step through this doorway? Not one big doorway — a series of doorways. That's what this whole period is. Each week, another door. What are we releasing at this one?The Last Quarter Moon is always a crisis in consciousness — the moment of maximum tension before the letting go. In this context, coming off eclipse season, it's the inner churn before the new moon plant.Venus at 25° Libra opposes Eris — more inner tables to turn. Not out there, not yet. Going within, looking at strategy and patterns, recognizing what needs to be overturned within your own relating and your own values before you bring a new version of yourself to the world.The Moon sextiles Saturn (opportunity to let go of self-limiting beliefs, old rules we were taught to live by) and sextiles Jupiter (the curious Gemini Moon trying to make sense of it all through the lens of the natural laws).Mars meets Asteroid Lilith at 15° Cancer — the midpoint of the degree, the middle of Cancer. Mars will move ahead of her after this. But she is right there with him, saying: you are more of a protector and a guardian than you have been portrayed. Right now, at this moment — using the language of internal family systems — you are my inner protector. You are here to help me move within, do more self-care, love myself more. You are the guardian of my interior, not just the warrior taking on the external world.If your inner Mars is feeling frustrated and angry (Mars doesn't love Cancer), you can actually talk to that part of yourself: I know you're here to help me. Right now your job is to protect my inner work, not to attack everything out there.The Moon squares Mercury — information, details, adjustments, what you think. All of it inside.Venus squares Juno — we are rewriting the contracts. With each other, and with ourselves.Saturday, September 5 — Moon Into Cancer. Venus and Hekate. One Last Look at the Toxins.The Gemini Moon finishes its journey — way out of bounds — making last aspects to the retrograde planets in Aries: Pallas Athena, Eris, Vesta. Fire and air. What do I need to burn off? What ideas need to be released? What does the inner flame actually want? Intense, but passing.At 10:30am Eastern, the Moon enters Cancer — her own sign — and sextiles Chiron. The wound and the medicine. The shaman. What's the medicine I've become because of what I've been through?Venus makes a lovely unbroken flow aspect to Hekate — the way-shower, the torchbearer, the triple moon goddess at the crossroads. Venus and Hekate work together beautifully during Venus retrogrades (you'll experience this directly in the class), and this pre-retrograde aspect is a preview: pay attention to your inner voice about which paths to choose. Which direction through the woods of your inner self is being illuminated?The Cancer Moon trines Haumea — pure regeneration, the Hawaiian creatrix, the handle of the basket. She hasn't been aspected much this week, and here at the close she shows up to say: something new is being birthed from all of this. Something is regenerating. And the Moon squares Neptune — Haumea moving forward, Neptune moving back, an aspect of adjustment between the two Mars signs (Aries and Scorpio). We are moving into a more Venusian era. We cannot stay where we were.The last aspect of the week: one more look at the toxins, at what needs to be released, at what we've been carrying that belongs to the past. What more can I let go of to be a better ancestor? (If you want to go deeper on Nessus, there's a beautiful blog post from the Amalthea website — search “Amalthea Nessus” — and the author contributed to Sideways from Saturn, the book on the centaurs that I wrote the foreword for.)The Cards in DetailTwo of Bees (Swords) — I Am Tension:Proverbs: “Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”This week suggests difficult choices and decisions. Your ideas and opinions may be questioned — by others and, perhaps more intensely, by yourself. You may feel mentally paralyzed as you try to navigate stress, uncertainty, and inner conflict.How do we move forward? Balance the tension of the opposites. Hold the tension of not knowing the outcome for a while. Clarity and a balanced view will make itself known. Positive choices and insightful decisions will arise from the centre of your being, once you've taken time to contemplate and listen to yourself before you act.And remember that quote when you speak to yourself this week: gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Including when you are talking inside your own head.Eight of Seeds (Pentacles), reversed — I Am Disengaged:Upright, the Eight of Seeds is productive, diligent, sowing and harvesting. Reversed this week: I feel disengaged. I feel like I've never done enough, like I'm not good enough. The inner perfectionist shows up.This is an Earth card, and its very reversal is the prescription: self-development and inner work. Not productive outer work. The shadow of Virgo — the perfectionism, the not-enoughness — can come through here. Let it be acknowledged and then gently set aside. You don't have to perform productivity right now.Ten of Bees (Swords) — I Am Revelation:Khalil Gibran: “For the bee, the flower is the fountain of life. For the flower, the bee is the messenger of love.”This is the card I was genuinely glad to see at the end of this challenging set. Here it is:We have tripped up and plummeted along the way, and now know what rock bottom feels like. It has challenged us. Self-pity, at times, has heightened our suffering.However, in reality, the rocks actually grounded us, and a relief and an understanding is starting to rise up within us. It is clear that we have been stung into waking up to some hard truths. Our ego may have been battered, and we may feel sore, vulnerable, as we reflect on what appear to be failures and endings that lie behind us.The good news is: the worst is over, for this week. The weight we have carried is finally lifting. We have survived, and our stings will heal. Our wings gently unfurl, and we start to ascend, breathing in the clear air, and dancing into a new beginning.By the end of the week, you will start to feel the call of the new moon. Not quite there yet. But coming.The Witch (Witch Oracle) — I Am Coordinating, Not Dominating:“Control. No woman alive today needs a dictionary to know what control means within a toxic patriarchy. She's experienced it a thousand different ways. It is domination and restraint.But in a balanced psyche and in a balanced culture, control can mean something else entirely.A witch experiences control through cooperation rather than competition. She is engaged with all the parts of her psyche in an attempt to coordinate rather than dominate.You are being asked right now to embrace all the inhabitants of your inner realm, because each deserves respect and a place at the table. Even the unruly, the inconvenient, the ugly. Making space for all under the banner of wild inclusion — giving voice to the shame, malice, and anger, as well as every other outlawed part of the psyche — is the way we create integrity.When your intent is to create rather than compete, you don't have to dominate. Your influence is enough. This is power with, rather than power over.Invite whatever is bothering you today into the realm of inclusion. Assert your inner authority.”Coordinate, don't dominate. Including inside yourself. This is the whole week. This is the whole work.Summing UpPost-eclipse. Waning. Brakes firmly on. The Aries retrogrades slowing everything down, saying not yet, not yet. The Earth Grand Trine pulling us down to roots and soil and body. The 13s showing up everywhere — the goddess number, the witch number — at Saturn and Jupiter and the Moon's aspects. Venus entering her pre-retrograde territory and asking us to start paying attention. Sedna stationing to dig deeper into how we adapt. The Last Quarter Moon at the gateway number, releasing before the new moon.The rocks grounded us. The wings are beginning to unfurl.Go into the woods. Slow your roll. Do the radical self-care. Talk to your inner Mars. Embrace all the inhabitants of your inner realm. And coordinate, don't dominate — inside and out.The new moon is coming on September 10th. We'll get there.— LouiseVenus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026Subscribe free on Substack. Spiral Weave / Spiral Codex — $10/month or $90/year.Code COSMICOWL20 (20% off) or COSMICOWL30 (30% off $99+) at Otter Spirit. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosmicowlastrology.substack.com/subscribe

Edited Transcript Below for Readers on Substack. A pivotal astrological week centered on the Lunar Eclipse on August 28 and a rare sequence of personal planets (Sun, Mercury, Venus) crossing the South Node and Regulus at 0° Virgo — a pattern Louise frames as accelerating the "fall of kings" and a long-term paradigm shift toward humility, stewardship, and inner work. 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Oracle Deck https://a.co/d/0bOgiJsrBefore We Dive InA few things before we get into what is — still — an extraordinary week.AstroTheoros has been adding features since I last mentioned them on the lunar eclipse video: chart import (from nearly any source) and export (to CSV), chart folders, chart notes with a timeline, and lovely PDF print options. More is in the works. If you're looking for affordable, cloud-based astrology software that works on any device, go and check it out. Code COSMICOWL at astrotheoros.com — one free month on the monthly plan, or one extra month off the yearly plan.Venus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — we now have 50 people enrolled. First call is October 1st. The price is holding through the end of August, so this week is your last chance at the current rate. And — this matters, so I'm saying it clearly — I offer partial scholarships. If you genuinely cannot afford the class, please email me at louise@louiseedington.com with a “pay what you can” offer. 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Membership is OFF Substack going forward.The Big Picture: Three Planets Cross RegulusBefore we move into the week, I want to give you the context that has been building for months — because it reaches a significant milestone this week.Regulus — the Royal Star, one of the four great fixed stars of the ancient sky — moved from Leo into Virgo from our perspective in late 2011. Before Virgo, it spent approximately 2,160 years in Leo. Before that, 2,160 years in Cancer. And before that, Gemini.The astrologer Michael Lutin — rest in peace, a truly lovely man — apparently wrote about Regulus's ingress into Virgo in practically every post after it happened. His words, which I keep coming back to: “Long after this foolish war is over, Regulus in Virgo will produce beings — the future stewards of the Earth and planets. The goddesses.” And he also said: kings in rags.Now here is where we are this week: the three most personal solar system bodies — Venus, the Sun, and Mercury — are all crossing the South Node and then Regulus, one after another, for the first time since the South Node met Regulus at 0° Virgo.Venus crossed first. The Sun crossed last week. And this Tuesday: Mercury crosses the South Node and then meets Regulus.These are the three bodies closest to the Sun — the inner solar system, our most personal planetary energies. In order from Sun outward: Mercury, Venus, Earth. All three crossing that symbolic drain and meeting Regulus in its new sign. Not kings. Something different. Something more humble, more curious, more meaningful, more Virgo.I also want to mention the larger wheel. I believe the turning of the ages began in 1781, when Uranus was discovered — that moment of collective breakthrough also marked the start of the Industrial Revolution. It takes a very long time to turn the great wheel. We are roughly three ages back from when the descent began — Gemini to Cancer to Leo — and now, with Regulus in Virgo, we are at the point between the descent and the return. Beginning to push back up. That is where we are.Three Out-of-Bounds Bodies — and a PrescriptionThis week, the Moon, Mars, and Pluto are all out of bounds simultaneously. That is not nothing.The Moon out of bounds means our emotions are running beyond the normal range — heightened, eccentric, more extreme in some direction.Mars out of bounds (since August 3rd) means protective instincts and defensive reactions have been especially reactive. Mars in Cancer is already sensitive and protective; out of bounds, it's been operating well beyond convention. The good news: Mars comes back in bounds on Friday the 28th, the eclipse day.Pluto out of bounds happens for about three months around this time of year, and will continue until 2035 — after which Pluto never goes out of bounds again in any of our lifetimes. Rosie Finn's book Persephone's Revolution documents the pattern: Pluto out of bounds to the south has historically coincided with people rising up, more peaceful collective energy. Pluto out of bounds to the north coincided with the Second World War. We are in the south-running period. That is, in Rosie's words, the revolution.The prescription for all of this: radical self-care. Not the usual amount. More than you'd normally think necessary. Out-of-bounds planets go beyond the norm — so your self-care needs to go beyond your norm too. Keep your boundaries. Retreat when you need to. Do what genuinely restores you.The Cards — A First GlanceFrom the Red Seeds Tarot and the Witch Oracle: The Hanged Goddess (upright!), Two of Bees reversed, Queen of Seeds reversed, and The Companion.Pause. Inner turmoil. Inner pillars. And your body as the cauldron. Every single card is pointing in the same direction: inward. More at the end.Day by DaySunday, August 23 — Sun Meets Regulus. The Third Great Crossing Begins.The Moon in Capricorn, out of bounds, opens the week by opposing Ceres — the Great Mother, the one I wrote my book on. Self-care first. What are your needs right now, really? Then the Moon squares Neptune — forming a mutable T-square that forces change and says: surrender. Let go. Trust the flow.At 3:12am Eastern, the Sun meets Regulus exactly at 0°11' Virgo. Venus is already past this point, heading ahead. Now the Sun has joined her. Two personal planets past the drain, past Regulus, heading toward what comes next — including the Venus Star Point, the Cazimi in Scorpio, on October 23rd. (That Star Point, incidentally, squares 20° Aquarius — a potent point I'll speak to more in the Venus class.)Venus is now falling in the sky — every morning in the east she rises closer and closer to the rising Sun, descending back toward conjunction. We are in the falling phase of her cycle. The invitation: more humility, more curiosity, more meaning, more Virgo. Less performance, less pedestal energy. Let it go.Happy birthday, Virgo humans. Your season is carrying something remarkable.Mercury in Leo trines Eris — the messenger meeting the original table-turner. Eris does not like artifice. She does not like the glitz and vanity and pedestal energy of shadow Leo. She is the one who says I was created equal and I will not submit — and she says it again now through Mercury. Expect more news of people falling from pedestals. More truth being spoken. More of the old guard losing its grip.The Moon opposes Mars (both out of bounds — very heightened), then conjuncts Asteroid Lilith (talk to the hand, enough) and Pholus (Pandora's box wide open). We've had enough. The lid is coming off more things. There is grief in all of this. There is loss. People are going to be feeling it this week — whether it's playing out in their personal lives or in the collective. Both are real.The Sun in Virgo trines Chiron — an Earth trine. Healing the wounds around being human. Around how we've treated each other. Around our severed relationship with the Earth itself. This is an ongoing theme for the Chiron-in-Taurus years, and the Sun newly in Virgo is making it tangible.The out-of-bounds Moon squares Saturn retrograde — initiating, letting go of old institutions, old rules, old self-limiting beliefs. The structures that are stagnant. They are going.Monday, August 24 — Capricorn Moon. Radical Self-Care. The Inner Crossroads.The Moon is still out of bounds in Capricorn all day — and Capricorn Moons can feel a bit cold, emotionally blunt. With everything going on right now, you or people around you may seem more shut down than usual. That's self-protection, not coldness. Give yourself and others some latitude.The prescription is clear: more self-care than you normally think you need. Out-of-bounds planets go beyond the norm. Match that.The Moon squares Venus — both out of bounds, both in their own way asking: what do we value? What are we creating? What relationships, contracts, and connections need new boundaries? Where are we letting go of the old and building something genuinely different?Mercury trines Vesta — the messenger in conversation with the inner flame. This isn't coming from outside. The flame is within. The article I wrote on evolutionary astrology (link below) speaks to this — the turning of astrology toward helping people explore their interior landscape, rather than telling them what it means.The Moon sextiles Nessus — seeing the toxins within and without. Bloodletting the inherited poisons, the patterns that have been running. Then the Moon squares Pallas Athena — wise strategy, wise justice. How are we going to fight for this? And how do we find the strategy within ourselves first?Mercury opposes Hecate at 28°57' Aquarius. Hecate — the torchbearer at the crossroads, the triple moon goddess — is in the sign of the future, the collective, the Aquarian North Node. Mercury opposing her says: the crossroads is within. The way forward is through the interior, not through the external drama. Tune in.The Moon squares Eris to close the day — tables still turning, within and without.Tuesday, August 25 — Mercury Crosses the South Node. Mercury Meets Regulus. Vesta Stations Retrograde.Three major events. One day.At 5:01am Eastern, the Moon enters Aquarius — back in bounds, or very close to it, stepping into the sign of the future.At 5:04am Eastern, Mercury conjuncts the South Node. The drain. The third major personal planet to cross this threshold since the South Node met Regulus at 0° Virgo.First Venus crossed — love, values, our relationship to all things, our social and material world. Then the Sun — the very core of our solar system, our identity, the ego and the heart simultaneously. Now Mercury — the mind, the voice, communication, the messenger between worlds.Three, in succession. All releasing through the drain. All letting go of old ideas, old beliefs, old ways of thinking about leadership and hierarchy and who gets to be on a pedestal.And then: at 7:04am, Mercury enters Virgo. Crossing from Leo (the voice of the heart) into Virgo (the meaningful, discerning, humble voice). Mercury is strong in Virgo — curious, detail-oriented, wanting to find the meaning, wanting to get it right not for praise but because doing the right thing matters.At 9:26am, Mercury conjuncts Regulus at 0° Virgo.Three planets. Venus. Sun. Mercury. All having now crossed Regulus in Virgo for the first time since the South Node met it. All going down the drain of the age of kings, and emerging — more humble, more curious, more Virgo. Kings in rags. Future stewards of the Earth and planets. The goddesses.I am just like... I love astrology. And I love Michael Lutin for seeing this.The Moon in Aquarius then squares Haumea, trines Sedna (adapt or die, but also — so many kinds of death), and conjuncts Pluto — the basket activation again. The Moon carries the collective emotional energy through the 4° basket degree, four legs of stability, and we are held.At 2:01pm Eastern, Vesta stations retrograde. Vesta — the inner flame, focus, commitment, sacred devotion — goes retrograde. And look at the Aries cluster now: Neptune retrograde, Manwë retrograde, Saturn retrograde, Pallas Athena retrograde, Eris retrograde, and now Vesta retrograde. All those Aries energies — the new beginning, the identity in the emerging aeon — going back, reviewing, revisiting. We are not finished with what Aries has been teaching us about who we are becoming. The retrograde does not cancel the flame. It turns it inward to assess what it's actually devoted to.Mercury in Virgo trines Chiron — and I want to sit with this one. Virgo, in the older traditions, was the healer, the witch, the medicine carrier, the one with the pouch of herbs who knew how to tend bodies and communities. Chiron is the wounded healer, the shaman, the one who becomes medicine through the wound. Together: be the medicine. Not just know about healing. Embody it.The Moon then trines Uranus — the basket activates again, and we are held in it. Still. Despite everything.Wednesday, August 26 — Moon Opposes Jupiter. The Pedestal Shadow.The Aquarius Moon opposes Jupiter and Hygieia in Leo — and I find this potent. Jupiter in Leo is the expander in the sign of kings, of leaders, of the performer. And now the Moon — the people, the collective emotions — is directly across from it, in the sign of the future.What we're starting to see, I think, is not just the fall of individual gurus and leaders. We're starting to see the shadow of how we've participated in putting them there. Not just in them, but in us. The energy of wanting someone to tell us the answers. The hunger for authority figures. The guru culture, the cult-of-personality culture, the tendency to surrender our inner judge to someone else's version of truth. Jupiter expanded all of that. Now we're looking at it clearly.Jupiter will go retrograde at some point soon, which means it will turn back to review that Leo territory more carefully. Watch that.The Moon sextiles Saturn — self-limiting beliefs, old structures. Let them go. And Mercury sextiles Haumea — the Great Mother of regeneration. All three personal planets are now moving toward Scorpio, toward the Venus Star Point, toward the Venus and Mercury retrogrades. It is going to be intentional. The Venus class exists to help you work with this from the inside out — the meditations are channeled, not scripted, so each journey is genuinely different.Thursday, August 27 — Moon Into Pisces. Mercury Cazimi at 4° Virgo. Moon Conjuncts North Node.The Moon moves through Aquarius — sextiling Pallas Athena (strategy), conjuncting Chariklo (the cosmic doula is holding space for the story we're weaving), sextiling Eris and Vesta (burn things off, from devotion and inner flame) — and then meets Hecate at the crossroads. Always. She is always there.And then the Mercury Cazimi — the Sun and Mercury meet exactly, in a superior (exterior) conjunction at 4° Virgo. Mercury is behind the Sun from our perspective, meaning it's on the far side — gathering information from outer space, which it then channels through the solar core. These exterior Cazimis are often moments of receiving rather than transmitting: something is coming in that Mercury will carry forward toward the coming retrograde.4° Virgo. The basket degree, again. Four legs of the table. When the basket peaked in July, the Moon at 4° of Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn each activated the whole configuration in turn. Now Mercury and the Sun meet at 4° Virgo. The messenger is filled with what it needs to carry toward the Venus retrograde and then into its own retrograde in Scorpio. Information from the far side, encoded in the cauldron, to be distilled in the descent to come.At 3:03pm Eastern, the Moon enters Pisces — and the emotional waters deepen as we move toward the eclipse tomorrow. The Moon sextiles Chiron and trines Haumea — a water grand trine still operational, eroding, regenerating. The Moon squares Sedna — adapt, or be changed. The Moon conjuncts the North Node — the Aquarian future, the care-for-each-other energy, the people rising up. Forget the labels. Just vote for the person who genuinely wants to care for people. They are human. They will not be perfect. But listen to what they say.Friday, August 28 — Venus Day. The Lunar Eclipse. Mars Back in Bounds.The full lunar eclipse post and video cover all the detail — please do go and read/watch those. But here's what matters from this forecast's perspective.The eclipse is at 4° Pisces/Virgo — the basket degree, the number of stability. Four legs. We are held.Mars moves back in bounds on this day. He's been out of bounds since August 3rd — erratic, sensitive, defensive, more extreme than usual. Now, at last, he comes back within the established range. You may notice a very slight settling of some of that reactive, overly self-protective energy. Mars in Cancer at its highest is the fierce guardian — protective of home and family, yes, but from love rather than fear.Mercury square Uranus exactly at 5° — number of change. Radical shift in perceptions. Could come as shocking news, shocking falls, or shocking good news. The Uranian energy doesn't telegraph which. Stay awake.The Moon in Pisces trines Ceres — amid eclipse energy, Ceres in Cancer says: meet your needs. Take care of yourself. Your family and community. There may be grief around ancestors, around family, around inheritance. Let the water move through.The Sun in Virgo sextiles Ceres and squares Uranus — more eclipse activation, more radical change in the practical, meaningful sign of Virgo. This is the call to do things differently in the everyday, the ordinary, the somatic. Virgo is the medicine carrier. Be the medicine.The Moon trines Mars (now back in bounds) — water to water, Cancer and Pisces. The guardian and the depths. The eclipse is very emotional. Let it be. Surrender. The Hanged Goddess is upright this week precisely because we need her permission to pause.The Moon also trines Asteroid Lilith — talk to the hand. We are not going back to the old way.Saturday, August 29 — Quiet Close. Moon Into Aries.The Moon in Pisces closes the week quietly — meeting Nessus (the poisons, the inherited patterns, a last look at what we're releasing in this eclipse), then sextiling Juno (contracts, the renegotiating continues).And then, at 10:37pm Eastern, the Moon enters Aries — and we end the week with the Moon about to move through that entire retrograde cluster: Neptune, Manwë, Saturn, Pallas Athena, Eris, and Vesta, all revisiting, reflecting, reviewing, in the sign of new beginnings.As the week closes: Venus, the Sun, and Mercury are the only major planetary bodies on the Virgo side of Regulus and the South Node. All the rest are still coming. It will take a while. This is a turning of a great wheel, not the flipping of a switch.But the three most personal planets are leading the way. Be more meaningful. Be more curious. Be more humble. Be the medicine.The Cards in DetailThe Hanged Goddess — I Am Paused (upright this time):In the Red Seeds Tarot by Linda Hill (find her on Etsy, UK), the Hanged Goddess is Demeter — the Great Mother who, in the myth, became weary of both mortals and gods and withdrew to her newly built temple, closing the door to everyone. She knew that to invoke the powers of healing, she would need silence and isolation. And so she paused.“A change of perspective is much needed. The complexity of life can imbalance us at times, leaving us feeling lost, drained, exhausted. Confusion surrounds us, and we can't see the wood for the trees. Have we forgotten who we are? What has brought us to this point? Is it time to stop and pause? Old cycles, habits, poor self-care may have blocked our way. It's time to surrender to the self and allow the depths of our being to open gently. It is not necessary to hurry or try to direct what should happen next. There is really nothing for us to do but wait. Such a position helps us to see things in a very different light. New perspectives will arise. There is much to come from this.”Herman Hesse: “Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.”This is Demeter closing the temple door. This is the invitation: close the door. Just for a while. Let the silence in. Let the new perspective arise.Two of Bees (Swords), reversed — Inner Turmoil:This week there may be anxiety, inner turmoil, indecision. Everything feels tense inside. Reversed, this card asks for all the inner work — going within rather than pushing outward, balancing the nervous system, retreating, doing the self-care. The Hanged Goddess gave you the permission. Take it.This is strong energy. The eclipses are strong. You do not have to perform having it together right now.Queen of Seeds (Pentacles), reversed — Inner Pillars:In this deck there are two Queens of Seeds, and they both came out this week. They embrace the Divine Feminine — nurture, healing, generosity, intuition, stability, and service. Like the Caryatids — the sculpted figures from the Eleusinian Mysteries who literally held up the sanctuary — these queens hold things up.“We can be supportive and in service of those in need, whilst always remembering to nurture, support, and stabilize ourselves first. This feminine energy has agency: self-sufficient, strong, kind, empowered, and belonging to no gender. These queens held up the Eleusinian sanctuary for many years, on many levels. These queens hold us up. Know that we are supported and always cared for.”Reversed this week, I read these Queens as pointing you toward the inner pillars of support — the ones that don't require anyone else's permission or presence. And to remember Michael Lutin's words: future stewards of the Earth and planets, the goddesses. That doesn't mean only women. It means the goddess energy — the nurturing, supportive, reciprocal, holding energy — within all of us.The Companion (Witch Oracle):Your body. The cauldron. It has appeared before and it keeps appearing because the message keeps being needed.“Your body, like a cauldron, holds the energy of what you put into it. Are you putting shame, diminishment, or rejection into it? Or acceptance, appreciation, adoration?Science would have you believe your body is an experiment. Religion would have you believe your body is a sin. A witch would have you believe your body is a marvel — a cauldron of celebration, home to spells of delight, healing, and wonder.Your body is a sacred companion. She is the one entity that will never leave you during your journey as a human. She is always working on your behalf to restore, heal, and create the balance that allows you to participate in this life. This kind of loyalty deserves devotion, not diminishment.Shed the weight of expectations. Trim down the thoughts of too much and not enough. Dance like your hips move mountains. Put some magic of unabashed self-approval in your cauldron, and witness how the steam of that self-esteem wafts out into the world — passing on permission for others to feel the same about their unique shape.A witch understands that liking and loving herself, her body, just as it is, in a toxic patriarchy, is an act of rebellion.Be the rebel.”And here is what I want to add: your body is also the cradle. It is the basket. It is the cauldron that is being held in the larger cauldron of these four great outer planets at 4°. You are held. Your body is held. The transformation is happening inside it, and through it, and because of it.Summing UpMercury crosses the South Node and meets Regulus. Vesta stations retrograde, joining the entire Aries cluster in reflection. The Mercury Cazimi at the basket degree of 4° Virgo brings through what needs to be carried toward the Venus and Mercury retrogrades. Mars comes back in bounds on eclipse day. The lunar eclipse arrives at 4° Pisces — held, stable, held.And four cards all pointing inward: pause. The turmoil is real, and it belongs inside where you can work with it. The inner pillars of support are there. Your body is the cauldron, the companion, the sacred rebel.Three planets have now crossed Regulus in Virgo. Kings in rags. Future stewards of the Earth and planets. The goddesses.We are in the birth canal, and we are pushing.Go close the temple door for a while. Let the new perspective arrive.— LouiseVenus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — price holds through end of August. Partial scholarships available: louise@louiseedington.com. louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026“Can We Let Evolutionary Astrology Evolve?” — now on Substack. Subscribe free for all posts.AstroTheoros — chart import/export, folders, notes, PDF printing, and growing asteroid support. 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The world feels like it's breaking down — and according to the stars, that's exactly the point.Traci Stein sits down with Athen Chimenti, founder of Mastering the Zodiac, to explore True Sidereal Astrology — a more astronomically precise system aligned with the actual positions of the stars. Together they examine what the current cosmic alignments are telling us about the upheaval unfolding across the U.S. and the globe. Far from random chaos, Athen makes the case that what we're witnessing is a necessary — and ancient — cycle playing out on schedule.Pluto's 250-year return to the position it held at America's founding signals the inevitable dismantling of outdated power structures. The Saturn-Neptune conjunction is dissolving illusions we've collectively outgrown. And Mercury retrograde in Aquarius is asking us to pause, question the systems and technologies we've accepted without thinking, and reimagine what genuine community and progress could look like.The invitation isn't to despair — it's to evolve. Both personally and collectively, this is a moment of profound restructuring — one that asks each of us to look inward and get clear on who we need to become, what we have to offer, and what kind of world we're committed to helping create.Old systems are falling. What comes next is up to us.For more on Athen Chimenti and True Sidereal Astrology: https://masteringthezodiac.com/Unpacking Possibility listeners can order a true sidereal astrology report at 50% off the normal rate: https://masteringthezodiac.com/report-discountFor more on Traci Stein, visit: https://www.drtracistein.com/

Episode 274In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.The astrology of the week of March 16th, 2026, is a mix of missing details and new beginnings. A dreamy New Moon in Pisces gives our intention-setting and creative genius a boost. The March Equinox and zodiacal new year spring us forward into a fresh start. And Mercury finally stations direct — though it's still slogging through Pisces and continuing to cloud our communications. This is a time for careful review and much-needed renewal. Say goodbye to the retrograde rut.This episode covers:Mercury's conjunction with the North Node on Tuesday, March 17thVenus' square to Jupiter on Wednesday, March 18thThe Sun's sextile to Uranus on Wednesday, March 18thThe New Moon in Pisces (sextile Uranus) on Wednesday, March 18thThe Sun's entrance into Aries and the March Equinox on Friday, March 20thMercury stations direct in Pisces on Friday, March 20thMars' trine to Jupiter on Saturday, March 21stThe Neptune cazimi on Sunday, March 22ndMercury's conjunction with the North Node on Sunday, March 22ndThis episode was recorded on 03/10/2026.For more, check out your free daily horoscope on the homepage of the CHANI app — now on iOS and Android.Want to know what Chani's reading beyond the astro? Join her book club, The Next Chapter, to explore her favorite titles and build community around books that reckon with and reimagine the world we're living in.The music featured in the podcast was created by Latashá.

This week is as Capricorn as it gets, and it's kinda the best week of the year for getting shit done and laying the foundation for our future (which sounds dramatic to the point that it can't possibly be true, except it really just…is true this time). We have the Sun, Venus, Mars, AND Mercury all crammed into the same sign, and that kind of stellium doesn't mess around. Every personal planet we have is sitting in sky daddy's house right now, wearing sensible shoes and asking pointed questions about our five-year plan.Key moments of the week:Tues, Jan. 6: Venus cazimi in CapricornWed, Jan. 7: Venus conjoins Mars in CapricornFri, Jan. 9: Mercury in Capricorn sextiles the North Node in PiscesFri, Jan. 9: Mars cazimi in CapricornFri, Jan. 9: Venus in Capricorn opposes Jupiter in CancerSat, Jan. 10: Mars in Capricorn opposes Jupiter in CancerSat, Jan. 10: Sun in Capricorn opposes Jupiter in CancerSun, Jan. 11: Venus in Capricorn squares Chiron in AriesTo read your, your kids', and your co-parents' daily horoscopes for this week, along with the detailed daily insights throughout the week, and personalized insights for every transit going on right now (plus deep dive parenting guides based on your specific chart and your kids' charts), pop over to the website or either app store:Get started on the websiteiPhone and iPad appsAndroid app

The planet Mercury is shrinking. It’s contracted by several miles since its birth. And it’s continuing to get smaller even now. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. It’s also the smallest major planet in the solar system – a little more than 3,000 miles in diameter – about the width of the 48 states. It has a core of iron and nickel, surrounded by dense layers of rock. And it’s topped by a thin crust. The surface of the planet is marked by lots of impressive cliffs. The biggest is more than 600 miles long and about two miles high. They formed as Mercury lost heat from its interior. As the planet cooled, it shrank. Estimates of how much it’s contracted have ranged from about a mile to about nine miles. A recent study narrowed the range a little bit. It measured the most dramatic features, then scaled that to the surface of the entire planet. The result suggests that Mercury has shrunk by about three to five miles as a result of its cooling. And when you add in some other causes, the total contraction is about four to seven miles. And Mercury is still getting smaller today. This incredible shrinking planet is quite low in the southeast in the dawn twilight for the next few days. It looks like a bright star, but you need a clear horizon to spot it. And because of the viewing angle, it’s easier to spot from more southern latitudes. Tomorrow, the Moon stands to its right or upper right. Script by Damond Benningfield

Episode 260In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.The astrology of the week of December 8th, 2025, gets crunchy. Mars (the planet of action) and Saturn (the planet of limits) square off, causing friction between what we want to do and what we have to. And Mercury (the cosmic communicator) opposes Uranus (the revolutionary), sparking disruptive conversations. Our job? Drown out the noise and stay focused on our priorities. And remember: You don't have to do it alone. Ask for help and see who comes through.This episode covers:Mars' square to Saturn on Monday, December 8thThe end of Neptune's retrograde on Wednesday, December 10thMercury's opposition to Uranus on Wednesday, December 10thVenus' square to the lunar nodes on Wednesday, December 10thMercury's trine to Neptune on Thursday, December 11thMercury's entrance into Sagittarius on Thursday, December 11thMercury's sextile to Pluto on Saturday, December 13thMars' entrance into Capricorn on Sunday, December 14thThis episode was recorded on 10/31/2025.For more, check out your free daily horoscope on the homepage of the CHANI app — now on iOS and Android.Want to know what Chani's reading beyond the astro? Join her book club, The Next Chapter, to explore her favorite titles and build community around books that reckon with and reimagine the world we're living in.P.S. If you're looking for an astrological map, compass, and collaborator for the coming year, check out our 2026 Astro Planner. Packed with 300 pages of practical magic, it was crafted by a team of trained astrologers, which means it has everything you need to manifest your best year yet. Order yours at chani.com. But don't snooze — it sells out every year.The music featured in the podcast was created by Latashá.

Episode 259In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.The astrology of the week of December 1st, 2025, has us asking questions. The Full Moon in Gemini calls us to get curious and analyze things from every angle. And Mercury (the messenger planet) teams up with the planets of growth and structure to kick-start conversations that lead to answers and healing. There's plenty to say. Just remember to ask permission before venting at someone.This episode covers:Venus's sexile to Pluto on Tuesday, December 2ndFull Moon in Gemini on Thursday, December 4thMercury's trine to Jupiter on Saturday, December 6thMercury's trine to Saturn on Sunday, December 7thThis episode was recorded on 10/31/2025.For more, check out your free daily horoscope on the homepage of the CHANI app — now on iOS and Android.Want to know what Chani's reading beyond the astro? Join her book club, The Next Chapter, to explore her favorite titles and build community around books that reckon with and reimagine the world we're living in.P.S. If you're looking for an astrological map, compass, and collaborator for the coming year, check out our 2026 Astro Planner. Packed with 300 pages of practical magic, it was crafted by a team of trained astrologers, which means it has everything you need to manifest your best year yet. Order yours at chani.com. But don't snooze — it sells out every year.The music featured in the podcast was created by Latashá.

Four major Vedic astrology transits are reshaping the energy of this week, and many people have been telling me that 2025 has already been one of the most transformational years of their lives. This week marks a noticeable shift in direction. You'll likely feel things settling, clarifying, and integrating in ways that help you move forward.In this episode, I walk you through each of the four big movements:Mercury retrograding back into Libra on the 23rd,Venus shifting into Scorpio on the 26th,Saturn going direct in Pisces on the 28th,and Mercury going direct again on the 29th.We'll look at what these mean through the lens of Vedic astrology using the sidereal zodiac and whole sign houses. I'll share the deeper themes and how you can work with them in real time, rather than feeling pushed around by circumstances or old patterns.This week is especially supportive for revisiting unfinished business, integrating lessons from earlier in the year, clearing clutter (mental and literal), and taking a more empowered approach to relationships, creativity, and your spiritual practice. Venus moving into Scorpio brings a pull toward depth and honest connection. Saturn going direct clears the fog and invites real progress again. And Mercury's retrograde is giving you one last chance to integrate a big piece of inner work before moving forward.If you want to follow along with these transits in your own chart, you can get your Vedic birth chart and accompanying training at Quietmind Astrology. Knowing where Libra, Scorpio, and Pisces fall in your chart will help you see exactly where these shifts are happening for you.Key ideas from this episode:“Retrogrades are integration periods. If you don't process the lessons, they repeat.”“Mercury in Libra brings us back to unfinished relational dynamics.”“Venus in Scorpio invites depth, healing, and creative transformation.”“Saturn going direct gives you momentum again after months of review.”“Your power returns when you stop giving it to things you can't influence.”Vedic astrology forecast, Jyotish, nakshatra, planetary transits, weekly horoscope, spiritual growth, self-awareness.Vedic Birth Chart & Training:http://www.quietmindastrology.com/freebirthchartSchedule a 1-1 Readinghttps://www.quietmindastrology.com/readingExclusive Updates & Offershttps://www.quietmindastrology.com/freehoroscopesQuietmind Yogahttps://www.quietmind.yoga

Episode 256In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.The astrology of the week of November 10th, 2025, asks us to rewind and review. Jupiter (the planet of abundance) highlights where we've been growing and healing — and where we still need to level up. And Mercury (the planet of communication) backtracks over to Mars (the planet of action), stoking tensions and tricky — but necessary — conversations. Make room for thoughtful honesty and all the goodness that can come from it.This episode covers:The start of Jupiter's retrograde on Tuesday, November 11thMercury Rx's conjunction with Mars on Wednesday, November 12thThe Sun's trine to Jupiter on Sunday, November 16thThis episode was recorded on 10/30/2025.For more, check out your free daily horoscope on the homepage of the CHANI app — now on iOS and Android.Want to know what Chani's reading beyond the astro? Join her book club, The Next Chapter, to explore her favorite titles and build community around books that reckon with and reimagine the world we're living in.P.S. If you're looking for an astrological map, compass, and collaborator for the coming year, check out our 2026 Astro Planner. Packed with 300 pages of practical magic, it was crafted by a team of trained astrologers, which means it has everything you need to manifest your best year yet. Order yours at chani.com. But don't snooze — it sells out every year.The music featured in the podcast was created by Latashá.

This week is about control: the ways we reach for it, the ways it slips through our hands, and the ways we convince ourselves it's a noble act when it's really just ego in a better outfit. Monday's Full Moon in Aries drags something to the surface that's been brewing since spring, the kind of emotional laundry day where you suddenly realize half your resentment pile belongs to you. And Mercury sliding into Scorpio on the same day? That's your brain turning into a crime lab. Everything gets dissected, decoded, autopsied for truth. Which would be great, except the truth might not want to be found through cross-examination. This whole week is one long test in discernment: when is “following your gut” just intuition doing its job, and when is it you trying to manipulate reality into agreeing with your storyline? Spoiler: you'll know by how exhausted you are.Key moments of the week:Mon, Oct. 6: Mercury enters ScorpioMon, Oct. 6: Full Moon in AriesTues, Oct. 7: Mercury in Scorpio squares Pluto in AquariusWed, Oct. 8: Venus in Virgo sextiles Jupiter in CancerSat, Oct. 11: Venus in Virgo opposes Saturn in PiscesTo read your, your kids', and your co-parents' daily horoscopes for this week, along with the detailed daily insights throughout the week, and personalized insights for every transit going on right now (plus deep dive parenting guides based on your specific chart and your kids' charts), pop over to the website or either app store:Get started on the websiteiPhone and iPad appsAndroid app

July is yet another month of intensity and confusion as Mars and Ketu near their exact conjunction degree, Saturn and Neptune retrograde at 7 degrees of Pisces, AND Mercury retrogrades. In todays segment, we explore how to use the energy of Mars and Ketu to better support our lives and avoid unnecessary conflict. This combination can be used for GOOD when approached appropriately. Saturn and Neptune go retrograde, bringing blurring lines to our boundaries and discernment. This is a time of turning inwards, reflecting, and tapping into the Guru within, as opposed to outsourcing all of our guidance. There is an essence of uncertainty for the collective, and we may experience it in our personal lives as well. Kala Sarpa will be broken later this month, releasing heat and allowing for necessary reprieve. Though this month is yet another month of intense energy, there IS a path forward that can be graceful, courageous, and clear. Learn more here. We cover: July 4th - Neptune retrograde at 7 degrees of Pisces July 10th: Full Moon at 24 degrees of Sagittarius July 12: Saturn retrogrades at 7 degrees of Pisces - both Neptune and Saturn. Notice your birth chart. This is certainly a time to watch out for natural disasters, oil, water as mentioned. “Hidden enemies”, illusions, trying to ascertain the truth. Pisces is endings. Deep seated secrets coming to light.Sun in Cancer July 16 - August 16thJuly 17th: Mercury retrograde at 21 degrees of Cancer - may be a more intense Mercury retrograde with the lunar phases + aspecting Pluto. Domestic matters, economy, wealth, role in tech (until august 11)July 20th: Mars conjunct Ketu at 25 degrees of LeoJuly 21: Kala Sarpa BrokenJuly 24th: New Moon at 7 degrees of Cancer - the homeland, opposing Pluto, safety, security, nourishment. July 28th: Mars enters Virgo - health related issues almost always YOUTUBE:Mars + Ketuhttps://youtu.be/J_gnbbOmqe8D9 exploration:https://youtu.be/HTgYcjltyasCharacteristics of Your Spouse:https://youtu.be/i_cOvdSbjy0Soulmate Astrologyhttps://youtu.be/ExnDysvjzUwChristine:website: innerknowing.yogainstagram: astrologynow_podcastpatreon: patreon.com/astrologynowpodcast keywords: astrology, jyotish, Vedic astrology, sidereal astrology, nakshatras,  spirituality, Christine Rodriguez, aries, libra, scorpio, libra, capricorn, Nakshatra, new moon, taurus, Venus, Jupiter, Pisces, Spirituality, horoscope, retrograde, eclipse, solar eclipse, new moon, lunar eclipse

This week, the Sun's square to Neptune asks, “Who are you, really?” And as the Sun conjoins Jupiter just in time for the Cancer New Moon, we learn something about traveling far to find our tribe and the wandering ways we might have to sacrifice in order to belong. And Mercury enters Leeeeoooo for a storytelling journey that involves the mentorship of Saturn, the imagination of Neptune, and the soul-bearing honesty of Pluto. And a listener question about the Part of Fortune. Plus: Phoning home, sitting at the supper table, and the stuff of legend.   Read a full transcript of this episode. Have a question you'd like answered on the show? Email April or leave it here! Subscribe to April's mailing list and get a free lunar workbook at each New Moon! Love the show? Make a donation! Timestamps [1:32] The Sun squares Neptune (June 23, 1:29 AM PDT) at 2°08' Cancer-Aries. The Sun in connection with Neptune, often suggests a crisis of confidence when we ask, “Who am I? What do I want?” [3:14] The Sun conjoins Jupiter (June 24, 8:17 AM PDT) at 3º21' Cancer. Yearning for a big, bold adventure that gives us a chance to be part of a community. The film Local Hero was mentioned. [4:59] Moon Report! The Cancer New Moon is on June 25 (3:31 AM PDT) at 04º07' Cancer, on the symbol 5 Cancer, An automobile is wrecked by a train. How much of your individuality are you prepared to set aside so that you can sit comfortably at the supper table? [7:06] Lunar Phase Family Cycle (LPFC). This is the New Moon in a lunar phase family cycle that begins a story related to family, home and belonging. The First Quarter Moon (action point) in this cycle is on March 25, 2026, 05º08' Cancer. On Dec. 23, 2026, the Full Moon (awareness point) of this LPFC is at 2°13' Cancer, and the Last Quarter Moon (final action point) is on Sep. 23, 2027 at 00º10' Cancer. [8:38] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon periods. On June 23 (1:26 AM PDT), the Moon in Gemini squares Mars in Virgo. It is VOC for a staggering 43 hours and 18 minutes (!!!), before it enters Cancer (June 24, 8:44 PM PDT). Sometimes we have to get good and angry, or excited, about something before we will act. [9:53] On June 26 (10:16 PM PDT), the Moon in Cancer sextiles Uranus in Taurus. It's VOC for 49 minutes, then enters Leo (11:05 PM PDT). Transform emotions, worries, and stresses into energy and motivation. [11:23] On June 29 (4:03 AM PDT), the Moon in Leo squares Uranus in Taurus. It's VOC for 40 minutes, then enters Virgo (4:43 AM PDT). If you find yourself in a sticky situation, make an effort to go with the flow, practice forgiveness, and make forgiveness a habit. [12:13] Mercury sextiles Uranus (June 26, 2:45 AM PDT), at 29º28' Cancer-Taurus. Here's an opportunity to change perspective and tell a different story. Mercury is on the Sabian symbol 30 Cancer, A Daughter of the American Revolution; Uranus is on 30 Taurus, A peacock parading on an ancient lawn. [14:46] The Sun sextiles Mars (June 26, 7:11 AM PDT) at 5º13' Cancer-Virgo. Sun+Mars = energy, focus, and competition, but sometimes anger as well. On the plus side, it's an aspect of creative inspiration. [16:03] On June 26 (12:08 PM PDT), Mercury enters Leeeeeooooo where it will stay until Sep. 2 – a long stay, because it will retrograde in Leo (July 17-Aug 11.) Mercury in Leo tells of our individual heroic journey. How are you the star of your own story? [17:47] On June 27 (8:52 PM PDT), Mercury trines Saturn at 1º44' Leo-Aries. The hero is trained by a master who strips away any hubris and sentiment. [18:33] Mercury trines Neptune (June 28, 4:58 AM PDT) at 2º09' Leo-Aries. There is a fine line between being imaginative and being untruthful. Make sure that you're walking the right side of that line. [19:23] Mercury opposes Pluto (June 29, 12:57 AM PDT) at 3º10' Leo-Aquarius. Sometimes when we tell our story, others might not take it well. Don't let your message be stifled, but remember to listen, too. [20:44] Listener Joanie asks about the Part of Fortune (PoF) in the houses. [24:26] The PoF in the 1st house. [25:07] The PoF in the 2nd house. [25:53] The PoF in the 3rd house. [26:36] The PoF in the 4th house. [27:15] The PoF in the 5th house. [28:00] The PoF in the 6th house. [28:30] The PoF in the 7th house. [28:58] The PoF in the 8th house. [29:28] The PoF in the 9th house. [30:11] The PoF in the 10th house. [30:25] The PoF in the 11th house. [31:04] The PoF in the 12h house. [32:12] If you'd like to have a question answered on a future episode, leave a message of one minute or less at speakpipe.com/bigskyastrologypodcast or email april (at) bigskyastrology (dot) com; put “Podcast Question” in the subject line. Free ways to support the podcast: Subscribe, like, review and share with a friend! [32:48] A tribute to this week's donors! 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This week, Saturn blazes into Aries for the first time in nearly 30 years, igniting a brand-new collective cycle of self-leadership, identity reconstruction, and energetic initiation. As the Sun shifts into airy Gemini, our minds awaken—and so does our message. The Sun connects with Neptune and Pluto in easy conversations that enlighten us. And Mercury connects with Uranus as sparks of brilliance fly before us. Hear all about it on The Golden Astrologer Podcast!

Episode 230In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.The astrology of the week of May 12th, 2025, brings heaviness and healing in equal measure. The Full Moon in Scorpio zeroes in on our emotions and anything we've swept under the rug. And Mercury clashes with the planets of action and power, triggering tense discussions. But this friction can be generative. So embrace it. Your most challenging conversations may also be the most transformative.Let's get into it.This episode covers:The Full Moon in Scorpio on Monday, May 12thMercury's square to Pluto on Monday, May 12thThe Uranus cazimi on Saturday, May 17thMercury's square to Mars on Saturday, May 17thJupiter's square to the nodes on Sunday, May 18thThis episode was recorded on 4/21/2025.For more, check out your free daily horoscope on the homepage of the CHANI app — now on iOS and Android.The music featured in the podcast was created by Latashá.

3.26.25 - Day 2/13 of the Red Dragon Wavespell - Solar Moon 20 The new Tzolkin seemed to roll in without a lot of sparks, which makes sense after the Yellow Star wavespell which was all sparks, all the time. And the Solar Moon surround with its fiery corona also dims the subtlety and inward darkness of the Red Dragon wavespell's birth channel. Mostly just be in touch with both: speed, urgency, focus, intention in the Solar moment, and abeyance, withdrawal and deep mystical emergence in the Red Dragon one. And Mercury is in the heart of retrograde which adds to being inside and away from what isn't working. As much as it disrupts so many of our decencies in everyday living, Mercury Retrograde, in its epicenter, is perfect for soulful solace and creation.

Send us a textIn this episode, I speak on the Venus retrograde cycle in Aries.It began on March 1st 2025, and will last until April 12th, 2025.Venus goes retrograde approximately every eighteen months. This retrograde period is extra special because of the Solar Eclipse at the end of the month, AND Mercury will also go retrograde on March 15th!Thanks for listening.Support the showAstrology:http://www.kitchensari.comJewelry:https://www.Etsy.com/shop/parkermcpDonations Via PayPal:https://paypal.me/parkermcphinney1?country.x=US&locale.x=en_USBuy me a chai/coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/parkercI am on RUMBLE.COM now- with short videos of: Astro/Art/Naturehttps://rumble.com/c/c-1989012 All content © 2020-2025 Stardust Stereo .

If you’re up early tomorrow, and you have a clear southeastern horizon, you might want to step out into the winter chill for a few seconds – or maybe just look out your kitchen window. The Moon will pass amazingly close to the star Antares, the heart of the scorpion. And an even brighter light will stand not far to the left: the planet Mercury. All three are quite low in the sky during the dawn twilight, and quickly vanish as the sky gets brighter. The Moon and Antares are visible at some point during most nights of the year. And they can pass high across the sky, so they’re easy to pick out. Mercury is a little more bashful. It’s the closest planet to the Sun – about a third of Earth’s distance. Because of that, Mercury never moves very far from the Sun in our sky. At best, it’s visible for a little while before sunrise, as it is now, or after sunset. That makes Mercury a difficult target for skywatchers – and for professional astronomers. They can’t point their telescopes close to the Sun. And Mercury is almost always so low in the sky that it’s seen through a thick layer of air, which muddies the view. The best views of Mercury have come from three spacecraft that have visited the planet. The third one has passed by Mercury three times, with another visit scheduled for next month. It should enter orbit in November of 2026 – providing the best views yet of this bashful little planet. Script by Damond Benningfield

This is the week we've all been waiting for as Pluto makes its true entry into Aquarius! This is a cosmic event that marks the beginning of a 20 year journey of profound societal and personal change. From technological innovations and social justice movements to personal awakenings and collective evolution. Meanwhile, the Sun enters Sagittarius and brightens horizons for the next 30 days. And Mercury begins a 6 week story with Jupiter. Hear all about it on The Golden Astrologer Podcast!

The rock and roll begins as the Virgo New Moon this week opens the door to the eclipses coming in September and October. Uranus turns retrograde and asks us to clear complacency. Pluto starts it's final journey into Capricorn and helps us clean house. And Mercury completes its 6 week story with Uranus. All this and more on The Golden Astrologer podcast!

It's a Venusian week as the planet of love, beauty and art connects with Chiron and then all three outer planets. Personal relationships ask for our attention, but creativity is high on the priority list. The New Moon in Leo has lovely conversations with the energetic duo of Mars and Jupiter. And Mercury slows down for its next retrograde. All this and more on The Golden Astrologer Podcast!

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons created the soundtrack of a generation that still lives today. And Mercury theater Chicago makes the magic happen with its production of the Jersey Boys after a decade long wait for the rights to be released. Joining in the conversation are all four of the “boys:” Joining the conversation are Michael Metcalf […]

JOIN SHERI HORN HASAN @KARMIC EVOLUTION DOT COM for the latest podcast, which drops March 29 @ 11 a.m. PT & 2 p.m. ET, about how the recent March 25 & upcoming April 8 eclipses—AND Mercury's retrograde in Aries April 1-25—kick off a long-term review of both current partnerships & creative projects!This includes a look at how the March 25 Libra Full Moon lunar eclipse revealed changes in our relationships to others—both personal & as part of the collective. In addition, we discuss how Mercury's station retrograde from 27-degrees 10-minutes Aries April 1 back to 16-degrees Aries on April 25--when it stations direct again--provides us all the opportunity to review where & how we need to make changes to those which no longer inspire us. This Mercury retrograde period may stall the flow of our creative juices—temporarily—but the gift is time to review where we may have lost our mojo & need to recapture the kind of intuitive inspiration that helps us better plan our future. This theme is likely to be most prevalent when Mercury hits the upcoming Mars-ruled April 8 Aries New Moon solar eclipse degree of 19-degrees 24-minutes of the archetypal sign of motivation, ambition, & proactive assertion.This period is already activated since Mercury already conjoined this eclipse degree circa March 20/21, will do so again when retrograde on April 16, & once more when direct on May 5. Combined with the theme of this spring eclipse season, we're asked to reorient our creative pursuits in order to release any stagnant non-productive energy & make way for something new—partnerships included.As always, we discuss also the specifics of where partners have come together to negotiate, compromise, & successfully change their attitudes toward each other, & where, sadly, people & nations are still at war. Given that the April 8 solar eclipse has both luminaries tightly conjunct wounded healer Chiron, we discuss as well how future healing may be possible since repercussions of the Libra Full Moon lunar eclipse last through November 20, 2024—the day the South Node conjoins the March 25 lunar eclipse degree. Which, btw, also happens to be the day after Pluto reenters Aquarius on November 19 for the next 19 years.If you're ready to delve more deeply into the March 25 Libra Full Moon lunar eclipse's already realized effects on partnerships AND learn what's yet to come with the April 8 Aries New Moon Solar eclipse, then this podcast is a don't miss! Join us anytime for more Astro News You Can Use, starting March 29, at KARMIC EVOLUTION DOT COM! Namaste…#

Mercury's appearances in our sky are like a game of whack-a-mole. First, the planet pops into view in the morning sky, then it ducks into the Sun's glare, then it pops up in the evening sky, and so on. It never stays in view for long – no more than a few weeks, and often only a few days. So you have to strike fast to catch it. This is one of its morning pop-up times. Mercury is quite low in the southeast as the dawn twilight gets brighter, so you need a clear horizon to see it. And although it looks like a fairly bright star, it can be hard to spot against the bright sky. Mercury pops in and out of view so often because it's the closest planet to the Sun, while Earth is the third planet. As a result, Mercury stays close to the Sun as seen from Earth – it never climbs very high into the sky. And Mercury's tighter orbit means that it crosses between Earth and the Sun, or behind the Sun, every few months. That carries it from morning to evening and back again in a hurry, leaving little time to catch it. Mercury is in better view tomorrow because it has some bright companions. It's close to the upper left of the crescent Moon. Venus, the brilliant “morning star,” is high above the Moon. And Antares, the brightest star of the scorpion, is to the lower right of Venus. And although the Moon will have dropped from view on Wednesday, Mercury will remain in decent view for another week or so.  Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

Fiery energy is upon us as both Sun and Mars enter the sign of Sagittarius. Both planets challenge Saturn as well, so we're advised to proceed with caution into Sagittarius season. And Mercury and Venus give us a boost as they connect with Uranus by the weekend. All this and more on The Golden Astrologer Podcast!

The in between week of the eclipse period. The last week of Libra season is upon us, as both Mercury and the Sun unite there, then prepare for their journey into Scorpio. Venus and Jupiter speak sweetly to each other. And Mercury and Saturn are in a supportive relationship. Find out all about it on The Golden Astrologer Podcast!

August is a recalibration month. Now that you are integrating the value of pleasure into your Work and daily practice thanks to Venus Rx, it is time to realign your practices and rituals throughout all the systems that operate your life and business. To awaken your energy and senses from your morning routines that set you up energized, to the way you delegate to your support team, to the weekly schedule that is now whole with both work, rest and play.  We open up August with the Aquarius Full Moon, Venus a little more than a week into her 8-week retrograde AND Mercury entering the shadow zone of their upcoming retrograde by the end of the month. By the time August ends, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will all be in their retrograde motions. Truly a time to take our Rx. Lastly, we close off August with a beautiful Pisces Blue Moon. What will you recalibrate in your practice?

Welcome to Leo Season! Time to shine and get back to what gives us life. We're also still processing last week's major ups and downs and feeling more sensitive with Chiron now retrograde. Venus is retrograde, too. And Mercury arrives home to Virgo. Timestamps: ♈ Aries — 26:42 ♉ Taurus — 29:11 ♊ Gemini — 31:36 ♋ Cancer — 34:09 ♌ Leo — 36:30 ♍ Virgo — 39:05 ♎ Libra — 41:28 ♏ Scorpio — 45:38 ♐ Sagittarius — 48:00 ♑ Capricorn — 50:34 ♒ Aquarius — 53:35 ♓ Pisces — 56:16 Read More: Webinar — The Lunar Nodes in Aries-Libra: 2023-2025 https://empoweringastrology.com/webinar-the-lunar-nodes-in-aries-libra-2023-2025 Pluto in Capricorn: Sign by Sign https://empoweringastrology.com/pluto-in-capricorn-sign-by-sign Mars in Virgo: Sign by Sign https://empoweringastrology.com/mars-in-virgo-sign-by-sign Chiron in Aries: The Wounds of War https://empoweringastrology.com/chiron-in-aries On Chiron, Suffering, and Knots https://empoweringastrology.com/on-chiron-suffering-and-knots Is AI the Future of Astrology? The New York Times. July 4, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/style/astrology-co-star-ai.html Newsletter — The Astrology of July 24-30, 2023 https://mailchi.mp/empoweringastrology/the-astrology-of-july-24-30-2023 Subscribe to My Mailing List http://eepurl.com/gwPi_z Shop Astrology Videos https://empoweringastrology.com/shop Book Your Consultation https://empoweringastrology.com/booking #plutosquarenodes #chiron #venusinleo #venusretrograde #mercuryinvirgo #leoseason #suninleo #elementfire #thesun #july2023astrology #julyastrology #empoweringastrology #katiesweetman #astrologyplusconsciousness #holisticastrology #astrologyforecast #soulalchemy #thesoulsjourney #modernmystics #astrology #astrologie #astrologia #astrologersofinstagram #horoscope #horoscopes #astrologyposts #dailyhoroscope #dailyastrology #weeklyastrology #weeklyhoroscope

The Scorpio First Quarter Moon encourages taking action on something that began at last October's Solar Eclipse. Mercury joins Venus to summon voices from the past, connects with the North Node to set an agenda for the coming 18 months, and enters Virgo for a longer-than-normal stay. Pluto squares the Lunar Nodes for the first time since 2015, on the degree of last spring's Aries Solar Eclipse. And April answers a listener question about Lunar Node returns, throwing in the oppositions for good measure. Plus: A haircut, pocket-dialing, and defending your life! Full transcript of this episode. Have a question you’d like answered on the show? Email April or leave it here! Subscribe to April’s mailing list and get a free lunar workbook at each New Moon! Love the show? Make a donation! Timestamps [1:12] Moon Report! The Scorpio First Quarter Moon (July 25, 3:07 PM PDT, 02º43’ Scorpio-Leo) is on the Sabian symbol 3 Scorpio, A house raising, with the Sun on 3 Leo, Woman having her hair bobbed. [2:03] The Scorpio First Quarter Moon is ruled by Mars, currently in Virgo. So that symbol of the “house raising” is a good example of taking practical action, especially toward things that will last. [3:11] This is the First Quarter in a Lunar Phase Family cycle that began with a New Moon/Solar Eclipse on October 25, 2022 at 2º Scorpio. Other important dates in this cycle are April 23, 2024 (Full Moon) and Jan. 21, 2025 (Last Quarter). [5:52] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon Periods. On July 25, the Moon in Libra squares Pluto (8:05 AM PDT). It's VOC for an hour and 50 minutes before it enters Scorpio (9:55 AM PDT). A perfect time for changing emotional habits around relationships. [6:29] The Moon in Scorpio sextiles Pluto on July 27th (3:36 PM PDT). It is VOC for one hour and 48 minutes before it enters Sagittarius (5:24 PM PDT). Look for an opportunity to clear the air emotionally. [7:42] On July 29, the Moon in Sagittarius trines Venus in Leo (4:51 PM PDT). It’s VOC for just under four hours, and then enters Capricorn (8:44 PM PDT). Notice and appreciate the little things that bring you pleasure! [9:05] Mercury conjoins Venus at 28º11’ Leo on July 27 (8:16 AM PDT). Get in touch with someone from your past. [11:10] Mercury trines the Moon’s North Node on July 27 (9:47 PM PDT) at 29°00’ Aries-Leo. Consider how to use your talents, charisma, and leadership skills to achieve long-term goals. [12:32] Pluto squares the Lunar Nodes at 28°58’ Capricorn-Aries on July 28 (11:34 AM PDT). This is the last of three Pluto squares to the Nodes (July 22 and 25 were the others). Pluto squares the North Node at the degree of April 30's Solar Eclipse, 29º50’ Aries. Challenges from an important relationship could bring pressure to move forward on our own and in our own direction. [15:38] On July 28 (2:31 PM PDT) Mercury enters one of its domiciles, Virgo. It'll spend more time than usual here (through Oct. 4) because Mercury is retrograde in Virgo from Aug. 23-Sep. 15. [16:59] Virgo speaks to that dimension of Mercury related to how we master the physical world with skills and tools. And Mercury in this sign excels at analyzing information. [18:38] Arrange your schedule in such a way that you have a little bit more time for the slow, methodical work of Virgo. And make sure to back up your computer and phone! [19:41] April replies to Listener Hallie’s question about Lunar Node returns. (Movie: Defending Your Life) [27:01] If you have a question you’d like April to answer on a future episode, please leave a message of one minute or less at speakpipe.com/bigskyastrologypodcast or email april(at)bigskyastrology(dot)com; put “Podcast Question” in the subject line. [27:25] If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, follow, like and share! This episode is brought to you by donors Colleen Moffett, Susan Hubbard, and Cathy Sullivan-Thompson! [28:30] Love the podcast? You can offer much-appreciated financial support here! A donation of $5 or more will get you access to the Cancer Solstice bonus episode for donors only!

The week begins and we move from feeling deflated to beginning a story of falling in love with life as Venus reaches her shadow point. The June solstice happens this week as the Sun enters Cancer. And Mercury brings more information about the recent New Moon. All this week on The Golden Astrologer Podcast!

The changing of signs with Saturn & Pluto brings forth many emotions, feelings and complicated energies. Meanwhile, the beauty of Venus & Jupiter in their annual conjunction shines in Aries and in the night sky. And Mercury shifts from analytical Aquarius into intuitive Pisces. All this and more on The Golden Astrologer Podcast!

Episode Overview:  As we hinted in our last episode, Cass joins this week's episode from the west coast as she travels to meet potential CFOs. Her journey getting there included a surprise blast from the past and an education on the lifestyle of a Furry. With the exception of bad coffee, her experience left her energized and aligned.Kaylin's update includes exciting news about her upcoming Masters program and how it fits with the other factors in her life, including Aligned Social. Her next few years are locked and loaded!Between Jade's daughter heading back home and things with business ramping up, she has been exploring her role in many ways. She was called to clear herself from alcohol and has taken dry January seriously, relearning her relationship with alcohol from the inside out.Shaman Shit and Aligned Social updates were combined this week, with Cass wearing both hats at once. It's impossible for her to ignore the synchronicities she sees in her daily life, like driving by bank after bank on her business trip. Events unfold quickly when you trust the universe and your own intuition.Astrologically, there is a New Moon coming up on January 21st. What does a New Moon mean? Jade gives background information for this one in Aquarius and how to know what to focus on in the coming weeks. And Mercury and Mars are finally pulling themselves together, out of retrograde, and allowing us to pull ourselves together too. The planets are quite literally aligning.We end with a good roast… of whom or what, we still can't decide. The new year is off to a healthy and transformative start for us girlfriends. We appreciate being able to share our journey with you all - share your stories with us over on Instagram and YouTube!Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube Channel10 Day Alcohol Detox Plan Drinking ebook Quotable Moments:“He pulls out his phone and shows me pictures of him as a grey tiger and he has a stuffed cookie called ‘Num' and goes into full detail” - Cass“Furry convention is not on your list of ‘that's interesting, tell me more'” - Jade“Did you ask if he wanted scritchies?” - Kaylin“The hardest day for me was day nine… I had to white knuckle from the time I woke up and I don't drink in the morning or the afternoon so I was like ‘what is going on?'” - Jade“Salsa's great, but I need you on a pole” - CassBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Mars stations Direct today at 8˚ 7' Gemini but will be out-of bounds until May 4/5 depending where you are AND Mercury stations direct at 8˚ 8' Capricorn on the 18th in an awkward aspect to Mars. Check it out. What does that mean for you? Four Sigmatic! Subscribe and save 30% with custom podcast code. Discount code: cosmic. Short URL: https://go.foursigmatic.com/cosmic Work with the Cosmic Owl: Become a Venus Enchantment Community member to support my work. https://louiseedington.com/venus-enchantment Book a consultation. https://louiseedington.com For more from Louise subscribe to this channel and check the bell to receive notifications AND/OR follow Louise at louiseedington.com or https://www.facebook.com/WildWomanUnleashed/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weirdlycosmic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weirdlycosmic/support

There's a lot to be grateful for this week, starting with the Big Sky Astrology Podcast's third anniversary! Warm thanks to all of you who've been here from the beginning, as well as those who found the show along the way. In other news: the Sun enters Sagittarius, and there's a New Moon in this grateful sign the day before Thanksgiving – count your blessings, if not your calories! Sagittarius' ruling planet, Jupiter, turns direct. And Mercury comes together with Venus for declarations of gratitude and love. Also, a listener question about prenatal eclipse points. Plus: The secret life of your pet rock; Thanksgiving hangovers; and it's all in how you look at things! Read a full transcript of this episode. Have a question you'd like answered on the show?  Email April or leave it here! Subscribe to April's mailing list and get a free lunar workbook at each New Moon! Love the show? Make a donation of $10 or more and get April's bonus episodes! Big Sky Astrology on Facebook | Instagram |  Twitter |  YouTube   Timestamps [1:00] Welcome, and join us in celebrating three years of the Big Sky Astrology Podcast! Much gratitude to those who've been here from the beginning, as well as those of you who've found the show along the way! [1:45] Mercury conjoins Venus on Nov. 21st (2:55 pm PST, 07°09' Sagittarius), a time of declarations and redefinition of relationships. This is also an excellent aspect for brainstorming about ways to make money or how to further your financial knowledge. [3:03] The Sabian symbol for this conjunction is 8 Sagittarius, Rocks and things forming therein. All may seem stable and still, but there could be a lot going on underneath the surface. [3:42] The Sun enters Sagittarius on Nov. 22, 2022 (12:20 am PST) and is in this sign until the Capricorn Solstice (Dec. 21). Capricorn season is when we reflect on the resolutions we may have made at the beginning of the year. Sagittarius season highlights the desire to be free of burdens in favor of being a happy wanderer. [5:02] The day after the Sun's ingress into Sagittarius (Nov. 23, 3:02 pm PST at 28°47' Pisces) Jupiter, its ruling planet, stations direct. The Sabian symbol for 29 Pisces is A Prism. Give yourself a chance to see things from a different perspective. [6:40] Jupiter turned retrograde on July 28, 2022 and will return to the sign of Aries on December 20. When Jupiter is retrograde, it's up to us to find a sense of positivity and optimism. It is also an excellent time to calculate your next big adventure. Now that Jupiter is direct, it is time to act on those plans. [8:03] Moon Report! We welcome the Sagittarius New Moon on Nov. 23 (2:57 pm PST, 1°37' Sagittarius). The Sabian symbol for this New Moon is 2 Sagittarius, The ocean covered with white caps.  Mutable Fire sign Sagittarius is known for its enthusiasm and optimism.  Mutable energy tends to be prone to change and restlessness, like the roiling sea. [9:39] The Sun and Moon at this New Moon are in an out-of-sign trine to Jupiter in Pisces as well as a wide conjunction to Venus. A positive-looking New Moon overall and the best New Moon of the year for setting intentions related to personal growth. [10:20] This lunation also begins a Lunar Phase Family, so set these intentions with the next 27 months in mind!  The First Quarter Moon in this series is on August 24, 2023 at 1° Sagittarius; the Full Moon is on May 23, 2024 at 2°55' Sagittarius; and the Third Quarter Moon is on February 20, 2025 at 2°19' Sagittarius. Think big, think long-term, and choose your next great adventure you want to embark on. [11:52] Void-of-Course Moon periods (VOC).  On Nov. 21 (3:14 am PST), the Moon at 26°34' Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn. It's VOC for about six hours and then enters Scorpio at 9:16 am PST. Greet the week with a determination to be as fair and kind as Libra desires but also as truthful as Pluto demands. [12:44] Five hours before the Sagittarius New Moon, the Moon at 28°47' Scorpio makes a trine to Jupiter in Pisces (Nov. 23, 10:16 am PST). It's VOC for just over two hours before entering Sagittarius at 12:16 pm PST. Time to let go of negative feelings and move on. [13:33] On Nov. 25 at 11:22 am PST, the Moon at 28°48' Sagittarius squares Jupiter in Pisces, is VOC for a little over two hours, then enters Capricorn at 1:18 pm PST.  We may ruminate over our Thanksgiving overindulgences (both verbal and gastronomical) from the day before. Unfortunately, what's done is done, so take this time to think about how you can handle these temptations better in the future. [14:25] The Moon at 28°49' Capricorn is sextile Jupiter in Pisces on Nov. 27 at 12:11 pm PST, is VOC for about two hours, and then enters Aquarius at 2:07 pm PST. Schedule some structured fun and relaxation! [15:29] Listener Mariana asks about Prenatal Eclipse points, and April introduces us to these sensitive points and their cycle. [21:26] If you have a burning question about astrology that you'd like April to answer on a future episode, please leave a voicemail of one minute or less at speakpipe.com/bigskyastrologypodcast or just send an email to April(at)bigskyastrology(dot)com.  Be sure to put "Podcast Question" in the subject line. [21:59] If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe, follow, like, and share!  This episode is brought to you by donors Andrea Ingham and Monica Grossbaum! Woohoo! 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Welcome to the Celestial Insights Podcast, the show that brings the stars down to Earth! Each week, astrologer, coach, and intuitive Celeste Brooks of Astrology by Celeste will be your guide.   Join Celeste at her free Scorpio season webinar on October 16. Celeste is also presenting on the Moon Phase Families for AFAN on October 20. Book a private astrology reading or horary consultation. Enroll in the Moon Mastery™ Program. Check out Celeste's blog. Download Celeste's free guide to help understand the transiting Moon! Here's Celeste's Amazon storefront, with recommended books and oracle decks!   You can also follow Astrology by Celeste on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Yelp.   *****   Astrology highlights for the week of October 16, 2022:   00:49 – This week's theme is: Walk by Faith, Not by Sight! Mars is about to go retrograde and is still closely square Neptune, bringing a lack of clarity. (Review last week's Episode 25, Aries Full Moon: Beauty & the Beast, for more details!) How can you connect to your intuition?   02:05 – Please join Celeste at her free Scorpio season webinar on October 16! (It will also be available on her YouTube page if you miss it.) To help you through the possibly turbulent Scorpio weather, consider purchasing the helpful forecast-by-sign for the coming eclipse season at Celeste's site https://www.astrologybyceleste.com/.   03:05 – This week's three big things: First, we have the Last Quarter (LQ) Moon at 24 Cancer on October 17. The Sun is on 24 Libra, on fixed star Arcturus (the hunter who begins to farm, a pathfinder). Mars is also trine the Sun and square Neptune during this LQ Moon. And Mercury is back on Diadem, the crown star. (Mercury has now cleared its retrograde shadow, hurrah!) Brainstorm ideas because there is a Grand Trine in air!   08:32 – Second, Venus is Cazimi (conjunct the Sun) at 29 Libra. The Sun and Venus are traveling together, trining Mars and square Pluto. Venus is in its home sign of Libra, and then will enter Scorpio, the sign of its "detriment" where she is uncomfortable and has reduced strength. This is the first time in over 100 years that the Cazimi is happening in Libra! Libra is the peacemaker sign; how can you infuse love, beauty, harmony, pleasure, contentment, and gratitude into your relationships? Celeste pulled the card of fated meetings for this transit! Venus's conjunctions to the Sun make a beautiful 5-pointed star pattern during its 8-year cycle. Check it out: Five petals of Venus!   11:49 – Third, Saturn goes direct this week on Saturday, trine Mercury and square Uranus. The station lasts for five days before and after… things may feel a bit chaotic, so ground and take care of yourself as you're able. Things that were stalled around Saturn topics may get a new life and forward momentum.   14:31 – On Sunday, the theme is PREPARATION. Take some time to consider how you will stay grounded when Mars goes retrograde. The breath is an amazing tool.    16:37 – On Monday, the word of the day is REFLECTION. Think about what helps you find security and safety despite uncertain times. The Last Quarter Moon phase starts 24 Cancer at 10:14 am PT. The Moon enters Leo at 9:44 pm PT.   17:50 – Tuesday's focus is ENJOYMENT. Let your inner child make an appearance today.   18:38 – On Wednesday, the word is DELIBERATE. Focus on the task at hand. Avoid multitasking.   19:56 – On Thursday, the theme is DEVOTION. What routines and habits are you loyal to? Are they helpful or hindering? The Moon enters Virgo at 9:25 am PT.   21:38 – On Friday, the emphasis is INTUITIVE. Stay present for signs and signals from the Universe. The Balsamic Moon phase begins at 13 Virgo at 11:06 am PT.   22:37 – On Saturday, the word is COMMITMENT. Dedicate yourself to finding balance and peace in your relationships. The Moon enters Libra at 6:23 pm PT.   25:09 – Thanks for listening to Celestial Insights! To support the podcast and help others find the show, please follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a lovely review! And let Celeste know if you have any "astrology in action" stories at Celeste@astrologybyceleste.com! See you next week!

Welcome to the Celestial Insights Podcast, the show that brings the stars down to Earth! Each week, astrologer, coach, and intuitive Celeste Brooks of Astrology by Celeste will be your guide.   Book a private astrology reading or horary consultation. Enroll in the Moon Mastery™ Program. Check out Celeste's blog. Download Celeste's free guide to help understand the transiting Moon! Here's Celeste's Amazon storefront, with recommended books and oracle decks!   You can also follow Astrology by Celeste on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Yelp.   *****   Astrology highlights for the week of October 2, 2022:   00:49 – This week's theme is: Back in Business! Drumroll, please…. Mercury and Pluto station direct!   01:00 – This week's three big things: First, Mercury stations direct on Oct. 2! Was this Mercury retrograde (Rx) period frustrating for you? Mercury turned Rx on Sept. 9 at 9 Libra and backed up to 24 Virgo. You may get clarity about things from the past as we tread over old ground. Some folks are dealing with betrayal (Libra is associated with relationships). And Mercury stations direct opposite Neptune, the planet of illusions and delusions, so stories of disillusionment have been present, too. Another feature was that Mercury stationed Rx opposite Jupiter – we saw stories such as the death of the Queen of England and "David vs. Goliath" stories such as the Ukraine invasion. Celeste also discusses the sad story of the murder of Mahsa Amini in Iran. The Sabian symbol for 25 Virgo, which speaks to this story, is "A flag at half-mast over a public building."   06:55 – Second, we have a First Quarter Moon (FQM) at 9 Capricorn on Sunday, Oct. 2. The Moon is on fixed star Facies, with associations as both a violent star and someone who fights for justice for others; we can use this energy to have focus. (Interestingly, it's also associated with blindness and poor eyesight). The Sun is on 9 Cap and the fixed star Diadem (the crown star). Celeste draws associations to Meghan Markle and how she is treated in the press – this FQM is activating her chart. Venus (love, beauty, harmony) is in Libra, forming a Hammer of Thor with the Saturn/Uranus square at the base. Watch for stories of powerful women in the news! Finally, Mercury is opposite Neptune – watch out for deception, and try to see as clearly as possible around this time.   10:24 – Third, Pluto turns direct at 26 Cap on Saturday! We tend to feel this energy five days before and after the exact station. Will hidden things come to light? Pluto rules power and domination and can bury or bring things to light – stuff bubbling up from the shadows. We may see more stories of revolutions against the authorities or possibly power dynamics in relationships. Mercury (communication) also trines Pluto (power, obsession, wealth) most of this week and part of next week; you may gain insights into how you want to move forward, and it's a great time to build new skills or develop mastery around things. Doing hard work will bring results (think the 8 of Pentacles card).   13:23 – On Sunday, the theme is DECISION. The Moon enters Capricorn at 12:37 am PT. If you are at a party, the vibe may get serious. Mercury stations direct at 24 Virgo at 2:07 am PT. The First Quarter Moon phase begins at 9 Capricorn at 5:14 pm PT.   15:34 – On Monday, the word of the day is EASE. Approach each task with purpose and take your time.   16:04 – Tuesday's focus is VISION. Make space to think creatively. You may discover innovative solutions. The Moon enters Aquarius at 3:20 am PT.   16:57 – On Wednesday, the word is CHOICES. If you find yourself at a crossroads, reflect before moving forward.   18:12 – On Thursday, the theme is EXPRESSION. Share your vision. The Disseminating Moon phase begins at 28 Aquarius at 2:36 am PT. The Moon enters Pisces at 5:46 am PT.   19:33 – On Friday, the emphasis is ROMANCE. It is a great night for a date. If single, treat yourself to a gift.   20:32 – On Saturday, the word is COMPETITION. Challenge yourself! The Moon enters Aries at 8:56 am PT. Pluto stations direct at 26 Capricorn at 2:56 pm PT.   21:48 – Thanks for listening to Celestial Insights! To support the podcast and help others find the show, please follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a lovely review! And let Celeste know if you have any "astrology in action" stories at Celeste@astrologybyceleste.com! See you next week!

Deb's webinar is this Tuesday, about the upcoming Mars retrograde. Meanwhile, the Libra New Moon occurs opposite Jupiter. Venus changes signs and enters Libra, one of her favorite places and then she will oppose Jupiter as well. Mars and Saturn encourage each other to stand up to face our fears. And Mercury readies to go direct. All this week on The Golden Astrologer Podcast!

Mars and Uranus make their big connection on Monday, lasting through the week with Moon in Scorpio triggering them on Friday. Meanwhile, Sun and Jupiter speak sweetly, reminding us of confidence and courage. Venus and Neptune also speak sweetly, reminding us of love and empathy. And Mercury enters his favorite sign! All this week on The Golden Astrologer Podcast!    

The relationship planets Mars and Venus enter their own signs this week, presenting us with clarity and energy in a way we haven't seen in a while. Mars will meet with Jupiter while Venus challenges Pluto for some big sparks. And Mercury revisits Pluto and reminds us of a story started in April. Find out all about it on The Golden Astrologer Podcast!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TAURUS!!!!! And to Laura!!!! Taurus season is upon us, as is eclipse season!  And Mercury retrograde! And there is a flower moon and a black moon! Needless to say, planets are doing things.  This being eclipse season–complete with eclipses in both Taurus and Scorpio–Laura and Alex decide to read up on the subject. They start the episode by summarizing Susan Miller's essay “How to Deal with Eclipses,” an unsurprisingly long treatise that details everything we need to know about this dramatic astrological occurrence. They continue with a discussion of Susan's Note, which includes the reason that the horoscopes were posted late and updates on some of Susan's forthcoming projects, including the Year Ahead 2022 (yes, this can still be described as “forthcoming”) and her new secret app. Laura then introduces a new segment to the podcast called “Hot Takes,” where the gals discuss commenters' reactions to Susan's inscrutable and often perplexing social media posts. Finally, the gals break down the forecasts for Taurus and Scorpio, including all of the information on the aforementioned eclipses. Laura and Alex discuss the following at these timestamps:  “How to Deal with Eclipses”: 01:22 Note from Susan Miller: 11:45 Hot Takes: 18:25 Taurus: 21:00 Scorpio: 33:18 Share your own thoughts on Susan Miller's Astrology Zone with us by emailing astrologyzoned@gmail.com. Links: Read each episode's transcript at our website: http://astrologyzoned.com/ (astrologyzoned.com) Help Laura reach the full potential of her Susan Miller legacy by buying her romance novels: http://lauralovelybooks.com (http://Lauralovelybooks.com) Listen to Laura's other podcasts, The Mermaid Podcast and You're Doing Great, at: http://mermaidpodcast.com (http://mermaidpodcast.com) and http://fairybossmother.com (http://fairybossmother.com)

Welp, Mercury's troll face has arrived. Yes, it's that time again. Welcome to the retrograde, b*tches. But like, why should you care? Well, it's affects you…yes, ALL OF YOU… 3-4 times a year, for 3 weeks at a time. When the planet Mercury enters retrograde, meaning it appears to be moving in reverse, that marks the beginning of chaos here on Earth. And Mercury rules communication, so sh*t most certainly hits the fan. Misunderstandings, disagreements, raised emotions, instability…the list goes on. Our favorite scapegoat of all. And the best form of validation as to why we're feeling…off? Join us for a drama-filled episode as we discuss how your sign can survive this period and what to do to make the most of it.

This episode a raven gets a colour change, a princess gets turned into a crow and another girl gets turned into an owl. Many birds here! Oh, and Apollo gets slightly mad at his lover, but they still have a child. And Mercury steals some cows. CW/TW: attempted assault. Twitter: @MetamorphosesK Tumblr: ket-metamorphoses Email: metamorphoses.key@gmail.com Website: metamorphoses.buzzsprout.com Music: Vishnu - Patrick Patrikios; Traversing - Godmode; Away - Patrick Patrikios

Chuck found out his cancer is in remission. Kristy and Chuck won Best Podcast in Detroit and received death threats. And Mercury is in Retrograde. What a week.

Mercury retreats from the evening sky. Venus pursues Mars through a beehive. Saturn and Jupiter share a morning reign. And Mercury reappears before dawn. Meanwhile, there's a solar eclipse and a daytime meteor shower.

LISTEN: https://linktr.ee/glowgirlpod It's eclipse season AND Mercury retrograde season, and Tracy is here to tell you what to do, and what NOT to do during these chaotic times so that you don't accidentally manifest any mayhem in your life. Join the Girl's Girls Community private Facebook group, membership is now open (and FREE!): https://www.facebook.com/groups/girlsgirlscommunity SPONSORS: BetterHelp online counseling is there for you. Join over 1 million people taking charge of their mental health! Go to BetterHelp.com/Glow for 10% off your first month. 30 million fans can’t be wrong - June’s Journey is a beautiful and engaging free to download hidden object murder mystery mobile game! Download June’s Journey free today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Kellie and Allen have a LOT going on at Evans Manor -- home renovation projects, an out-of-control puppy, and a woman in menopause. And Mercury being in retrograde isn't making it any better. But Kellie has a stockpile of tidbit news that see finds fascinating and can't wait to share. Did you know smelling toots is healthy? Did you know what they once wanted women to do with Lysol? Do you know where to find Orange Vanilla Coke Zero? Seriously....we're asking here. We can't find it anywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The week of April 27 features strong spiritual and creative opportunities with Venus square Neptune. A Chiron-Juno opposition opens the door to healing in committed partnership. And Mercury makes several aspects that energize learning and communication, including a Saturn square and a Uranus conjunction! Show notes: https://www.astroshaman.com/531

The Night Sky Podcast - 10/23/18 Observations In Maui ______________________________________ Produced by Billy Newman and Marina Hansen Link Website Billy Newman Photo – http://billynewmanphoto.com/ YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/billynewmanphoto Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/billynewmanphotos/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/billynewman Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/billynewmanphoto Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/billynewman/ Website Billy Newman Photo – http://billynewmanphoto.com/ About  –  http://billynewmanphoto.com/about/ Get Out There Podcast Feed http://billynewmanphoto.com/feed/podcast/getoutthere Media Tech Podcast Feed http://billynewmanphoto.com/feed/podcast/media-tech-podcast The Night Sky Podcast Feed http://billynewmanphoto.com/feed/podcast/thenightskypodcast Billy Newman Photo Podcast Feed http://billynewmanphoto.com/feed/podcast/billynewmanphotopodcast Ebook Working With Film (2013) http://billynewmanphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Working_With_Film.pdf Ebook Western Overland Excursion (2012) http://billynewmanphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Western-Overland-Excursion-E-book-0812.pdf Hello, and thank you very much for listening to this episode of the night sky podcast. My name is Billy Newman. And I'm Marina Hansen. And tonight we're out in Maui. And we're outside right now. And we're trying to try us out where we do some recordings of podcasts while we're outside and making some observations. And I'm all for that, that even with the wind, and maybe whatever else you might hear in the background, it's maybe a little more interesting to kind of go through some of the observations that we're making while we're making them. So it has a bit more of a like a live feel to it. But I think it's pretty nice tonight. It's cool. I think we're pretty close to a full moon. What would you say it is, Marina. I think that may actually be full tonight. Yeah, it probably looks like it's gonna be at least in the next 12 hours. So I'd say it's pretty close to being a full moon. And I bet it seems like about the right amount of time. It's been about two weeks since we had a new moon a couple of weeks, or you know, like a few weeks back, so it seems like it'd be right in line to be full. about NASA. I guess. This is the October Full Moon which is pretty cool. Was that the Is it the wolf moon? Or is it the November moon? Is it the beaver moon? November is the beaver man November is the beaver moon? Yeah. That's very cool. Yeah, I think that this one is the Wolf Man, the wolf moon, and then September is sort of the harvest. Man. Is that right? I think so. I need to there's a couple ideas around the Harvest Moon, I remember hearing about where it's at what is it? It's like, the first full moon after the autumnal equinox like the fall equinox, September 21. So if there's a full moon that falls after that, pretty quickly, whatever that next full moon is, I think that was supposed to be the Harvest Moon, but also like that the other order of months as there would be harvest in September. And then in October, it'd be like wolf moon, and then beaver moon. And then I don't know what it is in December, but is that it's been out tonight. And looking at the full moon. We're up on a hillside in western Maui, which is pretty cool and new to us. And I think we're looking at a bit of cloud cover that's kind of moving around the mountain over here. And it seems like it's almost like that all the time. Like you look out there. And it looks like it's raining there, doesn't it? Yeah, I think that it is. Yeah, it's interesting. Like how it looks like it's raining out there all the time. I guess it's how how it's made to be a rain forest upstairs because of all the precipitation they get. And I guess that's sort of what I understand about like the weather pattern on the northern side of the island too. Is that like that gets more rain and weather than what we do over here on the the western facing side of this mountain over here. Yeah, up in Kapalua where I work. It is rainy every single morning as seams train off and on throughout the day. Yeah, so it was sprinkling on me when I got off work today. It's pretty good. So it's kind of weird how it goes back and forth like that so much, but yeah, I guess I guess just earlier this week was the orionid meteor shower. Did you read that much on that? I think you were talking to your aunt about that and like how it was coming into its peak phase just a couple days ago? Yeah. I think the 21st and 22nd were supposed to be the peak days Today's the 23rd. So yesterday, the day before? Yeah, it's cool. I got to see like one of them go by while I was out doing some observations, but with the heavy moonlight it's kind of dampened. I guess some of the dark skies that you would have to really, I guess enjoy watching a bunch of meteor shower. Or you're like watching the meteors come in through the meteor shower. But it's cool. Yeah. Through Ryan in meteor shower. I guess that's that's remnants of Halley's Comet that came through. Like back in 86. I guess this is last pass 8687 was his last pass through the solar system when it was visible before I was born, so I might not ever get to see it. And then, I guess what it was, is that Yeah, like as the comet comes through the solar system on its elliptical orbit comes around the Senate and jets back out on its way. It's like 88 year trip around the sign something like that. I guess it leaves like remnants behind it in its dust trail. And so as the earth is moving around the sun, and its revolution around the Sun throughout the year, it passes through a couple of those zones, where that comment has left debris behind this is how we get most of our meteor showers as as debris that's left behind by a passing comment. And so that debris still just sitting out there in space, I think relatively without a lot of motion. And then it's actually our earth that has the momentum as it swings through at its pretty high velocity as it's coming around. The Senate plows into that that rim, or that little field of desks that's out there in that location. And so there's new desks for us to hit every year as we pass through that zone. Again, that's how we get the proceed meteor showers in a similar way. So we get, like the rest of the meteor showers that we're familiar with. But yeah, this set of the Orion and meteor showers, is kind of from that same position to that same reasoning is that it was Halley's Comet back in 86. And then I don't know back it like a turn of the century before that, that left dust in the pathway out here. And then now it's the earth kind of colliding into it. And so the reason that we call it the Orion and meteor shower, or the perceived meteor shower, or the Leonid meteor shower, whatever, when we might be talking about I guess, is because that is the constellation in which it appears as though most of the media, right, so the debris, the shooting stars that we're seeing, are originating from. And so like tonight, Orion is really not even up yet. So that's why we have to like wait up so late at night to start to see it as because I think Orion would be rising out over this way, like above, above the horizon over here to the east. And so that's why we'd have to wait till like midnight or later. But the idea is that they're kind of becoming originating from a position sort of around where Orion is sort of similar to how it is in the summertime, when we're looking at the Perseids out of the north eastern sky. We have to wait kind of late at night for the constellation Perseus to rise up. And that's when you start seeing, you know, the, the, the meteorites, the shooting stars starting to come out of that location as a kind of originating from the north eastern position in the sky. But you can kind of see them all over sometimes it's it's not like a perfect way to delineate what the location of the meteors are going to be. It's kind of cool. It's cool that we had it this last week. That was cool. You got to mention it to some of your family that there was they were asking about it. It's a nice night that night, there's probably about what 30 40% cloud cover when I turn over this is fairly cloudy up here. Yeah, seems like it's just it's just that way on the island right now. Or it seems like we're kind of battling partly cloudy skies most nights. Maybe it's this time of year. But with the full moon there's not really a ton of stars to see beyond like second magnitude. But you know, when you look at like so we're looking at right now we can see, we see like Vega up there. We see the NAB Seder over here, and then we see like Altair over there. And then you can kind of make out some of the features as well, you can really only make out about six or seven in between, let's say like, if we're looking at Altair, and Vega, with the full moon lab, we can see like 1234567 maybe eight stars or so in between and that zone right there is the Milky Way galaxy. So like all of that dense, rich color in the Milky Way right there is completely obstructed by the luminance of the full moon tonight. It's interesting. That is that's kind of like what I guess you could call it light pollution. It's not really the same as light pollution. That's that's what you get with a full moon night when you don't get to see some of those dimmer. richer, finer textured stars. It's pretty it is the planets are really the most visible things. It seems like yeah, we're playing security right now. I'm looking at Mars. Definitely. We can definitely see Mars that was looking really good. Looks like down there kind of on the horizon is sort of where we're starting to see. Sagittarius. You know, when I was out the other night, I was at that star watching event. And I was really surprised because it wasn't even nine o'clock yet. But it seemed like like Scorpio was gone. I mean, I guess we're almost at November. So it seems like it would be Arcturus is already pretty well set it seems like and it seems like Sagittarius that teapot is tipped up on its side almost the whole way. But what's cool though, is I think out there. Do you see that one? If you take a couple steps everybody was buying that telephone pole. I think that that is Saturn out there. That low one. I do see it. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that Saturn so right now Saturn is right out in front of Sagittarius, which is cool. So if you look at you're able to spot that T pi, maybe earlier in the evening than it is right now. You'd still have like a couple hours into the evening or into the darkness where you're going to be able to spot Sagittarius and Saturn along with that. I think maybe I'm wrong. But I think Saturn is still in retrograde. Like I think it's still making it's kind of retrograde motion AP. And then and then it'll kind of go back into pro grade motion again, as it kind of continues on through Sagittarius. And then over the next couple years, it'll move on up to like a, like Capricorn over here, as I think Capricorns over there. Yeah, that's where I can kind of see that double star that's at the top of Capricorn. And that's where Mars was earlier this year, like the summer where we were making videos and talking about it, watching it rise on the horizon in Oregon. We were watching Mars at opposition, a lot closer to that energy Capricorn there and that's all this distance here that we're looking at is how much Mars is transited in pro grade motion now, since that time in like early summer, or like early July. I guess when we're first starting to look at it there, so it's cool like looking at how much has changed but we're, we're getting to that point where we're Mars is like moved on a bit from its position opposition and now it's going to kind of quickly change into like a dimmer stock you remember like two years ago or we're looking at Mars and Saturn together now Saturn and we see SCorp or see Saturn in Sagittarius before we're looking at Mars and Saturn in Scorpio next to Antares I was in like the summer of 2016. And, and then we saw how much Mars had moved in those two years before it came back around to that same position in the sky. So do you remember like how different it was over those two years like had Dimmick off for a while and we were like looking at it with you in the morning one time. And it just looked like a little speck. It was hardly even worth noticing. Yeah, it was really faint. It's interesting how much brighter it is now. Like through this year, it's been so much more noticeable. Yeah. And that's that's that two year cycle. Like I said, 24 month cycle that that Mars is on, where that's how long it takes Mars to complete. Its its movements, procreate motion around the 12 constellations. Do you hear that in the podcast? I think that's a guy playing a trumpet. Well, so flavor in our outdoor podcast so. So So yeah, over those two years that had gone all the way around the ecliptic. So So been in Scorpio two years ago, in August, they had gone through Capricorn Aquarius and Pisces and Aries and then onward through Taurus and Gemini and cancer and through Leo, and all that, and then a kind of come back around, and then it came through. And then it came through and pass through Scorpio, like earlier this year, and then is now at that, but that's what took two years to happen. And so when we're looking at it at Saturn over there, Saturn has made it just from Scorpio, back to Sagittarius in those two years. And that's like the difference in the speed of motion that it is for these to transit around the ecliptic line. That's super interesting to start to notice that. So Mars is two years. Jupiter is 12 years. That's the next night. So if you think there's the earth and there's Mars, then there's the asteroid down, then there's a huge amount of distance before you get from Mars to Jupiter. It's like It's like many more times the distance in the solar system. So that and that's a way of noticing it really is. We have two years, we still are six one year to get around the sun. We have Mars going on in two years. We have Jupiter taking 12 years to get around the sun. And then we have Saturn out there taking almost 29 years. That means it's it was there about the time that I was born 2930 years ago. Is that amazing? Yeah, it's really quiet like back in that same spot. Yeah, it is really interesting. It's interesting kind of noticing, like the the cycles, the different timing, and then sort of like historically with me a little bit too, like, like, I think, well, I don't know, I think it was like Saturn, it's hard to focus on those fun little jazz in the background. I hope you can hear it. But I think it was like, Saturn was kind of known as like, Saturn nine, I think is a word. And then there's Mercurial. That's a word. I think Saturn nine is like slow and lethargic. And lazy, I think too. And then Mercurial is like, chaotic and fast paced, and like, engaged. Does that make sense. And so like, if you think about it, maybe in a sense of where those words had the derivation from Saturn is the slowest moving planet, taking 29 years to move around. And Mercury, the closest planet to the sun is the one that moves around the fastest. And as the most chaotic type of motion, it's really kind of harder to track. Venus is even more stable than that, because it's was a lot brighter, and it's a little further out from the sun. And so because it's an interior planet, we see a kind of move. We don't see it move out to opposition, but we see it kind of stay closer to the sun, as it kind of orbits on the internal track between the Earth and the Sun. It's interesting, it's been going it's cool kind of noticing, like where some of those things come from. Yeah, it's really interesting getting to observe it for so many years now or just being a lot more conscious of it than I had been in the past. And you really do get to, to see in the motion of it, like just how different they are and how far they move around. Yeah, yeah, I've been really fascinated by the end like well, the other thing that I was noticing too, is like so this year Mars to two years ago, Mars came into opposition and went into retrograde when I was in like Libra and Scorpio over there. And then now two years later, it's gone into opposition around Sagittarius and Capricorn really like Capricorn is where it seems to have ended up. And so you kind of notice, like how far that is over, that it had moved before it had come into come into opposition again, and gone into its retrograde motion. So let's take like that. Alright, it's kind of interesting to think about how that would sort of play out like two years from now, it's going to be like out over here. So it'll be sort of a fall time opposition, maybe two years from now it'll be, or maybe two or four years from now, it's going to be like a Halloween opposition. So I have a bear, that'd be cool. Or Yeah, the red planet will be coming in over, it'll be just rising at the time, that we're coming into October. So we're gonna have it coming into, like October and Halloween, around the time that we're gonna see Mars rising up above the horizon line as the sun starts to set. So it'll be kind of interesting to sort of follow that over like a longer amount of time, but it's cool kind of getting to notice it a bit. What else do we see Marina. I was looking over here. Like up toward the moon where it is. And then I think like back or so before the moon down, like over there, I think is I think that's where Aries is like Aries the RAM. It's another one of the constellations that's in the Zodiac, or along the ecliptic line. So I think that'd be like the Aries right over that clouds gonna overtake and then down from there. We have tourists. That's up now. You see tourists everywhere. I do see tourists. Yes. far enough away from the moon that I can actually make it out. I can't really see. I can't really see anything that's right around the moon too. Well, it's so bright. Oh, yeah. Yeah, there's nothing we can see around the moon right now. But it's cool kind of spot and nobody there. So I guess it's like Aries, the RAM. Taurus, the bull we see all over on. And then I guess right now the Pleiades are where its tail would be are up in like a cloud. So we can't see that. But we can at least make out where it is a little bit. And then as we saw, I guess that means that like Orion is probably getting close to coming up here on the horizon like maybe like due east from us. That's kind of cool to think about. And that's sort of something I always remembered from like, a couple years ago, when we were here. Now is like now that we're at the now that we're 20 degrees above the equator, there's a lot more of the Southern Hemisphere that we get to see. And so that's why we get to see like Orion rise quite a bit higher, like almost like due east from us right now. And that's why we get to see further south from Orion, we get to see like canopus come up, which is really cool. Like the brightest stars visible in the southern hemisphere sky that's not visible to the northern hemisphere sky. So it's really exciting that we get to, I guess kind of early for me it's it's it's really cool to see a different sky. Yeah. And it's well, it's really interesting that we were talking about like the winter hexagon or the heavenly g like one of those sort of more modern asterisms. It's visible of the collection of this really bright first magnitude stars that we see in the Northern Hemisphere. Do you remember we were talking about that? There was like, I guess it was start with like, well like Capella out there that we're starting to see. And then there was like Castor and Pollux. And then like proceeding and serious. And then Rigel. And then it would come up to Alderaan. And then like over to battle Jews or butyl ease. And it was is really interesting, kind of like noticing that. But if you notice that they're all kind of in this pattern, I guess right now they're just coming up over the eastern horizon. After that, yeah, like we're gonna see like Orion as part of the some of the stars, I was just mentioning that if you kind of continue that trail down at these really bright first magnitude stars, they're all kind of in this clumped zone over here. And that goes all the way down to connote this, which is further south where we normally don't get to see it. So it's cool to kind of notice that all of these bright stars are sort of in zone together. I think that's still part of like the Milky Way. So my read on that, and in that way, whereas, so we're talking about it. Yeah, so it goes in section. Yeah, it would go over like where Saturn is over there. Bye. Bye. Sagittarius A Sagittarius is like the heart of the galaxy. That would be like looking into the center of the galaxy. And then I think it would follow right up here, as we see like Altair and Vega, have you read over there and then it would cut over to Cassiopeia that we see up here. And then it would be kind of over here, where we see Capella. And then there's gonna be like a lot of it that cuts over here where we see it like a lot of this band of these first magnitude stars, where we see like Orion and Taurus over here, and then as we cut down and cut it to the south, if you kind of imagine like one big line, like this here, that's going to be all along the Milky Way line, which is really interesting. So it's really weird to start to perceive it as like it's canopus in the southern hemisphere Yeah. And then see us and procyon and Rigel and beat ogis and Oliver on and Castor and Pollux and Capella. And then like as a kind of like scoops up, then we see and it's all I can one line with weird that kind of imagined across the sphere of the earth. And then we have like Cassiopeia and then like the NAB, and Seder and Vega and Altair, and then like over to the stars, and like Scorpio, and the stars in Sagittarius over they're all part of like this Milky Way band that cuts all the way around. So it's pretty cool. That's really interesting, like looking at that and looking at how that that kind of works in the sky. But it's kind of an open that. Well, I guess tonight we got like, what 30 40% Cloud and a full moon. So we'll wait a couple months, and then we'll be able to see more of the stuff or more of the stuff that would be more prominently visible in the southern hemisphere. But I'm looking forward to getting to make some observations of condolence and of some of the constellations that we see in the southern hemisphere. I think it's gonna be really fun. Me too. I'm really excited for some clear nights here. Yeah, it's gonna be really cool. I want to do a bunch of like, skywatching like naked eye observations with you out here, but it's pretty fun, like hanging outside and doing it this way. It's kind of nice to get an appointed staff and like, look at things. I was gonna make some sense when when I listened to it back or listened back to it and audio, but it's fine. They should be I mean, I appreciate it. Yeah, I'm glad we found this cool spot. Yeah, I think it's really nice being out here. And yeah, it's nice, nice spray evenings in Hawaii. It's great. Just pretty comfortable. Thanks for hanging out with me tonight. I appreciate it. But yeah, thanks a lot, everybody for listening to this. Recorded in the field episode of the night sky podcast. I really appreciate it. So on behalf of Marina Hanson, my name is Billy Newman. And thank you very much for listening to this episode of the night sky podcast.

Between the week of Dec. 3 - 9 we have Venus moving into sexy Scorpio and kicking off a new trend in Love, Money, Beauty, and with Women. Big news will come through as Mercury and Jupiter square. Something epic will peak as Mars and Pluto square and then Mars goes on later in the week to oppose Uranus. And Mercury will move into Capricorn getting us to all start thinking a bit more ambitiously about at least some part of life. Tune in to hear the details and how your sign will be impacted!