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This week, the Jupiter, the Sun, and the lunar nodes activate an era-defining configuration of the outer planets; and Mercury stations direct in Cancer. Take the opportunities for evolution being presented now. This week-ahead reading for July 20-26, 2026 is an excerpt from this week's Somatic Space class with Renee Sills. For the full-length forecast and embodied practice for this week, purchase the recording here. To see the chart of the moment discussed in this episode, click here.EA LIVE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT!! Renee will be in the NYC area in early August and would love to see you! More information and registration links will be available next week, but please mark your calendars now for August 4 (live event with myself and dancer/astrologer J. Bouey) and August 9-10 for an EA Pop-Up: Astrology for Collective Care in Williamsburg. ✨✨✨UPCOMING AT EMBODIED ASTROLOGY:
RESOURCES- Manifestival™ 2026 is happening in Sedona. A powerful experience to help you release, reset, and step into your next level. Join me: https://danettemay.com/manifestivalAZ2026 - Step into your next level of growth and join me inside Lotus Rising Premium Coaching at danettecoaching.com - Follow the podcast to get notified when I drop an episode. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday!CONNECT WITH DANETTEInstagram: @thedanettemayFacebook: Danette MayTikTok: @thedanettemayNEW TV Show on Youtube: @TheDanetteMayListen to The Danette May ShowRead my book: danettemay.com/embraceabundancebookGet The Rise book: therisebook.comWork with Danette: danettemay.comWhat if the places you feel drawn to are actually connected to your purpose, healing, relationships, and next chapter? In this episode of The Danette May Show, I sit down with Dylan Varenhorst to explore astrocartography, human design, astrology, and how these systems can help you make more aligned decisions. We talk about planetary lines, inner authority, Saturn lessons, career visibility, ancestral healing, and why certain locations may activate powerful shifts in your life.Dylan also explains why astrocartography is not always about immediately finding love, abundance, or success. Sometimes a location brings up the healing and integration required before you can receive what you are calling in. We also dive into ancient civilizations, intuitive travel, spiritual sovereignty, and how learning to understand your personal energetic map can help you trust yourself, follow your intuition, and make your own power moves.IN THIS EPISODE:(0:00) How to crack your personal power code(0:34) Welcome to The Danette May Show(1:52) Join me at Mana Festival(3:00) Inside the Lotus Rising offer(5:08) Meet Dylan Varenhorst(6:56) What astrocartography can reveal(8:48) Saturn lines, discipline, and delayed success(10:07) Human design, astrology, and location alignment(12:40) Ancient civilizations and hidden power systems(16:04) How modern leaders use energetic codes(19:59) Mystical experiences and spiritual sovereignty(27:21) How to understand your astrocartography map(31:24) Why healing comes before abundance(32:19) MC lines for visibility and contribution(35:38) Dylan's workshop and next steps(37:51) The power of pausing before reacting(38:39) Closing thoughts and how to support the showCONNECT WITH DYLANInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/humandesignmavenWebsite: https://www.hdmaven.com/masterclass
Send us Fan MailECLIPSE READINGS - $111If you'd like personalized guidance on how these transits impact your birth chart, my Eclipse Readings are available here.The second half of 2026 carries a completely different energy than the first.If you've felt like this year has been strange, transitional, or difficult to define, you're not imagining it. From July through December, the astrology begins asking us to pivot, make bold decisions, and step into a new chapter with greater confidence and authenticity.In this episode, I walk you through the biggest astrological events of the second half of the year, including:• Why July feels like the calm before the cosmic acceleration• The Basket configuration shaping the collective throughout July• The North Node entering Leo and what this new karmic chapter means• The shift from collective expectations back to authentic self-expression• August eclipse season and why it marks a major turning point• Mars entering Cancer and the changing emotional landscape• The powerful Jupiter trine Saturn transit and earned expansion• October's intense Mercury and Venus retrogrades in Scorpio• The bold Mars-Jupiter conjunction in Leo and taking courageous action• The stabilizing energy arriving toward the end of November• What December's Astrology suggests as we prepare for 2027This isn't simply a month-by-month forecast. It's a conversation about the larger story unfolding throughout the rest of 2026 and how these transits invite us to release old identities, trust our intuition, and move toward a more authentic version of ourselves.Whether you're an astrology enthusiast or simply looking to better understand the energetic themes ahead, this episode will help you navigate the remainder of 2026 with greater awareness and intention.Please rate and review the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you listen!Enroll in ARCANA today: https://aguaastrology.teachable.com/p/arcanaSee our faces on YouTube!Want to book a reading with Gabrielle? Please visit her website www.aguaastrology.comFollow us on Instagram @thespirtualsisterspodcast Follow Gabrielle on Instagram @aguaastrology (She will NEVER DM you for readings! Watch out for scammers!)Follow Brianna on Instagram @Brianna_mcferonSubscribe to Gabrielle's YouTube Channel Agua AstrologyJoin Soul Reading MethodMini Tarot Readings with Gabrielle: https://www.etsy.com/shop/IntuitiveGabrielle
In this episode of The Localist, Carrie Rollwagen sits down with David Fleming, president and CEO of REV Birmingham. REV is the nonprofit that works to grow downtown Birmingham and the Woodlawn neighborhood, and David has been doing this work for 30 years. He is a self-described building hugger, a Bessemer native, and a walking encyclopedia of Birmingham history. Carrie and David open with a Birmingham history lesson. Why the city was founded as an entrepreneurial response to the collapse of the Southern slave economy, why the immigrants who came here to open dry goods stores and furniture shops mattered as much as the industrialists, and why understanding that DNA is critical for anyone leading the city into the future. Then they get into the last 30 years of downtown revitalization. Why 2010 was the pivotal year. How Railroad Park and Regions Field changed people's belief in what downtown could be. Why Second Avenue North became a corridor and how Urban Standard lit the fuse. The second half is a practical guide for small business owners. What REV actually does (place management, economic development, marketing and storytelling, advocacy and policy), the CAP program you see downtown in the blue shirts, the Business Improvement District, the historic preservation easement program, and the real estate advice REV offers for free to any business owner trying to figure out where to open. David also shares what a 2000-person survey revealed about what people actually want to see downtown, and why the answer is not what most people expect. If you own a small business in Birmingham or love the city, this conversation is full of practical resources and Birmingham history you should know. Watch on YouTube _______________________________________ Mentioned in This Episode • REV Birmingham • Downtown Birmingham • Sloss Furnaces • Birmingham Historical Society • Railroad Park • Regions Field • Pepper Place Farmers Market • Alabama Theatre • El Barrio • Filter Coffee Parlor • Church Street Coffee & Books • Gus's Hot Dogs • The Localist episode with Gus's Hot Dogs • The Localist book by Carrie Rollwagen Thanks to Our Sponsor, Infomedia The Localist is sponsored by Infomedia. They are a Birmingham-based web and digital marketing company. They help small businesses grow online. • Contact Infomedia Join Us at Localist Lab Localist Lab is a free event series for small business owners. It meets on the third Thursday of most months at Saturn in Avondale. Free tacos and coffee too. • See upcoming events and register Subscribe to Carrie's Newsletter Want more small business tips from Carrie? Sign up for her newsletter. • Sign up here
Destiny takes a turn in a new direction as the lunar North Node heads into Aquarius for 20 months this Sunday, July 26—its first visit here since 2009. Leo season begins on Wednesday and Mercury retrograde ends one day later. (Whew!) On Sunday, Saturn turns retrograde. Get ready for July's busiest astrological week with The AstroTwins, astrologers for ELLE.FREE Leo Season: Monthly Manifestation MeetupTuesday, July 217PM ET/4PM PThttps://astrostyle.com/eventsHuman Design for Astrologers Coursehttps://humandesignforastrologers.com/Book a Reading with The AstroTwins!https://astrostyle.com/readingsAstrology and Financial Cycles: Watch the episodehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhH6jj-YUUc&t=2587s
This is maybe the biggest week in a game-changing year, and it's no time to be timid (which, by the end of the week, you definitely won't feel like doing anyway). The setup: Four of the slowest, heaviest planets in the sky have spent years crawling into a formation that finally clicks together now, all of them parked in brand-new signs, all of them in a weirdly cooperative arrangement that only comes around every few generations. The last time two of these particular ones got together like this, it was the 1920s. So, it's big big.Key moments of the week:Sunday, July 19: Mars in Gemini sextile Saturn in Aries (2:10PM)Monday, July 20: Jupiter in Leo trine Neptune in Aries (3:22AM)Monday, July 20: Jupiter in Leo opposite Pluto in Aquarius (10:45AM)Tuesday, July 21: Jupiter in Leo sextile Uranus in Gemini (7:10AM)Wednesday, July 22: Sun enters Leo (3:13PM)Thursday, July 23: Sun in Leo square Chiron in Taurus (11:35AM)Thursday, July 23: Mercury stations direct in Cancer (6:58PM)Friday, July 24: Mercury in Cancer sextile Venus in Virgo (12:12AM)Saturday, July 25: Neptune in Aries sextile Pluto in Aquarius (1:48AM)Sunday, July 26: Saturn stations retrograde in Aries (3:56PM)To 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
I start the episode with gratitude for the love of my life, Ethel Mertz my dog, my mother, and the opportunities I have. I acknowledge the sadness of loss but cherish the happiness I have experienced. Missing Ethel's stinky breath, her spot on the velvet couch, and the way she refused to eat out of a normal dog bowl.
Episode 292In 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 July 20th, 2026, shines a spotlight on the ways we lead. When Jupiter (the planet of wisdom and abundance) trines Neptune (the planet of dreams and fantasy), we're inspired by an idealistic vision for our future — and gifted the motivation to turn it into a reality. As Jupiter's opposition to Pluto (the planet of the underworld) highlights the tensions between our principles and our outdated systems of power, a trine between Jupiter and Uranus (the planet of surprise and innovation) encourages us to expand our horizons in new and unexpected ways. And when the Sun and the South Node enter Leo, we're called to show up as the leaders we want to see in our lives and confront the egomania that's corrupting our communities. Now is the time to invest your energy in collective action and reckon with what's been hiding in the shadows.This episode covers:Jupiter's trine to Neptune on Monday, July 20thJupiter's opposition with Pluto Rx on Monday, July 20thJupiter's sextile to Uranus on Tuesday, July 21stThe Sun's entrance into Leo on Wednesday, July 22ndNeptune's sextile to Pluto on Wednesday, July 22ndThe end of Mercury retrograde in Cancer on Thursday, July 23rdMercury's sextile to Venus on Friday, July 24thThe start of Saturn's retrograde in Aries on Sunday, July 26thThe North Node's entrance into Aquarius and the South Node's entrance into Leo on Sunday, July 26thThe Sun's opposition with Pluto on Sunday, July 26thThis episode was recorded on 6/15/2026.This episode also mentioned the following article: “The Astrological Timeline of Your Life”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.
Sponsor Link:NordVPN - Secure your online presence with our exclusive offer for Space Nuts listeners. Check out www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts for details.In this engaging Q&A episode of Space Nuts, Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson dive into listener inquiries that span the cosmos. From the intriguing concept of black hole evaporation to the mysteries of Jupiter's atmosphere and the latest on the Artemis 2 mission, this episode is packed with fascinating insights and scientific discussions.In this episode:- The mechanics of black hole evaporation and how cosmic microwave background radiation affects their lifespan.- An exploration of Jupiter's thin atmosphere and how it compares to the dense atmospheres of moons like Titan and planets like Venus.- Insights into the Artemis 2 mission and the implications of visual observations of meteorite impacts on the moon's far side.- A look ahead at upcoming solar missions and the cutting-edge technology being deployed to study our sun.- The significance of cosmic rays and their impact on human perception in space.Resources & Links:- [Parker Solar Probe](https://www.nasa.gov/content/parker-solar-probe) - NASA's mission to study the sun's outer atmosphere.- [Artemis Program](https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/) - NASA's initiative to return humans to the moon.- [The Cosmic Microwave Background](https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/uni_cmb.html) - Understanding the remnants of the Big Bang.- [Titan and Its Atmosphere](https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/titan/overview/) - NASA's insights into Saturn's largest moon.Join Andrew and Fred Watson as they unravel the complexities of space science and encourage curiosity about the universe. Don't forget to send in your questions for future episodes!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support.(00:00) Andrew Dunkley takes audience questions on this week's Space Nuts(02:53) If black holes are colder than cmb, how much does this lengthen(09:12) Fred: Does Jordy have an unusually thin atmosphere for a rocky planet(10:48) Titan has a much higher atmospheric pressure than our own planet Jordy(17:16) Michael from Switzerland claims Artemis 2 astronauts saw meteorite flashes on moon(24:55) Houston has had a main B undervolt problem(25:07) Final question today comes from somebody who forgot to tell us their name(34:04) Andrew Dunkley: Thanks for your company. Bye. You're listening to the Space Nuts podcast
"Most of the money problems we talk about with Bitcoin — they're not money problems. They're time problems." Scott Dedels — founder of Block Rewards and author of The Age of Time — says the clock is a technology. It was invented about 600 years ago, and somewhere along the way we forgot it was ever invented at all. His claim: the problem of time is upstream of the problem of money. Fiat was downstream of a civilization that had already agreed to be ruled by a machine that only moves forward, in the direction of consumption. We went from asking what is time to only ever asking what time is it. We get into the Prague Orloj and the birth of mechanical time, the 1944 essay that turned time into a commodity, Saturn as civilization's invisible operating system, why we stopped building 300-year cathedrals, AI and the information hyperstream — and Bitcoin as a ten-minute heartbeat no one controls. Subscribe so you never miss an episode.
In this episode, I cover the highlights of the week of July 19 26th, which includes the suns' entering Leo, Mercury turning direct, Saturn turning retrograde, the lunar nodes enter Leo and Aquarius, and more. 0:00 Intro2:54 Monday 8:59 Wednesday10:16 Thursday11:26 Friday15:49 Moon transits for the week 17:41 Tarot readingWork with me:
Chyna knocks on Triple H's door to check on him after SummerSlam. They share a platonic hug. Eddie Guerrero walks in, shoves Triple H, and says "That's my mama." Tommy Blacha and Rob Pasbani recap the August 28, 2000 edition of WWF Monday Night Raw, live from Greensboro, North Carolina, one night after SummerSlam 2000.Triple H opened the show stranded in the parking garage, waiting for Stephanie who hasn't been seen since he accidentally hit her the night before. Kurt Angle comes to the ring and accuses him of domestic violence, then casually mentions his concussion is coming back to him. He remembers being in a hotel lobby after SummerSlam. He wasn't alone. Room A14. Wait, that was Stephanie's room. His memory is a little fuzzy.After Angle goads Eddie into defending Chyna's honor, he ends up running into the match with a steel chair anyway. The annoucers openly wonder whose side Chyna is really on. Tommy and Rob did not see this coming and loved every second of it.Other major discussion points include:Edge and Christian bring out miniature versions of all three TLC teams for their 36-second pose, complete with tiny ladders, tiny tables, and a fight between the mini Hardies and mini DudleysLita defends the Women's Championship against Jackie in the highest-rated quarter hour of the night, then eats an Edge spear post-match in what Tommy and Rob call a real test of whether her SummerSlam rub translated on its ownChyna retains the IC title when Val Venis abandons his Money Shot to yell at Trish Stratus, who had been watching at ringside the entire matchJR grabs a trash can lid and clocks Tazz at ringside, letting Blackman retain the Hardcore title in a feud Tommy and Rob agree never justified itselfThe Rock keeps the WWF title over Kane, but the Undertaker rides in on his motorcycle and choke slams Kane first, teasing a three-way championship programNaked Midian debuts as a streaker in the Al Snow and Saturn mixed tag, wearing nothing but a fanny pack and a thong00:00 Intro and Cold Open: Eddie Guerrero Shoves Triple H Over Chyna00:33 Welcome to Tales from the Attitude Era00:52 Why Raw Aired at 11pm: US Open Tennis and the USA Network Problem1:07 Tommy's Backstage Story: Vince McMahon vs the Dog Show5:01 Post-SummerSlam Booking Philosophy and the Late Start Show6:06 The Chyna and Triple H Reunion: Kayfabe, Reality, and the Real-Life Timeline8:15 Mick Foley Opens the Show in Greensboro / Four Title Matches Announced10:31 Triple H Waits in the Parking Garage / X-Pac and Road Dog Weigh In10:54 Opening Match: Y2J and the Acolytes vs Benoit and T&A16:35 Kurt Angle Accuses Triple H of Abuse / Room A14 Revealed18:40 Triple H Cheap Shots Angle / Chyna and Eddie Watch from Backstage19:03 Intercontinental Championship: Chyna vs Val Venis23:00 Michael Cole Interviews Angle: "I Remember Stephanie's Room"23:42 Right to Censor Promo / Too Cool and Rikishi Dance Segment26:53 Chyna Enters Triple H's Dressing Room29:41 Eddie Guerrero Bursts In: "That's My Mama"31:53 Edge and Christian's Mini TLC Teams Segment36:24 Angle Talks Eddie Into Challenging Triple H36:53 Hardcore Championship: Tazz vs Steve Blackman / JR with the Trash Can Lid41:54 Just Joe Gets Kicked Out / Eddie Barges In and a Match Is Made45:14 Women's Championship: Lita vs Jackie / Edge Spears Lita Post-Match49:14 Kane Promo: No Voice Box, New Monster Heel Direction53:28 Patreon Plug55:38 Chyna and Eddie Backstage Before the Match56:03 Eddie Guerrero vs Triple H1:00:07 Frog Splash Miss / Pedigree Attempt / Angle Runs In with a Chair1:01:04 Chyna Saves Both Men / The Love Quadrangle Is Born1:03:05 Al Snow and Saturn vs Cat and Terry / Naked Midian Debuts1:05:25 Dudleys at WWF New York / The Rock Promo with Kevin Kelly1:06:47 WWF Championship: The Rock vs Kane / The Undertaker Rides In1:09:24 Ratings Breakdown: 4.93 Rating and 11.5 Share1:12:46 Closing Thoughts and Sign-Off Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The extraordinary Cosmic Basket continues to unfold this week as Jupiter in Leo completes its powerful conversations with all of the outer planets, expanding our awareness and inviting us into an even greater level of consciousness. This rare planetary alliance continues to weave together the energies of growth, awakening, imagination, and transformation, encouraging us to embrace the future with courage, creativity, and heart. Midweek, Mercury ends its retrograde journey, bringing fresh clarity, renewed momentum, and the opportunity to move forward with new understanding. As the Sun completes its passage through Cancer and enters the radiant sign of Leo, it begins activating the very same evolutionary pattern, illuminating our creative spirit and reminding us that each of us has a unique light to share with the world. The week concludes as Saturn stations retrograde, inviting us to pause, reflect, and strengthen the foundations of the future we are beginning to build. Join me on this week's episode of The Golden Astrologer Podcast as we explore the next chapter of this remarkable cosmic story and discover how to work consciously with one of the most significant planetary patterns of our time.
The sky is starting to get interesting, bringing us deeper into the shifts that will mark the second half of 2026. Jupiter makes a heavy hitting opposition to Pluto. We enter Leo Season as well as eclipse season. Saturn also turns retrograde and Mercury Direct.Timestamps:♈ Aries — 24:02♉ Taurus — 28:15♊ Gemini — 32:34♋ Cancer — 37:42♌ Leo — 42:37♍ Virgo — 46:54♎ Libra — 51:30♏ Scorpio — 55:11♐ Sagittarius — 59:10♑ Capricorn — 1:03:04♒ Aquarius — 1:06:08♓ Pisces — 1:10:07Read More:Free Webinar: Introduction to Energetic Scienceshttps://mercia-academy.ch/en/courses/energetic-sciences-presentation-june-18-2026-with-katie-sweetman/Mars in Gemini: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/mars-in-gemini-sign-by-sign/Saturn in Aries: Self Reliancehttps://empoweringastrology.com/saturn-in-aries-self-reliance-2025-2028-what-does-it-mean/Saturn in Aries: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/saturn-in-aries-sign-by-sign-what-does-it-mean/Uranus in Gemini: Radical Ideashttps://empoweringastrology.com/uranus-in-gemini-radical-ideas-what-does-it-mean/Uranus in Gemini: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/uranus-in-gemini-sign-by-sign/Neptune in Aries: A New Dawnhttps://empoweringastrology.com/neptune-in-aries-a-new-dawn-what-does-neptune-in-aries-mean/Neptune in Aries: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/neptune-in-aries-sign-by-sign/Pluto in Aquarius: Transforming Humanityhttps://empoweringastrology.com/pluto-in-aquarius-transforming-humanity-2023-2044-what-will-it-mean/Pluto in Aquarius: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/pluto-in-aquarius-what-does-it-mean-for-my-zodiac-sign/Subscribe to My Mailing Listhttps://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/679683/113465703059687274/shareAstrology Webinars and Courseshttps://empoweringastrology.freshlearn.com/Book Your Astrology Consultationhttps://empoweringastrology.as.me/Astrology Gift Certificateshttps://empoweringastrology.com/gift-certificates/#jupiteroppositepluto #saturndirect #eclipseseason #leoseason #suninleo #elementfire #july2026astrology #julyastrology #empoweringastrology #katiesweetman #astrologyplusconsciousness #holisticastrology #astrologyforecast #soulalchemy #thesoulsjourney #modernmystics #astrology #astrologie #astrologia #astrolog #astrologersofinstagram #horoscope #horoscopes #astrologyposts #dailyhoroscope #dailyastrology #weeklyastrology #weeklyhoroscopes
Learn how to take advantage of all six individual aspects in July's powerhouse Basket aspect pattern. I'll also help you make the best use of an Aquarius Full Moon that aligns with the Basket, Mercury direct, Saturn retrograde, and more! Scroll down for section start times. Resources Learn my invocations for healing and awakening in my FREE life-transforming video: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening, Healing, and More. Let my Awakening Plus membership help you awaken, heal, connect, and thrive! "This Week in Astrology" Free Session Entry. (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) My forecasts in writing. My services: Astrology+, Energy Healing & Spiritual Guidance, life coaching, Deep Dive Trauma Healing, and more. Support my work with your tax-deductible donation. Watch the July 15-31 forecast video. 1:04 - 7/15 - Uranus sextile Neptune 6:37 - 7/18 - Uranus trine Pluto 11:36 - 7/19 - Mars sextile Saturn 12:45 - 7/20 - Jupiter trine Neptune 19:56 - 7/20 - Jupiter opposite Pluto 29:01 - 7/21 - Jupiter sextile Uranus 36:52 - 7/22 - Sun enters Leo 37:49 - 7/23 - Sun square Chiron 38:02 - 7/23 - Mercury direct in Cancer 44:41 - 7/25 - Neptune sextile Pluto 51:01 - 7/26 - Saturn retrograde in Aries 58:12 - 7/26 - Lunar nodes enter Aquarius/Leo 1:01:41 - 7/26 - Mars sesquare Pluto 1:02:37 - 7/27 - Basket: Sun-Uranus-Neptune-Pluto 1:05:39 - 7/29 - Venus square Mars 1:07:43 - 7/29 - Aquarius Full Moon 1:25:07 - Coming August 1-15 Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin
This week we're working with ten transits, held together by four with long reach: the Sun enters Leo, Mercury turns Direct in Cancer, the North Node Retrogrades into Aquarius, and Saturn begins its Retrograde in Aries. Leo invites us to shine and yet the Nodes are quietly asking us to loosen our grip on the center. What would it cost to step out of the spotlight and rely on the people standing around us? We close with a Substack essay, The North Node in Aquarius: The Kingdom Without a King, tracing this axis back through a century of moments when the one at the center was asked to leave. Come reflect with us.(8:39) Jupiter in Leo Opposite Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius 04° – July 12 – 24 (Sunday – Friday) – Monday, July 20.(20:49) The Sun in Cancer Square the Moon in Libra 28°43' at 4:05 AM PDT on Tuesday, July 21.(23:40) Jupiter in Leo Sextile Uranus in Gemini 04° – July 9 – 26 (Thursday – Sunday) – Tuesday, July 21.(27:54) The Sun in Leo – July 22 – August 22, 2026The Sun transits through Leo every year from July 22 – August 22/23 every year depending on what time and where you are on Earth.(33:22) Mercury Direct in Cancer 16° 18' – Thursday, July 23June 12 – Mercury Enters its Retrograde Shadow in Cancer 16°18'June 29 – Mercury Retrograde in Cancer 26°15'July 23 – Mercury Direct in Cancer 16°18'August 6 – Mercury Exits its Retrograde Shadow in Cancer 26°15'(39:33) The Sun in Leo Square Chiron in Taurus 00° – July 22 – 24 (Wednesday – Friday) – Thursday, July 23.(48:11) Mercury in Cancer Sextile Venus in Virgo 16° – July 22 – 25 (Wednesday – Saturday) – Friday, July 24.(55:25) Neptune Retrograde in Aries Sextile Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius 04° – May 9 – October 30 (Saturday – Friday) – Friday, July 24.(1:00:43) The North Node Retrograde into Aquarius 29° – July 26, 2026 – March 26, 2028.These are some of the previous dates that the North Node has transited through Aquarius most recently:December 17, 2007 – August 21, 2009May 22, 1989 – November 18, 1990November 1, 1970 – April 26, 1972March 28, 1952 – October 8, 1953June 24, 1933 – March 8, 1935December 3, 1914 – March 13, 1916(1:04:58) Saturn Retrograde in Aries 14°44' – Sunday, July 26.April 20, 2026 – Saturn Enters its Retrograde Shadow in Aries 07°55'July 26, 2026 – Saturn Retrograde in Aries 14°44'December 10, 2026 – Saturn Direct in Aries 07°55'March 14, 2027 – Saturn Exits its Retrograde Shadow in Aries 14°44'(1:10:25) Substack Essay: The North Node in Aquarius, the Kingdom Without a KingCheck out my latest conversation with 5th Generation Psychic, Dallisa Hocking.Join my Substackhttps://www.theweeklytransit.com/
The retrograde fog lifts, Leo season starts, and this week is the reset you have been waiting for This week is going to feel like a pressure valve releasing and then the volume turning all the way up. It opens with Mars and Saturn in a productive alliance on Sunday, drive meeting structure that builds a solid foundation for the future. Jupiter dominates Monday and Tuesday, making three significant connections in 48 hours that expand whatever it touches. The Sun moves into Leo on Wednesday and Leo season begins. Mercury stations direct (finally!) on Thursday after weeks of retrograde fog in Cancer. Friday closes the week with two harmonious aspects that give everything that happened earlier in the week somewhere to land. Basically, this is one of the most energetically loaded weeks of the summer for progress and forward motion. Last weeks of current pricing on www.cardsyb.com Book your reading now, after almost 3 years of current pricing, changes are coming in August :) https://www.cardsyb.com/virtual-readings
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. Her website is astrologybyceleste.com.
The Long Cycles ConvergeLast week we named three great cycles being activated simultaneously. This week Jupiter weaves through all three in rapid succession — bringing what is large and transpersonal into the realm of the humanly meaningful. Into story, culture, and the conversations where collective transformation actually takes root.This week also carries a transit that deserves its own moment of recognition. On Friday, Neptune in Aries sextiles Pluto in Aquarius, the two slowest moving planets in flowing alignment, directly activating their own great cycle seeded in the lates 1890s.And the Sun follows. Mercury stations direct. Saturn stations retrograde. A rare threshold is reaching its crescendo.Key Cycles This Week:Monday, July 20: Jupiter in Leo opposes Pluto in Aquarius and trines Neptune in Aries. Jupiter opens the week with two major contacts holding the essential tension of this entire threshold period. The opposition to Pluto, the Expander meeting the Transformer, activates the unfinished Uranus-Pluto Virgo revolution from the mid 1960's around power, identity, and who gets to flourish. Where does the desire to be fully seen meet the power structures that have historically demanded containment?On the same day Jupiter trines Neptune in Aries, activating the Uranus-Neptune Capricorn cycle from the early 1990's, the dissolution of old structures of authority and meaning. Flow rather than rupture. The invitation to imagine what might replace what is dissolving. Hold both transits together. The confrontation with power and the opening of new vision are the same threshold approached from two directions.Tuesday, July 21: Jupiter in Leo sextiles Uranus in Gemini. Jupiter completes its rapid weaving through all three long cycles. This sextile activates the Neptune-Pluto Gemini cycle from the late 1890's, the revolution in mind, communication, and shared reality. New ideas finding unexpected audiences. Connections forming between people and communities that would not ordinarily find each other. In two days Jupiter has touched all three great cycles, bringing each into the realm of collective story and shared meaning.Wednesday, July 22: Sun enters Leo. Leo season begins in a field already charged by everything building around it. The Sun in Leo asks what is genuinely alive in you that wants to be expressed — not performed, not managed, but genuinely offered from the place that knows its own worth. In a collective moment asking so much endurance, Leo season is not a distraction. It is a necessary counterweight.Thursday, July 23: Sun in Leo squares Chiron in Taurus. Mercury stations direct at 16 degrees Cancer. The desire to shine meets the wound of unworthiness in its most embodied form. Where does the body carry the memory of having been seen and found lacking? Let what is tender be visible to yourself at least. That is enough for today.At the same time Mercury stations direct, completing three weeks of retrograde review in the realm of feeling and belonging. What the interior work of these weeks revealed, the emotional truth that found language, the unfinished conversation revisited, is now ready to move forward. Trust what you know now. It is ready to be spoken.Friday, July 24: Neptune in Aries sextiles Pluto in Aquarius.Before Saturn and the Sun's confrontation with Pluto, something quieter and more vast deserves naming. The two slowest moving planets, the Imaginal Field and the Transformer, in flowing alignment. This is the great Neptune-Pluto cycle speaking to itself across time, the revolution in mind and shared reality seeded in the late 1890s now activated through a harmonious aspect between the two planets themselves. In the background of everything else moving through this week, this is a quiet and profound current. What is the imagination of humanity reaching toward beneath the noise and the breakdown? What is being dissolved so that something genuinely new can find its form? These are questions that do not resolve in a day. But they are worth sitting with as the longest arc of the three great cycles makes itself briefly, quietly known.Sunday, July 26: Saturn stations retrograde at 15 degrees Aries. Sun in Leo opposes Pluto in Aquarius. Saturn turning inward begins months of honest interior review. What structures in your life are genuinely serving who you are becoming? On the same day the Sun opposes Pluto, the Conscious Self meeting the Transformer directly. Where are you being asked to step into genuine visibility in the face of systems that have historically demanded your containment? Sun opposing Pluto makes that question undeniable. Sometimes the undeniable question is the most useful gift.Looking Ahead to Next WeekMonday, July 27 the Lunar Nodes change signs. The North Node enters Leo, the South Node enters Aquarius — an eighteen-month shift asking the collective to develop toward genuine creative expression and the courage to offer individual gifts in service of the whole.Wednesday, July 29 brings a Full Moon at 6 degrees of Aquarius conjunct Pluto, opposing Jupiter in Leo, and activating all three long cycles simultaneously. The Sun and Moon in direct contact with Pluto while touching Neptune in Aries and Uranus in Gemini. This is the culmination of everything this arc has been building toward. Its own fuller story is coming in next's week podcast.Reflection QuestionsAs Jupiter weaves through all three long cycles, which thread feels most urgently alive in your own life and community right now?Where does the Sun squaring Chiron illuminate a wound around visibility or worthiness, and what would it mean to let that be seen rather than managed around?As Mercury stations direct and Saturn stations retrograde on the same day, what emotional truth is ready to be spoken, and what inner structure is ready to be honestly assessed?You are being prepared for something. Stay present to the preparation.Podcast poem: Working Together by David WhyteIf what we have been exploring these past two weeks is resonating — the long cycles, the thresholds of becoming, the invitation to shed what is false and remember what is genuinely true in you — I want to offer something that meets exactly that territory.The Inner Alchemist's Path is a private podcast journey through seven thresholds of transformation. Ten beautifully crafted episodes, each five to eight minutes, guiding you through the mythic spiral of genuine inner alchemy. If you are standing at a threshold right now, if something is dissolving and something new is quietly stirring, this was made for that moment.You can find it at my website ontheedgesofchange.com on the Home page under "What's Open Now."Support the showGo to Sheila's website for information for transformational resources: https://www.ontheedgesofchange.comThis episode was co-created with generative AI, engaged as a soul-aligned ally in service of transformation. At the edge where technology meets myth, I choose insight over noise, and alchemy over automation. Thank you for dreaming the future with me.
This week marks a major turning point in July as Jupiter takes center stage, the Lunar Nodes change signs, and Saturn begins its retrograde journey.The future may feel louder than usual as powerful conversations unfold between Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, and Uranus. At the same time, Leo season begins, Mercury completes its retrograde journey, and important karmic themes begin shifting into a new chapter.In this weekly astrology forecast, we'll explore how these energies may be helping you release what no longer fits, reclaim your power, and focus your energy on what you truly want to build moving forward.In this forecast:✨ Jupiter trine Neptune✨ Jupiter opposite Pluto✨ Jupiter sextile Uranus✨ Sun enters Leo✨ Mercury Retrograde ends✨ Pluto sextile Neptune✨ Saturn Retrograde begins✨ The Lunar Nodes change signs✨ Weekly Moon guidance and Void Moon periods
Mercury goes direct on Thursday 23 July and three weeks of review, looping decisions and foggy hold-pattern finally ends. But there's a sequence to this week, and getting it in the wrong order is where most people trip. Monday hands you the biggest expansion of the season - Jupiter opens a genuinely large door, then runs straight into Pluto hours later, so the opportunity comes with a real cost attached. You'll want to lunge at it. You can't. The machinery doesn't come back online until Thursday. So the week has a shape: see the opportunity Monday, warm it up when the Sun enters Leo on Wednesday, green-light it Thursday, then check the foundation under it when Saturn turns retrograde on Sunday. This is a two-peak week. Protect Monday and Thursday, and let the rest be lighter. Plus your element briefing - fire, earth, air and water each have a different job this week - and the card pull for the room. The question to carry: what's the thing that's ready to move now, and am I brave enough to green-light it when Thursday comes? Chart-based operations for founders. Not horoscopes. Want it read on your actual chart instead of your element? That's the Cosmic Blueprint - get yours here: https://abranchofholly.thrivecart.com/2026/
In this episode, we explore how Francisco Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son can still be considered beautiful, even though it depicts a violent, disturbing, and grotesque scene. In this episode, the podcast members look at Goya's use of lighting, distortion, and grotesque imagery, the context behind Saturn's actions, the personal struggles of Francisco Goya. and the political experiences happening in Spain in order to explain how ugliness can expose uncomfortable truths. Join us as we bring together different insights and ideas to figure out why this "ugly" painting is considered beautiful.Opening and Closing Theme: "Tango Flamenco" by Armik
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This is your daily horoscope for Monday, July 20, and the most important aspects of the day:Jupiter in Leo trine Neptune in Aries (12am PT) Moon in Libra opposite Saturn in Aries (1am PT)Moon in Libra trine Mars in Gemini (2am PT)Moon in Libra square Mercury in Cancer (5am PT)Jupiter in Leo opposite Pluto in Aquarius (8am PT)Justice for Nolan Wells: Send Support to His Family Support Karmelo Anthony I Message Him or Donate (SID #: 21558442; Facility: TDCJ - PACK)Sign the Petition + Demand Clemency for Jeffery Lee I Call Gov. Ivey + Demand Clemency 334-242-7100Justice for Cyrus Carmack-BeltonSupport the Free Alabama Movement
Dr. Michael Salla breaks down the latest reports concerning special access programs and their intersection with current geopolitical events. This session is designed for those tracking the intersection of national security, military oversight, and unexplained phenomena. You will learn how specific programs operate behind the scenes and the regulatory gaps that persist.We also review the recent Dr. Phil investigation into related claims and analyze the current push for US election accountability. By connecting these disparate threads, you will better understand the complexities of modern security procedures and the institutional challenges facing those seeking transparency in these sensitive sectors.Subscribe for weekly deep dives into aerospace security and whistleblower analysis, and let me know in the comments which topic you want covered next.00:00:00 - Topics: 00:01:16 - Luis Elizondo openly acknowledges that he has been regularly visiting the Vatican to share UFO related information https://x.com/UAPLuigi/status/207466841011460119000:05:26 - US Chief of Space Operations cheers on a Space Force Colonel being taken to the International Space Station on a Russian rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome https://x.com/SpaceForceCSO/status/207718341526734442700:08:55 - Dr Phil does a comprehensive review of historical UFO documents released on the Dept of War's UFO webpage. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2077567653867118780 00:16:19 - Vice President JD Vance rebuts claims by David Grusch and others that alien bodies have been recovered from UFO crash retrieval operations. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2077664417970274461 00:22:02 - Jorge Pabon, JP, here describes a massive underground spaceport near Eglin Air Force Base https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/207771268437244344800:25:10 - Dr. Phil is being set up to be President Trump's "most trusted public communicator on Disclosure". https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2077765813520482460 00:27:45 - Upcoming interview with Chris O'Connor who talks about his service with a United Nations-based Secret Space Program on Saturn's moon, Mimas. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2077773238852100285 00:33:22 - Anthony Williams explains how he was approached by men saying he had too much power and needed to have a "handler" who would "protect" him. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2077820347152281767 00:39:36 - President Trump's speech expedites the removal of Deep State officials involved in election interference and the UFO/ET coverup. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2078059897468473785 00:43:43 - US-Israel Military Alliance – The Battle for Ancient & ET Technology https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2078076589703565554 00:47:25 - Response to the GoFundMe campaign set up to help Michael from Conflict Radio has been overwhelming. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2078080215343910935 00:51:15 - Here's my interview with John Michael Chambers who asked many probing questions about the cover-up of extraterrestrial life and its implications. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2078163969563365709Join Dr. Salla on Patreon for Early Releases, Webinar Perks and More.Visit https://Patreon.com/MichaelSalla/
# The Space Cowboy: Riding the Cosmic Frontier – Latest James Webb Space Telescope Discoveries Saddle up for an out-of-this-world journey through the newest **James Webb Space Telescope discoveries**! In this episode, The Space Cowboy takes listeners on a deep-space trail ride through groundbreaking findings that are reshaping our understanding of the universe. **What's covered in this episode:**
July 19 - 25: FIND A WAYAs the pace begins to steady, this week's astrology invites us to lift our eyes from the trail beneath our feet and look toward the horizon. Recent months have demanded constant adjustments, but the sky now offers a wider perspective. Mercury is preparing to resume direct motion, Jupiter shines brightly from Cancer, and the deeper currents represented by the outer planets become easier to recognize. Rather than focusing only on the next task, this is a week for noticing the long arc of your journey and the quiet forces that have been shaping it all along.By request, let's check in on the outer outer planets, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto who are all placed at 10 degrees of the signs they occupy. These outer transpersonal planets tend to push and indicate generational trends, spiritual awakenings, and evolutionary shifts. Neptune draws us collectively into spirituality, mysticism, and universal love, with the flip side also offering confusion, escapism, and deception into the realm of possibility. Currently retrograde and in Uttarabhadra/Pisces, Neptune is bringing our consciousness into the depths of cultural, religious, and even subconscious foundations. Uranus triggers awakenings, revolutions, insight, and innovation. Disruption of the status quo, personal liberation, and tech advancement can be results when Uranus is in effect. Currently direct and at 10 degrees Taurus, a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus, Uranus could be acting like a plow in fertile fields, digging in, pushing around, and revealing fertility in environments that feel stable but are bordering on stuck.Pluto governs transformation, the cycle of creation and destruction, and the hidden, deep elements of life and death. Retrograde Pluto sits at 10 degrees of Capricorn, about a third of the way through its nearly 20 year transit through Saturn's earth sign, indicating deep changes in foundations, restructuring of governmental and business entities, and revelations about karmic responsibilities on a large scale. This week, exalted Jupiter at 10 degrees Cancer will directly aspect both Neptune and Pluto, which could feel like a warm, guiding hand that pushes toward making mystical leaps and transformational discoveries needed to stay on path and growing. Saturn sitting with Neptune assists us in recognizing what needs to be released or recycled. Mars sitting with Uranus could bring a turbulent jolt that advances us through what has felt comfortable but stagnant. The Sun approaching Jupiter this week deepens the state of combustion, fusing the positive wisdom of Jupiter with the powerful light of the Sun. The waxing Moon gets alone time this week, moving through Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio, inviting careful activity at the beginning of the week, social connection in the middle, and deep introspection as the week winds up. Retrograde Mercury stabilizes and resumes direct motion at 23 degrees Gemini on Thursday, July 23rd. Finish up the edits and cuts this week, wipe the table, and get ready to create with a new perspective going forward, even if the materials are the same, it is time to repurpose them.As the Moon moves into Scorpio on Friday and Saturday, it receives the aspect of both Mars and Jupiter, a potent combination that could result in unexpected but possibly wanted connections that inspire positive action.Daily Keywords:Sunday July 19: CALM REFLECTIONMonday July 20: LEVERAGE POWER Tuesday July 21: SEEK SHELTERWednesday July 22: SALLY SIDEWAYSThursday July 23: FORKED PATHFriday July 24: LINK UPSaturday July 25: WALK ONHello! I'm Kerry Shamblin and I practice jyotisha, also known as Vedic astrology. I have been offering a monthly forecast since 1999 where I track how the planets are moving through the sky and how they may be affecting our life on Earth. I also work directly with others through counseling, teaching, and mentoring. Thank you for listening to this presentation. If you are interested in following my work, look for Kerry Shamblin Astrology on YouTube, Spotify, Patreon, Facebook and Instagram. My monthly forecast is published in written and audio format on my web site: planetaryinfluence.com, where you can join my email list or book a one-on-one session with me. My goal is to light your path toward a joyful and liberated life experience. Kerry offers private sessions and mentoring. BOOK A SESSION.Find updates on Kerry's: Web Site, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Substack, Patreon, or Email List
Welcome back to MU! In our continuation of Emanuel Swedenborg's works, he claims that for years he spoke with spirits from Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, the Moon, and even worlds beyond our solar system. We follow his incredible cosmic travelogue, exploring how each civilization lives, worships, and contributes its own unique role in what he called the "Universal Human"...his vision of a living, inhabited universe, unlike anything else written in the 18th century. Welcome to your Plus Extension and thank you for joining us on Plus+! Today we happen upon some freaky happenings on, in, and around the strange area of a ceremonial county in Northwest England known as Lancashire. The Woo Woo concentrated in the area was enough for Author Terrence W. Witaker to fill a book with. This charming 1980 release is populated with priest holes, stacks of murders and therefore stacks of ghosts, unscrupulous Boggarts and, of course, screaming skulls that come included with the purchase of your new manor. Other Planets by Emanuel Swedenborg(New Century Edition) PDF - Other Panets by Emanuel Swedenborg Lancashire's Ghosts and Legends by Terence W Whitaker Lancashire Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana Video - Lancashire Ghosts - Lancashire Ghosts Video - The Original RENAISSANCE ITALIAN BILL Weapon Examined LinksPlus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join. click HERE.Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you're an intermediate or senior astrology student or a new astrology practitioner, then Kelly's Annual Group Mentoring might be for you. Support and guidance to help you grow your astrology practice as well as provide you with safe and supportive space for you to practice chart interpretation and your predictive astrology skills. Click on the link before July 31 to take advantage of Kelly's Early Bird rate: https://www.kellysastrology.com/product/group-mentoring-2026/In this episode, Kelly responds to several listener questions she has received via the ‘comments' section of her podcast. She discusses tips for navigating difficult 12th house transits, the elements of fire and air in the chart, the qualities of the houses, and tips to help the novice astrology student. “The Simplest Transits: Sun + Moon” - https://www.kellysastrology.com/2015/03/12/the-simplest-transits-sun-moon/Webinar ‘Diving into the Darkness' https://www.kellysastrology.com/product/diving-into-the-darkness-the-8th-and-12th-houses/Working with the 12th house Bundle - https://www.kellysastrology.com/product/12-houses-bundle/Saturn transits to the Planets - https://www.kellysastrology.com/product/saturn-transits-to-the-planets/Saturn transits through the Houses https://www.kellysastrology.com/product/saturn-transits-through-the-12-houses/Blog post - Uranus in Gemini transits to Natal Saturn - https://www.kellysastrology.com/2026/07/01/uranus-in-gemini-transits-to-natal-saturn-calling-all-saturn-in-mutable-sign-people/Practical Astrology for Beginners - https://www.kellysastrology.com/product/practical-astrology-beginners/Books to help you learn traditional astrology - https://www.kellysastrology.com/2019/11/13/5-books-to-help-you-learn-traditional-astrology/Kelly is launching the new cohort of her full ‘Astrologer Training Program' this September. Click this link for more information. https://www.kellysastrology.com/astrologer-training-program/
This is your daily horoscope for Sunday, July 19, and the most important aspects of the day:Moon in Libra sextile Jupiter in Leo (6am PT)Moon in Libra opposite Neptune in Aries (6am PT)Moon in Libra trine Pluto in Aquarius (6am PT)Moon in Libra trine Uranus in Gemini (6:30am PT)Mars in Gemini sextile Saturn in Aries (11am PT)Justice for Nolan Wells: Send Support to His Family Support Karmelo Anthony I Message Him or Donate (SID #: 21558442; Facility: TDCJ - PACK)Sign the Petition + Demand Clemency for Jeffery Lee I Call Gov. Ivey + Demand Clemency 334-242-7100Justice for Cyrus Carmack-BeltonSupport the Free Alabama Movement
This week brings one of the most extraordinary astrological line-ups of 2026, as four powerful planetary aspects unfold within just a few days of each other. From breakthrough moments and inspired action to renewed hope and the end of Mercury retrograde, this is a rare cosmic turning point that invites deep personal and collective realignment.In this episode of the Mainly Moonology Podcast, Yasmin walks you through each major transit, explains what it means for your life, and shares practical guidance to help you make the most of this remarkable week.What You'll LearnWhy astrologers have been anticipating this rare sequence of planetary alignments for yearsHow Uranus trine Pluto can bring powerful breakthroughs, fresh perspectives and inner transformationWhy Mars sextile Saturn helps you turn inspiration into meaningful actionThe uplifting energy of Jupiter trine Neptune and why it's the perfect time to dream biggerWhat Jupiter opposite Pluto reveals about balancing personal growth with collective changeHow Jupiter sextile Uranus can open unexpected doors and create exciting opportunitiesWhat French astrologer André Barbault called one of astrology's most beneficial planetary configurationsWhy the theme of realignment is at the heart of this week's astrologyWhat happens as Mercury stations direct and communication begins flowing againHow Leo Season supports confidence, creativity and stepping into your authentic lightPractical ways to work consciously with this week's powerful astrology
This week brings one of the most extraordinary astrological line-ups of 2026, as four powerful planetary aspects unfold within just a few days of each other. From breakthrough moments and inspired action to renewed hope and the end of Mercury retrograde, this is a rare cosmic turning point that invites deep personal and collective realignment.In this episode of the Mainly Moonology Podcast, Yasmin walks you through each major transit, explains what it means for your life, and shares practical guidance to help you make the most of this remarkable week.What You'll LearnWhy astrologers have been anticipating this rare sequence of planetary alignments for yearsHow Uranus trine Pluto can bring powerful breakthroughs, fresh perspectives and inner transformationWhy Mars sextile Saturn helps you turn inspiration into meaningful actionThe uplifting energy of Jupiter trine Neptune and why it's the perfect time to dream biggerWhat Jupiter opposite Pluto reveals about balancing personal growth with collective changeHow Jupiter sextile Uranus can open unexpected doors and create exciting opportunitiesWhat French astrologer André Barbault called one of astrology's most beneficial planetary configurationsWhy the theme of realignment is at the heart of this week's astrologyWhat happens as Mercury stations direct and communication begins flowing againHow Leo Season supports confidence, creativity and stepping into your authentic lightPractical ways to work consciously with this week's powerful astrology
In 1912, an axe killed all eight people sleeping in a Villisca, Iowa farmhouse, and the two men suspected of it — a traveling preacher and a business rival — both walked free.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/VilliscaReverendRivalREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p84usw4FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Conspiracy theories, while often dark, can also be kind of humorous due to being so outlandishly unbelievable. For example… is the Earth's moon artificial, and actually an extraterrestrial spaceship? We'll look at the strange theory. (Could Our Moon Be An Alien Spaceship?) *** In 1912 one of the most brutal slayings in America took place in the small town of Villisca, Iowa… a murder so brutal that numerous documentaries have been made about it, books have been written, and amateur detectives have poured over the facts and suspects still trying to find out who the murderer was that swung the bloody axe. (The Unsolved Villisca Ax Murders) *** The President of the United States, no matter who is in the position at the time, is always in danger from those who would like to see someone else in office. We'll hear on the news of the assassination attempts that came close, but we more often than not are completely unaware of the attempts and plans that have been thwarted – and some of those attempts to kill a sitting U.S. President have been extremely bizarre. (Bizarre Assassination Attempts on U.S. Presidents) *** Some Biblical accounts seem unbelievable and we tend to dismiss them as fantasies, or dreams of the person writing the events down. But what if some of the strange creatures described in the bible are actually real – but come from another dimension, or even outer space? (Are Extraterrestrials in the Bible?) *** If you are told there is a city that has been built specifically for the dead, you probably think of some ancient culture that worshipped their ancestors. Personally, I think of pyramids in Egypt… but I never would've thought of the suburbs in California, USA. (California's City of the Dead)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:02:33.183 = Could Our Moon Be An Alien Spaceship?00:08:21.362 = The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders ***00:20:59.742 = California's City of the Dead00:31:12.990 = Are Extraterrestrials in the Bible? ***00:39:47.780 = Bizarre Assassination Attempts on U.S. Presidents00:48:06.915 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. 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Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: January, 2022This episode of Weird Darkness runs from a Cold War theory that the Moon is a hollow alien spacecraft, through the 1912 Villisca ax murders that left eight people dead in a single Iowa night, into the California cemetery city of Colma where the dead outnumber the living a thousand to one, on to a former NASA engineer's claim that the prophet Ezekiel witnessed a UFO, and closing with some of the strangest attempts ever made on the lives of sitting U.S. presidents.It opens with the Spaceship Moon Theory, proposed in July of 1970 by Soviet Academy of Sciences members Michael Vasin and Alexander Shcherbakov, who argued the Moon is a hollowed-out planetoid engineered by unknown beings and steered into Earth's orbit. Darren walks through the claims stacked behind the idea — the Moon ringing like a bell for more than an hour after the Apollo 12 crew crashed their lunar module into it on November 20th, 1969, craters of wildly different widths that all share the same shallow depth, moon rocks dated older than the Earth itself, and the near-perfect circular orbit that lets the Moon exactly cover the Sun during an eclipse.From there the episode turns to Villisca, Iowa, and the night of June 9th, 1912, when someone entered the home of Josiah and Sarah Moore and killed all six members of the family along with two young house guests, Lena and Ina Stillinger, striking each victim with an axe as they slept. Darren lays out the crime scene that neighbor Mary Peckham and Josiah's brother Ross discovered the next morning — cloth draped over the mirrors, two cigarette butts in the attic, a slab of bacon left beside the Stillinger girls, and a bloody basin in the kitchen — and the suspects who never brought closure, from traveling minister Reverend George Kelly, who spoke of eight dead bodies before the news broke and later gave a confession the court dismissed, to Josiah's embittered business rival Frank Jones. More than a century on, the boarded-up house survives as a museum where investigators report a heaviness on the stairs, drifting fog, and the sound of dripping blood after the 2 a.m. train whistle.Next the show travels to Colma, California, the suburb built for the dead, where roughly 1,600 living residents share the ground with more than 1.5 million graves across 17 cemeteries. Darren traces how San Francisco banned burials in 1900 and evicted its dead, triggering the largest grave relocation in history after the 1906 earthquake, with more than 150,000 bodies hauled south and tens of thousands reburied in mass graves when families wouldn't pay the ten-dollar transfer fee. He points out the famous names resting there — Wyatt Earp, Levi Strauss, William Randolph Hearst, Joe DiMaggio, brain-injury case Phineas Gage, and self-declared Emperor of the United States Joshua Norton — alongside the darker footnotes of looted skeletons, discarded headstones repurposed as gutters and seawalls, and the town's own gallows-humor slogan, "it's great to be alive in Colma."The episode then examines whether extraterrestrials appear in the Bible, centering on the vision of the prophet Ezekiel by the river Chebar and the four winged creatures with human hands, calf-shaped feet, and four faces that rose out of a fiery whirlwind. Darren details how former NASA chief engineer Joseph F. Blumrich, honored in 1972 for his work on the Saturn and Apollo programs, set out to disprove Erich von Däniken's ancient-astronaut claims and instead became convinced, arguing in his book The Spaceships of Ezekiel that the prophet had described a landing spacecraft — rotor blades, fairing housings, landing legs with round footpads, and remote mechanical arms rendered in the only words an ancient man had for them.The episode closes with a run of bizarre presidential assassination attempts, from John Hinckley's 1981 shooting of Ronald Reagan over an obsession with actress Jodie Foster, to the 2013 ricin letters mailed to the Obama White House by a man framing an Elvis impersonator over an online feud, to truck driver Samuel Byck's 1974 plot to hijack a DC-9 and crash it into the White House to kill Richard Nixon. Darren ends on the two women who tried to kill Gerald Ford seventeen days apart in September of 1974 — Manson follower Lynette Fromme, who never chambered a round, and Sarah Jane Moore, whose shot missed by six inches because her replacement revolver's sights were misaligned.
Bob Zimmerman explains why AI is currently inadequate for counting lunar craters, failing to meet human accuracy standards. He also highlights the discovery of a potential black hole in Omega Centauri, discusses the desolate nature of Mars's Jezero Crater, and notes the mysterious, unexplained "spokes" appearing in Saturn's rings. (4)
SCHEDULE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 7-15-261904 PERSIAMichael Bernstam discusses China's "colonial" economic relationship with Russia, demanding natural gas at heavily subsidized domestic rates. Capitalizing on Russian weakness, Beijing insists Russia fund its own pipelines while China signals a shift toward supporting Ukrainian territorial integrity, effectively throwing Putin "under the bus" to pressure the West. (1)Michael Bernstam explores Houthi threats to the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, which could drive oil prices over $100 per barrel by choking global shipping. Simultaneously, Ukrainian drone strikes have crippled Russian refining capacity and shipping in the Black Sea, leading to energy rationing, electricity shortages, and potential food crises in Crimea. (2)Bob Zimmerman provides updates on SpaceX's Starship test flight and the FAA's rapid approval process. He details the deployment of version three Starlink satellites, rumors of a massive new Louisiana spaceport, and criticizes a Texaspolitician's "irrational" investigation into Elon Musk's government grants for rural internet access. (3)Bob Zimmerman explains why AI is currently inadequate for counting lunar craters, failing to meet human accuracy standards. He also highlights the discovery of a potential black hole in Omega Centauri, discusses the desolate nature of Mars's Jezero Crater, and notes the mysterious, unexplained "spokes" appearing in Saturn's rings. (4)Steve Yates analyzes the Taiwan People's Party's (TPP) historic visit to mainland China. Originally a pro-identity youth movement, the TPP is now seeking political power through a coalition with the pro-China KMT. This shift complicates Taiwan's political landscape, as the younger demographic overwhelmingly identifies as Taiwanese, not Chinese. (5)Cleo Paskal exposes Chinese cognitive warfare in the Solomon Islands, where identical pro-Beijing propaganda appeared in separate newspapers. She details China's aggressive pressure on Palau, utilizing economic threats, triad activity, and cyberattacks to force the nation to de-recognize Taiwan before an upcoming regional forum in late August. (6)Charles Burton discusses the strained Canada-US relations regarding the Gordie Howe Bridge. Disagreements over ownership and revenue sharing led Donald Trump to claim a "victory" by coercing Canadian concessions. This dispute has fueled hostility in Canada, leading to a boycott of US travel and alcohol imports in Ontario. (7)Charles Burton criticizes the lack of transparency regarding Chinese infiltration in the Canadian government. He argues that Prime Minister Carney's administration prioritizes business interests over national sovereignty, ignoring warnings about espionage and transnational repression while pursuing empty promises of doubled trade from Beijing to counter US tariffs. (8)Evan Ellis reports on the collapse of Cuba's electric grid, marking the third major blackout in nine days. While the island devolves into ruin, the Trump administration weighs military action against potential negotiations with the Castrofamily, as China and Russia provide only minimal, symbolic economic and political support. (9)Evan Ellis details the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela following twin earthquakes. While US Southern Commandprovides tactical aid, the corrupt and inefficient Rodriguez government is unable to respond to massive destruction, including thousands of deaths and ruined infrastructure. The situation highlights the inadequacy of the current Venezuelan regime. (10)Evan Ellis examines political instability in Bolivia involving Evo Morales and the upcoming inauguration of Keiko Fujimori in Peru. He also notes unresolved tensions over the Falkland Islands as Argentina faces Britain in the World Cup, emphasizing Javier Milei's strategic shift toward collaboration with the United States. (11)Evan Ellis analyzes judicial cruelty in Brazil, where Flavio Bolsonaro is barred from visiting his ill father. In El Salvador, President Bukele is seeking an unconstitutional third term. Despite his high approval ratings and security successes, the move raises alarms about the global trend of abandoning democratic constraints. (12)Thaddeus McCotter reflects on the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and the rising global pattern of political violence, including the murder of a UK MP. He also addresses credible Iranian threats to assassinate the US President, suggesting that decapitation strikes against heads of state have become routine. (13)Thaddeus McCotter connects global energy prices to military strategy, noting how Ukrainian drone strikes on Russianrefineries impact domestic affordability. He warns that the Republican party must clarify objectives in Iran and Ukraineto address MAGA base concerns regarding "forever wars" before the upcoming midterm elections. (14)Judy Dempsey discusses the US naval blockade of Iran and European concerns over energy security. She argues that European leaders find Trump's policies unpredictable and emphasizes that the future must be built on transparency, democracy, and accountability to counter the rise of authoritarian models like communist China. (15)Judy Dempsey highlights increasing threats against European politicians, particularly in Germany from the far-right AfD. Despite the current prominence of "strong men," she maintains that authoritarian systems are unsustainable because the human spirit fundamentally requires freedom, which dictatorships cannot provide or permit in the long term. (16)Headers and affiliations omitted, tail numbers (1)–(16). Corrections applied: Thaddeus McCotter (source had Thaddius), Cleo Paskal (source had Pascal), Omega Centauri (source had Centuri), and Jezero Crater (source had Jazero).
From her home in Long Beach, Sønderborg outskirts-born Danish global life sciences and diagnostics legal executive VIBEKE HOLST-ANDERSEN talks about her 13-year tenure with the international Danaher Corporation, first in Denmark, then in the US. She revisits her considerations as a Danish legal expert working in the US, and her experience passing the California Bar Examination only as a challenge for herself. Vibeke also talks about balancing a demanding career and a tight-knit family. ----------For today's episode, Vibeke Holst-Andersen chose Goya's The Naked Maja from 1795–1800, and Saturn from 1820–1823, from the collection of the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain.https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-naked-maja/65953b93-323e-48fe-98cb-9d4b15852b18https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/saturn/18110a75-b0e7-430c-bc73-2a4d55893bd6----------Photographer: Jens Honoré----------This conversation with Christian D. Bruun occurred on April 21, 2026.----------We invite you to subscribe to Danish Originals for weekly episodes. You can also find us at:website: https://danishoriginals.com/ email: info@danishoriginals.com
Shima Moore has been in the consciousness space since 1994 — before the internet, before it was cool, before anyone knew what to call it. In this conversation, she reflects on 30 years of watching humanity wake up, shares the spontaneous download that cracked her open in college, and breaks down why right now is one of the most cosmically significant moments in recorded history. Saturn and Neptune are meeting at zero degrees Aries — a conjunction that hasn't happened in 6,000 years — and what that means for manifestation, collective potential, and the changing of the ages. If you've ever wondered why everything feels so accelerated right now, this is your answer. About the Guest Shima Moore is a longtime astrologer, educator, and consciousness event pioneer who has been a driving force in the conscious expo world since the early 1990s. A former program director and editorial director for multiple conscious living expos, Shima has dedicated her life to bringing esoteric wisdom, astrology, and self-knowledge to the public. She lives in Mount Shasta, California, and continues to teach astrology, lead panels, and curate transformational events that bridge cosmic awareness with everyday life. Connect with Shima Moore Instagram: / shimamoore2020 YouTube: @iamshimamoore
Current herbal advice says you should never take Comfrey internally, but how did people traditionally use this plant? In this post, we're talking about Comfrey (Achillea millefolium), which is usually taught only from a topical perspective — for cuts, scrapes, minor wounds, and injuries. However, there is a whole set of traditional uses for this herb that go beyond external use. Here's what you'll learn: How Comfrey's tastes, energetics, and organ affinities reveal its traditional uses The traditional topical and historical internal uses of Comfrey for the skin, bones, connective tissue, and digestive lining How to safely prepare and apply Comfrey, including infused oils, poultices, and important wound-healing considerations The science behind Comfrey's safety concerns, including pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), who should avoid internal use, and why How Comfrey's energetic architecture reflects Saturn, Capricorn, Scorpio, the Water element, and the Salt principle in medical astrology and alchemical herbalism ———————————— CONNECT WITH SAJAH AND WHITNEY ———————————— To get free in depth mini-courses and videos, visit our blog at: http://www.evolutionaryherbalism.com Get daily inspiration and plant wisdom on our Facebook and Instagram channels: http://www.facebook.com/EvolutionaryHerbalism https://www.instagram.com/evolutionary_herbalism/ Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyP63opAmcpIAQg1M9ShNSQ Get a free 5-week course when you buy a copy of the book, Evolutionary Herbalism: https://www.evolutionaryherbalism.com/evolutionary-herbalism-book/ Shop our herbal products: https://naturasophiaspagyrics.com/ ———————————— ABOUT THE PLANT PATH ———————————— The Plant Path is a window into the world of herbal medicine. With perspectives gleaned from traditional Western herbalism, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Alchemy, Medical Astrology, and traditional cultures from around the world, The Plant Path provides unique insights, skills and strategies for the practice of true holistic herbalism. From clinical to spiritual perspectives, we don't just focus on what herbs are "good for," but rather who they are as intelligent beings, and how we can work with them to heal us physically and consciously evolve. ———————————— ABOUT SAJAH ———————————— Sajah Popham is the author of Evolutionary Herbalism and the founder of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism, where he trains herbalists in a holistic system of plant medicine that encompasses clinical Western herbalism, medical astrology, Ayurveda, and spagyric alchemy. His mission is to develop a comprehensive approach that balances the science and spirituality of plant medicine, focusing on using plants to heal and rejuvenate the body, clarify the mind, open the heart, and support the development of the soul. This is only achieved through understanding and working with the chemical, energetic, and spiritual properties of the plants. His teachings embody a heartfelt respect, honor and reverence for the vast intelligence of plants in a way that empowers us to look deeper into the nature of our medicines and ourselves. He lives on a homestead in the foothills of Mt. Baker Washington with his wife Whitney where he teaches, consults clients, and prepares spagyric herbal medicines. ———————————— WANT TO FEATURE US ON YOUR PODCAST? ———————————— If you'd like to interview Sajah or Whitney to be on your podcast, click here to fill out an interview request form.
Mark Hanson and Justin Decloux discuss THE MOST RECENT NOTABLE BLU-RAYS AND DVDS from Bay Street Video, a brick-and-mortar video store in Toronto, Canada. This week they discuss: THE ‘BURBS (Shout) BOWFINGER (Shout) COMMUNION (Shout) SPACE TRUCKERS (Shout) WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (Shout) DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL (Deaf Crocodile) NIGHTWATCH (Vinegar Syndrome) LIEBESTRAUM (Cinematographe) A NEW LOVE IN TOKYO (Kani) HOUSE OF DREAMS (Bleeding Skull) GIRL INTERNET SHOW (AGFA) VIOLATOR (Wild Eye) THE HAZING (Wild Eye) DAVID “THE ROCK” NELSON COLLECTION: VOLUME 3 (Saturn's Core) THE RUBBER GUN (Canadian International Pictures) THE OTHER FRENCH NEW WAVE: VOLUME 2 (Canadian International Pictures) BADLAND (Ruby Max) ERASER (Warner) SCREAM 4 (Lionsgate) SCREAM 7 (Paramount) READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME (Disney) BROTHERS UNDER FIRE (VVS)
I'm psyched to welcome Joseph Settine to Roadcase for his second visit to the show. This time around, we were in the cozy confines of the podcasting studio at the lovely Russell Hotel in East Nashville. Joseph is the frontman of The Brook & The Bluff, who return to their Rock roots with their latest album, Werewolf. With loads of personal changes over the past several years, Joseph is well acquainted with life's transitions, and this wonderful album reflects the growth of the band both musically and personally.Joseph is an open book – thoughtful and self-aware – and the sky's the limit in this stellar interview. He talks to me about the driving forces behind the latest music, and his deep sense of gratitude as the band heads into its 10th year of hard work and life on the road. I can't wait for you to give this one a listen!!=======================================Chapters:00:00 – Welcome and Episode Intro with Host Josh Rosenberg4:00 — Intro, height jokes, and concert crowd etiquette5:30 — Bonnaroo stories and the reality of standing out in a crowd7:30 — Going to shows off the road and the magic of live music8:00 — Playing with Rainbow Kitten Surprise and performing at Red Rocks9:00 — Why Red Rocks feels special from both the audience and performer perspective10:50 — Front of house, sound, and how Joseph likes to experience shows12:30 — Introducing Werewolf and the shift to a rock sound13:00 — Tracking the album live and making music like a band again14:00 — Working with producer Micah T and why the partnership works16:00 — Building songs to be fun to play live18:00 — Balancing studio ambition with live-band energy19:00 — Concerns about how fans would receive the new direction20:00 — Why the songs “play themselves”21:00 — Reworking older material for the stage22:15 — Why now was the right time for a rock record23:40 — College-era DIY shows and pandemic livestreams24:20 — Birmingham, Saturn, and the city's music scene28:00 — A stranger buys breakfast and southern hospitality30:50 — Life changes, emotional writing, and the roots of the album31:20 — Listening habits: Little Feat, Tom Petty, and classic songwriters32:30 — Relationship changes, divorce, and writing in real time35:40 — “Can't Figure It Out” and songwriting as therapy36:30 — Joseph's role as main lyricist and how songs come together38:15 — Starting with the first line and writing like a puzzle39:30 — The importance of a strong opening line41:20 — Joseph's lyrical approach versus Alec's instrumental approach43:40 — “Super Bowl Sunday” and avoiding hard conversations45:00 — People-pleasing, conflict avoidance, and learning self-accountability47:20 — Therapy, resentment, and learning to communicate earlier48:40 — Dogs, healing, and the role of companionship51:10 — Tour response to Werewolf and fans singing the new songs52:50 — What the band tries to create on stage: joy and connection53:50 — Letting go of perfectionism during live performance56:00 — Staying present, trusting the band, and performing with confidence57:20 — Where Brook on the Bluff is now and how close the band feels59:40 — Gratitude, luck, hard work, and how the band got here01:02:40 — DIY booking, early hustle, and the long road to national tours01:05:00 — Focusing more on creativity now that the band has a team01:06:00 — Looking back at milestones like Bonnaroo, Red Rocks, Webster Hall, and House of Blues01:08:00 — Old fans, new fans, and building a lasting connection01:09:50 — Why live music matters in a more isolated world01:11:00 — Music as a shared human experience01:12:10 — Fans telling Joseph the music got them through hard times01:13:00 — The meaning behind the Werewolf title and the metaphor of personal accountability01:15:20 — Closing thanks and final thoughts01:15:53 –– Episode Wrap-up with Host Josh Rosenberg=======================================Studio support provided by The Russell Hotel in East Nashville=======================================For more information on Roadcase:https://linktr.ee/roadcasepod and https://www.roadcasepod.comOr contact Roadcase by email: info@roadcasepod.comRoadcase theme music: "Eugene (Instrumental)" by Waltzer
The Astrology of Wealth in the Birth Chart Can astrology reveal your potential for wealth, success, or building a lasting legacy?In this episode, we're exploring the astrological signatures that often appear in the birth charts of highly successful people. We'll look beyond the stereotypes and examine the planets, houses, aspects, and placements traditionally associated with abundance, ambition, leadership, and financial growth.Using the birth charts of Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, and Bill Gates as examples, we'll discuss the patterns that may contribute to extraordinary achievement. From powerful Jupiter placements and ambitious Saturn lessons to the role of the 2nd, 8th, and 10th houses, you'll learn what astrologers look for when analyzing prosperity in a natal chart.Remember, astrology doesn't promise wealth or fame—it highlights potential. Every birth chart contains unique gifts, and success can take many different forms. Whether you're curious about your own chart or fascinated by the astrology of some of the world's most influential people, this episode will help you discover where your greatest opportunities for growth and abundance may lie.#birthchart #astrology #astrologer #birthchartreadings
Debra Silverman, astrologer and author of I Don't Believe in Astrology, believes our biggest challenge isn't learning the planets—but reconciling our unconscious reactivity with our authentic self. She reveals that your Moon sign is the direct key to your inner child, dictating whether you freeze, talk, clean, or explode when triggered—and how mistaking these archetypal responses for personal flaws keeps you stuck on the "low road".From mailing away for her first chart at age seven to remembering ancient Lemuria's telepathic wisdom, Debra views astrology as a memory system left by a higher council. She shows why a Water Moon's need for stillness isn't trauma but wisdom; why an Air Moon must speak to regulate; why an Earth Moon needs action to soothe; and why a Fire Moon must move to avoid burnout.We explore the difference between high-road authenticity and low-road reactivity, the current cosmic renaissance of Mars conjunct Uranus and Saturn in Aries, the practice of self-regulation to calm the nervous system, and how viewing yourself as a "healing agent" transforms inherited pain into profound trust.The path to emotional freedom has always been written in the stars. Will you keep judging your instinctual nature—or finally learn to ride the waves of your chart with total confidence?
Intracerebral hemorrhage carries high morbidity and mortality, but growing evidence highlights meaningful opportunities for prevention, risk reduction, and long-term recovery. This episode covers key strategies, including blood pressure management, interpretation of neuroimaging markers, and individualized decisions around antithrombotic therapy. It also emphasizes the prolonged recovery timeline and the importance of a holistic, patient-centered approach to improving outcomes. In this episode, Casey S. Albin, MD, FAAN, speaks with Wendy C. Ziai, MD, and Vishank A. Shah, MD, coauthors of the article "Intracerebral Hemorrhage" in the Continuum® June 2026 Cerebrovascular Disease issue. Dr. Albin is a Continuum® Audio interviewer, associate editor of media engagement, and an assistant professor of neurology and neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Ziai is a professor of neurology and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Shah is an assistant professor of neurology and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Additional Resources Read the article: Intracerebral Hemorrhage Subscribe to Continuum®: shop.lww.com/Continuum Earn CME (available only to AAN members): continpub.com/AudioCME Continuum® Aloud (verbatim audio-book style recordings of articles available only to Continuum® subscribers): continpub.com/Aloud More about the American Academy of Neurology: aan.com Social Media facebook.com/continuumcme @ContinuumAAN Host: @caseyalbin Guest: @VishankShah3 Full episode transcript available here Dr Albin: A patient has suffered an intracerebral hemorrhage. They're taken to the neuro ICU, and they fortunately survive. But the journey does not end there. In fact, in some ways, the journey has just begun. Join us today as we unpack holistic care for ICH patients. Dr Jones: This is Dr. Lyell Jones, Editor-in-Chief of Continuum. Thank you for listening to Continuum Audio. Be sure to visit the links in the episode notes for information about earning CME, subscribing to the journal, and exclusive access to interviews not featured on the podcast. Dr Albin: Hello to our audience. This is Dr. Casey Albin. Today, I'm interviewing Dr. Wendy Ziai and Dr. Vishank Shah about their article on intracerebral hemorrhage. This article appears in the April 2026 Continuum issue on cerebrovascular disease. Welcome to the podcast. I am so delighted that both of you are joining. To begin, let's just do a brief introduction of who you are and, and a little bit of how you got interested in the topic. Dr Ziai: Hi, I'm Wendy Ziai. Thank you for having me on this podcast. I am a professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins. I am a neurointensivist, and I think I got primarily interested in this topic through clinical trials that I have been a part of since my fellowship days. Dr Shah: Hi, everyone. I'm, uh, Vishank Shah. I am also, uh, very thankful for being invited to be a part of this podcast. I'm also a neurointensivist at Hopkins and the fellowship program director here for neurocritical care, and I'm interested in recovery after ICH, and that's why I'm a part of this work. Dr Albin: Welcome to you both. It is such a treat for me to get to interview fellow neurointensivist, particularly those who have such a wealth of experience. So, I am delighted to dive into this. All right. So, to set the stage for our audience, intracerebral hemorrhage has long been approached with pessimism. But your article really highlights that there are meaningful advantages in prevention and risk stratification and long-term recovery for these patients. Though you both are neurointensivist, this article really emphasizes primary prevention and the holistic long-term care for the survivors. And so, to begin, Dr. Shah, can you just lay out a little bit for our listeners the scope of intracerebral hemorrhage and its community impact? Dr Shah: Yeah. So, you know, ICH is the second most common type of stroke. There are more than three million new cases of ICH globally each year, and it accounts for thirty percent of all stroke types, but it is the one that has the highest mortality, with more than forty to fifty percent of the patients dying in the first thirty days, and then continued long-term impact on both functional as well as outcomes, as well as survivorship after the early period. And it also disproportionately impacts lower socioeconomic, and then minority races like Blacks, Asians, as well as Hispanic ethnicity. And so, there's a lot of work that needs to be done to reduce the burden of this disease. Dr Albin: Absolutely. I mean, these can really be devastating for families, and I really am appreciative of your highlighting that there's a lot of disparities, and there's a lot of work to be done to really increase equity to these patients. I think a lot of this goes into really the AAN's focus on brain health and trying to improve some of what we're doing to maintain brain health. And I really wanted to kind of drill down on this because for ICH, there's a lot that can be done upfront as we think about how do we counsel patients who may walk into the office about strategies to prevent ever becoming an intracerebral hemorrhage patient. So, Dr. Shah, can you walk us through a little bit about what neurologists in the community need to be doing to make sure that no one ends up with us in the neurointensive care unit? Dr Shah: Yeah, sure. So, I think, you know, one of the most important risk factors is, of course, hypertension and long-standing uncontrolled hypertension. And so really recognizing the need for early onset screening with regular blood pressure monitoring at a very early age, particularly in the races that I discussed earlier. And then I think another big part, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type two diabetes. And I think there's a lot of interesting new work that with the GLP-1 agonist, you know, in a large multicenter cohort studies showing that patients receiving these had a significantly lower reduction risk of ICH. And so, this might be a really important part that, you know, clinicians need to start increasingly recognizing and using in their practice. And then, of course, other risk factors that are common include smoking, diet high in sodium, exposure to air pollution, both indoor as well as outdoor. And so, mitigating all of these risk factors can also reduce the burden of ICH. Dr Albin: Absolutely. And I really want to highlight that hypertension plays such an important role and that we as neurointensivist, as community neurologists, really need to be creative about ways that we can help people meet those blood pressure target and meeting people in the community where they are, making sure that they're not suffering from side effects from their medication that would prevent them from sticking with it long term. Dr. Ziai, anything else to add about what we can do in the community? Dr Ziai: So, we really want to emphasize, even in the acute phase, that patients moving forward need to have targeted interventions to reduce blood pressure, smoking, enhance their physical activity, have a diet that is high in fruits and vegetables and low in alcohol and salt, and then promoting weight loss, of course. Dr Albin: And Dr. Ziai, I'm gonna ask you a little bit about one of the things that maybe not all of our listeners have heard about is this APOE2, APOE4 genetic risk for intracerebral hemorrhage. What's going on there and, and should clinicians be testing for that? Dr Ziai: That's a great question, and it is not one that we currently test people for at least acute ICH presentation. APOE2 and A4- E4 alleles, these give patients a two to three times higher risk of ICH by increasing cerebral amyloid deposition. And if you happen to have APOE2 carrier ship status, then along with other risk factors like white matter disease and vascular risk factors, these predict the onset of new microbleeds even during very short follow-up periods of about two years. And as we know, having cerebral microbleeds are associated with an increased risk of all strokes, ischemic and ICH, but they are one of many MRI markers of small vessel disease, which along with cortical superficial siderosis, does significantly increase future ICH risk. And so even in people who've never had an ICH, if they happen to have an MRI, it may be reasonable to look at the MRI and incorporate this burden of small vessel disease, and especially these hemorrhagic markers into, uh, decision-making about interventions. Dr Albin: That's a really excellent point. And so, I think that your article did a really beautiful job of thinking holistically about the patient, incorporating clinical markers of their risk for having ICH, but also those radiographic markers. I'm just gonna ask you to summarize those again one more time because not everyone will be familiar with these. So, when you're looking at an MRI, what are the things that you're particularly clued in on that would increase the patient's risk of future ICH? Dr Ziai: In the past, what we're looking for really is markers of cerebral amyloid angiopathy, which significantly increase a person's risk for lobar hemorrhage in particular. And so, we have a set of criteria called the Boston Criteria, and there's a new version of these, version 2.0. And these, um, incorporate a number of imaging markers that provide a very high sensitivity and specificity to diagnose CAA after an ICH. But even if someone's never had an ICH, and they evaluate that risk-benefit ratio for different cardiovascular prevention strategies. And so, the markers that we're specifically interested in are, of course, microbleeds. But not just having microbleeds, but are they lobar or are they deep? Lobar having a higher risk for lobar ICH. How many microbleeds are there? Is it greater than five, or is it just one or two? Also, cortical superficial siderosis is a marker, a hemorrhagic marker, that does portend a significant increased risk of recurrent ICH, along with having a lobar ICH. And now we have these new markers, which are the white matter hyperintensity multi spot pattern, which requires these hyperintensities on flare imaging in the subcortical area, having greater than at least ten of these multi spots, and also having enlarged perivascular spaces in the centrum semiovale, and having at least twenty of those. And finally, white matter hyperintensities, which can be measured with the physica score or just by visualizing them. We can look at white matter hyperintensities as well as being a measure of small vessel disease. Dr Albin: Got it. And so just to summarize, we're looking for small vessel disease markers because that puts our patients at higher risk of ongoing future bleeds. And then we're also looking for markers of particularly small vessel disease that's caused by cerebral amyloid angiopathy, which again, because it's having that protein deposition, that puts the patient at risk of those leptomeningeal very small vessels, putting the patient at risk of lobar ICH. Just confirming I've summarized this all correctly. Dr Ziai: Yes. That was perfect. Dr Albin: Amazing. Dr. Shah, I'm gonna go back to you. Let's say we have a patient. Let's say this is a sixty-five-year-old man who comes in and they want follow-up and they're... And you're trying to think about they've had an ICH in the past, and they are also at risk for ischemic disease. Let's say they, they have hypertension, they've had a smoking history. They have some risk for ischemic events. And you're trying to think about how do you balance those. Let's say the patient needs to be on aspirin but does have some of those high-risk features on their MRI. Is there any guidance on how we think through preventing them from having a recurrent bleed if they're a high-risk patient, also preventing them from having an ischemic event, which they might be at high risk for as well? Dr Shah: Yes. So, I think, you know, the first step is of course trying to understand what was the type of bleed. I think that has a very important role, like you mentioned. If it's a lobar hemorrhage versus a deep hemorrhage, the risk of recurrent ICH and ischemic events is very variable. So lobar hemorrhages, there's obviously a higher risk of recurrent hemorrhage events, whereas deep hemorrhage is actually at or behaves sort of like small vessel ischemic strokes and have a higher risk of recurrent arterial ischemic events. So that distinction in itself can help you gauge which patients would be safe and would benefit from these therapies. To begin, and of course, looking for some of these markers on MRI that were mentioned by Dr. Ziai for recurrence of hemorrhage risk. In terms of antiplatelet, the, there is a lot more data now to guide treatment, and we have the RESTART as well as the ESTART trial that showed that starting an, a single antiplatelet after intracerebral hemorrhage did not increase the risk of hemorrhage recurrence. They were very variable in the timing when aspirin was started, and so that remains still a question about what is the safest time point to start aspirin. For example, in the ESTART trial, they started them very early, within the first three days, whereas in the RESTART it was all the way up to two months after the hemorrhage. And so... But in general, the risk of recurrent ICH was very low with a single antiplatelet agent. And so, if it's needed for ischemic prevention, it's relatively safe broadly across all types of hemorrhages. Dr Ziai: Yeah. I would just mention that there was also a subgroup analysis of the RESTART trial using MRI. And so, this more than likely included patients with CAA, since 40% of the hemorrhages were lobar in that study, and therefore seeing that there was no increased risk of recurrent ICH in RESTART, it is thought that putting patients back on their antiplatelet therapy is safe. Dr Albin: That's a really huge takeaway pearl for our listeners, that regardless of whether it's a lobar bleed or a deep bleed, if there is a strong indication, you know, this is not just, oh, because someone gave them aspirin 81, but truly that there is a reason that they need to be on a single antiplatelet agent, it probably benefits them to be on that agent, and there's good data that there's not a huge increase in risk. Summarizing all of that? Dr Ziai: Great. Dr Albin: Now, things are gonna get a little bit tricky here, because what if the patient, what if they need to be on dual antiplatelet therapy? Or what if they need to be on anticoagulation? Dr. Ziai, I'll, I'll throw that to you. How do you tackle that patient population? Dr Ziai: Yeah, the safety of dual antiplatelet therapy hasn't really been studied in patients who've had a prior ICH. Although, in people who've had previous strokes, putting them on dual antiplatelets doesn't seem to increase the risk of ICH, but it does increase extracranial hemorrhage. And so there may be other reasons not to put patients on dual antiplatelet agents. Patients who have cancer and also cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, putting them on dual antiplatelet therapy does seem to increase the risk for intracranial hemorrhage. So, I think there is enough of a bias against DAPT therapy in patients who have had an ICH that we would not recommend DAPT for patients with a prior ICH. Dr Albin: Absolutely. And, and then what about, let's say they have atrial fibrillation, and you know that they have a high CHA2DS2-VASc score, and they are at very high risk of ischemic events, but they've also had a prior intracerebral hemorrhage. Walk us through a little bit, how should we approach that patient? Dr. Ziai, I'm gonna start with you again. Dr Ziai: Sure. So again, looking at the MRI, which all patients with ICH should have nowadays. If patients do have these hemorrhagic findings, a lobar ICH, evidence of CSS, cortical superficial siderosis, especially if it's disseminated, and also lobar microbleeds, especially if there are greater than five, if they're multiple, then anticoagulation should really be avoided in those patients. Dr Albin: Absolutely. So, I'm really hearing that when we have a patient with ICH, it is just critically important that we understand is this a hypertensive bleed or is this a lobar bleed that is probably related to cerebral amyloid angiopathy? And getting to that distinction is going to play a major role in our deciding whether or not the patient can be on DAPT or can be on anticoagulation. And then what are some of the strategies for patients that you're referring them to if they really cannot tolerate being on anticoagulation, but they have atrial fibrillation, and they do need some sort of ischemic stroke prevention? Dr Shah: There's still a lot of controversy, even in non-lobar hemorrhages, about resuming anticoagulation and when that would be safe. HAF trial, there was a reduction in ischemic stroke recurrence, uh, but a significantly higher increase in hemorrhage recurrences. I think that trial included both deep and lobar hemorrhages. So, we still need more data, and I think the ASPIRE trial and maybe a meta-analysis would answer that eventually. But in the meantime, if a, specifically for lobar hemorrhages, which are, uh, thought to be CAA related, if they, uh, and the patient has AFib, you know, where anticoagulation would be contraindicated, a watchman device or, you know, AFib ablation may be some of the other strategies that can be looked into for those patients specifically. Dr Albin: Right. I think that's a really important point to emphasize, that we don't just don't give up and say, "Oh, you're not a candidate for anticoagulation," but we really reach out to our cardiovascular friends and say, "Hey, what other procedures can you offer that will minimize the risk of recurrence?" You know, we don't want them to have an ischemic event, but we also know long-term that there would be a real risk of anticoagulation. Just reminder to our listeners that there are new procedures, and our cardiology colleagues are always doing new trials and new devices, and so we should really leverage their expertise here. I am in the final minutes gonna just switch gears a little bit from talking about sort of the nitty-gritty of secondary ischemic prevention and secondary hemorrhagic stroke prevention and thinking about there has been this degree of pessimism around ICH patients, and that, you know, they have a much more severe outcome than our patients with ischemic strokes. I think that that is probably a myth that we need to do some debunking around, and I think maybe we need to reframe in terms of thinking about just the trajectory. So, Dr. Shah, walk us through a little bit about what we can expect about the recovery trajectory in ICH compared to those patients who have an ischemic stroke. Dr Shah: Yes. From some newer data and studies, it is becoming clear that recovery after ICH is much slower than we expect. In general, for ischemic stroke, recovery is measured within the first few weeks to up to 90 days. But in ICH, we now know that patients can keep recovering all the way up to six months and even beyond. In general, from just a, a study of heart recovery that occurs after ischemic stroke, there's a steep recovery in the first seven days, and then sort of after that, patients still continue to recover, but it, it starts plateauing where up to 90 days. Whereas with ICH, there is not much recovery in the first 7 to 30 days, but after that, there is a recovery that occurs significantly between day 30 and day 180, and then some patients continue to recover all the way up to one year. The more severe the hemorrhage, the slower the recovery, but there's still some evidence to suggest that even severe hemorrhage patients can recover all the way up to one year out and beyond. This is, of course, in terms of functional recovery. Dr Albin: I think that's a really important point for our audience. Many of the listeners are residents, they're fellows, they're seeing these patients in the hospital, and they may not see a whole lot of improvement over even 30 days. But to keep in mind that just because the patient has not had a dramatic recovery within that first month that they may be in the ICU and then on the floor does not mean that that patient will never have recovery, and that we reset our expectations that recovery is possible, it's just gonna be slower. And I think that that's not only important for the healthcare team to take in mind, but also for patients and their families to know there is hope here. It's just gonna be slower. Dr. Ziai, looking ahead, what developments in this are you most excited about that you think will move the needle for care for the long-term outcomes and the prevention for these patients? What's ahead in, in ICH? Dr Ziai: Yeah, I think the research that's going on is very exciting at the moment. We just saw the presentation at the World Stroke Organization conference in the fall of the TRIDENT trial, Triple therapy prevention of Recurrent intracerebral Disease events, meaning strokes. And these investigators found that a single pill, a fixed dose of three blood pressure-lowering agents actually was successful in significantly reducing the risk of recurrent stroke in patients who have had a history of ICH and have just normal or low-grade hypertension. So rather than having patients on multiple antihypertensive agents, it may be possible to have them on a single pill, and may dramatically reduce their stroke risk. So that's exciting. There is also a trial ongoing, ASPIRING, testing whether antiplatelet monotherapy after 24 hours only can reduce the risk of all serious vascular events in ICH survivors. So very early antiplatelets. The SATURN trial, we didn't talk about statins yet, but it is comparing continuation versus discontinuation of statin therapy in ICH patients. And then we have ongoing epidemiological studies that are really needed to understand this interaction between the cardiovascular prevention strategies, the antithrombotic use, the blood pressure targets, and these high-risk neuroimaging markers for ICH. And I think that's gonna be key, personalizing the interventions for these patients. Dr Albin: So, I love that. And what I'm hearing is that it's really important to think about the personalized approach as well as how do we simplify things. We know that blood pressure control is critically important to the primary and secondary prevention of ICH, but we have to make it easy for patients to do so. Dr. Shah, I want to end with kind of understanding, you know, this was an unusual topic for neurointensivists to talk about. This was really about prevention. It was about long-term survivorship. It was about not what's happening in the neuro ICU. How did you guys get interested in sort of that aspect of care? Dr Shah: Yeah, so that's a great question. Dr. Ziai has been my mentor since I was in fellowship, so now about eight years that I've been working with her, and this was a project that I started in fellowship with under her mentorship, looking at long-term recovery in ICH patients, and specifically severe patients. Happy that work has received a lot of recognition. It was published in JAMA Neurology. We looked at patients with severe intracerebral and intraventricular hemorrhage, those that survived with an mRS of four and five at day 30, and what happened to them over the course of the year. There was really not much data on recovery after ICH. And we were very surprised to see that up to 40% of patients that were an mRS of four and five, so really, really severely disabled at day 30, recovered to an mRS of zero to three by one year. About one-third of that group that recovered actually achieved functional independence with an mRS of zero to two, which was very surprising, really breaking the myths around the pessimism with ICH. We found that a lot of the baseline comorbidities like diabetes, white matter disease, as well as what happens to them during the acute hospitalization, were adding all of that information to the severity of the hemorrhage significantly improved our ability to predict long-term recovery after ICH. And so that's kind of how we got interested in this work, looking at how factors in the care that we provide in the ICU, as well as what the patients come in with, how all of that could be modified to promote recovery in these patients that are often been forgotten. Dr Albin: I think that there's one takeaway to our listeners is that this is really a place where there's a lot of hope for recovery, and that the nihilism that has really surrounded ICH is a thing of the past, and we have to move forward with thinking about how do we proactively impact the recovery and counsel the patients and give them hope. Because just as your research shows, there really is the ability that they can attain that functional independence, which is absolutely astounding. It's really amazing. Again, today I've been interviewing Dr. Wendy Ziai and Dr. Vishank Shah about their article on intracerebral hemorrhage. This article appears in the April 2026 Continuum issue on cerebrovascular disease. Please be sure to check out Continuum Audio episodes from this and other issues. Please go and check out. They have a wonderful article with lots of tables and figures, so much data. And again, thank you to our listeners for joining us today. Thank you, Dr. Ziai and Dr. Shah. 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Amrit Sandhu is the host and founder of the Inspired Evolution podcast, which has generated more than 30 million views. A former engineer turned purpose coach and astrologer, Amrit is known for exploring consciousness, spirituality, personal transformation and human potential. He is currently deepening his work in astrology and sharing how our astrological charts can help us understand our purpose and place in time.Today we discuss the profound acceleration and change Amrit believes humanity is entering. Astrology may help us understand the season ahead, but its real value is not simply in predicting the future — it is in helping us understand who we are, why we are here and how we choose to meet it.Throughout this episode, consider: to what end and what purpose?Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,RyanConnect with Amrit SandhuInspired Evolution Podcast: https://amritsandhu.com/podcastInspired Evolution on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InspiredEvolutionInspired Evolution on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspired_evolution/Amrit Sandhu: https://amritsandhu.com/Connect with Always Better Than YesterdayWebsite: https://abty.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/Join our mailing list: https://abty.co.uk/contactSign up for coaching: https://abty.co.uk/coachingPlease email questions and reflections to: podcast@abty.co.ukEpisode Chapters[00:00] Welcome Back, Amrit Sandhu[01:18] The Path of the Warrior Saint[02:39] To What End and What Purpose?[03:54] Why Are You Here?[05:18] Honouring Who Our Children Came Here to Be[06:05] What Is Coming Around the Corner for Humanity?[07:11] The Shift from Earth and Water to Air and Fire[10:25] What Is the Purpose of This New Era?[11:29] Amrit's Initiation into Astrology[12:07] Saturn, Purpose and the Pressure of Misalignment[16:31] Astrology and the Ancient Wisdom Keepers[18:26] Why Humanity Stopped Looking Up[20:13] How Do We Stay Grounded in Uncertain Times?[21:31] When the Search for Truth Fragments Us[22:20] Returning to Earth, Water, Air and Fire[25:11] Where Heaven and Earth Meet[27:53] Understanding the Masculine and Feminine[29:17] Destruction, Creation and a Changing World[32:40] What Are 30 Million People Searching For?[34:30] If Spirituality Had Another Name: Unity[36:04] Why Humanity Is Thirsting for Community[38:47] Finding Your Unique Place in the Whole[40:04] Can Everyday Life Be a Spiritual Practice?[42:33] The Spiritual Path of the Householder[49:52] Astrology, Free Will and What We Do with the Information[50:22] A Birthday Reading and Finding the Real Self[01:06:30] Amrit's Expanding Heartprint
This week's astrology encourages big picture awareness and contemplation of interrelatedness, infused with compassion and care for the present moment and all it carries. Every time you choose true honesty, you're also choosing freedom. Let the current influences bring you closer to what you know when you stop resisting or trying to control things with your mind and surrender to the flow.This week-ahead reading for July 13-19, 2026 is an excerpt from this week's Somatic Space class with Renee Sills. For the full-length forecast and embodied practice for this week, purchase the recording here.Listen to Joanna Macy talking about the Great Turning and Shambhala Warrior Prophecy here. ✨✨✨UPCOMING AT EMBODIED ASTROLOGY:
If your ads aren't performing the way they used to, if you keep hearing about AEO and wondering what it is, or if you have a Google Business Profile you haven't touched in a year, this episode is for you. In this episode of The Localist, Carrie Rollwagen sits down with Alan Harned, Director of Account Services at Uptick Marketing. Alan works with small business owners every day on digital ads, SEO, AEO and analytics. He's honest about what has changed, what still works, and what small business owners can do right now, even without a marketing budget. Alan and Carrie talk about why AI has accelerated changes in marketing analytics, why pausing keywords based on an AI report can actually hurt your campaign, and why platforms need 30 to 60 days to learn what a good lead looks like for your business. They get into hard conversions versus soft conversions, why Google Ads is now prioritizing conversion data more than ever, and how small changes to a website (like adding a schedule button) can turn analytics into a real business insight. The second half of the episode covers small-business AI use cases: how to use ChatGPT and Claude to analyze your own analytics, build an AI advisory board, critique your website, and catch things like spammy backlinks you did not know existed. Alan also answers audience questions on whether customers are actually finding businesses through ChatGPT and Perplexity, whether SEO is dead (spoiler: no), how to handle a Google Business Profile you have neglected, whether Google Ads are still worth the money, and what budget you actually need to start working with a marketing agency. Watch on YouTube _______________________________________ Mentioned in This Episode • Uptick Marketing • Infomedia • ChatGPT • Claude • Perplexity • Google Business Profile • Google Analytics • Google Ads • StoryBrand • Yelp for Business • Bing Places for Business • Ohm Jiu Jitsu Thanks to Our Sponsor, Infomedia The Localist is sponsored by Infomedia. They are a Birmingham-based web and digital marketing company. They help small businesses grow online. • Contact Infomedia Join Us at Localist Lab Localist Lab is a free event series for small business owners. It meets on the third Thursday of most months at Saturn in Avondale. Free tacos and coffee too. • See upcoming events and register Subscribe to Carrie's Newsletter Want more small business tips from Carrie? Sign up for her newsletter. • Sign up here
Episode 291In 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 July 13th, 2026, plants seeds for a new beginning. When Venus (the planet of beauty and connection) squares off with Uranus (the planet of surprise and upheaval), it requires us to get clear about what systems we're disrupting and why. The New Moon in Cancer also wants us to get specific and offers some practical support to our most focused intentions. And as Uranus sextiles Neptune (the planet of ideals and fantasies), we're called to align our actions with our hopes and dreams for the future — while Mars (the planet of action) sextiles Saturn (the planet of boundaries), bolstering our courage and the boundaries we need to move forward. You don't have to dismiss your big ideas this week; just break them down into doable steps.This episode covers:Venus' square to Uranus on Monday, July 13thThe New Moon in Cancer on Tuesday, July 14thUranus' sextile to Neptune Rx on Wednesday, July 15thUranus' trine to Pluto Rx on Friday, July 17thMars' sextile to Saturn on Sunday, July 19thThis episode was recorded on 06/01/2026.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.
We're publishing on a reduced schedule this month, and this episode needs to cover a lot of territory. Two weeks' worth, in fact, including the Cancer New Moon, the much-ballyhooed cradle configuration, rare aspects like Neptune's exact sextile to Pluto, Uranus's sextile to Neptune and trine to Pluto, the Lunar Nodes entering Aquarius and Leo, and, believe it or not, much more! So, hold on for a super-sized episode and a lot of aspects. Plus: Awaiting a sailboat, the backbone of the cradle, and the great commonality! 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 [1:27] Moon Report! The Cancer New Moon (July 14, 2:43 am PDT) at 21°59' Cancer. This New Moon is on the Sabian symbol 22 Cancer, A woman awaiting a sailboat. This New Moon brings hard work and nostalgia, as the Sun and Moon square Saturn while conjunct retrograde Mercury in Cancer. [3:56] Lunar Phase Family Cycle (LPFC). This is the New Moon in an LPFC that will unfold and extend this New Moon's messages over the coming three years. The First Quarter Moon (first action point) of this LPFC occurs on Apr. 13, 2027 (23°47' Cancer), the Full Moon (awareness point) will be on Jan. 11, 2028 (21°27' Cancer), and the Last Quarter Moon (final action point) is on Oct. 11, 2028 (18°41' Cancer). [5:25] A rare cradle configuration (July 15-24) involves the outer planets at 4° of their signs: Jupiter at 4 Leo, Uranus at 4 Gemini, Neptune at 4 Aries, and Pluto at 4 Aquarius. Address weaknesses and move toward purpose. Look for peak events that signal major societal shifts, grassroots movements, technological advancements, and the questioning of the establishment. [8:21] Uranus sextiles Neptune (July 15, 1:36 pm PDT) at 4°23' Gemini/Aries. It's the third of five that will form between Aug. 2025 and June 2027, and could bring new ways for us to share information, creativity and to connect. [10:55] Uranus trines Pluto (July 17, 9:43 pm PDT) at 4°29' Gemini/Aquarius, seeking to disrupt the status quo (Uranus) and consolidate power (Pluto). This is the first of five Uranus-Pluto trines that will form between Nov. 2026 and May 2028. [14:01] On July 20, Jupiter trines Neptune (12:23 am PDT, at 4°22' Leo/Aries) and opposes Pluto (7:44 am PDT, at 4°26' Leo/Aquarius). This week, ensure your hopes for how things should be don't distort your perception of reality. Don't let optimism and a desire for fun or creativity carry you away. [18:18] Jupiter sextile Uranus (July 21, 4:10 am PDT) at 4°37' Gemini and Leo. This aspect's disruptions can drive positive change, but its energy must be intentionally chosen and applied. [19:12] The Sun enters Leo (July 22, 12:13 pm PDT). This is the time of year to play, whatever that looks like to you. [20:51] The Sun opposes Pluto (July 26, 11:54 pm PDT) at 04°17' Leo/Aquarius. People or situations may disrupt your joy, abruptly reminding you that life is short. Expect to feel the effects of this transit from July 22-July 29, 2026. [21:51] Mercury stations direct (July 23, 3:58 pm PDT) at 16°18' Cancer. It turned retrograde on June 29, 2026. Mercury's retrogrades are times to relax, regroup and reflect. [23:08] Neptune sextile Pluto (July 24, 10:26 pm PDT) at 4°20' Aries/Aquarius. This is the first exact Neptune/Pluto sextile since May-June 1986. For nearly eight decades, the Neptune-Pluto sextile has appeared in most birth charts. It was exact multiple times between 1950–1956 and 1976–1986, and this week's exact alignment begins a final series running through February 2032. What is the commonality? [27:27] Saturn turns retrograde (July 26, 12:56 pm PDT) at 14°44' Aries, and it will turn direct on Dec. 10, 2026. Initiating new endeavors may go more smoothly if you can make a big push toward that project after Dec. 10. [29:50] The Lunar Nodes enter Aquarius and Leo (July 26, 5:46 pm PDT). The Nodes have been in Pisces/Virgo since Jan. 11, 2025, and they will be in Aquarius/Leo through Mar. 26, 2028. Check out Ep. 342 to learn about the difference between the Mean and True Nodes. The next 18 months are a prime time to channel your creative and managerial skills into helping an organization. [35:00] No Listener Question this week, but please keep them coming in for future episodes! [35:35] 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! [36:14] A tribute to this week's donors! 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