Episode 368 | Sun square Pluto: Burning Away What Isn’t You!
This week, the Sun squares Pluto to reveal where it’s time to clear out parts of your personality that no longer fit, Mercury squares Mars and asks us to review where we may have been overly blunt, and the Leo Last Quarter Moon invites us to soften our approach in relationships. And a listener question about which house system to trust when interpreting transits. Plus: Tactical errors, chemical processes, and Leo’s quiet side!
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[1:32] Sun squares Pluto on Oct. 26 at 5:11 AM at 3°05′ Scorpio-Aquarius, with the Sun on Sabian symbol 4 Scorpio, A youth holding a lighted candle. This transit reveals which parts of you are authentic and which are merely habits adopted to make life easier. It’s an opportunity to clean out the closets of your personality.
[4:41] Mercury squares Mars on Oct. 30 at 10:20 AM Pacific at 17°58′ Scorpio-Leo. This revisits a square from Oct. 2 and returns once more on Dec. 9. With Mercury retrograde, it’s a chance to review where we might have been too blunt and consider choosing our words more carefully. Sabian symbols: Mercury at 18 Scorpio, A woods rich in autumn coloring, and Mars at 18 Scorpio, A teacher of chemistry.
[8:51] Moon Report: The Leo Last Quarter Moon arrives November 1 at 12:28 PM Pacific at 9°26′ Leo and Scorpio. It’s a checkpoint for the October 10 Libra New Moon, inviting warmth and naturalness in relationships—less performance, more genuine connection. Lunar Phase Family Cycle: New Moon: Aug. 4, 2024; First Quarter (first action point): May 4, 2025; Last Quarter (final action point): Nov. 1, 2026.
[14:24] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon: Oct. 27, Moon in Taurus squares Jupiter at 7:51 AM Pacific, is VOC for 10 hours and 11 minutes, then enters Gemini at 6:02 PM. Keep a low, warm profile rather than calling attention to yourself.
[15:39] Oct. 29, Moon in Gemini trines Venus at 2:43 PM Pacific, is VOC for 4 hours and 22 minutes, then enters Cancer at 7:05 PM. Enjoy listening to others and asking natural follow-up questions.
[17:18] Oct. 31, Moon in Cancer squares Venus at 2:59 PM Pacific, is VOC for 6 hours 19 minutes, then enters Leo at 9:18 PM. Halloween brings tension between sociability (Venus in Libra) and staying home (Moon in Cancer); balance both with a small at-home gathering.
[18:39] Listener question from Quinn: Which house system to trust for transits—Placidus or whole sign?
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