Episode 369 | Mercury Cazimi: The Spirit of Experimentation!
This week: Venus retrograde sextiles Jupiter for the second of three meetings, echoing events from August and offering a chance to resolve ongoing financial or relationship matters. Mercury makes a brilliant cazimi conjunction with the Sun in Scorpio on a Sabian symbol about invention — look for breakthroughs. A walk through the week’s Void-of-Course Moon periods, and a listener question about the astrology of death. Plus: Getting off the camel, going backward to move forward, and no spoilers, please!
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Timestamps
[01:24] Venus retrograde sextiles Jupiter, the second of three sextiles, connecting back to August’s eclipse aftermath.
[03:10] Sabian symbols: 25 Libra, An autumn leaf (cycles completing) and 25 Leo, A large camel crossing the desert (endurance through difficulty).
[05:11] Reflection: what has ended in your life since August? And the final sextile in this series is at the end of November.
[05:59] Mercury cazimi conjunction with the Sun on November 4th at 12°10’ Scorpio, on the Sabian symbol 13 Scorpio, An inventor experimenting. The spirit of experimentation: trying without knowing the outcome, and how the best ideas often arrive through unexpected connections. Look for an aha moment during this cazimi period, which is when Mercury is within 17’ of orb of its exact conjunction with the Sun (between 3:27 am-9:24 am PST)
[08:34] Mercury retrograde is a time when going backward is exactly what’s needed to ultimately move forward, as we revisit old ideas with new information. Breakthroughs may come from looking beneath the surface, and the question you’ve been asking might be the wrong one
[12:04] Moon Report! There is no major lunation this week; the Scorpio New Moon arrives next Monday. So this week, just the Void-of-Course Moon periods.
[12:35] Void-of-Course Moon (Mon. Nov. 2): the Moon in Leo sextiles Venus in Libra at 4:10 pm PST, is Void-of-Course for eight hours and 18 minutes, then enters Virgo on Tues. Nov 3 at 12:28 am. An excellent time to get creative in the kitchen and share something sweet with loved ones
[13:47] Void-of-Course Moon (Tue. Nov. 3): the Moon in Virgo sextiles Mercury in Scorpio at 10:57 pm PST, is Void-of-Course for one day, seven hours and 41 minutes, then enters Libra on Thurs. Nov 5 at 6:38 am. Clear your mind while organizing your physical space
[14:50] Void-of-Course Moon (Sat. Nov. 7): the Moon in Libra sextiles Jupiter in Leo at 5:20 am PST, is Void-of-Course for nine hours and 20 minutes, then enters Scorpio at 2:40 pm. Rejuvenate with old friends, creative projects, or simple self-care.
[16:30] Question from Listener Chandler: thoughts prompted by Richard Houck’s The Astrology of Death (currently out of print). How clients approach the topic in readings, and April’s preference for speaking from deep research rather than convention. Discussion of this topic and the book on the Astrology Podcast.
[21:42] Personal philosophy on not knowing the date of one’s death, and how sudden loss has redirected her life plans.
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