Episode 349 | Venus: Equality, Rose-Colored Glasses, and a Trip to the Underworld!
Episode 349 | Venus: Equality, Rose-Colored Glasses, and a Trip to the Underworld! Venus, the goddess of love and money, is having a busy week. Her sextile aspect to Uranus offers an opportunity for radical change, and her trine to idealistic Neptune lends a pair of rose-colored glasses, at least …
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Episode 348 | Gemini and the Double Moon Week!
Two lunations: a Pisces Last Quarter AND a Gemini New Moon! One of the nicest transits of the year, as Venus makes a conjunction with Jupiter in Cancer, just before Venus enters glamorous Leo. Communication takes on a serious tone when Mercury squares Saturn, and a listener question about the complex quincunx aspect.
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Episode 347 | Mercury enters Cancer: The Language of Mood and Memory!
The skies are pretty quiet this week, with no major lunation and only a few transits. Mercury enters the quiet sign of Cancer for a longer than usual stay. The Sun’s sextile to Saturn provides persistence for tackling serious projects, and Mercury squares Neptune for a clarifying dose of realism. We look at the week’s Void-of-Course Moon periods, and I answer a listener question about which are the best charts to use when you’re giving an astrology reading.
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Episode 346 | Sagittarius Full Moon + a One-Two Pluto Punch!
A one-two punch of power struggles as Mars squares, and the Sun trines, Pluto. A prickly aspect between Venus and Saturn can bring up feelings of loneliness or abandonment, and some measure of financial frustration. But the Sagittarius Full Moon brings a mixture of big picture thinking and emotional stability that ends the week and the month on a positive note.
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Episode 345 | The Sun enters Gemini: The Season of the Butterfly!
Mars leaves fast-moving Aries for the more leisurely pastures of Taurus. Venus enters nurturing Cancer and makes a romantic sextile to Mars. The Sun enters the curious sign of Gemini and is awakened by a conjunction with Uranus, and creativity are highlighted as the Sun sextiles Neptune. We are encouraged to loosen our grip on perfectionism at the Virgo First Quarter Moon.
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Episode 344 | Taurus New Moon: Embracing the Physical World!
As Mercury in Taurus sextiles Jupiter, maybe we don’t have to take every opportunity that comes our way. The latest Sun-Mercury cazimi prompts a look at a Sabian symbol technique. The Taurus New Moon is a time to enjoy being in our bodies. Communication and travel jangles as Mercury enters Gemini and joins up with Uranus.
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Episode 343 | The Sun and Mars Meet Jupiter: Have it Your Way!
Mars in Aries squares Jupiter in Cancer, encouraging us to push our way through and demand to have things our way. Mercury squares Pluto, just as the planet of transformation stations retrograde. The Aquarius Last Quarter Moon calls us to gather our friends to help us reach our New Moon goals. The Sun and Jupiter provide warm astrological weather for your Mother’s Day brunch. A a listener question about the Void-of-Course Moon.
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Episode 341 | Uranus enters Gemini: Open Your Mind!
Venus conjoins with Uranus just before they both enter Gemini; Uranus gets there on April 25th and stays until 2033. The Sun makes one of two annual transformative squares to Pluto, Mercury conjoins Mars and Saturn, and aspects Jupiter. The Leo First Quarter Moon encourages you to tell your story. And Venus’ sextile to Neptune has romantic promise, as long as we keep the rose-colored glasses off.
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Episode 340 | Aries New Moon: An Extra Dose of Trailblazing!
The lively Aries New Moon is the highlight for a busy week, with Mercury entering Aries and making several aspects, Mars sextile Pluto, and the Sun entering Taurus!
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Episode 339 | Mars Enters Aries: Full Speed Ahead!
Mars is the busiest planet this week, making an aspect to unpredictable Uranus, entering Aries, and connecting with selfless Neptune. The Capricorn Last Quarter Moon, square the Sun in Aries, features two of the most assertive signs in a lunar phase that emphasizes action.
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