Episode 187 | Most cancers New Moon, Venus Retrograde, and the Nodes Shift Indicators!
All hail the final Most cancers New Moon opposed Pluto in Capricorn in our lifetimes! In different information: The lunar nodes shift into Aries and Libra; the Solar elements Neptune and Pluto earlier than getting into its good Leo season; Mercury good points inspiration from Jupiter and Uranus; Mars is blocked by Saturn; and Venus turns retrograde via Sep. 3! Plus: Darkish shadows, Leo as a nationwide vacation, and the standard of the dialog.
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[1:38] Moon Report! A spectacular Most cancers New Moon (July 17, 11:32 AM PDT) is at 24º56’ Most cancers on the Sabian image 25 Most cancers, Darkish shadow or mantle thrown all of the sudden over the fitting shoulder.
[2:04] That is the final Most cancers New Moon that opposes Pluto in Capricorn in our lifetimes! The Solar’s opposition to Pluto is actual on July 21 (8:52 PM PDT) at 29°07’ Most cancers-Capricorn. What sort of duty will we tackle and the way can we end up previous, heavy Pluto in Capricorn enterprise?
[4:13] This necessary New Moon additionally trines Neptune in Pisces, planet of therapeutic and forgiveness. The Solar’s actual trine to Neptune is on July 20 (6:06 AM PDT), 27°35’ Most cancers-Pisces.
[5:09] This New Moon begins a Lunar Part Household Cycle that reaches its vital factors on April 15, 2024 (First Quarter), Jan. 13, 2025 (Full Moon), and Oct. 13, 2025 (Final Quarter). Themes of self-empowerment and duty proceed via the New Moon of July fifteenth, 2026.
[7:23] The North Node enters Aries and the South Node enters Libra (July 17, 1:00 PM PDT) simply hours after the New Moon. The Lunar Nodes mark the factors the place the Earth’s path across the Solar intersects with the Moon’s path across the earth. The nodes journey on the identical diploma and minute of reverse indicators.
[8:06] The Nodal cycle is eighteen years, and their pure movement is retrograde. The nodes have been in Taurus/Scorpio since Jan. 18, 2022.
[8:38] The Nodes had been final in Libra-Aries (Libra North Node) between Feb. 18, 2014 – Nov. 11, 2015. This time round, they’ll be in these indicators (Aries North Node) till Jan. 11, 2025.
[9:18] The work of this nodal transit is to launch unfavorable Libra qualities, like codependence, and transfer within the course of optimistic Aries qualities: standing alone, independence, pioneering, shifting in new instructions.
[10:21] On July 22 (9:37 PM) transiting Pluto squares this nodal axis at 29º06’ Capricorn and Aries, the identical diploma of the April thirtieth, 2023 photo voltaic eclipse. A jolt round an necessary relationship might be an encouraging shove towards independence.
[12:37] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon Durations. On July 17 (8:06 PM PDT), the Moon in Most cancers opposes Pluto. It’s VOC for about 1 ½ hours earlier than getting into Leo (9:39 PM PDT). Revisit emotional patterns associated to security and management.
[13:26] The Moon in Leo conjuncts Venus on July 20 (7:08 AM PDT). It’s VOC for about three hours earlier than it enters Virgo (10:13 AM PDT). What lights you up inside?
[13:53] On July 22, the Moon in Virgo trines Pluto (9:06 PM PDT). It’s VOC for slightly below two hours earlier than getting into Libra (10:54 PM PDT). Time for Virgo’s conscientiousness to be rewarded by higher-ups.
[15:22] Mars opposes Saturn on July 20 (1:39 PM PDT) at 06º20’ Virgo and Pisces. Feeling stymied in getting issues completed? It’s a transit, it should move. In the meantime, attempt to go along with the Pisces move.
[17:31] The Solar enters the signal of its rulership, Leoooooo, on July 22 (6:50 PM PDT). Over the following month, it sq. Jupiter and Uranus and conjoins Venus – a lot enjoyable and pleasure! And rejoice your Leo buddies!
[20:25] Mercury squares Jupiter on July 17 (5:49 AM PDT) at 11º53’ Leo and Taurus. Mercury is on the Sabian image, A night garden celebration. Overconsumption could intrude with the standard of the dialog.
[20:55] Mercury squares Uranus on July 23 (2:39 PM PDT) at 22º32’ Leo and Taurus. Should you can handle to calm down a bit of bit, one of many concepts that involves you now might turn out to be one thing actually worthwhile.
[21:54] Venus turns retrograde (Rx) on July 22 (6:33 PM PDT) at 28º36’ Leo. When planets are transiting Rx, go inside for steerage in issues associated to that planet. Venus is Rx via Sep. 3; it was final Rx, in Capricorn, Dec. 19, 2021 – Jan. 29, 2022.
[23:32] Venus was final Rx in Leo between July 25-Sep. 6, 2015. Venus has an eight-year Rx cycle, so look again at eight-year intervals to seek out when Venus was Rx on this identical a part of the zodiac and in the identical space of your chart.
[25:10] Venus is Rx each 18 months for 40 days. Take into account trying out April’s webinar for extra particulars regarding Venus retrograde interval.
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