Episode 267 | Mars Retrograde: The Warrior Inside!
It’s an exceptionally busy sky this week, with a full planetary agenda that features Venus getting into pleasant Aquarius, the Solar and Mercury in facet to Jupiter and Saturn, Mars starting its retrograde section, and the Pisces First Quarter Moon. With a lot to cowl, there’s no time for a listener query or a mini-lesson this week, however do you should definitely ship in your questions for future episodes! Plus: A strong youth, the dream of society, and the acme of cheerful innocence!
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[1:49] Venus trines Uranus (Dec. 2, 6:43 am PST) at 24°36’ Capricorn and Taurus. Venus is on the Sabian image 25 Capricorn, An oriental rug seller and Uranus on 25 Taurus, A big, well-kept public park. This transit may be related to surprising monetary windfalls and/or bills.
[4:00] Venus sextiles Neptune (Dec. 4, 10:52 am PST) at 27°08’ Capricorn and Pisces. Search for a possibility to get to know someone higher or to take part in a creative, musical, or just satisfying pastime with others.
[5:28] Venus enters Aquarius (Dec. 6, 10:13 pm PST, till January 2, 2025). Domesticate friendships. Lengthy-term monetary planning is inspired.
[7:19] Venus conjuncts Pluto (Dec. 7, 6:08 am PST) at 00°22’ Aquarius. Jealousy and different unlovely feelings are woke up. However for creatives, this may be a tremendous facet for going deep and experiencing necessary creative breakthroughs.
[9:11] Mercury conjuncts the Solar (Dec. 5, 6:18 pm PST, 14°27’ Sagittarius). Each planets facet Jupiter and Saturn throughout this conjunction. When a planet comes collectively in a conjunction with the Solar, we are saying that it’s cazimi (coated in a listener query from Episode 259). However as Mercury is cazimi (between 3:27 pm – 9:07 pm PST on Dec. 5th) it good points super energy and perception.
[11:04] Mercury opposes Jupiter (Dec. 4, 2:16 am PST, 16°43’ Sag and Gemini. Mercury is on Sabian image 17 Sagittarius, An Easter Dawn service. Jupiter is on 17 Gemini, The top of a strong youth adjustments into that of a mature thinker. That is the second of three Mercury/Jupiter oppositions (the primary was on Nov. 18, the third is on Dec. 26) As Mercury makes these three facets to Jupiter, what’s extra necessary, the small print or the large image?
[12:48] Solar opposes Jupiter (Dec. 7, 12:58 pm PST, 16°15’ Sag. and Gemini). We might have a very low tolerance for being informed what to do or what to consider, and we additionally very a lot guard our picture. Between Dec. 4-Dec. 7, there’s a concentrated interval of renewal, of constant a specific story that we’re telling about ourselves and about what we’re turning into.
[14:14] The Solar and Mercury additionally sq. Saturn. The Solar’s sq. is on Dec. 4 (8:18 am PST), and Mercury’s is on Dec. 6 (5:53 pm PST). The Solar’s Sabian image is 13 Sagittarius, A widow’s previous is delivered to gentle, and signifies coping with unresolved points. Troublesome information would possibly come our approach, but when we take duty for our ideas, we’ll acquire a greater perspective on our ambitions, maturity, and repute.
[15:50] Mars, the warrior planet, stations retrograde (Dec. 6, 3:33 pm PST, 06º10’ Leo, till Feb. 23, 2025) on the Sabian image 7 Leo, The constellations within the sky. Mars is retrograde each two years and requires us to look inside for Mars traits like management and the power to guard ourselves.
[19:34] Neptune stations direct (Dec. 7, 3:43 pm PST, 27°07’ Pisces). It’s been retrograde since July 2, 2024. Neptune is wrapping up its lengthy Pisces chapter and can enter a brand new signal, Aries, on the finish of March 2025. Neptune is about what we idealize, the dream of society. Because it goes into Aries, there may be the sense which may makes proper and that if we’re decided sufficient to get what we wish, then we are able to get it.
[21:31] Moon Report! The Pisces First Quarter Moon is on Dec. 8 (7:27 am PST) at 17º02’ Pisces. The First Quarter Moon is the time to behave on intentions that you simply set forth on the prior New Moon (Nov. 30 Sagittarius New Moon). That New Moon was sq. Saturn, and it spoke of these lofty targets that Sagittarius embraces but additionally warned us that it could take a variety of onerous work to realize these goals. The First Quarter is when we’ve to roll up our sleeves and get to work. The Pisces Moon is on Sabian image 18 Pisces, A big tent, and the Solar is on 18 Sagittarius, Tiny youngsters in Sunbonnets.
[23:48] Lunar Part Household Cycle (LPFC). That is the First Quarter within the LPFC that started on the March 10, 2024 New Moon, at 20º16’ Pisces. The Full Moon on this cycle comes on Sep. 7, 2025, and the Final Quarter is on June 8, 2026.
[24:59] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon intervals for this week. On Dec. 2 (7:47 am PST), the Moon in Sagittarius squares Neptune. It’s VOC for five hours and 22 minutes after which enters Capricorn (1:09 pm PST). Get within the behavior of delivering the reality in a humorous, charismatic approach that also respects folks’s emotions.
[26:04] On Dec. 4 (3:34 pm PST), the Moon conjoins Venus in Capricorn. It’s VOC for 4 hours 47 minutes after which enters Aquarius (8:21 pm PST). Search for a approach so as to add extra construction to your spending, and for spending time with companions or household.
[27:27] On Dec. 6 (4:01 pm PST), the Moon makes a sq. to Uranus. It’s VOC for 9 hours 47 minutes (!!!) and enters Pisces on Dec. 7 (1:49 am PST). The Moon and Uranus are each in fastened indicators, which usually don’t love change. However use this VOC interval to brighten up our ordinary weekend routine.
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