Episode 272 | Aries First Quarter Moon: Tea Kettles Boiling!
Mercury the Messenger enters Capricorn this week, affords sensible planning suggestions for the brand new 12 months, and triggers imaginative Neptune. The lunar nodes enter the indicators of Pisces and Virgo for an 18-month keep. Mars retrogrades into Most cancers, the place its trine to Neptune encourages compassionate motion. The Aries First Quarter Moon is among the most first-quartery First Quarters of the 12 months. And a listener query about these transits that hit the identical level in your chart time and again. Plus: Cognitive dissonance, tea kettles boiling, and proving your sincerity!
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[1:32] Retrograde Mars reenters Most cancers (Jan. 6, 2:44 am PST). It is going to station direct on Feb. 23, 2025 and reenter Leo on April 17, 2025. The final time Mars was at this diploma of Most cancers was on Nov. 3, 2024, in a reasonably tough opposition to Pluto; have you ever resolved no matter you have been going by means of then?
[2:37] A fast overview of Mars in Most cancers; why does it battle there?
[5:14] Mercury squares Neptune (Jan. 6, 5:56 am PST) at 27°22’ Sagittarius-Pisces. When Mercury meets Neptune, instinct is very robust. A superb time to bask in artistic pastimes equivalent to music, creating artwork, and artistic writing.
[7:07] Moon Report! The Aries First Quarter Moon (Jan. 6, 3:56 pm PST) at 16º55’ Aries-Capricorn, is among the higher Moon indicators for breaking outdated habits, standing up for your self, and doing what you’re afraid to do. Take these intentions that you just set on the Capricorn New Moon (Dec. 30, 2024) and put them into motion.
[8:14] Lunar Section Household Cycle (LPFC). That is the First Quarter in an LPFC that started on the New Moon/Photo voltaic Eclipse on April 8, 2024 (19º24’ Aries). The Full Moon on this LPFC comes on Oct. 6, 2025 (14º08’ Aries), and the Final Quarter on July 7, 2026 (15º41’ Aries).
[9:59] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon intervals for this week. On Jan. 7 (1:16 pm PST), the Moon in Aries squares Mars in Most cancers. It’s VOC for slightly below one hour and enters Taurus (2:11 pm PST). Follow talking up while you’re upset in order that issues don’t construct up after which blow up!
[11:19] On Jan. 9 (2:50 pm PST), the Moon in Taurus sextiles Mars in Most cancers. It’s VOC for two hours and 17 minutes after which enters Gemini (5:07 pm PST). Maintain folks in office!
[12:52] On Jan. 11 (4:03 pm PST), the Moon in Gemini squares Neptune. It’s Void-of-Course for 4 hours and 21 minutes, then enters Most cancers (8:24 pm PST). Follow the artwork of clarifying communication, proofreading, and confirming communications. And keep in mind to chorus from gossip.
[14:26] On Jan. 8 (2:30 am PST), Mercury enters Capricorn and shall be on this signal till Jan. 27, 2025. Whereas Mercury is in Capricorn, it leans into its tempered, disciplined, organized aspect. We will discover it a lot simpler to develop a technique and sensible strategy to conducting objectives. Take the total month of Jan. to plot for objectives within the coming 12 months.
[16:06] The lunar nodes enter the indicators of Pisces-Virgo (Jan. 11, 3:02 pm PST). The North Node has been within the signal of Aries, and the South Node within the signal of Libra, since July 2023. Eclipses will now start occurring on the Pisces-Virgo axis till Feb. 20, 2027. Because the North Node strikes into Pisces, embrace compassion, spirituality, creative pursuits, instinct, and religion. Because the South Node transits Virgo, launch damaging judgment, criticism, and the insistence that solely what we are able to expertise with the senses, is worth it.
[18:50] Mars trines Neptune at 27°29’ Most cancers-Pisces (Jan. 12, 1:16 pm PST). Volunteer, care for others, make it a precedence to present. Work to create a way of familial closeness with the folks you spend essentially the most time with.
[20:21] Listener “Saturn’s Little Helper” asks about transiting planets making a number of precise points to a planet or level within the start chart.
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