Episode 276 | Venus enters Aries: The Thrill of the Chase!
This week, Mercury’s features to the Solar and Jupiter deliver optimism, hope, and breakthroughs. Venus enters spicy Aries for an excellent lengthy keep and enters an intense dialogue with Pluto. Jupiter stations direct, the Taurus First Quarter Moon encourages sensible motion towards New Moon objectives. Neptune conjoins the North Node for fateful encounters, Mars makes a really productive trine to Saturn, and a listener query about trine features: Is their lucky fame deserved? Plus: Burnt lentils, birthday events, and the god of caustic dinner dialog!
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[1:31] Mercury trines Jupiter (Feb. 3, 1:51 pm PST) at 11º16’ Aquarius and Gemini. It’s an inspiring mixture for brainstorming and for dreaming up your future. Take pleasure in a change of surroundings. Chorus from cherry-picking info to help your beliefs. Mercury’s Sabian image is 12 Aquarius, Individuals on stairs graduated upwards. Jupiter’s Sabian image, 12 Gemini, is A slave woman calls for her rights of her mistress.
[3:15] Venus enters Aries (Feb. 3, 11:57 pm PST) by means of June 5, together with a retrograde interval between March 1-April 12. When Venus is in Aries, we may be extra inclined towards impulsive buying and spending, and really passionate, romantic connections that start in a short time after which finish virtually as quickly as they start.
[5:13] Jupiter stations direct at 11º16’ Gemini (Feb. 4, 1:40 am PST). Jupiter in Gemini amplifies gathering info, communication, and short-distance journey. Socialize, keep away from gossip, and communicate up for your self. Jupiter’s Sabian image is 12 Gemini, A slave woman calls for her rights of her mistress.
[6:42] Moon Report! The Taurus First Quarter Moon is on Feb. 5 (12:02 am PST), 16º46’ Taurus-Aquarius. The First Quarter Moon is “go time” for all the intentions that you just set at that New Moon in Aquarius on Jan 29, nevertheless it’s okay to take a day or two to rise up to hurry. The Sabian image for the Moon is 17 Taurus, A battle between the swords and torches, and the Solar is on 17 Aquarius, A watchdog standing guard.
[9:11] The Lunar Part Household Cycle (LPFC). That is the First Quarter part in a LPFC that started with the Could 7, 2024 New Moon. The Full Moon on this LPFC is on Nov. 5, 2025 and the Final Quarter is Aug. 5, 2026.
[10:54] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon durations. On Feb. 3 (2:19 am PST), the Moon in Aries squares Mars in Most cancers. It’s VOC 17 hours 24 minutes (!!!) then enters Taurus (7:33 pm PST). Moon with Mars means fast tempers and intolerance, so observe emotional regulation. Vigorous train is inspired.
[12:30] On Feb. 5 (7:29 pm PST), the Moon in Taurus sextiles Neptune. It’s VOC for 3 hours quarter-hour, then enters Gemini (10:44 pm PST). This can be a good night for doing one thing inventive equivalent to establishing a behavior of house cooking. With Neptune within the combine, mishaps may occur. Keep in mind, there are not any errors, solely discoveries.”
[14:02] On Feb. 7 (11:52 pm PST), the Moon in Gemini squares Neptune. It’s VOC for 3 hours 12 minutes and enters Most cancers on Feb. 8 (3:04 am PST). The Moon in Gemini is fairly good at multitasking, however when it’s sq. Neptune, we might study the laborious approach to deal with one job at a time.
[14:44] On Feb. 6 (10:11 pm PST), Neptune conjoins the North Node at 28º09’ Pisces, for the primary time in 167 years in the past (Jan. 1858). Search for citizenship to be within the information. This conjunction represents a alternative between floating alongside or actively crusing your ship into unknown waters. The Sabian image for the conjunction is 29 Pisces, A prism.
[16:49] Venus sextiles Pluto (Feb. 7, 4:14 am PST), 2º15’ Aries-Aquarius. Consider your relationships with cash and different individuals. Socializing can put you in contact with energy gamers.
[17:51] Mercury conjoins the Solar (Feb. 9, 4:08 am PST) at 20º59’ Aquarius, so Mercury might be cazimi when it’s inside 17’ arc to the Solar. This cazimi interval lasts from Feb. 8 (7:09 pm PST)-Feb. 9 (1:03 pm PST). Deal with breakthroughs and fixing issues, as a result of the thoughts may be very sharp on the cazimi.
[19:31] Mars trines Saturn at 18º22’ Most cancers-Pisces (Feb. 9, 5:15 am PST). Mars is on 19 Most cancers, A priest performing a wedding ceremony and Saturn is on 19 Pisces, A grasp instructing his pupil. With these Sabian symbols, the Mars-Saturn mixture speaks to fidelity in relationships, making a critical dedication and studying what we have to study particularly on an emotional degree.
[21:37] Listener Trine Away asks about trine features. Is their lucky fame deserved?
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