Episode 286 | Taurus Season: Thunderstorms within the Pasture!
This week, Mercury enters Aries and elements imaginative Neptune and laser-focused Pluto. Mars enters Leeeeeeooooo, then trines Neptune simply earlier than a really intense Aquarius Final Quarter Moon. The Solar enters the luxurious and tranquil pastures of Taurus, however the peace is interrupted when Mars costs into the sphere and Venus elements Uranus. Because it’s such a busy week, April will forego answering a listener query, however she’s going to get again to that phase subsequent week, so you probably have any questions you want to her to reply, please ship an electronic mail and you should definitely put “Podcast Query” within the topic line.
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[1:45] Mercury enters Aries (April 15, 11:25 pm PDT) and shall be on this signal till Might 10. Mercury in Aries is superb for coping with conditions that require fast choices, decisiveness, and the braveness to talk your thoughts.
[4:17] Mercury conjoins Neptune (April 16, 9:11 pm PDT) at 00º38’ Aries. Mercury-Neptune elements are good for translating a imaginative and prescient right into a type that others can perceive and respect. Neptune can also be related to escapism, and lends sensitivity to different individuals and to content material that you simply eat.
[6:48] Mars strikes into glamorous Leo on April 17 (9:21 pm PDT). Mars beforehand went into Leo on Nov. 3, 2024, went retrograde, and entered Most cancers on Jan. 6, the place it’s been ever since. It will likely be in Leo till June 17, 2025, when it enters Virgo. Promote your self and your concepts, and revisit any initiatives that you simply began again in November or December. It’s a fairly good time for establishing and managing initiatives, as a result of Leo is a really managerial signal. The Sabian image for 1 Leo is, A case of apoplexy.
[9:06] The Solar enters Taurus (April 19, 12:56 pm PDT, via Might 20). Rely your blessings and ponder what is required for stability, pleasure, and abundance.
[11:30] Mars trines Neptune (April 19, 3:53 pm PDT) at 00°44’ Leo-Aries. A robust time for utilizing vitality and abilities, serving to those that are deprived or despondent, and incorporating religious or creative influences into your work. Contributing indirectly to the development of your neighborhood, your society, the planet, not simply on your self.
[13:25] Venus, the planetary ruler of Taurus, sextiles Uranus (April 20, 11:20 am PDT) at 25º45’ Pisces-Taurus. That is the final of three sextile elements between Venus-Uranus (the others had been Jan. 26, April 7). In any form of relationship, it’s necessary to have freedom, our personal mates, our personal pursuits.
[15:36] Mercury sextiles Pluto on April 20 (2:39 pm PDT) at 3º46’ Aries-Aquarius. Channel the extreme psychological vitality of this mix into constructive, therapeutic, and empowering actions.
[17:30] The Solar squares Mars (April 20, 6:34 pm PDT) at 1º12’ Taurus-Leo. This may be motivating, however tempers may be flaring. Attempt to not take issues personally and maintain grudges. The Solar’s Sabian image at this sq. is 2 Taurus, {An electrical} storm, Mars is on 2 Leo, An epidemic of mumps. In a constructive sense, the person (the Solar) can have an effect and might encourage others (Mars).
[20:11] Moon Report! The Aquarius Final Quarter Moon (April 20, 6:36 pm PDT) is at 1º12’ Aquarius-Taurus, on Sabian symbols 2 Aquarius, An sudden thunderstorm, and a couple of Taurus, {An electrical} storm. This can be a extremely charged and energetic Final Quarter Moon, marked by this T-square between the Moon and Pluto in Aquarius, Mars in Leo, and the Solar in Taurus. T-squares are motivating, however they will also be fairly irritating. Final Quarter Moons push us to finish the targets of the earlier New Moon, on this case the Aries Photo voltaic Eclipse on March 29.
[24:09] That is the Final Quarter (closing motion level) in a lunar section household cycle (LPFC) that started with a New Moon on Jan. 21, 2023, at 1º32’ Aquarius. The First Quarter (first motion level) on this LPFC was on Oct. 21, 2023, and the Full Moon (consciousness level) was on July 21, 2024.
[26:08] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon Intervals. On April 15 (7:24 pm PDT), the Moon in Scorpio trines Mercury in Pisces. It’s VOC for simply 13 minutes, after which enters Sagittarius (7:37 pm PDT). Take this very quick VOC Moon interval to provoke a behavior of claiming good issues to your self and to others.
[27:34] On April 18 (4:38 am PDT), the Moon in Sagittarius trines the Solar in Aries. It’s VOC for two hours, 34 minutes, then enters Capricorn (7:12 am PDT). Use this VOC Moon interval to get within the behavior of letting your self have enjoyable and snigger, even in attempting instances.
[28:34] On the oh, so busy April 20 (10:21 am PDT), the Moon in Capricorn sextiles Saturn. It’s VOC for six hours, 0 minutes, after which enters Aquarius (4:21 pm PDT). Use this VOC Moon to get within the behavior of getting executed what must get executed earlier than permitting your self a while to play.
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