TRANSCRIPT Ep. 266 (11.25.24)
Sagittarius New Moon: The Goddess of Alternative!
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Good day Invisible Buddy, April right here, and the date immediately is November twenty fifth, 2024. Welcome to Episode 266 of the Large Sky Astrology Podcast. This week, Mercury enters its newest retrograde interval. The Solar trines feisty Mars and the Moon’s North Node. The second New Moon this calendar month is in Sagittarius, and I replay one other mini-lesson about Pluto from final yr – this one about Pluto transiting the homes of the start chart.
Mercury stations Retrograde (Nov. 25, 2024, 6:42 pm PST)
Mercury stations retrograde on November twenty fifth at 6:42 pm Pacific Time at 22º 40’ Sagittarius. When a planet stations retrograde or direct, we really feel its presence extra. Mercury is related to communication, with studying, with journey, and with commerce. As a result of it’s stationing retrograde, anticipate Mercury-related subjects to come back to the forefront.
Throughout Mercury Retrograde, it’s finest to maintain your scheduling a bit of bit looser and lighter. In the USA, that is difficult by the truth that that is Thanksgiving vacation week. That is the heaviest transportation week of the yr, as everyone is touring to have Thanksgiving dinner with their relations. Which may start as early as Monday when this Mercury station is occurring. And on the very least, the preliminary days proper after the station generally is a little bit frenetic. Remember to double- and triple-check your vacation plans. If you happen to’re ordering meals from a restaurant or pies or one thing like that, be sure you have a backup plan. I’m not a Mercury retrograde alarmist as a rule, however Mercury does rule transportation. That is the busiest transportation week of the yr.
Mercury can be the communication planet. This vacation is coming on the finish of a really tumultuous election cycle in the USA. And there are in all probability family members that aren’t in settlement politically, and that is going to be an actual check of the power to stay civil and to hopefully discover subjects of dialog that unite us.
So, going into this vacation particularly, with this Mercury retrograde, and particularly with the Solar additionally in facet with Mars this week, which I’ll be speaking about a bit of bit later, be mindful what it’s that you just love about your loved ones and the explanation you do wish to get along with them. See in the event you can deal with these subjects.
Solar trine North Node (Nov. 26, 2024, 10:32 am PST)
On November twenty sixth at 10:32 am Pacific Time. The Solar in Sagittarius trines the Moon’s North Node in Aries. Even in the event you don’t appear to be reaching precisely the objectives that you just set for your self when the North Node went into Aries in July 2023, immediately not less than you could possibly acknowledge that you just’re reaching a associated objective that’s even higher for you, one that you just would possibly by no means have imagined for your self.
Typically, that’s the way in which the North Node appears to work, that you just attain towards what your thoughts acknowledges as an acceptable expression of that symbolism, however possibly one thing fully totally different comes your method that matches the identical symbolism. That is the way in which astrology works, and this is the reason it’s a bit of bit difficult to learn for individuals or delineate their start chart as a result of these symbols can categorical themselves in quite a lot of methods.
So, the North Node in Aries may need inspired you, for instance, to give up your job and begin a enterprise. And possibly that has labored out for you, possibly it hasn’t, however even when it hasn’t, maybe it’s moved you within the path of in the event you take a job working for someone else, you’re much more impartial and self-directed, and that that in and of itself makes you are feeling actually glad.
The Solar at this trine is on the Sabian image 5 Sagittarius, An outdated owl up in a tree. There’s knowledge on this image, the image of the owl. And the truth that it’s perched up in a tree suggests to me that, properly, we now have perspective. As we’re getting nearer and nearer to the North Node of the Moon leaving Aries, transferring into Pisces in January 2025, we’re beginning to get an extended view of what we got down to do throughout this nodal transit.
And the North Node is on the Sabian image 5 Aries, A triangle with wings. And, this moderately inscrutable image all the time makes me consider self-sufficiency, which we see in a chart that has a grand trine. In different phrases, three planets which might be every linked by a 120-degree angle. That’s really the case right here as a result of the Solar and North Node and Mars are linked, these are linked, every of them, by a trine facet to one another. And in the event you have a look at them in a chart, it appears like an enormous triangle. This exhibits a variety of move and a variety of ease within the chart, and it additionally exhibits a self-sufficiency. It’s such as you’re a closed system inside that grand trine.
Each of those have their pluses and their minuses, by the way in which. If there’s an excessive amount of ease between planets in a start chart, then possibly we don’t work as arduous to actualize their potential. And self-sufficiency may be simply one other method of claiming, we don’t are likely to work actually arduous to provoke and perpetuate relationships. So, it’s an attention-grabbing image and to see the Solar trine that claims, properly, we now have the knowledge not less than to acknowledge when we have to make a bit of bit extra of an effort. And if we do, then issues do are likely to work out properly and are available to us fairly simply.
Solar trine Mars (Nov. 27, 2024, 12:06 am PST)
The Solar in Sagittarius trines Mars in Leo on November twenty seventh at 12:06 am Pacific Time. That is the day earlier than the Thanksgiving vacation right here within the U. S., and it is a nice transit for artistic inspiration, the power is there to assist you in making your desires a actuality. However particularly associated to this vacation, this present day, it’s a actually good transit for blowing off steam by bodily exercise.
I bear in mind so fondly once I was very younger that on Thanksgiving vacation, our household would play soccer. And it will be everyone within the entrance yard taking part in for a few hours. After which everyone is worn out they usually’re prepared to come back in and have some pie and low and loosen up. See if there’s one thing that you are able to do with your loved ones at this vacation that brings you collectively in a spirit of play and of enjoyable. This might be board video games as properly. No matter it’s that your loved ones likes to do. The Sabian image for the Solar is 6 Sagittarius, A recreation of cricket. So, it speaks to that participation in communal exercise.
Sagittarius New Moon (Nov. 30, 2024, 10:21 pm PST)
And now for the Moon Report, and it begins with the Sagittarius New Moon on November thirtieth at 10:21 pm Pacific Time. It’s at 9º 32’ Sagittarius, on the Sabian image 10 Sagittarius, A golden haired goddess of alternative. With Sagittarius and the Sagittarius New Moon, honesty is the very best coverage, as a result of as I’ve stated earlier than about Sagittarius, it feels that the much less you disguise, the freer and extra energetic and the extra artistic you may be.
The Solar and Moon are sq. Saturn in Pisces. This does tone down the pure ebullience of Sagittarius a bit of bit. It’s far more centered on taking our massive concepts, our big plans, and consciously and rigorously make one thing of them. Our intentions for the New Moon in Sagittarius cycle embrace spontaneity, being open to journey, spirituality or faith, an appreciation of the outside, independence, cultivating extra light-hearted enjoyable and power, and contemplating the large image.
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Lunar Part Household Cycle
That is the New Moon in a three-year Lunar Part Household Cycle. The intentions that you just make at this New Moon will come to some fruition within the subsequent 29 days. However, extra so, over the subsequent few years, when main lunations fall near this New Moon diploma at 9-month intervals.
Be considering by way of the large image and the lengthy recreation as you’re considering this New Moon. Check out the place 9º32’ Sagittarius falls in your start chart. That may give you a helpful information within the path to be aiming for.
The First Quarter on this Lunar Part household cycle will come on August thirtieth, 2025 and that’s when some type of motion will occur that can transfer these intentions ahead. The Full Moon within the cycle is on Could thirty first, 2026 and we should always see much more clearly what it’s that we really initiated at this New Moon. After which the Final Quarter on this cycle is on February twenty seventh, 2027, which is the purpose within the cycle after we take ultimate motion that’s knowledgeable by what we’ve already skilled through the cycle. And we glance again and we are saying, what have I finished properly? What have I not finished as properly in attempting to achieve my objectives for this Sagittarius New Moon that we’re having now?
Void-of-Course Moon intervals
Let’s have a look at the Void-of-Course Moon intervals for this week. On November twenty fourth, the Moon in Virgo opposes Neptune at 9:34 am Pacific Time. It’s Void-of-Course for five hours 45 minutes and enters Libra on November twenty fifth at 3:19 am. An opposition from the Moon to a different planet at first of a Void-of-Course Moon interval signifies an consciousness that’s potential. Instinct is excessive when the Moon is connecting with Neptune. So belief your instincts, but in addition take into account the info, as a result of that’s Moon in Virgo’s energy. This is a chance to get within the behavior of treating others with kindness and empathy.
On November twenty seventh, the Moon in Libra sextiles Mercury in Sagittarius at 1:14 am Pacific Time. It’s Void-of-Course for 15 hours and seven minutes after which enters Scorpio at 4:21 pm. A sextile facet from the Moon to a different planet signifies a chance or an invite. The chance right here is to ensure we’re speaking in a good and diplomatic method. That is additionally simply earlier than, once more, the Thanksgiving vacation and Mercury is a journey planet, so in the event you’re touring, do double-check these journey plans, be very diplomatic in your communications with your loved ones, and this may be a time when outdated points come up on the household dinner with Mercury Retrograde.
On November twenty ninth, the Moon in Scorpio trines Neptune at 10:19 pm Pacific Time, is Void-of-Course for five hours 34 minutes, then enters Sagittarius on November thirtieth at 3:53 am. Trines from the Moon to a different planet convey a present or a reward. And on the Void-of-Course Moon, we’re all the time attempting to get out of dangerous habits and provoke new ones, extra wholesome ones. This is a chance to make use of some type of sleep-promoting modalities or rituals.
Insomnia is one thing lots of people take care of within the trendy world. Issues are fairly hectic and we fear lots about all types of issues. Use this explicit Void-of-Course Moon interval possibly to get into the behavior of adjusting the way in which you compromise down earlier than your bedtime in a method that may promote loads of sleep, one thing on the finish of every day, a ritual that alerts to your unconscious it’s time to loosen up and to let go and to maneuver into sleep. Perhaps it’s studying some type of actually useful piece of literature earlier than you go to sleep. Perhaps it’s doing these issues, respiration, or stretching workouts, no matter it may be.
Mini-Lesson: Pluto Transiting the Homes of the Start Chart (from March 20, 2023)
On this week’s mini-lesson, I’m replaying a mini-lesson from March twentieth, 2023, in episode 170. That is about transiting Pluto, transferring by the homes of the start chart. And I feel the timing is absolutely apt as a result of simply this morning, I had an e-mail from listener Heather, with the topic line, “Am I as doomed as I really feel?”
And he or she wrote, “Hello April, I like listening to your podcast by way of Spotify and listening to your insights into the various questions your listeners have immediately as Pluto strikes into Aquarius. I took a while to look into its influence on my life and see the place it’s in my chart. I did spend a while attempting my finest to search out the data myself, however I really feel as if there’s a lot data that typically it will possibly appear complicated. My query is about Pluto in Aquarius, and the way it lands on my chart, and what modifications I ought to anticipate.”
I feel that taking part in this mini-lesson is an efficient place to begin as a result of the home or homes of your chart that Pluto might be transferring by within the subsequent 19 years are clearly actually necessary. So, right here’s the mini-lesson from March twentieth, 2023 and episode 170 about Pluto transiting by the homes of the start chart.
Previous April: We consider Pluto, and rightly so, as type of a generational affect. The general public born within the subsequent 20 years may have Pluto in the identical signal, and it’s tempting typically to put in writing off these slow-moving planets as not having a lot to do with us personally, and as a society, after all, we’ll all be shifting together with Pluto because it’s on this new signal.
However the home placement of transiting Pluto in your chart personalizes these sorts of collective and generational themes. And it’s going to represent the place you’ll be extra secretive and protecting and probing, the place you’re attempting to uncover the reality. The place you’re attempting to eliminate what’s not mandatory and to make your self actually robust.
Now, Pluto isn’t all the time a pleasant man and his transits can even describe the areas of life that can convey out your jealous nature, your harmful nature, the controlling facet of you. And that’s simply how each planet works. Each planet has a shiny facet and a darkish facet. And it’s as much as us to lean extra in the direction of the sunshine facet. It’d be a bit of arduous to search out with Pluto. Pluto is a reasonably darkish planet. But when we make associates with him, if we not less than be taught to coexist with him, and grasp the teachings he’s attempting to show us, then we might be residing in a extra genuine method and in a extra highly effective method.
If Pluto is transferring by the primary home of your chart, what it’s doing is bringing a variety of power that’s been festering with Pluto within the twelfth home of your chart, presumably for a few years, and now pulling it out into the open, into the primary home the place you possibly can take care of it.
The primary home is a home of id. It refers to our fast setting and to emergency conditions. When Pluto comes into the primary home, and particularly because it’s transferring over the Ascendant, it strips you of your artifice or any insincerity. The best way I stated it in my e book on transits was, it’s like an actress caught by the paparazzi with out her make-up.
As Pluto goes by your first home, you’ll not all the time be at your finest. You might be dismantling what’s insincere concerning the character that you just’ve been presenting to the world your entire life. And what occurs as Pluto goes over the Ascendant into the First Home is it typically turns into lots much less excited about pleasing different individuals. And undoubtedly, by the point Pluto is completed in your First Home, you can find that you just’re presenting a really totally different, a a lot more durable, however a way more real model of your self to the world.
The second home is the home of wealth and safety and vanity. And when Pluto strikes by this home, you’ll in all probability see nice ups and downs in your monetary scenario. You possibly can see nice windfalls. You could find disappointing losses. There’s undoubtedly a want to downsize and to declutter. And by the top of this transit, you’ll know what you actually want and also you’ll be extra ready to do with out the entire relaxation.
The third home is a home of notion and communication, how we see the world. And when Pluto strikes by this home, you possibly can type of see proper by individuals – and it’s not that snug. You can find you can not abide being lied to. You’ll stand for nothing lower than the reality. You’ll in all probability come to talk the reality with out a variety of diplomacy and you will note the world in a lot sharper focus.
The third home additionally symbolizes your siblings, and also you would possibly see certainly one of them endure some necessary shifts of their lives. Your neighborhood is symbolized by the third home and also you would possibly see it going by some massive modifications as properly.
If Pluto is transferring by your fourth home, that’s the home of house and household and belonging. This generally is a transit while you discover you’re confronting your dad and mom and authorities, your loved ones, coming to phrases together with your early upbringing and with your loved ones historical past. It’s not unusual to develop into the household whistleblower. Mainly, it is a transit of determining what your true house is, who your true household is. You would possibly presumably see your self transferring to a brand new place as properly.
If Pluto is transferring by your fifth home, that is the home of artistic self-expression, amorous affairs, youngsters. When Pluto goes by this home, you possibly can often really feel as in the event you’re going by the motions. It’s doing issues on a artistic degree which might be designed to please different individuals as a substitute of your self.
And the identical is true in romantic relationships, of persevering in relationships that at a coronary heart degree aren’t best for you. By the point Pluto is completed on this home, you’ll be extra intently aligned with tasks that imply extra to you and amorous affairs which might be extra real. And in relation to your relationship together with your youngsters, it’s about studying to let go of the necessity to management your youngsters or to get in these sorts of energy struggles with them.
Pluto in your sixth home of routines, employment, service, and well being. You possibly can see life-or-death circumstances in your job or every day routine. You would possibly end up gravitating towards a job that’s involved with a few of these issues. By the point this transit is over, your every day life might be going to look very totally different than it does now.
It is a transit that prepares us to be of true and optimum service, to carry out good works with out an expectation of reward, and principally to stay a life that makes you are feeling pleased with your capability to offer to others.
Pluto within the seventh home. That is the home of closest relationships, and this is about determining who actually deserves to be in your life at that degree. Typically, we discover ourselves in conditions the place we’re determining who is ready to deal with us after we are at our worst. And it’s a time of getting to get very actual, very sincere with companions. And it will possibly additionally a associate who’s going by some type of life-changing occasion, coping with sicknesses of oldsters or shedding their job or any variety of massive transitions.
Pluto transferring by the eighth home is, it’s the home of assist from others, of mixing of assets. There may be massive rewards when Pluto goes by this home, however fairly often there are strings connected. So watch out what you would like for, watch out who you are taking assist from, however admire no matter comes your method, use it for the best good.
We finally have little management, it appears, over what the universe will ship our method. And when Pluto’s going by the eighth home, we simply must learn to use what is shipped to us for the best good.
Pluto within the Ninth Home, the Home of Beliefs, is, I feel, finally about adjusting your perception system to come back to phrases with what we discovered within the Eighth Home, which is that we will’t actually totally management the course of our lives.
After all, we will make higher selections. We by no means precisely know what’s going to come back our method. When Pluto goes to the ninth home, we will discover ourselves at odds with establishments. We gained’t prefer to be instructed what to do or particularly what to consider.
Pluto within the tenth home is a home of public picture, profession, life path, additionally dad and mom and authorities. This generally is a time when your career is basically altering. We’ve seen that lots lately, that the face of retail has definitely modified, a variety of these jobs have gone away. Pluto going by Aquarius, I feel a variety of professions concerned with expertise are in all probability going to see a variety of modifications as properly, however undoubtedly when Pluto’s within the 10th Home, we’re now not glad about taking orders from individuals.
We really feel the robust must be extra in command of our profession path, of our life path. And in the event you fail to take management, yow will discover your self in some actually poisonous workplaces. Pluto have to be expressed and if it’s not expressed as empowerment, then it’s usually going to be expressed as powerlessness and exploitation. Pluto is not going to hold secrets and techniques when it’s within the tenth home and that’s your secrets and techniques, the secrets and techniques of the authorities in your life.
Pluto within the eleventh home. The eleventh is a home of future plans, hopes and desires, teams and organizations. It is a transit finally about discovering your true associates and allies. You’ll now not be keen to simply present individuals what they wish to see as a substitute of what you actually are. So that is about being robust sufficient to face aside from the pack.
And eventually, Pluto within the twelfth home is a home of unconscious, of locations of confinement. Pluto likes transiting this home as a result of there’s all types of juicy stuff in there that we attempt to ignore. It’s like a closet the place we put all of the stuff we don’t wish to take into consideration. And when Pluto goes in there, he goes to city, he digs up the outdated disgrace and ache and embarrassment and makes us have a look at it. Typically, this isn’t a time while you’re going to get a ton of peace of thoughts. However you do have the chance to confront your outdated hang-ups and to search out out what is absolutely true about you and to develop into a complete and actually built-in individual.
However it is a actually good transit for getting some type of steerage. This may be religious steerage, it might be visiting a therapist or a coach or one thing like that. As a result of the twelfth home is inherently about our blind spots, and it may be arduous to confront these and get previous them if we will’t see them.
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