TRANSCRIPT Ep. 275 (1.27.25)
Aquarius New Moon: Fleeting Reputation!
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Hi there, Invisible Buddy, April right here, and the date as we speak is January twenty seventh, 2025. Welcome to Episode 275 of the Large Sky Astrology Podcast.
This week, the New Moon and Mercury enter Aquarius. Mercury comes along with Pluto and dredges troublesome topics to the floor, however the Solar basks within the move of optimistic Jupiter. Uranus stations direct and Venus brings a soothing conclusion to the week with elements to inspiring Neptune and the North Node. Plus, I reply a listener query about discovering motivation. Can astrology assist?
Mercury enters Aquarius (Jan. 27, 2025, 6:53 pm PST)
Mercury enters Aquarius on January twenty seventh at 6:53 pm Pacific Time. It’ll be on this signal via February 14th. Some say that Mercury excels within the signal of Aquarius, and it actually does have its robust factors. It’s properly suited to science, expertise, and long-range planning. So, draft your plans for the longer term utilizing this cycle, or a minimum of for this 12 months.
Mastering new expertise could possibly be simpler now. In case you’ve been eager to strive your hand at a brand new app, or a chunk of software program, this can be a actually good time to determine it out. However a part of what makes Mercury in Aquarius so efficient at issues like science and expertise is that it’s fully unencumbered by emotional baggage. If it is advisable to have a heart-to-heart speak with someone, I might wait a couple of weeks, in case you can, till Mercury strikes into Pisces.
Mercury conjoined Pluto (Jan. 28, 2025, 11:52 pm PST)
On January twenty eighth at 11:52 p.m. Pacific Time, Mercury makes a conjunction with Pluto at 1º 58’ Aquarius, on the Sabian image, 2 Aquarius, An surprising thunderstorm.
When Mercury and Pluto come collectively, you may’t cover from the reality. It’s a bit bit like Mercury in Scorpio, in that method. Something that’s hidden tends to get dredged up in order that we will cope with it and generally it appears to come back from nowhere, as advised by this Sabian image for the conjunction 2 Aquarius, An surprising thunderstorm. Pluto can even deliver out obsessive qualities, compulsions, addictions. In case you want a wholesome outlet for this, look to repetitive and absorbing actions which might be pretty benign, like knitting, doing puzzles, even video video games.
However this can be a very quick transit. It’s actually solely a robust affect for this single day. So use it possibly to analysis issues with issues like payments and financial institution accounts, or to look into your investments and fine-tune issues. Particularly with that Mercury in Aquarius, it’s an ideal mixture for digging into new applied sciences that you just’ve been eager to check out however that may take a bit little bit of endurance and persistence.
Aquarius New Moon (Jan. 29, 2025, 4:36 am PST)
And now for the Moon Report. And it begins with the Aquarius New Moon on January twenty ninth at 4:36 am Pacific Time, at 9º51’ Aquarius. It’s on the Sabian image 10 Aquarius, A recognition that proves ephemeral. The New Moon initiates a 29-and-a-half-day lunar cycle, and in addition a three-year lunar section household cycle. These are good occasions for serious about what we’d prefer to domesticate in our lives, whether or not within the quick time period over the following month, or over the long run. And with the New Moon in Aquarius, we will start by asking ourselves how we will finest affect the world: By shaking up the established order, or by persuading the world to be higher, braver, and extra compassionate than it thinks it may be?
Aquarius is the signal of shared inventive exercise, so it’s a superb time to collect along with like-minded people and maintain arms, and stroll towards the longer term. This can be a actually efficient cycle for becoming a member of a gaggle, membership, or different group with individuals who share your pursuits. Search for an astrology group in your space, possibly, in case you’re on this podcast, that could be of curiosity to you.
Even becoming a member of a e-book membership with some associates or going to a neighborhood meetup is the type of factor that makes Aquarius completely satisfied. At this New Moon, the Solar and Moon are in a stellium in Aquarius with Mercury and Pluto. A stellium simply means there are, I feel, normally 4 planets concerned in the identical signal. It simply implies that the Aquarius symbolism is especially robust at this New Moon.
The mix of the Solar and Moon with Mercury and Pluto are additionally a reminder that becoming a member of along with others requires that we be very sincere and genuine and that we regulate energy dynamics.
Now, Pisces additionally has a robust presence on this New Moon chart with Venus, Saturn, Neptune, and the North Node of the Moon all on this signal. So see throughout this New Moon cycle, if there isn’t a method that you possibly can be part of with others, not simply in neighborhood, however in service, and in initiatives that require kindness, dedication, and idealism. When you’ve got given any thought to volunteering for a neighborhood nonprofit or some group that you just care deeply about, this is able to be a superb time to do this.
The Sabian image, A recognition that proves ephemeral, reminds us to stay humble throughout these moments that issues have actually gone our method and we really feel type of well-liked and persons are us. We are inclined to challenge our beliefs fairly often onto celebrities, and by celebrities, it’s not simply individuals in present enterprise, it’s individuals in all walks of life that we are inclined to look as much as. However beneath the glamour of recognition, we’ve obtained simply one other imperfect particular person, I assure you, in all instances. Aquarius is extra about equality and the issues all of us share in widespread quite than particular person qualities that we venerate.
Lunar Part Household Cycle
That is the New Moon in a lunar section household cycle that can broaden out over the following three years.
The New Moon, after all, has these qualities of Aquarius, on this case of Mercury and Pluto in Aquarius as properly. And the temper of this New Moon is one which’s going to increase out over time, not simply within the coming month. The First Quarter on this lunar section household cycle comes on October twenty ninth of this 12 months, with the First Quarter Moon at 6º30’ Aquarius. That may be a cycle after we will really feel particularly drawn to behave upon our Aquarius intentions that we fashioned at this New Moon. The Full Moon on this cycle comes on July twenty ninth, 2026, additionally at 6º30’ Aquarius. That’s after we’ll start to get an even bigger and clearer image of what we initiated at this New Moon. The Final Quarter is on April twenty eighth, 2027 at 8º19’ Aquarius. That’s after we make a ultimate choice or alternative or push to assist full this complete Aquarian cycle. After which it goes on for one more 9 months inside that Final Quarter section of wrapping all of this up.
So, know that no matter intentions or needs that you just set at this New Moon are issues that don’t should get accomplished in simply 29 and a half days. You’ll be able to have bigger desires, bigger intentions. And set out a type of a path over the following few years to realize greater issues along with your Aquarian desires.
Void-of-Course Moon durations
Let’s have a look at the Void-of-Course Moon durations for this week. On January twenty eighth, the Moon in Capricorn sextiles Neptune at 7:48 am Pacific Time. It’s Void-of-Course for 3 hours, 43 minutes, and enters Aquarius at 11:31 am Pacific time.
When the Moon begins a Void-of-Course interval on a sextile to a different planet, it offers us a window throughout which there’s some type of alternative or invitation that comes our method. This mixture brings the intense and sober Moon in Capricorn along with extra imaginative Neptune, which is prepared to only let issues unfold as they may.
This is a chance, irrespective of how heavy your life would possibly really feel, to only sit and look out the window for some time, watch how life will get on, pet the cat, do one thing to get your self off that extremely scheduled Capricorn treadmill, to only expertise life as it’s. That’s an excellent behavior to get into.
On January thirtieth, the Moon in Aquarius squares Uranus at 3:29 am Pacific Time. It’s Void-of-Course for 11 hours 23 minutes and enters Pisces at 2:52 pm. It’s a reasonably lengthy Void-of-Course Moon transit, and among the work that we will do throughout this Void-of-Course interval is to apply getting within the again seat for a change. Each Aquarius – the Moon in Aquarius – and Uranus in Taurus are fastened indicators. They’ve a popularity for getting fairly set of their methods, being rigid in social conditions. And this will come from a want to regulate your atmosphere and the people who find themselves there with you in that atmosphere. Use this Void-of-Course Moon interval to consider how one can let others make the choices for a change and permit your self to view issues from a distinct perspective.
And on February 1st, the Moon in Pisces makes a good looking conjunction with Venus at 2:06 pm Pacific Time. It’s Void-of-Course for 3 hours and 4 minutes and enters Aries at 5:10 pm. A Void-of-Course Moon interval that begins with the Moon in a conjunction with one other planet talks concerning the assimilation of that planet’s qualities into our every day lives and our every day routines.
This can be a very pretty facet for a Saturday, which is Saturn’s day, and it might really feel a bit bit heavy like there are loads of chores we’ve to get executed. Use this Void-of-Course Moon interval, maybe, to ascertain a behavior or routine of bonding with the ladies in your life. Perhaps having a daily month-to-month lunch date or brunch date with the ladies who’re essential to you, or possibly going to a wine and cat lounge equivalent to we’ve down the road from me. Immerse your self in artwork and sweetness and set up some new behavior that makes that part of your common on a regular basis routine.
Uranus stations direct (Jan. 30, 2025, 8:22 am PST)
Uranus stations direct on January thirtieth at 8:22 am Pacific Time, at 23º15’ Taurus. It’s been retrograde since September 1 2024. When a planet modifications route, we really feel them much more than standard, a minimum of inside a day both facet. Some themes of Uranus in Taurus to be looking out for within the zeitgeist embrace the distribution of wealth and property via society and methods to make that extra equal, which is a priority of Uranus. The motion of land – we’d see a big earthquake, possibly, or mudslides, particularly after these horrible fires in Los Angeles. In the event that they’re getting rain up there by this time, we’ll most likely start to see these mudslides.
Solar trines Jupiter (Jan. 30, 2025, 2:59 pm PST)
And likewise on January thirtieth, which is shaping as much as be a reasonably busy day, at 2:59 pm Pacific time, the Solar in Aquarius trines Jupiter in Gemini. This could possibly be one of many perfect days all month for placing your self ahead, exploring your creativity, getting the eye that you just deserve, and usually only for having enjoyable. Good alternatives can current themselves, and that is very true when you have planets round 11º of the air indicators, Aquarius, Gemini, and Libra. You’ll be able to have extra confidence, really feel extra well-liked, and be extra prepared to take dangers. That is most likely true as properly when you have planets in Leo, dominated by the Solar.
The Sabian image for the Solar is 12 Aquarius, Individuals on stairs graduated upward. Which is a logo, I feel, of how in society we’re not at all times at precisely the identical level. And the image for Jupiter is 12 Gemini, A slave woman asserting herself to her mistress. The Solar Sabian image actually attests to the best that we’ve, particularly within the U.S., about how we’re all created equal. And that could be true, however it doesn’t imply that at each second we’re all on equal footing. I image individuals on an escalator. And Jupiter’s Sabian image is de facto concerning the freedom of the thoughts, doing away with the mentality that we’ve that claims that simply because we’re not on the high of the escalator, we’re lesser than. So, it’s a really constructive facet, the Solar trine Jupiter, however I feel there are fascinating messages right here within the Sabian symbols, they usually remind us, watch out to not overdo it as we’re wont to do below Jupiter’s affect. Don’t overdo it within the sense of, “I actually need to advance and be upwardly cell,” or asserting ourselves to the diploma that we offend and that we injury our alternatives.
Venus conjunct Neptune (Feb. 1, 2025, 8:33 am PST)
Venus makes a conjunction with Neptune on February 1st at 8:33 am Pacific Time. It’s at 27º59’ Pisces on the Sabian image, 28 Pisces, A fertile backyard below the Full Moon. This conjunction takes place on the diploma of Venus’ exaltation, 27 Pisces. As I coated on a listener query, I feel some episodes in the past, there are indicators through which every planet is exalted, but additionally a selected diploma inside that signal of exaltation the place it’s very robust. And Venus is making the conjunction to Neptune on this exaltation diploma, and it’s on this very stunning Sabian image, 28 Pisces, the fertile backyard below the Full Moon. It may be a really rewarding transit for inventive and inventive or non secular practices.
However you need to guard in opposition to Neptune’s impact of type of hypnotizing us and deceiving us, particularly within the areas of relationships and cash, each dominated by Venus. This can be a nice day to go to the spa, however it’s not essentially the easiest one for getting readability with essential relationships and funds.
All Venus issues start with an absence of religion in ourselves. Neptune desires to heal that, and on the finish of this transit inside a few days after, we should always have a reasonably good thought of what we’re value and what we have to let go of that’s draining us.
James Burgess says of this Sabian image that it speaks of the good lesson that “to have sufficient is a feast.” This jogs my memory of an idea referred to as the Success curve. I ran throughout this concept a long time in the past within the e-book Your Cash or Your Life by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin. We’ll hyperlink to that within the present notes.
The Success Curve is concerning the relationship between cash, consumption, and life satisfaction. It’s a determine of a curve, it’s like a bell curve and it represents the concept after you’ve reached a sure level of assembly your primary wants and attaining a sure stage of consolation, any extra cash or materials items will contribute much less and fewer to your general achievement. The Success Curve encourages us to concentrate on attaining sufficient to reside comfortably and meaningfully with out always chasing extra materials wealth. To as an alternative, prioritize achievement via relationships, private progress, and life experiences.
Venus conjunct the North Node (Feb. 1, 1:42 pm PST)
On February 1 at 1:42 pm Pacific Time, Venus makes a conjunction with the North Node at 28º09’ Pisces. That is the primary of three conjunctions Venus will make with the North Node as a consequence of her upcoming retrograde interval. The opposite two are on April 1st, 2025 at 27º21 Pisces. That’ll be whereas Venus is retrograde. And on April twenty third at 26º54’ Pisces when Venus has gone direct once more.
Venus says we’re impressed by magnificence or by love, and particularly so as a result of it’s in Pisces, an indication through which it’s very robust. When it comes along with the North Node, we attain for an achievement that feels fully unattainable. It at all times does with the North Node. It represents what’s unfamiliar, so it appears to be like type of like, oh, I might by no means have that. However then we discover that it actually isn’t so unattainable in spite of everything.
Relationships, after all, play an essential position in what we will accomplish. So, look to others in our lives that we’re near for help in reaching after the article of our inspiration and look to others who would possibly be capable of assist us by displaying a superb instance and even collaborating with us.
Listener Query: Motivation
On this week’s listener query, listener Idaho Barry writes: “If my private position mannequin, Fozzie Bear, might get Beverly Sills to faucet dance on episode 409 of The Muppet Present” – and let me simply say that listener Idaho Barry has despatched a hyperlink to this on YouTube, and also you higher consider we’re going to hyperlink to that within the present notes – “maybe you’d be prepared to subject a not strictly astrological query about motivation.
In relishing my favourite vice, pc role-playing video games, additionally referred to as RPGs, I discover that I’m completely prepared to fastidiously put together, to carry out repetitive duties, and to strive, strive once more, after calamitous defeat, with a purpose to safe fully imaginary artifacts, homes, wives, and so forth. How would possibly I deliver the joy and engagement I expertise in pc video games to my precise life objectives, with out turning folding laundry, do 500 push-ups, and so forth, and crush janitor job interview into quests. Can astrology assist?”
Idaho Barry, let me first say that for me, my sister, and my oldest buddy, certainly one of our most quoted film traces is from The Muppet Film when Fozzie Bear on a highway journey with Kermit extols the pleasures of being “a bear in his pure habitat, a Studebaker.”
It’s humorous it’s best to ask this query as a result of a ardour for the New York Occasions crossword puzzle has not too long ago taken maintain of my family. As of late, after dinner, as an alternative of sitting mindlessly binging varied TV exhibits with gunplay and witty detectives, my partner and I tirelessly work via that day’s puzzle. Nothing will deter us from finishing it. This pastime, in addition to our ardour for Jeopardy!, locations us firmly past the demographic most craved by advertisers. However we’re having the very best time fixing these puzzles collectively.
Anyway, I share your curiosity about why this ardour can’t appear to be transferred to mundane duties, equivalent to laundry, tidying up, balancing the Quicken accounts, and much more mysteriously, why are there sure days, sure moods, that out of the blue make these humble duties appear very interesting?
I suppose the query of motivation has to do with, what are we getting out of an exercise? A puzzle ardour might be a matter of retaining the thoughts limber within the face of advancing age, but additionally about studying and verbal wit. In different phrases, a necessity for extra Mercury, astrologically talking.
One thing like a pc role-playing sport sounds very very similar to a mixture of Mercury with Uranus, possibly Neptune, that want for taking part in a distinct persona and inventing your individual world. A fantasy author whom I observe on YouTube is a giant RPG gal and delights in writing novels through which she has created her personal world in lush element, all of which sounds very very similar to Neptune to me. After which there’s one other YouTuber who’s obsessive about cleansing up horribly messy homes and has turned it right into a dwelling. I think there’s some Pluto in there someplace.
The important motivations are related to what planet or planets in your chart or in your transits could also be calling to you. As a result of that might be an ideal motivator. In case you’re having a troublesome time with a protracted Mars transit, like the present one with Mars retrograde, you would possibly out of the blue discover nice satisfaction in these 500 pushups, or constructing the proper hearth within the fireside, or watching gladiator films. After which it might fade out in a couple of months when the transit is completed.
As for mundane duties, those that by no means go away, the query is partially certainly one of specializing in what you’ll get out of the outcome. Clear socks that match. A mattress that doesn’t make you are feeling like a loser each time you cross via your bed room and see crumpled bedclothes. The power to generate detailed reviews of your spending habits to see if possibly you might have more cash for dinners out than you may need imagined.
Once we had been youngsters, a few of us had mother and father who linked our allowances to chores and there’s an excellent motive for that. Most of us are motivated by getting issues we would like and cash makes that doable. Venus, because the ruler of cash, and issues which might be scrumptious and make us really feel good, is a wonderful motivator. A lot of our lives is run by the need for good issues and interesting companions.
I wonder if we’d be extra glad doing our chores if we pay ourselves an allowance to do them. Not cash, essentially, however possibly one thing like a pleasant dinner out if we blaze via a listing of chores in the course of the week. Or possibly, because you take pleasure in your role-playing video games – and that type of speaks to a Neptune element – possibly you possibly can save your favourite podcasts like this one, possibly, or particularly podcasts about role-playing video games and that world… save them to hearken to when you might have completed the chores, or when you are doing the chores that don’t encourage you.
Idaho Barry, I hope that that provides you some meals for thought. I can’t declare to be a motivational knowledgeable, however as my husband not too long ago noticed, I’m fairly diligent about getting stuff executed, whether or not I notably wish to or not – together with determining the solutions to obscure crossword clues concerning the intersection of “los” and “larva.”
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