TRANSCRIPT Ep. 278 (2.17.25)
Pisces Season: Let the Good Instances Roll!
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Hey, invisible pal, April right here, and the date at this time is February seventeenth, 2025. Welcome to Episode 278 of the Large Sky Astrology Podcast.
This week, the Solar enters Pisces for a season of reflection and launch. The Final Quarter Moon in Sagittarius is able to let the great instances roll. Mercury reignites vitality because it trines Mars, and introduces numerous new particulars because it squares Jupiter. Mars lastly turns direct. And I reply a listener query about Jupiter transits; why don’t they appear luckier?
Solar enters Pisces (Feb. 18, 2025, 2:07 am PST)
The Solar enters Pisces on February 18th at 2:07 am Pacific Time. It will likely be on this signal by means of March twentieth. The Pisces season comes simply earlier than the Aries equinox and the start of the astrological new yr. This implies it’s an emptying out time of yr and a time for reflection on the previous 12 months, what has labored out and what hasn’t.
It’s time to let go of what isn’t going to be useful or obligatory on the highway forward. It may be a time of some unhappiness too, as a result of letting go, even of issues that we don’t want anymore, can generally tug at our heartstrings.
My pal Stephanie jogs my memory that Pisces is related to the Moon card in tarot. It’s a card of phantasm, worry, nervousness, the unconscious, and instinct. And to have a look at the cardboard, it has this somewhat ominous symbolism of canine barking on the Full Moon. It’s undoubtedly a time of yr when the Solar on this signal shines its gentle into our unconscious thoughts and shines brightly on our fears and anxieties.
However letting go of numerous emotional baggage makes us lighter too. And mirrored in Jupiter’s rulership of Pisces, we will start to really feel just a little little bit of a lightning of burdens. Pisces powers of creativeness can level us in instructions which can be adventuresome and enlightening. Religion practices, indulgences in artwork and music, analyzing our desires, all of those mirror Pisces fashionable ruler, Neptune, the planet of mysticism, struggling, compassion, and artwork. Pisces is usually related to creativeness, spirituality, psychic powers, the unconscious. And since Venus is taken into account to be exalted on this signal, or particularly robust, issues dominated by Venus are additionally thought-about exalted, uplifted, refined on this signal, together with love and relationships and creative efforts.
Pisces does have just a little little bit of a repute for escapism. There’s a want to flee the harshness of actuality. On the destructive aspect, after all, we will escape actuality by means of much less wholesome addictions, corresponding to medication, or alcohol, or procuring an excessive amount of, relationship an excessive amount of, consuming an excessive amount of. All of that’s an expression of simply attempting to get away.
Now, since Pisces ruler, Jupiter, is at the moment shifting by means of Gemini, there’s just a little greater than normal of that sense of nonstop socializing that sneaks into this Pisces season just a little bit. Pisces is usually very pleasant and really social, but it surely hits a wall when it is aware of that it simply wants some relaxation and must be by itself. And it retreats. Gemini isn’t a lot in want of that, typically talking, so that you would possibly end up socializing just a little bit greater than normal this Pisces season.
Sagittarius Final Quarter Moon (Feb. 20, 2025, 9:32 am PST)
And now for the Moon Report, and it begins with the Final Quarter Moon in Sagittarius on February twentieth at 9:32 am Pacific Time. It’s at 2º 19’ Sagittarius.
That is the Final Quarter Moon section for the Aquarius New Moon on January twenty ninth. Each the Solar and Moon at this Final Quarter section are in indicators which can be dominated by Jupiter. However let’s face it, Pisces and Sagittarius are very completely different indicators. Pisces, a water signal, has that misty, otherworldly high quality, and Sagittarius, a hearth signal, needs to make adventures occur on this world. The friction of this Final Quarter Moon is, will we attain that Aquarian future by dreaming the impressed desires or by taking impressed motion?
Presumably, we want each. And that’s the stress of this specific lunar section, refining our desires after which letting them mood our actions. A Moon in Sagittarius that’s energized by a Final Quarter section accentuates Sagittarius’s most exuberant qualities – honesty, and the way it makes us be happy and uninhibited. Laughter, letting ourselves be optimistic with huge concepts and plans for the long run. I all the time related Sagittarius with the spirit of Mardi Gras, which is on March 4th this yr. Sagittarius has that huge, joyous, “let the great instances roll” spirit. I’ve a pal who all the time has a candle burning on her entrance porch, and she or he likes to decide on a candle shade that fits the Moon’s signal on that day. Every time she asks me what shade to make use of for Sagittarius, my mind goes to the colours of Mardi Gras and I inform her purple, inexperienced, or yellow: decide one!
The Moon’s Sabian image at this Final Quarter is 3 Sagittarius, Two males enjoying chess. It’s about strategic coaching in order that we’re in a position to decide on the optimum path. The Solar is on Sabian image 3 Pisces, A petrified forest. Which is concerning the long-term attain of our targets and the issues that we’re plotting.
Lunar Part Household Cycle
That is the Final Quarter in a lunar section household cycle that started with the New Moon on November twenty third, 2022 at 1º 37’ Sagittarius. That was a reasonably easygoing New Moon. It was in a conjunction with Venus and apart from that, it wasn’t making any severe, horrible elements. That will have been a time, if in case you have 1º37’ Sagittarius distinguished in your chart or one thing near that, then that was the start of a 3-year cycle that was fairly optimistic, in that Sagittarius space of your chart.
So, the First Quarter in that cycle was August twenty fourth, 2023. The Full Moon was on Could twenty third, 2024. And now we have now this Final Quarter. Something that you just initiated again at that November twenty third, 2022 New Moon has been acted upon on the First Quarter, has revealed the whole thing of its themes on the Full Moon. And now we’re on the Final Quarter and our task is to take no matter it’s we began again at that November 2022 New Moon in Sagittarius and take a last motion within the path of attempting to finish this cycle and the aims that we set forth for ourselves then.
Void-of-Course Moon durations
Let’s have a look at the Void-of-Course Moon durations for this week. On February seventeenth, the Moon in Libra trines the Solar in Aquarius at 3:24 pm Pacific Time. It’s Void-of-Course for 55 minutes after which enters Scorpio at 4:19 pm.
The Void-of-Course Moon durations present us moments throughout the week when we have now a very robust window of alternative for ending previous habits and starting new ones. When the Moon begins a Void-of-Course interval on a trine to a different planet, it brings us a present or a reward.
Each the Solar and Moon listed below are within the communicative and sociable indicators of Libra and Aquarius. And it brings to thoughts the artwork of small speak. Lots of people take into account small speak to be a destructive factor, and I’ve by no means understood why. I imply, I’ve the Moon in Gemini, and I feel, what could possibly be unsuitable with simply exchanging a couple of jokes with a stranger whereas we’re standing in line on the grocery retailer, for instance?
It definitely could make the drudgery of standing in line just a bit bit extra fulfilling. Use this Void-of-Course Moon interval to follow the artwork of small speak and to make use of it in a vivid and uplifting method, to share with somebody to hopefully enhance their day just a little bit.
On February twentieth, the Moon in Scorpio trines Neptune at 2:05 am Pacific Time. It’s Void-of-Course for 2 hours and 50 minutes, after which enters Sagittarius at 4:55 am. That is one other Void-of-Course Moon that brings a present. One reward that we have now, notably when the Moon makes a side to Neptune, is that instinct and our entry to our unconscious thoughts are very robust. At the present time, it’s a lot much less widespread for us to maintain journals or to write down letters to those that we’ll later be capable to look again on, to recollect what was taking place in our lives – not simply on the skin, however on the within.
It is a good Void-of-Course Moon for journaling, and we’ve talked earlier than concerning the follow of dream journaling when we have now a Void-of-Course interval that begins with a side to Neptune occurs throughout sleeping hours for a few of us. So, should you haven’t had an opportunity to strive that out, right here’s one other probability to provide journaling, and particularly dream journaling, a strive.
And on February twenty second, the Moon in Sagittarius squares Neptune at 12:38 pm Pacific Time. It’s Void-of-Course for two hours, 31 minutes after which enters Capricorn at 3:09 pm. However after all, durations that start with the Moon sq. one other planet point out that there’s a battle or some type of blockage that we’re attempting to beat. Right here we’re wrapping up the mixture of indicators that marked that Final Quarter Moon section. When the Moon and Neptune are each in mutable indicators, as they’re right here, it could possibly point out that our moods change rapidly. So, possibly use this Void-of-Course interval to make a acutely aware effort to concentrate to your temper and to attempt to consciously reply to feelings that come up calmly, as a substitute of overreacting. All the time the hazard with the Moon in Sagittarius.
Mercury sq. Jupiter (Feb. 20, 2025, 12:13 pm PST)
On February twentieth at 12:13 pm Pacific Time, Mercury squares Jupiter at 11º 43’ Pisces and Gemini. Mercury is the planet of communication, and when it’s in a sq. facet to a different planet, there’s a type of a contest between Mercury’s love of details and particulars, and no matter it’s that the opposite planet holds expensive.
Within the case of Jupiter, it’s very easy to get carried away and overdo it with issues. And on this case, Mercury issues, like communication, particulars, and details. You would possibly end up overwhelmed with particulars, and with no useful method to put them to sensible use. It’s additionally simple to get carried away with what it’s you suppose you already know, to the purpose the place you received’t hearken to any details that contradict your perspective.
Jupiter is on the Sabian image, 12 Gemini, A slave lady calls for her rights of her mistress. And that is type of an emotionally charged image that stems from deep seated injustices. There’s on this image a must be given respect and to be taken significantly. In the meantime, Mercury’s Sabian image is 12 Pisces, An examination of initiates. And this says, effectively, it’s nice to demand respect and to demand your due, but it surely all the time works out higher if in case you have details and particulars to again up your opinions. In any nice Jupiter thesis, Mercury is the footnotes.
However all isn’t destructive, as indicated by the truth that these two planets are in mutual reception. That’s, every considered one of them is in an indication that the opposite guidelines. Mercury is in Pisces, which is dominated by Jupiter, and Jupiter is in Gemini, which is dominated by Mercury. Meaning there may be the potential to reconcile any conflicts that come up between details and opinion, and one can truly improve the opposite.
Mercury trine Mars (Feb. 23, 2025, 8:58 am PST)
Mercury trines Mars on February twenty third at 8:58am Pacific Time at 17º 00’ Pisces and Most cancers. Mercury trines Mars simply earlier than it stations to show direct. And the way in which you expertise this facet will rely very a lot on the way you’re doing emotionally proper now and particularly the way you’re dealing with emotions of resentment, anger, or frustration.
Neither of Mercury and Mars indicators, Pisces and Most cancers, are huge followers of talking their minds. However we will definitely discover ourselves overwhelmed by emotions, together with the emotions of these round us. And that is a side that may make us just a little extra susceptible to precise that, and possibly rather less tactfully than we might usually anticipate from planets in Pisces and Most cancers.
Now, as a result of Mercury is connecting with a planet that’s altering path, our minds could possibly be working additional time, and that may be optimistic, and it may be destructive. In a optimistic sense, you can out of the blue have all these nice concepts about inventive initiatives you’re engaged on, or that you just wish to work on – issues that you just’d love to do round your home, Mars in Most cancers – however you additionally could be nervous about members of your loved ones, or issues which can be happening round your neighborhood.
Mars stations Direct (Feb. 23, 2025, 6 pm PST)
And later, on the identical day, February twenty third at 6 pm Pacific time, Mars stations direct at 17 levels Most cancers, on the Sabian image, 17 Most cancers, The germ grows into information and life. Mars has been on fairly a journey. It’s been retrograde since December sixth, 2024. However earlier than that, it first entered Most cancers on September 4th, 2024, entered Leo on November third, after which re-entered Most cancers on January sixth, 2025. Now it’s lastly turning direct, and it’ll depart Most cancers on April seventeenth.
So, we’ve had this very lengthy protracted journey of Mars being in Most cancers, being in Leo, being retrograde. Now on the day {that a} planet stations direct or retrograde, I feel we really feel them extra. Mars is the warrior planet. So, anger, violence, severing, you already know, slicing ties – might be very, let’s say, simply accessible for the week main as much as and following this station.
Defending your loved ones, your private home, sustaining your security can really feel very urgent and pressing. It’s possible you’ll be extra possible than normal to react in anger round these sorts of points. However the optimistic aspect of Mars, and it’s big, is gaining access to bodily vitality. In case you’ve been struggling a bit with motivation ever since Mars turned retrograde on January sixth, right here is the place the tide begins to show. The place you’ll be capable to throw your self into your work. And the more difficult it’s, the extra you’ll savor it whereas Mars is popping direct. Most cancers is an indication of nurturing all of the seeds that develop into maturity, whether or not it’s youngsters or pets or simply the seed of an thought. And Mars’ Sabian image because it stations direct is 17 Most cancers, The germ grows into information and life. So no matter eggs you’ve been sitting on over the previous month and a half are able to hatch and hopefully is not going to be as pricey as eggs within the grocery store proper now.
Listener Query: How fortunate is Jupiter, actually?
On this week’s listener query, Listener Quentin writes, “I’m all the time studying and listening to about how lucky Jupiter is, however I’ve a number of planets in Gemini in my chart and Jupiter transiting in Gemini has not impressed me. The place are my lottery winnings? My huge promotion?”
Oh, Quentin, with my Moon in Gemini, I really feel you. Everyone thinks Jupiter is Santa Claus, and it’s true that once in a while he capriciously decides to throw some wonderful reward our method. I had astonishing luck again when transiting Jupiter made a conjunction with the transiting North Node precisely on my Midheaven diploma. And I used to be undoubtedly queen for a day, effectively, for a yr, the yr that my Progressed Solar made a trine to natal Jupiter.
However largely, I’ve to confess, I don’t get up on the morning of a Jupiter transit and discover a bunch of presents underneath the tree both. Jupiter was historically thought-about the higher benefic, so protecting and so rewarding that it appeared to beat some other difficulties that got here one’s method. Possibly it really works that method in a horary chart, the place you’re asking a query and in search of the reply, or possibly an electional chart, the place you’re selecting a date and time for one thing.
However in a delivery chart, it isn’t all the time so simple. For instance, Jupiter is rather less supercharged when it’s in Gemini, your signal, which is the signal reverse its dwelling signal of Sagittarius. Now thoughts you, I’ve identified individuals born with Jupiter in Gemini who’ve had fabulous fortune, particularly in Gemini dominated professions like communication or writing. However stacks of presents underneath the Christmas tree lock day-after-day? Properly no.
A lot of what Jupiter brings your method can be depending on its home place and its elements to different planets in your delivery chart. Forgive me for bringing myself into the dialog once more, however my very own Jupiter is in Aquarius, which is dominated by Saturn. And it’s additionally conjunct Saturn in Capricorn in my delivery chart, so I by no means get Jupiter with out Saturn. That’s in all probability why I’m so skeptical of his improbable repute.
As for transits, we might have a stereotypical image in thoughts of what luck will appear like when Jupiter visits, however my instructor used to warn of Jupiter’s type of backhanded good luck. For instance, I do know a lady who ended up within the emergency room on the day Jupiter transited over her ascendant. Finally ends up that had she not gone there with some troubling however not life-threatening signs, which led to therapy for hypertension, she might simply have had a severe stroke. I imply, we might have a look at Jupiter going over the Ascendant and suppose, wow, one thing fabulous should have occurred. However you already know, I’ve a relative who had a really debilitating stroke, and I’d not want her present state of affairs on my worst enemy. So, that Jupiter-Ascendant transit type of does appear like good luck, if it saved this lady from an identical destiny.
And at last, we have now to keep in mind that Jupiter isn’t the one factor happening in your chart at any given second. As I report this, Saturn is shifting by means of Pisces on the similar time Jupiter is in Gemini. And in some unspecified time in the future, Saturn will or may have made laborious squares to all those self same Gemini planets in your chart. That may undoubtedly make it just a little tougher to get pleasure from Jupiter.
So, does Jupiter deserve all his nice press? Possibly, possibly not. However, every time he reveals up it’s fairly affordable to anticipate that no matter darkish cloud comes our method, Jupiter can present a silver lining.
Quentin, thanks a lot on your query, and I want you some actually beautiful advantages from these Jupiter transits!
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