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After the week begins with Mars coming to the (possibly misguided) rescue, April & Jen breathe a small sigh of relief as Venus in Virgo gets us grounded! Her aspects to Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto suggest supportive alliances, organization, and the courage to go deep, and this sensible goddess also provides invaluable fact-checking for the Moon’s Nodes. The Sun ushers in the complex Scorpio season, and retrograde Mercury’s latest face-off with the Sun and Uranus prompt a discussion of misbehaving appliances. And finally, the Aquarius First Quarter Moon offers a sneak peek at December’s coming attractions. Plus: do your intrepid co-hosts need a cazimi theme song??
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00:30 – April’s presentation on Saints & Suckers: Neptune in Relationship (Nov. 7, 3:30-5:00 pm PDT) will attempt to bring clarity to your partnerships!
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03:10 – Mars retrograde (Rx) at 19°26’ Aries squares Jupiter in Capricorn (Oct. 18/19) on the Sabian symbol “A young girl feeding birds in winter” and “A hidden choir singing.” Dudley Do-Right to the rescue as we attempt to build something that lasts! This is the continuation of a story that began when Mars and Jupiter came together back in March (Episode 17), and is the second of three squares (the first was covered in Episode 37).
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09:21 – Are our appliances revolting? Mercury opposes Uranus (Oct. 19) on Jen’s new favorite Sabian symbol, 10 Scorpio, “A fellowship supper.” Fellowship, yay!! (To hear the origins of our love for fellowship, listen to Episode 13.) The planet of disruption is on 10 Taurus, “A Red Cross nurse.” This is the second of three face-offs between the two, first discussed in Episode 50.
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12:38 – Attention, Librans and Taureans! Your ruling planet, Venus, favors cleaning, organizing, and emotional deep-dives this week! First up, Venus trines Jupiter (Oct. 19) on the symbol for 20 Virgo, “An automobile caravan.” The Big Guy is on 20 Capricorn, “A hidden choir singing.” These two benefics working together offers a picture of forward motion, as folks with a shared goal work together.
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15:57 – Venus, at 21°18 Virgo puts pressure on the Lunar Nodes (Oct. 20). You may recall that these lunar points moved to the Gemini/Sagittarius axis back in May (listen to Episode 24 to review that shift), and curious, flexible Gemini leads us along the path to growth. Consider this: In our ongoing nodal search for truth, we need to avoid being pulled off-course by the delicious details of Venus in Virgo.
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19:02 – Venus trines Pluto (Oct. 21) on the symbol “An animal tamer,” with Pluto on, “A Soldier receiving two awards for bravery in combat.” Does the latter one sound familiar? It’s where Saturn and Pluto first met up back in January! Let’s be brave enough to go deep in our dealings with others. (To review the Saturn/Pluto conjunction, go to Episode 8, Episode 7, and/or Episode 6.)
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22:55 – Venus trines Saturn (Oct. 24) on the symbol for 26 Virgo, “A boy with a censer.” Saturn is on 26 Capricorn, “A water sprite.” This speaks to cleansing, making a substantial change in your environment, and/or building a new structure going forward for your relationships, your work life, or the places in your life where it’s important to feel valued.
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24:23 – The Sun enters Scorpio (Oct. 22)! Welcome to the season of long shadows, mysteries, letting go, and release.
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28:09 – ** MOONWATCH! ** This week we have a preview of coming attractions! The First Quarter Moon (Oct. 23) is at 1 Aquarius – a sign of community and fellowship! – on the symbol “An old adobe mission,” which is the same degree as the upcoming Jupiter/Saturn meet-up in December! (Review this symbol in Episode 19.) The Sun’s symbol extends an earlier vehicular metaphor with, “A sightseeing bus.” This is always the point in the lunar cycle to take action, and with the FQM closely aspecting Uranus – the planet of change – there is some indication here of new things coming our way… or do we keep things status quo? The cosmic call is to find a middle point between our desire to hold onto things as they are, versus needing to change the structures in our lives. The Moon forms the middle of a T-square, and the release point in Leo is saying, “Be creative; express yourself.” (This is also part of an unfolding 2.5-year cycle that began at the Aquarius New Moon nine months ago; lend your ears to Episode 9!)
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34:14 – Cazimi! Mercury is halfway through its Rx cycle and forms an inferior conjunction with the Sun at 2°47’ Scorpio (Oct. 25) on the symbol “A house-raising.” This gives an image of fellowship (!!), of working together to create the necessary structures moving forward. This is the last of Mercury Rx in water signs for a few years, so… enjoy it?!
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37:11 – Adieu, to you and you and you! And thanks to everyone for listening! If you’re so moved, please give us a 5-star rating, subscribe wherever you listen, and/or give us a kind review. This episode is brought to you by Podathon donor JACK COTĖ! Thank you, Jack, for contributing to our Podathon! And if any other dear listeners haven’t had the chance to donate, please chuck $5 or more our way and we’ll send you an invitation to our upcoming special solstice/equinox episodes! So long, farewell…