148 | Mars Meets Neptune: Pencils Down!
This week, Mercury re-enters Libra – put your pencils down and face the world! – and makes the last of three oppositions to Jupiter; the Sun and Venus unite with Saturn to make last week’s Jovian dreams a reality; and Mars initiates a sequence of three squares to Neptune – take care when operating heavy machinery! And April answers a listener question about what to do when the sign on your Ascendant clashes with planets that are very different in style. Plus: A bag of tricks, the tyranny of time, and feeding the lion! Read a full transcript of this episode Have a question you’d like answered on the show? Email April or leave a voicemail here! It's almost eclipse time! Order your personalized "Followed by a Moonshadow" eclipse report! Subscribe to April’s mailing list and get a free lunar workbook at each New Moon! Love the show? Make a donation! Timestamps [1:07] Mercury, planet of ideas and communication, enters Libra on October 10, 2022 at 4:51 pm PDT. Time to share the thoughts and ideas that emerged while Mercury was retrograde. Leave room for adjustments. [3:11] The Sun (Libra 18°41') trines Saturn (Aquarius 18°41') on October 11, 2022 at 6:06 pm PDT, and on October 13th at 11:21 pm PDT, Venus (Libra 18°39') trines Saturn (Aquarius 18°39'). Inspirations from last week's Sun-Venus opposition to Jupiter can become a reality, if you’re ready to do the work. [7:18] Also on October 11, 2022 at 10:47 pm PDT, Mars (Gemini 23°21') makes the first of three, square aspects to Neptune (Pisces 23°21'). The second square is on November 19, when Mars is retrograde, and the third on March 14, 2023. Try to step outside your rigorous ideas of time, but be a little bit more cautious when driving this week! [12:58] On October 12, 2022 at 12:24 am PDT, Mercury (Libra 1°40') makes the last of three oppositions (the first was on Sep. 2, the second on Sep. 18) to Jupiter (Aries 1°40'). What was the one thing you felt excited about at the beginning of September, when Mercury first opposed Jupiter? Now is the time to come up with a game plan to figure out where to begin, where it will end up, and the steps in between. [15:43] Moon report! No major lunation this week because the Last Quarter Moon will fall next week, on October 17th. And so, on to... [16:00] Void-of-Course Moon periods: On October 10th at 7:02 am PDT, the Moon (Aries 26°07') squares Pluto (Capricorn 26°07') and is then void-of-course for about seven hours before entering Taurus (2:04 pm PDT). Practice patience with yourself and others. [17:56] The Moon (Taurus 26°07') trines Pluto (Capricorn 26°07') on October 12th at 2:42 pm PDT. It’s then void-of-course for about seven and a half hours before entering Gemini at 10:08 pm PDT. Learning how to be grownups requires self-discipline and accepting the realities of getting things done in the world, and the Moon in Taurus harmonizes with that objective. [19:04] On October 14th at 9:09 pm PDT, the Moon (Gemini 23°59') conjoins Mars (Gemini 23°59'), then is void-of-course for exactly 12 hours before entering Cancer on October 15th (9:11 am). [20:52] Listener Lara asks about how to reconcile the sign on the ascendant of the chart with planets that are very different in style. [28:20] If you have a burning question about astrology that you'd like April to answer on a future episode, please leave a voicemail of one minute or less at speakpipe.com/bigskyastrologypodcast or send an email to april(at)bigskyastrology(dot)com. Be sure to put "Podcast Question" in the subject line. [28:53] If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe, follow, like and share! This episode is brought to you by donors Sarah Jane Williamson and Tony Nader! [29:44] If you enjoy the show and would like to make a donation, and if you would like to receive April's Bonus Donors only episode for the Libra Equinox as well bonuses for the upcoming Solstices and Aries Equinox, please go to bigskyastropod.com and donate $10 or more.