Astrology Highlights for May 4-10, 2026: Meeting Your Troll
There are shadowy, nasty impulses lurking inside each of us. They are where Pluto lives, like trolls under a bridge. And if we can understand them, we can overcome them. While transiting Mercury squares Pluto , we meet one of these trolls along the road. Something we read, some conversation we have, awakens an ugly thought; it might be jealousy, or contempt, or an illicit idea you’d never act upon.
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Episode 343 | The Sun and Mars Meet Jupiter: Have it Your Way!
Mars in Aries squares Jupiter in Cancer, encouraging us to push our way through and demand to have things our way. Mercury squares Pluto, just as the planet of transformation stations retrograde. The Aquarius Last Quarter Moon calls us to gather our friends to help us reach our New Moon goals. The Sun and Jupiter provide warm astrological weather for your Mother’s Day brunch. A a listener question about the Void-of-Course Moon.
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Astrology Highlights for April 27-May 3, 2026: Confronting the Mystery
The Scorpio Full Moon highlights two truths: One is that, against all odds, each of us exists. And the other is that eventually, we won’t. Someday, we’ll walk off into the unknown, alone, naked, probably a bit frightened – without our possessions, and almost certainly unescorted by an army of terracotta soldiers.
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Episode 342 | Scorpio Full Moon: The True You!
Venus turns a little serious with aspects to Pluto and Saturn, but it’s all moving us toward a treasured North Node goal. May Day shines bright under the light of the Scorpio Full Moon. Mercury enters laconic, earthy Taurus, and April answers a listener question about the Lunar Nodes.
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Astrology Highlights for April 20-26, 2026: Running Wild
Grow attached to too many routines, and you run the risk of getting bored, stale, sleepy, uninspired. Routines are anathema to Uranus, especially in Gemini, which revels in variety, fresh ideas, new messages.
Without change, without disruption, forward motion isn’t going to happen. We’ll just keep telling the same old stories and doing the same old things in the same old way.
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Episode 341 | Uranus enters Gemini: Open Your Mind!
Venus conjoins with Uranus just before they both enter Gemini; Uranus gets there on April 25th and stays until 2033. The Sun makes one of two annual transformative squares to Pluto, Mercury conjoins Mars and Saturn, and aspects Jupiter. The Leo First Quarter Moon encourages you to tell your story. And Venus’ sextile to Neptune has romantic promise, as long as we keep the rose-colored glasses off.
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Astrology Highlights for April 13-19, 2026: V-Formation
If you’ve ever seen a flock of geese flying in a v-formation, you may have assumed the bird at the vertex was particularly dominant. But actually, there is no one “lead” goose. Because this position is such a taxing one, the flock shares the load by each taking its turn in the lead position. Being the lead goose is not about prestige. It’s about survival.
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Episode 340 | Aries New Moon: An Extra Dose of Trailblazing!
The lively Aries New Moon is the highlight for a busy week, with Mercury entering Aries and making several aspects, Mars sextile Pluto, and the Sun entering Taurus!
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Astrological Highlights for April 6-12, 2026: Enthusiastic, But a Little Wobbly
In the first days of Mars in Aries, our spirit outpaces our strength. We’re still emerging from Mars in Pisces’s confinement – and the spirit is willing, but our legs aren’t strong enough to hold us up for long.
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Episode 339 | Mars Enters Aries: Full Speed Ahead!
Mars is the busiest planet this week, making an aspect to unpredictable Uranus, entering Aries, and connecting with selfless Neptune. The Capricorn Last Quarter Moon, square the Sun in Aries, features two of the most assertive signs in a lunar phase that emphasizes action.
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