259 | Sun trine Jupiter: A Genie Granting Wishes!

Episode 259 | Sun trine Jupiter: A Genie Granting Wishes! This week: The Capricorn First Quarter Moon is one of the best all year for taking action on a plan. The cosmic lovers, Venus and Mars, meet in a steamy trine. Mercury connects with Jupiter and Pluto before entering Scorpio, the sign of the private detective. Jupiter and Pluto change direction. The Sun’s trine to Jupiter brings optimism and, possibly, a bit of luck. And a listener question about cazimi planets. Plus: Parrots and priests, quilting, and foot-in-mouth disease! Read a full transcript of this episode. Have a question you’d like answered on the show? Email April or leave it here! Subscribe to April’s mailing list and get a free lunar workbook at each New Moon! Love the show? Make a donation! Timestamps [1:33] Venus trines Mars on Oct. 8 (3:22 am PDT) at 18º38’ Scorpio and Cancer. Venus is on the Sabian symbol 19 Scorpio, A parrot listening and then talking, and Mars on 19 Cancer, A priest performing a marriage ceremony. Do we hear wedding bells? [3:14] Mercury trines Jupiter on Oct. 8 (5:23 am PDT) at 21°20’ Libra and Gemini. Mercury is on the Sabian symbol, 22 Libra, A child giving birds a drink in a fountain. Start your day with an act of kindness. [5:26] Jupiter turns retrograde on Oct. 9 (12:05 am PDT, through Feb. 4, 2025). It's at 21º20’ Gemini, on the Sabian symbol, 22 Gemini, A barn dance. Look within to find sources of hope and optimism. [6:59] Moon Report! The Capricorn First Quarter Moon (Oct. 10, 11:55 am PDT) is at 17º57’ Capricorn and features a stressful T-square configuration with Mars in Cancer. Work out in order to work off some of the stress. [8:31] The New Moon that initiated this lunation cycle was a Solar Eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024.  [9:29] This is the First Quarter in a Lunar Phase Family cycle (LPFC) that began at the New Moon on Jan. 11, 2024, at 20º44’ Capricorn. The Full Moon in this LPFC in on July 10, 2025, the Last Quarter Moon on April 9, 2026. [10:40] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon Periods. On Oct. 8 (10:54 pm PDT), the Moon squares Neptune. It's VOC for 3 hours and 44 minutes, and then enters Capricorn (Oct. 9, 2:38 am PDT). Think before you speak, and speak kindly. [12:16] The Moon conjoins Pluto on Oct. 11 (8:53 am PDT) at 29°38’ Capricorn. It's VOC for 38 minutes, then enters Aquarius (9:31 am). Avoid negative self-talk and conflict with those in authority.  [13:27] On Oct. 13 (7:11 am PDT), the Moon squares Uranus. It's VOC for 5 hours and 44 minutes before it enters Pisces (12:55 pm PDT).  [14:59] On Oct. 11 (5:32 pm PDT), Pluto stations direct at 29º38’ Capricorn, on the Sabian symbol, 30 Capricorn, A secret business conference. Pluto has been retrograde since May 2, 2024. Issues about wealth, wealth inequality, banking, about the stock market even, could be pronounced around the time of this Pluto station. [16:48] Mercury squares Pluto (Oct. 13, 7:03 am PDT) at 29º38’ Libra-Capricorn. Words are powerful, names and labels are powerful, and knowledge is powerful.  [18:19] Mercury enters the sign of the sleuth, Scorpio (Oct. 13, 12:23 pm PDT), through Nov. 2, 2024. Mercury in Scorpio gives laser focus and x-ray vision that can help us see what's really going on.  [20:10] The Sun trines Jupiter on Oct. 13 (8:52 pm PDT) at 21º17’ of Libra and Gemini. The Sun is on 22 Libra, A child giving birds a drink at a fountain and Jupiter is on 22 Gemini, A barn dance. It's much easier than usual to get the notice that we wish for, and to get the genie to grant our wishes. [21:09] Listener Elliott asks about cazimi planets. [26:46] If you’d like to have a question answered on a future episode, leave a message of one minute or less at speakpipe.com/bigskyastrologypodcast or email april(at)bigskyastrology(dot)com; put “Podcast Question” in the subject line. [27:18] Free ways to support the podcast: Subscribe, like, review and share with a friend! [28:06] A tribute to this week’s donors! If you would like to support the show and recei