The Mars-Saturn conjunction is building up now, and tensions will escalate after Mars moves into Aries tomorrow.

I'm looking for examples of what happens in a person's life when a transit to a birth chart placement goes exact within one degree. Example: the day Mars squared my IC, a major leak started in the ceiling of my home. If you have a good one give me a brief synopsis in response to this post!

April astrology calendar

I trace the origins of midpoints in astrology back to two students of Placidus, who first introduced the technique in the 17th century: youtu.be/EfFK61RenOg

Astrologer Lee Lehman passed away yesterday. Lee was one of the pioneers in the early revival of traditional astrology, from the mid-1980s onward. She was particularly well-known for her work on horary astrology, which she helped to re-popularize in the United States.

The Mercury-Mars conjunction today is the fourth in a rare series of five conjunctions, a cluster that only forms every 15-17 years. The most notable recent example was in 2008/09 when the Global Financial Crisis hit, which was itself an exact 79-year repetition of when this same series...

Ileana Reyes the show to talk about childhood astrology, and how placements in the twelve houses are experienced early in life: youtu.be/5qvipmTitns

The retrograde Mercury-Mars conjunction in Pisces is coinciding with an escalating conflict over the closure of shipping lanes due to the war, and the ripple effects that has on the global economy.

Tonight's eclipse in Virgo is part of a series of eclipses that started in 2024 and will last until early 2027, marking a period of major endings and new beginnings in both world events and in our personal lives, particularly in the Virgo-Pisces sectors of our birth chart.

Eclipse season peaks tonight with a Blood Moon total lunar eclipse in Virgo

All three world leaders in the current war were born the day of an eclipse: 🪐 Trump: Jun 14, 1946: Lunar Eclipse 🪐 Netanyahu: Oct 21, 1949 Solar Eclipse 🪐 Khamenei: Apr 19, 1939: Solar Eclipse The next eclipse happens tonight, in the wake of Khamenei's death.

Planetary alignments from the past that are recurring in the sky now: 🪐 1953: Saturn-Neptune: US coup overthrows leader of Iran 🪐 1979: Eclipse in Virgo: Creation of current government in Iran begins 🪐 1989: Saturn-Neptune: Supreme leader of Iran dies 🪐 2025: Mars-Uranus square: 12-Day War in Iran

March Astrology Forecast: youtu.be/kILo6zBNkoo

Mercury is now retrograde in Pisces for the next 3 weeks: expect miscommunications, delays, and technical snafus

Mars-Uranus square incoming

Saturn and Neptune formed a rare conjunction in the sky today, marking the end of a 37 year cycle that started in 1989, and the beginning of a new one that lasts until 2061

Saturn-Neptune conjunctions in birth charts: youtu.be/j_3rNcEZKVs

Eclipses and Downfalls: The Astrology Behind the Fall of Public Figures: youtu.be/MFdPdsFJFpI

Eclipses are traditionally associated with the downfall of prominent people, and with the news stories lately I think we can see why

Today's solar eclipse in Aquarius opens a new series of eclipses that will last through 2028. Major endings and new beginnings in the Leo-Aquarius houses in your chart.

Saturn in Aries

Christopher Columbus was born on a Saturn-Neptune conjunction in 1451, and he first pitched the idea of exploring a new route to the Indies to the Spanish royals on a Saturn-Neptune conjunction recurrence in 1486.

Saturn-Neptune conjunctions in the history of Puerto Rico: 🪐 1917: Residents become US citizens 🪐 1952: Constitution ratified 🪐 1989: Self-determination formally requested 🪐 2026: Bad Bunny halftime show celebrates PR culture

Eclipse season begins today, and both the pace and importance of events will increase rapidly, as we head into the first eclipse in Aquarius on Feb 17.

When you are in a lunar profection year, the daily transits of the Moon to your natal chart become much more potent, as do lunations and eclipses.

Saturn-Neptune conjunctions conceal and reveal

The Boston Tea Party was carried out by a secret society, the Sons of Liberty, in 1773 under a conjunction of Saturn, Neptune, and the North Node. Recently a vetted list of the conspirators was revealed... under a triple conjunction of Saturn, Neptune, and the North Node!

February astrology calendar

Neptune entered Aries today, and already the parallels from the last time it did that in 1861 are chilling

The prayer of the Stoic Cleanthes: Guide me, God, and you, Fate, Whatever path you have assigned me, I am ready to follow. But if I refuse, having lost my courage, I am still bound to follow.

Mars-Pluto conjunction building now

Astrology plays a notable role in early Christianity, with the Gospel of Matthew saying that a group of astrologers followed an astrological omen that signified the birth of Jesus, and Luke saying an eclipse happened at Jesus's death.

Today is celebrated by some Christians as Three Kings Day to commemorate the Magi visiting Jesus after he was born, and in the Spanish speaking world this has become a day to celebrate astrology and astrologers in general.

The 23% off launch sale for the Electional Astrology Report ends Jan 7! Get it before the price goes up: theastrologypodcast.com/2026report/

Astrology of 2026 🪐 Saturn-Neptune conjunct Feb 🌛 Eclipses Aqu & Virgo Feb/Mar ⚡ Uranus enters Gemini April 🦁 Jupiter from Cancer to Leo Jun 💥 Mars-Uranus conjunction Jul 4 ☀️ Eclipses Leo & Pisces Aug ♀️ Venus retro Libra/Scorp Oct/Nov ♂️ Mars retro builds end of year

Austin and I just released out year ahead forecast!

Leisa and I just released our 2026 horoscopes!

My 2026 Astrology Calendar Posters are out! Visualize the year ahead and track every major ingress, retrograde, and lunation at a glance. Get yours here: theastrologypodcast.com/2026posters/

Harriet Beecher Stowe was born under a Mars-Uranus conjunction in 1811 that coincided with the largest largest slave rebellion in U.S. history, and then she began publishing Uncle Tom's Cabin under a Mars-Uranus conjunction in 1851.

8 US history events on Mars-Uranus conjunctions ⚡1776: Declaration of Independence ⚡1782: Revolutionary War peace talks begin ⚡1861: Civil War begins ⚡1865: House abolishes slavery ⚡1865: Civil War ends ⚡1945: Atomic bombing of Japan, end of WWII ⚡1949: First Soviet nuclear test ⚡1992: Cold War ends

What do the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the start of the Civil War, and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima all have in common? They all occurred during a Mars-Uranus conjunction in Gemini, the same planetary alignment that returns to the sky on July 4, 2026.

Leisa and I just released our 2026 Electional Astrology Report! In the report we highlight the two most fortunate dates and electional charts for each month of next year!

If a person is born under a specific celestial alignment, then important moments in their life will happen when the same celestial alignment reoccurs in the sky.

This Mercury retrograde has afforded me many great opportunities to say I told you so

How is the Mercury retrograde going for everyone?

Ironically the extent to which a person can override certain difficult placements in the birth chart is often indicated in the chart itself.

November astrology calendar

We open by discussing news stories like the Louvre heist that happened right on the Mercury-Mars conjunction, and how Pluto's first direct station in Aquarius coincided with a company going viral for launching a robot for people's homes.

No, your zodiac sign hasn't changed: youtu.be/2KPfvsYPv9I

Pluto stationing direct in Aquarius news: