

The Astrology Podcast
Chris Brennan
A weekly podcast on the history, philosophy, and techniques of astrology, hosted by professional astrologer Chris Brennan.
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Jan 13, 2023 • 3h 28min
Capricorn in Astrology: Meaning and Traits
In episode 382 astrologers Diana Rose Harper, Madeline DeCotes, and Chris Brennan discuss the meaning of the zodiac sign Capricorn in astrology, and explain the traits and characteristics associated with people who were born under this sign.
Capricorn is the tenth sign of the zodiac, and it is a feminine or nocturnal sign, cardinal, earthy, and ruled by the planet Saturn.
This is the tenth entry in our series of episodes where we do a detailed treatment of each of the signs of the zodiac, one per episode, in order to develop a more nuanced understanding of their core meaning and significations.
During the course of the episode we talk about different keywords and archetypes associated with Capricorn, and also look at the birth charts of celebrities who were born with different planets in that sign.
Diana and Madeline's credentials for this episode are that they both have a number of prominent placements in the sign of Capricorn in their birth charts.
Diana’s website:
https://ddamascenaa.com
Madeline’s website:
https://www.honeycomb.co
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Dec 23, 2022 • 4h 36min
2023 Year Ahead Astrology Forecast
In episode 381 we present our year ahead astrology forecast for 2023, with astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, Leisa Schaim, and Diana Rose Harper.
At the beginning of the episode we give a big picture view of some of the major transits happening next year, such as Mars finishing its retrograde in Gemini, Saturn moving into Pisces, Pluto moving into Aquarius, a Venus retrograde in Leo, and eclipses moving from the Taurus-Scorpio axis to the Aries-Libra axis.
Some of the themes we talked about were the emergence of AI (artificial intelligence) with Saturn finishing its transit through Aquarius and Pluto getting ready to start a 20 year transit through that sign, as well as the escape to the imaginal realm with Saturn entering Pisces and beginning a long sign-based conjunction with Neptune.
In the second half of the show we go through a quarter by quarter and month by month breakdown of 2023, discussing in more detail some of the quicker astrological transits next year, such as the fact that the three main Mercury retrograde periods will all occur in earth signs.
There are timestamps below for when we talk about different alignments and parts of the year.
This episode is available in both audio and video versions below.
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Auspicious Election for January
The most auspicious astrological date for January is:
January 25 2023 7:20 AM local time, just after sunrise with Aquarius rising
For more dates in January see our electional astrology podcast.
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Timestamps
Here are some timestamps for topics covered at different points in the episode:
00:00:00 Intro and overview of the major 2023 transits
00:02:41 Recent tech news as Saturn leaves Aquarius
00:03:30 AI generated portraits under Venus-Neptune square
00:13:01 Pluto in Aquarius and the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI)
00:26:42 Major development in fusion energy
00:29:42 Armed robots, fear of technology, and Pluto in Aquarius
00:36:22 Technology being used to alter biology
00:43:15 Saturn in Pisces
00:56:18 Saturn's copresence with Neptune
01:22:23 Jupiter in Taurus
01:30:22 Jupiter conjunct Uranus
01:38:38 Venus retrograde in Leo
01:52:53 Honeycomb Almanac Sponsor
01:59:00 Ephemeris.co pendant Sponsor
02:02:21 January 2023 astrology
02:17:42 January auspicious electional chart
02:22:13 February 2023 astrology
02:28:38 March 2023 astrology
02:42:38 April 2023 astrology
02:51:38 May 2023 astrology
03:10:44 June 2023 astrology
03:23:23 July 2023 astrology
03:36:12 August 2023 astrology
03:47:45 September 2023 astrology
03:55:33 October 2023 astrology
04:11:34 November 2023 astrology
04:18:40 December 2023 astrology
04:26:30 Austin's 2023 offerings and events
04:28:04 Diana's 2023 offerings and events
04:28:40 Leisa's 2023 offerings and events
04:30:00 Chris' 2023 offerings and events
04:31:23 Patrons and sponsors
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Dec 19, 2022 • 4h 3min
2023 Year Ahead Horoscopes for Every Sign
In episode 380 astrologer Chris Brennan presents a set of year ahead horoscopes and astrology forecasts for all twelve signs of the zodiac for the entire year of 2023.
This is meant to take some of the general transits that we will talk about in our big year ahead forecast and personalize them, by discussing them within the context of each of the zodiac signs.
I would recommend listening to the zodiac sign that matches your rising sign and Ascendant, although you can also listen to the your Sun sign, especially if you were born during the day, or your Moon sign, especially if you were born at night.
These horoscopes were originally livestreamed on YouTube, and they contain a number of visuals, so I would recommend watching the video versions if you can, although the audio versions contain most of the information.
Timestamps for the Audio Version
Here are timestamps for where I talk about each sign in the audio version.
Aries: 2:00
Taurus: 23:44
Gemini: 41:00
Cancer: 1:05:07
Leo: 1:26:53
Virgo: 1:51:52
Libra: 2:08:13
Scorpio: 2:26:57
Sagittarius: 2:45:19
Capricorn: 3:06:57
Aquarius: 3:24:35
Pisces: 3:41:49
Video Versions of the 2023 Horoscopes
Here is a link to the playlist on YouTube that contains all of the horoscopes for 2023:
2023 Year Ahead Horoscopes & Astrology Forecast
Or here are direct links to the video for each sign:
Aries 2023 Year Ahead Horoscope
Taurus 2023 Year Ahead Horoscope
Gemini 2023 Year Ahead Horoscope
Cancer 2023 Year Ahead Horoscope
Leo 2023 Year Ahead Horoscope
Virgo 2023 Year Ahead Horoscope
Libra 2023 Year Ahead Horoscope
Scorpio 2023 Year Ahead Horoscope
Sagittarius 2023 Year Ahead Horoscope
Capricorn 2023 Year Ahead Horoscope
Aquarius 2023 Year Ahead Horoscope
Pisces 2023 Year Ahead Horoscope
Transcript
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Dec 12, 2022 • 3h 9min
Sagittarius in Astrology: Meaning and Traits
In episode 379 astrologers Ashley Paris, Rob Bailey, and Chris Brennan do a deep dive into the meaning of the zodiac sign Sagittarius in astrology, and explain some of the traits and characteristics associated with people who were born under this sign.
Sagittarius is the ninth sign of the zodiac, and it is a masculine or diurnal sign, mutable, fiery, and ruled by Jupiter.
This is the ninth entry in our series of episodes where we do a detailed treatment of each of the signs of the zodiac, one per episode, in order to develop a nuanced understanding of their core meaning and significations.
Ashley and Rob's credentials for this episode are that they both have a number of placements in the sign of Sagittarius in their birth charts.
During the course of the episode we talk about different keywords and archetypes associated with Sagittarius, and also look at the birth charts of celebrities who were born with different planets in that sign.
Ashley's website:
AshleyRParis.com
Rob's website:
OldSchoolAstrology.com
This episode is available in both audio and video versions below.
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Nov 30, 2022 • 2h 18min
Astrology Forecast for December 2022
In episode 378 we look ahead at the astrological forecast for December 2022, with astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, and Aerin Fogel.
The astrology of December features the second half of the Mars retrograde in Gemini commencing, Jupiter departing from Pisces and moving into Aries, and Mercury stationing retrograde conjunct Venus and Pluto in Capricorn.
At the top of the show we talk about the astrology of some recent events in the news, such as the chaos surrounding Twitter that coincided with the recent eclipse and Mars retrograde station, as well as the sudden collapse of the bitcoin exchange FTX that fell right on the Taurus eclipse.
This episode is available in both audio and video versions below.
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Auspicious Date for December
The most auspicious electional chart for this month is:
December 10, 2022 at 12:35 PM, with late Pisces rising
For other lucky dates in December see our electional astrology podcast:
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Nov 25, 2022 • 2h 53min
Intergenerational Healing Through Astrology
In episode 377 astrologer Aerin Fogel joins the podcast to discuss using astrology as a tool for healing intergenerational traumas.
We dealt with some kind of heavy topics in this episode, since the focus was talking about healing trauma, but it ended up being an extremely fascinating and wide ranging discussion.
Much of our focus was on the emerging field of epigenetics, and the notion that major traumas can be passed down through generations, and how this might have parallels with astrology through specific astrological signatures.
We talked about Aerin's personal connection to this topic because she comes from a family of Holocaust survivors, and later talked about the history and some of the signatures associated with that, as well as with the field of epigenetic research in general.
We also spent a lot of time talking about myths and how they connect to astrology, and contain deeper archetypal truths that can sometimes describe family dynamics and traumas, as well as how they can be helpful in the process of healing some of these traumas.
For more information about Aerin visit her website:
https://aerinfogel.com
This episode is available in audio and video versions below.
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Nov 19, 2022 • 4h 19min
The Uranus Return of the United States
In episode 376 astrologer Nick Dagan Best joins the show to talk about the Uranus returns of the United states, discussing how the transit of Uranus in Gemini has worked out for the country in three distinct periods in American history, and what it may mean for the future.
The planet Uranus spends about 7 years in each sign of the zodiac, and it takes about 84 years to make a complete cycle and return to where it started.
Astrologers have long noted that Uranus was transiting through Gemini during three distinct periods in American history: the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War II.
This correlation between important conflicts in the past is important today because Uranus is again getting ready to return to Gemini starting in 2025, and then transiting through that sign all the way through 2032.
In this episode I sat down with Nick for a detailed conversation about those three previous periods in American history, in order to see just how close the previous correlations with Uranus transits have been, and also so that we could try to gain some insights about what may be coming up in the future.
Nick wrote a book about this topic in 2013 titled Uranus USA, which was recently re-released as a PDF ebook:
https://theastrologypodcast.com/uranususa/
For more about Nick visit his website:
NickDaganBestAstrologer.com
This episode is available in both audio and video versions below.
Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:10 Overview of the history of Uranus transits of the USA
00:06:31 American Revolutionary War 1775-1783
00:08:40 Tensions in the years prior to the war
00:32:46 Declaration of Independence 1776
00:38:47 Patrick Henry
00:41:10 US Sibley chart
00:43:41 Remaining years of the Revolutionary War
00:45:40 Discovery of Uranus in 1781
00:48:30 Articles of Confederation
00:56:28 George Washington
01:01:00 The state of the country prior to the Civil War
01:03:51 Harriet Beecher Stowe
01:09:51 John Brown
01:12:34 Frederick Douglass
01:14:41 Lincoln-Douglas debates
01:18:34 Abraham Lincoln
01:27:18 Recurrence transits
01:29:14 Mars-Uranus and style of war
01:39:30 Civil War 1863
01:43:01 Gettysburg Address
01:52:08 Civil War 1864-65 and Lincoln's re-election
01:56:01 End of the Civil War and Lincoln's assassination
02:01:18 Jefferson Davis
02:03:42 Nick's Uranus USA book
02:07:15 Aftermath of Civil War
02:12:06 Lead up to WWII
02:41:40 USA and Britain in WWII parallel to American Revolution
02:43:00 Winston Churchill
02:45:50 Japanese story
02:54:40 WWII 1942 USA involvement
02:59:10 Franklin Roosevelt
03:06:20 End of WWII and aftermath
03:12:12 USA Uranus return #1 vs. #2
03:18:10 Second half of 1940's
03:23:56 Uranus in other countries
03:27:17 Uranus in Gemini USA presidents
03:28:25 Themes leading up to next USA Uranus return starting in 2025
03:49:00 Uranus cycles - squares and opposition
03:51:40 Mars-Uranus conjunction in the Sibley chart
04:01:30 Proxy wars
04:06:40 Tensions in USA
04:10:00 Importance of mundane astrology
04:12:18 Nick's Uranus USA book on PDF
04:13:14 Nick's website and YouTube
04:14:43 Patrons and sponsors
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Nov 13, 2022 • 2h 58min
Scorpio in Astrology: Meaning and Traits
In episode 375 astrologers Samuel F. Reynolds, Kirah Tabourn, and Chris Brennan do the deepest of deep dives into the meaning of the zodiac sign Scorpio in astrology, and discuss some of the traits and characteristics associated with people who were born under this sign.
Scorpio is the eighth sign of the zodiac, and it is a feminine or nocturnal sign, fixed, watery, and traditionally ruled by Mars.
This is the eighth entry in our series of episodes where we do a detailed treatment of each of the signs of the zodiac, one per episode, in order to develop a detailed understanding of their core meaning and significations.
Sam, Kirah, and Chris's credentials for this episode are that they all have a stellium of planets in the sign of Scorpio in their birth charts.
During the course of the episode we talk about different keywords and archetypes associated with Scorpio, and also look at the birth charts of celebrities who were born with different planets in that sign.
Sam's website:
UnlockAstrology.com
Kirah's website:
TheStrology.com
This episode is available in both audio and video versions below.
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Oct 30, 2022 • 2h 31min
Astrology Forecast for November 2022
In episode 374 of the podcast we look ahead at the astrology of November 2022, with astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, and Patrick Watson.
The astrological forecast for November features a lunar eclipse in Taurus conjunct Uranus, planets moving through Scorpio in the first half of the month activating the Saturn-Uranus square, and then planets moving through Sagittarius later in the month opposing Mars.
The month opens with Mars recently having stationed retrograde in Gemini, Jupiter retrograding back into Pisces, Saturn stationing in Aquarius. and a solar eclipse having taken place in Scorpio.
We open this special Halloween themed episode by reviewing some major news stories over the past month since our last forecast, and then we dive into talking about the month ahead.
This episode is available in both audio and video versions below.
Northwest Astrological Conference (NORWAC)
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Honeycomb Personal Almanacs and Calendars
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Birth Time Rectification Course
Chris and Patrick just launched a new course for learning birth time rectification!
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2023 Electional Astrology Report
Chris and Leisa recently released their 2023 Electional Astrology Report:
https://theastrologypodcast.com/2023report/
The Anthology of Vettius Valens
Chris published a translation of the second century astrologer Vettius Valens:
https://www.amazon.com/Anthology-Vettius-Valens/dp/0998588911/
2023 Astrology Calendar Posters
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Chris, Austin, and Patrick's Websites
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https://austincoppock.com
https://patrickwatsonastrology.com
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Video Version of the November Astrology Forecast
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Oct 22, 2022 • 2h 25min
Libra in Astrology: Meaning and Traits
In episode 373 astrologers Catherine Urban, Randon Rosenbohm, and Chris Brennan do a deep dive into the meaning of the zodiac sign Libra in astrology, and discuss some of the traits and characteristics associated with people who are born with that sign prominent in their birth chart.
Libra is the seventh sign of the zodiac, and it is a masculine or diurnal sign, cardinal, airy, and ruled by Venus.
This is the seventh entry in our series of episodes where we do a detailed treatment of each of the signs of the zodiac, one per episode, in order to develop a detailed understanding of their core meaning and significations.
Catherine and Randon's credentials for this episode are that they both have a number of placements in the sign of Libra in their birth charts.
During the course of the episode we talk about different keywords and archetypes associated with Libra, and also look at some birth charts of celebrities who were born with different planets in that sign.
Catherine Urban's website:
CatherineUrban.com
Randon Rosenbohm's website:
RandonGabrielle.com
This episode is available in both audio and video versions below.
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