Relationship-focused Venus faces a second challenging week, with a conjunction to Saturn and a square to Pluto! But positive energy is broadcast by a harmonious New Moon in Libra and hope-giving Jupiter going direct. And those are just the highlights of

Hold onto your relationships -- with Venus making hard angles to three slow planets, things could get a touch challenging. And Mercury's entry into Libra only partially offsets the fact that the winged messenger, with a conjunction to Saturn and a Pluto s

Mercury goes direct this week, while contacting Chiron, Mars, Neptune and Uranus! Mars is hooking up with most of the same planets, Ceres gets some outer planet action, and Uranus and Neptune link up through a subtle semi-sextile. In Part 2, we address li

This is Part 2 (and the conclusion) of Episode #130 for 9/21/09. This segment contains the week's listener feedback, the names of two free consultation winners and a live listener consultation. This time it's an ambitious law student who's wondering wheth

Mercury is getting into all sorts of retrograde mischief this week, quincunxing Neptune and blithely backpedaling through the midst of the Saturn-Uranus opposition. The Sun's entry into Libra (Fall Equinox) and square to Pluto are also noteworthy. This sh

An extremely eventful week awaits us, highlighted by a potent Saturn-Uranus opposition! A heavily aspected New Moon and a five-planet Golden Yod are also major players. And that's before we even get into a Venus-Neptune opposition, the Sun passing through

This show starts where Part 1 left off. Please listen to Show #128 -- 9-7-09, Part 1 of 2 first! We pick up in the midst of our listener emails. Topics include how to resolve Firefox's error message for the ThisWeekInAstrology.com website, a past life per

Mercury goes retrograde this week (Monday, Sept. 7 at 12:44 am US Eastern time, to be exact) thru Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 9:13 am. Benjamin and guest co-host Spiritsong tell you how best to work with it, as well as the week's other major transits: Venus oppo

A mystical Pisces Full Moon is our brightest spot this week. We'll also discuss a Saturn-Chiron quincunx (how's your health?) and Mercury-Mars square (bite your tongue before you bite off someone's head!). We have lots of juicy topics in Part 2, including

An intense (and possibly violent) Mars-Pluto opposition dominates the week, further energized into a challenging T-Square by Mercury. We'll discuss how to move from fear into empowerment with this energy. There are also three sign changes: Mars into Cance