Weekend Entertainment Guide 4/12/24

What, time to stop and think during Aries Season?

The week to come sounds less dramatic than the week that’s just now ending. Good — I still haven’t filed my taxes.

Calendar Highlights

CNBC reports that US taxes are due midnight local time on April 15, with a few exceptions. Void-of-course Moons between now and then:

• Saturday, April 13, 7:46 am PDT to 10:45 am PDT (Moon in Gemini)

• Monday, April 15, 4:22 pm PDT to 7:24 pm PDT (Moon in Cancer)

Retrograde Mercury conjoins Chiron in Aries at 8:23 am PDT on Monday, April 15. The first hit of Mercury conjunct Chiron this go-round took place on March 20. The final hit, after Mercury goes direct, will take place on May 6. Point being, look for similarities between the three hits of this transit.

Podcast of the Week

Adam Elenbaas, “A Tragic Event in the Astrology World: Things to Remember”

https://www.youtube.com/live/SQ45545GVyk?si=yjXwhVt19oNskro-

Adam Elenbaas provides a compassionate response to the Danielle Ayoka murder-suicide, noting, “Astrology isn’t good for everyone at all times.”

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Astrum Opus

, LOVE LETTERS FROM JUPITER-URANUS IN TAURUS

These “somewhat irreverent love letters from Jupiter and Uranus to each Rising sign” are an adorable take on the April 20 Jupiter-Uranus conjunction — and a great counterpoint to all the heavier astrology lately.

Lilith Rebellion

, BIG RAM ENERGY: An astronavigation guide for Aries activations in April-May

This long article provides specific suggestions for working constructively with the different flavors of Aries energy active in April and May: Solar Eclipse conjunct Chiron, Mercury Retrograde, Venus, and finally Mars.

Ellie Remotigue via

Astrologers' Co-Op

, Aries III: The Decan of Eros

The third decan of Aries is ruled by Venus in the Chaldean system and Jupiter in the triplicity system. Either way, it’s got charisma, which makes sense for Marilyn Monroe having Venus there. To Remotigue’s comments, I will add that readers in Eugene, Oregon, may remember the late Johanna Mitchell, whose April 18 birthday gave her the Sun in Aries III. Every January for many years, she gave a public lecture that spelled out the astrological themes of the year ahead. By public, I mean that the city newspaper often covered her lectures, which packed local bookstore Tsunami Books full. This was in a time before everyone and their dog had their own forecast for the year on YouTube — a time when it was much harder to get astrological information than it is today. Her visible leadership was instrumental in helping me find my place in the astrology world.

I was also in a paper arts club with Johanna Mitchell. It was common for members to trade their creations with each other, so I wound up with these Solstice flags she made in June 2016.

Alison Dale via

Astrologers' Co-Op

, Totality: Aries Solar Eclipse Conjunct Chiron ~ Making the Invisible Visible

It’s hard to even want to hear the word “eclipse” at this point after people went so nutty over it, but this article does a service in digging into the claims about the April 8 Solar Eclipse passing over seven cities named Nineveh.

Free Webinar

On Saturday, April 13 at 10 am PDT, Joseph Crane will give a presentation through Kepler College on the Lunar Nodes, including how to interpret planets conjunct or square the Moon’s Nodes. Register here.

Personal News

A couple of Substack readers have written to ask whether I offer private astrology readings. I haven’t done so yet, but I likely will start in the next couple of months. I have been a writer since long before I knew anything about astrology, so that is my comfort zone. However, ChatGPT has taken over the lower end of freelance writing jobs, cutting into my writing income. It makes sense to diversify into private readings, but I need some guidance on how to do that. I therefore just started taking Kepler College’s spring term class on how to structure client appointments. Toward the end of the spring term in June, I will hopefully be able to announce more about my offerings.