In episode 454 astrologers Chris Brennan and Nick Dagan Best explain the meaning of the first house in astrology, and explore its significations by looking at different planets in the rising sign and Ascendant.

We open the episode by talking about the general meaning of the first house, and then we transition into discussing each of the planets in the 1st house, starting with the Moon and then working our way through the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

We also spend some time talking about the ruler of the Ascendant in the houses, the rulers of other houses in the 1st house, and planets transiting the first house.

This is the start of a new series where we will do a deep dive into the significations of each of the 12 houses of the birth chart, explaining what each house means and showing how different placements in that house have manifested in the lives of individuals.

Astronomically the 1st house is the rising sign in the whole sign house system, which is the zodiac sign that was rising over the eastern horizon at the moment a person was born.

The first house is associated with the degree of the Ascendant, which represents the dividing line between sky and earth, and acts as a particularly powerful and personal point within the first house.

Here are some of the significations of the first house:

Self

Body

Health

Appearance

Spirit

Character

Helm

Life direction

The which arises from you

 

This episode is meant to act as a foundation for the rest of the houses series, which will be made over the course of the next year.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:59 Meaning of the first house

00:36:08 Moon in the 1st house

00:53:40 Sun in the 1st house

01:05:42 Mercury in the 1st house

01:25:35 Venus in the 1st house

01:40:42 Mars in the 1st house

02:05:44 Jupiter in the 1st house

02:25:06 Saturn in the 1st house

02:35:42 Uranus in the 1st house

02:51:09 Neptune in the 1st house

03:01:45 Pluto in the 1st house

03:21:37 Concluding remarks

03:29:05 Credits

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In episode 453 astrologers Chris Brennan and Austin Coppock look ahead at the astrological forecast for July 2024.

We spend the first 53 minutes reviewing some news stories that had interesting astrological connections, and then we transition into talking about the astrology of July.

July opens with Saturn and Neptune stationing in Pisces within 10 degrees of each other, then in the middle of the month Mars conjoins Uranus in Taurus, and finally at the end of the month Mercury moves into a square with Mars as it begins slowing down in preparation for a retrograde.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:45 Quick overview of July astrology

00:02:41 Welcoming Austin

00:07:27 Astrology news stories

00:08:22 Venus cazimi & Gemini stellium stories

00:27:34 Trump and Hunter Biden convictions

00:37:10 Explosion of AI video generators

00:45:28 Presidential debate

00:53:12 July forecast begins

00:54:13 Saturn & Neptune station in Pisces

01:11:20 Mercury into Leo July 2

01:16:32 New Moon in Cancer July 5

01:26:05 Venus into Leo July 11

01:31:00 Mars conjunct Uranus July 15

01:45:30 Electional Astrology Chart for July

01:49:00 Mars into Gemini July 20

01:52:00 Full Moon in Capricorn July 21

02:02:50 Mercury into Virgo July 25

02:08:35 Summarizing main July themes

02:12:35 Austin and Chris’ projects

02:17:56 Credits

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In episode 452 astrologer Chris Brennan hosts a live chart reading session with listeners exploring how Jupiter's transit through Taurus manifested in their lives based on the house it activated in their birth charts.

The premise of the discussion is that since Jupiter just recently completed its one year transit through Taurus, I asked listeners to send in stories about how that transit played out in their lives, especially in terms of which of the twelve houses it went through in their chart.

This was recorded as a live webinar with patrons of The Astrology Podcast, and during the course of the webinar a number of patrons joined me on video to share their birth chart and talk about their Jupiter transit experience.

I also read a number of written listener submissions different astrologers who shared their experiences of positive and negative events that coincided with that transit.

The purpose of this workshop is that by looking at what Jupiter transits have meant when they went through different houses for people over the past year, you can then take that information and project it out into the future as you try to anticipate what the transit of Jupiter in Gemini will mean for you over the next year.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Jupiter transits through houses

00:05:55 Becca: Jupiter 4th house transit

00:07:55 Bethany: Jupiter 9th house transit

00:15:44 Olabimpe: 4th/5th house transit

00:26:25 Malou: 6th house transit

00:38:13 Nataliya: 9th house

00:40:48 Victoria: 8th house

00:42:49 Julie: 10th house

00:57:11 Learn to read birth charts

01:00:03 Elisabeth: 2nd house

01:12:27 Debbie: 7th house

01:14:04 Carly: 7th house

01:24:35 Cherokee: 1st house

01:26:23 Marissa: 2nd house

01:28:25 Shannon: 3rd house

01:31:08 Sunny: 1st house

01:32:47 Janice: 1st house

01:43:08 Alison: 11th house

01:51:43 Dawn: 6th house

01:53:25 Michelle: 5th house

01:56:30 Jessica: 6th house

02:09:45 Andy: 5th house

02:13:44 Kristen: 4th house

02:20:54 Jenny: 8th house

02:22:04 Erin: 4th/5th house

02:24:14 Adriana: 2nd house

02:26:00 Maria: 10th house

02:29:26 Maud: 1st house

02:33:58 Jenny: 8th house

02:35:17 Rae: 7th house

02:36:43 Amiyrah: 7th house

02:55:39 Concluding remarks

02:59:56 Credits

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In episode 451 Chris Brennan does a live birth chart reading session with patrons of the podcast where he looks at their charts and discusses how recent transits have impacted their lives.

This was an impromptu livestream done with patrons of The Astrology Podcast who signed up for the livestream tier through our page on Patreon.

Before the livestream I put out a call asking for people who had a good example of one of the transits we talked about in the recent forecast episodes, such as the eclipses in Aries and Libra, the Mars-Saturn conjunction in Pisces, or the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Taurus.

Then during the course of the livestream people people joined me on camera and shared their stories of recent transits, and we talked about their charts and lives for 5-10 minutes each.

This ended up being a really fun and interesting session, and it set a nice template for other chart reading sessions in the future.

If you would like to join us for the next live chart reading session and have a chance to share your chart, sign up for the livestream tier through our page on Patreon:

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In episode 450 astrologers Chris Brennan and Austin Coppock discuss the June 2024 astrology forecast, covering major transits like a stellium of planets moving through Gemini, Jupiter trine Pluto, Venus cazimi, Mars square Pluto, and Saturn stationing with Neptune.

In June a stellium of 4 planets transit through Gemini in the first half of the month, and Jupiter trines Pluto in Aquarius, which should expand and accelerate technological developments related to communications, artificial intelligence, and travel.

Venus plunges into the heart of the Sun around the same time early in the month, which marks the end of one synodic cycle for Venus and the beginning of another, marking a new epoch for relationships, equality, and the position of women in society in general.

Mars moves into Taurus mid-month, where it immediately forms a tense square with Pluto in Aquarius, raising issues related to the use and abuse of power, going overboard to achieve one’s ends, and dealing with dangers.

Late in the month Saturn slows down and stations retrograde in Pisces while conjoining Neptune, which will on the one hand in Pisces intensify ongoing themes surrounding dangers and fears that arise in connection with water, while with Neptune we will an intensification of the blurring between what is real versus what is not and the struggle to distinguish between the two.

The lunations this month are a new Moon in Gemini on June 6, followed by a full Moon in Capricorn on June 21.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:47 June astrology quick overview

00:02:28 Welcoming Austin back

00:12:50 News segment begins

00:13:18 Solar storms

00:17:15 Death of Iranian president

00:28:38 Drake vs. Kendrick battle

00:38:20 AI Voices

00:45:38 Marijuana rescheduling

00:48:00 Cryptocurrencies embraced

00:53:48 BRICS countries new currency

00:58:20 RIP Red Lobster

01:01:30 Orangutan uses medicinal plant

01:05:24 Hellenistic astrology course sale

01:11:56 Austin's upcoming projects

01:14:56 June astrology forecast begins

01:15:20 Gemini stellium

01:17:30 Jupiter trine Pluto

01:19:52 Electional astrology chart June 3

01:27:08 Jupiter in Gemini

01:39:44 Venus cazimi June 4

01:54:30 New Moon in Gemini June 6

02:03:52 Mars in Taurus June 9, squares Pluto

02:15:38 Mercury cazimi June 14

02:18:15 Mercury conjunct Venus June 17

02:22:05 Full Moon in Capricorn June 21

02:24:15 Saturn stations with Neptune June 29

02:29:38 Jupiter square Saturn & Neptune

02:25:50 Summary of main June alignments

02:38:00 Concluding remarks

02:40:13 Closing credits

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Penelope Sitter joins the show to talk about the life and work of the 17th century astrologer Jean-Baptiste Morin de Villefranche, and her new translation of his work.

Morin was an astrologer from France who lived around the same time as William Lilly, and he wrote a massive tome on astrology titled Astrologia Gallica, which means French Astrology.

Penelope just translated book 21 of Morin’s work from Latin, which is the most important book of Astrologia Gallica, where he outlines his unique approach to chart synthesis.

Penelope became so excited about Morin's work after being exposed to it in the 2000's through the work of Robert Corre that she actually learned Latin specifically in order to translate Morin's text.

During the course of the episode we talk about Morin's life and work, and then we also get into his techniques and discuss what makes his approach interesting and different when compared to some of his contemporaries.

Along the way we talk about his birth chart and personality, and use his chart a few times to demonstrate his technical approach, which he does several times in his work.

It ended up being a fascinating discussion, introducing an important but often overlooked astrologer who was the last great court astrologer in France before the decline of astrology in the 17th century.

Penelope's Translation of Book 21 of Morin

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:04 About Jean-Baptiste Morin

00:08:32 Astrologia Gallica volumes

00:15:00 Translations of Astrologia Gallica

00:18:51 Penelope Sitter's background

00:31:45 Why Morin has been difficult to understand

00:35:38 Morin's natal chart

00:41:50 Morin's personality

00:47:59 Triplicity rulers

00:49:20 Morin's significations of the houses

00:55:38 Morin's family

00:57:37 Significations of Sun and Moon

00:58:41 Zoltan Mason

01:00:49 Reestablishing of lineages

01:03:17 Rejection of general significators in book 21

01:10:11 Morin's use of specialized terminology

01:12:27 Planet begins the action and dispositor takes over

01:16:39 Particular significators and local determinations

01:20:51 Essential and accidental meanings of houses

01:23:23 Angular vs. intermediate houses

01:24:58 Chapter on houses

01:31:30 Significators for parents

01:31:58 Jupiter and Mercury significators

01:33:49 Best steps to follow for delineations

01:39:25 Theory of astrological signification

01:49:50 Influence of planets on preceding house

01:57:07 Gustavus Adolphus' natal chart

02:00:14 House distortion

02:02:50 Blending of whole sign and quadrant houses

02:06:30 Cabala of the houses

02:11:57 4 traditional human aims

02:18:23 Rulers of the houses

02:25:21 Influence of Aristotle

02:30:20 Derived houses

02:32:21 Synastry

02:34:10 Timing techniques

02:37:04 Fate and divine will

02:39:34 Penelope's book and projects

02:44:35 Closing credits

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In episode 448 astrologer Isa Nakazawa joins the podcast to talk about how to give an astrological consultation, and some considerations surrounding reading birth charts for clients.

Isa is the host of a new astrology podcast called Stars and Stars with Isa, where she interviews different celebrities and notable figures and reads their birth chart.

In this episode we delve into the intricacies of giving an astrological consultation, discussing the transition from studying astrology to practicing it professionally.

Isa shares insights from her own journey, highlighting the importance of preparation and presence during consultations. We explored how her background as an arts educator influenced her approach, emphasizing the educational aspect of astrological consultations.

We also discuss the dynamics of client interactions, the importance of understanding a client's background in astrology, and how to tailor consultations to meet their needs. Isa stresses the value of creating a collaborative environment where clients are encouraged to engage with their charts actively.

Additionally, we touched on the practical aspects of professional astrology, such as setting boundaries, handling payments, and the impact of online consultations versus in-person sessions.

Overall, the episode provides a comprehensive guide for aspiring astrologers on how to approach professional readings, emphasizing the importance of ethical practice and client-centered consultations.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:24 Isa Nakazawa's background

00:07:30 Importance of seeing clients

00:11:45 How to prepare for a consultation

00:13:59 How Chris started out

00:17:11 Length of a consultation

00:20:13 Setting fees and promotion

00:27:42 Isa's natal chart

00:29:20 Isa's steps of reading a chart

00:36:29 Spectrum of different clients

00:38:43 Importance of context and building trust

00:42:58 First do no harm

00:49:23 Delineating placements

00:53:49 Clients who don't have an astrology background

00:56:67 What to establish with clients ahead of time

00:58:57 Birth times and Rectification

01:10:25 Interpreting a chart

01:24:36 Younger vs. older clients

01:29:29 How to talk about challenging placements

01:34:14 Synastry of family members

01:38:00 What if the client doesn't resonate with a delineation?

01:45:38 Wide variety of astrologers

01:47:27 Accountability, certification, standardization

01:56:29 Students putting off consultations for too long

02:01:42 Energy for consultations

02:04:24 Setting boundaries

02:06:25 Client confidentiality

02:09:14 Post-materials for clients

02:13:06 Isa's podcast

02:18:27 Closing credits

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In episode 447 historians Patrick Curry and Nicholas Campion join me to discuss the recent republication of Patrick's groundbreaking book Prophecy and Power: Astrology in Early Modern England, which documents the rise and fall of astrology in the 17th century.

Originally published in 1989, the book offers a detailed analysis of the role and perception of astrology in 17th-century England, a period that saw both the peak and the subsequent decline of astrology in the public sphere.

Patrick shares insights from his PhD research at University College London, which formed the basis of his book. He discussed the socio-political dynamics of the era, particularly how the English Civil War influenced astrological practices and the lives of astrologers like William Lilly.

Nicholas Campion, known for his comprehensive two-volume "A History of Western Astrology," contributed to the conversation by discussing the academic and historical context in which Patrick's book was first published and its impact on the field.

We also delved into the broader implications of the historical treatment of astrology, discussing how historical narratives have shifted from outright dismissal of astrology to a more nuanced understanding of its role in historical contexts.

Both Patrick and Nick emphasize the importance of viewing astrology through the lens of the cultural and political milieu of its time, rather than simply through modern scientific critiques.

The episode also touches on the challenges faced by astrologers during politically turbulent times, and how part of what contributed to the decline of astrology in the 17th century was that it became associated with political views that fell out of favor.

Patrick's book was recently republished by the Sophia Centre Press, and you can order it here:

Prophecy and Power: Astrology in Early Modern England

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:31 Prophecy and Power book background

00:02:16 A History of Western Astrology book background

00:06:52 Influence of E.P. Thompson's work

00:11:48 17th century England

00:15:43 Role of politics in astrology's decline

00:21:34 Censorship

00:24:50 Why Lilly chose the title Christian Astrology

00:27:15 Was Lilly a good astrologer?

00:33:11 Attempts to reform astrology

00:37:26 Kepler's influence in England

00:40:06 Fights among 17th century astrologers

00:45:00 How astrology lived on after the 17th century

00:51:26 Patrick's definition of astrology

01:03:40 Christianity and natural vs. judicial astrology

01:15:45 Power relations

01:18:45 Comets

01:36:28 High, middling, and low astrology

01:42:34 Astrology became identified as plebeian

01:48:20 Explosion of popularity in astrology since 2018

01:55:15 Role of almanacs in helping astrology proliferate

02:04:22 Why Patrick's book was republished

02:06:50 Closing credits

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In episode 446 astrologers Chris Brennan and Diana Rose Harper look ahead at the astrology forecast for May 2024, which features notable alignments of planets moving into Taurus and Gemini!

The astrology of May features a stellium of planets of planets moving through the sign of Taurus, which will emphasize the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in that sign further, and then later in the month the stellium shifts to the sign of Gemini.

The biggest change this month is that Jupiter completes its one year transit through the sign of Taurus, and it moves into the zodiac sign of Gemini where it will stay for the next year.

In the first hour and a half of the show we do a recap of a bunch of major news stories that happened under specific astrological alignments over the past month, and then in the second half of the episode we dive in to the astrology of May.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:55 Quick overview of May astrology

00:02:47 News section begins

00:03:42 Eclipse reflections

00:11:24 Israel and Iran

00:16:33 Danielle Ayoka

00:34:40 Mars-Saturn conjunction in Pisces and water

00:37:10 EPA restrictions on forever chemicals

00:41:55 Texas water system hacked

00:43:52 Dubai floods

00:46:14 Arizona abortion ruling

00:48:48 Jupiter-Uranus conjunction stories

00:49:30 College protests

00:57:07 US passes aid packages, TikTok ban

01:02:05 Meta released AI to billions of users

01:09:18 Declaration of animal consciousness

01:24:44 Regulations: Net neutrality, flight refunds

01:29:40 Noncompete agreements banned

01:34:00 Chani App

01:37:14 Northwest Astrological Conference online

01:41:28 Astrology forecast for May begins

01:43:29 Pluto stations in Aquarius May 2

01:53:54 New Moon in Taurus May 7

02:03:40 Sun conjunct Uranus on May 12/13

02:09:10 Auspicious election on May 14

02:14:00 Mercury leaves shadow, enters Taurus May 15

02:22:35 Sun-Jupiter & Venus-Uranus May 18

02:25:00 Mars conjunct Node & Moon opposes May 19

02:34:30 Gemini season begins May 20

02:35:10 Full Moon in Sagittarius May 23

02:42:50 Jupiter moves into Gemini May 25

02:52:40 Mercury conjoins Uranus May 31

02:56:30 Final thoughts

02:58:20 Diana’s lecture and recordings

02:59:50 Chris’s report and course

03:02:57 Credits and end cards

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In episode 445 astrologers Chris Brennan and Patrick Watson have a followup discussion about Jupiter-Uranus conjunctions in history, and review more examples of major events in the past that coincided with those conjunctions.

This is a followup episode that is meant to act as a supplement to the previous episode with Richard Tarnas where we talked about the historical research he did on Jupiter-Uranus conjunctions, which was presented in his book Cosmos and Psyche.

In this episode we dive deeper into some of those examples and look at the charts associated with the events, but also add some new examples from ancient and modern times that Chris and Patrick discovered in their research into this cycle.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Followup on previous episode

00:03:34 Moon aligning with Jupiter-Uranus conjunctions

00:06:40 Kepler and the 1610 conjunction

00:12:17 Seismometer invented in 132 CE

00:14:42 Goal-year periods

00:37:53 1941 conjunction and parallels with today

00:52:55 Manhattan Project

00:56:40 Bitcoin halving

01:04:00 Chris Hemsworth and Henry Cavill

01:18:52 American Revolution

01:23:27 Statue of Liberty

01:25:36 Nat Turner's Rebellion

01:34:23 Arab Spring

01:43:05 Islamic capital moved in 836 CE

01:45:10 Cambridge founded under 1209 conjunction

01:48:16 Stonewall riots in 1969

01:52:25 Mother of All Demos in 1968

02:01:28 Think Different ad campaign in 1997

02:17:20 Patrick's Jupiter in Taurus experience

02:20:12 Computer beats chess champion 1997

02:22:16 Upcoming Uranus-Pluto trine

02:27:08 Upcoming Jupiter-Uranus cycle transits

02:34:02 Closing credits

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