This Week in Astrology

5-planet T-square: Sun-Mercury-Mars-Uranus-Pluto! * Part 1 Listener Chart * Sun, Mercury sextile Neptune * Vesta-Jupiter square * Mystic Rectangle * More! Listen to This Week in Astrology now A T-square based on Uranus and Pluto gets personal this week, drawing the Sun, Mercury and Mars into its orb of influence. Release, transformation, relationships and creative expression are among the life areas up for change and breakthrough under this potent aspect pattern. This week’s other notable “skylights” include the Sun and Mercury conjunct each other and sextile Neptune, a Vesta-Jupiter square, and a Mystic Rectangle involving Pallas Athena, Jupiter, Chiron and Pluto. In this week's Part 1 Listener Chart , I advise William on how to work with his Saturn-Chiron-Uranus T-square being lit up by this week's 5-planet transiting T-square! Jump on our TimePassages natal reports special: Buy 2, Get 1 Free thru Dec. 24. Only $30 for 3 reports. Prompt email delivery. No limit! My FREE 2014 astrology forecast MP3 is now available! Hear all about this and more by clicking the large link above, or go to ThisWeekInAstrology.com to learn about getting the show through iTunes. (I love it when you subscribe through iTunes!) Overview: 1:38Monday: 2:37Tuesday: 4:54Wednesday: 6:05Thursday: 8:16 Friday: 11:35Saturday: 14:47Sunday: 15:14Next Week's Aspects: 16:33 Announcements & Listener Email: 17:51Part 1 Listener Chart (William, 5/31/52, 5:50 am, Philadelphia, PA): 22:51Hear This Week in Astrology on smartphones and tablets with Stitcher! Subscribe to the FREE AstroShaman News. It features my weekly forecast, enlightening articles on astrology and spirituality, and much more! Try my Shamanic Healing Services -- just as powerful long-distance as local! Visit our FREE show archive -- an astrological education awaits you! May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Astrologer/Shamanic Healer AstroShaman.com Contact me "You got right to the heart of what I’m dealing with, and gave me such wonderful tools to work with all the craziness in my life right now. Very empowering!"      -- Janet Edwards, Chattanooga, TN

Venus retrograde * Winter Solstice Chart Interpretation * Sun enters Capricorn * Free consultation winner * Gemini Full Moon * Uranus direct * Much more! Listen to This Week in Astrology now Venus turns retrograde this week, encouraging reflection on relationships, money and creativity. The Winter Solstice occurs as the Sun enters Capricorn, and a Gemini Full Moon encourages communication contemplation. Uranus turns direct, Jupiter makes two challenging aspects, and two T-squares radiate intensity and challenge for growth. It’s an eventful astrological week to be sure! I interpret the 2013 Winter Solstice chart on two levels: how you can use it individually, and how it will affect the USA. And I announce the winner of this season's free consultation! My FREE 2014 astrology forecast MP3 is now available! Jump on our TimePassages natal reports special: Buy 2, Get 1 Free thru Dec. 24. Only $30 for 3 reports. Prompt email delivery. No limit! Hear all about this and more by clicking the large link above, or go to ThisWeekInAstrology.com to learn about getting the show through iTunes. (I love it when you subscribe through iTunes!) Overview:1:50Monday: 2:45Tuesday: 3:33Wednesday: 8:42Thursday: 10:41 Friday: 11:48Saturday: 13:47Sunday: 17:17Next Week's Aspects: 18:34 Announcements: 19:40Winter Solstice Chart Interpretation (12/21/13, 12:11 pm, Washington, DC): 24:51Hear This Week in Astrology on smartphones and tablets with Stitcher! Subscribe to the FREE AstroShaman News. It features my weekly forecast, enlightening articles on astrology and spirituality, and much more! Try my Shamanic Healing Services -- just as powerful long-distance as local! Visit our FREE show archive -- an astrological education awaits you! May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Astrologer/Shamanic Healer AstroShaman.com Contact me "You got right to the heart of what I’m dealing with, and gave me such wonderful tools to work with all the craziness in my life right now. Very empowering!"      -- Janet Edwards, Chattanooga, TN

4 quintiles * Hard Mars aspects * Live Listener Consultation * Jupiter-Saturn trine * Vesta-Jupiter-Pluto T-square * More! Listen to This Week in Astrology now Quintiles–magical 72° “fairy dust” aspects of creativity and divine inspiration–dominate this week’s “skylights.” Four quintile pairings include Mars-Jupiter, Venus-Uranus, Sun-Neptune, and Mercury-Mars. Mars, already involved in two quintiles, further asserts himself with a quincunx to Neptune and a semi-square to Saturn. A Vesta-Jupiter-Pluto T-square begins to energize and transform selfless service, while a Jupiter-Saturn trine contributes some helpful equilibrium into the mix. Our Live Listener Consultation injects some hope and understanding into Michelle's two-year "dark night of the soul" crisis, which has taken a wrecking ball to every aspect of her life. We also find astrological support for her passion to help others cope with death -- others' or their own. Jump on our TimePassages natal reports special: Buy 2, Get 1 Free thru Dec. 24. Only $30 for 3 reports. Prompt email delivery. No limit! Hear all about this and more by clicking the large link above, or go to ThisWeekInAstrology.com to learn about getting the show through iTunes. (I love it when you subscribe through iTunes!) Overview: 2:13Monday: 3:14Tuesday: 3:37Wednesday: 6:34Thursday: 6:58 Friday: 8:56Saturday: 9:32Sunday: 10:29Next Week's Aspects: 11:58 Announcements, listener email & Awakening Activation testimonial: 13:56Live Listener Consultation (Michelle, Aug 7 1973, 11:38 am, Fresno, CA): 21:13Hear This Week in Astrology on smartphones and tablets with Stitcher! Subscribe to the FREE AstroShaman News. It features my weekly forecast, enlightening articles on astrology and spirituality, and much more! Try my Shamanic Healing Services -- just as powerful long-distance as local! Visit our FREE show archive -- an astrological education awaits you! May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Astrologer/Shamanic Healer AstroShaman.com Contact me "You got right to the heart of what I’m dealing with, and gave me such wonderful tools to work with all the craziness in my life right now. Very empowering!"      -- Janet Edwards, Chattanooga, TN

Sagittarius New Moon * 50% Off Gift Certificates thru Monday! * 3 Mercury aspects * Vesta and Pallas Athena oppositions *  Part 1 Listener Chart * Mars enters Libra * More! Listen to This Week in Astrology now A Sagittarius New Moon is our lead story this week. It’s energized by lots of outer planet aspects, and features a most intriguing Sabian Symbol. Learning and communication are empowered by three Mercury aspects, Vesta and Pallas Athena oppose slower planets, and Mars enters Libra for an unusually long stay! Our Part 1 Listener Chart guides Beth in using this week's Vesta-Uranus-Pluto T-square as it lines up on her natal Venus, Jupiter and nodal axis. Act now to save 50% on AstroShaman gift certificates! Special good Black Friday thru Cyber Monday only (Nov. 29 thru Dec. 2). Hear all about this and more by clicking the large link above, or go to ThisWeekInAstrology.com to learn about getting the show through iTunes. (I love it when you subscribe through iTunes!) Overview: 1:48Monday: 2:41Tuesday: 4:55Wednesday: 5:30Thursday: 6:34 Friday: 6:53Saturday: 8:36Sunday: 9:29Next Week's Aspects: 11:14 Announcements (including 50% off Gift Certificates thru Monday!): 13:10Part 1 Listener Chart (Beth, Dec 7 1963, 1:15 am, Covine, CA): 21:13Hear This Week in Astrology on smartphones and tablets with Stitcher! Subscribe to the FREE AstroShaman News. It features my weekly forecast, enlightening articles on astrology and spirituality, and much more! Try my Shamanic Healing Services -- just as powerful long-distance as local! Visit our FREE show archive -- an astrological education awaits you! May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Astrologer/Shamanic Healer AstroShaman.com Contact me "You got right to the heart of what I’m dealing with, and gave me such wonderful tools to work with all the craziness in my life right now. Very empowering!"      -- Janet Edwards, Chattanooga, TN

Venus-Jupiter opposition * T-square peaks: Ceres-Uranus-Pluto * Live Listener Consultation * Saturn square Juno * Much more! Listen to This Week in Astrology now Relationship check-ins are supported by a Venus-Jupiter opposition, a Saturn-Juno square and more. The potential for financial opportunity and challenge is indicated by the peaking of a Ceres-Uranus-Pluto T-square. And expansive communication is energized on Thanksgiving Day! Our Live Listener Consultation with Audrie explores whether her dream of supporting herself as a writer and artist is supported by her chart. We also look at her most powerful current transits. Hear all about this and more by clicking the large link above, or go to ThisWeekInAstrology.com to learn about getting the show through iTunes. (I love it when you subscribe through iTunes!) Overview: 1:49Monday: 2:42Tuesday: 3:52Wednesday: 4:20Thursday: 5:46 Friday: 8:17Saturday: 9:29Sunday: 9:54Next Week's Aspects: 11:20 Announcements: 13:02Live Listener Consultation (Audrie, 3/21/87, 6:24 pm, Carbondale, IL): 21:13Hear This Week in Astrology on smartphones and tablets with Stitcher! Subscribe to the FREE AstroShaman News. It features my weekly forecast, enlightening articles on astrology and spirituality, and much more! Try my Shamanic Healing Services -- just as powerful long-distance as local! Visit our FREE show archive -- an astrological education awaits you! May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Astrologer/Shamanic Healer AstroShaman.com Contact me "You got right to the heart of what I’m dealing with, and gave me such wonderful tools to work with all the craziness in my life right now. Very empowering!"      -- Janet Edwards, Chattanooga, TN

Sun enters Sagittarius, squares Neptune * Chiron direct * Part 1 Listener Chart * Vesta-Uranus-Pluto T-square * Much more! Listen to This Week in Astrology now The Sun enters expansive Sagittarius this week. Our local star also calls for life-affirming altered states as it squares Neptune. Chiron turns direct, Mars and Jupiter form an energizing sextile, and another sextile between Venus and Saturn stabilizes business relationships. Communication is turbocharged as Mercury aspects three outer planets. And paradigm shifts in your higher calling are energized by a Vesta-Uranus-Pluto T-square. Our Part 1 Listener Chart advises Laurie on how to best use this week's Mars-Jupiter sextile as it lines up on her natal Uranus-Pluto conjunction! Hear all about this and more by clicking the large link above, or go to ThisWeekInAstrology.com to learn about getting the show through iTunes. (I love it when you subscribe through iTunes!) Overview: 1:34Monday: 2:29Tuesday: 2:36Wednesday: 4:44Thursday: 6:44 Friday: 8:36Saturday: 10:37Sunday: 11:23Next Week's Aspects: 15:51 Announcements: 16:32Part 1 Listener Chart (Laurie, 8/14/66, 7:50 pm, Penn Yan, NY): 18:08 Hear This Week in Astrology on smartphones and tablets with Stitcher! Subscribe to the FREE AstroShaman News. It features my weekly forecast, enlightening articles on astrology and spirituality, and much more! Try my Shamanic Healing Services -- just as powerful long-distance as local! Visit our FREE show archive -- an astrological education awaits you! May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Astrologer/Shamanic Healer AstroShaman.com Contact me "You got right to the heart of what I’m dealing with, and gave me such wonderful tools to work with all the craziness in my life right now. Very empowering!"      -- Janet Edwards, Chattanooga, TN

Miley Cyrus astrologized * Taurus Full Moon * Venus Meets the Uranus-Pluto square * Spiritsong co-hosts * Kelly Lee Phipps tribute * Much more! Listen to This Week in Astrology now A Taurus Full Moon asks you to evaluate your worldly resources, self-esteem and sensual experience, while Venus’ three outer planet aspects can help take relationships to the next level. We also have an energizing Sun-Jupiter trine, as well as forward motion in spiritual union and divine inspiration with Neptune turning direct. I and guest co-host Spiritsong examine why Miley Cyrus' chart is so ideal for music and acting, and examine transit charts of standout moments in her amazingly successful career. We also reflect on the extraordinary life of Kelly Lee Phipps, the inspiring astrologer now struggling with life-threatening brain tumors. Hear all about this and more by clicking the large link above, or go to ThisWeekInAstrology.com to learn about getting the show through iTunes. (We love it when you subscribe through iTunes!) Overview: 4:09Monday: 5:11Tuesday: 7:58Wednesday: 9:33Thursday: 14:59 Friday: 17:22Saturday: 20:34Sunday: 21:01Next Week's Aspects: 24:32 Announcements: 25:34Kelly Lee Phipps tribute: 28:01 Celebrity chart interpretation: Miley Cyrus (11/23/92, 6:37 am, Franklin, TN): 43:29Hear This Week in Astrology on smartphones and tablets with Stitcher! Subscribe to the FREE AstroShaman News. It features my weekly forecast, enlightening articles on astrology and spirituality, and much more! Try my Shamanic Healing Services -- just as powerful long-distance as local! Visit our FREE show archive -- an astrological education awaits you! May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Astrologer/Shamanic Healer AstroShaman.com Contact me "You got right to the heart of what I’m dealing with, and gave me such wonderful tools to work with all the craziness in my life right now. Very empowering!"      -- Janet Edwards, Chattanooga, TN

Uranus-Pluto Square #4 * Solar Eclipse in Scorpio * Live Listener Consultation * Halloween Mars Mischief? * Chiron-Pluto Sextile * More! Listen to This Week in Astrology now Welcome to one of the busiest and most intense astrological weeks I’ve ever seen! Revolutionary transformation peaks once again with another Uranus-Pluto square (#4 of 7), the supremely powerful multi-year aspect series that’s turning the 2010s into the 60s Part 2. The week also features a potent solar eclipse in Scorpio, whose transformational intensity is enhanced by a boatload of powerful aspects. And the latest peak of a multi-year Chiron-Pluto sextile amplifies healing and mentoring opportunities. Beware Mars mischief as the Red Planet makes three strong aspects on Halloween. And this week’s aspect patterns are also attention-getters: two Cradles, three Yods and a Double Yod Key! My Live Listener Consultation with Tom analyzes his most important natal aspect patterns, including a "Finger of God" Yod. We also examine when this 62-year-old should wrap us his career, and what activities would most enrich his retirement years. This Thursday, Oct. 31 is the final day of my 50% Off Special on my two new services: the Tight Focus Astrology Consultation and Awakening Activation! Hear all about this and more by clicking the large link above, or go to ThisWeekInAstrology.com to learn about getting the show through iTunes. (We love it when you subscribe through iTunes!) Overview: 2:06Monday: 3:20Tuesday: 6:51Wednesday: 10:41Thursday: 11:50 Friday: 16:28Saturday: 21:36 Sunday: 22:31Next Week's Aspects: 27:20 Announcements: 28:21Live Listener Consultation (Tom, 1/25/51, 6:14 pm, New Brunswick, NJ): 35:24Hear This Week in Astrology on smartphones and tablets with Stitcher! Subscribe to the FREE AstroShaman News. It features my weekly forecast, enlightening articles on astrology and spirituality, and much more! Try my Shamanic Healing Services -- just as powerful long-distance as local! Visit our FREE show archive -- an astrological education awaits you! May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Astrologer/Shamanic Healer AstroShaman.com Contact me "You got right to the heart of what I’m dealing with, and gave me such wonderful tools to work with all the craziness in my life right now. Very empowering!"      -- Janet Edwards, Chattanooga, TN

Mercury Retrograde begins * Sun enters Scorpio * Part 1 Listener Chart w/ Mercury Retrograde conjunctions * Venus quintile Neptune, quincunx Jupiter * More! Listen to This Week in Astrology now A new Mercury Retrograde cycle invites reflection on Scorpionic themes. The Sun also enters Scorpio and trines Neptune, easing spiritual union and soul connection with others. Venus’ quintile to Neptune facilitates similar opportunities, while the Love Goddess’ quincunx to Jupiter could call for some relationship adjustments. And taking action on positive paradigm shifts in committed romantic partnerships could be inspired by a Mars-Juno-Uranus Yod. Our Part 1 Listener Chart advises Erika on how to make the best use of retrograde Mercury's conjunctions to four of her natal planets this month! My 50% Off Special continues thru October on my two new services: the Tight Focus Astrology Consultation and Awakening Activation! Hear all about this and more by clicking the large link above, or go to ThisWeekInAstrology.com to learn about getting the show through iTunes. (We love it when you subscribe through iTunes!) Overview: 1:40Monday: 2:30Tuesday: 4:16Wednesday: 4:21Thursday: 5:24 Friday: 5:43Saturday: 6:55 Sunday: 8:21Next Week's Aspects: 9:18 Announcements: 12:01Part 1 Listener Chart (Erika, 11/21/54, 1 pm, Lawrence, MA): 17:00Hear This Week in Astrology on smartphones and tablets with Stitcher! Subscribe to the FREE AstroShaman News. It features my weekly forecast, enlightening articles on astrology and spirituality, and much more! Try my Shamanic Healing Services -- just as powerful long-distance as local! Visit our FREE show archive -- an astrological education awaits you! May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Astrologer/Shamanic Healer AstroShaman.com Contact me "You got right to the heart of what I’m dealing with, and gave me such wonderful tools to work with all the craziness in my life right now. Very empowering!"      -- Janet Edwards, Chattanooga, TN

Lunar eclipse * Surprise Free Session Winner! * Mars-Neptune opposition *  Live "Tight Focus Consultation" * Electional astrology explanation * More! Listen to This Week in Astrology now A lunar eclipse in Aries highlights leadership and sexuality. Mars, ruler of Aries, strives to join heaven and earth with an opposition to Neptune. Healing and inspiration in relationships are energized with Venus square Chiron and trine Uranus. And Mercury Retrograde begins next week on 10/21! I announced a surprise free session winner (listen to see if it's you!), analyze the electional chart for my new services launch, and do my new Tight Focus Consultation with Kimberly. I also ask for prayers and healing for my astrology mentor Kelly Lee Phipps, whose brain surgery this week was unfortunately not able to remove all of the cancerous tumors. Hear all about this and more by clicking the large link above, or go to ThisWeekInAstrology.com to learn about getting the show through iTunes. (We love it when you subscribe through iTunes!) Overview: 2:32Monday: 3:20Tuesday: 5:08Wednesday: 5:58Thursday: 7:47 Friday: 8:14Saturday: 10:39 Sunday: 11:54Next Week's Aspects: 13:28 Announcements & Listener Email from Alia: 15:07Electional Astrology Explanation of my New Services Launch (see chart): 21:12Kelly Lee Phipps Brain Surgery Update: 26:15"Tight Focus" Live Listener Consultation with Kimberly (Oct 7 1960, 7:50 am, Tompkinsville KY): 30:41 Hear This Week in Astrology on smartphones and tablets with Stitcher! Subscribe to the FREE AstroShaman News. It features my weekly forecast, enlightening articles on astrology and spirituality, and much more! Try my Shamanic Healing Services -- just as powerful long-distance as local! Visit our FREE show archive -- an astrological education awaits you! May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Astrologer/Shamanic Healer AstroShaman.com Contact me "You got right to the heart of what I’m dealing with, and gave me such wonderful tools to work with all the craziness in my life right now. Very empowering!"      -- Janet Edwards, Chattanooga, TN