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Alina Apostol
A podcast that merges astrology with life and offers food for thought as a way of embracing growth. A virtual space where brainstorming is embraced and perspectives are challenged.
After a very astrologically busy April with twists and turns and surprises which will unfold in the coming months, May shifts the focus and energy into more grounding, comfort and step by step approach to building our goals.
I would not say that it will be a peaceful month, but I do expect it to be less volatile or unpredictable than April.
Most of the planets are in Taurus, and the approach for the month should be "I enjoy the here and now, I am resourceful to respond to any crisis in a steady and grounded way"
The most affected signs this month will be Aries, Taurus and Gemini. We are still dealing with the energy of the Aries Solar Eclipse which took place on April 8th, due to Mars which will energize that degree.
And Mercury will meet for the third time Chiron, the Wounded Healer, bringing to completion themes of suffering and healing that were active since March 20th 2024.
At the end of the month Jupiter, the planet of expansion and growth moves into its one year long stay in the sign of Gemini, bringing new developments to communication, media, transportation and commerce.
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April 2024 is a very busy month, with many changes and aspects taking place in the sky.
The most significant one is the conjunction between Jupiter, the planet of growth and expansion with Uranus, the radical change maker. This meeting occurs every 14th years, in different signs, therefore affecting different aspects of your life.
The second main event this month is the Aries Solar Eclipse, happening conjunct Chiron, the Wounded Healer. If you have any planets around 19 deg Aries, Libra, Cancer and Capricorn, this eclipse will bring new changes and radical events into your life.
The third impactful event is Mercury Retrograde, starting on April 1st and ending its retrograde movement on April 24th. This Mercury Rx is reinforcing Chiron's influence and complicates the already life changing events brought by the Libra - Aries eclipses.
The theme of the month could be summarized as Sudden, Impulsive Changes triggered or motivated by a profound wound or chronic pain. The source of these changes is found in the area of your chart where you have Aries.
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The theme for March 2024 is DISRUPTION. With most planets in aspect with the revolutionary, reform maker Uranus and with eclipse season starting, we should experience and witness much upheaval.
In this episode I pointed to the most significant days in March and what to expect from them. If you know how to read your natal chart, listen to the podcast and make a note where in your chart the planets are speaking to you.
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Have a peaceful March,
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February is a month of closure with the past, starting fresh, in an original and authentic manner. After having dealt with a lot of shadow material and having confronted fears, we are ready to embrace our authenticity. The month is reflecting commitment to truer values, to ideas that although novel, promote freedom of expression. We are exiting two retrogrades and receive clarity and energy to rebuild a more relevant architecture. With a constant conjunction between Venus and Mars that lasts all month, we have to prove that we are serious about what we love and what we want to attract and materialize in our lives. Uranus and Saturn are strong this month, so this is not a time to waste, but an auspicious moment to experiment with new and different responses to life.
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The end of 2021 was stressful energetically and it brought the culmination of internal and external changes. We move into 2022 with the knowledge that in some parts of our life restructuring is in progress, a fundamental reorganization that has to be rooted in deeper and fundamental values. The journey continues with us remembering what it is that brings us true joy while shedding layers of external conditioning. We are re-birthing, our consciousness is deepening, because in the year to come we are invited to expand our faith and to connect differently with all that surrounds us.
Contemplating at 2022, it feels moist. Fertile with potential, the year we open ourselves to will expand on our emotional being, on the part within that feels life, that lets itself be changed by spirit. While 2020 and 2021 brought irreversible changes in our outer world and confronted us all with fear and uncertainty, if 2021 has proved to be a roller coaster we had no way of escaping, eroding our fixity and stubbornness in 2022 we will learn to dance with the rhythm of life, we will be taught surrendering through faith and hopefully compassion.
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December is going to be an intense month. Whether intense is perceived as positive or negative is beyond the point. This month will bring change, transformation, and novelty. It will take us on a journey into the underworld, where we will meet ghosts of the past. In December we need to allow the dead to rest, so we can start living. The purpose of all these transits is to create the context for living a more truthful, honest, and authentic life for all of us. And that in itself is liberating but extremely hard. However not impossible.
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November offers the opportunity to work through a rough patch, to advance with determination towards the change we will implement next year. In anticipation of December third Saturn Uranus square that expresses the tension between old versus new this month we meet the novel, different and unconventional element necessary in our lives. Most planets are in fixed signs, so there is resistance we need to become aware of and practice flexibility and letting go of control. November has the potential to become explosive and revelatory. A full moon eclipse in the sign of Taurus brings into focus what is the price we pay for our comfort.
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October is a month preparing us for the next layer of change that will take place in November & December. With four planets moving direct and Mars being very active this month, we will feel the increase in energy and the turn in direction. The main energy of the zodiac highlighted this month is Libra, the space where we learn to balance and harmonize opposing views and forces. Libra is about judging correctly the value of things. Having Mercury retrograde in this sign will sure help to reassess our ideals and concepts about how we relate to each other and how we respect the Other, whether the other is a person, a part within ourselves or the world we meet. Chiron, the wounded healer makes us all sensitive to the wound within or the wound we perpetuate, surely through communication and within our partnerships. It is said that a good relationship creates strong foundation for health. More than money, status or reward, what allows our nervous system to regenerate and promote physical and psychological health is connection with our partners, families and those we love.
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This year is fast for sure. Uranus has much to do with it, as it speeds up the collective change we are all participating in. September will bring plenty of supportive energy in preparation for more serious stuff coming up at the end of the year. Definitely an easier month gifting us the acceptance to ride the current waves. Libra is much emphasized, so we are all working towards a better way of relating. Mercury is starting its retrograde journey, collecting data from the outer planets and re-organizing our mindset and action plan. The month starts and ends with Neptune - opening our field of consciousness to more than 3D reality. Will this be a dream month or a fantasy come true? Lots of idealism in the air that could easily transform in deception and illusion when the ego gets too strong.
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You probably felt the heaviness in the air, a few days into the end of June while Mars was approaching a tense opposition to Saturn. Frustration is the energy that starts the month of July and we are learning how to heal while going through the storm. The month has a more personal vibe compared to June, so there might be a lot of activity towards the change we need to implement this year. Its not an easy month, it will feel confrontational so we need to be mindful and aware of our responses. It can be a very significant time for understanding and processing our heart desires, what we truly want and don't want. Chose to learn from what happens this month, and be very careful of overidentifying with your ego. A dramatic month, that can inspire a more heart-based living.
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June will bring much introspection and inward focus due to all the retrogrades we are experiencing; as well as it will teach us to cultivate patience and self awareness. You might feel fatigued from too much screen time, so many choices you make this month will review the way you communicate and how you think about yourself and the world in general. Still in the course correcting eclipse season, we might be surprised by the turn of events in the #gemini sector of our chart. This is a review and correction month, for tasks and activities that started back in February and mid-May. Most significant aspect of the month is brought by Saturn square Uranus, or the same struggle between old and new, but this time with a retrograde flavor, so we look inward to see how we can create the change we so much long for in our lives.
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May is an eventful month, with changes and increase in the rhythm of life. There is an anticipation of a major change and we are preparing for it through assessing our thoughts, values and life views. We will have the opportunity and energy to change situations with the power of our communication. Although the pace of the month is rapid and vibrant, the month ends with Mercury retrograde sending the message that we moved too fast, we got ahead of ourselves, maybe we even got lost so we need to slow down, pull back, review, rethink, correct our steps and actions.
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Although not as eventful as 2020, this new year is going to bring the changes we have been waiting for. A tense energy between old and new is at stake, with the orientation towards progressive, even weird change. Saturn and Jupiter move into Aquarius, helping to manifest and consolidate global equality, fairness and wide spread individualism. Uranus is being met by Mars in Taurus, where they bring innovative and shocking shifts in the world's economy, wealth distribution and self sustainable lifestyle.
We may witness a redistribution of power, once again the voice of the many growing stronger than traditional authority. Plus many changes in our cosmology, our worldview - brought by rapid advancement in technology or by massive shifts in communication.
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December is sprinkled with cosmic bubbles. If we would try to imagine a correspondence between types of wines and planets and signs, I would connect champagne and any sparkling intoxicating bubbles with Sagittarius and Jupiter. Lunar and solar eclipses, the Great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, a lot of ingresses into other signs, and finally saying bye bye to the realistic, serious Capricorn. Spread wide your wings and stretch your mind, as this ride into December will challenge many of our beliefs and life views. Underneath it all is the quest for meaning and making sense of all that happened.
Enjoy this episode and get in touch if you want to tell your 2020 story. I would love to have an episode about what we all learned from it.
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October is going to feel intense and possibly out of control. With Mercury going retrograde through Scorpio information that has been hidden might be revealed. Uranus, the awakener will bring shock and disruption while Pluto and Saturn both direct will intensify the frustration of being contained, not being able to move forward. This might be the most significant and volatile month of the year, so stay grounded and witness what is happening around and within you. Release will come after November so whatever actions we take now, they are going to be revised. Make sure you do not win a battle and lose the war. Stay anchored no matter how stormy the weather is around you.
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September continues the roller coaster journey that started during the last week of August. The intense energy we felt building up in the last weeks is going to be internalized as Mars moves retrograde. The best way to deal with the frustration triggered by blockages and external limitations is to focus inward on the changes you need to implement. These changes should be obvious by now, after many months during which the Covid planets (Saturn, Jupiter and Pluto in Capricorn) have been retrograde. September starts the last iteration of fixing what is broken within our structural reality. Not an easy month but definitely the energy is available to create long-lasting, conscious and healthier structures in our lives. Start with your assertive habits, start with those sabotaging patterns that prevent you be the best version of yourself.
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The theme for August 2020 is Escalation. With Mars in driven, assertive Aries we might feel to start adventurous experiences, but meet blockages later in the month. It can either prove to be a month of testing endurance while fighting for the underdog; or a period of repression and limitations when confronted with an authority whose power over us can't be bypassed. Whatever the situation, this month is giving clues into the rest of the year and what we begin now will go through a lot of upheaval until January 2021.
Leo season can be dramatic so choose to sing, dance and self-express creatively instead of expanding your ego and pride. This month is another stepping stone in a larger context of change. And a continuation of things that emerged back in March/April. Be assertive and if you have too much energy, sweat it out. We are half way into creating a new reality, so we need all the awareness and strength we can cultivate.
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Join me and Sharon Feanny, a wonderful yoga teacher, author and wellness coach in a conversation about the astrological influences of 2020 and what the rest of the year will look like for every astrological sign. You can watch the video recording on Sharon's instagram profile - @sharonfeanny. I would love to receive your feedback and questions.
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June is significant for the entire 2020 as it brings changes that will impact the rest of the year and the enforcement of what has already been set in motion in January/March. For a few days this month almost all planets will go retrograde (Mars is the only one staying direct), so we may get frustrated by the slow pace of external life. The lunar eclipse in Sagittarius will confront us with our beliefs and quest for meaning, while the Cancer Solar Eclipse on the Solstice will highlight the necessity of feeling emotionally safe. The spirits are high, Mars is moving towards its favorite energy (aries) while meeting the giants in the sky, so there is potential for drive and motivation, but also disagreements and frustration. Neptune clouds our reality and Mercury retrograde increases our sensitivity.
Stay grounded, practice radical acceptance of what can not be changed and be compassionate with yourself and the ones around you.
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Lots of trickster energy, the magician joins the already busy sky, bringing lots of drunken states and chasing illusions. Will there be a cure? I am quite skeptical with so much gemini and retrograde going on. However, we are more prone to looking inward and laughing at ourselves, maybe we'll finally drop the idea that we know were we are headed. What to learn, or re-learn? Curiosity and openness. Be in the now, laughing and shake up your value system until you get to the bottom of who you are. And get a reading, its that time when you need to talk, share, write and witness what is going on in our minds.
Have a lovely ride in May. If you fall in love, if you lose yourself, love hard. And then write the book. or direct the movie. Is going to be a bestseller.
Love!
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I think all of us wonder when will this be over? April does not give clues about an ending, more on a transformation of lifestyle towards the online, making technology and connecting through air the reality we are living. Frustration and the need for liberation and freedom are strong, as well as growth around buried, secret elements. Power struggles.
Hopefully April is going to be easier than March, but astrologically speaking it does not show too much energy of acceptance or flow. Innovation and progress are available. Be mindful of the fake news and too many distractions that will keep you away from doing the real inner work.
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We are witnessing a collective transformation, all our lives are affected beyond our control. Saturn imposes its boundaries, asking us to accept a reality we have little power in changing. Pluto unleashes our deepest fears, taking us into an underworld of uncertainty, despair and denial. What is really happening? A fiery new moon conjunct Chiron, bringing suffering into our awareness, too close.
Check out this new episode meant to open us up to the inevitable regeneration we are going through. We were not prepared for something at this level of impact, and as with all Saturn, Pluto, Jupiter transits, we have all one choice - to surrender and do the work. While our mundane life goes on pause, Pluto is guiding us into an inner, deeper work. On ourselves.
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We are going through meaningful times, as confusing and blurry as they seem. In this episode I speak about the Virgo full moon, its opposition to Neptune, how the anxiety around coronavirus fits into the Mercury retrograde and I explain the most significant transits of the month.
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Great time to get in touch with our feelings, to become aware of how we negociate emotionally with our environment and to set intentions for new beginnings. In this episode I invited a friend to join me, her name is Pooja Bharucha and she is strongly Piscean and an amazing energy healer. We talk about Pisces, crystals, healing modalities and we offer insight into this New Moon and how to make the best of it.
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In this episode, I explore the month of February and offer insights into the main planetary alignments. Mercury retrograde in Pisces, what to do, how to navigate it, the new and full moon and how to utilize the significant days of this month.
February is perfect for shifting our mindset, for creating more awareness of our emotional self and for expressing Self more confidently. Listen, share, send me your feedback. Questions are welcomed, as I want to use them in further episodes.
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In this first episode I talk about the New Moon in Aquarius and its link to change and breakthrough. I describe what a new moon is from the astrological point of view and I offer insights about the quality of this time. Some mythological references, a few of my thoughts about how our worldview determines our external reality and info about Aquarius energy in general.
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