Hermetic Astrology Podcast

Tune in as Gary discusses the heliacal rise or visible emergence of Jupiter out from under the Sun's beams, what it means for a planet to ingress a sign while invisible or under the beams, as well as what to expect from and how to handle the unbounded energies of Jupiter's opposition to Neptune.

Venus makes Her conjunction with the Sun at 2:22pm EDT on Saturday August 15, 2015. This chart expresses the Solar seed of consciousness, the Shiva awareness that seeks Shakti embodiment over the next 9 months. Tune in as Gary discusses the rarely mentioned fact that this conjunction is only one of a series which activate this same part of the zodiac every 4 & 8 years and demonstrates how these co...

Venus stations Retro on July 25 and will be Rx until September 6. Tune in to to hear Gary describe both the challenges and gifts of this period, with both theory and practical examples. Venus will also be activating the Jupiter-Saturn square, -which is part of an 800 year cycle! Listen in as Gary breaks down the transition from an Earth economy to an Air economy, what that looks and feels like and...

On Saturday June 20 Venus makes the 7th visible conjunction with the Moon since Her re-appearance as Evening Star. Venus is at Her greatest brilliance and so the Goddess is restoring and balancing her crown chakra -which is associated with the Moon. Tune in as Gary sums up this 7 month journey for us and explains how we can each find our place within a burst of collective creative energy this summ...

Mars is in the Heart of the Sun! Gary is joined by longtime podcast contributor Adam Gainsburg of Soulsign. Tune in to hear a lively and deep conversation on the nature of this alignment, as well as the constellations which currently lie within, above and below this part of the Zodiac: Taurus the Bull, Auriga the Charioteer, and Orion, the great Hunter. Adam and Gary tie it all together with some...

Mercury is in the Heart of the Sun! Tune in as Gary breaks down what Mercury retrograde is really all about and puts it back together into a much more hopeful and useful perspective. By understanding the path Mercury actually trces in the Sky we can see how He is asking us to integrate our higher and lower selves and to make the ideal into the real.

On Thursday May 21 Venus makes the 6th visible conjunction with the Moon since Her re-appearance as Evening Star. The Goddess is restoring and balancing her third-eye chakra which is associated with Mercury! Tune in as Gary explains that Mercury is making 3 alignments with the red giant royal star Aldebaran and how these represent a sacred council on, or circumambulation of the concept of transact...

On Tuesday April 21 Venus makes the fifth visible conjunction with the Moon since Her re-appearance as Evening Star. The Goddess is restoring and balancing her throat chakra which is associated with Venus! Tune in as Gary explains explains how Venus is re-activating the rare Transit of Venus events of 2004 & 2012 in a way that we can re-experience them on a more personal level.

On Sunday March 22 Venus makes the fourth visible conjunction with the Moon since Her re-appearance as Evening Star. The Goddess is restoring and balancing her heart chakra which is associated with the Sun. Tune in as Gary explains what the Sun is telling us now, via the recent very rare total Solar eclipse on the day of the Vernal Eqinox. Gary also delineates the sabian symbol for the degree of t...

On Friday Feb 20 Venus makes the third visible conjunction with the Moon since Her re-appearance as Evening Star. The Goddess is restoring and balancing her solar plexus chakra which is associated with Mars. Tune in as Gary explains what Mars is telling us now as evening star far along in his visual journey. Gary also shares some ground-breaking material about where we are in the 300 yr Venus-Mars...

Tonight, Venus makes the second visible conjunction with the Moon since Her re-appearance as Evening Star. The Goddess is restoring and balancing her sacral or water chakra which is associated with Jupiter. Tune in as Gary explains what Jupiter is all about on personal, social and collective levels, delineates the Mercury-Jupiter polarity and also explains the differences between Jupiter as mornin...

Today, Venus makes the first visible conjunction with the Moon since Her re-appearance as Evening Star. The Goddess is restoring and balancing her root or earth chakra which is associated with Saturn. Tune in as Gary delineates Venus' location out of bounds at this gate and also explains the differences between Saturn in Scorpio and Sagittarius.

Gary delineates the chart for this important conjunction that resonates for the next 9 months. Tune in to hear him talk about the Archetype of Scorpio and how we can manifest the highest principles of that archetype over the next 9 months. We cover the classical rulerships, day vs night rulership, Pallas Athene, Mars, Neptune and the Taoist principle of Wu Wei -which means non-action or non-strivi...

The gorgeous conjunction of Venus (and Jupiter) with a waning crescent Moon, visible in the eastern morning sky on Saturday August 23 2014, at dawn, symbolizes the 7th of 7 steps or gates on a journey of purification, discipline and self-examination which lasts thru the summer. Gary relates this step to the transcendent side of Saturn and our needs for safety, security, structure and "making a liv...

The gorgeous conjunction of Venus with a waning crescent Moon, visible in the eastern morning sky on Thursday July 24 2014, at dawn, symbolizes the 6th of 7 steps or gates on a journey of purification, discipline and self-examination which lasts thru the summer. Gary relates this step to the transcendent side of Jupiter and our relationship, intimacy and belongingness needs. Gary discusses the two...

The gorgeous conjunction of Venus with a waning crescent Moon, visible in the eastern morning sky on Tuesday June 24 2014, at dawn, symbolizes the 5th of 7 steps or gates on a journey of purification, discipline and self-examination which lasts thru the summer. Gary relates this step to the transcendent side of Mars, which is about individuation and related to our needs for achievement. Gary expla...

The gorgeous conjunction of Venus with a waning crescent Moon, visible in the eastern morning sky on Sunday May 25 2014, at dawn, symbolizes the 4th of 7 steps or gates on a journey of purification, discipline and self-examination which lasts thru the summer. Gary relates this step to the higher or transcendent principles of The Sun, which is about creativity and related to our needs for self-know...

The gorgeous conjunction of Venus with a waning crescent Moon, visible in the eastern morning sky on Friday and Saturday April 25-26 2014, at dawn, symbolizes the 3rd of 7 steps or gates on a journey of purification, discipline and self-examination which lasts thru the summer. Gary relates this step to the higher or transcendent principles of Venus, which are our needs for beauty, balance, form an...

The gorgeous conjunction of Venus with a waning crescent Moon, visible in the eastern morning sky on Wednesday and Thursday March 26-27 2014, at dawn, symbolizes the 2nd of 7 steps or gates on a journey of purification, discipline and self-examination which lasts thru the summer. Gary relates this step to the higher or transcendent principles of Mercury, which are spiritual growth and self-actuali...

The gorgeous conjunction of Venus with a waning crescent Moon, visible in the eastern morning sky on Tuesday and Wednesday February 25-26 2014, at dawn, symbolizes the 1st of 7 steps or gates on a journey of purification, discipline and self-examination which lasts thru the summer. Gary relates this step to the higher principles of the Moon, transcendance of Self and nurturance of the spiritual gr...

Gary delineates the chart for this important conjunction that resonates for the next 9 months. Tune in to hear him talk about the Trans-personal dimension of Venus who is clearing the fields of Capricorn and fecundating potentials for more tangible expressions of renewal from Pluto in Capricorn. We also look at Ceres in Libra and how She can help us become agents of transformation for these transp...

The gorgeous conjunction of Venus with a waxing crescent Moon, visible in the western evening sky on Thursday December 5, after dusk, symbolizes the 7th of 7 steps or gates on a journey of renewal, wholeness and self-discovery which has lasted the second half of the year. Gary relates this 7th step to the higher principles of the Moon: manifestation of our own highest spiritual truths and nurturan...

The gorgeous conjunction of Venus with a waxing crescent Moon, visible in the western evening sky on Wednesday November 6, after dusk, symbolizes the 6th of 7 steps or gates on a journey of renewal, wholeness and self-discovery which lasts the rest of the year. Gary relates this 5th step to the higher principles of Mercury: personal growth via embodiment of our androgynous qualities and integratio...

The gorgeous conjunction of Venus with a waxing crescent Moon, visible in the western evening sky on Tuesay October 8, after dusk, symbolizes the 5th of 7 steps or gates on a journey of renewal, wholeness and self-discovery which lasts the rest of the year. Gary relates this 5th step to the the principles of Venus: feelings, values and the inner life. Also involved are the beautiful stars Antares...

The gorgeous conjunction of Venus with a waxing crescent Moon, visible in the western evening sky on Sunday September 8, after dusk, symbolizes the 4th of 7 steps or gates on a journey of renewal, wholeness and self-discovery which lasts the rest of the year. Gary relates this 4th step to the the principles of The Sun: self-awareness, self-discovery and dharma or spiritual purpose. Also involved i...