This Week in Astrology

Benjamin Bernstein

This Week in Astrology is the award-winning podcast that explains the most important astrology events right now. Make it a regular part of your astrological education!

  1. 6d ago

    July 15-25 2026: The Big Basket Arrives w/ Jupiter & the Gods of Change

    Buckle your seat belts: the Big Basket has arrived! Between the 15th and 25th of July, we have six major outer planet aspects forming an unprecedented Basket aspect pattern with Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Its upside potentials are off the charts, and I'm here to help you make the best use of them! This is the second of my three July forecasts. I already posted the forecast for July 1-15, and will post the forecast for the rest of July -- except for these outer planet aspects -- in the next few days. What I discuss here is so momentous and unprecedented that it deserves an episode of its own! Scroll down for section start times. Resources FLASH SALE: 50% off Astrology+ readings—plus up to four personalized 90-Day Astrology Roadmap Reports for free. Only thru this Thursday, July 16! I give additional insights about the Minor Grand Trine with Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in my annual forecast videos for 2025 (the first 45 minutes) and 2024 (the first 26 minutes). AI Daily Brief podcast Learn my invocations for healing and awakening in my FREE life-transforming video: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening, Healing, and More. Let my Awakening Plus membership help you awaken, heal, connect, and thrive! "This Week in Astrology" Free Session Entry. (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) My forecasts in writing. My services: Astrology+, Energy Healing & Spiritual Guidance, life coaching, Deep Dive Trauma Healing, and more. Support my work with your tax-deductible donation. Watch the July 15-25 forecast video. 1:49 - Overview: Basket + Minor Grand Trine 4:53 - Minor Grand Trine 10:40 - Pluto themes 21:19 - Pluto in Aquarius 22:54 - Aquarius themes 28:46 - Pluto in Aquarius: challenges, breakdown & breakthrough 33:17 - Neptune 36:14 - Outer planets in air & fire signs 37:00 - Neptune in Aries 39:19 - Uranus in Gemini 42:26 - Intuition: Uranus vs Neptune 43:46 - Uranus as alien 45:32 - Minor Grand Trine summary 47:58 - Basket w/ Jupiter in Leo 53:06 - Using the Basket 56:55 - The fate of the Earth / Breakthrough time! 1:00:30 - Pawn or chessmaster? / As within, so without / A more amazing reality 1:02:17 - More Minor Grand Trine insights 1:02:33 - Still to come in July 1:02:54 - 50% off Astrology+ & FREE 90-day reports thru Thursday Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin

  2. Jul 1

    July 1-15 2026 Astrology: Jupiter Square Chiron & Cancer New Moon

    An intense Jupiter-Chiron square, Neptune stationing retrograde, and a richly aspected Cancer New Moon highlight July's first half. We also have Mars and Venus rapidly aspecting all three "gods of change" as the three outer planets move into their world-transforming aspect pattern! (Which I'll scrutinize in the next episode.) Scroll down for section start times. Resources 90-Day Astrology Roadmap Standalone Report. Save 50% for a limited time. 90-Day Astrology Roadmap Reading Learn my invocations for healing and awakening in my FREE life-transforming video: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening, Healing, and More. Let my Awakening Plus membership help you awaken, heal, connect, and thrive! "This Week in Astrology" Free Session Entry. (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) My forecasts in writing. My services: Astrology+, Energy Healing & Spiritual Guidance, life coaching, Deep Dive Trauma Healing, and more. Support my work with your tax-deductible donation. Watch the July 1-15 forecast video. 0:07 - Overview 2:12 - 7/1 -  Jupiter square Chiron 7:55 - 7/4 & 7/5 - Mars aspects Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto 18:59 - 7/7 -  Neptune stations retrograde 25:18 - 7/13 -  Venus aspects Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto 38:19 - 7/14 -  Cancer New Moon 48:27 - Cancer New Moon conjunct Mercury 1:00:45 - Cancer New Moon square Pallas Athena 1:09:16 - Cancer New Moon square Vesta 1:14:32 - Cancer New Moon square Eris 1:20:13 - Cancer New Moon semisquare Venus 1:22:07 - Cancer New Moon semisquare Uranus 1:23:48 - Cancer New Moon semisquare Venus & Uranus 1:24:34 - Cancer New Moon summary 1:27:02 - Cancer New Moon best uses 1:27:48 - Cancer New Moon shadow expressions 1:28:32 - Cancer New Moon bottom line 1:29:44 - 7/15 - Where's Uranus sextile Neptune? 1:30:09 - Coming next 1:31:06 - Your free chart check Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin

  3. Jun 26

    Lindsay's Later-Life Soul Purpose, Service, and Spiritual Awakening

    Can your greatest soul purpose emerge later in life? In this live client reading, Lindsay and I uncover astrological insights into later-life soul purpose, meaningful service, finding love, and world travel. We also explore her powerful natal T-Square with the Moon, Sun and Neptune, and close with an Embodied Awakening Invocation! 2:32 - Life purpose: lunar nodes definitions and sign placements 9:46 - Lunar nodes houses 13:52 - Lunar nodes aspects 15:45 - North Node ruler 21:20 - Lunar node transits from the "gods of change" 26:31 - Natal T-Square: Moon, Sun & Neptune 31:08 - "Gods of change" transits to the T-Square 38:25 - Waning years productivity 41:27 - Finding deep, fulfilling love 50:37 - World travel 1:05:51 - Embodied Awakening Invocation (guided process) RESOURCES New 90-Day Astrology Roadmap      Standalone report      Interactive reading with me Learn my invocations for healing and awakening in my FREE life-transforming video: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening, Healing, and More. Let my Awakening Plus membership help you awaken, heal, connect, and thrive! "This Week in Astrology" Free Session Entry. (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) My forecasts in writing. My services: Astrology+, Energy Healing & Spiritual Guidance, life coaching, Deep Dive Trauma Healing, and more.  Apply to have me do a free reading for you on "This Week in Astrology." Support my work with your tax-deductible donation. Watch the video. May the stars light your way, Benjamin

  4. Jun 14

    June 16-30 2026: Jupiter Enters Leo and So Much More!

    Jupiter entering Leo headlines the second half of June, with many powerful supporting players. These include Chiron entering Taurus, a Capricorn Full Moon aspecting Saturn, Neptune, and six fixed stars, and Mercury stationing retrograde in Cancer. We also have Sedna square the lunar nodes, the Summer Solstice, and more! Scroll down for section start times. Resources NEW! 90-Day Astrology Roadmap Standalone Report. Save 50% for a limited time! RECENT! 90-Day Astrology Roadmap Reading Learn my invocations for healing and awakening in my FREE life-transforming video: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening, Healing, and More. Let my Awakening Plus membership help you awaken, heal, connect, and thrive! "This Week in Astrology" Free Session Entry. (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) My forecasts in writing. My services: Astrology+, Energy Healing & Spiritual Guidance, life coaching, Deep Dive Trauma Healing, and more. Support my work with your tax-deductible donation. Watch the June 16-30 forecast video. 0:08 - Overview 2:36 - 6/16 - Venus trine Neptune 3:22 - 6/17 - Venus opposite Pluto 4:16 - Sedna square the lunar nodes 11:47 - 6/19 - Chiron enters Taurus 13:26 - 6/21 - Summer Solstice / Sun enters Cancer, 4:24 am EDT 18:46 - 6/25 - Sun square Neptune 20:14 - 6/28 - Mars enters Gemini 21:29 - 6/28 - Mars sextile Jupiter 22:27 - 6/29 - Mercury stations retrograde, 1:36 pm EDT 26:46 - 6/29 - Full Moon, 7:57 pm EDT, 8°14' Capricorn 38:13 - 6/30 - Jupiter enters Leo 40:26 - 6/30 - Mars square lunar nodes 43:13 - Forecast summary 48:22 - Coming in July! Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin

  5. Jun 10

    Career Uncertainty, Relationship Change & Uranus Square His Sun and Venus!

    In this live client reading, I do a 90-Day Astrology Roadmap reading for Dino. He's anticipating a major shift in his job responsibilities and getting ready to move in with his girlfriend. He's also about to have transiting Uranus square his natal Sun and Venus, so I tell him how to make the best use of one of the most potent transits of his lifetime. Because it isn't just Uranus: Neptune and Pluto also aspect his Sun and Venus at the same time! RESOURCES New service: 90-Day Astrology Roadmap Reading Dino's 90-Day Astrology Roadmap report Dino's event list Dino's natal chart 2:56 - Quick natal chart overview 6:07 - 90-day report overview 7:24 - 90-day event list 8:09 - The Big Picture 11:32 - Relocation and relationship 12:07 - Key Timing Window 1, June 7-13 - Healing Relationship Patterns and Choosing Your Path 12:43 - Lunar nodes discussion 17:58 - T-Saturn conjunct Chiron and Eris in 7th house 21:35 -  Key Timing Window 2, June 14-25 - A Major Turning Point in Purpose, Identity, and Public Life 21:44 - Gemini New Moon aspecting the angles, Pluto, and Vertex 25:36 - Outer planet aspects to Mercury (Midheaven ruler) 27:45 -  Past career effects of outer planets aspecting Mercury 31:59 - Key Timing Window 3, June 26-July 10 - Reviewing Your Direction While Refining Your Message 35:02 - Key Timing Window 4, July 11-25 - Breaking Free From Old Identities and Embracing Authenticity 38:03 - T-Uranus square Sun and Venus 56:35 - All three outer planets aspecting Sun and Venus 1:02:16 - Highlighted Themes 1:07:17 - Most Favorable Windows 1:09:22 - Most Challenging Windows 1:11:29 - Bottom Line Summary Learn my invocations for healing and awakening in my FREE life-transforming video: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening, Healing, and More. Let my Awakening Plus membership help you awaken, heal, connect, and thrive! "This Week in Astrology" Free Session Entry. (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) My forecasts in writing. My services: Astrology+, Energy Healing & Spiritual Guidance, life coaching, Deep Dive Trauma Healing, and more.  Apply to have me do a free reading for you on "This Week in Astrology." Support my work with your tax-deductible donation. Watch the video. May the stars light your way, Benjamin

  6. May 31

    June 1-15 2026: Uranus Square the Nodes

    June's first half offers a relative lull before the cosmic intensity returns. But we still have Uranus square the lunar nodes: will you trust your unique path and intuitive guidance? Challenges include Mercury's hard aspects with Neptune, Pluto, and Saturn, plus Mars-Neptune and Venus-Chiron friction. Supporting energies feature Venus conjunct Jupiter, Venus sextile Uranus, four magical quintiles, and a rare Gemini New Moon with no major aspects! 0:08 - Overview 1:26 - 6/1 - Mercury enters Cancer 2:41 - 6/2 - Sun sextile Saturn 3:30 - 6/3 - Mercury square Neptune 5:00 - 6/4 - Mercury quincunx Pluto 6:08 - 6/5 - Mars quintile Jupiter 7:39 - 6/6 - Sun quintile Neptune 8:58 - 6/8 - Mercury quintile Chiron 9:47 - 6/9 - Venus conjunct Jupiter 11:37 - 6/10 - Mercury square Saturn 13:19 - 6/12 - Uranus square lunar nodes 16:54 - 6/13 - Venus square Chiron 18:10 - 6/13 - Venus enters Leo 18:35 - 6/13 - Mars semisquare Neptune 19:56 - 6/14 - New Moon in Gemini 22:50 - 6/15 - Venus quintile Mars 23:56 - 6/15 - Venus sextile Uranus 24:46 - Coming June 16-30 Resources NEW! Quarterly Astrology Update Reading: Your Next 90 Days Learn my invocations for healing and awakening in my FREE life-transforming video: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening, Healing, and More. Let my Awakening Plus membership help you awaken, heal, connect, and thrive! "This Week in Astrology" Free Session Entry. (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) My forecasts in writing. My services: Astrology+, Energy Healing & Spiritual Guidance, life coaching, Deep Dive Trauma Healing, and more. Support my work with your tax-deductible donation. Watch the June 1-15 forecast video. Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin

  7. May 30

    The 10-Year Self-Sabotage Cycle: Alex's Reading

    In this live client reading, we explore the mystery of why, about every 10 years, Alex makes decisions that have devastating impacts on his well-being. We discover how a debilitating relationship trauma threw cold water on his four personal planets in Aries, and how his positive embodiment of natal Saturn and Pluto can reignite them! Resources Learn my invocations for healing and awakening in my FREE life-transforming video: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening, Healing, and More. Let my Awakening Plus membership help you awaken, heal, connect, and thrive! "This Week in Astrology" Free Session Entry. (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) My forecasts in writing. My services: Astrology+, Energy Healing & Spiritual Guidance, life coaching, Deep Dive Trauma Healing, and more. New service: Tight Focus 90-Day Astrology Reading Apply to have me do a free reading for you on an episode of "This Week in Astrology." Support my work with your tax-deductible donation. Watch the video. May the stars light your way, Benjamin

  8. May 15

    May 16-31 2026: Heavily Aspected New & Full Moons, Mars Square Pluto

    A Taurus New Moon puts special emphasis on abundance, communication, and breakthrough. And a Blue Moon on the 31st – a Sagittarius Full Moon – can help you zero in on your life purpose. We also have Mars square Pluto, a supercharged Mercury that puts the pedal to the mental, and lots of powerful Sun and Venus aspects. Vesta's outer planet aspects empower your selfless service to worthy causes. Finally, a once-in-a-lifetime conjunction of Uranus and Sedna can help you transform trauma into a breakthrough beyond your wildest dreams! Resources NEW! Quarterly Astrology Update Reading: Your Next 90 Days Learn my invocations for healing and awakening in my FREE life-transforming video: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening, Healing, and More. Let my Awakening Plus membership help you awaken, heal, connect, and thrive! "This Week in Astrology" Free Session Entry. (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) My forecasts in writing. My services: Astrology+, Energy Healing & Spiritual Guidance, life coaching, Deep Dive Trauma Healing, and more. If you'd like to support my work, you can click here to make a tax-deductible donation. Watch the May 16-31 forecast video. Segment start times: 2:35 - Overview 4:46 - 5/16 - Vesta sextile Uranus, Mars conjunct Chiron 7:01 - 5/16 - Taurus New Moon 25:03 - 5/17 - Mercury enters Gemini, Venus sextile Chiron, Mercury conjunct Uranus 27:46 - 5/18 - Mars enters Taurus, Venus enters Cancer 30:21 - 5/19 - Mercury sextile Neptune, Venus sextile Mars, Mercury trine Pluto 34:30 - 5/20 - Sun enters Gemini 35:03 - 5/22 - Venus square Neptune, Sun conjunct Uranus, Mercury sextile Saturn, Vesta conjunct Neptune 42:21 - 5/23 - Venus quincunx Pluto 45:38 - 5/24 - Uranus conjunct Sedna, Mercury quintile Neptune, Sun sextile Neptune 51:21 - 5/26 - Mars square Pluto, Sun trine Pluto, Vesta sextile Pluto 56:51 - 5/28 - Venus quintile Chiron, Venus square Saturn 59:21 - 5/31 - Sagittarius Full Moon, Mercury sextile Chiron 1:14:16 - Quarterly Astrology Update - new service announcement 1:18:19 - Coming June 1-15 Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin

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This Week in Astrology is the award-winning podcast that explains the most important astrology events right now. Make it a regular part of your astrological education!

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  • Creator
    Benjamin Bernstein
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2026
  • Episodes
    257
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Benjamin Bernstein
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