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A deep dive into the astrology forecast for July 2026, with astrologers Chris Brennan and Austin Coppock.

The month opens on highly unstable ground, dominated by a volatile Mars-Uranus conjunction that threatens sudden, unpredictable shifts and explosive turns. This erratic energy is ruled by a newly stationary retrograde Mercury, which has just backed away from a conjunction with Jupiter. This combination sets the stage for logistical snafus, technological difficulties, and widespread delays right out of the gate.

Jupiter, having just entered Leo at the end of June, begins to form a tense opposition with Pluto that goes exact around the middle of the month. This highlights major power struggles and the tension between truth and control. This opposition is part of a much larger, momentous pattern of simultaneous outer planet alignments peaking this month. As Uranus completes its first exact trine with Pluto, these planets lock into a complex basket configuration alongside Jupiter and Neptune. This heavy planetary geometry indicates that significant precursor events are unfolding in the background, particularly surrounding rapid technological or military innovations.

We finally see a more positive shift in the astrological weather during the second half of the month. Mars applies to a stabilizing, constructive sextile with Saturn, helping to ground the earlier chaos. Mercury stations direct, clearing up miscommunications, and the Sun makes its triumphant ingress into Leo to form an auspicious conjunction with Jupiter. This cazimi brings a much needed wave of radiant, showy warmth and outward confidence, despite an opposition with Pluto. However, a lingering Venus-Mars square operating in the background introduces an unwelcome element of creative friction and tension in partnerships, pitting the forces of unification against the drive to sever and divide.

This late July window ultimately serves as a temporary lull, and a calm before the storm. By early August, we swiftly transition into eclipse season, bringing weighty major endings and beginnings to the forefront, just as Venus enters the shadow sign of its upcoming retrograde phase.

This is episode 541 of The Astrology Podcast.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Introduction00:00:53 July Astrology Quick Overview00:03:57 News Segment Begins00:04:51 Venus-Jupiter Conjunction Stories00:05:13 First Trillionaire00:08:49 Spielberg Disclosure Day00:13:45 Marriages00:16:25 Iran-US peace deal00:20:31 Zelda Remake00:22:07 Beer Shortage00:24:04 Venus-Pluto Opposition00:26:50 Mars-Uranus Stories00:27:06 Venezuela Earthquakes00:29:47 AI Companies Authorized00:35:03 Lebanon agreement00:36:17 Nuclear news on Mars ingress00:38:36 Wrapping up news segment00:41:43 United Astrology Conference00:46:04 July Forecast Begins00:47:06 Mars-Uranus Conjunction00:59:34 Mercury Retrograde01:02:11 Outer planet alignments01:09:07 Jupiter-Pluto opposition01:25:23 Sequential breakdown of the month01:25:46 July 1: Mars-Uranus Overview & Sun-Saturn Square01:26:55 July 7: Neptune Stations Retrograde in Aries01:29:45 July 9: Venus Enters Virgo01:31:33 July 12: Mercury Retrograde Cazimi01:33:08 July 14: New Moon in Cancer01:35:58 July 15-18: Uranus Sextile Neptune & Trine Pluto01:39:35 July 19: Mars Sextile Saturn01:41:21 July 20-21: Jupiter-Pluto Opposition & Outer Planet Aspects01:50:54 July 22-23: Sun Enters Leo & Mercury Stations Direct01:51:52 July 24: Venus Sextile Mercury01:54:44 July 25: Neptune-Pluto Sextile01:55:04 July 26: Saturn Stations Retrograde & Lunar Nodes Shift Signs01:57:33 July 27: Sun Opposes Pluto01:58:55 July 28: Venus Square Mars02:02:29 July 29: Sun-Jupiter Cazimi & Full Moon in Aquarius02:04:31 Electional Chart for July02:07:42 Wrapping Up02:17:39 Credits

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Astrologers Chris Brennan and Patrick Watson explore the ancient timing technique known as Babylonian goal year periods, which can be used to identify repeating transits and events over very long spans of time.

Recovered from the astronomical diaries of Mesopotamian sky watchers in the first millennium BCE, these periods demonstrate how the visible planets repeat their exact zodiacal placements and phase relationships with the Sun over predictable intervals.

Our discussion breaks down the math behind these synodic cycles and highlights how repetition is the ultimate key to prediction in both mundane and natal astrology.

By examining compelling historical case studies for each of the traditional planets, from the 1929 Wall Street Crash to major breakthroughs in modern communication technology, we show how tracking these ancient cycles allows astrologers to identify profound historical recurrences and project future events with stunning accuracy.

This is episode 540 of The Astrology Podcast.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Introduction00:01:02 What are Babylonian goal year periods?00:08:52 The story of recovering these ancient periods00:10:42 Donald Trump's birth chart and the 2024 election00:19:29 Historical context: Mesopotamian sky watchers00:34:00 The math and synodic cycles behind the periods00:47:14 Repetition is the key to prediction00:49:44 The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse00:55:41 Mars goal year examples00:56:19 The 1929 Wall Street Crash and the 2008 Housing Crisis01:15:26 Mercury goal year examples01:21:14 The first video broadcast, cell phone call, and 5G network01:38:16 Venus goal year examples01:41:08 How the 8-year Venus cycle perfectly tracks Nintendo's history01:43:32 The Academy Awards and broadcasting fiascos02:03:55 The Seneca Falls Convention and the 19th Amendment02:21:19 Jupiter goal year examples02:45:12 FDR's Lend-Lease Act and Biden's Ukraine aid package02:48:05 Saturn goal year examples03:00:12 Intimations of the outer planets?03:15:44 The 1,151-year ACT periods03:22:08 Concluding thoughts

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In this episode a group of students and patrons join me to reflect on the recent Venus-Jupiter conjunction in Cancer, and to share stories of how it manifested in our lives based on which of the twelve houses it was transiting in their birth charts.

The episode opens with a brief introduction where I talk about the importance of taking into account both the entire range of the sign-based conjunction or copresence between Venus and Jupiter, which lasted from May 18 until June 13, as well as the more intense range of the degree-based conjunction which went exact on June 9.

After that I interview several people about their experience of the conjunction, looking at how it functioned in various houses alongside examples of notable public figures who also experienced this transit.

This is episode 539 of The Astrology Podcast.

Timestamps

00:00:00 Introduction00:02:27 Celebrity Examples: Musk, Spielberg, Biden, etc00:15:43 Factors that Makes the Conjunction More or Less Important00:19:25 Squares from Aries00:22:48 Michelle: Venus-Jupiter Conjunction in 2nd House00:26:30 Arrie - 8th House00:30:32 Laszlo - 3rd House00:34:07 Karina - 8th House00:38:59 Miriam - 12th House00:45:58 Margaret - 1st House00:51:29 Jessica - 1st House00:57:40 Delilah - 11th House01:04:02 Miscellaneous Examples01:17:06 Gillian - 1st House Challenging Example01:28:57 Chiron and Eris01:38:45 Concluding Remarks

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A deep dive into the astrology forecast for June 2026, with astrologers Chris Brennan and Leisa Schaim.

We spend the first hour talking about the astrology behind news and events that happened since our last forecast, and then in the second hour we get into the astrology of June.

The month opens with one of the most auspicious planetary alignments of the year: a Venus-Jupiter conjunction in Cancer that remains active for the first two weeks. Venus-Jupiter conjunctions are excellent for relationships, marriages, and partnerships, as well as peacekeeping efforts and the confirmation of good things.

In the middle of the month, there is a distinct tone shift when Venus enters Leo and begins opposing Pluto. This aspect can bring up issues related to power, manipulation, and control within the context of partnerships and relationships. At the same time, Mercury enters its shadow period, slowing down and preparing to station retrograde, while Mars moves within a 10-degree orb of a volatile conjunction with Uranus.

The latter part of the month takes an unexpected and explosive turn, especially once Mars officially enters Gemini and the conjunction with Uranus tightens. On the final day of the month, Jupiter enters Leo, beginning a one-year transit through that sign. However, this transit starts with an opposition to Pluto that will culminate in July, highlighting themes involving the manipulation of truth and attempts to control knowledge.

Simultaneously, Mercury stations retrograde just before it can reach a conjunction with Jupiter, effectively revoking and delaying a beneficent alignment just as the much more malefic Mars-Uranus configuration is forming.

This is episode 538 of The Astrology Podcast.

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2026 Electional Astrology Report

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Introduction00:00:38 Quick Overview of June00:02:45 News Segment Begins00:04:01 Iran War00:12:02 Explosions Around Mars Aspects00:19:08 Hantavirus and Ebola Outbreaks00:27:53 Pope Issues AI Encyclical00:37:01 Saturn-Neptune Anti-Astrology Signature00:41:52 Trump Visits China00:49:00 Cuba00:54:01 Supreme Court Decision on Voting Rights Act01:01:32 Astrocartography Trademarking Controversy01:15:12 LA Astro Fest01:16:35 June Forecast Begins01:20:25 Mercury-Neptune Square (June 3)01:24:45 Mercury-Saturn Square01:27:56 The Venus-Jupiter Conjunction (June 9)01:41:31 Auspicious Electional Chart for June01:46:24 The World Cup & June Bright Spots01:50:10 Gemini New Moon & Mid-Month Vibe Shift01:54:41 Venus-Pluto Opposition (June 17)02:00:53 Sun Enters Cancer & Summer Solstice02:02:53 Late June Volatility & Mars-Uranus Conjunction02:04:56 Medieval Astrological Technique of "Revoking"02:06:48 Mars-Uranus in Gemini & US History02:21:40 Personalizing the Mars-Uranus Transit02:24:44 Story Time: Chris Brennan's Spicy Pepper Incident02:29:53 Jupiter Ingress into Leo (June 30)02:39:54 Final Wrap-up & Promo Outros02:43:07 End Cards

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In this episode a group of students and patrons join me to reflect on the recent Mars-Saturn conjunction in Aries, and to share stories of how it manifested in our lives based on which of the twelve houses it was transiting in our birth charts.

The episode opens with a brief introduction where I talk about the importance of taking into account both the entire range of the sign-based conjunction or copresence between Mars and Saturn, which lasted from April 9 until May 18, as well as the more intense range of the degree-based conjunction which went exact on April 19.

After that I interview several people about their experience of the conjunction, and we end up covering most of the twelve houses.

A recurring theme that we keep encountering is letting go of something in our life that was represented by the house of the conjunction, such as quitting smoking under a 6th house conjunction, quitting one's job due to their boss in the 10th house, or leaving one's marriage in the 7th house.

It was clear that although this process of letting something go wasn't easy, in many instances it was freeing up the native and making room for something better that would develop in that area of the life in the future.

This is episode 537 of The Astrology Podcast.

Timestamps

00:00:00 Introduction00:01:01 Sign-Based and Degree-Based Aspects00:03:08 Differing Levels of Importance00:04:52 Chris' Third House Examples00:11:22 Jacqueline: Mars-Saturn Conjunction in 6th House00:22:02 Dimitris: 10th House00:31:00 Kriemhild: 5th House00:45:49 Jessica: 11th House00:54:22 Morgan: 7th House01:01:07 Feven: 3rd House01:12:51 Whitney: 12th House01:18:50 Cheyenne: 1st House01:27:48 Olga: 5th House / IC degree01:42:49 Final Thoughts01:50:19 Credits

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