In episode 614, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) shares with you the astrology of the month from a depth psychological perspective:
- Saturn-Neptune conjunction: practical & ideal, metaphysical & ordinary, this world & otherworld
- Mercury-Venus-Mars activate the Jupiter-Chiron-Pluto T-Square: accumulation of inner/outer resources, power, finding one's inner resources via spiritual or metaphysical, digging deep to find the truth, underworld journeys, seeking unfiltered wisdom, connecting into a deep well of potentiality, hunger for more, massive renewable energy; tending to experiences of abandonment, shame, power struggles, engulfment, loss of power, soul part loss, reclaiming one's inner and innate sense of worthiness
- Full Moon on Jan 3rd at 2:02am PT at 13 degrees Cancer
- New Moon on Jan 18th at 11:51am PT at 28 degrees Capricorn
Sign Ingresses & Stations:
- Chiron stations direct on Jan 2nd at 22 degrees Aries
- Venus in Capricorn & then moves into Aquarius on Jan 17th
- Sun in Capricorn & then moves into Aquarius on Jan 19th
- Mercury in Capricorn & then moves into Aquarius on Jan 20th
- Mars in Capricorn & then moves into Aquarius on Jan 23rd
- Neptune moves into Aries on Jan 26th
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In episode 613, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) explores the concept of psychological splitting in depth psychology. Psychological splitting is one of many psychological defenses we all use at one time or another to deal with anxiety, fear of the unknown, shame, or other intense feeling states where we feel not okay in some way. It is often seen in "all or nothing" perspectives, severe exalting or degradation of oneself or others, intense intolerance toward certain situations or people, and at an extreme level: racism, homophobia, transphobia, religious persecution, etc. The more we can bring awareness to these kinds of experiences, the more we can start to bring healing and understanding to what's happening individually, relationally, socially, and collectively.
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In episode 612, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) explores the concept of astrological confidentiality. For astrology enthusiasts and astrologers, there's often an excitement to share our personal birth chart placements or to ask about someone else's astrology chart as a way to connect. This episode explores the idea that keeping your astrology chart private is an option. You may want to exercise discernment in how and when you share something as deeply personal and sacred as the birth chart. Astrological confidentiality is about how we stay connected with reverence for this sacred art of astrology, and how we stay connected with ourselves and others as beings of depth and possibility.
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In episode 611, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) shares with you the astrology of the month from a depth psychological perspective.
The astrology this month includes:
- Sun, Venus, Mars in Sagittarius & Capricorn
- Sun-Venus-Mars square Saturn & Neptune
(this connects in with the long-term storyline of Saturn conjunct Neptune from 2025 - 2027)
- Mercury in Scorpio & Sagittarius in December
- Mercury opposite Uranus
(this involves integration of previous Mercury retrograde last moth in November)
- Mercury square Saturn-Neptune
(this also connects in with the long-term storyline of Saturn conjunct Neptune from 2025 - 2027)
- Neptune station direct at 29 degrees Pisces on December 10
- Jupiter square Chiron
(this connects in with the long-term storyline of Jupiter-Chiron-Pluto T-Square from August 2025 - September 2026)
- Vesta creates a T-Square with Jupiter-Chiron
- Full Moon in Gemini on December 4 at 3:14pm PT
- New Moon in Sagittarius on December 19 at 5:43pm PT
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In episode 610, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) explores why we use the birth time in calculating a birth chart, what to do when you don't know the birth time (for yourself or others), and questions around identity if the birth time or house system changes.
References:
Astro Data Bank, James Hillman: https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Hillman,_James
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In episode 609, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) shares with you the astrology of the month from a depth psychological perspective.
The astrology this month includes:
- Sun in Scorpio from Oct 22 - Nov 21: conscious focus on emotional bonds and deepening into your inner world
- Sun in Sagittarius from Nov 21 - Dec 21: conscious focus on seeking hope and new pathways forward
- Venus makes a grand cross with Jupiter-Chiron-Pluto: gaining closure on a healing process, especially earlier in the month
- Uranus back in Taurus from Nov 9, 2025 - Apr 27, 2026: continuing to innovate or question what feels truly resonate for you
- Uranus sextile Neptune exact in Nov 2025: unbinding yourself from burdens via clarity, decisive action, and strategic innovation
- Mercury-Mars opposite Uranus from Oct 20 - Nov & Dec
- Venus opposite Uranus from Nov 18 - Dec 11
- Mercury retrograde from Nov 9 - Nov 29 (from 6 degrees Sagittarius - 20 degree Scorpio): contemplation, deep renovation, being with your hopes & desires
- Mercury conjunct Mars from Sept 2025 - Feb 2026: finding clarity thru action, advocation, agitation, anger, or debate
- Full Moon in Taurus on Nov 5 at 5:19am PT: shedding light and awareness on dynamics involving self-sufficiency, interdependence, receiving support from others, and feelings of resourcefulness
- New Moon in Scorpio on Nov 19 at 10:47pm PT: new beginnings around emotional bonds, your inner psychic structures, transmuting intense experiences, and transformational experiences
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Announcement with this episode 🦋 I'll now be creating monthly forecasts in place of weekly forecasts. As my experience of astrology shifts, I want to honor what feels right for me and also shift how I show up here with you. Right now, this means monthly forecasts to allow for a wider perspective on the astrology of the moment. You can hear a bit more about my thought process on this in my previous episode, "Transits are Rites of Initiation". I hope you enjoy this episode and I welcome your feedback 🙏🏻🌀🌟
In episode 608, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) shares with you the astrology of the month from a depth psychological perspective.
The astrology this month includes:
- Sun in Libra from Sept 22 - Oct 22
- Sun in Scorpio from Oct 22 - Nov 21
- T-Square of Sun-Chiron-Jupiter from Oct 2 - Nov 1
- T-Square of Venus-Chiron-Jupiter from Oct 21 - Nov 14
- Sun square Pluto from Oct 14 - Nov 3
- Mercury in Scorpio from Oct 6 - Oct 29
- Mercury in Sagittarius from Oct 29 - Nov 18
- Mercury retrograde shadow phase starts on Oct 20 when Mercury gets to 20 degrees Scorpio
- Mercury conjunct Mars from Sept 29, 2025 - Feb 3, 2026
first peak from Oct 16 - Nov 15, 2025
second peak from Jan 11 - Jan 23, 2026
- Mercury-Mars in a Grand Trine with Jupiter and Saturn-Neptune from Oct 16 - Dec 18
- Neptune will be back in Pisces (to 29 degrees) from Oct 22 - Jan 26, 2026
- Venus in Virgo from Sept 19 - Oct 13
- Venus in Libra from Oct 13 - Nov 6
- Venus opposite Saturn-Neptune from Sept 29 - Oct 24
- Grand Trine with Venus-Uranus-Pluto from Oct 6 - Oct 23
- Mercury-Mars opposite Uranus from Oct 21 - Dec 18
- Full Moon in Aries on Oct 6 at 8:47pm PT at 14 degrees Aries
- Last Qtr Moon in Cancer on Oct 13 at 11:13am PT at 20 degrees Cancer
- New Moon in Libra on Oct 21 at 5:25am PT at 28 degrees Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius on Oct 29 at 9:21am PT at 6 degrees Aquarius
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In episode 607, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) explores how transits are rites of initiation (ordeals we go through that transform us), how we gain more from transits by looking at them over a wider perspective (of time & psychic development), and how we can look at transits as rivers we cross over our lifetime.
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In episode 606, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) shares with you the astrology of the week from a depth psychological perspective.
The astrology this week includes:
- Full Moon in Aries on Mon, Oct 6 at 8:47pm PT at 14 degrees Aries
- Mercury moves into Scorpio on Mon, Oct 6 at 9:41am PT
- Mercury will be in Scorpio and Sagittarius for the remainder of 2025
- Mercury will be retrograde from Nov 9 - 29; during this time, Mercury will move from 6 degrees Sagittarius to 20 degrees Scorpio
- Mercury retrograde shadow phase starts on Oct 20
(when Mercury gets to 20 degrees Scorpio)
- Mercury conjunct Mars from Sept 29 - Nov 21
(exact on Oct 19 - Nov 15)
- Mercury in Scorpio square Pluto in Aquarius (this entire week)
- Mars trine Jupiter from Oct 11 - Nov 12
(exact on Oct 27)
- Sun opposite Chiron & square Jupiter from Oct 2 - Nov 1
(exact on Oct 17)
- Venus sextile Jupiter in Cancer (this entire week)
- Venus opposite Saturn in Pisces from Sept 29 - Oct 22
(exact on Oct 11)
- Venus opposite Neptune in Aries from Oct 2 - Oct 24
(exact on Oct 13)
- Venus trine Uranus & Pluto from Oct 6 - Oct 23
(exact on Oct 14)
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In episode 605, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) shares how Saturn and Neptune both connect with and deepen our understanding of magic and the metaphysical.
Professor of Religious Studies at University of Amsterdam, Jacqueline de Borsje, defined magic as:
“words and acts performed by human beings, which are believed to bring about changes in the empirical world or to produce knowledge of hidden things in a supernatural way.”
reference: Borsje, J. "Witchcraft and magic in Seán Duffy (ed.), Medieval Ireland: an encyclopedia, New York and London: Routledge, 2005. pp. 518 - 520
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In episode 604, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) shares with you the astrology of the week from a depth psychological perspective.
The astrology this week includes:
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn on Mon, Sept 29 at 4:54pm PT
- Sun in Libra opposite Ceres in Aries- Venus in Virgo conjunct South Node & opposite North Node on Sat, Oct 4 at 2:20am PT
- Mercury in Libra square Jupiter in Cancer
- Mercury in Libra opposite Chiron in Aries
- T-Square with Mercury-Jupiter-Chiron
- Jupiter square Chiron from Aug 2025 - Sept 2026
- Mars in Scorpio square Pallas Athena
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In episode 603, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) shares with you the astrology of the week from a depth psychological perspective.
The astrology this week includes:
- Sun moves into Libra (Fall / Spring Equinox) on Monday, Sept 22 at 11:19am PT
- Sun opposite Saturn & Neptune from Sept 1 - Oct 13
- Sun opposite Neptune (exact this week)
- Saturn-Neptune conjunction as a long-term transit from May 2023 - July 2027
- Mercury in Libra opposite Ceres in Aries
- Sun trine Uranus & Pluto from Sept 10 - Oct 5 (exact this week)
- Mars moves into Scorpio on Monday, Sept 22 at 12:54am PT thru Nov 3
- Mars closing Pluto from Sept 6 - Oct 11 (exact this week)
"Pluto, the planet of rebirth, favors the rebuilding of anything, and Mars gives you the energy to do it" (Rob Hand from Planets in Transit, p. 503)
- Venus in Virgo square Vesta in Sagittarius
"Whether we like it or not, one of our tasks on this earth is to work with the opposites through different levels of consciousness until body, soul and spirit resonate together. Initiation rites, experienced at the appropriate times in our lives, burn off what is no longer relevant, opening our eyes to new possibilities of our own uniqueness. They tear off the protective veils of illusion until at last we are strong enough to stand in our own naked truth.” (Marion Woodman from The Pregnant Virgin: A Process of Psychological Transformation)
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In episode 602, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) discusses tarot card reversals (and other astrological factors), and how they add to the multiplicity and diversity of these symbolic languages.
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In episode 601, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) shares the astrology of the week from a depth psychological perspective.
The astrology this week includes:
- New Moon Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo on Sun, Sept 21 at 12:54pm PT at 29 degrees Virgo
- Moon, Sun, Mercury, & South Node conjunction -- opposite North Node, Saturn, & Neptune
- Venus moves into Virgo on Friday, Sept 19 at 5:39am PT
- Venus in Virgo square Uranus in Gemini
- Mercury moves into Libra on Thursday, Sept 18 at 3:06am PT
- Mercury-Uranus-Pluto grand trine
- Mars in Libra opposite Chiron in Aries
- Venus sextile Mars & trine Chiron
Here is a list of all the eclipses within the Pisces/Virgo eclipse season from Sept 2024 - Feb 2027:
Sept 17, 2024 Lunar Eclipse at 25 deg Pisces
Oct 2, 2024 Solar Eclipse at 10 deg Libra
Mar 13, 2025 Lunar Eclipse at 23 deg Virgo
Mar 29, 2025 Solar Eclipse at 9 deg Aries
Sept 7, 2025 Lunar Eclipse at 15 deg Pisces
Sept 21, 2025 Solar Eclipse at 29 deg Virgo
Feb 17, 2026 Solar Eclipse at 28 deg Aquarius
March 3, 2026 Lunar Eclipse at 12 deg Virgo
Aug 12, 2026 Solar Eclipse at 20 deg Leo
Aug 28, 2026 Lunar Eclipse at 4 deg Pisces
Feb 6, 2027 Solar Eclipse at 17 deg Aquarius
Feb 20, 2027 Lunar Eclipse at 2 deg Virgo
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In episode 600, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) discusses planetary returns from a depth psychological perspective and the importance of anniversaries as she approaches the 11 year anniversary of becoming a professional astrologer.
You may find this a helpful resource to track the lunar cycles: We'Moon Datebook: Moon Calendar & Astrological Planner
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In episode 599, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) explores Saturn, it's symbolism, and relationship to transformation.
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In episode 598, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) shares the astrology of the week from a depth psychological perspective.
The astrology this week includes:
- Sun conjunct Mercury in Virgo on Sat, Sept 13 at 3:52am PT
- Sun & Mercury in Virgo sextile Jupiter in Cancer and opposite Saturn in Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini on Sun, Sept 14 at 3:33am PT
- Vesta moves into Sagittarius on Sat, Sept 13 at 8:04pm PT thru Nov 15
- Mars opposite Chiron
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In episode 597, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) shares the astrology of the week from a depth psychological perspective.
The astrology this week includes:
- Saturn moves back into Pisces from Mon, September 1st - February 13, 2026
- Mercury moves into Virgo on Tuesday, September 2nd at 6:23am PT thru September 18th
- Mercury in Virgo square Uranus in Gemini
- Mars in Libra square Jupiter in Cancer (t-square with Ceres)
- Uranus stations retrograde on Friday, September 5th at 9:51pm PT
- Full Moon Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on Sun, Sept 7 at 11:09am PT at 15 degree Pisces
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In episode 596, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) shares the astrology of the week from a depth psychological perspective.
The astrology this week includes:
- Venus moves into Leo on Monday, August 25 at 9:27am PT - thru Sept 19
- Venus in Leo opposite Pluto in Aquarius
- Venus in Leo trine Saturn & Neptune in Aries
- Venus in Leo sextile Uranus in Gemini
- Mercury in Leo trine Chiron in Aries
- Mars-Ceres-Jupiter t-square
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius on Saturday, August 30 at 11:25pm PT at 8 degrees Sagittarius
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In episode 595, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, LMFT (she/her) shares with you the astrology of the week from a depth psychological perspective.
The astrology this week includes:
- Venus-Jupiter in Cancer square Chiron in Aries
- Sun in Leo trine Chiron in Aries
- Sun moves into Virgo on Friday, August 22 at 1:34pm PT
- Sun in Virgo square Uranus in Gemini
- New Moon in Virgo on Friday, August 22 at 11:06pm PT at 0 degrees Virgo
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