Welcome back to the Essential Astrocast.

I am your host, Veronica Perretti,
and this is the podcast you listen

to when you want to know what's going
on in the heavens so that you can

dictate your fate down here on Earth.

It is Friday, April 4th.

It is a wild week.

Really all of the action that is
happening this week is happening

today on Friday, April 4th.

I'm gonna cover today, this
week, and as well as next week.

know that I recorded it on April 4th We
are watching the stock market tumble.

we have this.

Whole tariff trade, war
situation, percolating.

we had Cory Booker stand up for over
25 hours breaking the filibuster

record on the Senate floor.

There is certainly a lot happening
and a lot bubbling up, and we

expected this right because.

Mars Station Direct.

Several weeks ago I told you that as Mars
moved forward, things would pick up pace

while we still have Venus and Mercury.

Retrograde, they will be
turning direct next week.

We're already in that, period
where we're feeling the station of

Mercury retrograde because Mercury
will station on Monday, April 7th.

So we're already feeling the station.

when Mercury stations, there's usually a
lot of activity 'cause he's the messenger.

So we got a lot happening now.

When I first looked at this
week, earlier this week, we had

cosmic conversation on Monday.

So if you're new to me, welcome.

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We are actually gonna be having it
again this coming Monday because, the

schedule's getting a little bit, shifted.

so we're gonna have it two
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So cosmic conversation is
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People come from all over and we talk
astrology, and then we take a moment

to ground our energy, do a very short
meditation, and maybe a little journaling.

it's a nice way to kick off your week
and connect with what's going on with the

planets and know what you're working with.

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and then you'll know when all
the happenings are happening.

So at the beginning of this week when we
spoke about these transits, I kind of was

like, oh yeah, like all this harmonious
energy between Mars, Uranus, and Saturn.

This is great.

And on first glance.

Yeah, it feels kind of great.

You think that, oh, that's gonna be good.

You know, sextiles and shrines are
generally the flowing, harmonious

aspects between planets, but you can
never count out Uranus because he

is, always delivering the unexpected.

And so, um, there's a few reasons
that I think that these tariffs are.

More shocking than we all anticipated,
or really not we, but the people

watching this and the people
in financial services expected.

Whenever there is Mars and Uranus
join together, whenever they're

conversing, whether it is harmonious or
containing friction, I think you can.

Guarantee that there's gonna be something
unexpected and something volatile doesn't

always mean bad, but Mars and Uranus
coming together creates electricity.

It creates sparks sparks can be

meeting your new best friend in the
line to get a juice or a coffee and just

being like, I hit it off with this person
and we're gonna be friends for life.

And it was just meant to be.

Sparks can be having a fight.

Sparks can be someone cutting
you off in traffic and then

you really let it go on them.

So sparks can be good or bad.

Sparks can or sparks, right?

Just like the planets move.

The planets move.

It's not good or bad.

The planets connect with each other.

It's not good or bad.

We're working with the energy.

The energy can manifest in a way
that I like to say is high vibration.

For our greatest good or it
can manifest and we can choose

to take the low vibration and
it's not for our greatest good.

and you know, we don't always
have control because we are human

beings walking through the world.

Each of us has free will and then
other people have free will and

their choices have an impact on us.

So.

All of that is to say that this is
one of those weeks where I think

Uranus is playing a very big role.

And it could go either way.

You could be having a great week or
you can be having a really tough week.

I know some people are having really
tough weeks and some people are having

really great weeks and some people are
telling me that this is the first time

they've been feeling really good and
are sleeping through the night again.

And some people are telling me
that, oh my God, so much drama.

I can't take it.

Wherever you lie on that spectrum, know
that it is normal and it is uranium.

so to get into the nitty gritty
today, we're gonna take a

trip into the nitty gritty.

So, you know, take a deep
breath, big breath in,

full breath out.

Feel your feet, feel your
seat if you're sitting.

Feel your heart.

Feel your chest.

Feel your breath.

Feel your tongue.

Take a moment to swallow and
just be here in your body.

And this is Aries season.

Aries is associated
with our individuality.

Each of us is autonomous, is unique and
has our own experience of this world.

So Aries season is really
a celebration of that.

We are in spring.

Spring is springing.

We have the tulips pushing up
through the ground here in New York.

the cherry blossoms are
just about to come out.

We have little buds, so there
is rebirth happening amongst us.

This astrology is activated.

It is an invitation to feel reinvigorated.

So as promised, let's get
into the nitty gritty.

Mars is trine Saturn today on April 4th.

This is the third trine
between Mars and Saturn.

Mars is also sextiling Uranus,
and this is the third sex

tile between Mars and Uranus.

And that is because Mars
has been retrograde now.

You might be thinking, all of
these are harmonious aspects.

This should feel really good.

I should be feeling motivated again.

That might be true.

You might be feeling motivated
again, but Mars is also out of

bounds and the moon is in cancer,
and the moon is at out of bounds.

So Mars and the moon are both out of
bounds in the sign of cancer, which means

that everything feels a little intense.

With Mars and the moon out of bounds
in cancer, things are emotional.

So with this potential of volatility
with Uranus involved, it might be

feeling really emotional for you.

So Mars trying Saturn, let's
talk about that piece first.

previously Mars trine Saturn on
September 30th and February 9th.

when Mars try and Saturn, it
can be helpful to slow down.

You might notice that you get delayed.

this can be often kind of helpful.

it encourages you to take a step-by-step
approach and not to cut any corners.

'cause you know, Mars sometimes
likes to go forward at all costs,

but with Saturn's influence, he's
going to do things the right way.

He's gonna do the step-by-step approach,
moving toward his ultimate goal.

this is the opening trying.

Of this Mars Saturn story that began with
their conjunction on April 10th, 2024.

So a year ago we had Mars
and Saturn join together.

And now we're having this opening
trying and it's taken a little while

because we've had Mars retrograde and
Mars and Cancer for a really long time.

So finally, these guys are.

Taking their time, getting to this
third and final rine, and now Mars is

gonna keep moving forward and sooner
than later, Mars will be moving out of

cancer and into Leo and then eventually
out of his post retrograde shadow.

I do have good news though, in
a couple of days, Mars will.

Go back in bounds.

We've had Mars out of bounds for
months and months, which is why Mars

has felt so unruly and why things
have just felt so off the charts.

I can't promise that things won't
feel off the charts 'cause we have

lots of big astrology this year.

But I do think Mars coming back
into bounds and then moving into

Leo is going to be a welcomed.

Fresh moment where we feel like
we're just operating a little

with a little bit more resources.

Okay, now Mars is Sextiling,
Uranus, Mars sex tile.

Uranus can be electric.

I mentioned this.

It can offer us the unexpected.

It can be really innovative, but
it also can be really volatile.

The previous sextile between Mars
and Uranus occurred on October

24th, 2024, and January 23rd, 2025.

So you have been here before you've
experienced this, but this is,

you know, part of the opening.

Of this story that began with Mars and
Uranus conjunct July 15th, 2024, and you

might recall what was happening then.

We had a very high profile
assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.

So that story is unpacking itself, and
we will hear more about this story in the

coming months when Mars squares Uranus.

So, you know, we see what's going on.

There's a lot of volatility, a
lot of uncertainty, a lot of.

sparks flying, for lack of
a better way of putting it.

Now the third piece of this puzzle is
Saturn making a sex tile to Uranus.

So Mars is talking to both of them
and they're talking to each other.

Saturn sex tile Uranus is actually
pretty interesting because it's

been 28 years since this happened.

The last time it happened
was in Aries and Aquarius.

And the closing square of
this story was in 2021.

So we are in a closing of this Saturn
Uranus story that began with their

last conjunction in October of 1988.

And I just wanted to look
back historically and see what

was going on at that time.

And one of the things that I thought
was so interesting was that actually

on October 18th, 1988, the show
Roseanne premiered on a, B, C.

Now, I am not a Roseanne fan.

I never liked that show.

I was obviously pretty young when that
came out, but now they did a reboot of

Roseanne called the Connors, and it's
been on for like six years, I believe.

And it is coming to an end like
I think this week or the, I

think it's the last episode, or
maybe it's the beginning of the.

End of the series, whatever it is.

I only know that because I watched The
View and they were talking about it.

they had one of the actors on.

So, really interesting, right,
that this is the closing

sex tile After we have this.

Closing sextile.

we will be moving toward the next
conjunction of these two planets.

Saturn and Uranus are kind
of like, they're similar

in the ways that Saturn rules
both Capricorn and Aquarius, but

Uranus is the co ruler of Aquarius.

Saturn likes to create boundaries
and Uranus likes to break them and.

They're strange bedfellows, but
also inextricably linked thanks

to their co rulership of Aquarius.

So kind of interesting that
we're seeing that and we will

have our, next conjunction.

Between these two planets in June of 2032.

So that's a while away.

But we will have two more of
these sex tiles, August 11th,

2025, and January 20th, 2026.

So pay attention to
what's going on right now.

We are going to see this story continue
to play out through January of 2026.

Alright, so those are some of
the things that are going on.

Some of the other things that were
going on at the time that Saturn

and Uranus joined together in
1988, I just thought were kind of

interesting based on what's going on
collectively and in the news right now.

We had the, former president of
the Philippines and the first lady.

Ferdinand and Emelda Marcos, they
were indicted for racketeering.

we had, Gorbachev become the head of
the USSR during that month and we had

Israel and China sign a trade deal.

We also had a concert for
Amnesty International, which

was headed by Bruce Springsteen.

so there was a lot of interesting
things going on at that time.

That are similar themes to what
we're dealing with today, right?

Talking about human rights, talking
about corruption and government.

talking about the USSR now, Russia, that
was a big, you know, Gorbachev was a big

presence on the news here in the states.

Israel and China trading we're
talking about trade wars.

Roseanne, that show was very much
about, putting real people on

television and real people's problems.

And there was a focus on the quote
unquote working class of America.

And that is, once again, a focus
that we are seeing in the collective.

So just wanted to point
some of those things out.

I sometimes think the,
the past tripping is.

Really fun when we have
an astrological lens.

Okay?

So as we move forward, that's
what's going on this week or this

weekend, but we also have some really
beautiful transits that are lovely.

This weekend we have the sun
sex tile and Jupiter, which is

bringing in optimism and vitality.

It is expanding and
amplifying your optimism.

Your faith and your feeling of
vitality, your feeling of aliveness.

I think this is really lovely
and so needed right now.

So Sunday is a great day to
get out in the world and do the

things that make you feel alive.

We also have Venus in a trine
to Mars on Sunday, which is

really beautiful for being social
and relating with one another.

Venus is.

Exalted in the sign of Pisces.

That's where she is.

She is retrograde.

We'll be feeling her even more intensely
with, her stationing next week.

So this is just a really nice day.

It's a really nice day.

Enjoy it.

Enjoy those transits.

Next week on Monday.

Mercury is going to station direct Pay
attention over the next few days before

the station and after the station.

What is coming up, what is being said?

What is being communicated?

'cause remember, God gave you two
ears and one mouth for a reason.

Communication means listening
as well as speaking.

So notice how people communicate with you.

notice what you're hearing.

Notice.

How people communicate with their bodies.

The messages are gonna be really important
as mercury stations as they always are.

And Mercury stationing,
fairly close to Venus in PIs.

Venus will join with Saturn the same day.

Venus joining with Saturn.

this can feel restrictive generally
when Venus joins with Saturn.

This is a time where I would say
don't make lavish investments.

Don't be impulsive about changing your
hair or, getting a tattoo or, buying

something that's beyond your means.

Venus with Saturn can make
you feel like you're second

guessing or doubting your value.

It can also make you second guess
or doubt, your safety and security.

And because of what is going on with.

Everything in the economy, the markets,
et cetera, what's going on in the news.

please take a deep breath, feel your body.

Remember that you are here, you are safe.

hopefully you are safe.

if you're listening to this, I hope
that you are safe and secure where

you are on the planet at this moment.

And, yeah, remember that because.

Venus with Saturn can make us
feel like we're grasping for that

sense of safety and security.

it also can make us feel a little bit
doubtful about ourself and our appearance.

So, you know, don't let it, let it go.

Remember that this is, temporary,
whatever you're feeling on

Monday or around that date.

On the eighth, we have
Venus Sextiling, Uranus.

So that is like, don't get a
tattoo, don't get a new haircut.

don't throw out your clothes that
you wear all the time because

you're like, I feel frumpy in them.

Like, just don't do anything Rash.

on April 8th or around that date.

and don't do anything rash when
it comes to your investments.

So yes, you're hearing all this stuff
about the markets, you're hearing

all this stuff about the economy.

Don't do anything rash.

That is the main thing I want you to
take away from this podcast today.

Don't do anything rash.

Okay?

I apologize if you hear background noise.

It is one of those days over here.

Um, what is one of those
weeks over here, truly.

Okay, Venus.

With Uranus, I said that you
don't wanna do anything erratic.

You don't wanna do any, you don't wanna
take any investments that are, too crazy.

But it will be helpful for perhaps
sparking some of those venous retrograde

ahas because Venus is still retrograde.

She will station to go
direct on Saturday the 12th.

Speaking of Saturday the 12th, the
same day Venus goes direct, she will

be the ruler of the full moon in Libra.

We'll have a full moon at 23 degrees
Libra, and that will be happening

at 8:22 PM Eastern Time, and this
will be the end of Eclipse season.

with that, I will talk a little bit
more about the Full Moon next week, but

just know that this is a lovely full
moon that will kick out Eclipse season

and really round out this story that we
had with the nodes in Aries, in Libra.

Because now of course the nodes are
in Pisces and Virgo and we've worked

through a lot of relationship stuff.

And then we went through this venous
retrograde and we worked through a

lot of relationship stuff and perhaps
worked through some body image

stuff, perhaps worked through some
money stuff, and this full moon is

kind of like an apex of that energy.

Celebrating all of that work we did,
bringing it to a point, illuminating

all of those Veian themes and releasing
it, letting it go, moving forward.

So with that, I will leave you.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend,
and I hope you have a wonderful week.

April 7th to the 13th.

The 13th will be Palm Sunday.

I will hopefully talk to
you, on or around April 14th.

That will be Easter week and the
week that the sun enters tourists.

So keep enjoying this airy season.

I know that it's been really wild.

We've had so many big, big shifts.

We had the eclipse season.

we're still coming out of
that Mars retrograde hangover.

We have had mercury and venous retrograde.

We just had Neptune move
into Aries on the 30th.

I talked about that last time.

Neptune and Aries really has
us feeling like it's time to

rise up for what we believe in.

Cory Booker, that's really interesting.

He has Venus retrograde in Aries.

Venus Retrograded, right on his.

Natal Venus.

So that's why we're seeing him
stand up and be the brave one.

Because sometimes the thing about Aries is
that we, I say this 'cause I'm an Aries,

we get a bad rap for being very selfish.

You know, we're like the
infants of the zodiac.

It's all about me.

But Aries, the highest vibration
of Aries is being able to raise

your hand and say, I'll be brave.

I'll go first.

I'll show everyone else that it's not
that scary that they can do it too.

that is one of the most beautiful things
about the fire signs in general, is that

we tend to, have the courage and the
spirit to stand up and let other people

know that, hey, you can stand up too.

So that's where we are.

Tomorrow is a nationwide day of protest.

I'm hoping to make it out there.

There is one.

About 20 minutes away from us and another
one about 30 minutes away from us.

if you are out there, please be safe,
be careful, take care of yourself,

take care of the people around you,
and just be really mindful because all

this Mars, Uranus, even though there's
good stuff happening right now, these

should be enjoyable transits, Uranus.

sparks flying and sparks can ignite fires.

So I just want everyone to be
really mindful and I'll talk

to you soon, around April 14th.

All right, bye.