Chiron -- the wounder healer, mentor and maverick -- goes direct this week, as illustrated in a listener chart. We also have the Sun getting a double-hit of energy from the eighth letter of the astrology alphabet (it trines Pluto and enters Scorpio ), and Mercury trines Chiron and squares Jupiter (beware of Motormouth Syndrome!). A special bonus is the sinuous instrumental "Scorpio," written by our faithful listener Pierre to celebrate the Sun's entry into the sign of the snake, scorpion, eagle and phoenix. Hear all about this and more -- click here to listen, or go to www.ThisWeekInAstrology.com to learn about getting the show through iTunes. (We love it when you subscribe through iTunes!) This week's index: Overview: 1:35 Monday: 2:16 Tuesday: 2:28 Wednesday: 5:48 Thursday: 7:48 Friday: 8:39 Saturday: 10:00 Sunday: 14:56 Listener Chart: 17:46 Part 2 (Listener Questions & Comments): 23:54 Part 3 (Listener Chart of the Week): 34:39 "Scorpio" ...

This is a clarification to the This Week in Astrology blog post I sent out earlier tonight. In that post, I am not suggesting that the US presidential election will be cancelled! Spiritsong and I do respond to a listener who asks about that possibility in Part Two of the 10/13/08 show, but putting the words "the possible cancellation of the US presidential election" in bold type may have been confusing. I regret having done that, and apologize for any unfounded worry this may have caused. We do not consider it likely that the election will be cancelled, although the Uranus-Saturn opposition which comes exact on Election Day does significantly increase the chances that something unexpected will happen. The exact nature of any such event is, however, beyond our ability to predict. May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Holistic Astrologer

This week we have Mercury finally going direct (was that Mercury retrograde global financial meltdown intense enough for you?), a Full Moon in Aries (bar fight alert!) Venus' entry into Sagittarius (freedom within relationships!) and Spiritsong co-hosting the entire show (yay!). Plus we answer a listener's question about the possible cancellation of the US presidential election! Also, as of this show, Part One listener charts illustrating the week's transits will now appear after the seven-day forecast. That way , those of you who just want to know the week's astrological weather can get the info you want more quickly! Hear all about this and more -- click here to listen, or go to www.ThisWeekInAstrology.com to learn about getting the show through iTunes. (We love it when you subscribe through iTunes!) This week's index: Overview: 1:55 Monday: 2:56 Tuesday: 4:14 Wednesday: 8:07 Thursday: 14:46 Friday: 14:51 Saturday: 16:17 Sunday: 19:37 Listener Chart: 22:54 ...

Dear This Week in Astrology listener, Just a quick note to let you know that I finally solved the technical problems that were preventing the full distribution of the Sept. 29 & Oct. 6 shows. You may now listen at your leisure in your usual manner, whether that means manually downloading from ThisWeekInAstrology.com or ThisWeekInAstrology.blogspot.com , or getting the show from iTunes or another podcast distribution site. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding while I got the glitch worked out! May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Host, This Week in Astrology

DUPLICATE POSTING. My apologies to those of you who have already received this. I am trying to get iTunes and other podcast directories to once again list my new episodes, and sending out this blog post again is the only way I can test the fix I just tried. Thank you for your understanding! ************** The Sun and Venus are plenty busy this week, with four aspects each! A Mercury-Jupiter square , Saturn-Chiron quincunx and an intense Wedge aspect pattern are also in the air! Hear all about this and more -- click here to listen, or go to www.ThisWeekInAstrology.com to learn about getting the show through iTunes. (We love it when you subscribe through iTunes!) This week's index: Overview: 1:57 Aspect Pattern: 3:25 Monday: 10:41 Tuesday: 15:40 Wednesday: 18:33 Listener Chart #1: 20:58 Thursday: 27:26 Friday: 29:12 Saturday: 32:26 Listener Chart #2: 35:43 Sunday: 41:57 Part 2 (Listener Questions and Comments): 44:48 Join the free This Week in Astrology discussion group ! Subsc...