Episode 20

In this podcast, professional astrologers Chani Nicholas, Thea Anderson, and Eliza Robertson look to the sky to make sense of what’s happening here on Earth.

This episode brings you into the astrological group chat to talk through how the Full Moon in Scorpio, the Uranus cazimi, and Jupiter’s square to the lunar nodes have manifested IRL. We get into everything from the Democratic cover-up of Joe Biden’s decline to the start of the Diddy trial, the fire at a 166-year-old plantation, and the selection of the new Pope — then we break down how these key astrological events have shown up in the collective. We also look ahead to Saturn’s shift into Aries and unpack what that transit means for anyone entering a Saturn return, or any other significant Saturn transit. We rant. We reflect. We keep it real. There’s a lot to get to, so let’s get going.

Content warning: sex trafficking, sexual assault, genocide, slavery, murder, wildfires

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Welcome to Down to Astro episode 20

(08:56) - Personal stories from the Scorpio Full Moon

(15:00) - Political reflections: Joe Biden's Scorpio stellium

(21:00) - The Diddy trial: uncovering dark secrets

(26:56) - Cassie’s case and the Mars Synodic Cycle

(36:44) - Historical parallels: Anita Hill and Cassie

(38:16) - Mars cazimi, 1991 and now: South Africa in the news

(42:22) - The Full Moon and high-profile trials

(44:48) - The importance of centering survivors

(48:08) - Saturn, Ceres, and Cassie on the stand

(50:42) - Burning down the past: Neptune and the Nottoway Plantation fire

(57:39) - The Scorpio Moon, the Mars–Pluto opposition, and global politics

(01:07:39) - Power outages, tech failures, and the Uranus cazimi

(01:14:04) - The significance of Jupiter’s square to the nodes of the Moon

(01:18:21) - Jupiter, ChatGPT, and the impact of tech in higher education

(01:22:44) - The astrology of Pope Leo XIV

(01:30:45) - Saturn’s shift into Aries

(01:37:40) - Navigating your second Saturn return

(01:39:45) - Saturn squares: key Saturn transits in your 30s and 40s

(01:41:09) - Upcoming astrological shifts: Saturn in Aries and Jupiter in Cancer

This episode was recorded on 5/20/2025.

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The song “Midas,” featured in the podcast, was created by NISHA and is available wherever you listen to music.

This episode also mentioned the following creative works:

Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson
We Do Not Care Club series on TikTok by @justbeingmelani
Doppelganger by Naomi Klein

P.S. The transcript for this episode is available here.