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May 8, 2025 19 mins

Passion, conflict, and cosmic timing collide in this fascinating exploration of a complex astrological week. A celestial race unfolds as Mercury and Venus rush toward aspects with Mars, creating a week where arguments and desire might arrive hand-in-hand.

The planetary dynamics this week create a unique braided energy—Mercury in stubborn Taurus squares off against passionate Mars in Leo, potentially triggering heated exchanges, while Venus in Aries forms a harmonious trine with Mars, igniting romance and creative fire. These competing influences create a cosmic environment where we might experience both challenging conflicts and beautiful connections, sometimes simultaneously or within the same relationships.

By tracking the exact degrees of these planets throughout the week, we discover a fascinating progression: Venus starts closer to her trine with Mars, potentially creating a false sense of security as positive energies dominate early week. By midweek, both planets are intensely engaged with Mars, creating a perfect storm of passion and potential conflict. Mercury ultimately reaches its exact aspect first, bringing communication challenges to a head, but Venus maintains a longer relationship with Mars, suggesting that harmony outlasts tension.

The impact of these cosmic currents depends significantly on your natal chart—specifically which houses contain Taurus, Leo, and Aries. Whether these energies manifest in your career, creativity, relationships, or self-expression will color your experience profoundly. Check your chart to understand where you might need extra patience and where you might channel passionate energy most constructively.

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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hello and welcome to Pisces Moon Astrology.
I'm your astrologer, kateLeonard, and I'm excited to
explore the stars with you.
Hi everyone, welcome to theweek of May 11th through May
17th.
This is an exciting week.
We've got a race betweenMercury and Venus trying to get

(00:29):
into their aspects to Mars, thegod of war, the god of passion.
Oh, my goodness, this week isintense.
It's a lot, it's a mixed bagand I cannot wait to talk about
it.
Okay, before I get into it,thank you for being here.
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(00:49):
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Anyway, that's my little promopush for today.
Now let's get into this racebetween Mercury and Venus who

(01:53):
gets to Mars the quickest?
Well, it's not so easy.
So let me start by first sayingthat this energy is going to be
weaving in and out through thewhole week.
There are dates when it's moreintense, but the Mercury to Mars
and Venus to Mars conversationsthat are going on.

(02:13):
We're going to be dealing withthat energy all week and even
into next week.
So it's very big, but it's notlike, oh, just wait for
Wednesday, right, it's like thisis all week.
So it's big stuff.
Second, let's talk about theaspects being made.
So first, we have Mercurycommunication going into aspect

(02:36):
with Mars war, anger, arguments,but also passion, unfortunately
.
Arguments but also passion.
Unfortunately, mercury is goingto be forming a square.
That's a hard aspect, that'stense.
So Mercury is going to beforming a square with Mars.
And what does that mean?

(02:56):
Probably angry communication,harsh words, arguments, that
kind of thing.
That's happening this week forsure.
But we have Venus moving into atrine with Mars.
A trine is the most positiveaspect.

(03:17):
A trine is when the two planetsare speaking well with each
other, supporting each other,sharing energy easily, and so in
this one, I'm thinking, we getthe passion of Mars and the
romance and love of Venus.
So, ooh, la, la, huh, thatsounds like nice and spicy and

(03:43):
all the good stuff.
But we also still have thatMercury Mars thing.
Okay, you see how it getscomplicated.
This is another one I'm going toremind you look at your natal
charts.
We're talking about Taurus, leoand Aries.
You want to know where thoseare in your natal chart.

(04:04):
What houses do those occupy?
Because those will be the areasof life where we're hit most
directly.
Does it mean if, say, one ofthese aspect dialogue things is
happening in my house of career,I'm not also going to have wild
, passionate sex?
It doesn't mean that at all,but we will definitely feel it

(04:26):
in the houses involved.
So we've got Mercury in Taurus.
Taurus is a fixed earth,stubborn, stubborn, stubborn.
We've got Mercury in Taurus.
We've got Mars in Leo.
Mars is happy there, so we canget Mars in Leo.
Mars is happy there, so we canget really fiery anger and

(04:47):
really fiery passion.
And then we've got Venus inAries, which is especially good
because that is a Mars ruledsign and she's in dialogue with
Mars.
I'm telling you, whatever thatis in your life, it is going to
be hot in a good way.
But look at your houses because, like I said, that's where

(05:10):
you're going to feel it mostdirectly.
So with that, even though I'mtalking a lot about anger
arguments, that kind of thing,I'm talking about sexy, lusty,
hitting the sheets.
This can be happening literallybetween lovers, between friends
both the argument and the Venushot stuff.

(05:33):
But it could be happening withcoworkers.
This could be happening betweenI don't mean the hot stuff with
coworkers and family and all ofthat.
But passion, right, passionisn't only sexual passion.
I want you to keep that in mind.
Passion is passion.
This can be for your children,your lover, your work project,

(05:55):
your art project.
It's passion.
So there's that one kind that Iknow y'all that's what you're
thinking about, and me too kindof right.
But do keep in mind that,depending on where this is
hitting you, right, but do keepin mind that, depending on where
this is hitting you, you can bepassionate about a lot of
things that aren't.
You know that passion.
Got it All right.
I know you do.

(06:15):
I just wanted to make thatclear because if you see it like
in your house of children andyou're like, okay, that's weird,
no, it's not.
It just means you will be, youknow, passionately involved with
your kids and loving the timeyou're spending with them.
Okay, so we got to keep a littleframework around all of this.

(06:37):
Yeah, this week is weird.
It's like the energy is goingto be braiding in and out.
Are we getting the angryMercury-Mars square or the
loving, passionate, excitedVenus-Mars trine?
It's complicated.
I know that's like such acliche thing to say, but it

(06:58):
really is complicated in thiscase.
Let's review what an aspect is.
An aspect is most powerful whenthe planets in question
Mercury-Mars or Venus-Mars, areat the exact same degree.
So let's say, mars is at 13degrees Leo, that square with

(07:20):
Mercury is going to be mostintense when Mercury is at 13
degrees Taurus.
Get it Like they're indifferent signs but on the same
degree.
So that's why I said, eventhough we're going to be feeling
this all week, both of thesethings there are going to be

(07:41):
times when we're feeling oneover the other because it's
closer to the exact degree ofMars.
Okay.
So, with that said, I want totell you some sort of hot spots,
and then we'll get a littlemore into this.
At the start of the week, marsis at 10 degrees Leo.
Mercury is at two degreesTaurus.

(08:04):
Venus is at seven degrees inAries.
So expect that passionate, hot,steamy, whatever kind of
passion you're doing, that'sgoing to be stronger at the
beginning.
Mercury is much farther awayfrom making the exact square
than Venus is from making theexact trine.

(08:26):
So the start of the week mightalmost lull us into false
security, right, or security isnot the right word but we might
be like no, this is great, I'mjust getting the love, passion
stuff.
Yeah, just give it a minute,because it doesn't stay like
that.
It's so bizarre.
Remember, planets move atdifferent speeds and that's why,

(08:48):
by the 16th, mercury and Venusare both tied up at 11 degrees.
Mars has moved to 13.
So this is really close y'all.
This is going to be thearguments and all of that kind
of thing and the passion thing.

(09:09):
So there can be passionatearguments, right?
This could play out in allkinds of ways.
These could be two completelyseparate events in our life
around that day.
It could be like I am having ascreaming, raging argument with
this person over here and I amhot and steamy with this person

(09:33):
over here, or with my artproject, or with my, whatever
you get it.
Or it could be like I'm havinghot and steamy and in between it
all we're fighting like crazy,right?
It's like I love you, but blah,blah, blah, blah, blah.
And then the argument startsright, so this could be really

(09:54):
united.
They're happening exactlytogether.
This could be one relationshipthat is going through a little
bit of a roller coaster aroundthis time.
All right, you get what I'msaying.
And then by the very end of theweek, on the 17th listen to this

(10:14):
who gets there first?
Who wins the speed race Mercurydoes?
On the 17th, mercury is at 13degrees, Mars is at 13 degrees,
venus is only at 12.
So you know this is splittinghairs a little bit.
We're going to be going throughthis energy, both, both of

(10:36):
these energies, all week, but toget to that exact most powerful
relationship, mercury wins.
So I'm just saying, watch out alittle bit, right, that Mercury
squared to Mars could be prettyvicious.
Honestly, mercury, as I alreadysaid earlier, is in that fixed

(11:01):
Earth, taurus, fixed Earth.
I tell you guys this all thetime it doesn't move.
It's stubborn.
Taurus is probably the moststubborn sign of the zodiac, and
then we've got Mars in Leo, andthen we've got Mars in Leo, and
that is fire in fire, andthey're not at a good angle.
There's tension, so what?

(11:22):
We get stubborn, somebody getsstubborn, and there's this
heated energy behind it.
You see that.
So watch out this week, youguys.
It's a weird thing, because Ialways talk about it like this
is going to be happening to us,and so I think sometimes and I
mean, that's true, this is goingto be happening to us, but I

(11:44):
think sometimes how that playsout or how that sounds, is like
there are going to be theseirrational, stubborn people who
are making us angry.
Yes, that is very likely tohappen, but remember, this is
for all of us.
So what they're doing to us,we're doing to somebody right?

(12:04):
So we may be in onerelationship that's doing some
back and forth, or in multiplerelationships.
We may be playing multipleroles.
We may be digging our heels inand be all stubborn and like, no
, my way, or the highway, andthe other person is erupting
from that fire, or it could bethe opposite they're being

(12:28):
stubborn and they push ourbuttons and we're really angry,
or we either party could bedigging their heels in and
firing up.
You know, it's like it's aweird kind of thing.
These energies are impacting usin all different ways.
That's why it's important tokind of look at your chart and

(12:48):
see where it's going to hit thehardest, especially for this one
, because it is a tense,uncomfortable energy.
You kind of want to know likeoh wow, this is hitting my 10th
house.
I need to watch myself at work.
I know there's a chance thateither I'm going to get stubborn
or somebody else is going toget stubborn, whatever.
And I need this job right, Ineed this job.

(13:11):
So I need to practice thecounting to 10 thing.
And you know, like, go take abreak when you need to because
you need the job right.
Or if it's happening in yourpartnership seventh house, if
that's involved again, you couldfight it out.
And in the seventh house, giventhe Venus stuff going on, I

(13:31):
don't know, it may be like youfight it out and then there's
that nice makeup sex.
You know what I'm talking about, right, but it could also be
that you fight it out and breakit up.
It could go that far.
So I'm just saying, look atwhere it is in your chart and be

(13:52):
on guard a little bit there andjust remind yourself like, oh,
this is that Mercury-Mars thing.
I need to take a minute.
Maybe I don't need to rage,quit my project, my job, my
spouse, you know whatever it is.
Oh, and even though I reallybelieve, given the energy this
week, most of the Mercury-Marsdifficult aspect is going to

(14:18):
come out through communication.
And remember, mercury is notonly talking.
Watch what you're doing online,watch what you're posting on
social media.
All of that stuff counts.
Mercury loves social media, sobe careful and remember that
when something is posted, youcan go in and delete it, but

(14:40):
people have already screenshotit.
We know how it works.
Don't get yourself in troublethis week.
Give it a minute, all right.
But the other thing is, mercuryalso rules travel, so expect
road rage.
This is a classic Mercurysquare Mars road rage.

(15:01):
Expect it from other people.
It might be coming up for you.
Drive carefully this week, allright, I'm really serious.
Road rage is classic.
For this we may be doing it.
If you find that you're feelingthat, take the next exit or
pull over to the curb, whatever,wherever you drive, and do some

(15:24):
deep breathing or something.
Okay, because nobody needs whatthis could be.
Okay, we don't want anyaccidents because Mars, mercury
all right, we don't want anyaccidents, all right.
I love, love, love the Venusenergy.
And even though Mercury getsexact to Mars first, venus is

(15:50):
one degree away.
We're feeling all of that aswell.
She's going to make the exacttrine next week, so this is
going to carry into next weekand she's going to stay there a
little bit longer becauseMercury moves quicker.
He's going to get out and Venuswill be hanging back.
You guys, this is everything.

(16:10):
This is one of the mostbeautiful aspects in the sky.
These are the celestial lovers,mars and Venus.
Right, they're gorgeoustogether when they're playing
nicely.
And remember, on top of thetrine, being the most wonderful
aspect, mars is the host ofVenus, who is in a sign.

(16:32):
He rules.
So this is gorgeous.
This is beyond.
Keep in mind, if it's in yourfirst house, this is really
about yourself.
It's about learning to reallyfind the passion, that internal

(16:52):
fire that you need to live yourbest life.
Of course, there are two housesbeing affected by this, so you
got to look at that which one iswhich.
But nevertheless, first houseis going to have to do with
self-love, deep inner passionfor your own life.
Fourth house is family.
Fifth house you, creativepeople.

(17:13):
It is children, it is also sex,it is just straight up sex.
So, oh my gosh, some of youfifth house people in this one
boy, howdy, you might want toput those little soundproofy
sheet things up around the room,because the passion yikes y'all
.
I don't even know what to say.

(17:35):
There we have it.
This is also the house ofcreativity.
So you, artist, anybody, andany kind of artist, creative
writers, painters, actors,singers, dancers you do you.
This is beautiful.
You are going to be on fire andpassionate and loving your own
project and your own experienceas an artist.

(17:57):
Seventh house people that's yourprimary relationship and this
is another one.
This is just passion with yourlover.
10th house people it's career.
11th house people you are goingto be just having a great time
with your tribe, right?
You're going to be feelingpassionate connection with your

(18:19):
tribe.
So it's a beautiful, beautifulenergy.
The Mercury thing is weaving inthis week and I do think we have
to be aware of it, butultimately, by next week,
mercury is pulling out of thisrelationship.
Venus and Mars continue on, soit's not going to be the yelling

(18:42):
, screaming war match that winsthis, right.
I mean it can do damage, becareful, right, but it's not
that that's going to win.
Venus is going to hang back andstay with Mars and even if
you've been fighting withsomebody you know your lover,
somebody really significant inyour life there will be makeup

(19:02):
sex, whatever that means, inwhatever house.
It is Okay.
I hope that all makes sense andI hope that this is valuable.
Please, please, please, sharethe podcast.
I'd be so grateful.
And until next week, go out andseize the energies of the stars
and this week, do it withpassion.

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I know you will Talk to younext time.
Bye.
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