The Astrology Podcast

The Astrology Podcast

@theastrologypodcast · 275K subscribers · 715 videos · English

A weekly podcast on astrology, hosted by astrologer Chris Brennan. Chris is a professional astrologer from Denver, Colorado, USA. He specializes in ancient a…

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1:51:01

November Astrology Forecast 2026

83K views · 1w ago · 1:51:01

A detailed look at the astrology forecast for November 2026, with astrologer Chris Brennan. The first half of the month is dominated by the overlapping retrogrades of Venus and Mercury in Libra and Scorpio, bringing relationship realignments, buried secrets, and communication breakdowns to a head before both planets finally station direct on November 13.

Topics: November 2026 astrology overview · Oct 24: Mercury stations retrograde in Scorpio · Oct 23–25: Venus cazimi in Scorpio & ingress into Libra · Nov 4: Mercury cazimi in Scorpio & Mercury Rx themes · Venus retrograde in Scorpio & Libra themes · Nov 4: Venus in Libra sextile Jupiter in Leo

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1:27:54

Venus Retrograde in Scorpio Repetitions in the News

21K views · 1w ago · 1:27:54

In this episode I examine recent news stories happening under Venus retrograde in Scorpio and trace how many of them echo earlier events that happened under the same alignment. Throughout the episode I go through current headlines involving things like mysteries, court cases, celebrity relationships, and pop culture, connecting them back to events from previous Venus retrograde in Scorpio periods in 2018, 2010, 2002, 1994, and even as far back as 1938.

Topics: Amelia Earhart plane expedition (1938) · Christa Pike execution & Aileen Wuornos (2002/2018) · Title IX rules rollback & Cornell case (2018) · O.J. Simpson accomplice story (1994) · Tupac killer Keffe D sentenced (1994/2018) · Pope Leo lung surgery & 1978 papal conclave

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3:18:28

Venus Retrograde in Scorpio Movies

13K views · 1w ago · 3:18:28

Discussing movies that came out around when Venus was retrograde in Scorpio in different eras, with astrologers Skye Barclay, Ames Doyle, and Chris Brennan. In the last couple of episodes on Venus retrograde in Scorpio, we kept finding notable movies that spoke to the nature of the transit at different points over the past century.

Topics: The Social Reckoning (2026) · The Favourite (2018) · Suspiria (2018) · A Star Is Born (2018) · Vox Lux (2018) · The Hate U Give (2018)

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5:03:58

Venus Retrograde in Scorpio in Birth Charts

36K views · 3w ago · 5:03:58

A detailed exploration of what Venus retrograde in Scorpio means in birth charts, primarily by looking through 29 different celebrity case studies, with astrologers Skye Barclay and Chris Brennan. During the episode, we examine not only how this placement manifests natally, but what happened when these figures experienced their 8-year Venus retrograde recurrences.

Topics: Content warning: True crime and heavy themes · Venus in Scorpio: detriment and retrograde · Inga Duncan Thornell and mastectomy tattoos · Gianni Versace and subverting fashion standards · The Medusa myth and the female gaze · Marina Abramovic, endurance art, and prolonged breakups

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1:41:47

October Astrology Forecast 2026

136K views · 1mo ago · 1:41:47

A detailed look at the astrology forecast for October 2026, with astrologer Chris Brennan. This month is dominated by a tumultuous Venus retrograde in Scorpio, kicking off alongside intense hard aspects to Mars and Pluto, which will dredge up some challenging things from the past.

Topics: October 2026 astrological overview · Early October alignments and Mars-Pluto opposition · General themes of Venus retrograde · Venus retrograde in Scorpio and 8-year cycles · High-stakes diplomacy and historical parallels · Artistic and cultural expressions of Venus in Scorpio

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The First AI Swarm Attack: Mars-Uranus Conjunction

25K views · 1mo ago · 40:05

Experts are saying that this was the first AI swarm attack of its kind in history, and Thea helps walk us through the astrological timeline, and then we discuss the implications. This is episode 550 of The Astrology Podcast

Topics: Overview of autonomous AI hacking incident · May timeline: OpenAI sandboxes and reinforcement learning · June 26: AI discovers admin privileges in the "holy s" chain of thought · July 4: Artifactory message pad outage aligns with the Mars-Uranus conjunction · July 8 to July 13: The AI swarm escalates and the hack begins · Mercury Retrograde Cazimi and Saturn/Neptune stations

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2:37:47

Venus Retrograde in Scorpio in History

102K views · 1mo ago · 2:37:47

A deep dive into the repeating eight-year historical cycles of Venus retrograde in Scorpio, to understand the recurring archetypal themes this transit brings to the surface. During the course of the episode, I group together retrogrades that are archetypally similar in order to clearly illustrate the undeniable patterns that emerge when this cycle repeats.

Topics: Venus Retrograde Dates and Repeating Cycles · Unearthing the Underworld: Buried Discoveries & Hidden Secrets · High Stakes Diplomacy, Brinkmanship, and "Deals with the Devil" · State Secrets, Espionage, and Covert Operations · Political Power Shifts and Massive Wave Elections · Women's Rights, Queer Liberation, and Cultural Reckonings

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6:24:58

The Hermetic Origins of Hellenistic Astrology

51K views · 1mo ago · 6:24:58

Hellenistic astrology emerged in Egypt in the 2nd century BCE, representing a profound synthesis of the older Mesopotamian and Egyptian astrological traditions. While it is sometimes assumed that this was the result of a gradual or haphazard blending of cultures, recent historical and archaeological research points to a much more deliberate and brilliant invention.

Topics: The Mesopotamian Astrological Tradition · The Egyptian Astrological Tradition · The Early Greek Tradition · The Hellenistic Era · Early Hermeticism · The Four Foundational Hermetic Astrological Texts

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2:04:52

September Astrology Forecast 2026

144K views · 1mo ago · 2:04:52

A detailed look at the astrology forecast for September 2026, with astrologers Chris Brennan and Austin Coppock. We spend the first hour talking about news and events that happened over the past month since our last forecast, and then in the second hour we get into the astrology of September.

Topics: News Segment Begins · Pisces Eclipse and the Death of Kings · Notable Celebrity Passings · Leo Eclipse and the Death of a Lion · Nepal Floods · US-Iran Escalation

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1:55:01

Gnosticism, Hermeticism, and Ancient Astrology

77K views · 2mo ago · 1:55:01

Scholar M. David Litwa joins the podcast to explore the intersections of Gnosticism, Hermeticism, and ancient astrology. David is a historian of early Christianity and Greco-Roman religions who recently published a new translation of the Corpus Hermeticum. Together, we trace how these esoteric traditions developed and interacted in the ancient world, particularly in the cultural melting pot of Alexandria.

Topics: Alexandrian vs. Roman Christianity · Astrology in the New Testament · The Nag Hammadi Library · Debating the Term "Gnosticism" · Alexandria: Birthplace of Hermeticism · Dating the Corpus Hermeticum

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1:34:56

Roland Orzabal on Astrology, Fate, and Tears for Fears

64K views · 2mo ago · 1:34:56

An interview with musician Roland Orzabal from the band Tears for Fears, discussing his new autobiography, Welcome to Your Life, where he tells his life story through the lens of astrology. In the late 1980s, Roland experienced a profound shift in his worldview, moving from the psychological belief that we are all born as "blank slates" to discovering the stunning accuracy of the natal chart.

Topics: Discovering astrology and primal therapy in the 1980s · Interpersonal astrology and synastry with bandmates · Perspectives on fate, free will, and major Pluto transits · Looking at Roland's birth chart and key placements · The non-linear, Mercury retrograde style of the book · The loss of his first wife and the astrology of meeting Emily

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3:25:43

The Origin of the Chaldean Order and Planetary Days of the Week

34K views · 2mo ago · 3:25:43

In this episode I propose a new theory about the origins of the so-called Chaldean order of the planets, as well as the assignment of the seven traditional planets to the days of the week. In ancient times, a specific sequence of the planets arose known as the order of the seven-zoned sphere, which goes

Topics: Early Planetary Orders · Plato's Order · Eratosthenes & The Hellenistic Shift · The Seven-Zoned Sphere · Nechepso and Petosiris · The Seven-Zoned Sphere as a Conceptual Construct

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4:15:44

The Libra Rising Birth Chart of the United States

19K views · 2mo ago · 4:15:44

In this major new episode, I do a deep dive into the historical evidence for when the Declaration of Independence was finalized on July 4, 1776. There has been a mystery surrounding the birth chart of the United States for more than two centuries, but I recently discovered some new evidence that allows us to triangulate the approximate birth time much more closely than I previously thought possible.

Topics: Why July 4, 1776? · Historical Evidence for the Time on July 2 & 4, 1776 · The Vote for Independence on July 2, 1776 · Finalizing the Declaration of Independence on July 4 · The Proclamation on July 8 as Supporting Evidence · Analyzing the Libra Rising Chart as an Inception Chart

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2:44:49

August Astrology Forecast 2026

112K views · 3mo ago · 2:44:49

A deep dive into the astrology forecast for August 2026, with astrologers Chris Brennan and Austin Coppock. We spend the first hour talking about the astrology behind events that happened in the news in July, and then in the second hour we do a deep dive into the astrology of August.

Topics: August Astrology Quick Overview · News Segment Begins · Iran War Reignites on Mars-Uranus Conjunction · Nuclear Stories · Three Mars-Uranus Recurrence Transits · Mars-Uranus Conjunction Countries

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2:20:35

July Astrology Forecast 2026

98K views · 4mo ago · 2:20:35

A deep dive into the astrology forecast for July 2026, with astrologers Chris Brennan and Austin Coppock. The month opens on highly unstable ground, dominated by a volatile Mars-Uranus conjunction that threatens sudden, unpredictable shifts and explosive turns. This erratic energy is ruled by a newly stationary retrograde Mercury, which has just backed away from a conjunction with Jupiter.

Topics: July Astrology Quick Overview · News Segment Begins · Venus-Jupiter Conjunction Stories · First Trillionaire · Spielberg Disclosure Day · Marriages

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