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An Astrological Overview of October 2024

by Robert Wilkinson

As the editor of the Astrology Arizona newsletter, I compose an overview of each month. Today we take a look at the primary factors for October 2024.

Jupiter Stationary Retrograde in October 2024 at 22 Gemini – Looking Back At How We Dance With Others in Healthy Ways

by Robert Wilkinson

On October 9, 12:05 am PDT, Jupiter goes stationary retrograde at 22 Gemini and will remain retrograde until February 4, 2025 when it goes direct at 12 Gemini. What does this mean?

Sunday Piano Fest Celebrating the Keyboards of 2024 Birthday boys Jerry Lee Lewis and Mike Post

by Robert Wilkinson

September 29 was the birthday of one of the originators of rock and roll, part of the “Million Dollar Quartet” at Sun records, and an amazing piano man! It’s also the birthday of one of the greatest television theme song composers of all time. “Shake it baby shake!”

Sunday Fun Celebrating the 2024 Birthday of Sax Man Steve Douglas, Songwriter Carl Sigman, Mike Berry, and Merseybeat hitmaker Gerry Marsden

by Robert Wilkinson

If you listened to the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, Duane Eddy, Aretha Franklin, Bobby Darin, the Ramones, Dylan in the late 70s, or any of Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" productions, you're heard Steve's work. Today we send up a happy birthday to one of the truly great sax players of the 20th century. It's also the birthday of a guy who is almost unknown, but considered one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century, Carl Sigman, UK singer and actor Mike Berry, and one of the greatest hitmakers of the Merseybeat era, Gerry Marsden.

It Was 62 Years Ago Today Sergeant Pepper's Band Began To Play

by Robert Wilkinson

Yes, "Love Me Do" was released October 5, 1962, opening the gates for THE BAND that paved the way for countless other bands and changed music forever.

Saturday Night Attitude Dancing at the 2024 Birthday of Musician and Humanitarian Sting

by Robert Wilkinson

Our Saturday Night Attitude dance features one of the greatest talents going. Besides the legendary duo of Groucho Marx and Mahatma Gandhi, October 2 was also the birthday of Sting, singer-songwriter, human rights activist, philanthropist, and great guy!

Saturday Musical Magic Celebrating the 2024 Birthday of Randy Bachman, Ben E King, and George Chambers

by Robert Wilkinson

Our Libra weekend birthday feast continues with several short sets! (Bet you can’t say that four times quickly…)

Fabulous Friday Celebrating the 2024 Birthday of Members of the Chords, Chordettes, Esquires, Spirit, and Love

by Robert Wilkinson

We’ve had a host of musical birthdays since the Equinox, so today we dance to some short sets of acts you may not recognize, but you’ve definitely heard their music!

Astrology of October, November, and December 2024 - Mars Enters Its Shadow Zone at 18 Cancer

by Robert Wilkinson

Mars is rapidly slowing, preparing to go retrograde soon! Lots of Cancer and Leo action ahead!

Mom’s Choices When We’re in the Womb Influences our Life Choices More Than We Think

by Robert Wilkinson

We last visited this subject 14 years ago. It turns out that our mom’s choices in diet, as well as her stress and anxiety, profoundly affect us and our brothers and sisters throughout our entire lives.

Astrology in October 2024 – Changing Your Planet Expressions, Hammers of Thor and more

by Robert Wilkinson

Because of so many things happening, including the Lunar and Solar eclipses I posted on yesterday, a lot of great articles slipped down the front page. So today I’ve assembled seven of them for those who want to take a first or second look.

Happy 2024 Birthday to One of the Greatest Beings Ever to Walk the Earth, Mahatma Gandhi

by Robert Wilkinson

Every year we offer a huge Happy Birthday to a couple of the greatest who were both born on October 2. This year we launched the celebration with Groucho in the spotlight, and now it’s the Mahatma’s turn!

Happy 2024 Birthday to the Immortal Groucho Marx

by Robert Wilkinson

In one of history's great ironies, two of the greatest beings of the 20th century were born on the same birthday, October 2. They both punctured imperialists and fascist thinking with every phrase they spoke, and each had an amazing sense of humor. A great example of the illumination power of the ridiculous and the sublime existing as one. Today we have some extraordinarily funny quotes!

Astrology in October 2024 – A Benevolent Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse of A Month of Quick Goodbyes

by Robert Wilkinson

Since we’re literally “in between” eclipses, I figured I should reprint the Lunar eclipse articles as well as the compiled Solar eclipse articles in a one stop shop. Remember the Lunar eclipse was about “the month of saying goodbye quickly?” That’s happened more times than I could have imagined two weeks ago!

Happy 2024 Birthday to One of the Greatest Spiritual Astrologers of All Time, the Legendary Marc Edmund Jones

by Robert Wilkinson

Yes, today would have been the 136th birthday of Dr. Marc Edmund Jones, Master Astrologer who gave the world the Sabian Symbols, the Jones Patterns, the Sabian Assembly, and a whole lot more!

Mercury Direct in October-November-December 2024 – How Will the Superior Conjunction at 9 Libra Manifest in the Future?

by Robert Wilkinson

Today we explore the Superior conjunction of September 30 at 9 Libra and what it promises for the upcoming months. This “fusion of life and mind” will have an extra layer of complexity, as it will be in very close conjunction with the coming Annular Solar eclipse and is tredecile Jupiter, triseptile Saturn, and its ruler is Venus in a Grand Water Trine.

Happy 2024 Birthday to One of the Greatest Poets in History, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

by Robert Wilkinson

It seems this week has produced some extraordinary Spiritual Beings across time! Today is the 817th birthday of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, a.k.a. Rumi.

Sunday Jazz and Blues Festival Celebrating the 2024 Birthday of Ray Charles and John Coltrane

by Robert Wilkinson

This show features two legends of the 20th century, both born on September 23!

Sunday Musical Feast Celebrating the 2024 Birthday of Cass Elliot, Bill Medley, and Paul Williams

by Robert Wilkinson

This weekend finishes our Virgo musical birthdays, and features awesome music as we transition into Libra! For our Sunday show we dance to the exquisite tunes of three musical birthdays, featuring the Mamas and the Papas, the Righteous Brothers, and Paul Williams! Here's a big happy and merry to two incredibly gifted vocalists and a great composer!

The October 2024 Annular Solar Eclipse New Moon at 11 Libra Pt. 2 - Sabian Symbol, Jones Pattern, Evolutionary Configurations, and More

by Robert Wilkinson

This article covers significant aspects, degree symbols, and other important factors in this New Moon Solar eclipse at 11 Libra on October 2. This brings the Light of a communication with the removal of old superficialities in our interactions. This is a very benevolent eclipse.

Saturday Night Attitude Dance at the 2024 Birthday of The Boss, Bruce Springsteen

by Robert Wilkinson

Our musical Saturday introduces our Libra musical birthdays! September 23 was the birthday of three of the greatest musicians who ever lived, and this guy's one of them! We have some great music, so we begin the dance early and it goes late. Today and tonight we’re dancing to the music of a true working class hero!

Saturday Bluesy Opening Act Celebrating the 2024 Birthday of Fenton Robinson

by Robert Wilkinson

Our opening act for The Boss puts the spotlight on another September 23rd musician, Fenton Robinson, who gave the world one of its greatest blues standards.

Saturday Early Show Celebrating the 2024 Birthday of Legendary Songwriter PF Sloan and Mr. “Honeycomb,” Jimmie F. Rodgers

by Robert Wilkinson

Our Saturday early show celebrates the birthday of songwriting legend PF Sloan. Don’t know who he is? He wrote some of the greatest tunes of the 60s! And today we also celebrate and dance to the music of the “other” Jimmie (F.) Rodgers, who gave us some great folk pop tunes in the 50s!

Astrology Arizona is Hosting Lynn Koiner in a Zoom Talk on Regressing Your Chart Into Your Parents’ Past on Saturday, September 28, 2024

Astrology Arizona has the privilege of hosting a zoom gathering with internationally known and loved astrologer Lynn Koiner on Saturday, September 28 at 1 pm PDT/AZ, 4 pm EDT! Lynn will be giving us a fascinating look at a technique she’s used for decades which is “an easy technique whereby one can regress a chart back in time and predict events occurring in the lives of the parents and grandparents.”

The October 2024 Annular Solar Eclipse New Moon at 11 Libra Pt. 1 - What’s Happening in October 2024 (and Through 2030!)

by Robert Wilkinson

New Moon Annular Solar eclipse coming soon! The next month will be a time when many things will be communicated as other things shut down in the Libra area of our charts. This is a “fork in the road” eclipse, where many will experience “the iron fist in the velvet glove” and a clear flow forward, releasing parts of the past we no longer need.