Mainly Moonology with Yasmin Boland

This week starts off tough, gets even tougher, and then, hopefully, ends quite well.

Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio for the first time in 18 months, on the same day that Mars opposes Pluto, while Mercury squares off with both of them.

Words are under pressure, and what you say now could come back to haunt you later. In this episode, Yasmin explains what's happening and how to keep your cool while the sky feels like a tinderbox.

In this episode
- The fixed T-square between Mercury in Scorpio, Mars in Leo and Pluto in Aquarius on October 2, and why nobody wants to back down
- Why the Mercury/Mars clash repeats on October 30 and December 9, and what that means for conversations you start now
- Venus stationing retrograde at 8 degrees 29 minutes of Scorpio on October 3, and what we can learn from the last time, in 2018
- Mars opposite Pluto: power struggles around jealousy, trust, control, money and self-worth
- Why Taurus, the missing sign in the T-square, provides the medicine
- The Sun/Saturn reality check, Mercury meeting Venus on October 7, and a lively Mars/Uranus finish to the week

Key takeaways
- If you feel cornered into saying something you're not ready to say, don't say it yet.
- Ask yourself, "Am I communicating, or am I just trying to win this argument?"
- When tempers rise, slow it right down and ground yourself, Taurus style.
- Ask, "What are we actually fighting about?" and try to get to the bottom of it.
- If a conversation goes off the rails, it may not be over. Around October 7 you could get the chance to say what you wish you'd said.

Resources mentioned
Find out where Scorpio is in your chart with Yasmin's free chart (the last page tells you which house Scorpio rules): https://moonmessages.com/freechart

Mainly Moonology Membership, $1 for a two-week trial. Members get a PDF showing exactly where this week's energy is playing out in their chart: https://www.mainlymoonologymembership.com

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The 2026 Moonology Diary: https://moonologydiary.com

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Venus retrograde is coming, and in this week's episode Yasmin explains what it actually means. Venus is the planet of love, money, beauty, pleasure and self-worth, and roughly every 18 months she appears to go backwards through the sky. This time she turns retrograde in Scorpio in early October before moving back into Libra, the same two signs she retrograded in back in October and November 2018.
In this episode:
What Venus retrograde is, and why "reevaluate" is the key word for it
Why old loves (and old friends) tend to come back when Venus goes backwards, including the story of a man who turned up at Yasmin's door asking how to win back his ex
Why it's wise to hold off on big, expensive purchases chosen for their looks
The Venus star, and why it's worth scrolling your photos back to October and November 2018
Why this won't be a replay of 2018: Pluto, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune have all changed signs since then
This week's astrology: the Sun opposite Neptune, the Sun trine Pluto and the Sun trine Uranus on the 28th
Key takeaways:
Ask yourself: How much is this worth to me? Am I giving more than I'm getting? Is there a balance?
Don't fear retrogrades. Venus wants harmony, and her retrograde is often about second chances.
This affects everyone, not just Libras and Scorpios. Your Rising sign shows which area of your life is up for review.
Be careful with big-ticket aesthetic purchases while Venus is retrograde. Your taste might be a little off.
Journal on the Scorpio questions: What do I really, really want? What am I frightened of losing? Where have love and power become entangled?
Resources mentioned:
Free three-part Venus Retrograde mini course: comment VENUSVENUS on Facebook or Instagram, or go to moonmessages.com/venusvenus
Mainly Moonology Membership: https://www.mainlymoonologymembership.com
Connect with Yasmin:
Instagram: @planetyasminboland
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Get the Moonology Diary: https://moonologydiary.com

Venus retrograde is on the way, Libra season is about to begin and the current quarter Moon is asking us to take action on the wishes and intentions we set at the Virgo New Moon.

In this week’s episode, Yasmin talks about working with the waxing Moon, handling difficult thoughts, making practical progress and preparing for the relationship and money themes that Venus retrograde may bring up.

She also looks at Sydney Sweeney’s chart and asks whether her Scorpio Rising, Venus and Mars in Scorpio in the First House could be connected to her recurring controversies.

In this episode
How to work with the current quarter Moon
Why the waxing Moon is a time for action
Turning wishes into practical steps
Mercury opposite Saturn and the risk of gloomy thinking
Mercury sextile Jupiter and finding hope again
How gratitude can shift your perspective
What Libra season means for your Rising Sign
Why we all have Libra somewhere in our chart
How to find out where Libra season is shining a spotlight
What Venus retrograde can reveal about love, money and relationships
Why October 2018 may hold useful clues
Sydney Sweeney’s Scorpio Rising chart
Venus and Mars in Scorpio in the First House
The astrology of beauty, desire, projection and controversy

Free Libra Season guide
Find out what Libra season means for your Rising Sign and discover where Libra is lighting up your chart for the next four weeks.
Get the free guide here: moonextras.com

Free Venus retrograde mini course
Prepare for Venus retrograde and learn how to discover where it’s taking place in your birth chart.

The free mini course includes guidance around love, money, past relationships and recurring relationship themes.

Get the free Venus retrograde course - https://magic.moonology.com/sign-up-venus-rx-mini-course

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Chapters
00:00 Welcome to Cosmic
00:35 Working with the quarter Moon
02:26 When challenges appear
03:51 Mercury opposite Saturn
06:12 Mercury sextile Jupiter
07:50 Libra season and your Rising Sign
10:11 Preparing for Venus retrograde
13:31 Stargazer: Sydney Sweeney
17:27 This week’s takeaways

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A Rare Astrological Shift Is Here: Spiritual Power Is Surging Back
This week brings some seriously interesting astrology, including a rare alignment between Neptune and Pluto that I believe could bring a surge of spiritual power, healing and magic.
We’re also moving through the waxing Moon cycle following the New Moon in Virgo, making this a brilliant time to get organised, clear your head and start moving towards what you want to create next.
In this episode of the Mainly Moonology Podcast, I’m talking about:
Why the Virgo New Moon energy can help you get your life back in order
How this week’s Mercury aspects can help with conversations, reconciliation and clearing the air
Why getting your thoughts into a better place can change what you create next
The Venus-Pluto clash and why obsession around love or money could become an issue
Why what happens in relationships and finances now may matter again during Venus retrograde
The rare Neptune-Pluto connection and its links with mysticism, healing, magic and spiritual power
How you can work with this energy through meditation, prayer and your own connection with the Divine
Plus, Venus Retrograde is coming...
Venus goes retrograde on October 3, and we’re already in the pre-shadow period.
Venus retrograde only happens around every 18 months, and it can bring a major re-evaluation of love, money, relationships and what you truly value. It can even bring people from the past back into your life.
I’ve created a FREE Venus Retrograde mini-course to help you understand what’s coming, including how to work out which part of your birth chart Venus retrograde will activate.
✨ Get the free Venus Retrograde mini-course here:
www.moonmessages.com/venusretrograde
And above all, this week, remember this: there’s powerful spiritual energy available to us. Tap into it.

What if your cravings, fatigue, bloating or skin flare-ups are messages from your body asking for support?

With eclipse season behind us and Venus preparing to move into Scorpio ahead of her retrograde, I’m joined by nutritional and lifestyle therapist Lei-Lana Er for a fascinating conversation about food, health and learning to listen to your body.

Lei-Lana uses nutritional therapy, lifestyle practices and functional testing to support people with chronic health concerns, hormonal imbalances, gut issues and demanding careers. Her clients include actors, musicians and other creative professionals.

We explore why extreme diets and social media health trends can be misleading, how emotional stress may affect the physical body and why personalised support matters. Lei-Lana also shares her remarkable experience of losing her period for 12 years, then restoring her cycle after training as a nutritional therapist and taking a more holistic approach to her health.

In this episode, we discuss:
• What nutritional and lifestyle therapy involves
• Whether food has an energetic or spiritual dimension
• Vegan, carnivore and other highly restrictive diets
• The importance of food quality
• Emotional eating, cravings and nervous system support
• Lei-Lana’s concerns about weight-loss injections
• What symptoms such as fatigue, bloating and eczema may be communicating
• How functional testing can investigate the gut microbiome
• Why health advice needs to reflect the individual
• Lei-Lana’s personal experience of losing her period
• Simple foundations for supporting your health
• How nutrition and conventional medicine may work alongside one another

Timestamps:
00:00 Astrology update and introducing Lei-Lana
00:59 What does a nutritional and lifestyle therapist do?
02:32 The LA wellness scene and the importance of community
05:14 The connection between food, energy and spirituality
06:32 What Lei-Lana eats and her approach to intermittent fasting
07:39 Veganism, meat and food quality
08:24 The carnivore diet and extreme health trends
09:55 Supporting actors and musicians with their health
11:41 Ozempic, Mounjaro and the deeper causes of weight struggles
13:07 Supporting the emotional body and nervous system
15:01 Lei-Lana’s journey into nutritional therapy
16:20 Learning to understand your body’s messages
19:36 Foundational ways to support your health
21:50 Gut health and functional testing
23:27 Making sense of conflicting nutrition advice
25:13 Lei-Lana’s experience of losing her period for 12 years
28:51 Nutrition and the conventional medical system
30:54 How to work with Lei-Lana
32:25 Lei-Lana’s final message

If you’d like to book a complimentary strategy call with Lei-Lana, visit:
https://www.moonmessages.com/food

This conversation is for educational purposes and reflects the guest’s professional perspective and personal experience.

It doesn’t replace individual medical advice.

Please speak to an appropriately qualified healthcare professional before changing medication, supplements or treatment.