MBC Episode 10
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[00:00:00] Hello, spirit led business friends. It's Azara and I am your soul centered business coach and mystical demystifier of all things esoteric and financially gainful. Welcome to the mystical business coach podcast, where I share the most impactful mystical tools to make planning and running your business more magical, more lucrative, and most importantly, more fun.
[00:00:23] All right, let's kick things off with a vibe check for the week. High level, we're getting a little break after last week's massive crush of transits. In fact, we have two quiet weeks in a row in terms of volume. And then, of course, we have a 10 transit week.
[00:00:36] But let's just lean on into the relative quiet for now. This week, we've got three transits taking place between Monday and Sunday, if you're located on the East Coast, with one extra squeaking in if you're in U. S. time zones further west. I'll include that one as well, just to get you ready for it. So, Mercury is the focus this week, which makes sense, because Mercury is a busy little planet, bustling around and always popping up all over the place.
[00:01:01] And it's also fitting because this is Mercury's final chance to make the most of its time in Virgo, the sign of its exaltation. Three of the four transits we're exploring involve Mercury, with two epic trines and one kind of rough opposition. And then we close things out with a surprisingly supportive trine between Mars and Saturn, two planets that usually struggle to reconcile their differences.
[00:01:23] The vibe is massive intellectual activity all week long. Even when Mercury isn't in play, and it's Mars and Saturn we're dealing with, the thoughts, the creativity, the energy, the focus, the exhaustion, the confusion, the philosophizing, the solutioning, it's all going at 90 miles per hour the entire time. So for a supposedly quiet week, it might not be so very quiet after all, unfortunately.
[00:01:50] We've also got an outer planet in every single one of these transits coming up. All of the outer planets, in fact, from Saturn to Uranus to Neptune to Pluto. This contrasts one of our most intimate of planets, Mercury, intellect, with all of the most epic and massive planetary energies out there.
[00:02:08] So you may feel a sort of push and pull going on as your focus brain tries to grapple with all the big things, big concepts, big processes, and big energies.
[00:02:19] It's a week of reconciliation between the personal and the epic. What a vibe. Alright, so, let's jump in. First up, on Tuesday the 24th of September, we've got a lovely Mercury Uranus trine, with Mercury at 27 degrees and 2 minutes of Virgo. The sign of both its exaltation and rulership, actually. So Mercury is extra, extra mercurial.
[00:02:44] And Uranus will be at 27 degrees and two minutes of Taurus. This transit is exact at 1027 AM Pacific, 127 PM Eastern. This trine brings you excitement about the work you're doing right now, especially the hard work, which is very, very welcome, obviously. A Mercury Uranus trine lends you plenty of energy to keep chugging away through tricky or boring projects without batting an eye, and it boosts your creativity, too, and helps you find new, better, and more efficient ways to just get through it all.
[00:03:16] It is truly awesome for business because it's your classic get shit done transit. So Mercury handles the mundane structure of your business. That day to day flow, or slog, depending on how you're feeling about it at the moment. And I mean, it can be boring, right?
[00:03:32] Mercury rules admin. So that's like catching up on emails, following up with people, organizing and circulating meeting notes, bookkeeping, etc. And that's not to say that those aren't somebody's idea of a perfect lineup of super fun, juicy tasks. But chances are way better. that these are the little activities that make you want to hamburger time yourself.
[00:03:53] Uh, that's a Metalocalypse reference. If you haven't watched Metalocalypse, then honestly, that's probably fine, but you know, maybe you should, it's a good show. Anyways, Mercury also governs your personal structures, your habits, your rituals, your routines, et cetera. Frankly, while Mercury rules curiosity and intellection and learning and other super cool stuff, across the board, she's a bit banal.
[00:04:16] Mercury can be a little bit blah. Uranus, on the other, very much extremely other hand, can Crave stimulation and excitement. Uranus usually doesn't have time for Mercury because Uranus is looking for explosive, exciting, over the top experiences on any given day.
[00:04:34] Uranus wants you to shake your routine up or throw it completely out the window. Uranus wants twists and turns, which definitely drive consistency loving Mercury completely up the wall. Along those lines, Remember those three Mercury Uranus squares that happened between mid July and early September, earlier this month, where we experienced the tension between these two planets once, then Mercury retrograded and moved backwards to give it to us again, and then Mercury station direct to then immediately move back through the square, really rubbing our faces in it and creating a two month long period of anxiety and nervous system crisis.
[00:05:12] Yeah, I remember it too. July through early September was an absolute nightmare for me, in no small part because I was a nervous wreck, and everything kept changing, and I was having trouble with the changes and resisting them, and just generally being a mess, , so when Mercury and Uranus square, we really end up having to deal with the disagreements between these two extremely different planets.
[00:05:35] It's a very different story when Mercury and Uranus form a trine. Because finally, we get to see how these two planets function when they get along. Rather than feeling overstimulated, you'll just feel stimulated. Rather than getting overexcited about a change or something new, you'll get just plain excited.
[00:05:55] Mercury trine uranus makes you feel alive and awake, like you just got a big hit of adrenaline. It is probably the most mentally invigorating and stimulating transit you can experience.
[00:06:07] So we're still in the realm of the mind here, right? This isn't physically stimulating, it's mentally stimulating, thanks to mercury. So this transit isn't going to have you running 10 miles, but your brain will be running a mile a minute. Everything is going to feel exciting, or at least more exciting than it would otherwise.
[00:06:23] And if boredom is oftentimes an issue for you, like it is for me, you'll have some extra help getting over it. So you can just get the boring stuff done and be done and feel great about being done. This is a good time to come up with new systems or find a new solution to frustrating problems you've been grappling with or ignoring for a long time.
[00:06:43] The energy here is especially helpful for tackling big problems that you've set aside because you couldn't quite think of the right solution at the time and maybe just got frustrated and gave it up. Mercury and Uranus are teaming up here to give you the energy and the interest to be able to re engage with those problems that are gathering dust in some corner but really need to be aired out ASAP.
[00:07:03] Your problem solving skills are going to get an extra big boost of creativity during this transit, with new ideas flying at you at an almost overwhelming cadence. But rather than feeling overwhelmed, you'll feel exhilarated. You may even have a few facepalm moments when solutions come to you immediately and seem so obvious in retrospect that you can't believe you didn't see the fix ages ago.
[00:07:24] Just enjoy how easy it feels and don't hassle yourself too hard. The ease you're feeling now is more a product of that transit than it is a reflection on whether you should have been able to figure it out earlier. So let yourself off the hook there. So this transit is great news, especially if you're in a rut or you have some big problems that you need to fix as quickly as possible.
[00:07:43] On another delightful note, for those of you who are mobile and or nomadic, this transit is great for foreign travel. So get out there or at the very least plan a trip and buy the tickets and commit to an adventure. And for the rest of us who are not mobile And who will be begging you for your pictures so we can live vicariously through you.
[00:08:01] For all my caregivers and others who simply cannot just pick up and leave, my advice is to take any opportunities that come your way over the next week or two to break from your routine and go somewhere new. Whether that's visiting a new cafe, taking your kidlets to a new park, trying a new route on your daily walk, go somewhere fresh.
[00:08:21] And there's a reason why this is important. Exposing your brain to new things like new spaces, new people, it's actually excellent for your business. In fact, I have a friend whose entire coaching business is about helping entrepreneurs fit regular travel into their busy schedules as a business strategy.
[00:08:38] And it literally results in stronger business systems, more creativity, and a greater ability to delegate, which of course unlocks the ability to scale, which of course unlocks the ability to rapidly increase revenue. It's such a cool strategy. Get yourself out there and your business will only benefit.
[00:08:57] Check out my girl Shalice at liveasif. co. Uh, her work is really cool and she's hosting a radical rest retreat really soon that I think literally everyone would benefit from, to be honest. All right. Good for getting stuff done. Good for travel and expanding horizons. And this transit is also a great time to learn something new? Is there a marketing strategy that you've been curious about or a new type of product you want to explore, like a course or building a group program if you've only focused on one to one work so far?
[00:09:28] Take this opportunity to get into it, especially if you've got a backlog of courses and online programs that you've invested in, but never taken the time to actually go through. Yes, that's right. I know about your secret library of trainings and all the different communities you belong to and haven't been participating in because she is me.
[00:09:46] I am she. Okay, I get it. So choose one, choose one program or training to pick up and don't just get started on it. Take the time to block out your calendar to make sure you get through the whole thing. Put what you learn to use. Let this energy carry you through learning and implementation. Okay? Okay. more open you are to this enthusiastic mercury urinous energy,
[00:10:09] the more willing you are to go with the flow and to roll with any punches that come your way, the better you'll be able to benefit from all the new ideas and perspectives that are coming your way this week.
[00:10:19] All right, let's talk concrete action. To be honest, there are a bunch of different things you can do to channel this energy. It's pretty flexible and broadly applicable. And I might be biased, but of all the things you could do, I would encourage you to take a cold, hard look at a problem you've been working on.
[00:10:36] avoidancing for a long time, for long enough that it really inspires some dread when you think about it, that feeling of guilt and even disgust that I'm sure you know very well if you're anything like me. And Uranus would normally be freaking out about this kind of task, but technically Uranus is in its fall in Taurus, which helps to ground our nervous systems.
[00:11:00] And also the warm, resonant vibes of trining aspect really transform that anxiety and dread into excitement and focus. So use it. The outcome you come up with will probably not only fix your problem and get it off your plate, but it'll also be a valuable learning experience, which you can pay forward to moments in the future when you run into similar roadblocks.
[00:11:21] So I love it. I love this trine. Let's keep moving.
[00:11:25] Okie dokes. On the next day, Wednesday, the 25th, at 4. 07am Pacific, 7. 07am Eastern, our good friend Mercury is going to achieve opposition with Neptune. Mercury is going to be at 28 degrees and 24 minutes of Virgo, so again, exaltation and rulership. And Neptune will be at 28 degrees and 24 minutes of Virgo.
[00:11:48] Pisces! Yeah, not her sign of exaltation, but yes, her sign of rulership, her comfort zone, where Neptune is on her throne and most empowered. This is two very opinionated planets getting ready to duke it out. I've said this before and I'll say it again, it is a damn bold thing to oppose the planet that rules confusion.
[00:12:10] And to do so as the planet who thrives on clarity of thought, Mercury. Right after hitting that rad trine with Uranus and feeling all awesome about work, Mercury, what are you doing? Please don't do this, but she's doing this. So let's get into it. During a Mercury Neptune opposition, your rational reasoning mind conflicts with your ideals, your fantasies, and your dreams.
[00:12:31] You may feel confused about your vision, or you may actually have a good sense of what your goals are, but there's something about doing the work to move those dreams forward that is creating a challenge for you. And unfortunately, it may be that you're struggling to believe that you can actually do it.
[00:12:46] because you're just so damn tired. What an incredible push pull between Tuesday's Energy and Wednesday's. They could hardly be any more different. mean, during the Mercury Neptune opposition, you'll definitely still be in a state where your thoughts are swirling, your mind is stimulated,
[00:13:02] ideas are flying left and right, much like they were under the Mercury Uranus trine. But there's a difference in tone here. So much may be flying at you that you might not be able to make heads nor tails of it. Under Tuesday's Mercury Uranus trine, you were supported in riding the waves of information and ideas swelling around you with skill.
[00:13:21] But by the time we hit Wednesday, Neptune might be letting you know that you're hitting the wall. With all that energy that you expended, you might be getting worn out by now. And this exhaustion can feed into heightened sensitivity, which is part of Neptune's signature presence, especially in the sign of Pisces, which rules psychic energy and intuitive sensitivity.
[00:13:43] Exhaustion plus touchiness and sensitivity equals overwhelm. So you may just want to hide away at the same time that extra sensitivity can also gift you with deeper awareness of things going on on a level of subtlety that normally escapes your attention. You may feel like crap, but you may also pick up on some things that you'd miss at other times.
[00:14:04] So take note to keep your eye open. If you know what I mean, and I think you do and do your best to keep your general awareness up.
[00:14:12] So lots of thoughts and feelings and all the things making us feel tired and touchy and frazzled. Needless to say, this is not a great transit for precision or careful thinking. You better have gotten at least some of that done during Tuesday's Mercury Uranus trine. And if you missed that wave, then catch another one during one of the trines that take place over the rest of the week.
[00:14:33] Wednesday, you may need to take a little brain break. And if you do work, make sure you check it very carefully later on because you probably fucked something up. No shade, just being real with you. Communication is also going to be rough at this time. This is a transit under which you might find yourself being taken advantage of if you are extra susceptible to Neptune's powers of obfuscation or confusion and nebulousness.
[00:14:57] This is where that heightened intuition may need to come into play. Just be on your toes to the best of your ability if you're entering into an agreement with somebody or otherwise need to put trust in someone who you may not know well yet. Just be cautious. Okay. Concrete action. Let yourself have a little bit of a rest today.
[00:15:15] That might sound like a cop out for my hustlers out there, but it's actually really not. Resting is super fucking hard. It might be the most difficult thing to do as a CEO. I know, you know, okay. You need to take some time on Tuesday to rest because stress is just going to make the confusion worse. And if you're overtired, you will not be able to take full advantage of the other awesome stuff coming up this week.
[00:15:40] Make the time to take that walk you've been meaning to take. Get extra hours of sleep if you're someone who has the ability to sleep in or if you're a napper. When I nap, I feel like a walking corpse afterwards. So I will be resting by reading a piece of fiction that has literally nothing to do with my business.
[00:15:56] Take rest seriously. I mean it. Okay, on to the next transit of the week, which is taking place later that Wednesday, the 25th, at 9. 14 p. m. Pacific Time, or technically the next day in the early morning at 12.
[00:16:09] 14 a. m. Eastern Time. Or somewhere in the middle, if you live somewhere in the middle. That's no shade. I love the middle. I've spent many a year living and loving mountain and central time. All are welcome, obviously. Alright, this trine reaches exactitude with Mercury at 29 degrees and 42 minutes of Virgo and Pluto at 29 degrees and 42 minutes of Capricorn.
[00:16:30] Just a reminder that Pluto is enjoying its last short stint in Capricorn before finally ingressing into Aquarius for an extended stay. So Mercury seems to want to get some more Pluto plus cap time in before that opportunity goes away for a very, very long time, like over 200 years.
[00:16:47] Capricorn lends Pluto a sort of managerial, strategic, fiscal vibe that Mercury likes very much when it comes to navigating business. Uh, Capricorn is very Saturnian in a concrete action oriented way, whereas Aquarius is a little less practical and captures more of the philosophical, navel gaze y side of Saturn's energy, plus a healthy dash of Uranus nerves if you're into a more modern take on planetary rulership of the signs.
[00:17:14] But I digress. My notes are very meandering for this episode, and I apologize for that. Uh, during this Mercury Pluto trine, you become interested in the deep waters. Pluto asks us to consider what lies beneath, what's behind the curtain, and how things work, capital T, capital W, in a cosmic sense. And Mercury is usually on the other end of that spectrum, trying to figure out how this specific thing works, this concrete, tangible problem right in front of you that you need to solve so you can move on to the next one.
[00:17:46] it's a completely different scale, a completely different scope. But with Pluto beckoning from the beyond, Mercury looks up from her desk and is drawn to explore bigger questions. She gets pulled away from her usual day to day concerns and plunges into the waters of the cosmic tide, traveling deep below the surface to search for answers.
[00:18:06] During this trine, you'll feel compelled to unravel mysteries, to find the answers to challenging intellectual puzzles, and to examine complexities and impossibilities, or finding something that was once lost. It's very poetic. This can occur within the systems and processes and projects that make up your business, or it can take place deep within you, which will inevitably impact
[00:18:30] those systems and processes and projects that make up your business. Coming out of last week, we're still feeling the effects of that plutonium grand trine that called us to examine who we are becoming and challenged us to face our fear of change in order to unlock the beginnings of a personal transformation.
[00:18:47] That energy is still reverberating through the cosmos, and it's giving a good deal of extra oomph to this mercury Pluto trine. So this transit is great for, wait for it, going to therapy. I mean, aren't they all, but seriously, under a Mercury Pluto trine, you'll be extra motivated to plumb the depths of your innermost self and share what you come up with in order to do the hard work of challenging it, accepting it, releasing it, whatever needs to happen so that you can be freed to evolve into your next incarnation, both personally, and of course, by extension in your business.
[00:19:22] Also, if you were struggling with confusion from Wednesday's earlier Neptunian cloudiness, and it led to communication issues, which of course Neptune is wont to do, then on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, you may find that this reverses to a degree, and you may increase your ability to connect with what others are saying on a truly deep level, and even glean profound knowledge and understanding from the conversations that you participate in.
[00:19:46] So that's a cool thing to look out for as you're having conversations around your business. Alrighty, Action steps. Take a moment on or around Thursday to check in with yourself about how you're doing with all the Plutonian transformative heavy stuff that's been going on. Are you feeling clear on who you're becoming next?
[00:20:04] If not, can you make some time to get clear? If you are clear, are you doing the work to unblock that self from flowing out? Are you in therapy? Should you be? In my personal experience, and from what I've learned from other coaches and tons of clients, finding a good therapist is usually the most critical step in unlocking business growth.
[00:20:26] Why is that? Because oftentimes what's stopping you before you even start is you. Your wounding, your assumptions, the shit you internalized as a child and don't even know is preventing you from being able to fully commit to this work that you're doing. I'm not talking to everybody right now, but the people I am talking to should really listen.
[00:20:46] Therapy was the turning point for me in committing to my business, because it was the turning point for me in committing to myself and to the self I knew needed to be released. Okay, finally, we've got one last gorgeous trine that gets in right under the wire on Sunday, September the 29th at 9. 06pm Pacific and technically on the next day at 12.
[00:21:09] 06am Eastern, but let's just tackle it now so you're prepared and we'll revisit it again next week. Mars will be at 14 degrees and 25 minutes of Cancer and Saturn is going to be at 14 degrees and 25 minutes of Pisces. There's so much Pisces action going on with these outer planets right now.
[00:21:26] It's kind of a lot. And we just had that lunar eclipse in Pisces as well. I mean, your intuition is going to be off the chain this week. Uh, and so a little backstory here about this transit. Mars came into conflict with Saturn in a super intense, uh, Awful square back in mid August that was marked by frustration, as the unstoppable force of Mars hit the immovable object of Saturn, square brought out the absolute worst in these two planets.
[00:21:54] And it was kind of a big deal. I don't know if you remember what was going on for you back in mid August, but I was in hell. August was hands down the worst month of my year by a surprising long shot so far, and fingers crossed that I won't encounter anything worse, but you know, obviously, who can say?
[00:22:10] But it was bad. Experiences like that can make us super touchy when we see another transit coming up featuring two planets who seem to have so much intrinsic beef. I mean, to put it as clearly as possible, Mars is our get up and go, and Saturn governs delays. Mars is wild, exuberant, passionate action, and Saturn wants us to hold on just a minute and take a closer look at the fine print before we go doing anything rash.
[00:22:35] Mars is a gorgeous cherry red Corvette with the top down, and Saturn is a traffic jam caused by a municipal construction project that's been going on for two decades. So when these two planets come into conflict, it's generally a bad situation, but shockingly, on the other hand, when they form the most supportive aspect possible, a trine, we have a completely different effect in play.
[00:22:57] Mars is usually just pure momentum, which makes her energy wild and imprecise. But there's one planet out there that has the ability to completely harness and channel that energy. You guessed it. It's Saturn. Normally everybody's favorite buzzkill, but in this case, a surprising ally and enabler who focuses all that forward momentum and movement into a massive surge of extremely productive energy. And I'm not bagging on Saturn at all here. Actually, if you know much about me, you know that I'm obsessed with Saturn, a planet oftentimes seen as a huge bummer, for honestly, very good reasons, but who's critically important to business owners, structure, responsibility, self control, boundaries, foundations, authority, goals, doing the work, yes, yes, to all of it.
[00:23:46] And when Saturn is vibing with Mars in a trine, she creates a structured rock solid way to move forward without inhibition.
[00:23:54] She builds a ladder that allows us to climb to incredible heights, smashing through glass ceilings as we go. She's basically blasting away our most unmoving of obstacles by funneling a massive wave of energy, momentum, and courageous action through a fire hose. And your awareness of this transit taking place allows you to point that fire hose wherever you want.
[00:24:16] So what do you need to concentrate on most? What's the biggest obstacle you're facing at the top of next week? Prepare to obliterate it. Is it super boring busy work? Is it something you're avoiding because it kicks up weird feelings and fear? Is it thankless and god awful? Excellent! Point your fire hose at it and blast it into oblivion.
[00:24:35] And while this transit is great for getting through annoying tasks if you're having a normal kind of week, It can also be good for coping if you're having a really hard week. Do you need to point your fire hose at the obstacle that is your crappy attitude right now? I can relate to that.
[00:24:50] Do you need to point it at a certain someone who's getting on your last nerve? Does the hose need to spray out boundaries? And the word no? It can do that. Let it be what you need it to be as you transition into next week. And finally, FINALLY, we have a transit that supports everyone. Detail work. It's so funny that it involves Mars, who's usually one of the worst planets for focus, but with Saturn structuring Mars is get it done energy.
[00:25:15] You are extra supported and getting it done well and with great skill and stamina and clarity about what you want your outcomes to look like. It goes without saying that this transit is an absolute blessing to us busy, busy entrepreneurs. So use it. Use every drop you can squeeze out of this glorious cosmic event.
[00:25:33] That's your action step. Absolutely demolish an obstacle. Leave nothing but dust and the tears of your haters in your wake. Okay, on that triumphant note, let's do a super quick recap on this week's transits. On Tuesday, Mercury trines Uranus. Annoying, dread inducing, difficult work becomes powerfully exciting, almost inexplicably.
[00:25:55] This is a magical one. Get some work done that you've been avoiding like the plague and take note of what you learn from how you do it. On Wednesday, Mercury opposes Neptune. Your work brain struggles with absolute and total exhaustion leading to overwhelm and paralysis. This Rest like it's your job because it literally is resting is one of the best things that you can do for your business on Thursday.
[00:26:22] Mercury trines Pluto. Your curious mind delights in plumbing the depths for answers on a cosmic level. Reflect on who you're becoming as a business baddie and CEO. And if you have trouble seeing a clear path to being her now, try to figure out what fear is clouding your vision. If it feels core wounding related, seriously consider therapy.
[00:26:44] And then on Sunday slash Monday in the wee hours, Mars trines Saturn. Your momentum accelerates and is focused thanks to the incredible structural supports provided by Saturn. Use that momentum to destroy literally anything that stands in your path. And that's it, my mystical colleagues. If you found these insights helpful and you want to stay on top Of the cosmic currents.
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