Astro Talk 19th-25th July
7/18/202622 min
This week feels like a turning point. The astrology isn't asking us to work harder. It's asking us to become the version of ourselves who belongs in the future we're trying to create.
The week begins with practical momentum as Mars and Saturn help us turn ideas into action. As the Moon moves through Libra, relationships, balance and the choices we make every day come into focus. Midweek, Jupiter forms a series of powerful aspects that expand what's possible while also exposing where we've outgrown old patterns. There may be moments where you're tempted to cling to the familiar, but this week's astrology reminds us that growth rarely feels comfortable at first.
We'll also explore Barbault's Basket and why this period is encouraging us to step into a new chapter rather than replay old stories. It's a week for making thoughtful decisions, trusting your long-term vision and remembering that the future isn't something that happens to you. It's something you build through the choices you make today.
Inside this week's Astro Talk, we'll unpack each transit, the collective themes, how they may show up in your own life, and the practical ways you can work with the energy rather than against it.
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsKate Forster· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Astro Talk. I'm Kate Forster, your host. And can I just say congratulations, Mercury retrograde is nearly over. Did you thrive? Did you have any insights? Did you see some emotions that are no longer serving you? I mean, I don't necessarily know that we would have thrived. That's debatable. But did we question every life decision? Did we have a think about the text that we nearly sent that we didn't? Did we still think about that goat farm, you know, in Portugal? It's still up for option. Anyway, this week feels different. It is like you have been sick in your bed for three weeks, and finally you come out of the shower, and your mum's opened the blinds, and changed your bed, and put new jimjams out, and you're ready. The energy starts to move, and things begin to make sense. People are gonna become more decisive. Maybe you'll become decisive. This isn't necessarily a week where life magically fixes itself, though. It's a week where you remember that you actually do have some agency in your own life, and if something's not working, then it's time to fucking [laughs] fix it. That's the thing, man. Like I said to someone the other day, "What an interesting set of choices that you've