October 18: Jupiter and Mercury Turn Direct! Expansion and Progress

YouTube video by Vedic astrologer Joni Patry discussing the astrological significance of October 18, when both Mercury and Jupiter turn direct. The talk gives specific degree-based claims (Mercury stationed at 15° Virgo; Jupiter near 28° Capricorn; Mars at ~27–28° Virgo; Moon in Pisces), interprets Nakshatras (Dhanishta, Chitra), and forecasts clearer information on health, work, and economic/political developments; includes brief promotional mentions of her newsletter, jewelry, and courses.
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Hi, I'm Joni Petrie and welcome to my YouTube channel. Well, today I want to talk about a very important day where the planetary energy is going to shift and you should be able to feel it. And that is October 18th. Both Jupiter and Mercury will turn direct on the same day. But before I move on, I want to remind everyone to sign up for my free newsletter where you will have all of my predictions delivered to your email address. Go to my website Galactic Center.org and sign up. But don't forget, look at my brand new jewelry line that I designed. It's just in for Christmas. And here is the mandala that I created and designed for the galactic center 30 years ago. It I feel so blessed to have this on my heart. And here I have turquoise malas with my Galactic center emblem again at the core in the bottom. And don't forget to check out my new earrings. They're perfect for the holidays. So let's move on and talk about how things are moving in this world and particular. I found out that October 8th was a very interesting day for the US government because it said that the US treasury says it can no longer pay its bills unless they get the debt limit lifted. And this is the day that it will all be decided. Very interesting that these planets are shifting to direction and energy. So we have Mercury, which is shifting direct, so it is stationed at 15 degrees of Virgo. Realize number one, Mercury is exalted in the sign of Virgo, meaning it is its strongest, strongest sign it can be in. And additionally on top of that.
When a planet is stationed, it is 10 times more powerful. So it's standing still, but at 15 degrees, that is the exact degree of its highest potency of the whole sign. The whole sign is exalted Virgo. But 15 degrees is its exact degree of exaltation. So something powerful is moving forward. Use this day for your own advantage. This can be a day that you can sign contracts, get things going in the right direction. This is it. This is forward movement. This is excitement. Use it and you're going to see things happening all over the world. Because also on this day, Jupiter, which is in Capricorn and it shifts directions from 28 degrees of Capricorn to start moving forward. And it is in trine, trinal aspect, which is a full empowered aspect to Mars. In this chart, where Mars on that day is or on this day is 27 degrees of Virgo, almost an exact trine. In the very next day when Mars next few days when Mars moves up to 28 degrees Jupiter and Mars cast a perfect trine. When planets are in a trinal aspect, the they are in the Nakshatras that are ruled by the same planet. Such as what I mean by that, this is very empowering. Jupiter is in the Nakshatra Dhanista, which Dhanishta means the richest one. This is power in money and gains and it means things are really happening. The timing of everything is happening. Dhanishta cymbal is the drums dealing with timing. So it's the right time to move forward. And Danishta is ruled by Mars. Going over to where Mars is at 27, 28 degrees of Virgo, it is in the Nakshatra Chitra, which Chitra means the bright shining one. And these Chitra as well as Danishta is also ruled by Mars. So this is very empowering to both Mars and Mercury. And let me just say when you put Mars and Mercury together, which they are together in the same sign on this day, it deals with the ability to negotiate. It deals with ability to not necessarily argue, but to debate things with facts. Virgo is fact finding, Virgo is detailed. Virgo is getting to the core and bottom things. Nothing is going to be overlooked while we have this Virgo energy going on. So positive things I believe will come out of this day. The future is going to move forward, things are going to shift. Another thing that I think is very interesting about this day is the moon is in Pisces. Now by this time I hope you realize I'm talking about the sidereal Vedic zodiac, not tropical western. But ideally the Moon is in Pisces but it's going to oppose that Mercury and that Mars which is another powerful aspect because what we're looking at here is Moon, Mars, Chandra Mangala Yoga, which deals with business success and moving forward with new ideas in business. But Mercury Moon means the thought processes are in overdrive activity, the mind is bright. And this is so important for everyone to realize what is happening and what is about to happen. From this the truth, as I always say, is clear. People can make much better, clearer judgments. Now that Mercury is moving forward, travel will be much easier. The idea is about what disease and disease potential, all the stuff that we've been going through for so long, that's all going to come to a head. Why? Because Virgo is the sign of health and healing and disease. We'll have a clearer picture on where we're going, what we're doing, what this whole planet has been through, the truth about all of the disease and what's been going on things are going to start bubbling up where we see the reality of what this whole crises of the coronavirus was and is about. Another thing Virgo rules is work, workers in work and helping people. So all of these issues and problems will start to be addressed about not having enough workers and how to pay, what to do. We're going to start getting some answers. We won't be stuck anymore. This is going to be forward movement because everything seemed to be piling up, causing more and more problems. But now we're going to start getting some answers and the ability to move forward without all the frustration. But I do think that the whole time that we have Mercury together with Mars, there will be a lot of contention and fighting because remember, Mercury is communications and Mars is combat. So there are going to be a lot of things that have to be worked out and processed. So as Mercury moves up, it's going to start approaching where Mars is. But before that, Mars is going to shift by the 22nd into library. That will give us a big relief. So by October, let's just say October 18th through October 22nd, big things are bubbling up. Big things are coming to the surface and we are going to get answers so that we can move forward in the world, in the economy. Everything is changing. It's got to change. But most of all, use this energy for your own personal life. It's so valuable. Move forward, use it for the highest good. Always say, may the highest good thing happen now. And it will. So with that, I'd like to close. Remember, if you would like to study Vedic astrology with me, go to my website. Check out my community of Vedic astrologers and that is universityofvadicastrology. Com. And if you would like to learn more about me, check out my beautiful new malas and jewelry. Go to my website, which is galacticenter. Org. Thank you.
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