#337-"Now That I've Come Out Of Hiding"- Week of November 3, 2025

This week pulses with strong Mars energy—action, will, courage, and the drive to live from truth. Mars connects with several outer planets, activating an alchemical dance between personal intention and larger evolutionary forces. The Taurus Full Moon and Uranus’ re-entry into Taurus turn your attention to what stability and security really mean in these times of change. Courage now looks like grounded authenticity.

Monday, November 3: Mars in Scorpio trines Neptune in Pisces

Your actions align with inspiration and compassion. Intuition and imagination help you sense what’s ready to move from the invisible into form. Trust your instincts and allow mystery to inform your choices.

Tuesday, November 4: Mars enters Sagittarius and opposes Uranus in Gemini

Energy surges toward exploration and truth-telling. You may feel restless or impatient with restrictions. Sudden revelations could shake loose old patterns. Channel the fire into liberated, creative action instead of rebellion for its own sake. 

Wednesday, November 5: Full Moon at 13° Taurus at 5:19 am Pacific

Illumination rises around embodiment, resources, and self-worth. What grounds you in a changing world? What values sustain your aliveness? Release attachment to false security and return to the wisdom of the body.

Thursday, November 6: Mars in Sagittarius sextiles Pluto in Aquarius; Venus enters Scorpio

Focused action supports deep transformation. You can move mountains when your intent aligns with soul purpose. As Venus dives into Scorpio, relationships and finances invite depth and truth. Surface appearances no longer satisfy.

Friday, November 7: Uranus re-enters Taurus; Venus in Scorpio squares Pluto in Aquarius

A potent threshold day. Uranus’ return to Taurus (where it first entered in 2018) reawakens the long cycle of revolutionizing your relationship with the Earth, body, and material stability. Venus squaring Pluto stirs relational intensity and evolutionary growth through tension.

Sunday, November 9: Mercury turns retrograde at 7° Sagittarius (until Nov. 29)

Mercury begins its retrograde journey from Sagittarius back into Scorpio later in the month—an invitation to review beliefs, messages, and inner truth. The first part of this cycle (in Sagittarius) helps you reexamine the stories you’ve been telling yourself about purpose, meaning, and direction. As Mercury retraces its steps into Scorpio, the focus deepens—what hidden emotions, fears, or power dynamics shape those stories?

This retrograde offers a potent opportunity to slow down and align thought with soul. Old certainties can soften into wisdom when you let curiosity lead the way. Let your intuition and dreams reveal what the rational mind has overlooked.

Reflection Questions for the Week:

• Where is courage asking you to act with integrity rather than urgency?
• How does your body reveal what’s truly valuable and sustainable?
• What beliefs about safety, freedom, or truth are being revolutionized as Uranus returns to Taurus?

Podcast poem: Where to Now by Mark Nepo

Transcript

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Hello, welcome to Astrology Alchemy. I'm Sheila Bellagio, your host for this podcast. Alchemy is defined as a seemingly magical process of transformation. Spiritual alchemy is the process of pursuing the gold of your true nature. By transmuting the unrefined limiting parts of yourself. In this podcast, I'll offer you inspiring insights from current astrology cycles that support your path of turning your personal lead into gold. More resources are available at the website on the edges of change.com. Hello, and welcome to episode number 337 of the Astrology Alchemy Podcast. I'm your host and guide, Sheila Paler. Here's a phrase from this week's podcast poem, now that I've come out of hiding this week, pulses with VE strong Mars Energy. Action will courage and the drive to live from truth, Mars this week connects with several outer planets activating an alchemical dance between personal intention and larger evolutionary forces. The Taurus Full Moon this week and Uranus's reentry into Taurus. Turn your attention to what stability and security really mean in these outrageous times of change. Courage now looks like grounded authenticity On Monday, November 3rd, Mars in Scorpio, trines Neptune in Pisces. Your actions align with inspiration and compassion. Intuition and imagination can help you sense what's ready to move from the invisible into form. I trust your instincts and allow mystery to inform your choices. This is an archetypal dialogue between the Warrior Warriors, Mars. Who collaborates with the mystic Neptune desire meets divine flow. On Tuesday, November 4th, Mars enters Sagittarius and opposes Uranus in Gemini. The adventurer Mars confronts the awakener. Uranus passion meets disruption. Energy surges toward exploration and truth telling. You may feel restless or impatient with restrictions. Recognizing in the United States, this is an election day. Even though not a big election day, it's still an election day. Sudden revelations could shake loose old patterns, channel the fire into liberated creative action instead of rebellion for its own sake. On Wednesday, November 5th, the full Moon is at 13 degrees of Taurus at 5:19 AM Pacific Standard Time the Earth Mother. The Taurus Moon reveals what truly nourishes the soul Lu can arise around embodiment resources and self-worth. What grounds you in a deeply changing world, what values sustain your aliveness, release attachment to false security and return to the wisdom of your body and the earth? On Thursday, November 6th, Mars in Sagittarius sex tiles, Pluto in Aquarius, and Venus enters Scorpio, the courageous explorer Mars allies with the transformer Pluto. Well, the lover Venus descends into the underworld of emotional truth. Focused action supports deep transformation. You can move mountains when your intent aligns with sole purpose. As Venus dives into Scorpio relationships and finances, invite depth and truth surface. Appearances no longer satisfy. On Friday, November 7th, Uranus, reenters, Taurus, and Venus in Scorpio squares Pluto. In Aquarius, the awakener Uranus returns to the earth keepers realm as the lover Venus wrestles with the transformer Pluto. This is a potent threshold day. Uranus's return to Taurus where it first entered in 2018. Reawakens, the long cycle of revolutionizing your relationship with the earth body, material stability and security, which has been profoundly shook in the last seven years. And Venus squaring Pluto stirs relational intensity and evolutionary growth through tension. Lean into what truths are arising for you. And then finally, last but not least, Sunday, November 9th, mercury goes retrograde at seven degrees of Sagittarius. It'll be retrograde until November 29th. Mercury begins its Relu retrograde journey from Sagittarius back into Scorpio later in the month. An invitation to review beliefs, messages, and inner truth. The first part of this cycle with Mercury and Sagittarius helps you reexamine the stories you've been telling yourself about purpose, meaning, and direction. As Mercury retrace its steps into Scorpio, the focus deepens what hidden emotions, fears, or power dynamics shape those stories. This is a collective invitation as well as a personal invitation. This retrograde offers a potent opportunity to slow down and align fought with soul. Old certainties can soften into wisdom. When you let curiosity lead the way, let your intuition and dreams reveal what the rational mind has overlooked The messenger Mercury is retracing the path of the seeker Sagittarius and descends toward the sorcerer as well of Scorpio wisdom refines through reflection and emotional truth. Here are some reflections for this week. Where is courage asking you to act with integrity rather than urgency? How does your body reveal what's truly valuable and sustainable? What beliefs about safety, freedom or truth are being revolutionized as Uranus returns to Taurus? Hmm. Plenty to simmer with in the Cauldron of Change, my friends. Here's the podcast poem for this week to support you with your journey. Where to now by Mark Nepo. Now that I've come out of hiding my fears are forgetting to be afraid now that I've dropped my opinions in the rain. My story is too small to cover my heart. Now that I've put down what I thought was important, I'm surprised by angels lost along the way. How we got here doesn't matter, and where we're going is just something for the mind to chew you. I'll meet you here in the palace. That difficulty opens the magical doorway, the shape of who we are. Perhaps this week you'll catch a glimpse of the shape you are dear once. Thank you for your own journey of deep transformation, your courage to keep going with it, and especially your courage to keep your art open to yourself and the world right now. Bless your journey. You have been listening to the Astrology Alchemy Podcast with your host, Sheila Lange. Resources are available at the website on the edges of change.com. Thank you for listening. Bless your alchemical journey to embrace the gold of your true nature.