Overlapping Planetary Periods in Astrology

Nick Dagan Best joins me to discuss overlapping planetary periods, and how the repeating cycles of the visible planets align at specific milestone ages in a human life to create powerful recurrence transits. While I've spent a lot of time over the past few years researching the eight-year cycle of Venus retrogrades on its own, some repetitions stand out as much more significant than others, because they coincide with the returning cycles of other planets at specific ages like 24, 32, 40, 47, 56, and 59. This is kind of a free flowing discussion where we animate charts to demonstrate how these multi-planet alignments work astronomically, and also examine how they play out in both mundane events and natal biographies. We also explore how these recurring planetary cycles formed the empirical foundation for ancient Mesopotamian goal year periods and Hellenistic time-lord systems, while offering some practical insights into how modern astrologers can apply them in birth chart consultations or even chart rectification. This is episode 556 of The Astrology Podcast. Nick's Website https://www.nickdaganbestastrologer.com Get a 15% discount on Chris' courses this month with the promo code RETROGRADE: https://theastrologyschool.com Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro to overlapping planetary cycles 00:01:32 The 8-year Venus retrograde cycle 00:03:53 Mars cycles: 15, 17, 32, and 47-year periods 00:09:02 Animating the 8-year Venus cycle in charts 00:11:35 Age 24: Venus and Jupiter returns 00:17:16 Age 32: Venus and Mars returns 00:24:06 Steven Spielberg's age 47 recurrence (DreamWorks) 00:33:35 Age 40: Venus and Mercury returns 00:37:40 40-year film cycles: James Bond and Halloween 00:40:34 Direct vs. retrograde Sun-Venus conjunctions 00:44:14 Chart rectification with planetary cycles 00:46:24 Age 47: Mars and Jupiter returns 00:50:05 Mesopotamian goal years and Time Lord origins 00:57:47 Age 56: Venus and the 3rd Nodal Return 01:05:02 Age 59: Saturn, Jupiter, and Mercury returns 01:07:10 Ages 79 (Mars & Mercury) and 88 (Venus & Saturn) 01:09:12 Applying cycles in consultations and mundane astrology 01:12:28 Venus symmetry vs. rare Mars retrogrades by sign 01:19:21 Nick's consultations, livestreams, and outro