Wizard Weekly by Daniel Giamario | April 25, 2026 |
On Friday, April 24, Venus entered Gemini. The day before, she aligned with Uranus at 29Taurus53. Uranus entry into Gemini is Saturday, April 25. This ingress of Uranus into Gemini is the big event on everybody’s radar, not least TOTAMS’, as we present our Uranus Into Gemini Highlight Seminar on Sunday. You can still sign up for the livestream here or use the same link to get the recording post-event.
In this Wizard Weekly however, I will focus on the potential significance of the alignments with the Pleiades. In addition, the possibly overlooked square of the Sun to Pluto is also on Saturday. These two themes potently illustrate the binary nature of the timeline split happening now.
The Pleiades Alignment
At this time in the greater precessional cycle, the stars of the Pleiades stretch over and around 0Gemini. In other ages and times, an ingress of Uranus or Venus into Gemini would not have the stars of the Pleiades behind them. Surely this is a cosmic message for our times. What might that message be?
When observing Venus these coming days, as she has now risen far enough in the evening sky (about 27degrees from the Sun) to be easily seen just after dusk, and with a still not too bright Moon, the Pleiades should also be well visible. Though Uranus cannot be seen with the naked eye, you can imagine the presence of Uranus there with Venus.
Most of us will have favorable connotations for the Pleiades. Cultures across Australia, Polynesia and the Americas almost without exception consider the Pleiades to be where global humanity originates from. Or at least the Seven Sisters are perceived as bringers of love, higher knowledge and an egalitarian spirit. They’re a favorite for many with Aquarian signatures. Thus, I invite you to go out, be with Venus and the Pleiades, and see what transmissions and intuitions you receive.
Sun Square Pluto
The yearly waning square of the Sun with Pluto also occurs on Saturday at 5Taurus28 / 5Aquarius28. In less than two weeks, Pluto will station retrograde, ending a prolonged period of 47 days with all planets direct. I follow Dane Rudhyar with the insight that a waning square is a “crisis in consciousness”. If global humanity has learned anything over the last 9 months, it’s time to put that into action. I generally ascribe about a day and a half on each side of the exact square when the square is at its most intense. The actions and the awareness necessary for action will stem from the underworld and shadow dimensions – and the actions taken will either come from an integrated and digested shadow, or from unconsciously acting out from trauma, fear, and past violations. Either way, this is an intense, and potentially dangerous aspect that can hopefully be balanced or even mitigated by the Pleiadean influence.
As an important additional factor, both the Uranus ingress into Gemini and the Sun-Pluto Square are under a Leo Moon on or near Regulus, the Heart star of the celestial Lion. In some traditions this star is associated with Archai Mich-ael, the time-lord of this age.
Out of Free Will, Choose Love and The Good
In many Mystery School teachings, such as in Anthroposophy, the strong and ever-present experience of evil is necessary for an evolving pure human to, out of free will, choose love and the good. The extreme binary nature of the current aspects offers a similar opportunity. In light of the overwhelming Aries initiations taking place (written about in the last few Wizard Weeklies), one possible timeline is more war, aggression, dominance and a need to win, propelled by trauma and blood feuds. Or, inspired by the Venus-Uranus alignment with the Pleiades, may we achieve a higher view, and move past the debris of the Kali Yuga, and then, with a confident free will, choose a different way, a way of compassion, love, and sovereignty with the connection to our Divinity. May Uranus provide the unexpected events necessary to provide the impetus for the very necessary assemblage point shifts.
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