Show Notes
Nick Dagan Best joins me to discuss the rare triple conjunction of Venus, Mars, and the Sun that took place in early January 2026. We review the major news stories that coincided with this alignment, with a primary focus on tracing historical recurrences to show how each event is tied to specific precursors that occurred under similar triple conjunctions over the past century.
We spent the first week of the year witnessing a decade’s worth of history unfold in just ten days. In this episode, we analyze how the precise alignment of these three planetary bodies in Capricorn correlates with the dramatic geopolitical events we are seeing now, including the US military strike on Venezuela, the escalating tensions regarding Greenland, and the widespread protests in Iran.
Our discussion builds on our previous episodes on recurrence transits, by showing how they work when more than one planet is involved in a recurrence, creating a more specific repetition of events.
This is a deep dive into mundane astrology, looking at how the past informs the present through the repetition of planetary cycles.
This is episode 518 of The Astrology Podcast.
Nick's Website
https://www.nickdaganbestastrologer.com
Timestamps
00:00:00 Introduction00:04:41 The Triple Conjunction of January 202600:11:14 News Stories That Happened00:18:03 Venezuela, Venus-Mars, and Wars01:18:12 Greenland01:48:36 Treaties: Making & Breaking02:35:26 Increases in Military Spending02:44:45 Shootings03:08:15 AI Images, Consent, and Non-Consent03:26:48 Nuclear Weapons and Treaties03:36:51 Iran04:34:16 Future Alignments04:55:50 Wrapping up
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