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Sparkles of Gold Astrology ManifestoUranus in Gemini | The Futuristic Mind with Marc LaurensonSend us a textDisruptive Uranus enters versatile Gemini on July 7, 2025 starting an 8 year story bringing surprises and deeper rebellious story connected to our Minds. Questions arise! AI slop? or your own mind path? What of the Future? Astrologer Marc Laurenson and Nicholas Polimenakos talk about examples of how the transit can play out. Marc Laurenson graciously allowed this video to be posted on my channel. Thank you!Support the showMy website: https://sparklesofgold.com/Youtube https://tinyurl.com...2025-07-031h 02
Energetic Principles PodcastEP 172: Pluto Back In Aquarius w/ Sparkles of Gold & Elodie St-Onge-AubutThis is it, folks! Can you feel the winds of change blowing through every neck of the woods? In this episode, I'm delighted to welcome Nicholas Polimenakos and Elodie St-Onge-Aubut back to the podcast to pick up where we left off with our previous Pluto in Aquarius speculations. Now that we've had time with this transit, we decided to share a recap of our observations, along with more insight into how we see this two-decade transit playing out and how we, as individuals, can empower ourselves along the way.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/l0I0GAlURHc
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Energetic Principles PodcastA Mercury Retrograde Livestream w/ Sparkles of Gold & Melissa LaFaraStreamed live on YouTube 8/14/24 @ 4pm PT đź’«
A replay of an epic chat session between Nicholas Polimenakos (Sparkles of Gold) and Melissa LaFara (Energetic Principles) - covering Mercury in Leo, Mercury cazimi square Uranus, Aquarius full moon, Jupiter/Saturn square, Venus/Mars square... and beyond!
Click to watch the live video and/or subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3RL8aBJKns&t=1782s
00:00 High in the sky
4:50 Confusion
10:00 Sleep?
16:50 Mercury "pre and post" biotics
22:00 First Chart Aug 15th "Mutable"
36:25 Are we connecting Mel?
49:00 "How much does attention does Leo need"? rant
56:10 Aug 18 Mercury square Uranus
59:39 "Are connecting Mel?" PART 2
1:09:45 Aug...2024-08-183h 47
Energetic Principles PodcastEP 166: Aquarius Season 2024 w/ special guest Sparkles of GoldWelcome to this edition of the EP podcast on “Aquarius Season 2024” - where Nicholas Polimenakos (aka Sparkles of Gold) and I give an in-depth look at the zodiacal vibes of Aquarius and how this year’s solar transit through the sign of the water bearer will be one to remember. Nicholas previously joined me for the Pluto in Aquarius episode last year, and it felt only fitting to invite him back for the season where Pluto makes its second ingress into the sign of fixed air. Get out your chart and hone in on your Aquarius house as we deep dive i...2024-01-172h 44
The Astrology PodcastAstrology Forecast October 2023In episode 420 we give an overview of the monthly astrology forecast for October 2023, which features eclipses and lots of Pluto aspects, with astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, and Nicholas Polimenakos.
At the beginning of the month we see the end of the Venus and Mercury retrograde periods, with Venus finally departing from Leo and moving into Virgo, and Mercury departing from Virgo and moving into Libra.
In October we move into eclipse season, with the first in a new series of solar eclipses in the sign of Libra, and the last of a series of lunar eclipses in the sign...2023-09-293h 05
Energetic Principles PodcastEP 160: Virgo Season 2023 w/ special guest Nicholas PolimenakosWelcome to this edition of the EP podcast on “Virgo Season 2023” - where Nicholas Polimenakos and I give you the skinny on the varying qualities of this mutable earth sign and the role that Mercury plays as ruler. There are many shifts taking place as it’s the month of planetary stations, so there is no doubt that the back-and-forth nature of the messenger planet will be emphasized! Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Uranus will all change direction in the skies and this will influence the twists and turns in what is already a transitioning narrative. It’s a big month, so adapt...2023-08-222h 42
Talk CosmosPlanet Buzz - Eclipses UnleashedApril’s Taurus panel Planet Buzz, scheduled every first Sunday each month. Astrologer Nicholas Polimenakos joins as the Special Guest for Planet Buzz subject, “Eclipses Unleashed” about the upcoming first set of solar and lunar eclipses in 2023.“Eclipses occur when the New Moon or Full Moon is close to the lunar nodes, and come in pairs. April 20 brings 29° Aries Solar Eclipse because the nodes enter Aries/Libra this July and currently are at the end of Taurus/Scorpio. The solar eclipse called Ningaloo Eclipse takes its name from an Aboriginal word. The path of totality passes over North West...2023-04-0256 min
The Cosmic DispatchAstrologers Roundtable: A Deep Dive into the Astrology of MarchS2 E13 - Astrologers Roundtable: A Deep Dive into the Astrology of MarchJoin this esteemed panel of astrologers for an “Astrologers Roundtable” episode of The Cosmic Dispatch. March was so jam-packed with change and movement: lots of small changes and some epic ones. Today, Cory, along with astrologers J.M. Hamade, Nicholas Polimenakos, Sasha Ravitch, and Nate Speare unpack some of the bigger shifts that mark longer processes. As March comes to a close, this is the perfect episode to sit down with and reflect upon on the changes over the past few weeks, and s...2023-03-2654 min
Energetic Principles PodcastEP 152: Pluto in Aquarius w/ special guests Nicholas Polimenakos & Elodie St-Onge-AubutWelcome to this edition of the EP podcast on “Pluto in Aquarius” - where Nicholas Polimenakos & Elodie St-Onge-Aubut join me to take on one of the biggest astrological shifts to be taking place in our skies… the ingress of Pluto into the fixed air of Aquarius. We start by discussing the nature of “Lord of the Underworld” Pluto and how its rare ingress into a new sign brings a changing dynamic to the state of the collective. Next, we take a trip back into the annuls of history to rediscover how this transit has played out before so we can learn from...2023-03-142h 49
The Cosmic DispatchThe Mars in Gemini SituationSeason Two | Episode Two : The Mars In Gemini SituationJoin astrologers Cory Nakasue, Mandee Sheeler and Nicholas Polimenakos for a very Gemini/Mars/Saturn conversation. To start: show host Cory Nakasue shares a “short and sweet” astro-weather report then sits back and lets show producer & astrologer Mandee Sheeler ask the questions in this casual roundtable style episode of The Cosmic Dispatch.The astro-weather covered this week includes Mercury's square to Chiron and Venus' square to Uranus. The main event is Mars’ station direct, though this ene...2023-01-0953 min
Energetic Principles PodcastEP 144: Libra Equinox Season 2022 w/ special guest Nicholas PolimenakosWelcome to this edition of the EP podcast on “Libra Equinox Season 2022” - where Nicholas Polimenakos and I do an in-depth treatment on this pivotal season that’s leading us into a powerful set of eclipses that are just around the corner. First, we take a look at the Libra Ingress chart set for Washington, DC to identify what themes will likely continue to play out for the US over the next 6-month period. We then go on to walk step-by-step through the season’s astrology, which includes a Jupiterian Libra new moon, a Chironic Aries full moon, Mercury, Pluto, and Satu...2022-09-212h 38Talk CosmosPlanet Buzz - Reseeding DestinyTune in to Talk Cosmos, Sunday, Sept. 11 at 1-2 p.m. PDT, for the monthly panel Planet Buzz about “Reseeding Destiny". Mercury began its retrograde only a few days ago on September 10 for a grand review of our relationships with just about everything. The planet Mercury orbits around the sun over three times a year, for us to review or reassess or return to another version of our life story, plans, and habits.
“Mercury represents communication and travel yet still deeper connections to the spirit within. However, Mars is in Gemini for another half year,” said Sue Minahan, founder, and host o...2022-09-1856 minThe Astrology PodcastGemini in Astrology: Meaning and TraitsIn episode 356 astrologers Camille Michelle Gray and Nicholas Polimenakos join the podcast to talk about the meaning of the zodiac sign Gemini in astrology, and some of the traits and characteristics of people born with that sign prominent in their birth chart.
Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, and it is a masculine or diurnal sign, mutable, airy, and ruled by the planet Mercury.
This is the third in a series of episodes where we do a deep-dive into each of the signs of the zodiac, one per episode, in order to really understand their core meaning and...2022-06-132h 46The Astrology PodcastNORWAC 2020: Moving An In-Person Conference OnlineEpisode 256 of the podcast features an interview with astrologers Laura Nalbanian and Nicholas Polimenakos about the recent Northwest Astrological Conference (NORWAC), which was moved online recently for the first time in its 36 year history due to the pandemic.
NORWAC is normally an in-person conference that takes place in Seattle on Labor Day weekend at the end of May each year.
It was originally founded in 1984 by Laura's mother, Maggie Nalbandian, who was profiled in episode 75 of The Astrology Podcast.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic that broke out earlier this year, Laura was not able to hold the conference in-person, but...2020-05-301h 51