Summary: <br> In episode 114 of the podcast astrologers Kelly Surtees and Austin Coppock join the show in order to talk about the astrological forecast for July of 2017.This month features Mars falling under the beams of the Sun, a pileup of planets in Leo, lunations in Capricorn and Leo, and much more.<br> Later in the show I highlight one auspicious electional chart that will be useful for launching different types of ventures and undertakings, using the principles of electional astrology.<br> This is the first episode where we attempted to do a live stream through Facebook when recording it, and it was a lot of fun, so we are planning on doing it again in the future.<br> As always, the artwork for this episode comes from the <a href="http://amzn.to/2lla5X7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2017 Planet Watcher astrology calendar</a>.<br> Below you will find the show notes, followed by links to download or stream the recording of this episode of the podcast. This episode is available in both audio or video format, and you can find links to both at the bottom of the page.<br> Book Giveaway<br> This month we are giving away copies of two books to listeners of the show who support the podcast through <a href="https://www.patreon.com/astrologypodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">our page on Patreon</a> on the $5 and $10 tiers:<br> <br> * The new translation of <a href="http://amzn.to/2spPvNL" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Theophilus of Edessa</a> by Eduardo Gramaglia and Benjamin Dykes.<br> * A new astrologically-themed novel titled <a href="http://amzn.to/2usImJ5" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">The Madness of Mercury</a> by Connie di Marco.<br> <br> I will be announcing the winners of that giveaway through Patreon in the next few days.<br> The Astrology School + Course Discount<br> Chris recently launched a new website for his online courses at:<br> <a href="https://courses.theastrologyschool.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://courses.theastrologyschool.com</a><br> To celebrate the launch, listeners of the podcast can get a 10% discount on his <a href="https://courses.theastrologyschool.com/courses/hellenistic-astrology-course" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online course on Hellenistic astrology</a> when they use the promo code AstrologyPodcast during checkout before the end of July.<br> To compliment the new course site, Chris has also recently revived and re-branded his YouTube channel, and has started posting a new series of videos there on different topics. You can check it out or subscribe to the channel here:<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/theastrologyschool" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/theastrologyschool</a><br> In particular, check out the recent videos on the distinction between <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFboowN7Gnw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">benefic and malefic planets</a>, the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nVCYidVrNI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concept of sect</a>, and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Vw0uy1mtM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">whole sign house system</a>.<br> Astrological Alignments for July of 2017<br> Here are some of the major alignments that we talk about for this coming month:<br> <br> * Sun Combust Mars all month<br> * Mars opp Pluto July 2<br> * Venus Gemini ingress July 4<br> * Mercury Leo ingress July 5<br> * Full Moon conj Pluto, Mars conj Sun July 9 in Capricorn<br> * Sun opp Pluto July 10<br> * Mars square Uranus July 17<br> * Sun, Mars ingress Leo July 20 and 22<br> * Sun square Uranus July 20<br> * New Moon in Leo July 23<br> * Merc ingress Virgo July 25<br> * Mars conj Sun July 26/27<br> <br> Auspicious Electional Chart for July<br> Here is the primary auspicious electional chart that we highlighted for July:<br> <br> * <a href="http://theastrologypodcast."></a>
