Find out more about the Plant Cunning Conference at Plant Cunning Conference – In-Person in New York – July 24-26, 2026Astrologer ZamboniFunk returns to talk about the astrological forecast for summer 2026! We discuss the Cancer Mercury retrograde as a loud season for mistakes, delays, review, and serendipity, followed by Mars entering Gemini and conjoining Uranus, trining Pluto in Aquarius, heightening anxiety, disruption, experimentation, and possible tech/cybersecurity volatility. Jupiter’s move into Leo is framed as more defensive support amid “pirate season” boundary-testing, with a key July 29 Jupiter cazimi opposite Pluto alongside a full moon conjunct Pluto, suggesting power plays and revelations. The episode closes with herbal support for stress and heart strain: harvesting motherwort, and combining it with hawthorn and rose for courage, boundaries, grief, and tension.
00:00 Podcast Welcome
00:20 Conference Announcement
01:17 Summer Forecast Begins
01:55 Mercury Retrograde Setup
03:38 Mars Uranus Volatility
06:25 Experimentation Pirate Season
08:41 Mercury Retrograde Lessons
14:04 Jupiter Enters Leo
20:04 Jupiter Pluto Power Plays
23:03 Nodes Shift Authority
24:18 Era of Air Metaphor
24:58 Redistribution Scenarios
26:36 Mutual Aid Power
27:19 Jupiter Pluto Togetherness
28:28 Eclipses Chaos Reset
29:37 Robots Hive Mind
31:09 Adaptability Job Shakeup
34:46 Pirate Season Skills
35:29 Motherwort Heart Medicine
38:18 Hawthorn Boundaries
40:44 Courage Against Tech Future
43:05 Delusion & Hope
47:37 Conference And Farewell
