Aries New Moon: Why April 17 Is A Critical Turning Point

East & West Astrology
18 followers
3 Video Views·Apr 17, 2026
Hi, I'm Joni Petrie and welcome to my YouTube channel. Well, today I want to talk about the
new moon that happens April 17th and it occurs at three degrees of Aries, the sign of new beginnings.
And the first three degrees 20 minutes of a cardinal sign makes it more powerful. And I won't
get into all of that. Just trust me, it's more powerful in that point. So, this is the time of
a new awakening, a new beginning, a fresh start. And another thing is, I want you to realize,
I am a Vedic Sidereal Astrologer. Therefore, all my placements that I'm talking about are
Sidereal Astrology, not Tropical Western Astrology. So, with that, I'd like to go into
the fact that I have a free newsletter. If you want all of my predictions delivered to your email
address, absolutely free, every week, go to galacticcenter.org. While you're there, check out
my Patreon page, become part of our spiritual community. We meet every week live and discuss
what's going on in the world and in our lives. Furthermore, if you don't have my Galactic
Planner, this is the time to get it because it is going to be revamped, everything new about it,
state-of-the-art. You're going to want to be guided by the stars every day. Get ready for
the most powerful guidance that you can get from an app. Go to galacticplanner.com. It takes your
birth chart and calculates your chart and looks at where all these planets are relative to your
individual chart. You can get your predictions every day with this. So, last but not least, if you
want to learn Vedic Astrology, go to my university website. It is being brand new. Everything's new,
getting updated. You're going to love it. It's self-paced. You can learn. We have live classes
all the time. You will learn Vedic Astrology. Go to universityofvedicastrology.com. Now, let's
get going and talk about more to do with this exciting new moon that's going to bring out fresh
new ideas. With the new moon happening, not only in Aries, but in the Nakshatra, Ashwini. Ashwini
is fast, fast moving. It's like it rules travel and moving as fast as possible, getting things
done. And not only that, in this Nakshatra, that deals with healing and it deals with the healers
to the gods. So, I'm getting that this month we can expect all sorts of new discoveries with
healing and health. It's going to change the world with the new healing modalities that are
about to explode. Now, this is right before we have that lineup, the 19th and the 20th. So,
it's starting to come together that Mercury, Mars, and Saturn colliding together. And they are all
in the Nakshatra called Uttara Bhadrapada. This Nakshatra deals with, well, its symbol is a
funeral cot, the back legs of a funeral cot. There is a lot of death that's going on. I think because
the sun was there previously, it could deal with the world later. But there is tremendous
amounts of death around the world. Now, this is very temporary. I think it could happen suddenly,
temporarily. But do be aware we've got some issues going on here. We're not out of the water yet.
But I do think that once we get past, like the 20th, 21st, things will be really clearing up.
The skies will be blue and things are going to start improving. And don't forget during this time,
Mercury is direct and all the planets are direct. So, this is a time to move forward,
make progress, start new projects, start new things. It's a new day. It's a new day and a
new way. And there's so much positive energy for all of us to take advantage of during this time.
Now, also during this time, I'm noticing that Rahu and Ketu are definitely by themselves.
They're not afflicting other planets. That makes it so much better. That affliction,
when planets come together with the nodal axes, causes all sorts of problems. But it's clear and
free. We do have a Kala Sarpa going on though. And that means all the planets that are visible to the
naked eye are on one side of the axes of Rahu and Ketu. It means this is a time of great karma
and destiny that is beholding the planet. Things are really changing. This is revolutionary times
and you are part of it. This is an amazing time in history to see what's going on. Now, Neptune
being kind of close to Mercury in this chart, within a degree, be aware of weather and storms
around this new moon. Probably tornadoes, hurricanes. Well, it's not hurricane season,
but whatever. There is going to be major floods from storms going on during this time of April.
Be aware by these placements. And that can even be what's causing so much discord and death
during this time, which I hate to say. But during this time, we've got Neptune with Mercury. I know
I said storms, but it can also mean deception, deceit, where people don't see things clearly,
that they're clouded by what's going on. And to consider all of these planets are in the 12th
house from the moon and the sun means there are a lot of things brewing under the surface,
but they are going to clear and come to the surface, especially by May. That is a promise
that by May, we're going to get all of these loose ends together. Things are going to be processed.
Things are going to be clear. We're going to see clearly and there's going to be new revelations
in healing and actually new technological advances, especially through AI. And watch
where these discoveries come about. It will be fantastic. So this new moon in Ashwini
deals with healing and deals with forward, fast progress into the future. Our lives are about to
change 100% in a new way. It's going to be thrilling, exciting, and it's not going to be
easy, but we can't look back. But our tendencies are to look back and revel and worry about the
past. Just remember this. If you're worried about the past and you keep looking back,
that means you're worrying about things you have absolutely no control over. And furthermore,
you'll surely crash because if you're looking in the rear view mirror the whole time you're
driving forward, guess what? You're not going to get there. And so it's time to look forward
and don't look back and start all the new projects that you've been wanting to do
and move forward because progress will be the answer. So with that, I'll close. If you would
like more information on me, always remember to go to my website, galacticcenter.org. Thank you.
