Episode 9 | It’s Aquarius Season, Charlie Brown!
This week in the Big Sky, the Sun dons Charlie Brown’s shirt for a tour of Aquarius, where he’s joined by the New Moon in this future-oriented sign. And while Aquarius may be hip, this week is all about the squares: the Sun and Moon at odds with unpredictable Uranus, and a gentle Piscean Venus crossing paths with zealous Mars in Sagittarius. Plus: Tinkertoys, why Aquarius is not a water sign, and the inevitable home repair metaphor. Full episode show notes and transcript
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Transcript 009: It’s Aquarius Season, Charlie Brown!
This week in the Big Sky, the Sun dons Charlie Brown’s shirt for a tour of Aquarius, where he’s joined by the New Moon in this future-oriented sign. And while Aquarius may be hip, this week is all about the squares: the Sun and Moon at odds with unpredictable Uranus, and a gentle Piscean Venus crossing paths with zealous Mars in Sagittarius. Plus, Tinkertoys, why Aquarius is not a water sign, and the inevitable home repair metaphor.
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Episode 8 | Saturn and Pluto Need a Party
So far, our planet appears to have narrowly survived the Week That Will Live In Infamy, and the Sun decides Saturn and Pluto need a party. April and Jen use Venus entering Pisces as an opportunity to spread the loving gospel of Mister Rogers, and April assures Jen that Mercury is far more excellent in Aquarius than seems plausible. This week’s Moonwatch segment is brought to you by the Last Quarter Moon in Libra and April and Jen humming doo-doo-doo. Plus: Bob Ross, people. Bob. Ross. Click here for complete show notes and transcript!
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Episode 7 | Saturn and Pluto Go to The Repair Shop
It’s an epic week in the Big Sky, and April and Jen bring you the down-low on the up-high: Jupiter meets the South Node, Uranus brings extra tumult to a highly-charged Lunar Eclipse, and we sound a final “all aboard” for the S.S. Saturn/Pluto Conjunction. Plus: more new (fictional) sponsors than you can shake a stick at, and April takes any opportunity to discuss her latest TV obsession. CLICK THE TITLE OF THE POST FOR SHOW NOTES AND TRANSCRIPT!
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Episode 6 | Saturn & Pluto Eat More Crunchy Things
Happy New Year! This week, Mars enters Sagittarius and the First Quarter Moon is in Aries. Otherwise, it’s a slow astrological news week – so April and Jen set you up for next week’s big Saturn/Pluto conjunction, which astrologers have been talking about forever! All this, plus: if planets were dogs, an iconic poison control spokescritter, and taking a bite out of the new year with lots of food references. CLICK THE SHOW TITLE FOR SHOW NOTES AND TRANSCRIPT.
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Episode 5 | Unboxing Eclipses
Begin your list of 2020 goals, because Mercury moves into Capricorn this week! April and Jen spend the rest of this jumbo-sized episode discussing the upcoming Solar Eclipse, and in general what eclipses mean, how they work, and why we use them. Click here for complete show notes and transcript
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Episode 4 | The Capricorn Solstice Is Frequently Sunny in Minneapolis
As April bravely endures a bone-chilling, 55-degree day in San Diego, she and Jen discuss the Capricorn Solstice, Venus in Aquarius (she wants her space), and this week’s Last Quarter Moon. Plus: Podpets on the move, more about square aspects, a preview of the upcoming eclipse, and a courageous attempt to explain mutual reception with a housesitting analogy.
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Episode 3 | Gemini Full Moon: Alexa, Play “Love the One You’re With”
It’s relationship week on the BSA podcast, with a Full Moon in Gemini and Venus’s close encounter with the Sharks AND the Jets. Plus: Mercury enters Sagittarius and leaves his shadow, Mars trines Neptune, Jupiter trines Uranus, and April and Jen tell Alexa to mind her own business.
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Episode 2 | Jupiter in Capricorn: Falstaff in a Business Suit
Astrologer/author April Elliott Kent and producer/co-host Jen Braun discuss the astrology of the first week of December 2019: Jupiter enters Capricorn for a year-long stay; the First Quarter Moon in Pisces urges us to act with heart; and the Sun squares Neptune.
Episode 1 | Sagittarius New Moon: Stars Over Thanksgiving
On the inaugural episode of the Big Sky Astrology Podcast, astrologer/author April Elliott Kent and co-host/producer Jen Braun break down the astrology of Thanksgiving Week and serve it up with a side of stuffing. From Venus entering Capricorn, to the Sagittarius New Moon, to Neptune changing direction, there are plenty of side dishes!
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