Episode 369 | Mercury Cazimi: The Spirit of Experimentation!
Venus retrograde sextiles Jupiter for the second of three meetings, echoing events from August and offering a chance to resolve ongoing financial or relationship matters. Mercury makes a brilliant cazimi conjunction with the Sun in Scorpio on a Sabian symbol about invention — look for breakthroughs. A walk through the week’s Void-of-Course Moon periods, and a listener question about the astrology of death.
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Episode 368 | Sun Square Pluto: Burning Away What Isn’t You!
The Sun square Pluto reveals where it’s time to clear out parts of your personality that no longer fit, Mercury squares Mars and asks us to review where we may have been overly blunt, and the Leo Last Quarter Moon invites us to soften our approach in relationships. And a listener question about which house system to trust when interpreting transits.
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Episode 367| Scorpio Season: The Joy and the Shadow
Relationships, desires, and money are put to the test as Venus squares Pluto and then meets the Sun at the dawn of Scorpio season. Venus retrograde retreats back into Libra just ahead of a Venus-ruled Taurus Full Moon, while Mercury stations for its final retrograde of the year.
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Episode 366 | Mars trine Saturn in Fire Signs: A Boisterous Good Time!
Pluto stations direct to reveal what you’ve discovered about yourself over the past five months, and the Sun’s sextile to Jupiter offers an invitation to show the world what you’re made of. A Mars-Saturn trine helps you guide your passion to get things done, a driven Capricorn First Quarter Moon demands ambition, and a listener asks about a special piece of jewelry.
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Episode 365 | Libra New Moon, Venus in Scorpio: Can You Relate?
Mercury and Venus come together in Scorpio for honest, healing conversations, while Mars and Uranus form a supportive sextile for creative action. The Libra New Moon offers a fresh start for relationships, with a Jupiter sextile for opportunities and a Saturn opposition for caution. Venus retrograde squares Mars, stirring up old grudges and passionate disputes.
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Episode 364 | Venus turns Retrograde: Repair Work!
A clarifying Sun-Uranus aspect, Mercury enters Scorpio and squares both Mars and Pluto, Venus stations retrograde, and a Mars-Pluto opposition ignites power struggles. Plus a Cancer Last Quarter Moon, and a Sun-Saturn opposition demands decisiveness.
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Episode 363 | Aries Full Moon: Slow Down, or Be Slowed Down!
A creative boost from a Mercury-Jupiter sextile, the Sun’s entry into Libra at the equinox, and a reflective Sun–Neptune opposition paired with an empowering Sun–Pluto trine. The Aries Full Moon carries forward eclipse themes from spring 2025, and Mars begins a long transit through Leo.
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Episode 362 | Podathon Day #5: Relationships in Your Chart, with Dorothy Oja!
In the final day of the 7th Annual Big Sky Astrology Podathon, we’re wrapping up five days of special fundraising episodes with an in-depth conversation with relationship astrology expert Dorothy Oja. Dorothy shares her approach to understanding relationships through the birth chart. Plus, April covers the week’s planetary news (a flurry of Mercury aspects) and makes her annual fundraising appeal!
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TRANSCRIPT Ep. 362 | Podathon Day #5: Relationships in Your Chart, with Dorothy Oja!
TRANSCRIPT Episode 362 Podathon Day #5: Relationships in Your Chart, with Dorothy Oja! « Listen and read show notes here Hello, invisible friend. April here, and the date today is September 11th, 2026. Welcome to Episode 362 and the final day of the 7th Annual Big Sky Astrology Podathon! We …
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Episode 361 | Podathon Day #4: Money in the Birth Chart, with Donna Stellhorn!
It’s a packed day of planetary news, with Venus entering Scorpio, Mercury entering Libra, Uranus turning retrograde, and the Virgo New Moon. And we welcome astrologer and author Donna Stellhorn for an in-depth conversation about money in the birth chart!
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