Big Sky Astrology Podcast

004 | 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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01:50 – What do fireplaces, Girl Scouts, Richard Nixon, and Vienna sausages have in common?
05:18 – Last Quarter Moon in Virgo is time for taking stock and assessing progress. It’s a melancholy, self-critical phase, so take it easy and…
06:52 – Say three good things about yourself!
10:47 – What was the Lunar Phase at your birth? New Mooner Jen marches to her own drummer, and Last Quarter-born April is always looking over her shoulder.
13:40 – Mercury square Neptune is like trying to do math when you’re still waking up from a nap.
17:38 – Venus + Uranus = Independence, space, and breathing room. And here is the link to April’s Venus in Aquarius article.
20:00 – All this talk of independence has our podpets on the move! What Venus and Uranus share in common, how they’re different, and what mutual reception has to do with housesitting.
23:38 – Here comes the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere, and the Summer Solstice for the southern hemisphere!
25:57 – The Sun reaches its minimum elevation at noon in the northern hemisphere. From here, there’s nowhere to go but up.
28:41 – April and Jen set you up a little for the upcoming solar eclipse on December 25th. Calculate your birth chart here. And this blog post will help you find where the eclipse falls in your birth chart.
32:01 – Shameless plug for April’s personal eclipse report. Read all about it!
33:55 – If you’d like to give April and Jen something nice to say about themselves, please rate this podcast 5 stars, write a happy little review, and be sure to subscribe so you’ll get all future episodes.

003 | 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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00:52 – Mercury entered Sagittarius on December 9th and enters the wide end of a frustrating funnel. Appropriately, April labors to explain Mercury’s shadow period.
05:50 – Jen risks the wrath of Aries, even as she sports their team color – betraying her secret love for her opposite sign.
08:45 – Venus mingles with the Sharks and the Jets (she stays cool, boy). April misses a golden opportunity to grill Jen about her high school appearance in West Side Story.
16:11 – Aww, Pluto has a heart after all!
17:11 – The Gemini Full Moon reveals all. What information will come to light for you?
22:05 – Mars connects with Neptune while April wades into water signs. Jen wins the lightning round as we play The Anatomy of a Fish… because she’s got sole and is not koi!
26:44 – Is Friday the 13th really unlucky? April and Jen discuss how the days of the week got their names. April gets the origin slightly wrong, but details abound in this article at the website.
29:50 – Jupiter trines Uranus and triggers the upcoming Solar Eclipse later this month. It’ll be a biggie!
32:52 – The Scorpionic duo discuss their generally distrustful natures and their specific wariness of Alexa. This inspires Jen to reflect on earbuds that translate, with a natural segue into this week’s media shout-out, Better Off Ted.
35:55 – April name-checks a Stephen Stills hit from the year of Jen’s birth. Because we’re keepin’ those musical references fresh.

002 | 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: 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.
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00:51 – A brief look at the biggest planetary highlight of 2020, coming in January. Which planets wear pinstripes and carry a violin case? Only one way to find out!
03:53 – Once upon a time, in the halcyon days of yore, April grew up on a farm. And early in our second episode, a precedent of conversational detours is firmly established.
05:18 – Jupiter enters Capricorn on December 2nd, which naturally prompts a discussion of Shakespeare, baseball, and Zambonis.
15:39 – Jen thinks back to starting her nonprofit during the 2008 stock market crash, and April recalls the sobering experience of publishing the first of three books.
19:40 – Here comes the First Quarter Moon in Pisces: Whatever you do will be wrong; act at once!
22:48 – April reminisces about how and why she chose a freaked-out, mangy-looking kitten from a shelter full of more promising candidates. We promise there is a connection to the First Quarter Moon in Pisces.
25:12 – We end our conversation with the Sun squaring Neptune. In true Neptunian fashion, learn why the Sun in your birth chart is like a fish in water.

001 | 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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2:15 - Venus entering Capricorn goes first, because nobody puts Venus in the corner.
11:00 - The Sagittarius New Moon. What are New Moons about, anyway? Where is Sagittarius calling you to adventure?
16:00 - A digression: What is a birth chart, anyway? Jen asks for a quick, two-sentence synopsis; April gets carried away and ends up talking about crickets and wine.
21:36 - Here’s the blog post April references about how to figure out which house the New Moon (and any other transit) activates in your chart.
22:39 - Neptune, the elephant in the room, is turning direct (turned retrograde on June 21, 2019). Car and train metaphors abound! Say no to unhealthy escapism in favor of meditation, music, musing.
29:11 - We're excited about the return of The Crown! 😃 (Hallmark movies too much of a guilty pleasure to link to here.)
32:00 - Mercury/Neptune and Venus/Uranus trines on Thanksgiving Day, and a tradition-loving Moon in Capricorn.
34:58 - We both love pecan pie! Here's the recipe April's used for the past few years to win Thanksgiving dessert time.
35:12 - For the first of what promises to be many, many times, Jen lobbies April to move to Minneapolis. April lets loose a snippet of a Martin Mull song. From the 1970s. Because she's o-l-d.