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April 18, 2026 14 mins

Step into a powerful turning-point week in astrology.
As we approach April 20, 2026, the energy shifts dramatically, from fast-moving, bold Aries fire into grounded, reality-checking Taurus energy.
In this episode, we break down:

  •  Sudden clarity, bold decisions, and breakthrough conversations
  •  Aries momentum: Why you feel pushed to act NOW
  •  The karma window: How past choices are showing real results
  •  April 20: The emotional and energetic shift that changes everything
  • Clarity replaces confusion
  • Action meets consequence
  • And your next chapter begins to take shape


This is the week where:
If you’ve been waiting for a sign... this is it.

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(00:00):
Hi everyone, and welcome back toanother episode of The Path Less
Traveled. I'm Rachel McGowan.
And I'm Cara Sage. And as you can see, we are
outside today. We're changing it up because
it's gorgeous in Cincinnati. It's, you know, I think it's
like an 85 today. So we thought we're going to
change the scenery, we're going to do something outside and

(00:21):
we're going to enjoy the weatherand talk to you guys about, as
always, what is coming up from an astrological.
Perspective and what is going onand boy is big time.
Yes. So if you are listening to this
in real time, we have a new moonin Aries and we are ending Aries
season going into tourist season, you probably have been

(00:41):
feeling all kinds of things because as we know we have the
fire force this year and Aries is a fire sign.
So if Aries season March, April has felt especially Cray Cray,
that's absolutely why. And we've so many planets right
now in Aries too. So it's not just the fire horse

(01:01):
energy of the year. It's not just the Zodiac sign
that we're in. It is everything kind of coming
together. So this is really a big pivot
point, a time for big changes and the astrological new year,
really it's the first new moon. So new moons are beginnings and
then Aries is the first sign of the Zodiac.
So just new beginnings everywhere.
And I, for one, definitely feel change in the air, feels like

(01:24):
things are really shifting. Yeah, part of that's exciting
and part of it's a little bit scary.
So we're going to get into that.Yeah, yeah.
And you know, with the airy season ending and we go into
Taurus season, Taurus is all about being grounded and
checking in to see what is sustainable.

(01:45):
So as we shift from this fire energy of new beginnings and you
know, what do we want to change?What do we want to do?
We really also are at a point when setting intentions with
this new moon of checking in with ourselves and being like,
hey, is this something that is sustainable?
Is this something that is in alignment with who I am and

(02:07):
where I want to go? Because, you know, with all this
crazy energy, there may be things that that you were doing
or thinking that felt really exciting.
But what's beautiful about tourist season is it's a really
good check of like, hey, be sure, be sure about this.
Yeah. Very grounding energy.
Like Are you sure you wanna do this?

(02:28):
Whatever. So and and from a numerology
perspective, the week of April 20th is a week 7.
So as always, it fits in perfectly with kind of the vibe
of Seven. Energy is all about analyzing
and going inner and spending that time really thinking about

(02:49):
things that you want to do and implement and the alignment and
all the things. So the energy is very supportive
not only of the fact that we areentering the season of Taurus,
but also the week that we are entering it, of what the vibe is
naturally. Absolutely, absolutely.
And we're we're seeing that a lot.
If you are feeling ungrounded oryou know, last night I woke up

(03:10):
at 3 AMA. Lot of people haven't been
sleeping. A lot of people have been
feeling just it's an anxiety, but some of it can be an
excitement. It could be like an inner angst.
I think that that's what we're trying to ground as we go into
tourist season and that that's where we're at with that.
Welcome to Aries. Yeah, fucking face.
We also have some emotional undercurrents going on when it

(03:32):
comes to Aries and our Moon, which is in Pisces.
So we have the moon in Pisces, which is the emotion, the water,
so that fire and water are mixing.
So it's kind of about how we take, we have that action, but
what are we feeling through thataction?
So it's kind of really when you think about fire and water and
how they combine and how they work together, they can help

(03:53):
each other or they can almost fight each other.
And so those emotional or undercurrents of the water of
the Pisces, which is the 12th sign in the Zodiac, you know,
it's it's very deep, it's very feeling, very subconscious,
underlying spiritual layers. And so we're feeling that
underlying this action, these things going on.

(04:13):
And I think that that's just something to be no noting that,
you know, are we fighting with the fire and water or are we
allowing that to flow? Yeah.
And you know what's also interesting with that in mind is
there's certain signs that are more activated right now.
So I wanted to share what some of that energy is that if you

(04:36):
are one of these signs, you're going to be feeling.
So there's this moving forward energy that Aries, Cancer,
Virgo, and Capricorn are going to be feeling.
Things start unsticking and decisions get easier.
Progress becomes visible, breakthrough and insight energy.
For Aries and Taurus, there's gonna be sudden clarity around

(04:56):
money, identity or direction, and then emotional and
relationship activation. For Libra, Scorpio and Pisces,
you're gonna have deeper conversations, emotional honesty
and healing moments. So if you've already been kind
of feeling this or you're like, Oh my gosh, either you've
already been feeling this or youwill be feeling this this time.

(05:18):
But I wanted to know just kind of what those energies are.
And then what I love, because I'm a Taurus, is there's a lucky
phase right now for those of us that are in the sign of Taurus,
Virgo, Capricorn and Cancer, specifically around finance and
career. So I'm excited for all of the
things that are to come there. Have you been feeling Scorpio

(05:41):
slash Libra? Yes, so I'm the emotional one.
I've got the relationship and and deep realizations to come
to. That's what she's looking for.
To be honest, I feel like my career is taking an uptick.
I feel like more clients are coming, just more opportunities,
synchronicities. I think new relationships are
being built. I'm meeting new people or having
more people come into my orbit that are in alignment with what

(06:04):
I'm doing and wanting to collaborate.
So that all has been really wonderful.
I've been feeling that too. I mean, I've been trying to
intentionally put myself in situations to meet like minded
people, but it is been amazing. Like I met this woman who was at
this very small get together north of the city and then she

(06:26):
was at the same events near where I live, which isn't crazy,
but you know, in Cincinnati, people are so synchronistic and
just very territorial about their like where they live and
kind of staying within a 15 minute radius of their house.
And so I was just kind of shocked that she was at this

(06:48):
event. And Lo, and she's like a grief
counselor and she's been wantingto learn about numerology.
She's doing this alignment course that starts in two weeks
and she wants me to mentor her on numerology.
And I'm like, what are the freaking odds that I'm after
small little that was at that noon circle we went to.

(07:09):
Yeah. And I'm like total synchronicity
like that that that would happen.
So yeah, I'm feeling really excited and that there's a lot
of downloads that are going to be happening soon.
And I really am just looking forthe clarity on the exactness of
sorts of kind of what's to come,who I want to be, how I want to

(07:32):
approach it, who I want to work with.
You know, the collaborations, like you said, the
relationships, the people getting the business even more
going than it already is. So it's it feels very exciting.
It is, and that's what we're supposed to be.
And we're supposed to be in excitement, but not necessarily
impulsivity. So we can feel this now, enjoy
that Aries time. Enjoy that extra fire and then

(07:53):
we see how it lands. We ground it with the Taurus
earth energy. And I think that we see how is
that sustainable and how do we really in real time connect
those dots and make that happen.So I think right now we're just
in this very interesting point where we're kind kind of
juggling that because we're seeing the Taurian energies that
are going to start to stabilize,but we're not quite there yet.

(08:14):
And so we're just here to feel and think and kind of get those
building blocks to see what needs to happen.
So this week up until the 20th, that's like a very big day as
we're going to talk about. This is where we're at in that
big shift. So I would expect large
emotions. I would expect lots of different
clarity points or even anxiety. I think you can have that

(08:35):
anxiety and question things because you are in a point of
confusion and clarity is coming.And you know, if you want a
reading or you want to talk to somebody about your anxiety,
there's always Cara at a chantedmoment.
She also does virtual. So if you want to do a virtual
tarot reading or she's our intuitive counselor, you can if
you want more insight on numerology, I'm your girl.

(08:57):
So we're here to help if you need it.
Just wanted to plug that. So as Karen said, April 20th is
like is the end point for Aries season and the beginning point
of Taurus season. And so this is how we're shift.
This is where we are shifting out of that intense fire energy
into this more grounded stability thinking energy.

(09:20):
Like I said before, it's a week 7.
So really focusing on on that inner work.
And there is a 5 planet alignment on the 20th, OK, which
is a huge manifestation window. So all this stuff we're talking
about of like setting intentions, the new moon in
Aries, great time to manifest. Like you can't make this stuff

(09:40):
up. Like there is so much.
All connected. Astrological support around this
energy that it doesn't just feellike spring and it is spring.
There's all this crazy stuff that's happening for the first
time and like tons and tons and tons of for the first time in a
long time. And so there's five planets in
alignment. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter,

(10:02):
Saturn we're not going to get into.
All of that, all of the. Crazy words you hear about what
they're doing. What you need to know is that
this is a moment for tangible results, career shifts and
financial breakthroughs. And I know you keep hearing us
talk about career and finance, but like that's Taurus, baby.
You know we are we're materialistic, we love stuff

(10:23):
money's a big deal and relationships because Taurus is
ruled by Venus, anything within that realm is absolutely going
to be tested. So I just wanted to mention that
this is kind of a really specialtime as we shift.
It's not just like your average Aries to tourists situation in

(10:43):
years past. Right, yes, this, this one's on
steroids for sure. And even within the fire horse
year energy, this is really asking you to propel forward.
We were in a collective 9 year last year.
The world needs to kind of pull ourselves up from our bootstraps
and really go where are we in this oneself time period?
What are we building? What are we growing on?
And this is the perfect moment to really propel into that.

(11:04):
And I think even if you didn't feel the fire horse energy
before, as we said, you might not feel it right away.
This should be starting to kick up.
There should be things that you're realizing are changing
and that you are moving through.Which is why specifically with
this Newman setting intentions and this April 20th, all this
energy of why spending the time thinking and processing is so

(11:27):
important because it is you havethis fire horse energy that is
happening. And so there is that that want
to move. So you better be clear now about
what exactly it is that you wantto do because otherwise, like
you don't talk about anxiety. You don't want to be in a
situation where you feel like you made the wrong decision.

(11:50):
You were too abrupt with things.I feel like she's talking to.
Me. Yeah, probably.
So it's, you know, like you said, this is specifically April
20th. You know, you can feel my
shepherd, if you could see her, can feel, you know, emotional,
very introspective. You'll have the strong desire

(12:10):
for clarity, security, all supported by Taurus Energy.
So I would encourage you specifically on April 20th to
evaluate your relationships, to think about your financial and
career decisions and to notice what feels stable versus
unstable as you shift into this.New IT is ready to move with you
in alignment. It doesn't have to be perfect.

(12:32):
None of us are perfect and a lotof our situations aren't going
to be magically on a certain day, but does it feel in
alignment? Does it feel like you could
really ground that energy and move forward with it?
And that's what it has to be. So it's good to have those deep
conversations. It's good to do that
introspection with the seven week energy.
And the main thing about this episode, if you do take one

(12:52):
thing, is confusion moving into clarity.
So this can feel Aries energy fire can be chaotic, it can be
chaotic. We could have the anxiety, we
could have the past things coming up, we could be tested
with our feelings and our situations that we're in, but
it's ultimately to bring us to apoint of clarity and that's the

(13:14):
beauty that we're moving into. So if we can leave you with one
question, it would be, can you build something real with what
you initiated in Aries season? We'll find out.
Let us know, leave in the comments if this resonated with
you. If you think a friend would like
to hear this message, please share it.
Leave us a comment, follow us onInstagram, Divine Fem

(13:37):
Collective. We would love to hear from you
and we'd love to hear what year intentions are for tourist
season as we move into it in real time.
I'm excited. I can't wait.
And I mean, my birthday's comingup, so I'm also very excited for
that. We'll have a special episode
about me. Just kidding, but we probably
should. I can do whatever I want
honestly. They can.

(13:58):
They need to get to know you. Yes, right.
They don't know me well. I'll.
Be asking the question. Yeah, OK.
Yeah, maybe we'll do a little little back and forth.
That'll be fun. That's always fun.
Hey guys, as always it's a nice chatting with you and we will
see you next week, but until then have a good one.
Good luck out there people. You got it.

(14:19):
Use the. Fire and then stay grab it.
OK, see you next time. Bye.
OK.
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