Big Sky Astrology Podcast

This week, after an extended stay in Pisces, Neptune enters Aries for the next 12 years. Mars and Pluto join ferocious but innovative forces to focus on the future. Mercury and Venus bring inspirational words about our values. A sizzling Full Moon in Leo sets the tone for the upcoming eclipses. And a listener question about the Progressed Moon. Plus: Abraham Lincoln saves the world, failing for spite, and standing up and standing o...

This week: As the Sun transitions to Aquarius, a story begins involving the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Pluto. A final sextile aspect forms between rulemaking Saturn and rule-breaking Uranus. Mars finishes up a lot of work in Capricorn before entering Aquarius. And the Taurus First Quarter Moon has its hands full with all those planets in Aquarius. No listener question this week, but that segment returns next week! Plus: A complete la...

This week, communications go into overdrive as Mercury aspects Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus. Venus makes soothing aspects with Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, and enters independent, future-oriented Aquarius. The Sun embraces both the tried and true and innovation as it connects with Saturn and Uranus. The week ends with a zestier-than-usual Capricorn New Moon, and check out Big Sky Astrology’s YouTub...

This week, we welcome the new year with Venus and Mars in a conjunction to each other and both to the Sun, and all three in opposition to Jupiter. The Libra Last Quarter Moon adds to the week's emphasis on relationships, and a listener question about finding purpose in your birth chart. Plus: Creative muscles, blurry around the edges, and what’s in line with your heart!

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This week: Happy Holidays!... and quieter skies, as the universe offers a bit of a holiday reprieve. Venus and Neptune challenge beliefs about relationships and our values. Venus puts on her investor hat as she goes to work in Capricorn. There is a sizzling First Quarter Moon in Aries, and a listener question about how AI may impact the field of astrology. Plus: Working things out, a new tradition, and the case for consulting human...

This week, the adventuresome Sagittarius New Moon season gets off to a bit of a strained beginning as the Sun squares off with Saturn and Neptune. Relationships and values are put to the test when Venus and Saturn meet in a difficult aspect. We honor the solstice as the Sun marches into Capricorn, and April answers a listener question about being born at the New or Full Moon. Plus: A lesson of patience, built to be productive and t...

Episode 324 | The Virgo Last Quarter Moon and Netflix Roulette!

This week, Mercury makes a lot of moves, entering Sagittarius, aspecting Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, and presiding over the Virgo Last Quarter Moon. Neptune stations direct in Pisces. Mars relaxes with Neptune for a few hours, but then moves into industrious Capricorn. And once again this week, we have so many transits to cover that there ...

This week, Venus makes a sizzling sextile to Pluto, the Gemini Full Moon is relatively quiet, but the Sun's square to the nodes tells us that we're at the midway point between eclipses. Mercury ends the week with trines to Jupiter and Saturn and shows us how to write a book. Plus, April answers a listener question about Saturn transits - why does it seem that we have the same Saturn lessons over and over again? Plus: Sipping our Ta...

This week: A birthday milestone for the podcast, and another week full of transits! As Mars squares the Lunar Nodes, prepare to move toward your future. Mercury conjoins Venus on a whimsical degree, and Venus trines Jupiter and Saturn; Saturn turns direct on Thanksgiving Day, and Mercury turns direct a couple of days later. A Pisces First Quarter Moon could bring a crisis of faith; and Venus finishes her busy week and her time in S...

This week: A lot is happening in the sky! The Scorpio New Moon sets the tone for an emotionally intense and transformative new cycle, while the Sun and Mercury join forces and light up the sky with aspects to Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. The Sun begins its journey through Sagittarius, and Mercury retrogrades back into Scorpio. Mercury trines Jupiter, and Uranus sextiles Neptune. The week brings both challenge and inspiration...

This week, Jupiter turns retrograde and asks us to look within for guidance on home and family. At the Last Quarter Moon in Leo, enthusiasm is contagious. Mercury and Mars come together in Sagittarius, and conversation is strenuously opinionated. The Sun and Jupiter meet in a harmonious trine, shining a spotlight on the bounty we enjoy. And a listener question about what transiting planetary aspects mean for you if they aren't aspe...

This week: Mars finishes its journey through Scorpio with an aspect to Neptune, then charges into Sagittarius and connects with Uranus and Pluto. The Taurus Full Moon gives an opportunity to evaluate the world on a practical level, while Venus goes deep, immersing itself in Scorpio and aspecting Pluto. Uranus circles back to the sign of Taurus for a short stay, and Mercury embarks on its latest retrograde period. And a listener que...

This week, communication and travel get an infusion of optimism and innovation when Mercury meets with Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto, and gallops into the sign of Sagittarius. Enthusiasm emerges as Mars trines Jupiter, and its trine to Saturn reins in excesses. The Aquarius First Quarter Moon propels the goals of the recent New Moon, with long-term goals and helpful friends. Venus and Jupiter examine true desires and necessities. And ...

This week, partnerships and values are highlighted in the Libra New Moon. Neptune backstrokes into Pisces. The Sun enters Scorpio and squares Pluto and gets to work uncovering what we've been hiding underneath the surface. Mercury identifies our biggest dreams as it meets with Jupiter and lays out a practical path to success with Saturn. And a listener question about finding community, especially in the realms of astrology and spir...

This week, a nostalgic Cancer Last Quarter Moon is a time to reflect on what we've accomplished in our recent New Moon goals. Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, glides into her elegant home sign of Libra, and promptly meets up with idealistic Neptune, unpredictable Uranus, and probing Pluto. Power issues rise to the surface as Pluto stations direct. The Sun and Jupiter bring a fresh start, but might bring up conflicts in all ty...

This week: Mercury puts on its X-ray specs as it enters Scorpio and squares Pluto. The Aries Full Moon highlights the balance between caring for ourselves and being present for partners and friends. Venus meets Jupiter and Saturn, bringing both opportunity and responsibility. And a listener question about the chart ruler—what it is, how to find it, and what it reveals about your chart. Plus: Blunter than we need to be, tea with the...

Episode 314 | Capricorn First Quarter Moon: A Plan and a Checklist!

In this lighter-than-normal week, it's time to get to work on those recent Virgo New Moon goals with a surprisingly upbeat Capricorn First Quarter Moon. Jupiter comes up with a lot more ideas than Mercury can put into words. Venus's rendezvous with the Moon's South Node is a declutterer's paradise. And a listener question about the di...

This week: The Moon is quiet (no major lunation), but the Sun and Mars are busy! Mars enters Scorpio, one of the signs of his rulership, and is strengthened for his hard interaction with Pluto in Aquarius. The Sun enters the Libra, and its equinox initiates autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere. The Sun opposes sensitive Neptune and combines forces with Uranus and Pluto. And a listener question abo...

This week: Venus makes sweet music with Mars, enters Virgo, and finds beauty in unexpected places with Uranus. Mercury aspects serious Saturn, enters diplomatic Libra, gives voice to Neptune, and gains inspiration from Uranus before getting down and dirty with Pluto. The Sun's face-off with Saturn dominates the Virgo New Moon Solar Eclipse at the intense 29th degree. And there is so much to cover in the sky this week that there was...