April and Jen track Mercury as he judges a beauty pageant, then enters absorbent, flavor-of-the-day Cancer. There’s a dynamic First Quarter Moon in Virgo on some provocative Sabian symbols. And Venus disappears into the underworld, prompting a discussion of Venus’s hide-and-seek cycle and her role in the June 5 lunar eclipse. Relationships much? Plus: Milwaukee frozen custard, milk in the fridge, birthdays, weddings, and somebody impersonates Tom Jones! Prepare for the eclipses by ordering a per...
May 25, 2020•33 min
Stroll down memory lane with April and Jen as we celebrate the BSA Podcast’s 6-month half-birthday! It’s a busy week: the Sun joins the ongoing Gemini party and teams up with the Moon for a stabilizing, yet energizing new lunar cycle; Mercury translates for Venus as she makes her second of three aspects to nebulous Neptune; and Mars and Uranus team to up to offer new opportunities and unexpected gifts. Also, eclipse season will be upon us soon enough (June 5), and a little prep never hurt anyone...
May 18, 2020•42 min
This week in the Big Sky: Mercury dashes unsupervised into Gemini, and Mars winds up in Pisces quicksand; April and Jen examine a perfectly formed Aquarius Last Quarter Moon; and Venus and Jupiter square dance their way onto Team Retrograde! Also: learn who’s Best in Show…and, has it really been a dozen episodes since April last considered moving to Minneapolis?! Can you spare a dollar or ten to support the BSA podcast? April & Jen thank you! To join the podcast conversation and leave a comm...
May 11, 2020•33 min
April and Jen approach the Full Moon week with beginner’s mind, as the Lunar Nodes shift into Gemini and Sagittarius for the next 18 months. Also: Saturn in Aquarius turning retrograde signals that it’s time to reassess commitments and do some foundational retrofitting; Mercury dons a rakish silk hat; the Sun points a finger; and a Scorpio Full Moon just made for deep-cleaning. Plus, googly eyes and gold stars! Schedule an astrology reading with April ! . Can you spare a dollar or ten to support...
May 04, 2020•35 min
Mercury reclaims the spotlight this week, as April and Jen herald his entrance into the laconic Taurus. The Sabian symbols for the Leo First Quarter Moon evoke fun, play, and optimism, and Venus begins her long, confusing dance with Neptune. And, just because we like you: a mini-lesson on the void-of-course Moon! Plus: hablamos español (más o menos); tree swings we’ve known and loved; and gettin’ toey. Can you spare a dollar or ten to support the BSA podcast? April & Jen thank you! To join t...
Apr 27, 2020•37 min
It’s Taurus New Moon time, but April and Jen explore the mounting tension between rule-making (Saturn) and rule-breaking (Uranus) that interfere with this sign’s legendarily calm vibe. What does it mean when Venus, the planetary ruler of this bullish New Moon, is out-of-bounds and totally unsupervised? And what will her protracted aspects to Neptune mean for your relationships? Also, April 25th is brought to you by the adjective intense , so mark your calendars. Plus: encyclopedias, carbtacular ...
Apr 20, 2020•28 min
April and Jen bring you exactly what you didn’t know you needed: a lengthy mini-lesson on modalities! (To achieve the oxymoron trifecta, listen while eating “jumbo shrimp” during your “working vacation”!) Learn which signs lead the parade, which do the organizing, and who’s in the drill team. But, wait! There’s more! Listen now, and receive a complete set of the Sun entering Taurus and a Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn… And if you sign up for the Sun’s square to Pluto, you’ll get the Sun’s square...
Apr 13, 2020•43 min
April and Jen parse this week’s intense Libra Full Moon, contemplate how to use this week’s innovative Mars/Uranus aspect to rethink how you’re doing things, and explore why Mercury entering Aries says it’s okay to think about yourself a bit. This Full Moon highlights Jen’s own birth Moon in a big way, prompting a mini-lesson on Lunar Returns… happy birthday, Moon! Plus: Hobnobbing about old-timey TV, spinning the Wheel of Fortune, and doing a feelings-check…because it’s a very lunar kinda week....
Apr 06, 2020•38 min
Feisty Mars enters Aquarius this week and teams up with Saturn to start the work of serious social change. Venus in Gemini downloads some new eBooks, the First Quarter Moon in Cancer prompts our salute to The Fonz, and Mercury meets The Fog (Neptune). And Jupiter makes the first in a series of aspects to Pluto that promises to be...interesting. Plus: April & Jen pull into Conjunction Junction (what's your function?) and learn how August-born April got her name. While Venus in Gemini is at th...
Mar 30, 2020•35 min
As the world’s anxiety level is turned up to eleven, April and Jen share some mindfulness techniques to help you be here now. And in the Big Sky this week: the Aries New Moon, this year’s eclipse season midpoint, and Venus offers Jupiter and Pluto an earthy elbow-bump. Plus: monarch butterflies, tortilla chips, a new imaginary sponsor, and Larry, Moe, and Curly. Oh, and pie. Always, pie. Order your copy of the Followed by a Moonshadow Eclipse Report to understand 3 years of personalized eclipse ...
Mar 23, 2020•30 min
April and Jen recorded this episode early last week, at what now seems like a gentler moment - when citizens bravely assembled in public without respirator masks and toilet paper was plentiful. In a conversation that touches only briefly on the COVID-19, we spend a good amount of time talking about Saturn entering Aquarius, the Aries equinox, a planetary traffic jam in Capricorn, and time-traveling between the early 90s and 2023. And in the here and now, we’re wishing every one of you love and g...
Mar 16, 2020•34 min
Join us on a Virgo Full Moon Caravan, as Mercury mercifully turns direct at the end of Aquarius to help us get to our destination. Also, a flurry of planetary sextile aspects this week prompt April’s free mini-lesson on this friendly aspect, bringer of opportunities and information! Plus: Wise words of inspiration from our favorite leadership guru, Coach Taylor; and – wait for it – a Moonwatch theme! It’s April and Jen, saving time – for you. Please support the BSA podcast by making a contributi...
Mar 09, 2020•25 min
From a curious Gemini First Quarter Moon to a cat-of-many colors Sun/Neptune conjunction and all the hot Venus action in-between (changing signs, duking it out with Saturn, starting over with Uranus). But first…pie. Plus: Planets at 0 and 29 degrees of a sign, 3rd house versus 9th house learning, and why April hates peaches. Please support the BSA podcast by making a contribution of any amount ! April & Jen thank you. To join the podcast conversation and leave a comment for April & Jen, ...
Mar 02, 2020•30 min
Is Mercury retrograde in Pisces making you fuzzy-headed and tongue-tied? Come and sit next to April & Jen, whose struggles to stay in a lane – any lane – this week will make you feel right at home. What this episode lacks in a major lunation and a Moonwatch theme, it makes up for with an overworked Aries Moon and a vintage movie intermission jingle that your mind will be singing all week long. Plus: a Sun/Mars/Node traffic jam, Venus faces off with Pluto, planetary rulerships, and a discussi...
Feb 24, 2020•31 min
April and Jen would like to buy a vowel or two, please, as they paddle furiously against the muddy Mercury Rx in Pisces conversational tide. This week in the Big Sky: A New Moon in Pisces, the Jupiter/Neptune sextile, and Venus and Jupiter in joyful, excessive cahoots. All of this, plus gophers, the four elements, Lady Gaga, kites, Game of Thrones, and more! Please support the BSA podcast for as little as a buck ! April & Jen thank you. 😊 Read more about this week’s astrology in April's wee...
Feb 17, 2020•31 min
Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, or the birthday of famed American suffragette Anna Howard Shaw , join April and Jen for a breakdown of the week’s astrological highlights: a Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio, Mars joining the Capricorn clown car, and Mercury turning retrograde in Pisces. Also: What goes well with Chinese food, who lost her pants, and this year’s criminally underreported Jupiter/Neptune sextile! ***Extending this special offer for podcast listeners: Want to...
Feb 10, 2020•31 min
As April faces down her second Saturn return, we explore these important astrological rites of passage, as well as how astrocartography can help you find your place in the world. Plus, this week in the Big Sky: Mercury in Pisces, Venus in Aries, and a Leo Full Moon that reeks of Neptune – complete with disillusionment and drunken chickens. All in under thirty minutes! ***Special offer for podcast listeners: Want to learn more about your own Saturn return? Use the discount code bsapod10saturn at ...
Feb 03, 2020•29 min
It’s a quieter week in the Big Sky, with only a First Quarter Moon in Taurus and Venus/Mars vs. Neptune on the cosmic agenda. So, finding themselves with a little time on their hands, your intrepid co-hosts roll up their jeans and wade into a Neptunian miasma of topics, including how January’s Big Astrological News hit Buckingham Palace and why astrology is like theater. Plus: Grab some popcorn and join April and Jen at the (decades-old) movies! To join the podcast conversation and leave a comme...
Jan 27, 2020•34 min
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. Read more about this week’s astrology at the Big Sky Astrology ...
Jan 20, 2020•32 min
So far, our planet appears to have narrowly survived the Week That Will Live In Infamy (see Episode 7 !), 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...
Jan 13, 2020•32 min
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. Want to learn more about eclipses based on your individual birth chart? Check out April’s Moonshadow Eclipse ...
Jan 06, 2020•30 min
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. Read more about this week’s astrology at the Big Sky Astrology website . Subscribe to the ...
Dec 30, 2019•30 min
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. Read more about this week’s astrology at the Big Sky Astrology website . Subscribe to the podcast and April's mailing list . Follow Big Sky Astrology on IG , Twitter , and FB @BigSkyAstrology Download a full transcript of this episode (PDF) . Episode lin...
Dec 23, 2019•49 min
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. Read more about this week’s astrology at the Big Sky Astrology website . Subscribe to the podcast and April's mailing list . Follow Big Sky...
Dec 16, 2019•35 min
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. Read more about this week’s astrology at the Big Sky Astrology website . Subscribe to the podcast and April's mailing list . Follow Big Sky Astrology on IG , Twitter , and FB @BigSkyAstrology Download a full transcrip...
Dec 10, 2019•36 min
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. Read more about this week’s astrology at the Big Sky Astrology website . Subscribe to the podcast and April's mailing list . Follow Big Sky Astrology on IG , Twitter , and FB @BigSkyAstrology Download a full transcript of this episode (PDF) ....
Dec 03, 2019•36 min
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! More about this week's astrology at the Big Sky Astrology website. Subscribe to the podcast and to April's mailing list ! Follow Big Sky Astrology on IG, Twitter ...
Nov 26, 2019•36 min
