Author: April

New Moon in Leo: Walking the Circle

The world is in the process of recreating itself, and we are weaving change and upheaval into the fabric of our new future as we go along. Sanity tells us to be afraid, but faith whispers that there are no false moves now; however random, even capricious these changes appear to be, they are embedding themselves into our new foundation like stray river rocks and sea glass….

Episode 300 | Leo New Moon: Razzle-Dazzle!

Welcome to the 300th Episode of the Big Sky Astrology Podcast! Venus squares the Lunar Nodes and her cosmic lover, Mars. The Sun enters its happy place of Leeeeeooooo and aspects nearly everything. A dynamic and powerful Leo New Moon, with the Sun in opposition to Pluto. Plus: Strength, radical hairstyles, and razzle-dazzle!

TRANSCRIPT Ep. 300 | Leo New Moon: Razzle-Dazzle!

TRANSCRIPT Ep. 300 (07.21.25) Leo New Moon: Razzle-Dazzle! « Listen and read show notes Hello, Invisible Friend. April here, and the date today is July 21st, 2025. Welcome to Episode 300 of the Big Sky Astrology Podcast. This week, the summer transits are heating up with the help of the …

Mercury Retrograde: Slowing Down

Because a planet doesn’t seem to function as expected while retrograde, astrologers tend to issue dire warnings about not getting your computer repaired while Mercury is retrograde and not buying a house while Venus is retrograde. There’s something to these warnings, but proclamations like that always make me feel rebellious, and at the very least it’s fair to ask “Why?”

TRANSCRIPT Ep. 299 | Mercury Retrograde: Permission to Pause!

TRANSCRIPT Ep. 299 (July 14, 2025) Mercury Retrograde: Permission to Pause! « Listen and read show notes Hello, Invisible Friend, April here, and the date today is July 14th, 2025. Welcome to Episode 299 of the Big Sky Astrology Podcast. This week, Mercury stations for its latest retrograde period. An …

Astrology Highlights for July 7-13, 2025: Big Changes on a Human Scale

Grow attached to too many routines, and you run the risk of getting bored, stale, sleepy, uninspired; of losing your temper over unimportant things that have resisted your need for them to stay the same. Uranus is anathema to routines, especially in Gemini, which revels in variety, new ideas, new messages. Without change, without disruption, forward motion isn’t going to happen. We’ll just keep telling the same old stories and doing the same old things in the same old way.

Episode 298 | Capricorn Full Moon: A Big Shopping Bag!

Episode 298 | Capricorn Full Moon: A Big Shopping Bag! This week, Uranus enters the sign of Gemini for the first time since the 1940s. Venus and Pluto examine power and control in the realms of relationship and money. The Capricorn Full Moon and its ruler, Saturn, stationing retrograde, explore …