Mercury puts on its X-ray specs as it enters Scorpio, squares Pluto. The Aries Full Moon highlights the balance between caring for ourselves and others. Venus meets Jupiter and Saturn, bringing opportunity and responsibility. And a listener question about the chart ruler.
Author: April
Astrology Highlights for Sep. 29-Oct. 5, 2025: Chanticleer
TRANSCRIPT Ep. 314 | Capricorn First Quarter Moon: A Plan and a Checklist!
TRANSCRIPT Big Sky Astrology Podcast (9.28.25) Ep 314 | Capricorn First Quarter Moon: A Plan and a Checklist! « Listen and read show notes Hello, Invisible Friend. April here, and the date today is September 29th, 2025. Welcome to Episode 314 of the Big Sky Astrology Podcast. In this lighter-than-normal …
Episode 314 | Capricorn First Quarter Moon: A Plan and a Checklist!
Astrology Highlights for Sep. 22-28, 2025: The Light Rests Warmly
When the Sun is in Libra, its light rests warmly, gently, on the fall trees changing color, the straw bales in the field, the newly-picked apples in bushel baskets. It’s a time of magic, when the softness of the light makes strangers more attractive, and the crispness of the air makes us long for the warmth of another’s arms.
TRANSCRIPT Ep. 313 | Libra Season, Mars enters Scorpio, and a Battle of Will and Won’t!
Episode 313 | Libra Season, Mars enters Scorpio, and a Battle of Will and Won’t!
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 about self-care and your birth chart.
Astrology Highlights for Sep. 15-21, 2025: The World as It Is
TRANSCRIPT Ep. 312 | Solar Eclipse/New Moon in Virgo: A Call to Devotion!
Episode 312 | Solar Eclipse/New Moon in Virgo: A Call to Devotion!
Episode 312 | Solar Eclipse/New Moon in Virgo: A Call to Devotion! 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 …

Speaking up is important—but it’s worth remembering that others are just as invested in their own ideas. Mercury’s challenge is not only to crow, but to organize, refine, and distill a message so it stands out from a cacophony of voices.
When the Sun opposes Saturn, we want to strut proudly through our territory, but Saturn’s invisible barrier holds us in check. We may experience Saturn’s boundaries in a tough boss, a strict parent, or other authority figure. But often, what’s holding us back is simply our own internal glass wall.