119 | The Sun enters Taurus: A Clear Mountain Stream

This week: A Venus-Uranus sextile brings new and surprising connections; a Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius offers a golden payoff for past efforts; a Sun-Pluto showdown; and the Sun's cleansing move into Taurus. And April considers listener Rachel's question about what it might mean to have the recent Jupiter-Neptune conjunction in her Jupiter return chart. Plus: a fox fur, a grabby shellfish, and a final farewell to a sweet Aries friend. Want to learn about the upcoming eclipses? Sign up for my free webinar - join live on April 23 at 11 am Pacific Time! Have a question you’d like answered on the show?  Email April or leave it here! Want to share your own rendition of the Moonwatch theme! Leave it on Speakpipe or just record it on your phone and send me the file! Read a full transcript of this episode. Catch April’s weekly column at her website! Subscribe to April's mailing list Love the show? Donate here! Big Sky Astrology on Facebook | Instagram |  Twitter |  YouTube Timestamps [0:40] This week’s big news from the big sky - and sign up for April’s free Eclipse webinar, which is on April 23! [1:38] A sextile aspect between Venus and Uranus on April 18 brings an opportunity to make a new connection with a different kind of person. [3:13] The Sabian symbols for this sextile aspect: "A lady in a fox fur" and "Children groping and shellfish playing." Perhaps the self-sufficient lady in the fox fur is lacking something after all? [4:12] The Sun squares Pluto as it nears the end of its time in Aries. What shifts of power are coming your way? [6:02] A personal story from April about saying a long-delayed goodbye to a furry friend - love 'em while you've got 'em. [7:19] The Sun enters Taurus on the Sabian symbol, A clear mountain stream. It’s time for rest, relaxation, and a little Spring cleaning inside and out. [9:22] The Moon Report! A look at the Aquarius Last Quarter Moon on the Sabian symbols A Hindu healer and The rainbow's pot of gold.  Contemplate the relationship between abundance, spiritual right-mindedness, and the urge towards self-realization and perfection. [11:28] The Void-of-Course Moon periods for the week ahead - when to pause and learn from the Moon's last aspect in its sign. [15:00] Eclipse seasons are unpredictable, but maybe a little less so if you're forearmed with your Followed by a Moonshadow Eclipse report! [15:53] Work with Mercury's square to Saturn by planning for delay from April 23 to April 25. Slow down and practice patience and focus! [17:58] A sextile aspect from Mercury in Taurus to Neptune in Pisces on April 24: plan a mini vacation for the brain and let your mind drift downstream. [19:48] A question from listener Rachel: Does a Jupiter return in conjunction with Neptune have more significance for me? [25:10] Want to have your own question answered on a future episode? Here's how! [26:28] A Big Sky Astrology podcast shout out to generous donors Suzanne Sessere, Susan Braun, and Laura Looney! Additional Resources Sign up for April’s free Eclipse Season webinar April’s article on the Jupiter-Neptune conjunction Submit your question by leaving a Speakpipe message