139 | Podathon Day #1: Chain of Command, with Mel LaFara!

It’s the Third Annual Big Sky Astrology Podathon! And today is a day of "firsts." It's the first day of the Podathon, and the very first Big Sky Astrology Podcast guest: an interview with a Cardinal sign-dominant (and therefore prone to "being first") astrologer Ms. Mel LaFara! Plus: Today’s Moon is in serious Capricorn, but its aspects to Jupiter and Mercury should make things a little bit chattier. And exactly what does it mean for the Moon to be "debilitated"? April goes straight to the source and asks someone who owns such a Moon! This Labor Day week, September 5th through 9th, we bring you the Third Annual Big Sky Astrology Podathon, with daily episodes, amazing guest astrologers and prizes … so many prizes! Make a note to check your podcast feed every day that week for a brand new Mooncentric episode! Make your donation NO LATER THAN MONDAY SEP. 12, 2022, AT 11:59 PM PDT and be entered for a chance to win a reading, course, and other prizes! Read a full transcript of this episode. Love the show? Make a donation!   Timestamps (full show notes at the website) [0:35] Hear ye, hear ye: The 3rd Annual Big Sky Astrology Podathon is here! With five episodes, interviews with five fabulous astrologers, and prizes! [1:48] Donate $25 or more to be entered into the drawing!  One grand prize winner will win a 90-minute reading with April (a $269 value).  One lucky listener will win a 60-minute reading with April (a $210 value).  Another lucky donor will win a free enrollment into one of April's upcoming classes ($249 value).  Last but not least, one more lucky winner will receive a beautifully informative astrology poster from Patrick Blasa's, Tha Elegant Universe.  Ongoing monthly Pod Pals will be included! To be entered in the drawing, you must make your donation no later than Mon. Sep. 12, 2022, at 11:59 pm Pacific time! [3:12] Can't contribute $25 or more?  That's ok!  Donate $10 or more to gain access to April's special episodes for the Equinoxes and Solstices. :) [3:40] If you can't contribute financially, we totally understand! If you like the show, please subscribe or follow Big Sky Astrology Podcast on your app of choice. Five star ratings, positive reviews and sharing the show with your astrology loving friends are also welcome. All of these contributions are free and help the show out immensely! [4:52] We are moving toward our next Mercury retrograde period, between September 9th and October 2nd.  Try to lighten your calendar a bit. [5:56] During the Podathon, April is giving the Moon a little bit more attention. [6:13] Today's Moon is in Capricorn. Capricorn Moon days are excellent for initiating projects, especially ones that you expect to take a while to complete. This Capricorn Moon will square Jupiter in Aries at 5:44 am PDT, which could brighten things up a bit, and square Mercury in Libra at 8:21 am PDT, which could make this Saturn-ruled Moon a little chattier than usual. [7:45] "And now for something completely different" - the Big Sky Astrology Podcast's very first, very special guest, the lovely and talented Mel LaFara of the Energetic Principles Podcast!  [10:16] What's up with debilitated Moons? The Moon in Capricorn is considered to be in its detriment. The Capricorn Moon is actually the farthest in its position from where the Moon is at home, Cancer. [12:22] Another troublesome Moon: the Scorpio Moon. A Moon in Mars-ruled Scorpio is in a position of fall, sometimes called "depression." This is due to the Moon in Scorpio being in an opposing position from Taurus, where it's exalted. [14:01] How does Mel use her own natal Capricorn (Saturn-ruled) Moon in opposition to her (Moon-ruled) Sun in Cancer? [16:58]  Are planets in their detriment or fall more accentuated in our personalities because we have to work so hard to express them? Are these possibly superpowers?!?! [19:05]  Notorious Saturn, lord of maturation, boundaries, and bummers. [20:22] Goats will eat anything! Some practical advice for