253 | Podathon Day Four: Pluto in Scorpio, with Gwen Yi!

Welcome to Episode 253 of the Big Sky Astrology Podcast, and the fourth day of our Fifth Annual Big Sky Astrology Podathon! Today: The Moon in Libra, conjoined Venus, urges us to play nice and find fair solutions to conflicts. And April interviews fellow astrologer Gwen Yi for a deep conversation about the Pluto in Scorpio generation! Plus, all the Podathon news, including how to make your donation, receive special gifts, and be enrolled in a drawing for a chance to win one of six fabulous prizes! Tune in tomorrow for the final day of the Podathon!  Read a full transcript of this episode. MAKE YOUR DONATION! Have a question you’d like answered on the show?  Email April or leave it here! Subscribe to April’s mailing list and get a free lunar workbook at each New Moon! Timestamps [0:36 ] It’s the 5th Annual Big Sky Astrology Podathon, with five daily episodes, all the week’s planetary news, some special podathon segments, and a chance to win prizes! [2:50] Donate $25 or more to be entered into the drawing! One grand prize winner will win a 90-minute reading with April, two lucky listeners will win a 60-minute personal astrology reading, and three lucky donors will win a copy of April’s Followed by a Moonshadow Eclipse Report! To be entered in the drawing, make your $25 donation at BigSkyAstropod.com no later than midnight on Monday, Sep. 9th. The drawing will be held on Sep. 10th, and winners will be notified by email. [3:53] Donate $10 or more to gain access to April's special series of donor-only YouTube videos coming this year, covering New Moons, big planetary transits, or possibly quarterly reviews! [4:11] If you can’t contribute financially, here are some free ways to help the show! Please subscribe or follow the show on your app of choice. Enthusiastic 5-star ratings and reviews are welcome - and please share the show with your astrology-loving friends. [5:43] Summary of the episode. [6:19] Moon Report! The Moon conjoins Venus today (Sep. 5, 2024, at 2:12 am PDT). Diplomacy, playing nice, and negotiating are the watchwords for the day; if you find yourself in conflict, try hard to find a fair and gentle solution. [7:43] Pluto was Scorpio between Nov. 5, 1983-Nov. 10, 1995. It briefly retrograded into late Libra between May 18-Aug. 27, 1984 and glimpsed into Sagittarius between Jan. 17-April 20, 1995. Overall, Pluto was in Scorpio for a little over 11 ½ years. [8:53] People born between 1983 and 1995, while Pluto was in Scorpio, are typically considered part of the Millennial Generation, also known as Generation Y. [9:05] Millennials are known for growing up during the rise of the internet and digital technology. They're often associated with traits like being technologically savvy, focused on education, with a strong sense of social and environmental responsibility. This generation is also dedicated to truth and to facing whatever is difficult and transcending it. [9:28] Intro to interview with Pluto in Scorpio astrologer, Gwen Yi, also known as The Asian Astrologer. [10:38] How Gwen began studying astrology and what her path has been like up to now. [14:35] Gwen’s experience so far as a professional astrologer. [18:07] What is the Pluto in Scorpio generation doing to change the field of astrology? What are some of the strengths and maybe a few of the drawbacks to Pluto in Scorpio’s approaches? [20:54] A discussion of some of the differences between the Pluto generations. [22:23] What are some changes that Gwen, as a representative of Pluto in Scorpio, would like to see in astrology? [25:00] Speculations on what the Pluto in Capricorn people are going to be like. [26:30] Final thoughts about the Pluto in Scorpio generation. [27:09] Make sure to check out Gwen’s The Asian Astrologer substack and her lovely Instagram page. [28:46] And that's a bleeping wrap 🙂 for the fourth day of The Fifth Annual Big Sky Astrology Podathon! Make your donation at BigSkyAstropod.com, and join April again tomorrow morning for one