117 | Mars Meets Saturn: Waving All Our Paws!
This week, April explores a conjunction between Mars and Saturn, which lands on the Sabian symbol, A bear sitting down, waving all his paws. Mars is the planet of action, but like a bear on its hindquarters, it's tempered by Saturn's restraining influence. In other news, Venus enters Pisces, where the planet of love does some of its best work, and April looks at Mercury's busy week as it transitions from Aries and into Taurus. Plus, a review of the Sabian symbols - what they mean, how to use them, and why April's so infatuated with them! If you found this episode of The Big Sky Astrology Podcast helpful or inspiring, don’t forget to follow or subscribe to the show on your podcast app of choice, and please recommend it to your astrology-loving friends! 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 news: The Cancer First Quarter Moon, Venus enters Pisces, a busy Mercury, and a review on the oft-cited Sabian symbols. [1:08] First up, Mars conjoins Saturn on the Sabian symbol, A bear sitting and waving all its paws. Mars likes to move things forward, but it's hard to do from a seated position. Not even Saturn's restraining influence can keep Mars down forever, but it's sure trying to this week. [3:37] How to use the Mars-Saturn conjunction. [5:23] Venus is exalted in Pisces: A moment to express love. [7:23] An upcoming conjunction between Venus and Jupiter on April 30th, on the day of the Solar Eclipse. [8:18] Mars will square the Lunar Nodes, bending toward the positive North Node [9:48] More Mercury updates! Fleet-footed Mercury makes sextile (opportunity) aspects to Saturn and Mars, arbitrating the earlier tension of their conjunction. [12:43] Mercury’s square aspect to Pluto, the last Mercury aspect in Aries before it enters Taurus [16:10] Time for the Moon report! Thinking about a move, or a big home project? Here's the Cancer First Quarter Moon, a time to act on instinct and intuition, especially in the areas of home and family. [20:15] This week's Void-of-Course Moon periods. [25:30] April’s mini lesson: A review of the Sabian symbols. Where they come from, and how (and perhaps why) to use them! [26:36] How the Sabian symbols work, and some resources you might find helpful. [29:51] A Big Sky shoutout to donors Janis Griffin, Haley Matherly, and Michele Matsuda! Additional Resources Lynda Hill’s book on the Sabian symbols The Sabian Symbols in Astrology, by Marc Edmund Jones The Sabian Symbols & Astrological Analysis, by Blain Bovee How to support the podcast