Welcome to the first day of our Fifth Annual Big Sky Astrology Podathon! In this week's five special daily episodes, April covers the day's major astrological news and interviews an astrologer from five different Pluto sign generations! Today: the Virgo New Moon hits the reset button on health, work, and getting organized. Mars square Neptune asks us what we can do to make work more meaningful. And April interviews fellow astrologer, Linea Van Horn about the Pluto in Leo generation. Plus, all the Podathon news, including how to make your donation, receive special gifts, and be enrolled in a drawing for one of our fabulous prizes!

Tune in tomorrow for Day Two of the Podathon, and April’s interview with Pluto in Virgo astrologer Armand Diaz!

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[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!

[3:05 ] Donate $25 or more to be entered into the drawing! One grand prize winner will win a 90-minute reading with April, a $275 value. Two lucky listeners will win a 60-minute personal astrology reading with April, a $215 value. Three lucky donors will win a copy of her Followed by a Moonshadow Eclipse Report, a $35 value, to help you prepare for the upcoming Sep. and Oct. eclipses. To be entered in the drawing to possibly win one of these prizes, you need to 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.

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[6:53 ] Planetary News: The Sun is leading up to its annual opposition with Saturn this Saturday. Keep pushing for the things that are important to you, but don't expect them to go all that smoothly.

[7:28 ] Moon Report! This Labor Day Monday, Sep. 2, brings the Virgo New Moon (6:55 pm PDT), at 11º04’ Virgo. This is the annual reset point for matters related to health, daily work, routines, and how we give ourselves in service to the world.

[9:51 ] Over the coming three years, this particular New Moon will unfold in a new lunar phase family cycle (LPFC). Look for developments in this New Moon’s intentions at the First Quarter Moon on June 2, 2025, the Full Moon on March 3, 2026 and the Last Quarter Moon on Nov. 30, 2026.

[10:30 ] Mars squares Neptune on Sep. 2 (9:09 pm PDT) at 28º59’ Gemini and Pisces. This is the opening action point in a Mars-Neptune cycle that began on April 14, 2022, at 0º Pisces. Does your work feels meaningful? What changes can we make to improve that.

[11:53 ] Interview with Pluto in Leo astrologer, Linea Van Horn of astrologeratlarge.com. Pluto was in Leo from June 13, 1939 - June 10, 1958, with little peeks ahead into Virgo between Oct. 19, 1956 – Jan. 14, 1957, and between Aug 18, 1957 - April 11, 1958, for a total of nearly 19 years. The Pluto in Leo generation are known as the “baby boomers.”

[15:53 ] Leo is a sign of the self. During the Pluto in Leo years, astrology has been developed as a tool for self-help, self-recognition, development of the self and learning about psychological issues through an astrological lens.

[16:44 ] Through the leadership of the Pluto in Leo generation, we have developed a plethora of astrological groups, organizations, conferences, and publications. Astrology gained more acceptance, and the the drive to retranslate ancient texts was led by this generation, specifically by the three Robs; Rob Hand, Rob Zoller and Robert Schmidt. The personal computer has revolutionized the field of astrology and those computers were largely designed by Pluto in Leo programmers.

[19:55 ] Reflections on the Pluto opposition experienced by the Pluto in Leo generation. Astrologer Geraldine Hatch Hannon was mentioned.

[22:37 ] Downsides to Pluto in Leo.

[24:23 ] Changes in the field of astrology that the Pluto in Leo generation have witnessed. Check out Michael Lutin's prescient Vanity Fair article. French astrologer Andre Barbault, was also mentioned.

[33:22 ] And that's a wrap for the first day of The Fifth Annual Big Sky Astrology Podathon! Make your donation at BigSkyAstropod.com, and join us again tomorrow morning for another episode!