This week: April sets you up for Mercury's retrograde period (May 10-June 3), including myths and misconceptions about this potentially fruitful time! Jupiter, the god of the gods, enters Aries on May 10; time to take on big challenges. And gird your loins for May 15, an unusually busy day in the skies, with the Sun square Saturn and sextile Neptune, and a Scorpio Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse (see the links below for a discount on April's eclipse report). Also, a listener question about the secondary progressed Sun changing signs leads to a mini-lesson on progressions. They're much simpler and more useful than you might think!

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• Blog post and video: How to find transits in your birth chart

Timestamps

[0:39] April introduces the week’s hot celestial topics!

[1:07] Mercury turns retrograde on May 10th in Gemini on the Sabian symbol, A radical magazine. April breaks down misconceptions about Mercury retrograde and shares how to turn this retrograde season to your advantage.

[4:00] Also on May 10th, Jupiter enters Aries for a roughly one-year stay. It's the big guy's first trip through rough-and-ready Aries since 2011/12 - what kind of adventure is he offering you?

[7:20] While ultimately fortunate, Jupiter transits are not without their challenges!

[8:24] Mark May 15th on your calendar! It's the day the Sun squares Saturn (don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good) and sextiles Neptune (let yourself wander), and the Scorpio Full Moon brings a total Lunar Eclipse - the first eclipse in Scorpio since 2014. A reminder to curb perfectionist tendencies and accept ourselves as works in progress.

[13:17] Mooooooooooon report! Time to dig deeper into this Scorpio Full Moon/Total Lunar Eclipse on May 15th (Pacific time) or 16th (practically everywhere else). What’s the message of this eclipse? Look to the eclipse degree's Sabian symbol, A Spaniard serenading his señorita. (Podcast discount for Followed by a Moonshadow report: use code podcasteclipse121 to get $5 off through May 15!)

[18:05] This week’s Void-of-Course Moon periods: the pauses that refresh.

[23:11] The week’s question from listener Astrid: When a natal Sun progresses into a new sign, what changes about the person? This mini-lesson covers secondary progressions and how your character evolves as the Sun in your natal chart progresses into new signs.

[32:43] Got a question you'd like answered on a future episode? Here's how to send it in!

[33:50] A Big Sky Astrology shoutout to the September podathon donors, especially Kristine Lankenau, Anastasia Bednarski, and Chris Williams!