Today is a special moment for astrology– but what if you don't know the first thing about your chart? Or, what if you want to know more than just a horoscope can tell you? This week, we invite magic user, astrologer, musician, and Ireland-dweller Rowan Rain to the show to discuss the unique transit happening in the stars as well as talk about the nuance of language and why they don't identify as a witch.

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From Rowan:

on tuesday april 12th jupiter and neptune perfected their conjunction which is to say that they aligned exactly with one another at 24 degrees of pisces. however they've been applying to this conjunction since the spring equinox and will remain within each others sphere of influence until mid march when jupiter briefly enters aries (jupiter will later return to pisces during his retrograde cycle, but won't conjoin neptune again that exactly!)

jupiter is the planet of expansion, growth, potential and fortune while neptune is the planet of spirituality, mysticism, and the realm of the unknown. both ruled by pisces, their meeting is an em-ocean-al, dreamy, mystical experience of collective enchantment and creativity. you might find your psychic abilities get a boost around this time, or you get a burst of creativity from a spiritually potent source.