Summary: <br> <br> In episode 150 of the podcast astrologers Austin Coppock and Kelly Surtees join the show to talk about the astrological forecast for April of 2018.<br> <br> The forecast for April includes a Mars-Saturn conjunction in Capricorn right at the beginning of the month, Mercury stationing direct in Aries, Saturn and Pluto stationing retrograde, and more.<br> <br> At the top of the show we get into a few pre-forecast discussion topics and announcements, which included an announcement about a podcast listener meetup at the United Astrology Conference in Chicago in May, Kelly gives us a report on the recent Northwest Astrological Conference, and some brief reflections on the growing popularity of astrology.<br> <br> As usual, the artwork for this episode is from the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078X6FJDR/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">2018 PlanetWatcher Calendar</a>.<br> <br> Below you will find the show notes, followed by links to download or stream the recording of this episode of the podcast.<br> <br> This month’s episode is available in both audio and video versions, and you will find links to both at the bottom of this page.<br> Timestamps<br> Timestamps for different parts of the episode, in case you want to skip ahead to a segment:<br> <br> * 00:00 – 32:10: News, announcements, pre-forecast discussion.<br> * 32:10 – end: Forecast for April.<br> * 1:14:00: Auspicious electional astrology chart for April.<br> <br> News, Announcements, Pre-Forecast Discussion<br> <br> * Chris: Podcast listener meetup is taking place at UAC in Chicago!<br> <br> * Saturday, May 26, 2018, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the Halstead foyer on the 4th floor<br> * Meet and greet and possible live podcast episode recording.<br> <br> <br> * Kelly: intro to elections webinar + Sydney workshop<br> <br> Giveaways<br> <br> * New Liz Greene books are out! Giving away two copies to patrons this month.<br> <br> * Volume 1: <a href="https://amzn.to/2E9MK3U" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Jung’s Studies in Astrology</a><br> * Volume 2: <a href="https://amzn.to/2GLidPc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">The Astrological World of Jung’s Liber Novus</a><br> <br> <br> * Giving away three copies of Ashwin Balaji’s new e-magazine called <a href="https://www.theabverdict.com/store" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Celestial Vibes</a><br> <br> Pre-Forecast Discussion Topics<br> <br> * This is the 150th episode!<br> * Kelly report from NORWAC<br> * Time magazine ran a story on Mercury retrograde the day it stationed rx:<br> <br> * <a href="http://time.com/5207161/mercury-retrograde-astrology-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mercury Is Entering Retrograde Again. This Is Why So Many People Care</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Major Astrological Alignments for April<br> <br> * Mars conjunct Saturn on April 2<br> * Jupiter sextile Pluto April 14<br> * New Moon in Aries on April 15<br> * Mercury direct April 15<br> * Saturn retrograde April 17<br> * Sun into Taurus April 19<br> * Pluto retrograde April 22<br> * Venus into Gemini April 24<br> * Full Moon in Scorpio April 29<br> <br> Most Auspicious Electional Astrology Chart for April<br> Here is the primary auspicious electional chart that we highlighted for April, which was picked out by <a href="http://leisaschaim.com/consultations/electional-astrology/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leisa Schaim</a>:<br> <br> * <a href="http://theastrologypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/april-2018-election.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April 16, 2018 at 7:33 AM. Taurus rising.</a><br> <br> There are four more electional charts that we found for April, which will be presented in our private subscriber-only podcast on auspicious elections that is rel...
