Magic Of The Spheres Podcast

I had fellow astrologer and friend Bear Ryver on the show to philosophize about reincarnation. I really enjoyed this conversation and the sense of timelessness and reverie that it opened up - from discussing reincarnation, meeting people again in this life we’ve met before, spiritual transformations that emerge from romantic and erotic longing, dreaming - and astrology. We traveled to some places so it’s a two part episode! Part one of this episode (this one) focuses on reincarnation through the lens of Venus and Mars, and catch us on part two next for our thoughts on reincarnation through the lens of the outer planets, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.Bear Ryver is an Intersectional Astrologer and Reiki Master, winner of the Organization for Professional Astrology’s Most Promising Astrologer Scholarship 2018. He offers private consultations internationally, including his signature Astrohealing Sessions, through his practice Psyche & Soul Astrology. With a background in anti-oppression activism and organizing, h

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Today’s episode is a deeper invitation into sensing and perceiving the interconnectedness of all things - from the connection between celestial and earthly events, from ecology and sexuality, between our lives and the evolution of the cosmos. I interviewed Michael J. Morris, and we discussed astrology, ecosexuality, Black Lives Matter and liberation. I said it a few times in the episode but the conversation was literally psychedelic in feeling to me. Michael speaks to us of *connection* and is themselves, such a connector and I am really excited to bring you this conversation. Michael J. Morris is a writer, an educator, a facilitator, an artist, a witch, an astrologer, and a tarot reader who supports folks in making meaning of their lives as a practice of personal and collective healing and liberation. They have a consulting practice called Co Witchcraft Offerings, and they are also a Visiting Assistant Professor at Denison University where they teach in Women’s and Gender Studies, Queer Studies, an

This episode is for you if you have a brand or are thinking of having one! If you have a business or a project you are wishing to bring into the world (or further, if it already exists), learning how to write copy is so important. Learning how to communicate your offering, and what problems you may solving, and how to communicate specifically to the people you intend to work with, are all bridges that take your talents and ideas into manifestation in the world.I interviewed Gio Marcus, a professional writer, about her journey of going professional in a field that people say is hard to be successful in. Despite the narratives around her that it wasn’t possible, she persisted. We also talked about what forms compelling copy, and the process by which the personal brand becomes a vehicle for growth of the personal self. Gio is an awesome writer and teacher, and I’m excited to share this conversation with you!Gio Marcus is the founder of CopyMafia, a “copywriting studio” that gives business owners tools to wr

Mercury enters Cancer this week and we have a more dramatic transit of Mars in Pisces squaring retrograde Venus in Gemini. Hard aspects between Venus and Mars can be dramatic because they bring up active tensions and conflicts in relationship, and with Venus also being retrograde this can also intensify the quality of shifts happening in our relationships. Likewise, Venus-Mars contacts can also heighten attraction, as well as the courage to engage in courtship*Meant to say "musical chairs" not "magical chairs" in the recording :)✨

I had a conversation with Téo Montoya of Human Design Readings about human design, which is a channeled system that offers people insight into their unique makeup and strategy for life.If you haven’t heard of Human Design, you can look up your human design chart at jovianarchive.com . This episode is directed at people new to human design or anyone who just wants more perspective on the human design aura types: human design is a fairly complex system and in this episode we focused on the basics of the different types - generator, manifesting generator, projector, reflector, and manifestor. So if you don’t already know your human design type, you can go look it up at jovianarchive.com.. and maybe dive down a research rabbit hole after this episode!Téo Montoya is a Lipan Apache(Ndé) Writer and Human Design Analyst. He was first initiated into the Human Design system 7 years ago by his mentor Jagruti,  who was taught by and worked with the Human Design founder Ra Uru Hu. In 2019 Teo launched his HumanD

We’re making magic this week when we engage with the generation of novelty. The Sun enters Gemini, and all of our exact transits this week (save for a Mars-Uranus sextile at the end of the week) involve aspects to the Sun, Mercury, and Venus which are all in Gemini, and we’ve got a New Moon in Gemini! Not only this, but there is a stellium of Venus, Mercury, fire and temple priestess Vesta, and the North Node of the Moon in Gemini. This translates to poet-priestess-magician energy flooding the planet this week, and we can tap in by doing something magical with our word.✨

Arakai Moon and I have a conversation about daily self-pleasure

Fellow astrologer Maren Altman and I speak about creativity, and really creativity at a deeper level - beyond a specific project or the categories that creativity fits into like art-making, but creativity in terms of what it is cosmologically. We spoke of the process of actualizing one’s life and following one’s excitement as a kind of creativity. We also speak of how we, as fractals of the cosmos, participate in the expansion of the cosmos through our creative 'offspring' of all kinds.Maren Altman is an astrologer living in New York City as she finishes her undergraduate degree at New York University. Her practice centers around combining ancient traditional Hellenistic techniques with modern psychological counseling dynamics in order to provide practical guidance to her clients. She is interested in the long-term research of astrology as learning about the structure of reality, and she has plans to combine her astrology with her path of Philosophy graduate school in order to become a cosmological thoug

Marie is a psychology researcher and dating expert and we discuss all things dating - online dating, reframing rejection, the spiritual dimension of dating, and cultivating love as an energy in one’s life to make way for the experience of resonating with and meeting a partner! Marie Thouin is a PhD candidate at the California Institute of Integral Studies and founder of Love InSight, a Mindful Dating Coaching practice where she helps people of all ages, genders, and sexual/relationship orientations navigate the path of intimate love in a growth-oriented mindset. As a psychology researcher and dating expert, she assists her clients in developing deep inquiry, clarity, and healing around the dating process, as well as formulating and enacting practical strategies for establishing meaningful connections with compatible people. Her academic work focuses on the transformative potentials of human sexuality and the transmutation of jealousy into empathetic joy in non-traditional relationship structures.You

I’m excited to bring you a conversation I had several weeks ago about the astrological centaurs with an evolutionary astrologer who specializes with the centaurs, David Leskowitz. We discussed Chiron, Pholus, Chariklo and Okyrhoe. Chiron is the most well-known of these, but even so it’s worth exploring Chiron deeper than the keyword “wounded healer” - what does that really mean?I loved learning more about the centaurs and also feeling the energy of the centaurs directly in the conversation. David and I share a perspective that the archetypes are not just abstract ideas but beings. Pluto for example, is one of the archetypes I do the most work with. In my way of looking at it, Pluto is both a concept and a being. Venus is a concept, and a being. So it was a real pleasure to talk with someone whose like an intermediary between us and these beings, these centaurs - someone who has really spent time with them. I think you’ll find that David has a door-opening perspective on these centaurs.David Leskowitz works at

Melanie Gurley of Beautiful Astrology and I discuss the upcoming Venus and Mars retrogrades of 2020! Tune in with us to prepare for these transits ahead.Melanie Gurley hosts The Beautiful Astrology Podcast and has had her horoscopes and articles featured on Tarot.com and in the Astrological Journal. Melanie has spoken for the Portland School of Astrology and the Oregon Astrological Association and serves on the boards of local and international astrology groups. With over 20 years of study and practice in esoteric arts, Melanie holds intelligent space for creative meaning-making and self-development. Melanie holds a Master of Arts in Contemplative Education, a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts, and has graduated from the Portland School of Astrology. Melanie facilitates Retrograde Clubs, which focus on individual journeys, contained in a group atmosphere, and seen through an Astrological lens. Learn more at beautiful-astrology.comStay in touch: get on my mailing list to receive the weekly astrology

Mark Jones is an astrologer, teacher, Psychosynthesis therapist and hypnotherapist working with clients and students throughout the world. Mark’s first book; Healing the Soul: Pluto, Uranus and the Lunar Nodes, explains in detail his astrological method. His second book; The Soul Speaks: the Therapeutic Potential of Astrology, fuses Mark’s experience as a transpersonal psychotherapist with astrology to outline the transformative potential of an astrological reading. In addition, Mark has authored chapters in Astrology: the New Generation; Transpersonal Astrology; and Insights into Evolutionary Astrology.From 15 years in private practice as a psychotherapist and astrologer---what has now been over 10,000 hours of client work---Mark has developed a model of transformational astrological counselling in which he works with individuals after the initial natal chart reading to support achievement of their true potential.We spoke about the Pluto archetype and explored Virgo and Pluto in Virgo specifically, but this

Cello Carpenter-Pierce and I discuss the astrology associated with social distancing, isolation/solitude, and some thoughts for working with isolation.Cello is a queer astrologer who uses astrology to help anchor and make sense of life. They seek to infuse anti-oppression, anti-capitalist ideals into their work. Cello is drawn towards rest, catharsis, community, creativity and care-work. In reclaiming relationship to their own body and personal autonomy, they have developed a queer/questioning approach to the amygdala’s hard edged perspective of fate/destiny/time.Cello's website: https://astrologywithcello.comget on my mailing list to receive the weekly astrology forecasts to your inbox here.Music by Danny Lampton of The Light & The Weight See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Here's an invitation to take a little bit of time to channel beautiful, lush energy from the infinite cosmos to imagine better conditions for the Earth community and radiate that energy outward to boost that frequency, as you have the power to do! Explore and discover that you do!get on my mailing list to receive the weekly astrology forecasts to your inbox here.Music by Danny Lampton of The Light & The Weight See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Diana Rose and I discussed the language we use in astrology (especially concerning Hellenistic/traditional concepts like “exalted”, “detriment”, “fall”, or the strength or weakness of a planet) and unpacking the layered meanings involved here in terms of connotation, how these words are misinterpreted, and what these words are more earnestly pointing to. We discussed how the astrological concept of essential dignity can be a tool for meaning-making, confronting personal challenges, and discovering how to connect with our inherent resources that our chart points to. We also talked about the connection between notable people and how they tend to be intensely embodying their natal chart, the twelfth house, and archetypes Diana’s been connecting with lately!Diana Rose is an astrologer, tarot reader, reiki master, writer, & workshop facilitator currently based in Los Angeles, California, and serving clients worldwide through the magic of the internet. She is deeply invested in the power of asking better, deepe

Magic of the Spheres is back! New interview episodes coming soon, and in this episode I share a few thoughts on coronavirus, and a little update about what I was up to on the break. Coronavirus is a rapidly developing situation and my thoughts about it are also in development, so I hope to have more to share as I research, reflect, and catch my thoughts up.Article I mentioned about the astrology of the coronavirusget on my mailing list to receive the weekly astrology forecasts to your inbox here.Music by Danny Lampton of The Light & The Weight See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I'm taking a little winter break from publishing podcasts! I'll be back no later than April 1, but perhaps sooner. In the meantime, get on my mailing list to receive the weekly astrology forecasts to your inbox here.Music by Danny Lampton of The Light & The Weight See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chaya and I discuss diverging from the psychiatric world and from the identification with a diagnosis. Chaya Grossberg is a non-medical consultant to individuals and families seeking alternatives to psychiatric meds. She has been working professionally with people opting to come off of or find alternatives to psych drugs for 18 years and has consulted with state and private mental health organizations around the country. Her book, Freedom From Psychiatric Drugs, is available on Amazon and she blogs at Madinamerica.com as well as on her own site, chayagrossberg.com She lives in Western Massachusetts, where you can check out her frequent book talks.Connect with Chaya on twitter.Connect with me on instagram @sabrinamonarchRead the weekly astrology forecasts at www.monarchastrology.comLearn Evolutionary Astrology with me in JanuaryMusic by Danny Lampton of The Light & The Weight See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I spoke with Jeddy Azuma, men's mentor and fellow podcaster, of the Rising Man podcast. I find his voice particularly soulful and see him as someone who is full of aliveness in his path. I also find him to be consistently sharing poignant ideas on his podcast and instagram, and have been especially touched by his reflections on creating safety for women. I invited him on the show because I wanted to learn more about what men’s work is & discuss some philosophy around it like what are we talking about when we say masculine and what kind of impact men's work can create.As a newly minted college grad and healthcare professional, Jeddy soon began to experience the pain of having no sense of higher purpose or meaning in his life. A life-changing run-in with the law and his own deep personal reflections sent him on a 3,000 mile journey across the country to discover meaning.From silent meditations to fasting in the wilderness for 4 days and nights, Jeddy discovered the importance of men’s circles and Rites of P