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The Cosmic DispatchJanuary 2025 + Capricorn Deep Dive Myths of StructureJanuary 2025 + Capricorn Deep Dive | Myths of StructureToday Cory and shea in the catskills explore the embodied experience of Capricorn, and delve into the less-talked about expressions of that zodiac sign. Especially as Saturn (planetary ruler of Capricorn) spends its last months in Pisces and comes into a landscape-shifting square with Jupiter on Christmas Eve, they consider the mystical nature of the “threshold dwellers,” of which Saturn is the ultimate. It’s said to have its joy in the 12 th house of the excommunicated, the sequestered and the sublime. In the last third of the ep...2024-12-231h 50The Cosmic DispatchVirgo Season 2024: Dirty WorkIn today’s episode, Cory and shea in the catskills do a deep dive into the sign of Virgo and talk about their latest offering, Getting Through it Together, an astrology and tarot container designed to help everyone work creatively with the intense astrology of the upcoming eclipses and the sociopolitical pressure-cooker we’re in. *Also, I have some Mercury Rx corrections for the beginning of the show. I was speaking off-the-cuff about some dates w/o notes and am still disoriented after a few weeks of travel:1.Jupiter-Saturn square and full moon Aquarius took place...2024-08-261h 33
shea in the catskillsAugust 2024: can you join us?In this episode:
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Malkia Devich Cyril
fundraiser for my friend Kerry, there’s still time to give!
Elena Solano + I are offering Confusion + Casting Spells
Cory Nakasue + I are offering Getting Thru It Together; Cory talked about it on The Cosmic Dispatch
new Study Tarot Series cohort begins in December + what people have said about the experience
2:1 consultations with me + robin herold, you can read more about it here
My books are open—book with me thru calendly
Kelly Hayes
Alexis Pauline Gumbs reflective writing workshop—it was recorded
Gerti Schoen’s Microdosing Amanita...2024-08-0125 min
shea in the catskillsa July Interludeepisode artwork by Elena Solano
in this episode:
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"Is this America?": Survival and Creativity in the Face of Electoral Foolishness with Alexis Pauline Gumbs
don’t agonize, organize
obsessed with things like this
my new favorite podcast
Tarot 101 online on Tuesday, July 23 at 6pm est (time zone converter) + what past participants have said about it
Elena Solano + Cory Nakasue
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shea in the catskillsJuly 2024: a mid-year check-inIn this episode:
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Charlie Claire Burgess
Tarot 101 + what people are saying about it
Online Tarot Circles
In-Person Tarot Circle
me + Elena Solano, The Symbolic Lab + Confusion + Casting Spells on Saturday, August 3
me + Cory Nakasue + tarot + astrology in mid-September
My books are open—book with me thru calendly!
Saidiya Hartman
Hojin’s online art practice series
Martha Crawford’s Discernment and Emotional Function
Musical moods: inspiration, connection, rage (support artist Robin Herold on Patreon!)
Visualizing wealth inequality
“the goal is to have an endless war, not a successful war”
trying to eat my snacks in peace
...2024-07-0119 minThe Cosmic DispatchGemini Season (featuring Jupiter in Gemini)Gemini Season (featuring Jupiter in Gemini)Fragmentation, Synthesis, Narratives, and So Much Information.In this episode of The Cosmic Dispatch Cory Nakasue is joined by Camille Michelle Gray, Mandee Sheeler, and shea in the catskills to slice, dice, and reconfigure the many working parts of Gemini season.Topics discussed:The interplay of narrative, truth, fact, and information.Faith and the questions that upend it.Thought-energizers and thought-stoppers.Rehashing dominant narratives, confirmation bias, and propaganda.How conflicting elements depend upon each other.The radicalizing...2024-05-211h 54
shea in the catskillsEpisode 4: In Conversation with Cory NakasueWelcome to In Conversation With, my new series where I get to talk to my favorite artists, esotericists, writers, organizers, spiritual + creative workers + people who I think are doing really interesting shit in the world.
Today I’m In Conversation With Cory Nakasue—an astrologer, writer, and theater artist whose work includes choreography, dramaturgy, and video. She is currently the astrologer-in-residence at Poetry Barn, Chronogram, and Opus 40. You can also hear her on The Cosmic Dispatch, a podcast describing stories from the cosmos as they’re experienced on Earth. Cory holds MA degrees in Choreography, Performance Studies and The...2023-10-091h 08The Cosmic DispatchCreativity, Spirituality, and Practiceshea in the catskills fills in for Cory Nakasue on today’s episode of The Cosmic Dispatch. shea introduces themselves + their work, + then invites Jody Hojin Kimmel into conversation about art practice. Hojin is a teacher in the Mountains & Rivers Order of Zen Buddhism + focuses her teachings on the creative process. They discuss the art practice, the connection between creativity + spirituality, + the creativity inherent in practice itself.Mentioned in this episode:Zen Mountain MonasteryJody Hojin KimmelTarot as Questions: the bookshea in the catskills: events, Study Tarot Series, 1:1 readings + workshopsThe Ritualists podcastThe Show: ...2023-08-1454 minThe Cosmic DispatchThe Flowers Are Speakingshea in the catskills fills in for Cory Nakasue on today’s episode of The Cosmic Dispatch. shea introduces themselves + their work, + then invites Mary Kerns to talk about the oracle deck she published last year: The Flowers Are Speaking. They also talk about the book Mary is currently writing about the million year love story between humans and flowers, and how we evolved together—all because the flowers fell in love with us. They talk tarot, working with the dead + what’s grabbing their attention in these times.Mentioned in this episode:Mary Porter Kerns’s The Fl...2023-08-0753 minThe Cosmic DispatchTarot as Questions: Art Practice and Community Forward Independent Publishingshea in the catskills fills in for Cory Nakasue on today’s episode of The Cosmic Dispatch. shea introduces themselves + their work, + then invites Aurora Brush to talk about founding Kingston’s Cosmic Dog House Press—an independent, community-forward publisher specializing in risograph printing, zines, and book-making. Aurora + shea discuss their collaboration on shea’s first book, Tarot as Questions, as well as art practice, riso printing + what’s grabbing their attention in these times.Mentioned in this episode:Tarot as Questions: the bookshea in the catskills: events, Study Tarot Series, 1:1 readings + workshopsThe Ritualists podcastCosmic Dog House Pres...2023-07-3152 minThe Cosmic DispatchGemini Season: Question as Art, Technology, and Sacred OfferingS2 E24 | Gemini Season: Question as Art, Technology, and Sacred OfferingIf you've ever wondered how to prepare for a tarot, astrology, intuitive, or other type of counseling session, this episode is for you! Today Cory talks with queer artist, tarotist, intuition facilitator, pleasure activist, organizer + contemplative, Shea in the Catskills. They discuss the many ways questions can be wielded and held to create deep, meaningful, and satisfying relationships with ourselves, others, and just about anything in our environment. They also discuss Mars in Gemini as a placement, the importance of pleasure, and, towards the...2023-06-1153 min
shea in the catskillsJune 2023: Getting LostIn this episode:
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Tarot as Questions
Using Tarot to Work With the Dead
Study Tarot Series + what people are saying about it
Tarot 101
Asking Good Questions
Liturgical Book Club
Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Kelly Hayes + Mariame Kaba
My books are open
Essential Wrap by Chrissy Lawlor’s Workday Wear
Cory Nakasue + The Cosmic Dispatch
June 16 is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Woodstock
Finn Schubert interviewed me about Taking Our Desires Seriously + his latest post, Maintenance as a Creative Act
Showing Up for Racial Justice’s 3-year strategy (I do a little story sharing at 36:45!)
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