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Aquarian Spirals: Astrology + Soul WorkEpisode 56: The Astro of March+ AprilAmanda explores the highly complex, confusing and potentially overwhelming astrology of March and April with an eye toward potential, possibilities and strategies for working with what might come up. This episode tries to keep the astrologese to a minimum but covers Venus and Mercury Retrogrades, eclipse season, Neptune in Aries and lots of Pisces and Aries ponderings. But really it's about how to live life during times of overwhelm and uncertainty.Show Notes:Fierce Hearts | Open Hearts: a 7 week devotional experience for Venus Retrograde Amanda's PatreonSpecial Edition...2025-02-271h 11
The Nature of Invisible Things2.10 When Lightning Strikes: Honoring the Uranus OppositionIn episode ten of season two of The Nature of Invisible Things (TNIT), I am excited to share my reflection on another midlife transit: the Uranian Opposition, which occurs around age 42. This is when Uranus, the planet of disruption and innovation, frees us from Saturn's limitations and restrictions. We move further down the path of individuation and express our unique genius. Mine was a total midlife crisis of values, the impacts of which still play out today as it is when I chose the road less traveled and left behind the career I spent so much time building. Join m...2025-01-021h 05
The Nature of Invisible Things2.05 The Inconvenient Unconscious Arrives: Honoring the Pluto SquareIn episode five of season two of The Nature of Invisible Things (TNIT), I am fulfilling a promise to deliver the first in a series of episodes on midlife transits: the Pluto square. But first, I reflect on my Solar return and how I marked the transition.Pluto is a planet with themes of power, transformation, and change. When we experience a Pluto square, we are confronted with our attachment to past patterns and beliefs that activate the ways we experience psychological wounding. It is a time when we are called to leave behind outdated ways of...2024-10-261h 13Aquarian Spirals: Astrology + Soul WorkEpisode 53: All Things Libra with Erin KelleyErin Kelley joins the podcast to talk about all things Libra, including the content you'd expect (traditional correspondences, mythology and relationality) but also: the value of context (and values as context), mindfulness as embedded practice, the beauty and depth of offerings and gratitude, projection, monsters in the mirror, midlife transits, that pesky/glorious balance thing and so much more.
About Erin: Erin Kelley (she/her) is a writer, devotional astrologer, and esoteric strategist with a feral heart. Her intuitive gift of right timing is the essence behind her work, affectionately called Slow Magick.
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The Nature of Invisible Things1.16 Creating Connection through Humor and the Stars with Astrologer & Comedian Val St. ClaireIn episode sixteen of The Nature of Invisible Things podcast, I am joined by astrologer and comedian Val St. Claire. We met while attending the Portland School of Astrology, have similar astrology placements, and even have the same alma mater! We talk about our experience of learning astrology and how it helped us unpack our personal trauma and stoked a desire to help others. Note for listeners: while trauma and physical abuse are some of the underlying topics in this episode, no specific details are mentioned.Val also shares how they found astrology and comedy and are...2024-05-081h 02
The Nature of Invisible Things1.8 The Return to Beauty with Astrologer & Teacher Amanda MorenoIn the eighth episode of The Nature of Invisible Things (TNIT), I am pleased to welcome Amanda Moreno (she/her), one of my first astrology teachers. I studied with Amanda for four years, 2020-2023, and appreciate her grounded approach to astrology. We discuss several things, but one of my favorite sections is her studies of apocalyptic imagery on the human psyche and using astrology and ritual to help folks process and make meaning from it. Amanda's perspective offers us a thoughtful invitation for the times we’re in and the times to come. She also shares a ri...2024-03-131h 11
The Nature of Invisible Things1.7 Devotional Nourishment with Astrologer & Diviner Jana BarrettIn the seventh episode of The Nature of Invisible Things (TNIT), I am pleased to welcome diviner and astrologer Jana Barrett (they/them). Jana is also a graduate of the Portland School of Astrology. However, we met through attending Amanda Moreno’s moon circle meet-ups and then participated in Amanda’s 2022-23 Soul Stories Evolutionary Astrology Immersion & Apprenticeship course. In our conversation, we discussed working with the Akashic records and the imagination and the importance of staying grounded and available in the present moment. We also share our love for Aquarians, the 12th house, and the gifts that our shad...2024-03-061h 23
The Nature of Invisible Things1.5 Listening to the Heart with Astrologer & Chef Brittany SpireIn the fifth episode of The Nature of Invisible Things (TNIT), I am pleased to introduce astrologer and chef Brittany Spire (she/her). Brittany and I met while enrolled at the Portland School of Astrology in 2021. In our conversation, we talk about embracing sensitivity, finding one’s way as an 8th-house Sun, the importance of community, and aligning oneself with lunar living. We also discuss Foodscopes, a unique dining experience that combines astrology and food.Welcome, Brittany!Brittany Spire (she/her), the creator of BN Spire Astrology and Foodscopes, is an ever-curious, ever-changing artist, creative, as...2024-02-211h 02