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Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking197. Suprasensory Shahir: Venus Retrograde & The Confrontational Nature of DesireWhat does it mean to understand Venus as the Intimate Benefic?What might Venus in Aries teach us about confronting and advocating for our desires? Our guest today, Suprasensory Shahir, is one of my favorite emissaries of Venus. Naturally, Shahir offers deep insights and generous, expansive perspectives on the current Venus Retrograde in Aries and Pisces we're experiencing.We discussed Shahir's perspectives on the planetary retrograde phenomenon, cultivating Venusian qualities in one's self and one's communities when Venusian influences feel scarce in the collective field, and reckoning with our interior parts.S...2025-03-111h 10
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking103. Britten LaRue: The Emergent NoWhat is The Emergent No? How do we listen and tend to The Emergent No? How can astrology help us in the process of embracing the intense emotions that may come up from our Emergent No?I'm grateful to share a conversation with my dear friend, collaborator, and mentor Britten LaRue. In 2021, Britten began sharing a framework that she named 'The Emergent No.' In honor of eclipse season, where so many of us receive intense invitations from the cosmos to release things - some of which may feel like a relief and some bringing up a...2023-10-181h 14
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking79. Nick Kepley: Meet Me At The MarginHow can we affirm and deepen the experience of our queerness through the lens of The Margin? How might practicing and studying mysticism expand our abilities to witness our own queerness?Join me for a conversation I recorded with my dear friend and queer sibling Nick Kepley. Throughout the month of June 2023, Nick is hosting a queer conference called Meet Me At The Margin. I invited Nick to discuss the reflections that have bubbled forth since they birthed and announced this conference. The resulting conversation felt alive and deeply thought-provoking for me. Join me and o...2023-06-061h 15Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking51. You're Exactly Where You Need To Be - Contemplating The Week of 01.16.2023How do we work with the disorientation that can come with a change of pace or direction in our lives? How do trust our bodies and our hearts and affirm our experiences? How do we stay with the present when the energetic current to move forward feels overwhelming?In this offering, I'm sharing my personal notes and contemplations about the week ahead. Combining astrology, tarot, the Akashic & Cosmic Body perspectives, and guidance from my sacred ancestors, healing guides and my own spirit, I hope these messages will serve you as you walk your path.This w...2023-01-1645 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking31. Ask Jonathan: Dealing With Naysayers of Astrology, Honoring Our Unique Humanity Through AstrologyHow should we respond to naysayers of astrology? How can astrology help us honor our unique humanity and our interconnectedness as cosmic beings? I'm trying something new! Episodes 26-31 will be me answering some of the most juicy questions I received from my Instagram community. I had so much fun answering these questions, and I hope you'll find something useful from my answers, too. (PS - In the intro to the episode, I mentioned the wrong sequence of the episodes. Oops! Episode 26 will actually cover Lion's Gate, Housing Contract, and Chiron in Cancer. Meanwhile, Episode 31 co...2022-08-2444 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking30. Ask Jonathan: Astrological Practices & Rituals, My Journey with PlutoHow can we expand our ideas of practices and rituals through deeper engagement with astrology? What is Pluto and what's my relationship with Pluto transiting through my 5th house?I'm trying something new! Episodes 26-31 will be me answering some of the most juicy questions I received from my Instagram community. I had so much fun answering these questions, and I hope you'll find something useful from my answers, too. (PS - In the intro to the episode, I mentioned the wrong sequence of the episodes. Oops! Episode 26 will actually cover Lion's Gate, Housing Contract, a...2022-08-241h 01
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking29. Ask Jonathan: How I Do Readings & Where I Stray From Astrological TraditionsWhat's my process in preparing for first-time readings? Where do I most stray from astrological traditions?I'm trying something new! Episodes 26-31 will be me answering some of the most juicy questions I received from my Instagram community. I had so much fun answering these questions, and I hope you'll find something useful from my answers, too. (PS - In the intro to the episode, I mentioned the wrong sequence of the episodes. Oops! Episode 26 will actually cover Lion's Gate, Housing Contract, and Chiron in Cancer. Meanwhile, Episode 31 covers questions on working with naysayers of a...2022-08-2452 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking28. Ask Jonathan: Houses, Aspects, StelliumsHow can we make learning astrological houses intuitive and (more) easeful? What are aspects and should we use aspects by-sign or by-degree? What are stelliums and how do we interpret them?I'm trying something new! Episodes 26-31 will be me answering some of the most juicy questions I received from my Instagram community. I had so much fun answering these questions, and I hope you'll find something useful from my answers, too. (PS - In the intro to the episode, I mentioned the wrong sequence of the episodes. Oops! Episode 26 will actually cover Lion's Gate, H...2022-08-241h 13Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking24. Curriculum Magic for Astrology as Praxis with Britten LaRueHow can we turn curriculum-building, something potentially boring and mundane, into a magical practice? How do we build learning containers that are not only sturdy, but life-giving and nourishing? How can we create a course curriculum that works through our lives, our bodies, our spirits?In this conversation, Britten LaRue and I sat for a meaty, joyful conversation on the curriculum of our upcoming course, Astrology as Praxis. As lifelong students and teachers, we geeked out over our shared love for a juicy course curriculum. So we knew that when we began speaking to the spirit of...2022-08-191h 45
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking23. Jaclyn Skeans: Sewing The Planets into ArtHow do we marry astrology with a beloved creative practice? How can we invite once-in-a-lifetime astrological transits to become our collaborators in creating the art that is our lives?In this episode, my collaborator Britten LaRue and I are joined by a dearly beloved community member - Jaclyn Skeans. Jaclyn was one of our students during our astrology class last year and this year, Jaclyn will be joining us as part of the community support team for our upcoming course, Astrology as Praxis. We thought it's a perfect opportunity to talk to Jaclyn about her deeply magical e...2022-08-1859 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking19. Astrology as Praxis with Britten LaRueWhat does 'astrology as praxis' mean? How do we invite our whole selves to learn and apply astrology in our lives? What does it mean to remember our participation in the cosmic body? In this conversation, Britten LaRue and I mused on the title of our upcoming year-long astrology learning container: Astrology as Praxis. We discussed how this concept came to us, why it feels so meaningful as two mystic-astrologers who came from long backgrounds of good ol' academia, and the ways that synthesizing astrological concepts into our daily lives as humans have helped us heal and d...2022-08-051h 17Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking18. Astrology as a Living Being with Britten LaRueWhat if we begin treating astrology as a living being? What if astrology is a wise elder or a trusted friend? How will that change the way we talk about challenging transits and moments in our lives?In this conversation, my dear friend, brilliant collaborator, and first astrology teacher Britten LaRue and I announce our very exciting new offering: a year-long astrological learning container we lovingly titled ASTROLOGY AS PRAXIS: REMEMBERING OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE COSMIC BODY.We sat down to talk about how each of us came into astrology, how astrology invites us into...2022-07-291h 32Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking13. Liberating Our Unique Voice Through Podcasting (Solo)Many of us struggle with sharing our creative projects. How do we move from the space of fear, of stuckness, of doubt into liberation, generous sharing, and, dare we hope, ease?In this solo episode, I took a walk down memory lane and shared the BTS (behind-the-scenes) stories of how I created this podcast - from its ideation to gestation to birth. I also shared a smörgåsbord of lessons I learned along the way about my process, creativity in general, and remembering my own unique voice.Many of us struggle with sharing our cr...2022-03-3145 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking12. Britten LaRue: Emergence AstrologyI’m honored to have Britten LaRue as my partner in this conversation. Together, we explored Britten’s unique approach to the craft of astrology. She brilliantly coined the term Emergence Astrology to describe her practice and we traced the journey of how that concept crystallized for her as well as how her relationship with seeking answers has changed since her astrological journey began. We also discussed how to resource one’s self in order to steward creative ideas, how to compost your life experiences and the skills you learned from previous chapters of your life in order t...2022-03-041h 37Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking8. The Fool in The Underworld with Mariola RosarioIn today’s episode, I’m joined by my friend, Mariola Rosario. Mariola and I both identify as seekers on our paths, and in this conversation, we explored the archetype of the underworld with beginners’ mind through the lens of The Fool, the questioner. We discussed what the underworld is, how depictions of the underworld are dictate by the empire’s relationship to death, how Mariola’s experience growing up in Puerto Rico influence her view of the underworld, and some tips on how to navigate our own underworld experiences. We also discussed the question of “What if astrology is more than...2022-02-221h 32