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Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking225. Kelsey Rose Tortorice: The Frequency DojoI'm so thrilled to have Kelsey Rose Tortorice back on the pod!Kelsey is a student teacher of the maia, translator of the languages of consciousness & talisman for upheaval. This conversation is all of that and more. The second we got on the call, we started riding the wave of the frequency, so this is an unedited, Kelsey-and-Jonathan-meeting-the-moment transmission.Some topics we covered: The disintegration of tribal agreements.The awakening of individual frequencies.Personal authenticity, meeting the present moment, and parking metaphors.The role of emotional alchemy.Ancestral healing.We also discussed the P...
2025-10-201h 40
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking221. Pisces Virgo Nodes: The Cosmic Context with Kelsey Rose TortoriceIn advance of the upcoming Solar Eclipse in Virgo on September 21st, I'm re-sharing a section of my deep dive on the 2025 astrology with Kelsey Rose Tortorice – specifically the part where we discussed the Lunar Nodes in Pisces-Virgo axis. I hope this serves you! If you're into my and Kelsey's vibes and transmissions, check out the full conversation: Part 1 on this podcast (Outer Planets + Chiron)Part 2 on Kelsey's podcast, The Maia Games (The Lunar Nodes, Saturn, and Jupiter)Here's Kelsey's bio:Kelsey is a post-capitalist astrologer, teacher, human design experiMentor, and commu...
2025-09-1950 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking210. July 2025: The Past is The Bridge To The FutureWhat skills and wisdom from my past can we bring into situations unfolding right in front of us?Which human & non-human connections are we asked to update & fortify? Which ones are we asked to sever or put aside for now?July 2025 is a juicy month astrologically. With Uranus finally moving into Gemini, we are, for the first time, experiencing the highly anticipated new cosmic backdrop in the flesh – all three outer planets in fire or air signs, the Nodes squarely in Pisces-Virgo axis, Saturn in Aries, and Jupiter in Cancer.As with any ne...
2025-06-301h 10
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking194. 2025: The Cosmic Context Pt. 1 with Kelsey Rose TortoriceWhat explorations are most relevant to us in 2025, given the astrology and energetic signatures? Who might we become in the face of upheaval and change?Over the course of two episodes, Kelsey Rose Tortorice and I are joining forces to discuss the astrology of 2025.On this episode, Part 1, we cover the undertones: Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, and Chiron.Meanwhile, Part 2, on Kelsey's podcast The Maia Games, covers the mid tones: Jupiter, Saturn, and The Lunar Nodes.With all three outer planets shifting signs, 2025 is a year of significant astrological changes. Over the...
2025-02-242h 01
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking168. The Open Throat Center - Exploring Human Design ConceptsWhat is the open throat center in Human Design? How do we work with its unique gifts and challenges in the process of deconditioning?The open / undefined throat is one of my favorite topics in Human Design. It's said that only 29% of the population has an open throat center, making it the least common out of the open centers. Unsurprisingly (and pun intended), there's a lot of misconceptions, misunderstandings, and, frankly, terrible advice about how to live with an open throat center.In this episode, I share about my process understanding, deconditioning, and u...
2024-08-2659 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking139. Kelsey Rose Tortorice: The Maia & Human DesignWhat is the maia through the lens of Human Design? How might we contextualize the 'no choice' concept in our embodied experiences? What is the projection field and how might we cultivate a relationship with it?Join Kelsey Rose Tortorice and me for a deep dive where we share field notes from our Human Design experimentation – as well as the first Human Design-focused episode on the podcast.Our conversation revolved around the idea of 'no choice,' the 5th line path of working with the projection field, the uniqueness of the manifestor aura and experience, as...
2024-04-071h 47
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking131. Visionary of Love: A Venus in Aquarius SpecialIn the brokenness of our times, how might questioning our performance of love tickle pathways for new worlds to open? What fresh forms of connections can blossom when we collapse the hierarchy of loving into a mycelial network of loving? How might the steady cultivation of our individuated lexicon of love strengthen communal bonds?This is a devotional episode dedicated to the Empress of the Solar System, Beloved Venus, through the lens of their journey in Aquarius. To celebrate the last week of Venus's current transit in Aquarius (ps we have not one but TWO trips of...
2024-03-0447 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking130. Restoring Flow, Returning to Deep Presence - Contemplating The Week of 02.26.24What opens up when we give ourselves the opportunity to celebrate the fruits of our labor? How might we return to presence after unexpected twists and turns?Recorded for the week of 02.26.24, I share some contemplations on Mercury and Mars conjoining Saturn in Pisces, as well as the Aquarius-Taurus activations in the skies for the coming week.Join me for my guest workshop inspired by Venus in Aquarius, VISIONARY OF LOVE, which is hosted by the incredible Kelsey Rose Tortorice. Read more about it here. The workshop is on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 4-6 PM EST / 1...
2024-02-2634 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking129. Harvest of Time: Contemplating The Week of 02.19.24How might we honor the fruits of our labor in the depths of winter? What role might space and distance play in cultivating right relationship? How might we show up with presence to our dreams and visions?Recorded for the week of 02.19.24, I share some thoughts about the Leo-Aquarius polarity through the lens of the Venus-Mars conjunction and the Full Moon in Virgo. This transit is the midpoint of Venus's last retrograde in 2023 and Mars's upcoming retrograde in late 2024 - both in Leo. Join me for my guest workshop inspired by Venus in Aquarius, VISIONARY O...
2024-02-1936 min