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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 & Artmaking158. Mary Schuch: Your Experiment is Your PracticeHow might we approach friendship, art, and spirituality as creative experiments? How do we practice presence in grief? How might we increase our capacity to change our minds and shift our practices?Halfway through this conversation, Mary Schuch casually said something that stopped my heart in its track, "Just because it's not fun, doesn't mean it's not a gift." That's something I've always admired about artist, creative, and astrologer Mary Schuch – her ability to hold wisdom with humor and to serve truth with irreverence.Mary and I recorded this conversation at the tail end of Ju...
2024-06-231h 19
My Life Is Better With You In ItWe're Back, BabyAfter an unplanned hiatus, what's next for us?A little bit about us:Jonathan Koe is a queer mystic, artist, and diviner. They're joyfully devoted to exploring body-rooted energy practices and poetic inquiries as living portals into remembering our cosmic kinship. You can find Jonathan on their website, IG, and their other podcast Healing The Spirit.Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent...
2023-12-1538 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking104. EYES ON THE EDGE: Contemplating MarsWhat might we learn from cultivating a devotional praxis with Mars? How might cultivating this devotional praxis with Mars assist those who are feeling the call? How do we shift our fears and assumptions of Mars, and begin collaborating with Mars on life-giving and nourishing endeavors?A few weeks ago, I announced EYES ON THE EDGE - an 8-week container to explore Mars through energetic experiments, self-inquiry, and embodiment practices. In this episode, I shared about: What working with Mars has taught meWhy I'm passionate to invite you into this containerThe structure of the container: what y...
2023-10-191h 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 14Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking102. Solar Eclipse Meditation: Meeting The World With Loving-KindnessHow might introducing the awareness of ourselves as the world and the world as us shift our actions, positions, and attitudes? What does it mean to embrace the world with the same loving kindness and compassion that we embrace ourselves with?For this week's contemplation, I'm guided to share a channeled loving-kindness meditation practice with you. This practice has been holding me through this difficult week and I hope it will offer you grounding and anchoring. If you have enjoyed the podcast, I encourage you to check out my new offering. EYES ON THE EDGE i...
2023-10-1634 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking101. Honesty is a Creative Act: Contemplating The Week of 10.09.23How might honesty with ourselves and others become creative acts? What might Venus in Virgo teach us about true, rooted connections? How do your boundaries show you what you are devoted to?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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of the week of 10.09.23, I also...
2023-10-0931 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking100. Verena Borell: Astrological TransitsHow can we work with astrological transits? What can transits teach us about life? This is a conversation I recorded on Instagram Live with Verena Borell, who's a repeat guest on the podcast. Verena is currently launching a course focused on working with astrological transits called Transits for Evolution so I want to take this opportunity to have Verena share her deep wisdom and experience with working alongside transits in her life, as well as her work with clients and students.Verena's upcoming course, Transits for Evolution will begin on November 14th. I encourage you t...
2023-10-061h 09Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking99. Contemplating Mars in Libra: Life, But Make it ArtWhat does Mars in Libra teach us about artmaking? How might Mars in Libra help us be the artists of our own lives?In this offering, I share some life updates, my new offering EYES ON THE EDGE, self-inquiry, and embodiment practices, and contemplations on Mars in Libra - a signature I'm deeply drawn to for the coming week.If you have been enjoying these contemplations, I encourage you to check out my new offering. EYES ON THE EDGE is an 8-week exploration of Mars through energetic experiments, self-inquiry, and embodiment practices. We start the...
2023-10-0249 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking98. A Playful Balance: Contemplating The Week of 09.25.23What opens up when we consider balance a state you pass through, rather than a prized destination? How might we use our words to explore what matters to us, rather than to define and to restrict? How might coming home to ourselves assist in cultivating patience with our process? 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.W...
2023-09-2526 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking97. Getting Honest on What Actually Matters: Contemplating The Week of 09.18.23How might our energy guide us towards what really matters to us? How might our energy guide us away from the things that are not truly for us? 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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of the week of 09.18.23, I also offer the possibility that t...
2023-09-1823 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking96. Sacred Shedding: Contemplating The Week of 09.11.23If the only constant is change, how might we practice change as a way to honor our existence? What can Virgo teach us about reveling in our process of decay? How might we invite the essence of our past selves to be trusted allies in welcoming change?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.While this...
2023-09-1156 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking95. Remembering Wholeness, Embracing Earth: Contemplating The Week of 09.04.23How might the earth signs deepen the process of remembering our wholeness? What wisdom might arise when we bring all parts of us when interacting with the world? How has your worldview and identity shifted since the start of 2023?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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the...
2023-09-0447 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking94. Letting Yourself Have Your Own Experience - Contemplating The Week of 08.28.23What shifts when we make space for our own experience to be valid? How might returning to our selves help us turn toward the world more fully, in deeper participation? What might our relationship with astrology reveal about our relationship with systems larger than ourselves?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.While this contemplation was...
2023-08-2850 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking92. Completing The Cycle - Contemplating The Week of 08.21.23What patterns, relationships, perspectives, and projects are we ready to release? How might we collaborate with the body to facilitate a process of releasing with ease and gentleness? What is our relationship with the feelings of stuckness and not moving forward? 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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy a...
2023-08-2133 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking91. Rachel Blodgett of Serpent & Bow: The Secret BodyWhat does being in a body teach us about the nature of being in process? How might our lived experiences serve as connective tissues linking our artistic and spiritual practices?Recorded in November 2022 - towards the end of The Lovers year, where the lunar nodes were in the Scorpio-Taurus axis - my conversation with Rachel Blodgett continued to work its potent medicine through me. Rachel is a kindred spirit and an artist whose work I dearly admire. You may know her from her Serpent & Bow garments. As I'm thawing out of a period of hibernation f...
2023-08-181h 43Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking90. Vision, Nature & Capacity: Contemplating New Moon in Leo & The Week of 08.14.23What do the Sun and the Moon, Uranus, and Mars teach us about vision, nature, and capacity? How do we balance our visions for reality, our true nature, and our current capacity? How might contemplating our nature and taking inventory of our capacity assist us in bringing forth our visions with ease, clarity, and compassion?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...
2023-08-1438 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking89. Contemplating Venus Retrograde in Leo 2023: Illuminating The Loveless PlacesWhere in our lives are we invited to consciously cultivate love when historically we haven’t received love or we never thought we needed love? What have you accepted as something you don’t need or or as something you don’t want, simply because you’ve never had it or simply because you’ve never seen examples of how desiring it work out well? What patterns of dismissing love (or even downright refusing love) can we patiently witness, illuminate & unravel as part of our devotion to Venus during this retrograde? Which parts of us have we allowed to...
2023-08-0751 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking88. Same Patterns, New You: Contemplating The Week of 07.31.23How might changes, instability, and shifts show us the core of who we are? How might anchoring in the stability and predictability of ritual facilitate deeper ease, grace, and wonder in moments of transformation? 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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of the week of 07.31.23, I...
2023-07-3131 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking87. Aries-Libra Nodal Axis: Finding Balance in The FireHow do we move towards self-congruency while staying in sacred reciprocity with others? How might our honesty, first and foremost to ourselves and then to others, be the foundation of all our relationships? How do we fan the flame of courage to go after our riskiest desires? Join me for a deep dive on the archetype of Aries-Libra nodal axis with my friend, Verena Borell, whose astrological insights always inspire, deepen, and electrify me. In this conversation, we discussed the qualities that the Aries-Libra nodal axis invite us to cultivate, expressing our truth away from fawn or fi...
2023-07-271h 22My Life Is Better With You In ItA Season of Learning To Trust (Cancer Season Retrospective)Mary and Jonathan got together for a riveting exploration of all that Cancer season was bringing up in their lives. Life got busy and they never got to publish the conversation until Leo season. But it wouldn't be true to the Cancer archetype without nostalgia and retrospection, wouldn't it?If you’re drawn to receive a reading from one of us, please reach out!A little bit about us:Jonathan Koe (they/he) is a queer mystic who’s fluent in the languages of music, astrology, tarot, energy work, statistics, and...
2023-07-251h 23Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking86. Anchoring into Existential Agency: Contemplating The Week of 07.24.23What is our relationship with the power of our mere existence? How is our mere existence and our presence impacting the world around us? What is the relationship between our existence and the actions that we take?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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of...
2023-07-2446 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking85. The Gifts of Tension: Contemplating The Week of 07.17.23Where can our personal desires naturally and spontaneously be met with receptivity and grace by the social ecosystems of our lives? Where is more work needed to prime these ecosystems for deeper receptivity? Where will we be met with resistance and where might we perceive or receive others’ disdain? What's our relationship with that external and internal tension?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 se...
2023-07-1755 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking84. The System & The Parts: Contemplating The Week of 07.10.23How might we nourish the systems of our lives by tending to the parts? Which aspects are ready for changes? Which aspects are about to be, but not yet ready for changes? Which aspects need to stay constant to support the parts that are changing? 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.While this contemplation was i...
2023-07-1042 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking83. Architects of Life-Giving Structures - Contemplating The Week of 07.03.23Which aspects of our existence serve as the real, tangible, earthly structures to our everyday unfolding and everyday becoming? What are their qualities and conditions, and are they in alignment with our needs and my desires in the present moment? What do we need to feel safe to create the changes necessary to these structures, when these changes are called for?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...
2023-07-0344 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking82. Observing The Patterns of Our Primordial Waters: Contemplating The Week of 06.26.23In deep observation, what patterns emerge in my internal or external emotional reality? How do these patterns impact how I see myself, others, and my relationships with them? What resources do I need so I can validate my own experience while also keeping open the possibilities that others’ ways of being are also valid and that they may not harm me, even if at the moment there’s a certain level of discomfort?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...
2023-06-2643 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking81. The Emotional Liberation of Deep Engagement: Contemplating The Week of 06.19.23What does the ‘emotional liberation’ mean for you? How does emotional liberation look like for you, specifically as the human that you are? What role does resourcing internal safety play in bridging emotional liberation and deep engagement with life?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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astr...
2023-06-1937 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking80. The Magic of Changing Plans: Contemplating The Week of 06.12.23How can we collaborate with changing circumstances, rather than resist them? How can we invite The Force of Change to assist us in experiencing life on a deeper level?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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of the week of 06.12.23, I also offer the possibility...
2023-06-1245 minHealing 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 & Artmaking78. Love For The Creative Child Within: Contemplating The Week of 06.05.23What wisdom does befriending the creative inner child hold for us? What are some of the unmet needs of this bright, creative, and powerful inner child? In what ways are you, as an adult, well-primed to fulfill the needs of this creative inner child? What are some of your current limitations when it comes to truly fulfilling the needs of this creative inner child?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...
2023-06-0542 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking76. Cellular Level Changes: Contemplating The Week of 05.29.23How can we support ourselves through implementing changes in our lives? Where have you have held back from the inherent abundance present in your reality? 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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of the week of 05.29.23, I also offer the possibility that the message here i...
2023-05-2958 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking75. Befriending Our True Nature: Contemplating The Week of 05.22.23What is your relationship to your true nature? How might contemplating your relationship with nature shift your perception of your true nature? What have you had to endure as the consequences of rejecting your true nature? What do you fear to be the consequences of rewilding and releasing your conditioning in order to embrace your true nature?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...
2023-05-2237 minMy Life Is Better With You In ItMultifaceted MavensMary and Jonathan gets together for a meaty conversation on one of our favorite topics - our devotion to the learning path and to sharing what we're learning. Within our society (at least in the US where we both reside), we often need to declare our expertise in one specific field. In this conversation, we explore how we navigate weaving our multiple interests, holding multiple identities, and belonging to multiple communities.PS - We started using this term 'maven' after doing Jonathan Fields's assessment Sparketype.If you’re drawn to receive a reading fr...
2023-05-201h 37Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking74. Pathways To Inspiration - Contemplating The Week of 05.15.23What is the connection between separation, curiosity, and inspiration? How might we expand our capacity for taking action on our inspiration and for allowing curiosity to guide our paths and relationships? 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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of the week of 05.15.23, I also offer t...
2023-05-1540 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking73. Making Space for Your Authenticity - Contemplating The Week of 05.08.23How can we make space for our authenticity as our most potent gift for the world? How might honoring our boundaries facilitate more ease in moments of conflict? How might staying with your own experience expand the capacity for true connection? How do we resource ourselves to relax our over-vigilance?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.
2023-05-0850 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking72. Surrendering Into Curiosity - Contemplating The Week of 05.01.23What does curiosity feel like in your body? Where are we holding ourselves back from our innate curiosity? How may curiosity bring tenderness into our reality? How may we resource ourselves back into a state of genuine curiosity? 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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology o...
2023-05-0141 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking71. Let Earth Be Your Auntie - Contemplating The Week of 04.24.23How do we navigate the shift from the realm of fire into earth? What already went up in flames and what is here for us to work with? What practices can we engage to complete the cycle of activation? 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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the a...
2023-04-2438 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking70. Natasha Levinger: Healing Your Inner ChildWho is the inner child? How do we know when we're experiencing the world through the lens of our wounded inner child? How can learning to relate to our inner child, inner critic, and inner adult assist us in living more fully in the present moment? Join me for this powerful, in-depth conversation with my dear friend, Natasha Levinger, on inner child healing. Natasha's book, Healing Your Inner Child: Re-Parenting Yourself for a More Secure & Loving Life, was recently published and it's easily one of my favorite books of the year. To celebrate the release of...
2023-04-201h 15Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking69. The Holy Limit - Contemplating The Week of 04.17.23How do we know when enough is enough? How does true nourishment differ from compulsion? What resources do we need to hold our experiences with compassion without rushing to believe them as absolute truth? 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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of the week of 04.17.23, I...
2023-04-1748 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking68. The Future Is Within You - Contemplating The Week of 04.10.23How can we approach change work with fierce honesty and utmost gentleness? How can we allow transformations to unfold naturally while releasing any fantasies of perfection?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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of the week of 04.10.23, I also offer the possibility that that the...
2023-04-1033 minMy Life Is Better With You In ItReadings and FeelingsMary and Jonathan are meaningfully meandering together again.As regular givers and receivers of readings, we wonder if perhaps our friendship and this podcast are an extension of our shared tendency to enjoy intense one-on-one connections. If you’re drawn to receive a reading from one of us, please reach out!A little bit about us:Jonathan Koe (they/he) is a queer mystic who’s fluent in the languages of music, astrology, tarot, energy work, statistics, and the Akashic perspective. Their work aims to empower others throu...
2023-04-031h 12Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking67. Love Letter To The Body - Contemplating The Week of 04.03.23How do you speak to your body? How does your body speak to you? How are your words helping you shape your dreams? How are your words helping you honor your emotional reactions' abilities to guide your path?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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology...
2023-04-0330 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking66. The Alchemy of Digestion - Contemplating The Week of 03.27.23What have you been forced to see or to reflect on during this chapter of life? What is your life trying to show you about the relationship between capacity and desires? How might the act of clearly stating your intentions assist you with taking aligned actions?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.While this contemplation...
2023-03-2729 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking65. Shahir Shukor: Jupiter in Aries & The Original Prototype of DesiresWhat can the archetype of Jupiter in Aries teach us about our inner teacher and our inner child? What does it mean to accept the responsibility of teaching what ourselves how to be our own advocate? How do we work with our potential? From December 20, 2022 to May 16, 2023, Jupiter is in Aries. To honor the halfway point of this transit, I invited my dear friend, Shahir Shukor aka. Suprasensory Shahir to discuss their thoughts and reflections on what this transit can bring for us.Shahir is a fellow Gemini Moon and we covered a wide range o...
2023-03-231h 30Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking64. Welcoming Change - Contemplating The Week of 03.20.23What do we do in the face of the unraveling? What can we do in the heat of the explosion? What have we learned about the power of anonymity? 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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of the week of 03.20.23, I also offer the possibility th...
2023-03-2037 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking63. Excavating Creative Potential in The Midst of Drama - Contemplating The Week of 03.13.23Join me tomorrow, Tuesday March 14, 2023 at 8 PM EST for a live guided meditation titled Dissolving Into You. The event is free of charge and no recordings will be shared. You can read more about the event and reserve your spot here. Where can we practice a healthy dose of detachment and surrender? Where can we use our imagination to fortify our energetic boundaries? Where can we use our creativity to enact a natural buffer between ourselves & the world around us?In this offering, I'm sharing my personal notes and contemplations about the week ahead. Combining a...
2023-03-1343 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking62. Contemplating Deep Listening & The 2023 Virgo Full Moon with Zaneta SykesWhat can Virgo energy teach us about deep listening? How can Pisces balance Virgo's energies? How can we incorporate the energy of Virgo and Pisces into ritual during the Full Moon? Join me for this lively impromptu conversation with my dear friend, Zaneta Sykes. We originally recorded this conversation for Instagram Live (you can watch the video version here). I ended up really loving the transmissions that came through so I decided to share this with all of you here, too.We discussed what Zaneta's Virgo Moon has taught them about artmaking and relationality through th...
2023-03-071h 12Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking60. Grounding Honesty In Compassion - Contemplating The Week of 02.27.23Where might directness be our most compassionate strategy? Where might honesty be the most effective salve? What is the difference between surrendering, letting go, giving up?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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of the week of 02.27.23, I also offer the possibility that that the m...
2023-02-2733 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking59. The Heart is The True Trickster - Contemplating The Week of 02.20.23Where may we be making life more difficult by hardening our minds? Where may we be forcing the puzzle pieces to fit when perhaps, in fact, there were no puzzles to solve in the first place?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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of the w...
2023-02-2032 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking57. Entering The Dimension of Stillness - Contemplating The Week of 02.13.23How can we make more space for the spiritual and philosophical dimensions in our lives? Where in your life are you yearning to fall in love with solitude? Where are we unconsciously buying into the illusion of separation between the dimension of the mundane & the spiritual or philosophical dimensions?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.W...
2023-02-1338 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking56. Embracing Sweetness as an Elixir - Contemplating The Week of 02.06.23Where does slowing down feel nutritive, caring, and regenerative in your path? Where are you being called to finding sweetness by making sweetness?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.While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of the week of 02.06.23, I also offer the possibility that that the message here is r...
2023-02-0639 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking55. Erin Tack Shipley: Astrology, Care Work & CollapseHow might we approach astrologer-client relationships through the lens of care work? How do we cultivate secure attachment in these relationships? How can astrology assist us in the process of caring for our chosen families?I'm excited to share this expansive, Jupiterian-wisdom-weaving conversation with the brilliant astrologer ET Shipley. Erin and I have been working together in a 1:1 capacity in the past few months and I've been continuously inspired by the compassion, presence, resourcefulness, and commitment with which Erin shows up to each session.In this conversation, we discussed what it means to be an...
2023-02-031h 32Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking54. Squares & The Blessed Stuckness - Contemplating The Week of 01.30.23What happens when your soul-level calling and your meticulous planning are met with an oppositional current? How can embracing our underlying motivation assist us in moving forward when there's a hitch in the plan? What if we allow conflicts & obstacles to fortify our relationship to the internal and external resources we need to move forward?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 y...
2023-01-3037 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking53. Wendy May: The Essence of PurposeWhat is purpose? How can we reframe our relationship to purpose to be as dynamic as life itself? Can honoring death be as much a part of our purpose work as building?I'm excited to share this alive, spontaneous conversation with the author of my favorite text on the topic of purpose, Wendy May. Throughout my life, the idea of purpose has always felt both exciting and daunting. When I first read Wendy's book, Regenerative Purpose, in 2021, it was simultaneously affirming, nourishing, and challenging. Most importantly, it's helped me shift to a more compassionate and exciting view...
2023-01-271h 25Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking52. The Elder Self & The Child Self - Contemplating The Week of 01.23.23When was the last time you checked in with your inner elder and your inner child? What magic, breakthroughs, and healing would come forward when you allow them to inform your decision-making process? How do we welcome change with more gentleness when we know it as the bridge towards a glorious new chapter?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 y...
2023-01-2330 minHealing 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 & Artmaking50. Diana Rose Harper: Contemplating The Astrology of 2023What questions are most relevant to us in 2023, given its astrology? How do we come into right relationship with astrological insights about the future? What do we need to consider when crafting intentions and resolutions for the coming year?I'm giddy with excitement to share this conversation with my mentor Diana Rose Harper. Diana's approach to astrology is poetic and expansive, while also visceral and thought-provoking. It feels like a true gift to share our conversation about the major astrological transits of 2023 (spoiler alert: there are quite a few!).We discussed the topics of how...
2023-01-131h 44My Life Is Better With You In It2 Become 1What (or who) is the third being that arises when we are in collaboration? As two astrologers, we knew it would be fun to investigate this energetic phenomenon through our composite chart.Together we meet in the middle as a Cancer Rising, Aquarius Sun and Gemini Moon.Here is a link to our chart.A little bit about us:Jonathan Koe (they/he) is a queer mystic who’s fluent in the languages of music, astrology, tarot, energy work, statistics, and the Akashic perspective. The...
2023-01-111h 10Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking49. Pollinating The Seeds of Desire - Contemplating The Week of 01.09.2023What does coming into right relationship with our desires look like? How can we honor our life force energy, while resisting rash actions? How do we work with patterns of impulsivity? 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 week, Mars will finally station direct in Gemini. Meanwhile, Mercury (the ruler of Gemini) will still be re...
2023-01-0942 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking48. Visions of Pluto in Aquarius with Verena BorellWhat might Pluto's seismic shift into Aquarius bring into our psyche, our lives, and the collective? What regenerative visions are available for our transformations? What is the textures, shape, and taste of the challenges that may await us?My guest in conversation today is the brilliant evolutionary astrologer and my dear friend, Verena Borell. We discussed and evoked the archetype of Pluto in Aquarius, which will slowly emerge starting March 2023. We mused on the slow, intense transit of Pluto in Aquarius, its role as the bridge between Pluto in Capricorn and Pluto in Aquarius, and the transformation...
2023-01-031h 44Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking47. Honoring Slow Beginnings: Contemplating The Week of 01.02.2023How do we work with beginnings that feel slow and tentative? How can tending to and clearing our energetic congestions assist us with attracting fresh ideas and new inspirations? How are we invited to reframe our relationship to support during slow beginnings?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 week, Venus enters Aquarius and we'll h...
2023-01-0243 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking46. Zaneta Sykes: Listening To The Web of LifeWhat does it mean to listen? What does devoting our life to the practice of listening entail? How can listening assist us in cultivating deeper relationships with the greater web of life?This is a truly special and potent conversation I recorded with my dear friend and teacher, Zaneta Sykes. If you've been tuning in to this podcast for the past couple months, you know that I've been sharing my personal contemplations for the coming at the start of the week. On the final week of 2022, I decided to break the tradition and, instead, to share this...
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Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking45. Megan Frye: Living On The Sagittarius-Gemini AxisWhat does it mean to live on the Sagittarius - Gemini axis? How do we cultivate a relationship with their planetary rulers, Jupiter and Mercury? How can working with Sagittarius and Gemini aid us in exploring our own subconscious?In this episode, my friend and partner in conversation, Megan Frye, and I weaved a conversation on the Sagittarius and Gemini archetypes. As we are leaving Sagittarius season, my hope is that this poetic, free-flowing, and expansive conversation will assist you in reflecting the themes these two archetypes bring up during this season.We discussed big...
2022-12-201h 36Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking44. Patience is Not Assuming You Have All The Information: Contemplating The Week of 12.19.22What is the connection between cultivating patience and cultivating a relationship with darkness? How do we respond when we have information but not a lot of clarity around the next practical steps? How do we expand our capacity for waiting?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 week, we'll be experiencing the Winter Solstice, which w...
2022-12-1936 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking43. Stillness as a Portal To The Body: Contemplating The Week of 12.12.22What is your relationship to stillness? How may we cultivate curiosity around the stillness that's already present in our lives? What is the connection between listening to stillness and deepening our relationships with our bodies?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 week, we're exploring the idea of stillness. What does stillness mean to you? W...
2022-12-1331 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking42. Virgo & Tending To Our Vessels: Contemplating The Week of 12.05.22What are our vessels in this lifetime? How can attuning to the zodiac archetype of Virgo assist us in cultivating care and grace to the tending of our vessels? What wisdom lies in honoring the subtle space between noticing misalignments and fixing them?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 week, what called to me i...
2022-12-0632 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking41. Relationality & Collapsing Timelines: Contemplating The Week of 11.28.22How do we honor our relationships while timeline-jumping? How do we allow death to usher in emptiness as creative practice? How can we hold space for both hopefulness and hopelessness?In this episode, I shared my notes for the current week - Nov. 28 - Dec. 4, 2022. Some big topics wanted to come through as we astrologically move certain stories forward alongside a wonky, yet spunky timeline. With the guidance of the planetary ancestors, the cards, the Akashic and the Cosmic Body consciousness, as well as my own sacred ancestors, I hope these transmissions serve to assist you in...
2022-11-2938 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking40. Jeff Hinshaw: Cultivating The Flame of DevotionWhat is devotion? What role can devotion play in our path as spiritual beings? How can tarot and astrology assist us in deepening our devotional practices?For many of us, myself included, the word ‘devotion’ has become a keyword closely associated with the zodiac sign Virgo. In this episode, my partner in conversation, Jeff Hinshaw, invited us to expand our perspective on what it means to cultivate a devotional practice.We discussed what Jeff is learning from this current chapter of their practice - while Saturn transits their 1st house and Jupiter is (mostly) in Pisc...
2022-11-251h 28Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking39. Expanding The Edges of Reality: Contemplating The Week of 11.21.22Where are you believing that reality is more solid than it actually is? Where are you confusing different approaches with different values? How can we dilate our abilities to perceive the hope and spiritual support that are always available to us?In this episode, I shared my notes for the current week - Nov. 21 - Nov. 27, 2022. With the guidance of the planetary ancestors, the cards, the Akashic and the Cosmic Body consciousness, as well as my own sacred ancestors, I hope these transmissions serve to assist you in deepening your relationship with your own path as a...
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Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking38. Christopher Marmolejo of The Red Read: Reading The WorldWhat does it mean to do a reading and to be a reader? What is the role of literacy in liberation? What role does faith play in reclaiming the truth of who we are?In this invigorating conversation, I’m joined by my friend and tarot-astrology scholar extraordinaire Christopher @the.red.read in discussing their take on what it means to do a reading and to be a reader. I’m inspired by Christopher’s cultivation of their embodied intuitive knowledge and the ways they translate that to their work.This conversation invited me into deeper...
2022-11-171h 29Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking37. Making Space for Safety: Contemplating The Week of 11.14.22What happens if we consciously allow narratives and evidence of levity, of being nourished and cared for, to also coexist with stories of pain and trauma? What can you release to access the joy of release from pressure? What can you amplify to nourish your awareness that danger is, in fact, no longer a part of your present-time reality?In this episode, I shared my notes for the current week - Nov. 14 - Nov. 20, 2022. Combining astrology, tarot, the Akashic & Cosmic Body perspectives, and guidance from my sacred ancestors, I hope these messages will serve you as walk...
2022-11-1528 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking36. Rebecca Lopez Mullins: The Edges of Grief & CreativityHow do we show up in our full, authentic humanity at the portal of grief? How can we allow the grief of loss to co-exist with the pleasure of companionship? How does grief show up to teach us about our innate creativity? Right after recording this conversation with my dear friend and incredible artist-healer Rebecca Lopez Mullins, I knew that we were supposed to share it during Scorpio season.Centered around the grief of suddenly losing her mother earlier this year, Rebecca and I weaved a conversation that explored the expansion and deepening of her r...
2022-11-111h 31Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking35. Ease & Expectations: Contemplating The Week of 11.07.22What is the correlation between your restlessness and expectations? What pleasure, grace, and vitality are available to us when we lower our expectations?I'm experimenting with a new format! 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 week, the invitation is to lower our expectations. Expectations can serve as barriers. They’re often derived from internalized sta...
2022-11-0733 minMy Life Is Better With You In ItA Murmuration of Two Friends (Trailer)In our first episode, we discuss our easeful connection and how we sense our combined spirit to be teaching us about trust. We feel this podcast is a space to practice showing up wholeheartedly in the present moment.Together, we help one another remember our inherent goodness and anticipate the energetics of this collaboration will inform how we approach whatever comes next. Thank you for listening!A little bit about us:Jonathan Koe (they/he) is a queer mystic who’s fluent in the languages of music, astrology, tarot, energy wo...
2022-10-2248 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...
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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...
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Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking26. Ask Jonathan: Lion's Gate, Housing Contract, Chiron in CancerWhat's the deal with Lion's Gate? Is there an astrologically good time to sign a housing contract? What does it mean to have a Chiron placement in 0 degree Cancer?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...
2022-08-2429 minHealing 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...
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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 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking20. Erin Kelley: The Malefics & The Bad HousesWhat wisdom may we glean from cultivating relationships with difficult planets and houses? What gifts might we uncover through working with the small and quiet when our society glorifies the big and loud? How can we increase our capacity for embodiment and wisdom through our relationship with the malefics and the bad houses? In this episode, I'm joined for a very magical conversation with astrologer and dear friend, Erin Kelley. Our conversation is centered around the astrological idea of the malefics (Mars and Saturn) and the bad houses (the 6th, 8th, and 12th houses). We spoke about w...
2022-08-091h 36Healing 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 & Artmaking16. Remembering Our Inherent Worth (Solo)You may have heard the phrase "You are inherently worthy" floating around in the collective. But have we paused to consider the truly radical implication of this phrase? If we truly believe that our worth is inherent, what shifts are available in how we relate to ourselves, to our communities, and to the 'authorities'? What other portals might we open if we get into the practice of embodying this knowing of our inherent worth? What revolutions might be start if we believe ourselves to be children of the universe, rather than limited by man-made governing bodies?A...
2022-06-2647 min
Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking15. Marika Hamahata Clymer: The Ecology of HealingWhat does it mean to be a healer within a capitalist, colonial framework? How do we honor the complexity of our healing practice as complex humans? My guest in conversation today is my wise Reiki teacher, Marika Hamahata Clymer. Our conversation revolved around the idea of what it means to be a healer for ourselves and for our communities, how reigniting our relationship with the land is in itself an embodiment practice, and what it means to create a learning community while divesting from the model of the ‘guru.’ Marika shared how her journey as a farm...
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Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking14. Nick Kepley: Finding Wisdom at The MarginMy guest in conversation today is the brilliant Nick Kepley. We sat down for an open, expansive conversation about the margin. We explored what it means to be in a constant quest for the balance between deconstructing our subconscious replication of oppressive systems in our spiritual practices and creating beautiful personal and public practice that centers inclusivity.Nick shared profound insights they've gained from listening to the margin and how it's served as an invitation to question the philosophy behind the concept of archetypes. Nick also shared their current thoughts about what it means for them to...
2022-04-211h 22Healing 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 & Artmaking11. Sabrina Monarch: Pluto, Manifestation & Shadow WorkMy guest in conversation today is one of my beloved astrology teachers, friend, and mentor, Sabrina Monarch. We sat down sometime in late 2021 to record a deep, honest, nuanced, and open conversation about Sabrina’s personal practices. Sabrina shared how our spiritual practices and spiritual lives can be a 360 degree practice - from finding ourselves reflected in an archetypal language to manifestation and visualization to allowing that to trickle down to more fully owning up to our Plutonic power on an embodied way. We discussed the very real, personal ways that astrology helped Sabrina through her own spiritual awakening, how...
2022-03-031h 33Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking10. Mallory Dowd: Love Notes to CapricornIn today’s episode, I had a conversation with my friend Mallory Dowd. Mallory and I discussed the archetype of Capricorn - which we both feel can be quite misunderstood, or perhaps is up for a re-thinking, re-visioning, re-defining. We spoke to how Capricorn can be understood beyond the confines of our patriarchal, colonial, capitalistic framework as The Artist, The Mystic, The Ritualist, The Crone. Mallory also shared her beautiful love notes to Capricorn, some thoughts around how to work with the Capricorn energy when we feel like there’s too much of it in our system, and how Capr...
2022-02-241h 21Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking9. Rebecca Padgett: Healing The Inner Child Through Art & MysticismIn today’s episode, I’m joined by my friend Rebecca Padgett. As humans who identify both as artists and mystics, Rebecca and I wanted to explore the intersection between these two worlds. We discussed how artmaking and mystical practices can connect us deeper with our true selves and heal our inner child, ways to work with our inner critic (which is a topic we both know quite well as two Virgo risings), and how to honor our lineage through our personal and public practices. Rebecca also has a stellium of planets in Libra in her 2nd house, and she...
2022-02-231h 24Healing 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...
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Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking7. Mary Schuch: Why Are We Obsessed with Cults?In today’s episode, my guest in conversation and my partner in crime is Mary Schuch. As two survivors of religious trauma who are still #1 Fan of Spirit (TM), we explored Hierophant themes: cultish behaviors, why we engage in them, and how developing an awareness of power dynamics can lead us to new ways of being in teacher-student relationships. We also discussed Mary’s relationship to her inner teacher and how it’s shifted through being in voluntary learning spaces and committing to her own personal practices.Our conversation was fun, funny, wild, irreverent, and completely non-linear. Listen...
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Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking6. Natasha Levinger: Empowering Ourselves Through Energy HealingIn today’s episode, I had a conversation with Natasha Levinger, who’s an intuitive reader, inner child healing teacher, and energy healer. We discussed Natasha’s journey to finding this work, the difference between energy reading / energy healing and psychic work, the role of empowerment and imagination in her work; the relationship between creativity, perfectionism, and collaboration; and also some very nuanced discussions on love, light, and spiritual bypassing. It’s a conversation with lots of full-bellied laughs - and listening back I love how Natasha’s generous and kind energy really came through.CW: We discussed...
2022-02-181h 18Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking1. Introducing Healing the Spirit (Solo)There are two forces that I feel most palpably in my lived experiences thus far: creativity and connection to the numinous. On the surface, they appear contradictory. What does it mean to be a creative, agential being that's also connected to a larger network that one can't fully control? And what does that have to do with healing?In this episode, I welcome you to the podcast by sharing what I've learned from my own journey. From a position of continued learning, rather than expertise. From authorship, rather than authority. What does healing ev...
2022-02-1627 minHealing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking2. Is Astrology the Future Language? with Meteorite 2021 ClassIn this very special episode, I'm joined by my fellow classmates from Meteorite 2021, an astrological embodiment container facilitated by Sabrina Monarch. We discussed the idea of astrology as a future language. We also discussed the idea of the spirit of language, our own personal experiences learning astrology, what it means to be human beings who interact with the vast possibilities of the astrological language, and the future of astrology within our communities.A special thank you to Verena Borell, Sabrina Monarch, Mirella Trimboli, Kelly Chalmers, Jenny Chu, A.S. Katoch (Rudy), Maddie Gaieski, Fabiola Calvo, and Nicole...
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Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking3. Aliza Penelope: On Neptune - Coming Together and DissolvingIn today’s episode, I had a conversation with my friend Aliza Penelope. We spoke about Aliza’s very synchronistic and magical introduction to astrology and energy, her evolving relationship with the two modalities, and the language of dreams. At some point during our conversation, I felt like we entered another space and dimension - a world where personal storytelling, astrology, archetypes, and dreams all melt into a unified field. It all felt very Neptunian to me. At the heart of our conversation, Aliza and I were exploring what it means to be inherently contradictory beings, humans who a...
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Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking4. Sharon Koe: Embodying Radical AcceptanceIn today’s episode, my guest in conversation is Sharon Koe. Our conversation here revolved around radical acceptance: what it means, how it applies to working with others in learning spaces, and how Sharon is working with radical acceptance in her work, which has been impacted significantly by the lockdown. Finally, we also discussed how systemic silencing impacts us on a somatic level. It was a rich and truly spiralic conversation full of metaphors.Here's Sharon's bio: Sharon is an educator, passionate (sometimes to a fault!) to free minds (and bodies) out of fear, and make a-ha mo...
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Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking5. Jenny Chu: The Spiral of TimeIn this episode, Jenny Chu and I created a rich conversation on time that stretched beyond strict, societally-agreed definitions. We reached into relational, experiential exploration of how we can be with time, calling into question our perception of time, our sense of the spirit of time, our shared love for the work of the Italian physicist Carlo Rovelli, and how studying astrology has changed our relationship with time. Jenny has a truly brilliant mind and is a beautiful conversationalist so our discussion (spiralically) branched out in many different ways that feels very organic. In addition to the t...
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