Between the Moon

Welcome back to the podcast! In today’s episode I have the pleasure of speaking with my friend and colleague Emma Kupu Mitchell to discuss using your moon sign as a practical self-care tool for grounding during stressful times, overwhelm, life transitions, or just as an everyday practice for self-study. Emma is a holistic practitioner and a creative spiritual guide for women in midlife and beyond....

In today’s episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Elizabeth Tidwell, womb guide and menstrual cycle coach at My Club Red. We’ve been in each other’s orbit for a number of years, and it was great to finally get a chance to share about transforming the next generation’s relationship with the menstrual cycle as they navigate a world that is slowly waking up to honoring this rhythm. This is a re...

“Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.” — Thich Nhat Hanh How To See On today’s episode we explore the themes of navigating life transitions, big and small as well as rituals for renewal within the lunar cycle. We delve into our connection with impermanence, focusing on the theme of sensing endings. If you loved these themes and want more, you’re invited to join me tomorrow Friday Nov 21...

In today’s timely episode, we explore the role of entropy in Virgo's nature-based themes, touching on how to connect these experiences connect with the upcoming eclipse, and some of the challenges and gifts. There is poetry in how we choose to embody this mutable earth sign. I share some insights I received during an acupuncture treatment about the connection between the zodiac and the nervous sys...

Dear Moon, There is beauty in allowing ideas develop in their own time. So often we only get to see the final product, and we miss out on all the twists and turns that the creative process takes us on to arrive at that particular finished form. This can give us unrealistic expectations of creativity, and so I was inspired to share some behind the scenes insider lore about how this year’s cover art...

On today’s episode we explore the Taurus-Scorpio axis in astrology and ground it into the context of seasonal cycles, creativity, the houses in the birth chart, and personal lived experiences. I am delighted to have Bronwyn Simons Astrology back for our ongoing conversation of the Lunar Currents series! Learn about the interplay between "roots" (Taurus) and "blooms" (Scorpio), and how these are no...

Today’s podcast is a solo episode about the role of gestation in creative cycles while exploring the nature of simultaneous and sequential cycles and how lunar tracking and plants help us deepen our trust when faced with the unknown. Listen and explore: * the role of gestation in creative cycles * how cycle can be both simultaneous and sequential * the differences between trust and faith * themes...

On today’s episode I have the pleasure of speaking with the founder of the Way of Yin, Kris González about the lunar new year and how we can learn from the wisdom of the snake to know when to use energy and when to conserve and reserve. I loved this conversations and I could honestly listen to Kris talk forever — her voice is so calming and so grounding. As she writes in the newsletter that inspir...

Welcome back to Lunar Currents, a special feature of the Between the Moon podcast with your host April McMurtry of THE MOON IS MY CALENDAR and award-winning predictive astrologer, psychic medium, mentor, and astrology teacher Bronwyn Simons. Today’s episode is like 3 mini-episodes in one! To begin with, Bronwyn and I discuss practical wisdom for developing and sustaining a lunar tracking practice...

On today’s episode Bronwyn and I discuss how astrology can help us become more focused and grounded in our body and spirit to meet the moment. We look at how working with the moon can help us emotionally prepare for some of the more dramatic shifts coming next year. Some things that are happening right now may feel way too big to take in all at once, like the election and the uncertainty of what t...

Hello dear listener, As you know, the lunar cycle helps us pay attention because it’s always changing. Lunar tracking shows us how to find our own rhythm and energy amidst the fluctuations. It reminds us that we don’t have to fix ourselves - and can actually help us feel empowered to be more in-season with where we are at currently. On today’s episode I have the pleasure of speaking with published...

In today’s episode we explore some of the themes, symbols, and approaches to practicing self-study in relationship with cycles for the upcoming eclipses. Show notes below and image sources … Themes in this episode include: * Regular rhythmic repetition of eclipses * Nodes as crossroads, meeting place, relationship between the luminaries * Dream recall full body chills * Offerings for gateway gods...

Re-releasing this episode from August 2024! In today’s we episode explore the myths, magic, and misinformation about the so-called Lion’s Gate. This cosmic portal is said to occur on August 8th each year, but what is it really referring to? Join us to unravel this phenomenon and find enchantment without needing to invent a “Galactic New Year” out of thin air. Themes in this episode include: * Orig...

“When ideas are suspended in a place of possibility for too long, they either need to come down to earth or be set free.” Today’s episode will help you understand what kind of gardener you are when it comes to creative projects. We explore our relationship to the seeds we want to bring through a whole harvest cycle and practices that help keep the creative channels from getting clogged. Having a c...

“A river of material flows through us. When we share our works and our ideas, they are replenished. If we block the flow by holding them all inside, the river cannot run and new ideas are slow to appear.” ― Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being Today’s episode explores reasons why we get “backed up” and seasons of having “the runs” - creatively speaking. The poop metaphor came out of a writ...

In today’s episode we explore how the three signs of spring relate to creativity and the tropical zodiac. We share personal experiences of the creative cycle as understood through the lens of the zodiac and the phases of the moon. Astrology teaches us to notice how energy starts, sustains, and shifts throughout each season. This conversation is about the story of spring told by #1 Aries who starts...

On today's episode I have the pleasure and honor of speaking with beloved author Benebell Wen about her process and inspiration for writing her most recent book: I Ching the Oracle - A practical guide to The Book of Changes. Benebell shares about the the spirit intelligence of the I Ching (as it differs from other tools for divination) as well as the creation myth that connects with the binary...

In today's episode with Predictive Astrologer Bronwyn Simons - we explore structures of time and the natural impulse to reinvent, and in this vein we delve into reimagining and reinventing the Wheel of the Year. We look at the "why" of the energetic correspondences between the lunar phases and the solar stations over the seasons and how we might bring more inquiry and creativity to t...

Today's episode shares a meditation for settling the nervous system to find a sense of inner calm supported by the cyclical nature of life and the moon. The new moon offers a time to reset and bring awareness to the inner cave. That hidden place where the moon goes each cycle and is no longer available or visible to the outer world. Be guided by the moon to slow down and deeply listen. Listeni...

On today's episode of Lunar Currents Bronwyn and I explore the unique qualities of  solar  and  lunar   consciousness  and how many of us have been trained to be more solar without knowing the difference. We even catch ourselves trying to understand and talk about aspects of the moon on the sun's terms!  Practicing self-study and lunar tracking  helps loosen this and be able to see from an...

Lunar Currents is a moonly conversation with April McMurtry and Predictive Astrologer Bronwyn Simmons about embodying the living sky, exploring how astrology helps us enter into the mythic nature of our life story, and musing on our relationship with time, creativity, intuition, and many other magical connections. This episode explores the significance of the eclipse season (October 14th solar ecl...

Today's guest is my dear friend and colleague Liz Childs Kelly. Liz is a writer, host of the Home to Her podcast, Sacred Feminine researcher and educator, community builder and initiated priestess in the 13 Moons Lineage. This episode celebrates the 1 year anniversary of the release of Liz's first book: Home to Her and the recent launch of the Home to Her Academy. Together we discuss our r...

In today's episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with my dear friend and colleague Wilka Roig. Wilka and I met about five years ago, and the synchronicities of our connection continue inspire awe in me:) I am grateful to get a chance to share this conversation with you - it's so profound and explores our relationship with dreams, endings, the lunar cycle, eclipses, and redefining grief. Wilka i...

In today's episode we explore parallels between the lunar cycle and the harvest cycle. Let's feel into how the phases of the moon inform and map onto the twelve houses of the natal chart. I give a taste of each of the houses and how they may connect with the phases- this is all just the tip of the iceberg!  Working with the moon is working with our inner landscape. Working with the Harvest Cycle i...

What if the grips of winter were the gifts of winter? What if our human rhythms were more like the rhythms of the seasons? In today’s episode I am joined by filmmaker and nature practice teacher Natasha Deganello Giraudie. She is a dear friend and colleague and someone I've had the pleasure of connecting with through being guided by the moon, seasons, and nature. Natasha has worked with the New Mo...