Celestial Curiosities

We've arrived at the Midheaven! What does that mean? We get into all of it in this episode... including: The difference between the rising and the Midheaven and how they each flavor how we are "seen" in the world How the 10th house shapes career and purpose (and is there a difference) A badass sounding herb A possibly controversial chart? Join us to explore the often-called "most-visible" part of...

Welcome, winter! The coldest, darkest time of the year... Capricorn is here to lead us into the season. In this episode, we get into: what on earth a Sea Goat even is... the complexity of Capricorn energy; there's nothing simple about it a Capricornian herb Capricorn's influence in our lives & more! Links from today's episode: Analemma Wand for structuring water Our friend, Alec's, episode on...

The 3rd, and last, of the modalities (also known as the triplicities!) As Sagittarius risings, we all feel a special connection to the mutable characteristic, and share our thoughts on that, plus... how mutable energy can be your ally or source of frustration how to harness it and lean into other aspects of your chart to help balance energies a fun multi-chart breakdown and entire herb families to...

So, what does the biggest, gassiest planet offer us astrologically? So much good-good! Tune in to this episode for: our innate enthusiasm for our charts' planetary ruler the many wonderful (and shadow-y!) things Jupiter offers us our natal chart placements + considerations for jupiter transits an herb and a celeb chart and more! - For our first year, each episode will follow the astrological calen...

Existential questions about life... religion... philosophy... that's what this house is all about. And so, our conversation follows suit! Still donning our wizard hats during Sag season, we talk all about: the many different meanings of the 9th house; surface-level and deep how all of our 9th houses ruled by Leo feel for us and how we think its played out in our lives a very old, poet's chart the...

The centaur... the archer... the opportunist, and soooo much more! Being the 3 rising Sagittarians we are, we've been looking forward to this episode and season, and the conversation flows through: all of the possible keywords we could drum up, the perks and pitfalls how we feel we exemplify Sagittarian characteristics an interesting chart and herb to align with this entrance into winter season an...

This episode is all about the 4 fixed signs! Showing some love to the second of 3 modalities. You'll hear us talk about: how each sign expresses its fixity differently based on its element the perks and pitfalls of strong fixed energy how to balance the energy — For our first year, each episode will follow the astrological calendar and focus on a different concept as our main theme. Our goal is fo...

Pluto is not playing around, y'all. It only knows how to go deep into the realest of real... And today, we tried to honor Pluto by getting real real and real deep... Today, we talked about: Pluto's muthology story how Pluto's vibe affects people and situations different ways to work with Pluto's energy ghost stories!! and more... Links to things we talked about: Weleda brand calendula body cream (...

Let's talk about sex, babyyy... ...one of the big themes of the 8th house, alongside death and transformation. We talk about these 3 key themes, and: what kinds of energy and experiences are 8th house fodder a familiar herb friend back to teach us more planetary & sign relationships & rulerships (Lordships?!) & more... – For our first year, each episode will follow the astrological cal...

Escorpio en español, the 8th sign of the zodiac is the topic of this episode. Intense, complex and knowing no depth too deep, we dive into those depths today, discussing: what characteristics define Scorpio... and how our resident Scorpio sun, Maggie feels about the stereotypes chart interpretation of a famous murderer a Scorpionic herb... some poetry from Meli! Links... Meli's musician friend, Gl...

In the endless astrology topics that exist, today we dive into a new category: modalities! We intentionally saved this topic for now because we are in Libra season, one of the 4 Cardinal signs. In this episode, we talk about: what modalities are, and what they represent the characteristics of the Cardinal modality and how we use them when looking at charts the review of multiple charts, including...

Did you know that out of the 10 planets typically used in astrology readings, only 2 are represented by female celestial bodies?! We owe it to a couple of amazing women who felt that was a bit out of balance, and started to work with certain asteroids to expand the feminine energies in our charts. In this episode, we had a blast diving into: the history of the asteroids; when they were discovered,...

We’re officially more than halfway thru the birth chart, y’all. What does that mean?! We’ve exited the realm of “me” and entered the world of “we.” We’re talkin’ relationships and all things to do with relating.  Traditionally known as the house of marriage and long-term partnerships, yes… but it’s deeper than that! Listen in to hear about: …what’s deeper than marriage and long-term partnerships…...

#28 - Libra Peace! Harmony! Equality! – Libra vibes. It’s the beginning of the fall season and the sign that kicks it into gear is represented by the Scales… by all things balance. Join us for today’s episode to hear about: the significance of paradox, when talking about Libra our Libra placements and how we feel about them how we’ve finally arrived at Maggie’s quadrant of the chart and how excite...

While the planets move around in the sky, how do those motions affect us? Practically the affects show up in our every day lives, but we can always pinpoint some celestial energy bestowing its influence upon our lives... In this episode, we nerd out on: "important" life transits (*think things like mid-life crises*) the ever-popular Saturn Return a ton of different transitory relationshi...

Join us for a bit of a weird one where we talk about house systems and how we feel about them (spoiler alert: it's somewhat conflicted!) Ultimately, there's much to consider in the world of house systems, but we try to keep it as simple as possible, discussing: tropical vs sidereal timing in astrology the main differences between Placidus and Whole Sign, which is what we primarily use some...

So, is Chiron a centaur, an asteroid, a comet, or what?! Turns out, when you're the wounded healer of the zodiac, you can be all that and more. Tune into this episode to learn all about: Chiron's mythology, including all his friends (and foes), like Hercules The wisdom behind the placement in a birth chart A plant to help heal physical pain How each of us use the wisdom of pain in our live...

The 6th House was built at the cross-section of service, health, routine, and work... In this episode, we get curious about what that all means by: discussing our own charts discussing James Bond's chart judging each other (jk) exploring a plant friend and more! Enjoy! — For our first year, each episode will follow the astrological calendar and focus on a different concept as our main theme. O...

Represented by the harvest, ruled by Mercury, the mutable Earth Sign 6th sign of the Zodiac... in this episode, we talk all about Virgo: keywords for Virgo energy what it represents in medical astrology a new herb to add to your apothecary a very Virgo celebrity some random riffs on consciousness... the usual :) -- For our first year, each episode will follow the astrological calendar and focus on...

We talk about aspects nearly every episode... but what are they really?! A bunch of math translates to some magical meanings for how planets communicate with each other, and today, we talk about them a bit. Learn about: Conjunctions, Sextiles, Trines, Squares and Oppositions How these are defined mathematically and how they present in a chart How we feel about each and how they are used in psychol...

Does anyone read newspaper horoscopes anymore?! If you do, then the one you look at, that sign you know and love - maybe the only zodiac sign you've ever known you are, is your Sun sign. We know you're soooo much more than that, but the center of the universe of your self is pretty important. We talk about this and: how it plays into your personality how to utilize it to help you be your m...

It's all about creativity, expression, joy and pleasure in today's episode. How do these themes play out in your life? Looking at the planets in our natal chart's 5th house and what sign the house is ruled by will give you some solid clues. Tune in today to... - hear about a most-serendipitous story we experienced on our trip to NH, concluding in our favorite new consignment shop, Rise...

Today, we talk all about the Zodiac's second fire sign, Leo. This fixed fire sign is ruled by the sun; lives in the height of the summer; is proud, performative and powerful. Blessed with a plethora of Leo personalities in our lives, you'll hear us discuss distinct expressions of Leo energy, as inspired by our friends & family. We also get into: how good we all are at bingo mythos abou...

What's the deal with the full and new moon?! In this episode, we share a bit about how we each got into working with the moon and different ways that we do. Some of our favorite rituals involve: baths full moon water crystals journaling howling We also shared some of our favorite general astrology resources, which are linked here! Lisa: Magic of I Rosemary Gladstar Evolutionary Herbalism with...

By far one of the easiest parts of astrology for anybody to understand: the moon! Whether you truly feeeel like you *get her* (and your own feelings!) is a different story... dependent on your personal moon! If you don't know what that means, this episode will give you some things to think about. :) We break down our moons (all air moons!) and how they differ/show up in our lives What the moon...