Celestial Curiosities

#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...

Today, we talk all about the water element... Whatup Cancer, Scorpio & Pisces?! We see you, and more importantly... we feeeel you. Our conversation today flows through: the water signs and differences between them what water is known for, astrologically how water shows up in different situations how to deal with your wateriness and more :) -- For our first year, each episode will follow the as...

Arguably, the "homiest" of all the astrological houses, today we peek behind the door of each of our 4th houses, what "home" really means to us, and what this house can tell you about yourself and your home life! What does it mean that it's the lowest part of the birth chart? Which of the three of us is most obsessed with home What could a north node in the 4th house look l...

Cancer season, aka summerrrr is here! Summer = beach; Cancer = crab & the first of the water signs... It's perfect. We've also reached the last of the four elements, which means we are more than a quarter of the way through the astrological calendar... Let's gooooo! Tune in to hear: all the tea about Cancer some entertaining laughs regarding Meli sipping on some blue tea, Maggie te...

As Gemini season comes to an end, we must discuss Mercury, the Messenger of the Gods... All about connection & communication, language, thought, dissemination of information... We do our best to disseminate what we know and think of Mercury and its/his place in the astrology world, touching on: Greek, Roman & Egyptian mythology our charts, charts of people we know + a couple of well-known...

One of our most ubiquitous resources, invisible to the eye, but felt by all... Air is the conduit for our spoken messages... Without it, we couldn't hear what's being communicated to us. In this episode, we talk all things air, with some specific dives into: what ever ended up happening to Maggie's stolen plant some different ways that communication and its importance in people's l...

Yes, we put the Biebs in the title for clickbait purposes… intentional use of language – the 3rd house is proud. What does that even mean? In this week’s episode, you’ll find out, and you’ll learn a bunch of stuff you never really needed to know, but we use our language to share it and that’s what matters. 🙂 We jam quite a bit on our chart readings, talk about south Florida reptiles, vining plant...

The first of our air signs is here!! Listen in to hear us truly embody the randomness and quick-minded essence of Gemini... :) We get into: the mythology of the twins all of the gemini characteristics, from physical to mental an herb that supports the gemini vibe some birth chart and transitory reflections For our first year, each episode will follow the astrological calendar and focus on a differ...

Oh my goddesss! ;) It’s Venus! The goddess of love and all things beautiful… How does that relate to our birth charts and what kind of energy she brings to us all? Tune in to hear about:  all the lovely adjectives she embodies a bit of her mythology how her energies play out in our charts perhaps the most well-known plant we’ve talked about thus far, and the perfect representation of Venus a very...

When you think of earth, what are some words that come to mind? One of the four elements, earth is the second that we go into, while we’re in Taurus season — the first earth sign in the astrological calendar. We’ll go into... each of the earth signs: Taurus, Virgo & Capricorn, and what makes them different A root herb with earthy qualities Tips on how to work with earth in your birth chart &am...

…Oh my! Today, we dive into all things 2nd house… The astrological house of cash monies, but it’s really so much more than that. Tune in for today’s curiosities: How our 2nd houses are similar, and differ, and how our planetary placements show up for us Lisa’s herbal pen name (finally; it’s about time she have one!) & which herb comes to support our 2nd house endeavors Maggie’s celebrity birth...

Hello... Springtime = Taurus time! What does that mean as applies to humans? Listen to today's episode to find out. You'll also hear about... Why we've been gone for a couple of weeks (hint: we blame Mercury - duh - && we're sooo glad to be back!) Lisa's attention span Meli's latest exciting purchase Maggie's Taurean boyfriend and his wonderful qualities A super...

With an extra week in April, before we kick into Taurus season, we thought we'd throw in a Wild Card episode where we riff on each other's charts! So, you'll get to hear some totally different approaches to how we each approach this process, how we naturally give each other permission slips to live out the energies in our charts, and witness some realizations we have along the way. :)...

Mars: the Warrior. What’s his deal, astrologically? In today’s chat, we discuss Mars energy… what it means for us individually and how it presents itself thru personality and in life… Some highlights include: A brief mythological history A breakdown of how Mars presents in each of our charts (hints: one of us is an elusive crab, another a mind-focused chatterbox and the other, a homebody) An herb...