Centered with Angie Yingst

In this episode, we step into one of the great turning points of the Wheel of the Year—the threshold between spring and summer, where life is no longer waking up… it’s fully alive. Beltane is a fire festival rooted in ancient Celtic tradition, a time of fertility, creativity, sensuality, and sacred connection. Historically marked by bonfires, blessing rites, and the release of cattle into summer p...

April is where the fire gets real. We’ve already crossed into Aries season—but this is the moment where the dreaming gives way to doing. A powerful Aries build pushes us into action, while the Full Moon in Libra brings truth to our relationships and the New Moon in Aries opens the door to begin again—boldly, imperfectly, and on your own terms. This month’s medicine reminds us: starting is only par...

In this episode, Angelica dives into the history, symbolism, and spiritual meaning of the Vernal Equinox—what modern pagans call Ostara. This seasonal threshold marks the moment of equal day and night, a powerful point of balance as we shift fully into the light half of the year. Together, we explore how this time of year has been honored across cultures—from the Germanic goddess Eostre to Christi...

March walks in like a lion and leaves like a lamb… but first? A sacred edit. Angie lays out the Astrology for March, the Tarot Archetype, and the three sacred earth medicine for the month. What she talks about: Total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo Tarot: Temperance Iris, Larimar & Great Blue Heron medicine Aries Equinox ignition This month is about releasing perfectionism, adjusting the ratio between...

Why do so many religions fast? Fasting is one of those practices that refuses to stay in a single box. It’s biological. It’s psychological. It’s political. It’s mystical. It’s communal. It’s deeply personal. It is both ancient and suddenly trendy with the biohack bros who have a podcast mic and hype protein shakes. What happens when we choose hunger on purpose? Across deserts and monasteries, temp...

Imbolc marks the sacred midpoint between Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox — a quiet threshold where life begins to stir beneath the frozen surface of the earth. Though the landscape may still look dormant, something is waking. In this episode, we explore the ancient roots of Imbolc as a cross-quarter fire festival, its agrarian origins connected to ewe’s milk and early lambing, and the layer...

In this episode, Angelica explores the larger collective themes shaping February 2026, including Neptune and Saturn’s activation of Aries, eclipse season, and the Year of the Fire Horse, alongside the Tarot archetype of The Moon and the Earth Medicine of Moonflower, Selenite, and Wolf. This month’s conversation weaves astrology, depth psychology, myth, plant lore, and animal medicine to support co...

January shows up like that friend who loves you enough to say, “Okay… holidays are over. What are we actually doing here?” Capricorn has entered the chat, the Hermit is standing at the threshold with his lantern, and Raven is perched nearby whispering, “Pay attention.” In this episode, we walk right into the grown-up end of the pool: astrology, tarot archetypes, earth medicine, and humor — because...

In this episode, we explore 2026 through three symbolic lenses: Tarot’s Cards of the Year — Wheel of Fortune + Magician The Chinese zodiac archetype of the Fire Horse (as symbolic weather) Horse in the South — Fire energy in the shamanic framework I work with We talk about creativity, sovereignty, cycles, pacing, and how to carry power without burning ourselves out. No predictions. No doom. Just m...

In this episode, we explore the ancient roots of the Winter Solstice, Yule, and Christmas, tracing how humans across time have honored the longest night of the year and the return of the light. We look at Yule traditions in Norse and Germanic cultures, including the symbolism of the Yule log, evergreens, fire, and winter mythologies like the Wild Hunt. We also explore how early Christianity layere...

In this month’s astrological reading & earth medicine episode of Centered , Angie walks us through the deep spiritual terrain of December 2025—a month of crossroads, dissolving illusions, sacred rest, and choosing what we truly believe. We explore how the astrology of the month lines up with our Earth Medicine allies: Bear, Blue Topaz, Narcissus, and the energies of owning where you are and hi...

This episode, I’m returning to the writings that shaped theearliest years of my healing after my daughter Lucia’s stillbirth in 2008. These three essays — one on the holy clearing power of the scream, one on the deep and complicated dance of gratitude during suffering, and one on the Buddhist tonglen practice — map my journey through grief, spiritual awakening, sobriety, and self-compassion. These...

Welcome to November, my loves. We’re deep in Scorpio season — the time of year when the veil thins, the shadows stir, and transformation stops being an abstract concept and becomes something we actually feel in our bones. This month’s astrology isn’t here to make us comfortable; it’s here to make us real. In this episode, we walk together through the cosmic landscape of November 2025, guided by th...

We’re going back to the roots of spooky season, my pretties. This re-post dives into the ancient fire festival of Samhain and how it shapeshifted into our modern celebration of Halloween. From Celtic bonfires to trick-or-treating, saints to spirits, and mummers to masks, we’ll explore how humans across the world honor their dead when the veil grows thin. This one’s a listener favorite—and yes, whe...

In this month’s astrology and Earth Medicine reading, Angie explores October as a sacred threshold — the place between light and shadow, remembering and becoming. With the Full Moon in Aries and the New Moon in Libra opening the heart and the will, this is a month for courage, clarity, and connection with our ancestors. Owl teaches us to see in the dark; Butterfly leads our rebirth; Obsidian walks...

September brings us into full-on shadow season with Saturnretrograding back into Pisces and a pair of powerful eclipses—a Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces (Sept 7) and a Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo (Sept 21) . This month is about closure, emotional boundaries, reimagined routines, and shifting into balance as the Sun and Mars move into Libra. To support us through these cosmic shifts, the Earth Me...

Have you ever wanted to know what Tarot really is—beyond the fortune-teller clichés and Hollywood mystique? In this Ask Me Anything episode, Angie is answering your most curious beginner questions about Tarot: What even is Tarot—fortune telling, psychology, or something else? What’s the deal with the “scary” cards like Death and the Devil? Why would someone want to study Tarot instead of just gett...

In this episode, Angie—your cruise director through the cosmos and lover of lion-hearted wisdom—guides us through the astrology of August 2025, a month pulsing with retrogrades, portals, and a quiet kind of transformation. With Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, and Chiron all retrograde, the skies are asking us to slow down, look inward, and do the sacred work of integration. We're not meant to...

Join Angie as she discusses the astrology and earth medicine for July 2025 with Snake, Poppy & Ruby. We are also talking about sacred defiance. Learn more about Angie and her work at ⁠ ⁠the Moon + Stone Healing'⁠s website⁠ . Reach out to Angie with any questions for her upcoming Ask Me Anything episode at angie@themoonandstone.com.

In this deep dive, Angelica traces the winding spiritual andpsychological roots of Alcoholics Anonymous—from a Swiss psychoanalyst's mystical mic drop to the passionate fervor of the Oxford Group. We explore how Carl Jung’s phrase " Spiritus contra spiritum ” ("the spirit of alcohol versus the spirit of God") sparked a lineage of soul-searching drunks and spiritual rebels, event...

Join Angie as she discusses the astrology and earth medicine for June 2025 with Hawk, Moonstone & Honeysuckle. We are also talking about duality, the Devil and Twinning/Winning with our hedonistic side. Learn more about Angie and her work at ⁠ the Moon + Stone Healing'⁠s website . Reach out to Angie with any questions for her upcoming Ask Me Anything episode at angie@themoonandstone.com.

One of my areas of study in my undergraduate degree was the religions and cults in the Mediterranean—from Ancient Greek religion to Roman to Judaism and into early Christianity. Through this work, you can see the commonalities in these moral and cultural norms as well as the religious similarities, and of course, I continue to feel frustrated at seeing the talk, through the world, about immigrants...

Join Angie as she discusses the astrology and earth medicine for May 2025 with Hummingbird, Emerald and Calendula. Learn more about Angie and her work at the Moon + Stone Healing' s website.

Join Angie to discuss the astrology and earth medicine for March 2025

Join Angie to discuss the astrology and earth medicine for February 2025