Heavenly Bodies: A Trip Through the Cosmos with David Odyessey

In this week’s episode of Heavenly Bodies , I sit down with Kiko Soirée and we get into something I think a lot of people are curious about but don’t always have language for — the psychic layer of everyday life. We’re not talking about crystal balls and neon auras. We’re talking about the subtle moments when your mind quiets and something smarter than your thinking brain starts to come online. Th...

This week on Heavenly Bodies , I’m doing something I’ve been spiritually training for my entire mutant life: X‑Men astrology. Because let’s be honest—the X‑Men are not just superheroes. They are queer scripture. They are outsider mythology. They are psychic trauma in leather. They are chosen family in spandex. And today, I’m assigning them zodiac signs like the cosmic headmaster I was born to be....

In this episode of Heavenly Bodies , I’m diving into one of my favorite archetypes in astrology: Lilith — the original dark feminine, the exile, the truth‑teller who refused to bow. I start with the myth. Lilith as Adam’s first wife. The woman who refused hierarchy. The one who walked out of Eden rather than submit. Exiled, demonized, blamed for everything taboo — from sexuality to miscarriages —...

On June 30, 2026, the bright and bold planet Jupiter enters Leo, the sign of leadership, talent and audacity. Jupiter commands a year of synthesis and expansion in Leo, inspiring you to take the lead in your life (and really, considering who is running the show at present, we could really use you).  Naturally, I get into how Jupiter affects you, and where to look for Leo in your chart. For those b...

What exactly is Kabbalah, that mysterious mysticism practiced by Jews and celebrities the world over, and what’s in it for you? If you’re curious, but can’t handle wellness sites selling courses, or don’t have patience for reading multiple volumes of arcane Hebrew texts, you’ve come to the right place. This is a primer on the ancient art, without any insanity about colonics or manifestation.  Kabb...

Gemini Season launches on May 20, bringing the spring to an official close and launching us into an explosive summer. But what is this most-misunderstood sign really about, and how should you best ride its currents? I open the episode with a pull of the Two of Swords, explaining its themes of ambivalence and meditation. That’s what Gemini is: a tuning fork, a channel, a vessel in between extremes....

Bought your first tarot deck and don’t know where to begin? Booked a reading with your favorite astrologer and not sure what to ask? In this special episode, I break down the key elements in opening up and asking for guidance, be it from cards, star charts or any mode of divination. I talk about setting intentions, rituals for before and after a reading, and getting to know your guides (think: inn...

What can the planets tell us about our awakening age of artificial intelligence? Quite a bit, as it happens. In 2023, Pluto, the planet of the underworld, death and fate, entered Aquarius, the sign of technology and new ideas. Only two years into a two-decade Aquarius residency, Pluto has unleashed the dark god of AI, and revealed the cynicism and one-size-fits-all dehumanization at the heart of b...

What if collapse isn't a crisis, but an initiation? Beltane, or May Day, marks the peak of Taurus season: fire, fertility, flowers, libido, and the solar god Bel. But this year, a powerful Scorpio full moon pulls us into the underworld, and this week's tarot card is The Tower. Most people fear The Tower. I don't. The Tower is necessary destruction. Beltane is creative life force. To...

On April 19, Taurus season launches the spring into its peak, and the gravitas of the bull inspires embodiment and enthusiasm. I introduce us to the themes of my birth sign by pulling its corresponding tarot card, the Hierophant, which commands us to bring the divine down to earth, and to set the terms for our power in our day-to-day lives. The themes of Taureanism are solidity, sensuality, and si...

For queers the world over, few texts hit quite as hard as the X-Men. It could be because of the queer metaphors, gender fluidity, operatic melodrama, or byzantine plots. Or it’s the fact that mutant men happen to be stacked (and insatiably curious), and their lady counterparts are fearsome and chic.  I’ve wanted to talk about this for so long! I break down the romances and real ones of the X-Men t...

Resplendent drag artist, comedian and newly minted akashic master Kiko Soirée joins me to talk about their transition into mediumship. They talk about their gradual spiritual awakening and metamorphosis, how they began to dip into psychic play, and explain the marvels of the akashic records, a field of consciousness containing all knowledge—past, present and future—which can be accessed by all.  T...

Don’t expect your life to calm down any time soon. Uranus, the promethean fire-bringer of the planets, enters Gemini on April 27, and promises to delivers chaos, creativity and, of course, backlash, to the sign of the twins through 2033. Uranus brings new technologies, movements and ways of thinking, and, in Gemini, a sign of duality and ambivalence, its gifts will often come with a heavy price. I...

Finally: March 20 marks the spring equinox, when the sun delivers its light to the world in perfect balance. With this solar reset comes Aries season, the launch of the astrological year and the proper beginning of spring. We’ve had enough dealing and healing and talking and processing: it’s time to strap on your go-go boots and hit it hard.  Aries is the sign of the individual, the warrior, the h...

Hello Star Children. In this Love Boat -style crossover, Connie and Lina join me for a deep dive into tarot reading, astrology, spirituality, and queer community power in chaotic times. We pull cards for personal safety, direction, and collective momentum, exploring the Eight of Wands reversed, Judgment, The Lovers, Knight of Pentacles, Two of Cups, and Wheel of Fortune, and what they reveal about...

I welcome author and teacher Radleigh Valentine to talk about one of my very favorite things: angels. Valentine is the author of multiple tarot decks, including the Angel Affirmations and Angel Wisdom decks. He has written books and taught courses on magical living and working with one’s guides. Naturally, we have a blast talking about our divine team: how to work with angels, how to involve them...

Saturn, the planet of definition, authority, and structure, enters Aries from February 13, 2026, and remains until April 12, 2028. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, where the hero’s journeys begin and the battles between good and evil are still quite straightforward. What does it mean when the archetype of accountability and self-awareness enters the sign of conflict and creation? To make sen...

Pisces season launches on February 18th, spelling out the end: of the zodiac cycle, the winter, and all our most tiresome old behaviors. The time has come to re-enter the closet (imagine) and clear out the outdated garments, artifacts and vestiges of outdated selves, in time for the new beginning which spring always promises. It’s a period of review, before the reinvention.  Deeping the reckoning...

Hello Sex Symbols, it’s Valentine’s Day! Let’s rekindle the erotic flame with Mars and Venus, the lovers of astrology, and reveal your inner Eros and Aphrodite. Mars represents masculinity, sex, fire and drive, and Venus is love, beauty, artistry and femininity. Where do these two planets hold court in your chart? Where are they now? I explain how the masculine and feminine play out within each of...

For the first time since 1875, Neptune has returned to Aries, where it will stir conflict and imagination through 2039. Neptune rules the collective consciousness, dreams, streams of entertainment and ways of perceiving our world. Aries launches the zodiac with themes of drive, aggression and ambition. To get a grip on such a trippy crossing, I call on Maliea Croy—astrologer, trend-forecaster and...

On February 20, two dark masters will collide for the first time since 1989 when the planets Saturn and Neptune come into conjunction in the sign Aries. I’ll be going deep to make sense of what this means for all of us, macro and micro, globally and personally.  I explain what Saturn and Neptune are, and how tracking their movements through the signs helps us to understand where the collective con...

On the eve of Aquarius season and a new eclipse cycle, this is the ideal moment to prophesy what’s to come, beginning with a rundown of the “seasons” of astrology, and how to channel the queerest of all signs: Aquarius. This is the sign of the hacker or gay Mortal Kombat aficionado, and it’s the arena for playing with our form and sexuality in which we can design the avatar that’s right for us. Wi...

Welcome Star Children! This week, I’m strapping us in and taking you on a joyride through the stars and planets of 2026—and in terms of planetary transits, it’s a banger. We’re talking major planetary shakeups: Neptune and Saturn boldly crashing into Aries  for a long-awaited rebirth, and Uranus packing its bags for Gemini, flipping the script on how we think, talk, and connect. An era is official...

Welcome, fellow cosmic travelers! I invite you to journey with me into the wild, untamed energy of Lilith, one of astrology’s most fascinating and misunderstood figures. We begin at the beginning, when Lilith was created and then cast out, in biblical myth, and from folklore and stories that tried to erase her as an aberration. But exile is often where power is reborn. Lilith evolved from myth int...

Welcome to Heavenly Bodies, where we look to the stars without losing our grip on reality. I'm David Odyssey: astrologer, tarot reader, and rabbinical student. This podcast is about meaning-making, pattern-spotting, and telling the truth, even when it's inconvenient. We use the stars as a tool, not an excuse. We'll explore archetypes, culture, identity, and those moments when the un...