Living the Spiral

Hey friends, I’m trying something new here on Living the Spiral. For years I’ve moved through forecasts of different shapes - weekly deep dives, then biweekly on the full and new moons, then monthly, always tracking the sun and planets through the signs, gates and seasons. That work isn’t going anywhere- it’s my foundation. But today I felt called to record without a plan, to speak from the hip in...

Wyrd Magic with Petah Raven Petah Raven is an editor, writer, and the creator of Pandora's Lost Gift , a Substack weaving together astrology, tarot, myth, and mysticism. Petah writes with the rigor of a researcher and the honesty of someone reporting back from inside the experience - and this conversation reflects exactly that. We meandered through goddess mythology, the magic of words, integratin...

Cancer Season 2026 Rising Sign Horoscopes (Part 2) | Chiron in Taurus, Mercury Retrograde & Jupiter in Leo I welcome you to Living the Spiral for part two of my Cancer season 2026 rising sign horoscopes, and I explain why rising signs are the most accurate way to track how the season lands in your real life (and where to find yours), while noting part one covers Cancer’s history, Human Design gate...

Cancer Season 2026: The Fierce Embrace if you want to go deep into your own chart and how this season lands for you personally, my books are open for Soulshine Readings at hearthandspiral.com . The crab is older than you think. This episode traces the sign all the way back to Babylon and Sumer, through the Thema Mundi -the ancient world chart with Cancer rising - and into the Human Design gates of...

In this episode of Living the Spiral: Magicians, your host Alison Dale interviews astrologer and community builder Britten LaRue. She's the creator of Emergence Astrology , author of the book Living Astrology , and host of Moon to Moon podcast. Alison and Britten chat about magic as change and the willingness to be moved by it. They discuss skill as a Saturnian devotional practice developed over t...

Get your Gemini Season Guidebook here ! Alison of Living the Spiral shares Gemini season 2026 horoscopes by rising sign. With Uranus newly in Gemini and a Gemini New Moon on June 15, each sign is guided through the house Gemini activates and what Uranus may revolutionize over the next seven years, with key dates including the Uranus cazimi around May 22, the Sagittarius Full Moon on May 31, the Ma...

Get your Gemini Season Guidebook here ! In this episode, Alison shares a refresh to Living the Spiral, moving from full/new moon episodes to a monthly rhythm with three releases: a season-ahead episode (with rising sign horoscopes, key transits, and a Human Design gate walkthrough), ongoing “Magicians” interviews, and a third, more spacious big-picture episode. She also points listeners to her wri...

In this Living the Spiral: Magicians episode, host Alison Dale frames magic as making the invisible visible through attention and intention. She interviews Rachel Simon Stark, founder of Widening Circles Collaborative, about ancestral reclamation, cultural repair, and collective liberation. Rachel describes being contacted in 2018 by her grandmother Ruth during a rock-bottom period, which initiate...

Hey friends, happy New Moon in Taurus. We’re 2 weeks out from that potent full moon in Scorpio… how are you all doing out there? How did that lunation show up for you? This new moon is conjunct the Medusa Star and happens on the same day that Mars meets Chiron. So while it’s not necessarily gentle, it’s still exalted in Taurus, and the gate that it’s falling in is a deep reminder of the power of o...

The Full Moon in Scorpio and the Season of Speaking Your Truth Sign up for the Beltane Ritual next Tuesday at 5pm MST here! I'd love to invite you to my May 5 Zoom ritual “Blossoming into Beltane” (somatic work, a bit of vocalizing, creative practice, and cross-cultural Beltane teachings). In this full moon episode I riff on the Taurus–Scorpio axis as security and intimacy (throat and genitals) an...

Uranus moved into Gemini on April 25th, and I wanted to mark this pivotal moment by talking to someone who knows this energy from the inside out. This is the first episode of a new series I am calling Living the Spiral: Magicians, conversations with practitioners who have not just studied these systems but have been changed by them. There’s a lot more to come, and this Uranian wisdom with the bril...

This week we're sitting inside one of the most concentrated astrological moments in recent memory. There are seven planets in Aries, stacked into three Human Design gates, all with Thunder in their foundation. The new moon on April 17th falls in Gate 3 (Orderi out of Chaos) with Chiron and Eris, seeding directly into the wound around new beginnings. Neptune and Mercury are meeting in Gate 25, the...

Libra Full Moon: Tending the Well Before April’s Aries FireYour host Alison Dale welcomes the April 1–2 Libra Full Moon as a doorway into an unusually fiery April featuring a seven-body Aries stellium (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Neptune) and Chiron, with all planets direct until Pluto stations retrograde May 6; she also notes Uranus entering Gemini April 25 and the broader shift of o...

Hey friends, This episode has been a long time coming. It’s the one where I finally lay out the whole architecture… all the systems I work with on Living the Spiral, how they’re related, and most importantly, why I think they matter more than ever right now. If you’ve been in my world for a while and nodded along when I mention the Fuxi sequence or the 64 gates of Human Design without quite seeing...

Join me on March 21 from 10am-noon mst for Sprouting Into Action: A Spring Equinox Ritual. Register here !----In this episode, Living the Spiral host Alison Dale focuses on a rare convergence of the Pisces New Moon (March 18/19 at 28° Pisces, later stated as 20° Pisces) immediately before Mercury stations direct and the Spring/Aries Equinox astrological new year, all within about 36 hours. She fra...

Keywords: lunar eclipse, Virgo, astrology, human design, imagination, confusion, self-reliance, spirituality, community, transformation____ In this episode, Alison Dale discusses the upcoming total lunar eclipse in Virgo, its significance, and the themes of confusion and imagination associated with it. She explores the role of eclipses in our lives, emphasizing the importance of grounding ourselve...

Celebrating the Year of the Fire Horse: Astrology, Human Design, and Lunar New Year Insights Dive into an exploration of the powerful cosmic and cultural shifts happening with the Lunar New Year, the solar eclipse in Gate 30, and the Saturn-Neptune conjunction in Aries. This episode blends astrology, human design, and personal reflections to help you navigate these energetic orchestrations with aw...

Sign up for next Wednesday's Aquarius Season Breathwork Journey here! In this episode of Living the Spiral, Alison Dale discusses the upcoming full moon in Leo and the significance of Imbolc, a Celtic pagan holiday between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox that symbolizes renewal and preparation for growth. She explores the transformative energies of Pluto in Aquarius, the challenges of navig...

Welcome to Living the Spiral! On this new moon episode, your host Alison Dale explores the fascinating transition from Capricorn to Aquarius, delving into themes of limitation, innovation, and the mysteries of the universe. We discuss the symbolism of the sea-goat, representing ambition and mystery, and how it connects us to universal wisdom. As we move into Aquarius, we embrace the innovation tha...

In this two-hour year-ahead episode, Alison Dale maps the major astrological and Human Design currents shaping 2026, a threshold year that shifts us out of the long Pisces-era haze and into a more fire-and-air driven chapter of sovereignty, movement, and creative direction. We begin with the Year of the Fire Horse, kicked off by a Lunar New Year solar eclipse in Aquarius, then track the headline i...

In this episode of Living the Spiral, Alison Dale reflects on the transition into the new year, emphasizing the significance of the full moon in Cancer and its astrological implications. She discusses the themes of nurturing, ambition, and emotional truths, while exploring the dynamics between the Cancer and Capricorn signs. The conversation delves into the importance of self-care, the energy of t...

In this episode of Living the Spiral, Alison Dale introduces the evolution of her podcast from Cycles of Time to Living the Spiral, emphasizing a return to embodied experiences and community connection. She discusses the significance of the new moon in Sagittarius, the importance of planting seeds of intention, and the transformative power of self-love. The episode also explores the ecological asp...

Scorpio season is the time in the Wheel of the Year when the veil thins and the world breathes in shadow. It’s the season of Samhain, Halloween, and Día de los Muertos, when the living and the ancestral intertwine, and when endings and beginnings blur into one pulse. In this episode of Cycles of Time , I sit with Sarah Belpedio - a yin warrior, teahouse tender, and regenerative business consultant...

In this episode of Cycles of Time, Alison Dale explores the themes of Libra season 2025, focusing on the concepts of balance, surrender, and transformation. She reflects on the recent eclipse season, the evolution of her podcast, and the significance of Libra in various cultural and astrological contexts. The conversation delves into the connections between Libra and the body, the life cycle, and...

In this engaging conversation, Alison Dale and Kodie Smiley explore the intersections of Human Design and astrology, particularly focusing on the 64th gate, which represents the journey from confusion to illumination. They discuss the importance of embodiment practices, the transformative power of eclipses, and the discernment associated with the Virgo archetype. The dialogue emphasizes the interc...