My Life Is Better With You In It

Mary reads Jonathan's chart! Venus in Aquarius :) A little bit about us: Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is re...

Jonathan reads Mary's chart! Venus in Capricorn :) A little bit about us: Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is r...

Mary reads Jonathan's chart! Pisces Sun & Gemini Moon :) A little bit about us: Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings,...

Jonathan reads Mary's chart! Aquarius Sun & Taurus Moon :) A little bit about us: Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven sibling...

Mary reads Jonathan's chart! Virgo Rising :) A little bit about us: Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclaim...

Jonathan reads Mary's chart! Taurus Rising :) A little bit about us: Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclai...

Our dear friend A.P. Looze is a fellow alum of Living Systems and the Akashic Mentorship with Leah Garza. They are a 4/6 Generator who was born with Virgo Rising, an Aquarius Sun, and a Capricorn Moon (including that juicy early 1990 Cap stellium!).   A.P. shared their moving story of their “mystical meltdown”--a confrontation with and surrender to profound pain and grief. As a result of...

In this incarnation, Jonathan and Mary joyously met Bridget Lally through the first cohort of Living Systems which began in autumn of 2021.  She’s a 4/1 Manifesting Generator who was born with Libra Rising under an Aquarius Sun and Scorpio Moon.  We discussed how Bridget’s chart is ruled by Venus in Pisces in the sixth house, a placement that has taught her “life makes way more sense whe...

Jonathan and Mary connect for an impromptu check-in about accessing creative impulses, updating storylines, and transformation over time.  A few references from this episode: The work of Nisha Mody David Lynch’s book, Catching the Big Fish   Monthly online Tara practice led by Rachael Wooten, PhD Rick Rubin’s Tetragrammaton podcast episode with Esther Perel Our exciting upcoming guest, B...

Mulling over mutability and Jonathan’s upcoming course, Shapeshifting Academy . Mary also mentioned an astro retreat she's attending in Egypt, organized by The League of Stars . A little bit about us: Jonathan Koe is a queer mystic, artist, and diviner. They're joyfully devoted to exploring body-rooted energy practices and poetic inquiries as living portals into remembering our cosmic kinship. You...

Jonathan and Mary convene under the charged influence of the Aquarius Full Moon to practice spontaneous relational trust. We realize mid-episode this particular full moon is conjunct with our composite Aquarius Sun! For more about our composite chart, listen to "2 Become 1." A little bit about us: Jonathan Koe is a queer mystic, artist, and diviner. They're joyfully devoted to exploring body-...

Recording this episode with Dana Balicki and Leah Garza brought us from heartfelt depths to silly joy. We're so grateful to call these two terrestrial angels our friends! We got to know them through Leah's amazing courses, which we wholeheartedly recommend that you check out: Living Systems: https://crystalsofaltamira.com/living-systems Akashic Mentorship: https://crystalsofaltamira.com/akashic-me...

After an unplanned hiatus, what's next for us? A little bit about us: Jonathan Koe is a queer mystic, artist, and diviner. They're joyfully devoted to exploring body-rooted energy practices and poetic inquiries as living portals into remembering our cosmic kinship. You can find Jonathan on their website , IG , and their other podcast Healing The Spirit . Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showi...

Mary and Jonathan got together for a riveting exploration of all that Cancer season was bringing up in their lives. Life got busy and they never got to publish the conversation until Leo season. But it wouldn't be true to the Cancer archetype without nostalgia and retrospection, wouldn't it? If you’re drawn to receive a reading from one of us, please reach out! A little bit about us: Jonathan Koe...

Mary and Jonathan gets together for a meaty conversation on one of our favorite topics - our devotion to the learning path and to sharing what we're learning. Within our society (at least in the US where we both reside), we often need to declare our expertise in one specific field. In this conversation, we explore how we navigate weaving our multiple interests, holding multiple identities, and bel...

Mary and Jonathan are meaningfully meandering together again. As regular givers and receivers of readings, we wonder if perhaps our friendship and this podcast are an extension of our shared tendency to enjoy intense one-on-one connections.  If you’re drawn to receive a reading from one of us, please reach out! A little bit about us: Jonathan Koe (they/he) is a queer mystic who’s fluent in th...

We’re not shy about our admiration for our guest, Rebecca Padgett. She is someone who has become very dear to us over the last few years and we simply adore her.  During this episode, Rebecca graciously offered us an oracle reading for the spirit of the podcast and our collaboration. The space she holds is powerful and we were honored to receive her psychic insights. We hope this gives our li...

What (or who) is the third being that arises when we are in collaboration?  As two astrologers, we knew it would be fun to investigate this energetic phenomenon through our composite chart. Together we meet in the middle as a Cancer Rising, Aquarius Sun and Gemini Moon. Here is a link to our chart . A little bit about us: Jonathan Koe (they/he) is a queer mystic who’s fluent in the languages...

In this episode, Mary and Jonathan hang out with their friend and teacher, Leah Garza. We had so much fun getting into topics we explored with our Living Systems cohort– decoloniality, resonance, relationality, ontology, presuppositions and more. Leah referenced thinkers who have influenced her work and clarified the distinction between “colonization,” “colonialism,” and “coloniality.” We touched...

In our first episode, we discuss our easeful connection and how we sense our combined spirit to be teaching us about trust. We feel this podcast is a space to practice showing up wholeheartedly in the present moment. Together, we help one another remember our inherent goodness and anticipate the energetics of this collaboration will inform how we approach whatever comes next. Thank you for listeni...