The Astro Garden

Tune in for some thoughts on this gorgeous fresh start with the first of TWO new moons in Virgo this season. This one is a beaut, conjunct Regulus and not an eclipse, leaving room for some dreaming and some agency in how we want to renew the Virgo area of our lives. In this episode, I reference Kira Ryberg’s Regulus episode on her Threads of Fate podcast. Highly recommend a listen for some inspira...

This Capricorn Full Moon is a reminder of the generative poison of the malefics. Janessa Quinn is an artist, astrologer, and mom extraordinaire located in Minnesota. As a tender of flame and keeper of hearth, she is here to inspire and encourage others to liberate themselves by remembering their fire within. With the help of her 8th house Libra sun and fiery chart ruler, Jupiter in Aries, Janessa...

Meditating with an auspicious new moon conjunct Jupiter just after their exalted cazimi. TL;DL: I think the best thing we can do with this energy is plant seeds of peace and of a future where all beings can be safe, nourished, and free. I am going live on IG (and YT for those not on IG) at 11 AM CST tomorrow, June 25th, to hold the door open for this future we can create together. Please join me i...

In my new series, Drawing Down the Moon, I will be exploring all things lunar, starting with this Full Moon in Sagittarius just as we welcome Jupiter into Cancer. In this episode, I share my inspiration for this new series, things I learned at NORWAC, specifically from the work shared by the inimitable Demetra George , and how the moon is helping to mediate the relationship between Saturn and Jupi...

In case you missed it, I’m sharing the replay of my free webinar from last Friday on Working with Fire! Listen all the way to the end for an offer for taking my long-form course, A Fire Within, which starts Thursday, May 1, on Beltane! You can register now on my website, byjoveastrology.com/afirewithin . xo, Janessa This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

Welcome back to The Astro Garden! Listen for updates on my experience with my chart ruler retrograde and in detriment as well as my timelord retrograde and in fall, in addition to some updates about my offerings and upcoming changes to my Substack! These days, I am finding inspiration in the Strength card that Practical Astros pulled for me for January in my 2025 reading (get yers here: https://ca...

I was finally struck with both inspiration and a free moment this morning to put together some thoughts for you on what 2025 may bring. I want to give it to you straight — it’s a mixed year (at best), astrologically speaking. But Jupiter in Cancer is our silver lining, and I think the big takeaway for us will be a salve composed of radical self-care that inspires radical community care, anarchist...

In this installment of The Astro Garden, I am excited to welcome one of my teachers and favorite astrologers, Britten LaRue. We discuss her discovery of astrology at a time of great personal change, how she has evolved from student to professional to teacher, her experiences becoming an author, publisher of her own work, and someone whose work is published by a traditional publishing house, in add...

Today, on the first day of Sagittarius Season 2024, I am excited to present the first of a series of 12 teachings I am calling The Essence of the Signs , starting with Sagittarius! In this teaching, I dive into the archetype of Sagittarius by digging into the modality, element, and ruler of this sign, and by taking a walk through the 12 houses of Sagittarius rising, examining how the journey from...

We build capacity for change and discomfort by taking care of ourselves. Today, I’m sharing my top tips for increasing our ability to help others through slow and steady feeding and care of the individual. It’s not sexy, but we need to start here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit byjoveastrology.substack.com/subsc...

This week on The Astro Garden, I had the pleasure of chatting with Kira Ryberg about how she “accidentally” became an astrologer and how she has grown her practice to include writing, teaching, and self-publishing her own astro guidebooks. We also get to talk about how becoming a mother has since changed the way she practices and approaches things with clients. Kira offers all kinds of options for...

The moon was in the cards about ten different ways today, so we’re talking more about her on this lovely Moon Day. I share some thoughts about my moon placement and how that has shaped how I think about the moon and approach interpreting her for others. I also announce that I will be going live over on Instagram at 10 am CT this Friday, November 1st to talk about the 4th house! Bring your question...

The title pretty much says it all. It’s my f*****g birthday, and I’ll go big if I want to. In this episode, I reference the episode Unshaming The Seventh House with Colin Bedell from the podcast Moon to Moon by Britten LaRue. I am also still running my sale for 33% off all one-on-one readings with me using the code PERSEPHONE at checkout over on byjoveastrology.com . Scorpio season starts today, a...

In this episode of The Astro Garden, I welcome Lacey Prpic Hedtke, artist, astrologer, and magical shop owner for a conversation about how she got into astrology, some of her favorite books, and different teachers she has worked with throughout her learning journey. We also discuss how her art and astrology practices cross-pollinate each other and how she merges her love and knowledge of photograp...

Listen in for Moonday downloads on the lunar cycles and how they operate within larger cycles of time. I also speak to the full moon in Aries happening on Thursday, October 17th, briefly going over which house/area of life this will take place in by rising sign and what is coming up for me with this lunation happening in my 2nd house conjunct my chart ruler, with a little detour down an asteroid r...

Happy Mercury Day! Jupiter just stationed retrograde in Mercury’s sign and I just realized part of why I’ve felt a major slowdown this week. In this episode, I talk more about understanding the lessons of Mars and being hit over the head with really obvious examples that illustrate how where we put our time/energy/money is where we get more time/energy/money. I also mention that Practical Astros i...

In this episode of The Astro Garden, I welcome the brilliant Tarah Stevenson as she shares her experience of finding astrology, becoming a student, and practitioner. We talk about her research into the astrology of family dynamics, her work on the steering committee of Astrologers' Co-Op , and using astrology as a lens to help contextualize a late-in-life autism diagnosis. Tarah offers a variety o...

Welcome back to The Astro Garden. Grab a seat amongst the marigolds, we're talking Libra Mercury Cazimi followed & informed by the eclipse later this week. In this episode, I mention that one of my astrologer besties, Practical Astros , is collecting money to help others struggling in the aftermath of the flooding in NC. She is based in Asheville and in a position to help distribute water, food, a...

Moon Day thoughts on returning home to yourself, the stories we accumulate and how we can change them, and how big things we want to do can actually be quite simple if we make them. In this episode, I reference Practical Astros ‘s decans project. I was delighted to be a guest on her Libra episode, just released on Sunday, now streaming on her YouTube - https://youtu.be/j-VWDbxzE_I?si=MbnmwJmeVPNwZ...

Camille joins me in The Astro Garden to chat about her astrological journey, how she weaves bits and pieces of different traditions into her practice, transitioning from student to teacher and preparing to give her first talk at a conference, Astro Bash 2024 . I highly recommend checking out Camille’s website, camillemichellegray.com , to learn more about her work. She offers a variety of differen...

In this episode I revisit eclipses, this time going into more detail and going back to the set of eclipses in March 2006 to February 2008, exploring general themes including other house topics brought into play via the ruler of one of the eclipse houses and the crazy “coincidence” of Pluto entering Capricorn with the north node in Pisces and Pluto entering Aquarius for the final time with the nort...

Eclipse season has returned, and this time, it's bringing back stories from 2015-2016-2017. I unpack a bit about some of my eclipse stories along with some tips for navigating and delineating the north and south nodes. References: The Astrology Podcast Episode 423 https://theastrologypodcast.com/2023/10/20/eclipses-aligned-with-pivotal-moments-in-history/ The Astrology Podcast Episode 425 https://...

The lovely Freyja Morgan joins me for a chat in The Astro Garden. We talk about her unique path to astrology, being parents as astrologers, and what we love about the practice. You can find more of Freyja’s work at www.freyjaastrology.com and on Instagram @freyja_astrology. As always, you can find more of my work at www.byjoveastrology.com, @byjoveastro on Instagram, and @byjoveastrology on Twitte...

Join me in this 10th episode to hear my thoughts about Mars’ long journey in Cancer (starting today) and Pluto’s final retrograde back into Capricorn. I also mention the work I am doing with my dear friend Sonia and her Weekly Astrology Guide for the month of September, starting class with Britten LaRue (it’s not too late to sign up if you are interested - details here: https://brittenlarue.com/co...

In this week’s episode, I speak about how I found my next astrology teacher, Britten LaRue, and one of my favorite monthly moon transits, the moon in Gemini. If you are interested in checking out Britten LaRue’s offerings, including Moon to Moon, check out her website, https://brittenlarue.com . I also mention my first astrology teacher, Adam Elenbaas, and you can find more info about his offering...