The Astro Psyche

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of September 16th - 22nd emphasizes self-compassion that leads to empowerment. There's a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Pisces symbolizing openings, shiftings, new beginnings, and culmination of events. Also this week, Mercury in...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of September 9th - 15th brings the opportunity to expand your capacity for growth. Firstly, there is a First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius on Tuesday 9/10 which symbolizes a call to focus or divert your energy to what matters most t...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of September 2nd - 8th brings opportunities for beginning fresh with intention. We have a New Moon in Virgo happening on Monday 9/2 at 6:55pm Pacific Time at about 11 degrees of Virgo. This symbolizes a rebirth around ritual, rout...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of August 19th - 25th brings a Full Moon in Aquarius on Monday 8/19 at 11:26am Pacific Time, which correlates to a culmination around your process of becoming, independence, autonomy, and social connections. Also this week, Mars,...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of August 19th - 25th brings a Full Moon in Aquarius on Monday 8/19 at 11:26am Pacific Time, which correlates to a culmination around your process of becoming, independence, autonomy, and social connections. Also this week, Mars,...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of August 12th - 18th brings a Mercury cazimi in Leo that symbolizes restoration, renewal, and psychological integration. This is the midpoint in Mercury's retrograde process where we are contemplating changes around purposefu...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of August 5th - 11th brings us deeper into the initiations of last week. Mercury's retrograde continues in Virgo this week with themes of reviewing, refreshing, and reimagining our systems, processes, routines, & rituals....

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of July 29th - August 4th brings Venus in Leo square Uranus in Taurus (honoring your need for divergence and spontaneous inspiration in relationships, beauty, and enjoyment). Venus in Leo will also trine Chiron in Aries to foster...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of July 22th - 28th brings Leo season with the Sun moving into Leo on Monday 7/22. Happy birthday to my Leo folks! This marks a solar (conscious) focus on feeling seen, heard, appreciated, and loved for who you are at your core. T...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of July 15th - 21st brings unexpected angsty vibes as well as successes and taking action toward your authentic needs. Most vibrantly, Mars will conjunct Uranus in Taurus symbolizing the fired up energy that's been building ov...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of July 8th - 14th brings potential for healing relational patterns. Venus in Cancer will sextile Uranus in Taurus and trine Neptune in Pisces to bring helpful states of awareness around relationships, beauty, and enjoyment. Then,...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of July 1st - 7th brings opportunities to refine our perspective of reality. First, we have Mercury in Cancer making a trine to Neptune that symbolizes intuitive connections, dreams, and mystical insights. But, Mercury quickly mov...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of June 24th - 30th brings opportunities to think thoroughly, deeply, and long-term about situations that have been on your mind for a while. Mercury in Cancer will make a helpful trine to Saturn in Pisces - this symbolizes a conc...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of June 17th - 23rd brings the beginning of Cancer season with the Sun moving into Cancer on Thursday 6/20 to mark the solstice. This is a point of shifting from conscious focus on thinking, communication, and ideas (Gemini) to th...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of June 10th - 16th helps us cultivate a flexible state of mind with several dynamic transits. Mars in Taurus continues to square Pluto in Aquarius, symbolizing the exposure of our desire to act directly and decisively. Mercury wi...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of June 3rd - 9th brings possibilities for new beginnings and clarifying your direction of becoming. The New Moon in Gemini on Thursday 6/6 at 5:38am Pacific Time symbolizes the seeding of a new idea, concept, or social setting -...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of May 27th - June 2nd continues our experience of the curious and questioning style of Gemini season with Sun-Venus-Jupiter still freshly in Gemini. The Third Quarter Moon in Pisces on Thursday 5/30 brings a sense of assessing wh...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of May 20th - 26th brings a mix of Gemini and Sagittarius energies. But first, Venus will make its exact conjunction with Jupiter in Taurus symbolizing potential for uplifting healing. Then, both the Sun and Venus will move into G...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of May 13th – 19th brings opportunities to connect with your true self. This involves the Sun making a conjunction to Uranus and then Jupiter in Taurus to symbolize moving against conventional rules or social norms. Venus will als...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of May 6th – 12th brings opportunities to ground our recent revelations into practical lived experience. The New Moon in Taurus symbolizes embodied living and practical development of a new insight to grow over time. This particul...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of April 29th – May 5th brings relational resources online where things have felt (possibly) in flux and in a major transition. Venus will move into Taurus on Monday 4/29 and be in this fixed earth sign until 5/24. This symbolizes...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of April 22nd - 28th brings continued opportunities for integrating all the change-making transits we've experienced over the last month. We have a Full Moon in Scorpio on Tuesday 4/23 at 4:49pm Pacific Time - this invokes dep...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of April 15th - 21st offers an opening to radically and unexpectedly shifting your life toward growth, abundance, and freedom with Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Taurus. This transit has been building in its intensity for the past sev...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of April 8th - 14th gives us pause to reflect on the call toward our initiation process with the New Moon Solar Eclipse in Aries. This eclipse marks a point in the month-long eclipse cycle where we may be reimagining our identity...

In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of April 1st - 7th, we'll experience the beginning of Mercury retrograde in Aries starting on Monday, April 1st. This transit of about 3 weeks involves internal contemplation of our relationship to our identity, independence,...