The Dharma Diaries

The illusion has been broken, and the blinders are off. Transits. Momentum. Opportunities. Alliances. Interpersonal dynamics. Inspired action. Clarity. Featuring returning guest Angela Willhoft, Astrologer. Walk with us through an overview of what the astrology has in store for 2026.  Send a text Support the show www.thedharmadiaries.com About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarus...

After a lengthy ramble to bring y’all up to speed on my life in general (chaos, coworking, and derailed plans), we get into my current fixation: pendulums. Reality Transurfing. Energy parasites. Chakra shadows. Frequency traps. Detachment as a hack. More Sleeping Phoenix era intel. Sovereign energy. Same shit, different point on the spiral. Mark Pontius has a free Patreon you can join here: https:...

Welcome to season 5, where we kick off with an episode in three parts: the unraveling, the reckoning, and the emergence. Performative conditioning. Grief. Sound baths and city council skullduggery. Authenticity and letting my Aries Mercury flag burn in the town square. Revolution to resolution. Let’s get into it. *Note: I play fast and loose with using Mercury in Aries and Aries in Mercury interch...

It’s been a while, and hopefully you haven’t been waiting for some powerhouse performance to mark my return, because I present to you an hour of existential angst and 8-point tangents. Here’s hoping I say a single thing that makes this worth your while, and that whatever is making me feel like I’m swimming in Jell-O…is on its way out. *fingers crossed*  Send a text Support the show www.thedharmadi...

What if the real power move isn’t fighting the system but ignoring it into oblivion? Spoiler alert: it dies without the energy we give it. More hot takes on why protesting is overrated, why both political parties are flaming dumpster fires, and how divesting your attention is the ultimate rebellion. We’re talking personal sovereignty, the illusion of control, and how to stop funding systems that d...

Welcome to the episode that might land me on some lame watchlist if I’m not there already! Let’s talk about systems breaking down, systemic operational failures of governmental institutions, the TikTok ban (this was recorded before the platform went down and came back up fully under oligarchical control), quietly quitting as a means of revolution, disengaging from top-heavy structures (there’s eve...

Buckle up, friends—this one’s a long ride, but we’re covering some solid territory. Think 2025 themes like boundaries (yes, again), censorship taking a hike, innovation, spiritual glow-ups, and finally having the ability to step into flow without face-planting. We’re also diving into the professional use of intuition—what it looks like and why it matters. Spoiler alert: this year, inner vision and...

Here’s a side quest of a ramble through limbo as a cocoon, the consequences of crimes against wisdom, a mystery gift, the pitfalls that can dampen discernment, and purge energy. I felt practically disembodied recording this one, so maybe not my best work. If you want your very own Tudor planner, you can check that out  here.   Send a text Support the show www.thedharmadiaries.com About Christina:...

Despite having a rudimentary (at best) understanding of astrology, in this episode I talk about Pluto in Aquarius and the themes we can expect to focus on as a collective for the next couple decades or so. Shout out to my research assistants Cafe Astrology and Chat GPT. Send a text Support the show www.thedharmadiaries.com About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me Christ...

This tea-spilling episode is a curated (read: we're not getting messy) unpacking of what happened between my former podcast co-host Summer and me from my perspective. Having spent several months looking at it through multiple lenses, I finally feel ready to share about what went down and my takeaways from the experience. So get yourself a matcha and settle in! Send a text Support the show www...

Fun girl hang with guest Amiee Ball. Holidays, homogeneity, and herding. Recorded pre-election and we’re both pretty candid and open people who share a personal philosophy of ‘live and let live’—in case that’s triggering for anyone. I’m experiencing major brain fog during this recording sesh and I almost edited out most of this…but f—k it. Raw and unfiltered. You can connect with and learn more ab...

It's been a minute, so here's a stream of consciousness about (in no particular order) consuming content, reintegrating after travel, bonkers energy, skirting the void, contracting to expand, and leaning into discomfort. And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the pod! We're a toddler now, y'all! Info about The Circle can be found at https://unbecoming.kartra.com/page/TheCircle If you're in...

Angela Willhoft, Spiritual Medium & Astrologer is back with an eclipse season prep guide and Pluto's last gasp of power and control. Capacity to enact huge changes in the collective, Al, blurring lines between fiction and reality, seeking the divine internally, and shifting into following our joy are all on tap in this episode. Connect with Angela: http://www.angelawillhoft.com/ https://w...

Featuring guest Whitney Mixon (another Projector—I’m a Projector collector) on therapy with a side of woo, yoga politics, shades of gray, sex ed, shitty Wi-Fi, street poop, non-communal living, and playing our aces. Connect with Whitney at https://www.whitneymixonwellness.com/ Send a text Support the show www.thedharmadiaries.com About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me...

This episode features Katelyn Sonnier for a fun Projector to Projector hang where we chat about why showing up authentically is essential for navigating the new energy coming in and a permission slip (that you don't need, obvs) to stop doing the most and trying so f—king hard. Connect with Katelyn at https://www.instagram.com/eat.love.ayurveda/ or https://www.facebook.com/katelyn.sonnier.well...

CW: SA   The sound quality of this episode isn't great (we recorded on Zoom and my mic was not up for the challenge), but if you can get past that, here's an hour-plus pretty granular level info share with Jess Vogelpohl. You can find Jess at https://linktr.ee/consciously.unbecoming and https://www.instagram.com/jessvogs More info about The Circle is at https://unbecoming.kartra.com/page...

Unsolicited advice, creativity, differing perspectives, divesting from homogeneity, fear-based reactivity, discernment, and getting voted off the island. Link to check out The Circle: https://unbecoming.kartra.com/page/TheCircle Send a text Support the show www.thedharmadiaries.com About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me ChristinaRusca@gmail.com Cover Art: Justin Wutzk...

This episode does the best job so far at explaining what Human Design actually is, but it’s by no means comprehensive and it’s pretty Projector heavy—so check out the links below for a deeper dive and some more tailored info. I tried to use soap making as an example, and it came out as soup, and I just want to clarify: I don’t know how to make either. Not sure where the examples I use come from ha...

I’m channeling Whitesnake in this episode—“Here I go again on my own.” In this solocast we’ll gab about masking, nostalgia, spirals, the death of celebrity culture, community, and a few updates on what’s going on with the pod. Enjoy! Xoxoxo—Christina  Send a text Support the show www.thedharmadiaries.com About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me ChristinaRusca@gmail.com...

In this string board of an episode, we manage to link performance art, envy versus jealousy, some Swiftie love, and practicing what we preach.  This one is peppered with a bunch of filler language and fun little cliches to remind y'all that we're just a couple of real, flawed humans. We also talk about sweaty cheese. Enjoy!  www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreo...

We unpack some mama trauma, dish on how our relationships inform our growth journey, and discuss the pros and cons of managing a harem.    www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me About Summer: https://linktr.ee/The. Summer. Channel https://www.tiktok.com/@the.summer.channel Cov...

Microdosing allergens. Tendrils of narrative. Smurf hats. The whitest girl badly rapping at a tea party. Flexibility around mistakes. Christina incorrectly corrects Summer after mishearing a preposition and doesn’t care enough to have it edited out. We can’t shut the fuck up for well over an hour. Enjoy! www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast A...

Romancing creativity. Nurturing ideas. Unsubscribing from capitalism. Recognizing the victim-villain-savior drama triangle. Navigating escalators. Glamping. Oscillating fans. Christina rambles about the mortgage industry and eventually arrives at a point. Summer talks about her super cool and iconic/deeply sad living situation and how it’s all about perspective and holding paradox. www.thedharmadi...

Here's a (we hope mostly coherent) ramble about the Swamp of Sadness, Titanic, and Doritos.  www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me About Summer: https://linktr.ee/The. Summer. Channel https://www.tiktok.com/@the.summer.channel Cover Art: Justin Wutzke, Graphic Artist www...

Race, conditioning, modern-day slavery, the hedonic treadmill, and navigating the complexities of waking up in today's cultural landscape. www.thedharmadiaries.com JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me About Summer: https://linktr.ee/The. Summer. Channel https://www.tiktok.com/@the.summer.channe...