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Likely my final podcast of 2021 this episode explores the fullness of feeling and healing this season in working with our wounds so we can move into the now and the future. Join me to learn about the final Uranus/Saturn Square, the Venus in Capricorn Retrograde and more.

Flying solo for the first in a long time, this episode is a farewell to Scorpio season and a deep dive into the Taurus/Scorpio axis that all the eclipses of 2022 deep into 2023 will fall.

Heeeeey — I’m back after a (sorta) long break. A lot has changed, life is still happening and there is still spiritual work to be done. Welcome to Scorpio season— where you can’t run away from yourself. Haley Niichel and I met at my very first astrology pop up at KIN - prior to her journey to india to study yoga with Sattva. Since then - the physical, mental and emotional transformation is obvious...

Travis Abels joins me on today’s episode of Inspired Astrology, sharing his wisdom, vulnerability and humor in the Libra infused journey of his life. An artist, a creator, editor, idea maker and human connector, Travis is only limited by his imagination on what he brings in to this world. Creator of the @curiousear project and web mini series “Laurelhurst” I get to pick his brain about life, art,...

Mercury Retrograde is here, just past a massive Full Moon In Pisces catharsis and the ingress of the Sun into Libra, welcoming The autumnal Equinox and a time of balance. This weeks energies played out in my life all to obviously, and the opportunity to forgive, take responsibility and move on is reflected in both my monologue and my guest for this week @mack_dubbs . A little teaching on Pisces, N...

@theurgy_art and I met at a tarot salon here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Alex Scott (they/them) is a Black, non-binary, queer artist born and raised in Milwaukee. I’ve had the fortune of swapping readings with Alex and after seeing their Sun in Pisces conjoining with transiting Neptune, their story of becoming, unfolding, letting go and receiving is a rich and beautiful journey. Alex is re-locating t...

I met Amy Putney Koenig the first time when I was 14. She made an impression on me, what a REAL artist in Des Moines? It is possible. Amy is a Virgo, an artist, a teacher and a collaborator on the magical Prairie Majesty Oracle Deck. Tune in for a candid interview with this incredible soul. I make an in-depth offering on the history of Labor Day, as this New Moon in Virgo auspiciously falls on its...

Molly Free is an activist, artist, plant lover and service oriented 12th house VirgoSun. She joins me this week to talk about anarchy, how to form a mutual aid organization, art as expression and offering such perspective on the capitalist systems in which we exist. I get inspired by Neptune glamour vs Virgo discernment and talk about Punk, Bailey channeled material, pedestals and the teacher with...

This second Full Moon in Aquarius, lauren offers a deeply supportive meditation to start this episode off. (Please don’t drive and listen!) Deep thoughts on power dynamics, desire and your place in the community. Full Moon interpretation on the spot and an interview with Milwaukee area dancer and tarot reader Grace D’Amore. Grace hosts a Tuesday evening spectacular on the regular at Freight 38- in...

I met Heather Roe back in 2018 through the conscious connectivity of the internet. Heather is a woman with many lives, and her current one is running a modern mystical apothecary called KIN, starting her journey with vintage jewelry and expanding into crystals, home goods and namely- community. She is the reason I put myself in the world to do astrology pop ups, and I loved sitting down with her u...

Jen Carruthers aka Jen C. is a force in 515. A Des Moines resident for nearly twenty years, this Cancer/Leo cusp Is truly carving a path where she walks— everything from supporting Girls Rock! Des Moines, establishing Drag King DSM, the nations’ largest Drag King event, and making an impact on Capitol City Pride and carving out spaces where LGBTQIA+ can feel seen, safe and able to identify with ot...

he said it— not me! Triple Cancer, author and meditation teacher Ethan Nichtern joins me for this very special episode. It’s a New Moon in Cancer - how are you finding home within your heart? We talk about why you should and should not meditate, the value in anger, the conundrum of security, the privilege of access to spiritual teachings and lauren sounds as if she’s inside a fishbowl. Ethan is th...

Paress Huebner, Sun in Cancer, joins me to talk about her experience as a realtor, former teacher and life-long feeler. We talk about following your bliss, making happiness a part of your daily routine and finding ways to express your feelings. PLUS solstice notes, reflections on this past month of astrological happenings, TRUST and Cancer season’s Capricorn Full Moon this Thursday. You can find P...

Michael J. Ruple is Gemini extraordinaire. Former skateboarder, problem solver, cigarette smoking, quick talking, perspective holding and owner of aux gallery out of his home in Brooklyn, NY. This is a great episode for any young person (lots of f*ck bombs tho) and young artists who need some perspective. We had a lovely in depth chat about Michael’s journey and some gems of advice. Do not miss th...

The Eclipse window has closed for the season as we’ve entered the upgrading/downloading force of this New Moon in Gemini + Solar eclipse. An interview with croissant enthusiast and femmes des letters @misskatekelly. Kate Kelly is a Gemini, Milwaukee native and long time resident of Brooklyn, NY. She’s worked in publishing, travels extensively and is fluent in French and in relationships— couldn’t...

Parker Haines (they/them) aka Switch The Boi Wonder is a Gemini, Draglesque Performer, Story Teller, Feeling Bringer & Panty Dropper. Parker’s journey is one of transformation, identity, love, curiosity and finding their community, which then helped to give the language and words to define Parker’s becoming and stepping into their Trans Non-Binary identity. If you feel moved by Parker’s story thei...

a quiet episode reflecting on this new moon in Taurus, the Pluto and Neptune influence and Jupiter’s move into Pisces. join lauren in a heart transmission to honor Jupiter’s shift from Aquarius to Pisces.

Jimmy Betts is a nerd. And... so am I... so this conversation turned out alright. Jimmy was born and adopted from South Korea into a loving Omaha home. A brainy outlier and Capricorn systems breaker - Jimmy’s journey is one of disappointment with the structures in place, and that even if we check all the boxes... we aren’t guaranteed fulfillment. His journey takes him from science high schools to...

This week, Pluto went Retrograde in Capricorn, where it will be finishing up its dirty work until 2023. The Sun moving through Taurus will be conjunct to Uranus on Friday shaking up perspectives and the seasonal cycle holiday of Beltane is Saturday, May 1st! Kae Apothecary in Mount Vernon has a Beltane Sabbat Collection of goodies from magic makers around the country if you want to elevate your ce...

Kristen Chilcoat @givemhelllll and lauren went to the same grade school and somehow found their paths crossing once again. Kristen has a Taurus sun/Mercury (opposite Pluto) Venus Aries and has had one hell of a ride. This candid story telling goes into the depths of Kristen’s perceptions- details of childhood, her recurring dreams and her mother’s imprisonment leading to an alternative life and fi...

Rounding out Aries season, we have two interviews airing with two Aries Suns both with Leo Rising. Maggie Suits is a licensed mental health counselor with an emphasis on EMDR who chats with us about trauma, the use of EMDR and being an empath and Reiki practitioner. Boundary work and adventures explored! PLUS a quick intro on the Violet Flame of Transmutation from Lauren. NOTE: THERE ARE F-WORD BO...

Celebrating, honoring and embodying Aries energy is an effortless joy for Andrea Gorsh. Andrea is a numerologist, herbal concoction creator and hearth keeper for Kae Apothecary, located in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Her journey and joy in opening and reveling in the manifestation and continual reimagining of this shop is inspirational. The gravitational pull of Kae Apothecary has transcended its physical...

Megan Evans is a Sun, Venus, Mercury Aries with a Virgo Rising who has met beauty, fashion and politics head on with her career. She’s mobilized presidential campaigns along with her side work with @asseenon.me where she encourages thrift and vintage purchasing as a way to impact climate, labor and resources. Megan is currently working with the Supply Hive to bring free clothing to communities. Th...

an auspicious day on a flower farm in Viroqua, Wisconsin where lauren interviews evolutionary astrologer Ryan Evans, Sagittarius Sun/Neptune type who shares his story, his poetry and his wisdom. + PLUS + Libra Full Moon vibes, gun control and self reflection. you can find Ryan at www.ryanevansastrology.com or sign up for his community supported astrology on Facebook.

teacher, coach & transition doula Aaron Dias joins me this week to discuss non-dualist philosophy and their experience as a 12th-house-Sun-in-Pisces. digging deeper and more personal into the Piscean archetype, we converse about yoga asana, meditation and the search for self when there is a constant melding with other and what that means when the truth is we are all one. PLUS the spring equinox re...