The Joli-Aswin Show

Join Joli & Aswin as we mark the half-way point of Season 2. We start with an apology to our listeners: we were thrown off-track in our recording schedule due to health-issues/life events/admin issues and as such, we've decided to pick up the second half of the season after the United Astrology Conference in Chicago in September 2026. We thank everyone for their understanding in this. So we wi...

Join Joli & Aswin as they sit down with astrologer and astrophotographer Rod Chang. Rod founded the Academy of Astrology UK and has studied astrology for over 3 decades. He can be frequently seen engaging with a wide variety of astrologers, particularly around mundane topics. He is also the author of the beautiful book, Comets in Astrology. In this episode, we discuss which comets Rod chooses...

Join Joli & Aswin as they sit down with astrologer Kira Ryberg to talk about all things ZR! Kira plans to release a 10-hour masterclass on ZR at the end of May 2026, so we thought it would be good idea to talk about this fascinating Hellenistic time lord system with someone who has really spent time honing how they use it. We discuss what actually IS Zodaical Releasing and why might people fee...

Joli and Aswin welcome Sam Reynolds and Jessica Irene to the show hot off the press with their recent engagement! In this episode, we hear some of the background stories of Sam's proposal to Jessica, the astrology they use--and don't use--in their every-day lives, and generally what it's like to be an astrology couple! The conversation meanders through philosophical thoughts and vignettes in the l...

What are 'lots'--sometimes called 'Arabic Parts'--in astrology? What do they say to astrologers and how are we meant to understand them? Join Joli & Aswin as they discuss these questions and more with special guest, Lars Panaro. What does Heidegger have to do with astrological lots? How do the lots connect to Plato's theory of Forms? This longer episodes explores the philosophical and numinous...

Joli and Aswin welcome their special guest, Nicola Allan, to the show to talk all about decans! Nicola is founder of The Wild Way, where she weaves her art and writing with astrology and divination. She is currently working on creating a tarot deck which you can get involved with here: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/4634f681-5517-46a7-a93f-0acb966631f9/landing During the discussion we br...

Welcome to Episode 1 of Season 2 of The Joli-Aswin Show. We are excited to kick off this season by welcoming back the astrologer & crystal therapist Saffron Dennis to the show to discuss the "bounds" or "terms" in an astrological chart. These are the 5 unequal divisions of each sign distributed among the 7 classical planets MINUS the luminaries. Join us as we discuss the terminology, philosoph...

Welcome to the 12th and final episode for Season 1 of The Joli-Aswin Show! In this episode, Joli and Aswin discuss the lunar nodes--including the Indic origin story for Ketu and Rahu, as well as the different paradigms one might employ in examining the nodal axis. (And although the link below is not quite the blog post Joli & Aswin are discussing on the show, hopefully it is still of interest...

Join Joli and Aswin as they talk about the nakshatras--the heart of Jyotisa. Nakshatra is the Indian name that generally describes each of 27 segments used to divide the ecliptic by Indic astrologers and correlating to the Moon's daily journey. They are therefore more detailed that the 12 zodiac signs and are believed to have a significant impact on a person's character, life events, and auspiciou...

Tiny divisions, deep revelations! The 12th Parts refer to the zodiac signs within each zodiac sign and have long been used by astrologers in the Hellenistic, Medieval Islamicate, and Indic traditions to glean further insight and nuance from the natal chart. Please join Joli and Aswin as they talk about how they conceptualize the 12th Parts and how they might be delineated. As always, we welcome an...

Today, we return with our special guest, Saffron Dennis from Divine BayTree, as we look at a mystery chart and delineate it through both a tropical and sidereal lens. The idea is to showcase how we might use different techniques to parse a natal chart and understand the native's life. Having examined the chart through a tropical lens and using largely Hellenistic techniques, we turn today to a loo...

Welcome to Ep 8! Today we have a special guest, Saffron Dennis from Divine BayTree is joining the show to provide Joli & Aswin with a mystery chart to delineate in real time. The idea is to showcase how we might use different techniques to parse a natal chart and understand the native's life. Today we will be looking at this chart from a Tropical Hellenistic & Traditional lens. In Round 2...

Is Astrology as a practice just divination, or could it be more than that? Aswin begins our conversation with a look into Omenology and a story that speaks to how divination can speak to us in any given moment. And Joli brings in how we balance intuition with pattern recognition, symbolic understanding with the idea of cause-and-effect. What's your take on this topic? Join our conversation and ple...

What are the building blocks of an astrology practice and how do we transition to a part-time or full-time astrology practice? Join Joli and Aswin as they discuss the various ups and downs of getting started in our astrology practices and how we can go on to cultivate our development in the sacred art that is astrology. From simply just getting stuck into reading charts to doing dontation-based re...

Joli and Aswin continue their discussion on client chart prep and what techniques they like to use--and when and why they use what! We talk about consultation charts--what are they and how do we use them? How much detail do we need about the client and the client's life before the session? Is the client supposed to tell us what they need or are astrologer's supposed to divine this? Is there always...

What are the steps for preparing for a client session? What is the process leading up to the booking in of a client consultation and then preparing for it? Join Joli and Aswin as they discuss the different ways they approach this part of an astrologer's practice and their reasoning behind their choices. This is the first half of a conversation around client/chart prep that leads into a discussion...

What does cross-cultural astrology mean? And why might delving into this be of value or benefit to any astrologer? What do we mean when we talk about traditions versus schools of astrology? Join Joli and Aswin as they discuss the ins and outs of different perspectives and how exploring other traditions can open up our astrological practices and our understanding of the client sitting in front of u...

Welcome to "The Joli-Aswin Show"! And thank you for joining us on this second episode where Aswin interviews Joli in order for listeners to get to know her as a person, as well as an astrologer, better.  We hope you enjoy the show and would love to hear any feedback you have to share! ~Joli & Aswin Show notes: Smell is the only one of our 5 senses that is not routed through the thalamus to get...

Welcome to "The Joli-Aswin Show"! More importantly, welcome to the very first episode of "The Joli-Aswin Show where astrologer, Joli Knott interviews Aswin Subramanyan as an introductory session where the listeners would get to know Aswin Subramanyan. Enjoy the show and stay tuned for more! -Joli & Aswin