Roman Lore in Practice

Roman Lore in Practice

Ancient Romans looked to birds, storms, eggs, and countless other signs for guidance – which divination methods still hold up today? 🔮 In this episode, Renee explores the practices that shaped Roman culture before embarking on a few experiments of her own. Follow the symbols, synchronicities, and surprises as they unfold, and see if you can intuit which methods she chose along the way. After all, getting hands-on with divination and discovering what resonates with us is part of the magic. Plus, stick around for a sneak peek at the next Soul Rising Book Club chapters!  Citations & Recommended Reading: 📄 ⁠“Divination in Ancient Rome”⁠ [https://ancientromelive.org/divination-in-ancient-rome/] by Montine Rummel in Ancient Rome Live 📄 ⁠“Lightning in Ancient Mythologies”⁠ [https://lsaclassics.com/2024/10/09/lightning-in-ancient-mythologies/] by Mili Thakrar of Isaclassics 📄 ⁠“6 Ancient Roman Methods for Predicting the Future”⁠ [https://www.history.co.uk/articles/ancient-roman-methods-for-predicting-the-future] by James Brigden from History UK  📄 "Oomancy: Egg Divination is More Than a TikTok Trend"⁠ [https://www.missingwitches.com/oomancy-egg-divination-is-more-than-a-tiktok-trend/] by Lizzie Burgess from Missing Witches 📄 ⁠RBR Messages Blog⁠ [https://mail.google.com/mail/u/2/www.readbyreneetoday.com/messages] for Monthly Psychic and Astro Weather Forecasts We’re excited to interact with our community! Send us an e-mail to say hi! Or ask a question that we may share on a future episode:  💌 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠synergytosynastry@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [synergytosynastry@gmail.com%E2%81%A0] Follow us on Instagram: 📸 @channeledbychristine 📸 @_readbyrenee Book a reading: ✨Christine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://calendly.com/channeledbychristine%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linkin.bio/channeledbychristine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linkin.bio/channeledbychristine] ✨Renee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.readbyreneetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.readbyreneetoday.com/] Feeling a connection to our journey? Curious to learn more about your own intuition? Explore the "Nuurvana: Be Light Program": the very course that our hosts took to learn to trust their intuition and harness it to read psychically. How? Email Christine and Renee via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠synergytosynastry@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [synergytosynastry@gmail.com] to book a brief chat and learn more about the experience. If it feels spiritually aligned, we’ll put you in touch with Deganit Nuur, founder of Nuurvana, to receive a $500 discount on your tuition fees! Simply for being a friend of the podcast. We look forward to hearing from you!

Roman Lore in Modernity

In part 2 of our Roman Lore mini series we're catapulting in time from Ancient Rome into the present day! 🏟️ First off, it’s crucial to parse out the differences in Greek versus Roman lore because it can be a bit of a tangled web… This era does however permeate our current day and age through proverbs, pop culture reimaginings, and viral online trends — can you guess which ones? Keep listening as Renee draws the Roman Lore story of Vesta into modern times through the astrological lens. You’ll hear natal chart examples and significations, as well as a retrospective and forecast into the 2026 transits of this special dwarf plant! Make sure to use the links below to look up your natal Vesta placement as you follow along ❤️‍🔥 Find your Vesta: https://horoscopes.astro-seek.com/asteroids-astrology-online-calculator [https://horoscopes.astro-seek.com/asteroids-astrology-online-calculator] Citations & Recommended Reading: 📄 “Rome Was Not Built in One Day (Origin)” [https://www.grammar-monster.com/sayings_proverbs/rome_was_not_built_in_one_day.htm] from Grammar Monster  📄 Astrologify.com [http://astrologify.com/]  📄 Vesta in the Signs & Houses: https://advanced-astrology.com/vesta-in-signs-and-houses-and-in-synastry/ [http://advanced-astrology.com/] and https://deluxeastrology.com/blog/vesta-in-astrology-guide [https://deluxeastrology.com/blog/vesta-in-astrology-guide]  📄 Vesta Aspects: https://www.astrology.com/asteroids/vesta [https://www.astrology.com/asteroids/vesta]   We’re excited to interact with our community! Send us an e-mail to say hi! Or ask a question that we may share on a future episode:  💌 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠synergytosynastry@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [synergytosynastry@gmail.com%E2%81%A0] Follow us on Instagram: 📸 @channeledbychristine 📸 @_readbyrenee Book a reading: ✨Christine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://calendly.com/channeledbychristine%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linkin.bio/channeledbychristine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linkin.bio/channeledbychristine] ✨Renee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.readbyreneetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.readbyreneetoday.com/] Feeling a connection to our journey? Curious to learn more about your own intuition? Explore the "Nuurvana: Be Light Program": the very course that our hosts took to learn to trust their intuition and harness it to read psychically. How? Email Christine and Renee via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠synergytosynastry@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [synergytosynastry@gmail.com] to book a brief chat and learn more about the experience. If it feels spiritually aligned, we’ll put you in touch with Deganit Nuur, founder of Nuurvana, to receive a $500 discount on your tuition fees! Simply for being a friend of the podcast. We look forward to hearing from you!

Soul Rising Book Club: Chapters 8-11

The Soul Rising Book Club is back! 📚 In this episode, we’re stepping into a soulful little adventure that is Chapters 8-11. These chapters invite us to reconnect with our inner voice and explore spirituality in our own unique way. Maybe we should follow those quiet nudges we typically ignore? After all, they may end up altering everything... Renee highlights small lifestyle changes that these authors made, and even tests one out for herself! Whether spiritual inquiry or practical magic, the choice for transformation is up to you 🌈 Our Lovely Featured Authors: Ch 8: Moon Child by Kailanianna Ablog Ch 9: Dark Night of the Soul and the Blue Star Being by Emma Wertheim Ch 10: Healing from Within: My Story of Transformation Through Medical Astrology and Holistic Remedies by Angela Hendry Ch 11: Entering the Blue Lily Portal by Michelle Cowell Get your copy of ⁠⁠Soul Rising: Guidance for Navigating Your Spiritual Awakening⁠⁠ [https://www.readbyreneetoday.com/soul-rising-book] and consider supporting local booksellers  It's not a book club without some members – please comment below, DM, or email your thoughts on these chapters! Talk books & share your recommendations with Renee on ⁠Fable⁠ [http://fable.co/fabler/reneep326-579619858602]  We’re excited to interact with our community! Send us an e-mail to say hi! Or ask a question that we may share on a future episode:  💌 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠synergytosynastry@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [synergytosynastry@gmail.com%E2%81%A0] Follow us on Instagram: 📸 @channeledbychristine 📸 @_readbyrenee Book a reading: ✨Christine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://calendly.com/channeledbychristine%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linkin.bio/channeledbychristine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linkin.bio/channeledbychristine] ✨Renee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.readbyreneetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.readbyreneetoday.com/] Feeling a connection to our journey? Curious to learn more about your own intuition? Explore the "Nuurvana: Be Light Program": the very course that our hosts took to learn to trust their intuition and harness it to read psychically. How? Email Christine and Renee via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠synergytosynastry@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [synergytosynastry@gmail.com] to book a brief chat and learn more about the experience. If it feels spiritually aligned, we’ll put you in touch with Deganit Nuur, founder of Nuurvana, to receive a $500 discount on your tuition fees! Simply for being a friend of the podcast. We look forward to hearing from you!

Enter the 2026 Summer Solstice Raffle!

Renee announces the 2026 Summer Solstice Raffle! The rules to enter are simple: leave a review ✍️ Whether a comment on Spotify or a formal Apple Podcast review, we wanna hear your thoughts and feedback. As a thank you for helping the podcast increase its visibility, each season we draw from the existing (and new) reviewers and gift one free psychic reading! Deadline to enter is June 13th, and the winner will be announced on social media and a mini episode in this very podcast feed on June 21st, Solstice Day ☀️ We’re excited to interact with our community! Send us an e-mail to say hi! Or ask a question that we may share on a future episode:  💌 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠synergytosynastry@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [synergytosynastry@gmail.com%E2%81%A0] Support your hosts! ☕️ Buy them a coffee: ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/synergytosynastry⁠⁠ [https://buymeacoffee.com/synergytosynastry] Follow us on Instagram: 📸 ⁠@channeledbychristine⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/channeledbychristine/] 📸 ⁠@_readbyrenee ⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/_readbyrenee/] Book a reading:  ✨Christine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://calendly.com/channeledbychristine%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linkin.bio/channeledbychristine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linkin.bio/channeledbychristine] ✨Renee: ⁠⁠www.readbyreneetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.readbyreneetoday.com/] Feeling a connection to our journey? Curious to learn more about your own intuition? Explore the "Nuurvana: Be Light Program": the very course that our hosts took to learn to trust their intuition and harness it to read psychically. How? Email Christine and Renee via⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [synergytosynastry@gmail.com] ⁠synergytosynastry@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [synergytosynastry@gmail.com] to book a brief chat and learn more about the experience. If it feels spiritually aligned, we’ll put you in touch with Deganit Nuur, founder of Nuurvana, to receive a $500 discount on your tuition fees! Simply for being a friend of the podcast. We look forward to hearing from you!

Roman Lore

CONTENT WARNING: topics of sexual assault and murder are discussed, which may be upsetting to some listeners. Refer to the timestamps for the sections where these subjects appear. "O Roma nobilis, orbis et domina.” (O noble Rome, mistress of the world.) – anonymous Thinking about Ancient Rome typically conjures images of gladiators fighting in the colosseum, but what about the lives of women? In this premiere episode of the Roman Lore mini series, Renee explores forgotten stories, the power and tragedy of the Vestal Virgins, and how the rise of Christianity reshaped Roman society. This conversation will leave you pondering who gets remembered from history, and who gets erased 😶‍🌫️ Citations & Recommended Reading:  📚 A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire” by Emma Southon [https://www.emmasouthon.com/a-rome-of-one-s-own] 📄 “Why Was Italy Called Great Greece (Magna Graecia)?” [https://greekreporter.com/2025/09/13/italy-great-greece-magna-graecia/] by Caleb Howells from The Greek Reporter 📄 “Roman Religion” [https://www.penn.museum/sites/rome/religion/] from Penn Museum    📄 “Mythology of the Roman Empire in the First Century” [https://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/mythology.html] from PBS 📄 “Formation and Codification” [https://archive.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/ITB/html/formation.htm] from Archive Asia of the Smithsonian  📄 “Sacraments’ Origins” [https://www.oursundayvisitor.com/sacraments-origins/] by Msg. M. Francis Mannion of Our Sunday Visitor 📄 “Where do the sacraments come from?: There weren’t always only seven sacraments.” [https://uscatholic.org/articles/201810/where-do-the-sacraments-come-from/] By David A. Pitt from U.S. Catholic We’re excited to interact with our community! Send us an e-mail to say hi! Or ask a question that we may share on a future episode:  💌 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠synergytosynastry@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [synergytosynastry@gmail.com%E2%81%A0] Follow us on Instagram: 📸 @channeledbychristine 📸 @_readbyrenee Book a reading: ✨Christine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://calendly.com/channeledbychristine%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linkin.bio/channeledbychristine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linkin.bio/channeledbychristine] ✨Renee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.readbyreneetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.readbyreneetoday.com/] Feeling a connection to our journey? Curious to learn more about your own intuition? Explore the "Nuurvana: Be Light Program": the very course that our hosts took to learn to trust their intuition and harness it to read psychically. How? Email Christine and Renee via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠synergytosynastry@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [synergytosynastry@gmail.com] to book a brief chat and learn more about the experience. If it feels spiritually aligned, we’ll put you in touch with Deganit Nuur, founder of Nuurvana, to receive a $500 discount on your tuition fees! Simply for being a friend of the podcast. We look forward to hearing from you!