Episode 43: Masculine & Feminine Expression — The Astrology Behind How We Show Up

The King Walks Into the Throne Room— Jupiter in Leo

What next year holds has already started. Creative output — self-expression, entertainment, music, independent media — gets a tailwind it hasn't had in twelve years. Confidence returns to the collective, making people more willing to launch something, perform publicly, teach what they know, and finally step into leadership they've been circling for years. Individual creators keep becoming institutions in their own right, the distance between one person and a global audience shrinking. Jupiter in Leo favors those willing to stand behind their own name rather than hide behind someone else's brand. The image to carry through the next twelve months: a king walking into a throne room. Not because this transit is about ruling anyone — because the moment that figure enters, every eye goes straight to the throne, whether they meant to look or not. Some will inherit the spotlight, some will seize it, some will actually deserve it, and some will only perform deserving it. That's the question Jupiter in Leo puts in front of everyone for the next twelve months. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways: 1. This transit brings a real tailwind to creative self-expression and independent media, restoring collective confidence to launch, perform, and step into leadership long circled but avoided. 2. Individual creators continue becoming institutions in their own right, shrinking the distance between one person and a global audience — Jupiter in Leo favors standing behind your own name. 3. The central question of this transit is whether the spotlight is genuinely earned or merely performed — some will inherit it, some will seize it, but only some will actually deserve it. Links referenced in this episode: * iamastrologyreadings.com [https://iamastrologyreadings.com] Companies mentioned in this episode: * Iamastrologyreadings * PayPal * Venmo * Cash App Support the mythic classroom: https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/support [https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/support] Book a Reading: https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/book-reading [https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/book-reading] * #astrologyrideoftheday

The Convergence — Tarot Edition: The Fool Already Leapt, Now Comes the Apprenticeship | Astrology Ride of the Day

This active spread runs July 7th through August 1st, tracing the same numerical thread across three cards in three seats. The Fool, unnumbered and unattached, has already leapt into the Lovers — landing not as an ending, but the beginning of an apprenticeship, mirrored by the Hanged Man turning reversed inside the Emperor (surrender occupying the throne of pure will) and Judgement already reversed inside the Star (a reckoning happening beneath a card meant to signal hope). The Hanged Man sits at the exact midpoint between the Fool and Judgement, connected supportively to both while the Fool and Judgement flow in full harmony with each other — meaning the leap and the reckoning already know how to work together, but neither gets to skip the surrender in between. Beneath all three, the Magician sits reversed inside the Chariot (flipped into riot — loss of control, especially around home and family), meaning this entire apprenticeship runs through inherited, ancestral territory whether anyone signed up for it or not. The number four (foundation, the Emperor's own card) anchors the whole convergence — the Hanged Man dissolving, Judgement transforming, the Fool shocking the system, all landing on the one number meant to hold weight. Finally, the World sits within the Emperor itself, representing genuine completion — but only for what's actually been earned through the fall, the audit, and the leap. The Fool already jumped. What's left is learning to actually pick up the tools. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways: 1. The Fool has already leapt into the Lovers, while the Hanged Man (reversed in the Emperor) and Judgement (reversed in the Star) do the slower work of surrender and reckoning that the leap still needs to land successfully. 2. The Hanged Man sits at the exact midpoint between the Fool and Judgement — the leap and the reckoning already flow together in harmony, but neither can skip the surrender required in between. 3. The Magician sits reversed inside the Chariot (flipped into riot), specifically tied to home and family — meaning this entire apprenticeship runs through inherited, ancestral patterns rather than abstract collective forces. 4. The number four, the Emperor's own number, anchors the whole convergence as the foundation everything is landing on — the difference between a structure that survives this shock and one that collapses along with it. 5. The World sits within the Emperor's own throne, representing genuine completion — but only for what's actually been earned through the fall, the honest audit, and the leap already taken. Links referenced in this episode: * iamastrologyreadings.com [https://iamastrologyreadings.com] Companies mentioned in this episode: * Iamastrologyreadings * PayPal * Venmo * Cash App Support the mythic classroom: https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/support [https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/support] Book a Reading: https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/book-reading [https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/book-reading] * #astrologyrideoftheday

Live Birthday Game with Carrie, Walter & the Crew — Astrology, Symbols & the Zodiac Hidden in the Bible | Astrology Ride of the Day

This live session opens with a deep dive into how the four Gospels of the Bible are tied directly to the fixed signs of the zodiac — Matthew (Aquarius, the face of a man), Mark (Leo, the lion), Luke (Taurus, the bull or ox), and John (Scorpio's higher octave, the eagle) — a connection preserved in old Bibles, the Book of Kells, and cathedral stained glass across Europe, pointing to how deeply astrology was woven into early Christian symbolism. From there, the conversation opens into a live "birthday game," where guests call out their sun signs and birthdates to receive an on-the-spot tarot archetype reading tied to their decan. Guest Walter shares a powerful story of a life-altering ATV accident in 2016 that broke her neck and back, describing it as a spiritual awakening tied to Neptune retrograde in Pisces and her natal Pluto-Mercury connection — framing the trauma not as tragedy but as the greatest gift she ever received. Guardian shares her own story of surviving 16 years in a controlling religious cult, escaping a marriage built on control, and rebuilding her identity and creative expression through art, symbols, and sigil work drawn from a profound near-death experience involving a geometric pattern she later connected to ceremonial magic and the concept of angelic geometry. Throughout, each guest's chart is read live — decans, ascendants, North Nodes — revealing shared threads of transformation, creative expression, and the tension between vulnerability and self-protection. The session closes on themes of energy, intention, and the difference between manipulative "black magic" and empowering "white magic," framed simply as using energy to lift others up rather than subvert their will. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways: 1. The four Gospels of the Bible correspond directly to fixed zodiac signs — Matthew (Aquarius), Mark (Leo), Luke (Taurus), and John (Scorpio's higher octave, the eagle) — a connection preserved in historical religious art and older Bible printings. 2. Guest Walter shares how a severe 2016 ATV accident, tied astrologically to Neptune retrograde in Pisces and her natal Pluto-Mercury aspect, became a profound spiritual awakening rather than simply a tragedy. 3. Guardian's story of escaping a 16-year controlling religious cult illustrates how creative expression through symbols and art became a form of catharsis when personal expression was suppressed. 4. A live "birthday game" demonstrates how sun sign, decan, and rising sign combine to reveal a person's core tarot archetype and life themes in real time. 5. The session closes by distinguishing "black magic" (manipulating or subverting another's will) from "white magic" (using energy to elevate yourself and others toward your highest potential) — framing both as different uses of the same underlying energetic principle. Links referenced in this episode: * iamastrologyreadings.com [https://iamastrologyreadings.com] Companies mentioned in this episode: * Iamastrologyreadings * PayPal * Venmo * Cash App Support the mythic classroom: https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/support [https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/support] Book a Reading: https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/book-reading [https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/book-reading] * #astrologyrideoftheday

Brain Repair — Boundaries: The Seven Types, Healthy Communication & Why No Is One of the Two Hardest Words to Say | Astrology Ride of the Day

Paul, Mental Reset, and Rafiki are back for an episode on boundaries. Rafiki went into a family gathering with a boundary already set — no matter what happens I am not feeding into it — and came out unscathed for the first time. That is what pushed this conversation. Seven types of boundaries — physical, emotional and mental, spiritual and religious, time, sexual, financial and materialistic, and non-negotiables. Christians knocking on doors and the boundary of having someone else's beliefs forced on you. Why people pleasers never know their own worth because they keep choosing everyone else's feelings over their own. Mental Reset's model — forget their feelings — and the deeper truth that by not saying what you need to say you are actually saying forget my own feelings instead. The two hardest words to say are yes and no. Training people how to treat you. Having the tough conversation in a loving way without coming out of character. Why some people are in the grave because someone didn't respect a boundary. You are going to feel a thousand percent better once you set them and stand on them. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Setting a boundary before entering a difficult situation — deciding in advance not to engage with the fire regardless of what gets thrown — is the practical application of boundary work, and Rafiki's family gathering story proves the technique works even when you can feel the darts flying. 2. People pleasers avoid setting boundaries because they fear rejection and worry about how others perceive them, which means they are perpetually choosing other people's comfort over their own needs — the reframe is that what others think of you is none of your business, and the work is making that truth operational rather than just theoretical. 3. The seven types of boundaries cover physical space, emotional and mental state, spiritual and religious beliefs, personal time, sexual consent, financial limits, and non-negotiables — each one requires knowing your own limits well enough to name them, which means people who are out of touch with their emotions cannot accurately set or enforce any of them. 4. Not saying what needs to be said to protect someone else's feelings means choosing their comfort over your own emotional truth — you go home frustrated while they go home unbothered, which means the person you actually said forget your feelings to was yourself. 5. Healthy boundaries improve self-esteem and self-worth, deepen understanding of personal limits, create opportunities for healthy communication, and develop the ability to say no without guilt — all of which compound over time into a clearer sense of identity and a more selective, sustainable Circle of relationships. Links referenced in this episode: * iamastrologyreadings.com [https://iamastrologyreadings.com] Companies mentioned in this episode: * Iamastrologyreadings * PayPal * Venmo * Cash App Support the mythic classroom: https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/support [https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/support] Book a Reading: https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/book-reading [https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/book-reading] * #astrologyrideoftheday

Brain Repair — Animals vs Humans: Who Is More Connected to the Omniverse & Can Man Rise Above His Animal Nature | Astrology Ride of the Day

Title Brain Repair — Animals vs Humans: Who Is More Connected to the Omniverse & Can Man Rise Above His Animal Nature | Astrology Ride of the Day Description The question came in as a text message that morning — if animals rely on their senses and humans rely on intelligence who would you say is more in tune with the Omniverse. That question became this conversation. Mental Reset, Rafiki, and Paul go deep. The gazelle that lifts its head before the pride arrives — is that consciousness or sense. The Sphinx — a lion body with a human head — what does that actually mean. Can man rise above his animal nature. Could the theory of evolution not be monkeys becoming humans but souls moving through animal species until consciousness was ready for human existence. Did humans turn off their senses by outsourcing survival to intelligence. The buffalo that runs into the storm to get through it faster versus the cow that runs away from it and stays tired. How Cesar Millan connects with dogs by controlling his own beta energy first. The tree of knowledge and why the answer to rising above animal nature was always in the scripture and labeled a sin. Three men who went through their own evolution from animalistic patterns to knowledge, self-awareness, and the want to do the work. All of it coming back to free will. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Animals operate entirely through sensory intelligence — they feel energetic shifts, smell danger, and respond without intellectual filtration, which is why the gazelle lifts its head before the pride is visible and why animals evacuate before floods that humans ignore until it is too late. 2. The Sphinx presents the central human question — a lion body with a human head asks whether a being of animal origin can develop the consciousness to rise above instinctive nature, and the answer is yes but only through the deliberate choice to acquire knowledge, do the inner work, and tame what cannot be tamed in the animal kingdom. 3. Humans have not lost the animal connection permanently but have buried it under material preoccupation, fear, and inherited programming — the path back is not through rejecting intelligence but through using it to reconnect with the sensory and energetic awareness that animals never stopped using. 4. The theory of reincarnation reframed — rather than random rebirth, the soul may progress through animal species accumulating consciousness until it develops the capacity to inhabit and navigate human existence, which would mean every human carries the entire evolutionary chain of animal awareness within them. 5. Rising above animal nature is not superiority over animals but the fulfillment of what humans uniquely can do — choose, reflect, override fight or flight through the neocortex, do the work of healing, and find the way back to Omniverse connection that animals maintain automatically but that humans must earn through free will and self-knowledge. Links referenced in this episode: * iamastrologyreadings.com [https://iamastrologyreadings.com] Companies mentioned in this episode: * Iamastrologyreadings * PayPal * Venmo * Cash App Support the mythic classroom: https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/support [https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/support] Book a Reading: https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/book-reading [https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/book-reading] * #astrologyrideoftheday