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Change: Voluntary vs. Involuntary & Why the Devil You Know Feels Safer | Astrology Ride of the Day

Episode 47 is about change — voluntary change hurts less than involuntary change, and anything forced can break something. Familiarity breeds comfort, and sometimes you tolerate a bad situation just because it's the devil you know. But do the people around you actually give you space to change? Think about how fans react when an artist shifts their sound, or how fast the public rejected New Coke — the people closest to you often hold you to the old version you're trying to walk away from. Real change takes patience, discipline, and self-control: stop making excuses, set goals, create a routine, track your progress, and remember failure is part of success. Learning to forgive was a big one — carrying anger doesn't hurt the person you're mad at, it only hurts you. And no, there's no quick fix or surgery for change — it's a marathon, not a sprint. One step back to take two steps forward is often the clearest path around the obstacle in front of you. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Voluntary change is less painful than involuntary change, but the people closest to you often resist letting you change, holding you to the old version of yourself. 2. Real change requires patience, discipline, and self-control — stop making excuses, set achievable goals, build a routine, and track progress, understanding failure is part of the process. 3. Carrying anger and resentment doesn't harm the person you're upset with — it only harms you, which is why learning to forgive is central to real transformation. 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

Are You a Big Dreamer? Projection, Grudges & Spiritual Ascension | Astrology Ride of the Day

Are you a big dreamer? Do you trust the intuitive hits you pick up throughout the day, or have you been bamboozled by false idols and lost your way chasing the material world? Untrue accusations leaving you in self-pity is a sign your spiritual development is being neglected. Moving forward means letting go of past hurts and grudges. Projection is real — displacing your own unacceptable feelings onto someone or something else, and it drains your energy every time. This is a transition period, a time of endings and releasing past choices while correcting past mistakes. If you've got a history of poor decisions, examine your process — and when the moment comes to choose, choose the opposite. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Untrue accusations leaving you in self-pity, or losing yourself in the material world, are signs your spiritual development is being neglected. 2. Projection — displacing your own unacceptable feelings onto someone or something else — quietly drains your energy without you realizing it. 3. If you have a pattern of poor decisions, examine the process itself, and when the moment comes to choose again, choose the opposite. 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

What the Cards Are Revealing at 13° | Astrology Ride of the Day

The Lovers at 13° reveal a choice made wrongly — knowledge grasped without permission, communication that violated sacred boundaries. Temperance at 13° reveals alchemy forced prematurely — opposites mixed with violence, poison mistaken for medicine. The Hermit at 13° reveals perfectionism taken too far — analysis that kills the mystery, service that becomes martyrdom, isolation held too long after the mountaintop was already reached. The Moon at 13° warns the path forward includes shadow: spiritual bypassing, victim consciousness, disillusion sliding into disassociation. The Nine of Swords is the consequence — mental anguish, weaponized insight, the cruelty of knowing too much. The Nine of Wands is the exhaustion of defending, battle-scarred wisdom from surviving being wrong. The Magician's tools, once used to manipulate, are now under review. The Tower isn't punishment — what was built on transgression has to fall, and that's liberation. The High Priestess reminds you not all knowledge is meant to be forced; some veils exist for protection, not obstruction. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Each card reveals its own transgression at 13°: the Lovers' wrong choice, Temperance's premature mixture, the Hermit's isolation held too long, the Moon's risk of spiritual bypassing. 2. The Nine of Swords and Nine of Wands show the emotional cost — mental anguish from weaponized insight, and battle-scarred wisdom from surviving a wrong turn. 3. The Tower's collapse isn't punishment — what was built on transgression has to fall so something honest can take its place. 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

13 to 14: The Work Before the Foundation | Astrology Ride of the Day

You can't claim the Lovers' communion (14) without acknowledging where your choice became violation (13). You can't claim Temperance's alchemy (14) without acknowledging where the mixture became poison (13). You can't reach the Moon's mysticism without first descending from the Hermit's mountain. The work is acknowledging the transgression at 13 to build the foundation at 4. Every card has its task: the Magician reviews his spells, the Lovers face their wrong choice, Temperance slows the mixture, the Hermit descends, the Moon is approached consciously, the Nine of Swords releases mental cruelty, the Nine of Wands rests, the Wheel completes its backward turn, the Tower strikes false foundation, the High Priestess guards the threshold. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Neither the Lovers' communion nor Temperance's alchemy can be claimed at 14 without first acknowledging the transgression each card carries at 13. 2. Every card in this sequence has a specific task to complete — reviewing, facing, slowing, descending, resting, releasing — before the foundation at 4 can hold. 3. The Moon's mysticism can't be reached without first descending consciously from the Hermit's solitary mountain. 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 Blunt Truth: Face What You've Been Avoiding | Astrology Ride of the Day

No sugarcoating today. Selfish, out of shape, drinking too much, avoiding what needs to change — sometimes the truth just needs to be said plainly. True transformation starts with facing the tough stuff head-on, not burying it. Emotional baggage doesn't disappear just because you ignore it — it shows up as extra weight, aches, and pains instead. The beliefs you've been carrying about yourself and the world need an overhaul, and yeah, that might hurt. But you've got two choices: wallow in the pain, or use it as the stepping stone toward real healing. The truth comes first. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Emotional baggage you refuse to face doesn't vanish — it manifests physically as extra weight, aches, and pains. 2. Real transformation requires confronting hard truths about yourself, not burying or sugarcoating them. 3. Facing the pain honestly is the gateway to healing — avoiding it just delays the same reckoning. 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