Charted Grace: Living Well by Cosmic Design

The Spiritual Flu: Reflections After the Virgo Lunar Eclipse

Have you ever felt emotionally overwhelmed after an eclipse, as if something deep inside you was being cleared out? In this episode of Charted Grace, Annette reflects on the emotional aftermath of the Virgo Lunar Eclipse and explores why eclipse seasons can sometimes feel like a kind of "spiritual flu." Sometimes eclipses bring old emotions, memories, and patterns to the surface - not to overwhelm us, but to help us release what no longer belongs in the next chapter of our lives. In This Episode • Why lunar eclipses often trigger emotional release • The meaning of the Virgo–Pisces eclipse axis • Letting go of perfectionism and over-functioning • The role of the North Node and South Node in personal growth • Astrology as pattern recognition in our life journey 🌿 Reflection You might gently ask yourself: What might I be ready to release so something more aligned can begin? About Charted Grace Charted Grace explores astrology as a lived experience - helping you understand your emotions, life cycles and personal evolution through the rhythms of the cosmos. Hosted by Annette of ABloom Soul & Body Astrology

Episode 4: Venus, Pleasure & Creativity: Returning to What Feels Good

This episode explores Venus as the planet of pleasure, beauty, and connection - and how your body knows when something truly feels right. After the movement and drive of Mars, this episode of Charted Grace invites you to slow down and soften into Venus. Venus represents pleasure, creativity, values, love, and feminine rhythm - the part of you that receives, attracts and enjoys life. In this conversation, we explore pleasure as information. When something feels good - a texture, a colour, a moment of connection - your body is communicating safety and alignment. Venus teaches us that enjoyment isn’t indulgence, it’s a form of wisdom. This episode also explores Venus’ role in relationships, money and self-worth, and how your Venus sign reflects what you value and how you love and want to be loved. We look at Venus through her ruling signs, Taurus and Libra, and how embodiment and harmony are both essential expressions of this energy. Rather than performing beauty or chasing pleasure, Venus invites you to return to authenticity - building a life that feels as good as it looks. This episode is an invitation to let ease, beauty and enjoyment become part of how you move through each day. If you’d like to explore your own chart more deeply, you can learn more about your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs through the free guide Your Big Three [https://abloomsoul.myflodesk.com/thebig3].

Episode 3: Mars, Movement & Motivation

This episode explores Mars as the energy of movement, motivation and action - how your body builds momentum and responds to challenge. If the Moon reflects how you feel, Mars reveals how you act. In this episode of Charted Grace, we explore Mars as physical energy rather than pressure or hustle. Mars shows how you pursue what you want, how you meet resistance and what kind of movement actually restores your energy instead of draining it. We look at Mars in the body - its connection to muscles, circulation, and vitality - and why traditional ideas of motivation don’t work for everyone. For many people, pushing harder leads to burnout, not progress. Mars teaches us that energy moves best when it's aligned with your natural rhythm. You'll also learn about the four elemental Mars styles — Fire, Earth, Air, and Water — and how each one approaches action, effort, and momentum differently. There is no "right" way to be motivated — only the way that works for you. This episode reframes motivation as alignment rather than force, inviting you to move in ways that feel sustainable, embodied and true to you. If you’d like to explore your own chart more deeply, you can learn more about your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs through the free guide Your Big Three [https://abloomsoul.myflodesk.com/thebig3].

Episode 2: Your Moon Sign & the Body’s Emotional Rhythm

This episode explores your Moon sign as the emotional rhythm your body lives by - not just an astrological detail, but a lived, felt experience. While many people know their Sun sign, your Moon sign reveals how you process emotion, stress, rest, intuition and safety in the body. It reflects your inner world - the subconscious patterns and cycles quietly shaping how you respond to life. In this episode of Charted Grace, we explore the Moon as your body’s emotional language. You’ll learn how the Moon influences your nervous system, and why understanding your Moon sign can bring clarity to how you experience overwhelm, rest and regulation. We also explore the four elemental Moon styles - Fire, Earth, Air, and Water - and how each one processes emotion differently in the body. Rather than labeling emotions as "too much" or "not enough", this episode reframes them as information you can learn to trust. This conversation invites you to work with your emotional rhythm instead of against it - meeting your body with awareness, compassion and grace. If you’d like to explore your own Moon sign, you can learn more about it here through the free Guide to Your Moon Sign [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xuAn7O3NKWNdaSgedOnTfkx8q0pxKtnd/view?usp=sharing].

Episode 1: Astrology as Lived Experience

This opening episode explores astrology as something lived in the body, not just understood by the mind. We often think of astrology as information, something to analyse, study or interpret. But your birth chart is actually an experience: a rhythm your body lives every single day. In Episode 1 of Charted Grace, we begin by reframing astrology as something embodied rather than abstract. Moving beyond sun signs, this episode introduces the birth chart as an energetic landscape that shapes how you feel, respond, rest and move through daily life. Rather than approaching astrology as prediction or performance, this conversation offers a grounded, modern perspective. Astrology as a tool for awareness and working with your natural patterns instead of against them. This episode sets the foundation for the season, inviting you to notice your rhythms with more curiosity, compassion and grace. If you’d like to explore your own chart more deeply, you can learn more about your Sun, Moon and Rising signs through the free guide Your Big Three. [https://abloomsoul.myflodesk.com/thebig3]