Cosmic Style

Feral, Glamorous & Magical: Your Scorpio Full Moon Guide

The world is on fire — and collapsing, burning out, and complying aren’t your only options. This is your invitation to choose the secret third thing: becoming a hot witch. In this episode, I dive deep into the Scorpio full moon [https://leahvanderveldt.substack.com/p/the-witch-full-moon-and-assorted?r=9vyic&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true] (exact on May 1st) and why it’s the witch full moon of the year. We explore the dual Taurus-Scorpio polarity that holds both blooming and releasing energy simultaneously — and why that tension is the essence of witch energy. What we cover: * What the “hot witch” archetype actually means (and why it has nothing to do with patriarchal beauty standards) * How the hot witch is the antidote to trad wife culture and a radical act of self-authorship * The shadow work milestones that mark your hot witch arrival * Your 5th house and 8th house as the astrological home of your hot witch energy — desire, pleasure, depth, and transformation * How to read these houses even if they’re empty, using planetary rulerships * Venus and Mars as the receptive and active poles of your inner hot witch magic LINKS: → Cosmic Shift [https://leahvanderveldt.com/mentorship-with-leah]: 13 Days of Astro Voice Note Support → Birth Chart Deep Dive [https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19300227&appointmentType=75594241] → Scorpio Full Moon Glamour Magick Ritual [https://leahvanderveldt.substack.com/p/the-witch-full-moon-and-assorted?r=9vyic&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true] → How to be a menace to the patriarchy, according to your Black Moon Lilith [https://leahvanderveldt.substack.com/p/how-to-be-a-menace-to-the-patriarchy]

Shoot Your Shot, Tower Moments & Why This Aries Moon Hits Different

The first eclipse-free Aries New Moon in 3 Years is here — what are you ready to start? In this episode, I break down why this new moon is a genuine turning point after three years of eclipse-season turbulence in Aries, what the rare seven-planet Aries stellium means for your energy and your chart, and why this moment is asking you one very specific question: What haven’t you let yourself start yet? In this episode: * The last three Aries new moons were solar eclipses — and why this one being eclipse-free is such a big deal * The rare seven-planet Aries stellium (including Saturn and Neptune together, a thousands-of-years occurrence) and what it means collectively and personally * Chiron conjunct the sun: the wounds around boldness, beginning, and doing things your own way * Mars as your sacred no — how decisiveness is actually an act of power, not loss * Why the planets don’t make you do anything (but they do make certain things easier or harder) * How to find the Aries house in your chart and what it reveals about where you’re being called to step up * Tower card energy, collective shaky foundations, and Mars conjunct Saturn post-new moon * Glamour magic ideas for the new moon: bold color, scent as armor, and the power of small symbolic acts Mentioned in this episode: * Aries Activation Reading [https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19300227&appointmentType=91186512] (30-min voice memo natal chart reading focused on your Aries house and Mars placement) — available through end of April * New Moon ritual [https://leahvanderveldt.substack.com/p/aries-new-moon-a-planetary-bimbo]  [https://leahvanderveldt.substack.com/p/aries-new-moon-a-planetary-bimbo]on Substack * leahvanderveldt.com [https://leahvanderveldt.com/workwithme] to book a reading or browse workshops Cosmic Style is a podcast about astrology, personal style, and unapologetic self-expression. New episodes drop regularly — subscribe so you don’t miss one.

The Power of Creative Thinking: Chelsea Riffe on Building New Worlds

Today I’m yapping with Chelsea Riffe [https://www.chelseariffe.com/] — Aquarius sun, Virgo moon and rising, and host of the newly renamed Notes From the New World (formerly known as In My Non-Expert Opinion) — for a conversation that starts with birth charts and ends somewhere near a philosophical revolution. Chelsea is an Internet Philosopher known for asking the bigger questions around the cultural zeitgeist, our inner worlds, and what’s this all FOR? Obsessed with understanding how we think, and how seemingly unrelated things relate HARD (her favorite threads to pull are how reality TV is the ultimate mirror for our psyches — don’t get her started). This one goes deep. Chelsea shares the obsessions currently running her mind, and they’re worth paying attention to. In this episode: * Manifestation is back — but make it real. Why it’s resurging now, and why Saturn meeting Neptune in Aries feels like a permission slip to stop floating in the healing soup and actually do something. * What Heated Rivalry taught Chelsea about the power of media. A show that shifted her more than months of personal development content — so what would it mean if our own work asked the same of its audience? * Supernova: a thinking lab for world builders. No curriculum, no outcomes, sixty sales page rewrites, and tears when she hit publish — Chelsea on what it took to trust an offer that lived entirely outside coaching industry logic. * The circular economy framework. Inspired by a Cape Town market, Chelsea has been applying circular economy thinking to her business: longer containers, genuine collaboration, and community spaces that don’t secretly function as lead gen funnels. * The Enough Quotient. Chelsea’s developing concept around why we keep striving past what we actually need — and what a different relationship to “enough” might change. * Play as a decision-making framework. The question Chelsea now asks herself every day: Is there a more fun, imaginative way to do this? CONNECT with Chelsea: * Website: Chelsea Riffe⁠ [https://www.chelseariffe.com/] * Pitch Perfect [https://www.chelseariffe.com/pitch-perfect]: the visibility immersion focused on strategic pitching to burst out of your echo chamber and make waves across industries. Enrolling for Spring 2026 now through May 8, 2026! * SUPERNOVA [https://chelsea-riffe.myflodesk.com/supernova-waitlist]: the room to develop your school of thought through philosophical conversation, synthesis and making meaning of everything that interests you * Popcorn Club [https://chelsea-riffe.myflodesk.com/popcornclub]: A monthly meet-up to debrief TV, movies, and whatever cultural moment we can’t stop thinking about * Read Footnotes [https://chelsea-riffe.myflodesk.com/newsletter]: a weekly-ish newsletter filled with rabbit holes, questions, synthesis and more * Notes From The New World Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/46sFOpt34jKVVmbWZVM2FH?si=9cc66f08a3794bbe] * The Art of the Ask Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/7kImSosFjvebZHYOUMxOSt?si=b15ec5e194be4e0d] * Instagram: ⁠@chelseariffe⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/chelseariffe/?hl=en] * Threads: @chelseariffe [https://www.threads.com/@chelseariffe?hl=en] LINKS from Leah: * The Astro Weather Report for this week [https://leahvanderveldt.substack.com/p/direct-your-energy-wisely?r=9vyic] * Aries Activation Reading [https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/76848e09/appointment/91186512/calendar/3762576?appointmentTypeIds%5B%5D=91186512] * Natal Chart Deep Dive [https://leahvanderveldt.com/workwithme]

Unlocking the Empty Houses in Your Birth Chart + THEE Glamour Magick Full Moon

The Libra Full Moon wants you vibing with Venus I’m back with a Libra Full Moon deep dive. April is one of the most momentum-rich months of the year astrologically, all planets are direct, and there’s a major Aries pileup building toward six planets in the sign by the April 17th new moon. But first, the Libra full moon at 12° is here to offer a moment of balance, reciprocity, and beauty before all that fire ignites. In this episode, we cover: * Why April 2026 is such a significant astrological turning point — all planets direct, helpful planets in domicile or exaltation * What the Aries-Libra axis means for your chart and why it matters even if you have zero planets in either sign * How to locate your Aries house and work with your Mars placement to understand how this energy is showing up in your life * The April Aries Activation Reading [https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/76848e09/appointment/91186512/calendar/3762576?appointmentTypeIds[]=91186512] — this is my limited monthly offering for diving deep into your Aries house and Mars placement * Why this Libra full moon is the full moon for glamour magic — and how the Venus-Pluto square is calling in some shadow work alongside it * A DIY moon water clothing mist ritual for infusing your wardrobe with Libra and Venusian energy * Leah’s hyper fixation of the week: rethinking neutral colors — for people who love color. Resources mentioned: * Weekly transit report + Empress Expression ritual → Cosmic Style Substack [https://leahvanderveldt.substack.com/p/empress-expression?r=9vyic] * New deep-dive house series for paid subscribers [https://leahvanderveldt.substack.com/] * Aries Activation reading [https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/76848e09/appointment/91186512/calendar/3762576?appointmentTypeIds[]=91186512] → leahvanderveldt.com * Indyx clothing app [https://www.myindyx.com/] * Tibi color wheel system [https://tibi.com/pages/the-color-wheel?srsltid=AfmBOoqV1cRrbRE_dafpP9aFcXgO6Oplf_KrRPYb1R0L37pq2kq2U8-x] * Kelly Klein’s style Substack [https://kleinkelly.substack.com/p/what-i-wore-quick-trip-to-charleston]

Be a Glitch in Your Own Matrix: The Pisces New Moon

We have a Pisces New Moon at 9:23pm on 3/18 EST / 12:23pm on 3/19 AEDT at 28° Pisces. This episode breaks down: * The major themes of this new moon * The energy of this week * Recognizing your patterns to create major change with slight adjustments * Glamour magick rituals to work with the new moon in pisces * My current hyper-fixations Understand your North Node/South Node Patterning: The Node Code: Your Personal Manifestation Style According to the Lunar Nodes [https://leahvander.myflodesk.com/s37e7c0xwt] Get an astrology reading with me: * Natal Chart Deep Dive [https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19300227&appointmentType=75594241] * Next Era Reading [https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19300227&appointmentType=85516871] * Cosmic Timing Transit Reading [https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19300227&appointmentType=66912632] https://leahvanderveldt.substack.com/