The Wizard of Oz Part 4 — The Wicked Witch, The Yellow Brick Road & You've Been Programmed | Astrology Ride of the Day

Whose Ideals Are You Living By? | Astrology Ride of the Day

How many roles are we handed at birth that we're expected to take on, with people holding us to those roles and ideals long after? Real self-re-evaluation means asking whether the ideals you're connected to are actually yours, or someone else's. And if they're someone else's, do they even resonate with you? Could some people's unhappiness or bad feelings be directly connected to holding themselves to ideals that were never really theirs to begin with? Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Many of the roles and ideals we live by were handed to us at birth, not chosen — worth actually questioning whether they're truly ours. 2. Persistent unhappiness may trace back to holding yourself to ideals that were never actually yours and never genuinely resonated. 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

Homework: What Would You Create If You Knew It Couldn't Fail? | Astrology Ride of the Day

Homework time, no matter your age. Where have you given away your power just to gain acceptance? What truths are you finally ready to speak that you couldn't before? Which childhood dreams are still calling you back? How do you express yourself authentically without slipping into ego games? What would you create if you knew it wouldn't fail — what would you actually be doing right now if the fear of failure got thrown out the window entirely? Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Giving away personal power just to gain acceptance is worth honest reflection at any age, not just in youth. 2. Removing the fear of failure entirely reveals what you'd actually create — a useful test for what's genuinely calling you versus what fear has been blocking. 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

Mercury Stations Direct at 16° Cancer: The Mind Wakes Up at the Party | Astrology Ride of the Day

Mercury stations direct today at 16° Cancer, waking back up in the 3 of Cups — the same celebration it first walked into on June 7th. The number 16 reduces to 7, resonating on the same current as 25° back on June 12th, when Jupiter and Venus stood together and left a gift Mercury walked right past before stationing retrograde one degree later. What followed was a 70-day journey backward through Cancer's Chariot — two sphinxes, one dark, one light, requiring the same will to direct both — descending through withdrawal in the 4 of Cups, facing inherited patterns, ghosts, and unfinished emotional business. Now Mercury returns to the same party, but not the same mind. July 23rd through August 1st is the integration window — eight days back at the gathering, except this time the celebration isn't an escape from the basement, because the work in the basement already happened. August brings the final leg: re-entering the 4 of Cups consciously on August 1st, returning to the gift at 25° on August 5th, and riding the chariot out of Cancer on August 9th. The real question: what does genuine celebration look like when it's built on completed work instead of postponed accountability? Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Mercury stations direct at 16° Cancer, numerologically resonating with the 25° gift Jupiter and Venus left back on June 12th — both degrees reduce to 7, rest and equilibrium. 2. The 70-day retrograde traced Cancer's Chariot card backward through withdrawal and inherited emotional patterns before Mercury could return to the 3 of Cups celebration consciously rather than as an escape. 3. August completes the arc — re-entering the 4 of Cups consciously on the 1st, receiving the 25° gift on the 5th, and riding out of Cancer on the 9th, closing the full cycle that began June 1st. 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

Mercury Retrograde In Cancer At 26° — The Reckoning, Intuition Vs Emotion, And Are You Lying To Yourself? | Astrology Ride of the Day

On June 29th Mercury stations retrograde at 26 degrees Cancer. Still in the 4 of Cups. The chariot stalls. The water is dammed. But this is not a breakdown — this is the excavation. 26 degrees is Benevolence and Charity. 2 plus 6 equals 8. The retrograde gives you 3 to 6 opportunities to hone in on your reflex responses. And this year Mercury retrogrades through all three water signs — what you do not deal with in Cancer you will revisit in Scorpio. Old friends, old lovers, people from the past resurface. Your body tells you the truth during this retrograde even when your mind is spinning. But can you trust your intuition when you have been lying to yourself? Trusting your intuition and trusting people are not the same thing. The chariot is black and white. With Hannah of Havf8nAstrology and TVISIONS. Know thyself and balance your energy. Takeaways: * Mercury stations retrograde at 26 degrees Cancer on June 29th — Benevolence and Charity — 2 plus 6 equals 8 — still inside the 4 of Cups * This is not a breakdown it is a reckoning — the mind has gone as far forward as it can without looking back — now the water reverses and everything submerged surfaces * Mercury retrogrades through all three water signs this year — what you do not deal with in Cancer you will revisit in Scorpio * 3 to 6 opportunities to examine your reflex responses — best time for dream analysis, journal writing, and examining inherited psychological patterns * Old friends, lovers, and people from the past resurface — deal with them now or they return at the next Mercury retrograde * Your body tells you the truth during this retrograde — the question is whether you are emotionally led or intuitively led * Trusting your intuition and trusting people are not the same thing — the chariot is black and white * In order to trust your intuition you have to find out where you are lying to yourself — lying is physical, intuition is spiritual, and you cannot operate at full capacity in both simultaneously * Which sphinx has been pulling harder — the wound or the wisdom — what would it look like to hold both reins with equal strength 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

Aquarius: Freedom Inside Stability | Astrology Ride of the Day

Aquarius gets called "airy fairy," ethereal, all potential — but that's assuming it's purely Uranus-ruled. Traditionally, Aquarius is ruled by Saturn, and Saturn is structure and stability. That's the real oxymoron of Aquarius: it wants freedom, but specifically freedom inside stability — controlled chaos, not anarchy. Aquarius doesn't dislike a job, they actually like the stability and rules of a job. They learn every rule so they know exactly where the pockets of freedom exist inside that structure. Give them their scheduled hour, and they'll use it to walk the campus, talk to a friend at another cubicle, move around on their own terms. What they don't like is total anarchy, do-whatever-you-want chaos. They like knowing the rules so they can find freedom within them. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Aquarius is traditionally ruled by Saturn, not just Uranus — meaning structure and stability are core to the sign, not opposed to it. 2. Aquarius wants freedom specifically inside stability — controlled chaos, not anarchy, learning the rules precisely so they know where the pockets of freedom exist. 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