TALKTALKTALK by ART of the ZODIAC

Lindsey Turner aka Bad Pastor [https://badpastor.me/] is a consulting astrologer and ordained minister who teaches and writes at the intersections of astrology, liberationist Christianity, and queer identity.  I pulled that from their official bio.  I’ll add that they’re simply a delight and every time I talk to them I walk away inspired.  They’re also a reason I moved to LA: it’s closer to Santa Fe than Detroit, and one of these days I’ll make it to the monthly astro gathering they host with Samuel F Reynolds [https://www.unlockastrology.com/]. The following conversation is the second one we’ve recorded together. (You can watch the first here [https://www.youtube.com/live/_KvRW43TEOM?si=XWWDEfgQY6fDz5lD].) We get a little into the year ahead, spend some moments digesting the astrological storm of March & April, but mostly this is a conversation spent getting to know each other.  If this is your first time getting to know Lindsey and their work, congrats! It's my pleasure to introduce them to you.  If you’re in LA come see Lindsey in person talking about astrological applications of non-violent communication at LA Astro Fest [https://laastrofest.com] happening over the weekend of April 25th — 27th.  Tickets are selling fast. Visit laastrofest.com [https://laastrofest.com/] to get yours now!  ABOUT LINDSEY Lindsey Turner (they/them) is a consulting and teaching astrologer who specializes in astrology for spiritual care. An ordained minister, they also teach and write at the intersections of astrology, liberationist Christianity, and queer identity.  Follow them on Instagram @badpastor [https://www.instagram.com/bad.pastor/?hl=en] And at https://badpastor.me [https://badpastor.me] ABOUT VIVI Vivi Henriette is an LA-based astrologer and tarot reader whose collaborative approach to divination weaves in storytelling and mythology to create a container for her clients to explore their personal narrative. She’s the host of the Los Angeles Astro Salon [https://artofthezodiac.co/los-angeles-astro-salon/] at the Philosophical Research Society [https://www.prs.org/] and the podcast TALKTALKTALK and co-organizer of the LA Astro Fest [https://laastrofest.com/]. JOIN THE TALKTALKTALK LIVE! [ https://artofthezodiac.co/events-workshops/] https://artofthezodiac.co/events-workshops/ [ https://artofthezodiac.co/events-workshops/] ENJOYED THIS VIDEO?  Follow ART of the ZODIAC & Vivi Henriette in ALL the places: https://linktr.ee/ART_of_the_ZODIAC  [https://linktr.ee/ART_of_the_ZODIAC ] SUBSCRIBE to ART of the ZODIAC on SUBSTACK for the latest  TALKTALKTALK, delivered straight to your inbox—it’s FREE:   https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/ [https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/]

You’re about to listen to the legendary astrologer Samuel F Reynolds [https://www.unlockastrology.com/] break down astrology and relationships. How to understand and nurture them. All of them. The ones with your love, best friend, mother, and, most importantly yourself! He even opens up about his personal love life. This conversation is a teaser to Sam’s upcoming lecture and workshop at LA Astro Fest [https://laastrofest.com/], happening in Los Angeles over the weekend of April 25-27.While this is primarily an in-person event, his workshop “How to Win Friends and Influence People Using Astrology,” will be available to stream live from anywhere in the world.Visit Laastrofest.com to get your tickets!https://laastrofest.com/ [https://laastrofest.com/] FUTHER ENTERTAINMENT Check out ART of of the ZODIAC on Substack for the BONUS print interview with Sam. https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/publish/posts [https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/publish/posts]ABOUT SAMSamuel F. Reynolds (unlockastrology.com), a former skeptic, had a life-changing visit to an astrologer and has since spent over 30 years studying astrology. Now Samuel consults and teaches astrology full-time. He serves as president of the newly established International Coalition of Astrology Educators (astrologyeducators.com) and was the co-recipient of the International Society for Astrological Research’s 2022 Community Service Award.https://www.unlockastrology.com/ [https://www.unlockastrology.com/]https://www.youtube.com/@UnlockAstrology [https://www.youtube.com/@UnlockAstrology]ABOUT VIVIVivi Henriette is an LA-based astrologer and tarot reader whose collaborative approach to divination weaves in storytelling and mythology to create a container for her clients to explore their personal narrative. She’s the host of the Los Angeles Astro Salon at the Philosophical Research Society and the podcast TALKTALKTALK.JOIN THE TALKTALKTALK LIVE!https://artofthezodiac.co/events-workshops/ [https://artofthezodiac.co/events-workshops/]ENJOYED THIS VIDEO? Follow ART of the ZODIAC & Vivi Henriette in ALL the places: https://linktr.ee/ART_of_the_ZODIAC SUBSCRIBE to ART of the ZODIAC on SUBSTACK for the latest TALKTALKTALK, delivered straight to your inbox—it’s FREE: https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/ [https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/]LEARN Astrology! Make FRIENDS! JOIN CLUB ASTRO on ⁠PATREON⁠:https://patreon.com/ARToftheZODIAC?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink [https://patreon.com/ARToftheZODIAC?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink]

Michelle Tea has published over 20 books, including the cult classic Valencia [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michelle-tea/valencia/9780786750849/]as well asModern Tarot [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/modern-tarot-michelle-tea?variant=32205837664290] and the essay collection Against Memoir. Her latest book, Modern Magic [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/modern-magic-michelle-tea?variant=41384105181218]: Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Contemporary Witches was released in the fall of 2024 — not too long before our interview was recorded.  A lot has changed since then. The calendar year and the world itself.  I loved Modern Magic from the opening paragraph. Months later the book feels like an instruction manual for survival.  There’s a lot more I could say about Michelle — and I say some of it in the print interview. Head over to ART of the ZODIAC [https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/] on Substack to read the bonus TALKTALKTALK.  BUY MODERN MAGIC https://www.harpercollins.com/products/modern-magic-michelle-tea?variant=41384105181218 [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/modern-magic-michelle-tea?variant=41384105181218] ABOUT MICHELLE Michelle Tea is the author of over twenty books for grown-ups, teenagers and children. Her autofiction Valencia is a cult classic that was made into a feature length art film. Her tarot how-to, Modern Tarot, is a best-seller, and her essay collection Against Memoir was awarded the PEN/American Diamonstein-Spielvogel award for The Art of the Essay. She is a Guggenheim Fellow. Tea was the founding Executive Director of Bay Area arts organization RADAR Productions for thirteen years; her final act as ED was to create Drag Queen Story Hour, [https://www.dragstoryhour.org/]for which she received honors from The California Library Association and Logo Television.  Tea is also the co-founder of the legendary Sister Spit, a performance tour which has been active since its inception in 1997.  (bio taken from Dopamine Books: https://dopaminebooks.org/team [https://dopaminebooks.org/team])  ABOUT VIVI Vivi Henriette is an LA-based astrologer and tarot reader whose collaborative approach to divination weaves in storytelling and mythology to create a container for her clients to explore their personal narrative. She’s the host of the Los Angeles Astro Salon [https://artofthezodiac.co/los-angeles-astro-salon/] at the Philosophical Research Society [https://www.prs.org/] and the podcast TALKTALKTALK. JOIN THE TALKTALKTALK LIVE! https://artofthezodiac.co/events-workshops/ [https://artofthezodiac.co/events-workshops/] ENJOYED THIS PODCAST?  Follow ART of the ZODIAC & Vivi Henriette in ALL the places:https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazBtUVBHQkVwT3czcWphNTUzOGpQVEl0QXJrQXxBQ3Jtc0tsNkF6X3BrNl83eHB0M1JkQzRDNl9lUXNIaUt5RENqS1pjNGhqcHV2bXBxbnlPZ0dyaGZjTDlaMXN4ZDl1WmVKdHdrNFZlVmluaDk4a3NNSDkySmxvNGJWRlhiMmZxYWdMNktoZ09SaHhoaUdFbHF4Yw&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2FART_of_the_ZODIAC&v=04U8Vz0NW5c https://linktr.ee/ART_of_the_ZODIAC [https://linktr.ee/ART_of_the_ZODIAC] SUBSCRIBE to ART of the ZODIAC on SUBSTACK for the latest  TALKTALKTALK, delivered straight to your inbox—it’s FREE:   https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmhiRU5OczdfSTJRWTByRlhHSWY0S1hhMm4xUXxBQ3Jtc0tsemdFWm9OSWF6UTJibUtCWnl5MWU1S2VFcjRfQmd0ZzB4TDJ0czROTmEzSTRkSndOcWpKUmVvcEFOX2F0Tkt3NXdCNzI1VEp0VHNPRFdPUUNXOXhLSXBZQ1NGX2JPcGtqZEQ0cGZsY1d2NzRLOXR5NA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fartofthezodiac.substack.com%2F&v=04U8Vz0NW5c]  LEARN Astrology! Make FRIENDS! JOIN CLUB ASTRO on ⁠PATREON⁠: https://patreon.com/ARToftheZODIAC?ut… [https://patreon.com/ARToftheZODIAC?ut%E2%80%A6]

Marval Rex joins Vivi Henriette to discuss survival tactics for this everything-retrograde holiday season.  Subscribe to ART of the ZODIAC on Substack [https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/⁠] to get the full list of survival tactics as soon as it drops: https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/⁠ [https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/⁠]   ABOUT MARVAL Marval A Rex! is a trans actor, DIRECTOR, astrologer and cultural producer. Rex has directed, produced and performed in genre-bending live artworks and films for a decade. He is the mastermind behind Big Dad Energy, the world’s first trans masculine comedy night featuring the likes of Joey Soloway, Janaya “Future” Khan, ever mainerd, and actor D’lo . Rex has produced and acted in numerous film projects including the Book of Queer on HBO MAX and plays a lead role inthe upcoming psychological thriller "House of Abraham.” FOLLOW MARVAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA @marvalarex  CHECK OUT HIS PODCAST, THE WORLD OF REX https://linktr.ee/worldofrex  [https://linktr.ee/worldofrex ] SUBSCRIBE TO HIS NEWSLETTER https://worldofrex.substack.com/ [https://worldofrex.substack.com/] BOOK A SESSION WITH MARVAL https://calendly.com/marvalarex [https://calendly.com/marvalarex] ABOUT VIVI Vivi Henriette is an LA based astrologer and tarot reader whose collaborative approach to divination weaves in storytelling and mythology to create a container for her clients to explore their personal narrative. She’s the host of the Los Angeles Astro Salon and the podcast TALKTALKTALK. LEARN more & BOOK a reading with Vivi: ⁠https://artofthezodiac.co/⁠ [⁠https://artofthezodiac.co/⁠] In LOS ANGELES? JOIN us for ASTRO SALON at PRS: ⁠https://artofthezodiac.co/los-angeles-astro-salon/⁠ [⁠https://artofthezodiac.co/los-angeles-astro-salon/⁠] Visit ART of the ZODIAC on SUBSTACK for the latest TALKTALKTALK: ⁠https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/⁠ [ ⁠https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/⁠]

“If someone wants me to make a prediction, I’m going to say you’re going to be happy; you’re going to be satisfied; you’re going to be healthy; I call it positive project. Why shouldn’t we just positive project? That’s an honest question. I know it might sound glib or something, but I honestly feel that way.  If someone’s thinking about their future, let’s positive project. In a year from now you’ll be healthier, happier, more satisfied, more evolved in terms of your goals. And then let’s start with that. Let’s start planning for that world, using the astrology for that world.” — SJ Anderson Astrologer SJ Anderson joins me, Vivi Henriette, to share his origin story and philosophy of astrology. It’s a conversation that reminds me why I practice this craft: to make sense of and create a better world for myself and my clients. ABOUT SJ ANDERSON  S.J. Anderson is an astrologer and writer. In addition to maintaining an astrology consultation practice and YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/sjanderson144], I regularly share ideas on Instagram. My perspective is influenced by studies in Hellenistic astrology, Theravada Buddhism, and Sivananda yoga. A lifetime member of the International Society of Astrological Research (ISAR), my astrological writing has been featured in publications such as Ignota Press, IAM: Infinity Astrological Magazine, and Wellbeing Astrology Guide; and my insights into astrology have been covered in major publications like India Times, Daily Express, Mashable, and Yahoo! News. VISIT SJ'S WEBSITE: https://sjanderson144.com/ [https://sjanderson144.com/] And FOLLOW him on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/sjanderson233/ [https://www.instagram.com/sjanderson233/] ABOUT VIVI Vivi Henriette is an LA based astrologer and tarot reader whose collaborative approach to divination weaves in storytelling and mythology to create a container for her clients to explore their personal narrative. She’s the host of the Los Angeles Astro Salon and the podcast TALKTALKTALK. LEARN more & BOOK a reading with Vivi: https://artofthezodiac.co/ [https://artofthezodiac.co/] In LOS ANGELES? JOIN us for ASTRO SALON at PRS: https://artofthezodiac.co/los-angeles-astro-salon/ [https://artofthezodiac.co/los-angeles-astro-salon/] Visit ART of the ZODIAC on SUBSTACK for the latest TALKTALKTALK: https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/ [https://artofthezodiac.substack.com/]