Mercury Retrograde — What Not to Do

The Journey Begins: Patience, Setbacks & Rebuilding | Astrology Ride of the Day

The moment you decide to take action, the journey begins — but the path getting there is never fully clear, and the plans in your head don't always match how you feel emotionally or physically. What do you do when the journey takes longer or gets harder than expected? Do you have the patience to stay the course while others still need your help? Focusing solely on your own dreams can mean neglecting love, health, or financial stability. Sometimes the universe jolts you awake, like water poured on you while you sleep. Rebuilding after setbacks happens one piece of rubble removed at a time — obstacles may simply mean you're not ready yet. These challenges are refining you, strengthening your weaknesses, and revealing who you really are. Reaching your goals requires seeing the world through a deeper spiritual lens. Patience demands emotional maturity and self-control — the qualities that let you stay focused, endure hardship, and go the distance. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Delays and obstacles on the path may simply mean you're not ready yet — the lesson is in what they reveal, not just in clearing them. 2. Rebuilding after setbacks happens one piece of rubble at a time, requiring patience and often a connection to something greater than yourself. 3. Reaching real goals demands emotional maturity and self-control, the qualities that let you endure hardship without losing focus. 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

How to Self-Study Your Chart: Reading Jupiter Layer by Layer | Astrology Ride of the Day

A walkthrough of how to actually self-study your own birth chart using Isabelle Hickey's "Astrology, A Cosmic Science." Each sign breaks into three 10-degree decans, and any planet falling in a specific decan takes on that decan's added flavor — one more layer in the onion of delineation. Using Jupiter as the example: start with Jupiter's core keywords — expansion, aspiration, faith, prosperity — then add the flavor of whatever sign it's in, then apply that combination to the house it occupies, and finally extend it to the two houses Jupiter rules as its natural ruler, since a planet stays responsible for its rulerships no matter what condition it's in. Jupiter specifically rules Sagittarius and Pisces, so wherever your Jupiter sits, it's still "feeding" those two house topics regardless of dignity, detriment, or fall. Whether that feeding is nourishing or malnourished depends on condition — detriment, fall, and aspects, whether Jupiter shares its plate generously with a friendly planet or begrudgingly with an enemy. This is real self-study work, and it takes time, but nobody can read you better than you. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Every sign splits into three 10-degree decans, and a planet's decan placement adds another distinct flavor layer to its overall meaning in your chart. 2. Delineating a planet like Jupiter means stacking layers: its core keywords, the sign's flavor, the house it occupies, and finally the two houses it naturally rules as ruler — since a planet stays responsible for its rulerships regardless of condition. 3. Whether a planet's influence on its ruled houses is "well-fed" or "malnourished" depends on its dignity (detriment, fall), aspects (squares/oppositions vs. sextiles/trines), and its relationship to nearby planets (friendly or hostile). Books mentioned in this episode: * A Cosmic Science by Isabel Hickey * Spiritual Astrology by Jan Spiller 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

Letting Go Isn't a Scorpio Thing: The Four Fixed Signs | Astrology Ride of the Day

Scorpio gets blamed for having a hard time letting go, but that's not a Scorpio thing — it's a fixed sign thing. Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius are all fixed signs, and each holds on for different reasons through their own element. Taurus (fixed earth) holds onto security and asks, "Is it safe?" Leo (fixed fire) holds onto identity and pride, asking, "Who am I without this?" Scorpio (fixed water) holds onto emotional bonds and control, asking, "What power do I lose?" Aquarius (fixed air) holds onto belief systems and detachment, asking, "What truth do I abandon?" Fixed signs don't resist change out of stubbornness — they resist because something sacred was claimed there. They committed, they built, they believed. And when fixed signs finally do let go, it's never halfway — it's complete, and they come out unshakable in a whole new way. This applies to your fixed sign house too, not just your sun sign — find where these signs sit in your chart. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. Letting go isn't uniquely a Scorpio trait — it's a fixed sign trait shared by Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius, each holding on for different elemental reasons. 2. Each fixed sign asks its own survival question when facing release: Taurus asks if it's safe, Leo asks who they are without it, Scorpio asks what power they lose, and Aquarius asks what truth they'd have to abandon. 3. When fixed signs finally let go, it's never partial or temporary — it's complete, and this applies to your fixed sign house placements in the chart, not just your sun sign. 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 Lie of Humility: How “Stay Humble” Became a Control Spell | Brain Repair

Mental Reset breaks down "humble," tracing it to the Latin humilis, meaning low, small, close to the ground, rooted in humus — earth, dirt, soil. From birth, the word is coded as "be low, stay down, know your place." When people say "stay humble" or treat humility as virtue, what's often quietly implied is: don't rise too high, don't shine too loud, don't intimidate the fragile, don't outgrow the room. It's containment, not balance. Kings aren't told to be humble. Systems aren't told to be humble. Truth isn't told to be humble — only people. Humble became a crowd control word, deployed when someone's ascending too fast, when their confidence isn't asking permission, when their power makes someone else uncomfortable. "Be humble" translates to "shrink so I can relax" — fear with good PR. The real alternatives: grounded, centered, rooted — connection without collapse, balance without bowing, deep enough to actually grow tall. If humility was so divine, why did it always come packaged with silence? Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. "Humble" traces to Latin roots meaning low and close to the ground — from humus, earth or dirt — coding the word as "know your place" from its origin. 2. The word functions as crowd control, most often deployed downward at people ascending, shining, or making someone else uncomfortable with their confidence — never upward at systems, kings, or truth. 3. Grounded, centered, and rooted are offered as real alternatives — connection and balance without the implicit demand to shrink or stay silent. Links referenced in this episode: * spiritiveelevatedlifeformsgmail.com [https://spiritiveelevatedlifeformsmail.com] * https://www.youtube.com/@Sun_In_The_Flesh [https://www.youtube.com/@Sun_In_The_Flesh] * https://www.facebook.com/Gainsta84 [https://www.facebook.com/Gainsta84] 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

Life's Box of Chocolates: No Regrets Is a Lie You Tell Yourself | Astrology Ride of the Day

Life is like a box of chocolates, but you do know what you got after taking a bite — sometimes you're the chocolate that gets bitten once and tossed aside for something else, and sometimes the aftertaste makes you go back for another piece. "Live life, no regrets" really just means you refuse to reflect on anything — which means when life hands you the same situation again, you'll make the same mistake again. The sun rises and sets, bringing light and dark with it, and whatever's hidden in the dark eventually surfaces. Growth isn't about ignoring your light or dark side, it's learning how to let both coexist. Nothing in life is permanent, not even heartbreak — the hard situations aren't meant to trap you in despair forever. Life is designed to sharpen you, not to keep you stuck. Stop waiting for the perfect moment. You already have what you need. Know thyself. Balance your energy. Takeaways 1. "No regrets, no second guessing" really just means refusing to reflect — and that guarantees repeating the same mistakes when life circumstances repeat. 2. Growth isn't about choosing your light side over your dark side, it's learning how both coexist within you. 3. Nothing is permanent, including heartbreak — the hard situations are meant to sharpen you, not trap you in despair forever. 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