Ancestral Magic with Rachel Simon Stark

Wyrd Magic: A Conversation with Petah Raven

Wyrd Magic with Petah Raven Petah Raven is an editor, writer, and the creator of Pandora's Lost Gift, a Substack weaving together astrology, tarot, myth, and mysticism. Petah writes with the rigor of a researcher and the honesty of someone reporting back from inside the experience - and this conversation reflects exactly that. We meandered through goddess mythology, the magic of words, integrating polarity, and what it means to wield power responsibly in a world drowning in information. Find Petah at Pandora's Lost Gift on Substack [https://ravenastrology.substack.com/] and watch for his forthcoming book, The Living Language of Tarot. In this episode: (00:00) Introduction - who is Petah Raven and how we found each other through Inanna (02:00) The origin of Pandora's Lost Gift - the myth of the jar (not the box), hope as the lost gift, and the feminist lens on Zeus (07:00) The audacity of hope and the audacity of magic - what it takes to claim either (09:00) Petah's visitations by the goddess - what they were, what they weren't, and what they asked of him (13:00) Being initiated into women's business and sleeping under the stars in a sacred circle (16:00) Imagination, magic, and the imaginal realm - why something doesn't have to be historically real to be true (19:00) Astrology as meaning-making - why engagement with the symbols matters more than whether the planets "actually" do anything (21:00) Words as spells - the etymology of wyrd, spelling as casting, and the runes as the original language of magic (23:00) Imaginal cells and the butterfly - sitting in the goo before the new form arrives (24:00) Rune notes passed in junior high and the history of codes and ciphers in magical practice (26:00) Neurodivergence, following breadcrumbs, and why curiosity is the real spiritual practice (28:00) The pollinators of Gemini season and the Gate of Enthusiasm - on cross-pollination of ideas and following what lights you up (30:00) The Wild West internet as hyperlinked oracle - and how the algorithm ruined the surf (33:00) Magic, power, and responsibility - what happens when you hand people chainsaws without teaching them to wield the blade (36:00) The magician card, Trump as magi, and how trickster energy shows up in politics and propaganda (39:00) World building, myth making, and who gets to plant the seeds of new stories (42:00) Finding your path - Petah's long and winding road from private school misfit to writer and archeologist (45:00) Gnosis, presence, and how you actually know when you're on the right track (48:00) Polarity vs. duality - why yin yang is one word and what gets created in the space between opposites (51:00) Full moons, the infinity loop, and integrating the opposite sign's medicine (55:00) The I Ching's first hexagram - how even pure yang contains the instruction to wait (57:00) Fuxi, Nüwa, and the cosmic polarity woven into creation myths across cultures (59:00) The Golden Dawn, tarot, and why creation requires polarity - from Waite and Colman Smith to sperm and egg (01:01:00) Non-binary figures in the Inanna myth, two-spirit traditions, and the rising integration of the sacred third (01:02:00) Petah's upcoming book The Living Language of Tarot - developing visual literacy and building your own relationship with any deck Mentioned in this episode: Pandora's Lost Gift - Petah's Substack: ravenastrology.substack.com [http://ravenastrology.substack.com] Sand Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta The Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck The Tarot of the Witches (the deck from Live and Let Die - yes, really) Fuxi and Nüwa - the Chinese creator myth The Inanna descent myth and Enheduanna, the world's earliest recorded author The Lord of the Rings / Tolkien on world building and the imagination The I Ching / Yi Jing - hexagram one and the hidden yin in pure yang About Alison Dale Alison Dale is an artist, writer, astrologer, and Human Design guide based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work lives at the intersection of ancestral systems that track the seasons and the planets, embodiment practices, and earth-based spirituality. Book a reading or explore more of what she offers at hearthandspiral.com [http://hearthandspiral.com], follow along at @hearthandspiral [https://www.instagram.com/hearthandspiral/] on Instagram, or on Substack at livingthespiral.com [http://livingthespiral.com]. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.livingthespiral.com/subscribe [https://www.livingthespiral.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Your Cancer Season Horoscopes are here!

Cancer Season 2026 Rising Sign Horoscopes (Part 2) | Chiron in Taurus, Mercury Retrograde & Jupiter in Leo I welcome you to Living the Spiral for part two of my Cancer season 2026 rising sign horoscopes, and I explain why rising signs are the most accurate way to track how the season lands in your real life (and where to find yours), while noting part one covers Cancer’s history, Human Design gates, and the season’s major transits. Then I move sign by sign, tying Cancer season to the house it activates for each rising sign and highlighting the big dates: Chiron entering Taurus on June 19 (an ~8-year healing journey), the Capricorn full moon on June 29, Mercury retrograde in Cancer from June 29–July 23, Jupiter entering Leo on June 30 (a year of expansion), and the Cancer new moon on July 14 as a fresh seeding moment. I wrap by sharing where to listen, subscribe, book readings, and grab my Cancer season guidebook [https://www.hearthandspiral.com/shop/p/aries-season-astrology-human-design-guidebook-r3jgf-3ltee]. 00:00 Welcome and Overview 01:50 How Rising Signs Work 02:43 Aries Rising Home Roots 06:48 Taurus Rising Voice Care 10:50 Gemini Rising Values Worth 17:15 Cancer Rising Season Reset 21:31 Leo Rising Inner Retreat 27:02 Virgo Rising Community Check 31:39 Libra Rising Career Nurture 36:12 Scorpio Rising Big Beliefs 40:09 Sagittarius Rising Deep Healing 45:33 Capricorn Rising Relationship Axis 50:50 Aquarius Rising Routines Health 55:36 Pisces Rising Creative Bloom 01:00:11 Closing and Resources This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.livingthespiral.com/subscribe [https://www.livingthespiral.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Cancer Season 2026: The Fierce Embrace

Cancer Season 2026: The Fierce Embraceif you want to go deep into your own chart and how this season lands for you personally, my books are open for Soulshine Readings at hearthandspiral.com [https://www.hearthandspiral.com]. The crab is older than you think. This episode traces the sign all the way back to Babylon and Sumer, through the Thema Mundi -the ancient world chart with Cancer rising - and into the Human Design gates of the season and the transits of a busy, electric summer. We cover Chiron entering Taurus, a very full end of June (full moon, Mercury retrograde, and Jupiter into Leo all in one day), the Mars-Uranus conjunction on July 4th, and the New Moon in Cancer on July 14 in the Gate of Details. The season's invitation is to go dark enough to find out what's incubating inside you. Come home before Leo season's stage calls you out.. Key dates:June 19 · Chiron enters TaurusJune 20/21 · Summer SolsticeJune 29 · Full Moon in Capricorn (Gate 58) / Mercury Rx begins / Jupiter enters LeoJuly 4 · Mars conjunct Uranus, Gate 39July 7 · Neptune stations retrogradeJuly 12 · Mercury cazimi, Gate 56July 14 · New Moon in Cancer, Gate 62 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.livingthespiral.com/subscribe [https://www.livingthespiral.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Emergent Magic with Britten LaRue

In this episode of Living the Spiral: Magicians, your host Alison Dale interviews astrologer and community builder Britten LaRue. She's the creator of Emergence Astrology, author of the book Living Astrology, and host of Moon to Moon podcast. Alison and Britten chat about magic as change and the willingness to be moved by it. They discuss skill as a Saturnian devotional practice developed over time, “voice” as the sum of our choices and boundaries, and one of Britten’s guiding phrases, “there’s no such thing as potential, there’s only emergence,” as an antidote to shame and striving. The conversation contrasts astrology as a living language with predictive approaches, distinguishes divination from fortune-telling, and connects desire, unshaming, and self-trust to magical practice. Britten shares her path from academia to astrology after a mystical period of intuition and lunar guidance, and she describes restructuring her offerings, clarifying Living Emergence as a community space and Emergence Astrology Pathway as a multi-year school. About Britten LaRue Britten LaRue is a recovering academic who now teaches, writes, and offers transformational readings from a place of sacred unknowing. She is the creator of Emergence Astrology, the author of Living Astrology, and the host of the Moon to Moon podcast. Her work invites us to think of the signs and planets as a living language designed to equip us to meet what is happening with our fullest, most vibrant power. Work with Britten: Enrollment for the Emergence Astrology Pathway opens at the summer solstice. If you've been looking for a long-term home for your astrological studies that feels mystical, spacious, and genuinely transformational, it's worth exploring. You can also find her in Living Emergence, her ongoing community space for practice and belonging, and pick up her book Living Astrology in her shop. Visit brittenlarue.com [http://brittenlarue.com] to learn more, follow her on Instagram at @brittenlarue [https://www.instagram.com/brittenlarue], and subscribe to Moon to Moon wherever you listen to podcasts. About Alison Dale Alison Dale is an artist, writer, astrologer, and Human Design guide based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work lives at the intersection of ancestral systems that track the seasons and the planets, embodiment practices, and earth-based spirituality. Work with Alison: Book a reading or explore more of what she offers at hearthandspiral.com [http://hearthandspiral.com], follow along at @hearthandspiral [https://www.instagram.com/hearthandspiral/] on Instagram, or on Substack at livingthespiral.com [http://livingthespiral.com]. Timestamps: 00:00 Meet Britten LaRue 05:21 Claiming the Magician 05:58 Magic as Change 08:29 Emergence and Voice 11:32 Skills Desire Guidance 15:57 Unshaming Astrology 18:13 Saturn and Skillbuilding 25:06 From Academia to Astrology 28:55 Neptune Awakening Leap 32:38 Why Community Matters 39:06 Maui Intuition Moon Call 40:15 Moon Ritual Beginnings 41:16 Learning Lunar Astrology 49:22 Deconditioning and Unshaming 50:33 Divination and Trust 58:49 Restructuring Offerings 01:03:52 Community vs Pathway 01:05:29 Imaginal Spaces Online 01:07:25 Compost and Rebrand Metaphor 01:08:17 Where to Find Britten This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.livingthespiral.com/subscribe [https://www.livingthespiral.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Gemini Season Horoscopes

Get your Gemini Season Guidebook here [https://www.hearthandspiral.com/shop/p/aries-season-astrology-human-design-guidebook-r3jgf]!Alison of Living the Spiral shares Gemini season 2026 horoscopes by rising sign. With Uranus newly in Gemini and a Gemini New Moon on June 15, each sign is guided through the house Gemini activates and what Uranus may revolutionize over the next seven years, with key dates including the Uranus cazimi around May 22, the Sagittarius Full Moon on May 31, the Mars–Pluto square on May 25, Uranus square the nodes on June 12, Venus entering Leo on June 13, and the Venus–Jupiter conjunction in Cancer on June 9. She has a Gemini season guidebook available at hearthandspiral.com [http://hearthandspiral.com] and invites listeners to work with her through astrology and human design readings, coaching, and her Tending the Hearth offering. 00:00 Welcome 02:47 Why Rising Signs Matter 03:09 Gemini Season Big Shift 03:31 Aries Rising Third House 06:00 Taurus Rising Money Values 08:26 Gemini Rising Identity Rewire 11:19 Cancer Rising Twelfth House 14:22 Leo Rising Community Shakeup 17:33 Virgo Rising Career Calling 20:21 Libra Rising Beliefs Travel 22:48 Scorpio Rising Deep Transformation 25:39 Sagittarius Rising Partnerships 28:41 Capricorn Rising Routines Health 31:15 Aquarius Rising Creativity Play 33:34 Pisces Rising Home Roots 37:01 Wrap Up Resources and Links This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.livingthespiral.com/subscribe [https://www.livingthespiral.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]