Therapeutic Astrology Podcast

#150- Phoebe Wyss - Inside the Cosmic Mind: Archetypal Astrology and the New Cosmology

Phoebe Wyss is a seasoned astrologer with more than 40 years of experience, she is the author of three astrology books and a meditator on the Osho path. In this episode, I speak with Phoebe Wyss about cosmology, sacred geometry, quarter days, synchronicity and experiential astrology as a path of self-discovery. We also talk about her pioneering astrology game Lebensrad, the Wheel of Life, which she created and published in Germany in the 1980s. The game was built on synchronicity, and Phoebe describes how people repeatedly received answers that felt uncannily relevant to what they were already thinking or struggling with. This became part of her research into why astrology works. The Wheel of lige describes the 12 signs as 12 basic archetypal forms or vibrations of energy, all emerging from the oneness at the center. Phoebe also shares her current approach to experiential astrology, where students physically enter the chart, sit in the place of their astrological placements, and speak from that inner position. The deeper is truer. Finally, we reflect on Phoebe's own chart, especially I ask about her Uranus return. LINKS: youtube version: https://youtu.be/Ri6U6tv_Vn8 [https://youtu.be/Ri6U6tv_Vn8] Phoebe Wyss: https://www.astrophoebe.com/ [https://www.astrophoebe.com/] The book we speak about: https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Cosmic-Mind-Archetypal-Astrology/dp/178250110X [https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Cosmic-Mind-Archetypal-Astrology/dp/178250110X] Mannah: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/]

#149 - Dabney Lawless: THE FUTURE IS HERE - A Conversation Between Evolutionary Astrologers As the World Reshuffles Itself

We have been on the edge for so long - now we are here! What do we do now with the confrontational and autonomous energy? If you want inspiration to answer that for yourself, this is the episode to tap into. Even if not, because there is more to this conversation - You will meet Evolutionary Astrologer and teacher Dabney Lawless, who also has her own YouTube channel with excellent interviews and solo content. In this episode, she shares why she believes astrology is, in a way, lawless, as well as her own recent healing experiences through Chiron transits. We then dive into a collective energy reading, where many passionate themes arise - some political, others more personal. This is a recommended episode for all astrology lovers, because Dabney is so wellspoken and her way of speaking incredibly rich. Enjoy. LINKS link to this chapter on youtube: https://youtu.be/UF7rWOZUBXw [https://youtu.be/UF7rWOZUBXw] Dabneys popular and enriching channel: https://www.youtube.com/@lawlessastrology/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@lawlessastrology/videos] Website: https://lawlessastrology.com/ [https://lawlessastrology.com/] Mannah: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/]

#148 - Bob Falconer: You Can't Heal from Major Trauma Without Connecting to Spirit - Beyond IFS

Robert Falconer (Bob) is with us for the third time, and it is such a rich hour. Listen to this one if you want to learn more about what dialoguing with Spirit is, how a domination structure does not want people to have connection to spirit, how it is essential to heal from trauma, and why desire is a very good thing!! TAP in with us and learn more about: -How to let go of the raft (the tools, worldviews, and methods that once helped us can later become limitations if we cling to them) -Distinctions between channeling and dialogue with spirit -Jung's active imagination as it relates to IFS -How IFS is a raft! Bob's staircase truly excites me -How confusion, cognitive dissonance, and uncertainty are actually the fastest way to grow -ASK: "How do I develop my relationship with this?" -Stand on the Abyss !! -Any person remains fundamentally mysterious!! -the alternative to the "attempt to kill the psyche " -Neoplatonism, theurgy, and the embodied descent of divine energies -Ecstatic energy -REVISION the history of spirituality in the West -Hunger, yearning, and loneliness are not signs of failure but forces that can carry a person home to the divine. Desire becomes distorted only when reduced or controlled -Spirit being plural -How Spirit after the book said: "You have tried to storm the Palace of Wisdom through its sewer system" -How demons keep people chained as long as they remain afraid of them but the way forward is not to violently cut cords -His comments on lasting transformations: be curious about the parts that brought the old structures back, it is a SLOW PROCESS BASED ON LOVE -we go into Bob's current transits as he has Uranus right on his Venus now (29 degrees) and have an upcoming transit of Saturn to his Sun. Major development about to give way it seems and I think his current studies of tantra could be related to his Venus in taurus and his upcoming major book project could be related to Saturn approaching, as he has felt some resistance to it and it is a major work. But it could be many other things going on this life that I do not know about, remember in these interviews I always just guess a bit from what I know whereas in a deep conversation about life events, I would understand the symbolism better- but it does point to that something does not satisfy Bob anymore, it is as if another wisdom establish, that could be a broad way to look at the current and coming energy for him. Of course, as an Aries, he marches to his own drummer regardless. youtube video here: https://youtu.be/JW_uCCi0wfk [https://youtu.be/JW_uCCi0wfk] check Bob out here: https://robertfalconer.us/ [https://robertfalconer.us/] the book we speak about here: https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Robert-Falconer/dp/B0G2GJTHR3 [https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Robert-Falconer/dp/B0G2GJTHR3] and me here: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/]

#147 - Joel Blackstock: Mystical Experiences in Therapy - BrainSpotting & Emotional Transformation

Our guest today, Joel Blackstock, is deeply inspiring. Whether you're passionate about therapy or simply curious, this conversation is getting you there - we explore the natural therapeutic evolution, how pattern recognition is central and then Joel breaks down the differences between EMDR and Brainspotting, and then takes us further into Emotional Transformation Therapy. I highly recommend listening to this one. He shares so many powerful reflections, including: "I want my shadow in the room, so I know where it is" which feels especially resonant coming from a fellow Pluto in Scorpio gen. He also shares his own breakdown and how he had to go through the process himself. He also speaks beautifully about the shift from writing against critics to writing for the people who can actually be helped by his work. We of course also speak of Joel's astrology, where I put an emphasis on his Gemini signature to reflect his ability to research and understand neurology and the brain. It is also his Gemini nature that helps him apply different perspectives at once—and in terms of the current transits, we are looking straight at his Mercury, Jupiter, Sun, and Ascendant, which might mean that in this period of time he will make big decisions around central elements of his life. He will do so with his shadow in the room, as he says, and Chiron is in the room too, meaning his personal trailblazer signature showing itself also on the basis of his willingness to stay present with discomfort, allowing it to evolve into purpose and meaningful action. It is truly life changing transits, but it is also the long term perspective on projects- in fact all these major transits speak of change over a long time, over several years. Mind you that the outer planets make the strongest effect on us, however it often takes a while, as they retrograde and come back around. This means we got time to think for ourselves, then rethink the thinking and then rethink the foundation of ever having thought so... It certainly means that we are in a maturation process. NOW: Lean back, enjoy the conversation, and check out the links below: https://gettherapybirmingham.com/ [https://gettherapybirmingham.com/] Joel's podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@GetTherapyBirmingham [https://www.youtube.com/@GetTherapyBirmingham] Here is the first in the series we mention about the history of psychotherapy: https://youtu.be/aFCWDKd4xCg?si=M6aUTKK-kL6Xjgex [https://youtu.be/aFCWDKd4xCg?si=M6aUTKK-kL6Xjgex] or here: https://gettherapybirmingham.podbean.com/e/a-psychohistory-of-american-psychology-part-1/ [https://gettherapybirmingham.podbean.com/e/a-psychohistory-of-american-psychology-part-1/] Mannah: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/] see our consversation on youtube here: https://youtu.be/On7OIcrAvKc [https://youtu.be/On7OIcrAvKc]

#146 - Justin Wilford, PhD: Your Parts Have a Spiritual Core - Healing Unattached Burdens as Lost Souls in Internal Family Systems

This is such a rich episode! Meet Justin Wilford (IFS practitioner, writer, and former academic) who for some sick reason has two PhD's. But that is all in the past. Now he is full time working with IFS (Internal Family Systems therapy) both client-work, teaching groups and retreats. COME and be with us as we explore the core ideas of IFS, including multiplicity, Self, burdens and the UB's, and the insight that our parts are not just protective, but sacred. Justin shares how his thinking has evolved from viewing parts as mechanisms or metaphors to experiencing them as beings with their own spiritual core. We also go into the theme of religious trauma and the difficulty of reconnecting with biblical language after religious trauma - which is just nice that someone else feels as well, but of course through healing those parts with religious trauma there can open a different path into inner freedom. We also speak about unattached burdens as lost souls and the whole the spiritual dimension of healing, and how Justin understands these phenomena through direct clinical and personal experience as his sagittarius ascendent would want. We also touch on Tarot and a deep explanation of the underlying nature of reality. I truly enjoy diving into these important topics that Justin clearly cares about too and are able to articulate in such an informing and felt way. youtube version: https://youtu.be/FDkZ-FT4AqM [https://youtu.be/FDkZ-FT4AqM] Check Justin out here: his substack I mention: https://substack.com/@justingwilford [https://substack.com/@justingwilford] his website: https://www.justinwilford.com/ [https://www.justinwilford.com/] Mannah: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/] And listen here: https://podimo.com/dk/shows/therapeutic-astrology [https://podimo.com/dk/shows/therapeutic-astrology]