Therapeutic Astrology Podcast

#124 - Georgi Y. Johnson - Nondual Therapy - The Healing Qualities of True Nature

This episode is both an interview and a kind of guided meditative reflection, inviting you to sink more deeply into your true nature. I say that because my guest, Georgi Y. Johnson, has a magnetic way of speaking – precise and deeply attuned – and she touches directly into the most sensitive, often unspoken places in our experience. Georgi Y. Johnson is a spiritual psychologists, author of I think 8 books, including (the one I found first) I AM HERE and Nonedual Therapy: The psychology of Awakening TAP in with us as we speak of such huge deep sensitive topics as: * How Nondual Therapy first emerged as a therapeutic approach * Unity, contraction in the self, and the sense of "otherness" * Innocence - do you identify with it? * Touching on political themes, even those are welcome here * Awakening and suffering as part of a deeper healing process * What it means to be unconditionally alive * Depersonalization when the light of consciousness is free – and how this can be healing at a deeper level * When you are aware of a pattern but still cannot seem to change it * The innocent aspect of you is suffering * ANGER and how to give space it through the lower half of your body ALSO- Georgi is a wonderul speaker and person to reflect with, so halfway through I try to ask a question but I can't gather my thoughts entirely, but she manages to answer exactly that which I didn't ask. RECOMMENDED listening for sure - in astrology we speak of a virgo stellium with chiron in pisces in opposition to that. Thank you for being with us - hope you recieved a lot from it -Mannah Here is a link for Georgi: https://www.iamhere.life/ [https://www.iamhere.life/] Link for Mannah: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/] youtube video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7yJLDdq8oM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7yJLDdq8oM]

#123 - Oholomo - AWAKENING THE BELOW- Navigating through Darkness and Spiritual Emergency

Let's talk about navigating darkness! Everyone on a spiritual path encounters challenges, and in this chapter of TAP we meet author Oholomo, who talks about rather than transcending or letting go, we can welcome and fully embody them- so that its energy can be liberated and expressed in the present. When we awaken DOWN into life it begins with a Descent. The call to the Below can take many forms and we each have our own personal experience of it. Like Oholomo says in this book, "Awakening the below": "Once we turn toward the call, whether through our choice or not, a chasm will open up and we will be drawn down into its darkness. This process is never a perfectly step-by-step linear one, and everyone's experience is unique. Some people find themselves having dramatic mystical experiences when moving through the Below, while others have more of a gradual unfolding. Some people experience high levels of absorption whereby their entire reality seems to be shaped by the Below to the exclusion of all else. Others are able to maintain a wider, more holistic perspective that allows them to do the work of integration as they go along. Awakening the Above and Below may happen sequentially or simultaneously, or perhaps all mixed together." People, you really don't want to miss this one—especially if you've known darkness in your own life. My hope is that it inspires you to go deeper and experiment with a model that isn't about disidentifying from the darkness, but about fully sinking into it. Oholomo articulates this with such clarity, and his voice has a quality that seems to draw you directly into the Below, I feel inspired to move further myself. Welcoming any comment you might have as usual. -Mannah Links The book we speak about: https://spirit.aeonbooks.co.uk/product/awakening-the-below/95385 [https://spirit.aeonbooks.co.uk/product/awakening-the-below/95385] ATB20 -code valid until 17/12/25 and will give you 20% off Oholomo: awakeningthebelow.com [http://awakeningthebelow.com/] oholomo.com [http://oholomol.com/] facebook.com/oholomo [http://facebook.com/oholomo] Mannah: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/]

#122 - Paul Marcus - Psychoanalysis and the Wisdom of Ecclesiastes - A Time to Heal

You've got to hear this one! At least if you're not afraid of talking about meaninglessness — and the antidote to it. My guest today has combined his psychoanalytic lens with a deep reading of an ancient biblical text. I love combining perspectives, especially when the purpose is healing! Meet Paul Marcus, PhD — psychoanalyst, supervisor, and author of numerous books. Today we dive into the themes of his newest work, Psychoanalysis and the Wisdom of Ecclesiastes (Routledge, 2025). As they write in the book description: "Psychoanalysis and the Wisdom of Ecclesiastes will be of interest to psychoanalysts exploring spirituality and the human condition, and to academics and students of psychoanalytic studies, religious studies, Judaic studies, and philosophy." Tap in with us as we explore: – Perspectives on meaninglessness — because life really does feel that way sometimes (but LOVE changes everything!) – Who Koheleth was, and how he moved through despair – The psychology of work: job, career, and calling – The Moon, Pluto, and South Node as symbols of a self-centered or image-focused mother – Ways of healing and why we become therapists! Freud is every present in the conversation - here is a quote from the book to understand why: "Koheleth, like Freud, is characterized by his unshakable intellectual honesty, his courageous use of reason in facing the most agonizing problems of life, his absolute refusal to sureness where he saw ambiguity and uncertainty, and the relentless devotion to truth, regardless of the uncomfortable ramification in one's personal life". I truly loved talking to Paul Marcus, his honesty touched me, and I deeply appreciate that. Let's say it like it is: sometimes it's tough. We meet resistance, not only in our clients but within ourselves, and there are good reasons for that. Change takes time. So I hope you feel inspired by this ancient preacher we talk about — and mind you, we speak of the text in a symbolic, not literal, way... Link to Video version on youtube: https://youtu.be/pu_2Tf6ebvQ [https://youtu.be/pu_2Tf6ebvQ] Find the book here: 20% Discount with Code 25AFLY3 https://www.routledge.com/Psychoanalysis-and-the-Wisdom-of-Ecclesiastes-A-Time-to-Heal/Marcus/p/book/9781041099765 [https://www.routledge.com/Psychoanalysis-and-the-Wisdom-of-Ecclesiastes-A-Time-to-Heal/Marcus/p/book/9781041099765] My website is: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/]

#121 - Phil Mollon - The Physics of the Mind – New Perspectives for Psychotherapists, Healers and Seekers

"Once we start to think of the mind as itself consisting of a kind of "space", which other fields of influence can shape, distort, or form pathways within, there are many obvious parallels with the physics of the cosmos." Quote from our guest today Phil Mollon, who is currently with this new book: "The Physics of the Mind – New Perspectives for Psychotherapists, Healers and Seekers", 2026, by Karnac Books. Phil Mollon, PhD, is a psychoanalyst, clinical psychologist, and energy psychotherapist. He is well-known as a writer and speaker on topics including shame, trauma, dissociation, self-psychology, and EMDR – and has pioneered the development of psychoanalytic energy psychotherapy. TAP in as we speak about: * How the human mind is a fractal of cosmos * Quantum in the dreamworld * Therapy and superposition * The unified field is a self-organizing living system * How information is stored holographically and the structure of the brain follows a holographic pattern and minds are organs for dealing with information! * The physics is as usual a little beyond my understanding (Mannah here) so here is a qoute from the book to help: "The mind and brain display quantum qualities. Although the brain influences consciousness, there is also a way in which consciousness selects brain states in both self and other." This is when we speak of the primacy of consciousness * What does it imply that we are plasma? * The concept of mental radio * In closing Phil shares something to reflect on; the parallel of the speed of light and of thoughts (Here is a quote from pga 62 that underlines that: "A computer with a slower processor can do most of the same tasks as a faster processor, just more slowly. Many educational systems fail to recognise neurodiversity and the relativity of different brains and modes of learning (Forchelli et al., 2022). Moreover, there can be advantages in slowing the presentation of information right down, as in meditation. The equation indicates that as the movement of conscious focus slows towards a point, intelligence expands towards infinity!") I hope you were inspired!! LINKS youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSA77Mwqgf4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSA77Mwqgf] Find the book right here: https://www.karnacbooks.com/product/the-physics-of-the-mind-new-perspectives-for-psychotherapists-healers-and-seekers/98264/ [https://www.karnacbooks.com/product/the-physics-of-the-mind-new-perspectives-for-psychotherapists-healers-and-seekers/98264/] Find Phil right here: https://www.philmollon.co.uk/ [https://www.philmollon.co.uk/] My web: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/]

#120 - Dr. Catherine Clinton - Longevity through Quantum Biology - A Language of FREQUENCY

"Life is beginning to shift. There is a momentum growing. Our understanding of biology, our expectations about health, our priorities in life are changing. We expect more now. The same old ways, the same old answers from science regarding health, no longer satisfy." (From Dr. Catherine Clinton's upcoming book, OPTIMIZE, pre-order possible) You will be so smart after listening to this interview, where we explore the invisible forces that shape our wellness and the science of unlocking the body's healing power through quantum biology. My guest, Dr. Catherine Clinton, author of "Optimize: A 7-Step Plan to Health and Longevity through Quantum Biology", helps us understand that "we don't end at the barriers of our skin," reminding us that we are intimately linked to each other and the world around us. We talk about: -How viewing the body as an energetic system expands our approach to healing -The powerful role of water, that she calls the backdrop of everything -Electrolytes that help hydrate the body -Not to get caught up in the latest health trend, but to remember the internal conductor of our symphony- our consciousness -How mitochondria are the body's communication hubs, responding to our thoughts, emotions, and environment, and sending out it's own signals -The science of light within and around us—how our cells communicate through light and how ancient cultures honored this relationship -The emerging field of psychoneuroimmunology, linking mind, body, and immunity AND MUCH MORE again- you will be so smart after this one. thank you for being with us LINKS: youtube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/-yX-Io1f79Y [https://youtu.be/-yX-Io1f79Y] The book: https://www.amazon.com/Optimize-Groundbreaking-Longevity-Through-Quantum/dp/0760398569 [https://www.amazon.com/Optimize-Groundbreaking-Longevity-Through-Quantum/dp/0760398569] Catherines website: https://www.drcatherineclinton.com/ [https://www.drcatherineclinton.com/] Mannahs website: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/ [https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/]