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Happy Gemini New Moon! In this episode, recorded at 6am on a Saturday with birds chirping (very Gemini of us), I’m sharing a concept I’ve been obsessed with that pairs perfectly with the energy of this lunation: the relationship between the 12th, 1st, and 2nd houses — and why understanding this sequence is the missing piece in most manifestation conversations.In this episode:* What the Gemini New Moon at 24° means for you * The mutual reception between the Moon in Gemini and Mercury in Cancer, and how that vibes-based communication energy shapes the assignment for this lunation* This is the first Gemini New Moon with Uranus in Gemini — and what that means for the next 7 years of rewiring our mental operating systems* The 12th house as pre-birth womb space: the unconscious inherited narratives quietly running the show* How the 1st house (your rising sign, your identity made conscious) is shaped by those 12th house shadows* Why the 2nd house — your material reality, self-worth, and resources — reflects who you believe yourself to be at a first house level* The reason most manifestation practices fall flat (hint: it’s the unexamined 12th house work)* A personal example using my own Cancer Rising + 12th house Gemini Chiron* A practical Gemini New Moon ritual: visioning your “future diva” self and identifying the small daily habits she already doesMentioned in this episode:* Coming Home: The Second House & Getting Out of Hell* Spilling Your Money Tea: a new 30-minute recorded reading on your 2nd, 8th, and 12th houses (value, self-worth, abundance blocks, and intimacy)* Rising sign horoscopes for the Gemini New Moon → dropping tomorrow on SubstackBook a reading or find me: leahvanderveldt.comSupport the podcast: Become a paid subscriber on Substack Get full access to Cosmic Style at leahvanderveldt.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I sit down with favorite self-coach, psychic reader, and energy healer Ashley B. Jones for a wide-ranging conversation about intuition, identity, and what it means to build a life as your favorite self.Before diving into the interview, I offer a mini astrology debrief covering the recent Mars square Pluto, the current Venus square Saturn, and what to expect from the Sagittarius Full Moon — including why this lunation is the perfect time to ask yourself: what’s the best that could happen?In the conversation, Ashley & I explore:* The link between neurodivergence, psychic abilities, and pattern recognition — and why Ashley’s viral video on this topic resonated with half a million people* ADHD in women and femmes: why it’s historically under-researched, why symptoms often emerge after puberty, and what medical sexism has to do with it* Ashley’s “Magnetic Habit Bingo” practice and how she uses it to embody her favorite self every day (she way on day 374 at the time of recording!)* Favorite self as a practical framework: using sensory anchors, daily rituals, and intuitive dressing to close the gap between who you are and who you want to be* The three types of time — chronos, kairos, and aion — and why operating on kairos (divine, cyclical) time is deeply astrological* The incoming Leo/Aquarius nodal shift: what it means for the collective, the shadow side of Leo energy, and why Jupiter moving into Leo is an invitation to lead with play* The “starving artist” myth, ancestral creative suppression, and why following your hyperfixation is the work* Saturn in Pisces, Saturn returns, and learning to not force thingsAshley B. Jones is a Leo Sun, Pisces Moon and Rising psychic, artist, and coach who supports feelers and dreamers in building inner security and transforming their lives.Find the fabulous Ashley B. Jones on the internet: * Instagram* Website * Podcast: The Effects of Butterflies: Spotify + Apple* Free resource: Magnetic Habits BingoAnd as always, you can book a reading with me at leahvanderveldt.com + support the show by subscribing to the Cosmic Style Substack Get full access to Cosmic Style at leahvanderveldt.substack.com/subscribe

The world is on fire — and collapsing, burning out, and complying aren’t your only options. This is your invitation to choose the secret third thing: becoming a hot witch.In this episode, I dive deep into the Scorpio full moon (exact on May 1st) and why it’s the witch full moon of the year. We explore the dual Taurus-Scorpio polarity that holds both blooming and releasing energy simultaneously — and why that tension is the essence of witch energy.What we cover:* What the “hot witch” archetype actually means (and why it has nothing to do with patriarchal beauty standards)* How the hot witch is the antidote to trad wife culture and a radical act of self-authorship* The shadow work milestones that mark your hot witch arrival* Your 5th house and 8th house as the astrological home of your hot witch energy — desire, pleasure, depth, and transformation* How to read these houses even if they’re empty, using planetary rulerships* Venus and Mars as the receptive and active poles of your inner hot witch magicLINKS:→ Cosmic Shift: 13 Days of Astro Voice Note Support→ Birth Chart Deep Dive→ Scorpio Full Moon Glamour Magick Ritual→ How to be a menace to the patriarchy, according to your Black Moon Lilith Get full access to Cosmic Style at leahvanderveldt.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I break down why this new moon is a genuine turning point after three years of eclipse-season turbulence in Aries, what the rare seven-planet Aries stellium means for your energy and your chart, and why this moment is asking you one very specific question: What haven’t you let yourself start yet?In this episode:* The last three Aries new moons were solar eclipses — and why this one being eclipse-free is such a big deal* The rare seven-planet Aries stellium (including Saturn and Neptune together, a thousands-of-years occurrence) and what it means collectively and personally* Chiron conjunct the sun: the wounds around boldness, beginning, and doing things your own way* Mars as your sacred no — how decisiveness is actually an act of power, not loss* Why the planets don’t make you do anything (but they do make certain things easier or harder)* How to find the Aries house in your chart and what it reveals about where you’re being called to step up* Tower card energy, collective shaky foundations, and Mars conjunct Saturn post-new moon* Glamour magic ideas for the new moon: bold color, scent as armor, and the power of small symbolic actsMentioned in this episode:* Aries Activation Reading (30-min voice memo natal chart reading focused on your Aries house and Mars placement) — available through end of April* New Moon ritual on Substack * leahvanderveldt.com to book a reading or browse workshopsICYMI: Cosmic Style is a podcast about astrology, personal style, and unapologetic self-expression. New episodes drop regularly — subscribe so you don’t miss one. Get full access to Cosmic Style at leahvanderveldt.substack.com/subscribe

Today I’m yapping with Chelsea Riffe — Aquarius sun, Virgo moon and rising, and host of the newly renamed Notes From the New World (formerly known as In My Non-Expert Opinion) — for a conversation that starts with birth charts and ends somewhere near a philosophical revolution.Chelsea is an Internet Philosopher known for asking the bigger questions around the cultural zeitgeist, our inner worlds, and what’s this all FOR? Obsessed with understanding how we think, and how seemingly unrelated things relate HARD (her favorite threads to pull are how reality TV is the ultimate mirror for our psyches — don’t get her started).This one goes deep. Chelsea shares the obsessions currently running her mind, and they’re worth paying attention to.In this episode:* Manifestation is back — but make it real. Why it’s resurging now, and why Saturn meeting Neptune in Aries feels like a permission slip to stop floating in the healing soup and actually do something.* What Heated Rivalry taught Chelsea about the power of media. A show that shifted her more than months of personal development content — so what would it mean if our own work asked the same of its audience?* Supernova: a thinking lab for world builders. No curriculum, no outcomes, sixty sales page rewrites, and tears when she hit publish — Chelsea on what it took to trust an offer that lived entirely outside coaching industry logic.* The circular economy framework. Inspired by a Cape Town market, Chelsea has been applying circular economy thinking to her business: longer containers, genuine collaboration, and community spaces that don’t secretly function as lead gen funnels.* The Enough Quotient. Chelsea’s developing concept around why we keep striving past what we actually need — and what a different relationship to “enough” might change.* Play as a decision-making framework. The question Chelsea now asks herself every day: Is there a more fun, imaginative way to do this?CONNECT with Chelsea:* Website: Chelsea Riffe⁠* Pitch Perfect: the visibility immersion focused on strategic pitching to burst out of your echo chamber and make waves across industries. Enrolling for Spring 2026 now through May 8, 2026!* SUPERNOVA: the room to develop your school of thought through philosophical conversation, synthesis and making meaning of everything that interests you* Popcorn Club: A monthly meet-up to debrief TV, movies, and whatever cultural moment we can’t stop thinking about* Read Footnotes: a weekly-ish newsletter filled with rabbit holes, questions, synthesis and more* Notes From The New World Podcast* The Art of the Ask Podcast* Instagram: ⁠@chelseariffe⁠* Threads: @chelseariffeLINKS from Leah:* The Astro Weather Report for this week* Aries Activation Reading* Natal Chart Deep Dive Get full access to Cosmic Style at leahvanderveldt.substack.com/subscribe

I’m back with a Libra Full Moon deep dive.April is one of the most momentum-rich months of the year astrologically, all planets are direct, and there’s a major Aries pileup building toward six planets in the sign by the April 17th new moon. But first, the Libra full moon at 12° is here to offer a moment of balance, reciprocity, and beauty before all that fire ignites.In this episode, we cover:* Why April 2026 is such a significant astrological turning point — all planets direct, helpful planets in domicile or exaltation* What the Aries-Libra axis means for your chart and why it matters even if you have zero planets in either sign* How to locate your Aries house and work with your Mars placement to understand how this energy is showing up in your life* The April Aries Activation Reading — this is my limited monthly offering for diving deep into your Aries house and Mars placement* Why this Libra full moon is the full moon for glamour magic — and how the Venus-Pluto square is calling in some shadow work alongside it* A DIY moon water clothing mist ritual for infusing your wardrobe with Libra and Venusian energy* Leah’s hyper fixation of the week: rethinking neutral colors — for people who love color. Resources mentioned:* Weekly transit report + Empress Expression ritual → Cosmic Style Substack* New deep-dive house series for paid subscribers* Aries Activation reading → leahvanderveldt.com* Indyx clothing app * Tibi color wheel system* Kelly Klein’s style Substack Get full access to Cosmic Style at leahvanderveldt.substack.com/subscribe

We have a Pisces New Moon at 9:23pm on 3/18 EST / 12:23pm on 3/19 AEDT at 28° Pisces. This episode breaks down: * The major themes of this new moon* The energy of this week* Recognizing your patterns to create major change with slight adjustments* Glamour magick rituals to work with the new moon in pisces* My current hyper-fixationsICYMI:Get an astrology reading with me:* Natal Chart Deep Dive* Next Era Reading* Cosmic Timing Transit ReadingUnderstand your North Node/South Node Patterning:Get your Node Code: Your Personal Manifestation Style According to the Lunar Nodes Get full access to Cosmic Style at leahvanderveldt.substack.com/subscribe

Join me for a chat about the Virgo lunar eclipse and the deeper emotional, spiritual, and nervous-system themes it’s stirring — especially around purpose, productivity, and self-improvement burnout.With the South Node in Virgo and the North Node in Pisces, this eclipse invites us to release perfectionism, over-analysis, and the pressure to define our lives by a single, fixed purpose. For anyone feeling stuck, depleted, or obsessively searching for “what they’re meant to do.”In this episode, we explore:* The emotional and energetic meaning of a Virgo lunar eclipse* Why lunar eclipses often bring endings, releases, and clarity* How the Virgo–Pisces nodal axis reframes purpose as a process, not a destination* The shadow side of self-improvement, productivity, and spiritual over-learning* Black Moon Lilith and reclaiming rejected or suppressed parts of yourself* Why sensitive, intuitive people often get trapped in information instead of embodiment* Letting go of the myth that your purpose will “arrive fully formed”* Using astrology as a tool for engagement with life — not another box to fit intoWant to go deeper?Book a Natal Chart Deep Dive or Cosmic Timing Reading with me.Or get an Eclipse Activation Reading before March 8th. Get full access to Cosmic Style at leahvanderveldt.substack.com/subscribe

We’re officially in eclipse season, and in this episode I’m walking you through what that actually means — energetically, astrologically, and practically — so you don’t feel like you’re “doing it wrong” when things feel scrambled, intense, or wildly fated.Recorded just after the Aquarius Solar Eclipse on February 17, this episode is your guide to navigating the eclipse portal — the two-week window between a solar and lunar eclipse where endings and beginnings overlap, timelines bend, and new threads start weaving themselves into your life.In this episode, we cover:* What eclipse season really is (and why it can feel disorienting, draining, or electric)* ♒️ The Aquarius Solar Eclipse (Feb 17) as a future-facing reset and opening of a brand-new chapter* ♍️ The Virgo Lunar Eclipse (March 3) as a major closing — especially around perfectionism, productivity, control, and burnout* Why eclipses act like fated plot twists — nudging (or shoving) you toward what’s next* The deeper meaning of the Virgo–Pisces nodal axis we’re wrapping up* A preview of the upcoming Aquarius–Leo nodal shift and what it asks of us collectively* Why this Aquarius eclipse is extra potent thanks to the Saturn–Neptune conjunction at 0° Aries happening 3 days later. * How to work with eclipse energy without forcing, manifesting, or burning yourself outEclipse Season Reminders:* Do less. Rest more. Seriously.* Stay open, receptive, and observant — opportunities can drop in sideways.* Release the need for perfect outcomes or clean timelines.* If it wants to go, let it. If it arrives unexpectedly, receive it.* Your body needs more sleep. Trust that.* You’re not behind — you’re in transition.Eclipses bring chaos magic, not managed magic.This isn’t about control — it’s about surrender, trust, and letting life re-route you toward what actually supports your vitality and future.Work With Me During Eclipse SeasonIf you want personalized insight into what these eclipses are activating in your chart, I’m offering Eclipse Activation Readings through March 8.What it is: * a 30-minute recorded reading (listen anytime)* Focused on what’s opening, what’s closing, and what storyline is unfolding for you* Designed to help you stop forcing and start trusting your timingBook your Eclipse Activation Reading Get full access to Cosmic Style at leahvanderveldt.substack.com/subscribe