The Basement Astrologers

Pod favorite Patrick Watson joined to discuss the nativity of VP nominee Kamala Harris. Along with a lively conversation about how the year's transits are hitting Harris' chart up-to and after the election, Patrick spent extensive time discussing Kamala's zodiacal releasing. The show includes a conversation about the astrology of the VP debate and a POTUS prediction from Mr. Watson. Find Patrick: https://patrickwatsonastrology.com/ and on twitter @pwatsonastro 

Erin Tack Shipley is a liberation-centered astrologer. She works to help you see yourself clearly and affirm your purpose, without burning out or abusing wellness tools. For over 3 years Erin has provided astrological guidance to socially-conscious individuals through 1:1 counseling, written content, and live workshops. Over the last decade she has worked as an advocate, educator and capacity-builder within multiple intersectional feminist organizations, learning first-hand the challenges that pervade social justice environments. Erin writes about the intersection of wellness and justice because she understands how vital the relationship between them is for liberation - and how often that relationship turns toxic. Most of her clients are bad-ass activists navigating burnout or compassionate healers who are seeking to be more mindful of their capacity to do harm. Erin believes that people who work in justice should have solid support and that wellness leaders should conduct their work with conscious integrity. She understands that being well and being free are inherently linked - and we need both to belong and affect change for a better world. Erin lives and works on unceded and occupied Native Karkin-Ohlone and Chochenyo Land (also known as Oakland, California). Her work is deeply influenced by her peers and colleagues as well as living healers, educators and activists such as Bayo Akomolafe, adrienne marie brown, Eryn Wise, Rachael Rice, Toi Smith, Carmen Spagnola, Jen Lemen, Joanna Macy, Donna Haraway and Layli Maparyan. Native Land App can be downloaded on the apple and android stores I believe or accessed via this website: https://native-land.ca Sogorea Te’ Land Trust is the Urban Indigenous Women-led organization in the Bay Area that I recommend anyone check out. I also suggest people look for Indigenous-led groups and organizations wherever they live. adrienne maree brown's most recent blog post on callout culture: http://adriennemareebrown.net/2020/07/17/unthinkable-thoughts-call-out-culture-in-the-age-of-covid-19/ For the Wild Podcast episode 138 "The Bureau of Linguistical Reality” with Heidi Quante and Alicia Escott, which discusses the relationship between language and plants: https://forthewild.world/listen/the-bureau-of-linguistical-reality-on-seeding-new-language-138 For the Wild Podcast episode 193 “Rowen White on Seed Rematriation and Fertile Resistance": https://forthewild.world/listen/rowen-m-white-on-seed-rematriation-and-fertile-resistance-193 My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem is the book on deconditioning racialized trauma in the body

The brilliant bruja, astrologer, & poet Ari Felix joined TBA to talk about practicing astrology for the revolution to come. As a practitioner Ari brings a mesmerizing blend of astrology, psychic talents and Afro-Caribbean traditional understanding. Ari applies their gifts towards the goal of decolonizing Western culture aiding their clients to lay down the burdens placed upon them by a  system none of them consented to be a part of. Ari put the host in his place on more than one occasion. Enjoy. Find Ari: https://www.saltwaterstars.com/  Twitter @saltwaterstars_ IG: saltwater.stars FB: Saltwater Stars @arianakfelix

Deon Mitchell is an eighteen year old traditional astrologer who spent COVID summer waiting to hear if they'll get to attend their first year at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in person. To keep themselves occupied Deon took Chris Brennan's course on traditional astrology, attended NORWAC, accumulated eleven thousand Twitter followers, and used their platform to tell white astrologers to take ten deep breaths before opining on how Venus retrograde impacted the riots following the  murder-by-police of George Floyd. Oh, and Deon will be speaking at the Queer Astrology Conference 2020 https://qac.queerastrology.com/ July 8-12. Please enjoy the chat with this delightful young leader. Find Deon on Twitter and IG: @astrobydeon https://astrobydeon.com/

Gray Crawford is an Astrologer from Olympia Washington. Gray joined the pod to discuss the planetary nodes. The discussion began with the nodes of the Moon and explored the nodes of outer planets incorporating them with the Pluto-Jupiter-Saturn transits so many have linked to the times we're all living through. Specifically, Gray looked at how the South nodes of Jupiter, Pluto and Saturn are piled up in Capricorn and how events of the day reflect earlier transits through the bendings of those same planetary nodes. Find Grey: https://graycrawford.net/ Twitter: @GrayCrawford6

Debbie Stapleton is an ISAR Certified astrologer, folk herbalist, artist, singer and writer for astrology.com. She explores where astrology, creativity, and healing practices meet through her holistic astrology consultations, writing, and classes. Her astrological paintings are part of her forecasting process, where she expresses planetary energies in color. Debbie joined to discuss virtual NORWAC and all our current astro-weather. Find Debbie: https://www.modern-mystic.com/about - Twitter @dsuede - IG @holistic_astrology

Astrologer Shawn Nygaard joined the show to discuss Saturn's transit in Aquarius. As Shawn is a Minneapolis resident he discussed the transit with first person examples bringing the transit to life with events on the ground. It was a wonderful conversation with a great astrologer. Shawn is a professional astrologer in Minneapolis, MN, where he does readings and teaches classes and webinars. He is is a Tutor for MISPA (Mercury Internet School of Psychological Astrology) and has been a speaker at the AA, NCGR, UAC, SOTA, and NORWAC conferences, as well as the Minnesota Jung Association. His writing has been published in WellBeing Astrology Guide (Australia) and The Mountain Astrologer. Fin Shawn at: https://www.imagineastrology.com/about-shawn - IG @shawnnygaard

Sol-Jo joined the podcast form Bergen, Norway for a wide ranging conversation about astrology and healing in today tumultuous times. Sol shared fully matured astro-language focusing on self-worth rather than self-confidence, and understanding rather than control. This was a great talk with a fantastic astrologer, therapist, teacher, writer and healer. Links - https://sol-with.com/ - Twitter: @SolWith - IG: solwithjonassen

Cary Caton joined TBA to talk about he friend astrologer Kelly Lee Phipps who is of blessed memory. Kelly foresaw the recent blossoming of astrology in many ways laying the tracks with early podcasting and video recording. Gary also shared his astro-origins and went on a brief deep-dive into the current Venus retrograde. Find Gary at: www.dreamastrologer.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hermetic-astrology-podcast/id273594953  https://www.facebook.com/DreamAstrologer https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIh4umUcCrA25wpZLxysB-Q Find Kelly Lee Phipps at: http://divineinspirationastrology.com/books/elemental-wave-chronicles-the-jupiter-saturn-cycle/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/444889888955853/files/ https://www.youtube.com/user/KellyLeePhipps

Shakirah "Kirah" Tabourn is an astrologer, author, educator and organizer. Kirah rejoined the podcast to discuss Bernie Sander's nativity in light of Sanders suspending his campaign for the Democratic nomination for President. The discussion included a robust treatment of Saturn's transit in Aquarius, the upcoming Saturn-Jupiter conjunction in Aquarius, as well as Mar's upcoming marathon transit in Aries. The conversation ended with a look at the nativities of potential Vice Presidential nominees Find Kirah at:  www.thestrology.com Twitter & IG @thestrology