152. Mars & the Intelligence of Frustration

Welcome to the 9th of 12 episodes where I unshame the houses of the chart with a different guest astrologer for each episode. My guest is the great Heidi Rose Robbins! Heidi is one of the most celebrated astrologers of our time. It has been an honor to know, learn from, and feel supported by Heidi since early in my career.  To the ancients, the 9th House was called God. No biggie!    Here we’re discussing how shame can show up in the department of life we call the 9th House, which includes:  - Religion and spirituality  - Higher knowledge, wisdom, philosophy  - Long journeys, distant places, unfamiliar territory, pilgrimages   - Foreign travel, multicultural interests - Visions, dreams, oracles, prophets, astrologers, dream interpreters  - Law - Higher education, academia  - Abstract mind  (List from Demetra George, Ancient Astrology II)   I’m so grateful to Heidi for going there with me. This conversation felt so nourishing to me.  Enjoy!  Heidi Rose Robbins has been a professional astrologer for 25 years, helping thousands of clients all over the globe live with more authenticity and clarity. She hosts two podcasts, THE RADIANCE PROJECT, featuring poetry, astrology, and good company, and CHART YOUR CAREER, with co-host Ellen Fondiler. Twice a year, she leads Radiant Life Retreats, for people wishing to take a deeper dive into her work. She is also a guest faculty member at Esalen in Big Sur, CA. Heidi has written two books of poetry, This Beckoning Ceaseless Beauty and Wild Compassion, and has been a featured poet at two TedX events. Her 12-book series, The Zodiac Love Letters, was published by One Idea Press, and last year her new book, Everyday Radiance--based on her daily Instagram offerings--was published by Chronicle.   Follow Heidi on Instagram.   +++ Do you want to experience mentorship with me? Do you crave mystical support for your work in the world? This is not your usual money mindset container.  Click here to check out the course page and learn more about the U2D experience  We begin Tuesday, November 19.  Doors close once all seats are filled. It filled last time on the first go, so I have no reason to believe it won’t fill again.  +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.brittenlarue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

Welcome to a sneak peek inside Underdog to Diva. U2D is a mystical group mentorship container for relating to money, achievement, and visibility as a multidimensional being made by and for love. If you have a business or a creative practice that you show up to in a public way, you do not want to miss this episode!  I’m giving away some of the trove of wisdom I have shared inside my mentorship space. Enjoy!  +++ Do you want to experience mentorship with me? Do you crave mystical support for your work in the world? This is not your usual money mindset container.  Click here to check out the course page and learn more about the U2D experience  EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, NOV 8!  We begin Tuesday, November 19.  Doors close once all seats are filled. It filled last time on the first go, so I have no reason to believe it won’t fill again.  +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.brittenlarue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

Welcome to the 8th of 12 episodes where I unshame the houses of the chart with a different guest astrologer for each episode. My guest is Mariola Rosario! Maria is a longtime cherished member of my community. We met first when she won a Scorpio-themed giveaway I did in the fall of 2019! She has served as 13th Reader for The Magician’s Table, is the TA for Emergence Astrology Year 1, and - breaking news! - will be one of the faculty for Year 2.   To the ancients, the 8th House was called The Idle Place.   Here we’re discussing how shame can show up in the department of life we call the 8th House, which includes:  - death - inheritances or profits from death  - matters relating to death like wills  - occupations related to death  - other people’s money - assets from your spouse or business partner - taxes  - debts  - fears, anxieties, horrors  - mental illness  - depth psychology  - psychological transformations and alchemy  - the occult We go really, really deep in this one. What an honor! Referenced: Dion Fortune’s The Sea Priestess     Mariola Rosario is a visual artist, astrologer, educator, independent researcher and flâneuse weaving occult traditions & visual culture. She is from Puerto Rico and currently lives and creates from Paris, France. She has always found herself somewhere between the teacher-student axis and would like to continue to find alternative and more compassionate routes towards inclusive pedagogy and anti-extractive modes of learning and co-creating spaces of magical and material mutual aid.   Mariola’s books are open for one-on-one astrology and tarot consultations.  She is also open to creative collaborations with fellow artists, magicians, organizers, activists and curious souls. Mariola also organizes bespoke tours in Paris, for anyone that is interested in art, history, culture, especially as it relates to occult traditions and the more hidden, alternative parts of the city. She also offers wine, coffee and culinary explorations for food nerds like herself. Contact her if you are interested, she knows all the good spots. https://mariolarosario.com/ Her course Chthonic AF: Unearthing Myths of Power, Sacred Rage, and the Monstrous Feminine begins late October and goes until November 20th. Please contact Mariola if you would like to join, even if the course has already started.  This upcoming Spring, during Gemini season, Mariola will co-host two dreamy Astrology, Yoga, relaxation and culinary delights retreats in Greece with friend and collaborator Megan Frye. There will be two sessions, one under the introspective New Moon in Gemini and the other illuminated by the expansive Full Moon in Sagittarius.  More info here: https://www.holisticsoulproject.com/greeceastrologyyogabeachretreat2025 https://www.instagram.com/mariola_rosario +++ Learn about Cave Space - enrollment is open through end of Scorpio season! Learn about Underdog to Diva 6-month Group Coaching - Early Bird pricing ends 11/8!  +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.brittenlarue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

Another dark moon download for you, here at the close of the New Moon in Libra cycle.  This one is a contemplation on mysticism as an anchor for everything from leadership to living in uncertain times.  May this reach all those it’s meant for!  +++ Learn about Cave Space - enrollment is open through the end of Scorpio season! Learn about Underdog to Diva 6-month Group Coaching - Early Bird pricing ends 11/8!  +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.brittenlarue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

Welcome to the 7th of 12 episodes where I unshame the houses of the chart with a different guest astrologer for each episode. My guest is Colin Bedell aka QueerCosmos! I am so honored and excited that Colin said Yes to this because he’s my favorite astrologer talking about relationships.  To the ancients, the 7th House was called The House of Setting, because it represents the western horizon at the moment of birth.   Here we’re discussing how shame can show up in the department of life we call the 7th House, which includes:  - one-on-one legal contracts like marriage, business partners, therapist-patient - one-on-one energetic contracts (who’s agreeing to what in this relationship)  - enemies  - significant others  - psychological projections  - buyers in a purchase or the other party in a negotiation  - how we understand ourselves in counterpoint to another person’s perspective  Colin Bedell is a bestselling author, speaker, and media expert on astrology and relationships. As the cofounder of QueerCosmos (a comparative Astrological resource for LGBTQIA+ folks), Colin is committed to updating ideas on identity, relationships, and spirituality that are inclusive to a wider range of racial, sexual, and gender diversity. Which is why Well & Good Magazine listed Colin as one of the most influential people in the wellness industry and as a 2020 Innovator. Complementing his work with QueerCosmos, Colin writes weekly horoscopes for Cosmopolitan.com. Colin’s been featured on Good Morning America, New York Magazine, MTV, and TLC’s show Stargazing, and Colin is a season regular Astrologer on  “Written In The Stars,” which premiered November 2022 on Discovery Plus.  Additionally, Colin is working towards certification by The Relational Life Therapy Institute to become a Couple’s Coach where he can integrate astrological approaches with leading theories, models, methods, and skills for healthy relationships. Follow Colin on Instagram.  To go deeper with the sign at your 7th House, I recommend investing in the ⁠Living the Signs workbook⁠ for that sign. +++ Learn about Cave Space - we begin 10/22! Learn about Underdog to Diva 6-month Group Coaching - Early Bird pricing ends 10/25!  +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.brittenlarue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.  

Your frustrations have intelligence. Your irritations are trying to tell you about what you want and what you don’t fucking want anymore.  We shame ourselves for being irritated like we’re supposed to be "above” or “beyond” the truth of the body’s information.  Where there is frustration, there’s a desire underneath that’s being shamed.  Doors to Cave Space are now OPEN!  We begin October 22 through Scorpio season.  This is one of my mainstay experiential learning spaces and provides key vocabulary for other containers.  I’d love to see you there if it’s resonating!  +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠⁠www.brittenlarue.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

Welcome to the sixth of 12 episodes where I unshame the houses of the chart with a different guest astrologer for each episode. My guest is Erin Kelley. A long-time member of my Magicians Table community, Erin is one of the most wise and knowledgable astrologers I’ve ever encountered! You can hear Erin and I discuss the 8th House in one of Moon to Moon’s most downloaded episodes here. To the ancients, the 6th House was called The House of Bad Fortune. Oh dear! We’re already in shame language. Erin and I face the “bad house” reputation head on in our rich conversation.  The 6th House includes topics such as:  - Disease and illness    - Holistic health, wellness, nourishment    - Troubles, bad luck, shit to deal with  - Service and servitude  - Labor and worker’s rights  - Pets   - Taking care of your body  - Accidents and injuries   - Enemies & insurrections Erin Kelley (she/her) is a writer, devotional astrologer, and esoteric strategist with a feral heart. Her intuitive gift of right timing is the essence behind her work, affectionately called Slow Magick. Erin believes desire is holy, change happens when it is time, and Eros is the driving impulse connecting this moment to the next. With an 8th house stellium, Erin is known for helping others find and effectively utilize their resources. She especially loves using astrology and rituals to assist cycle breakers in building new beliefs, experiencing more satisfaction, and creating space to thrive. Before leaping into her second act, Erin spent more than a decade creating award-winning go-to-market strategies for some of the world’s biggest names. She now uses her intuitive and results-oriented analytical skills to develop practical and effective recommendations for working with the subtle realm in everyday life.  You can find Erin at slowmagick.com, @slow.magick on Instagram, and The Nature of Invisible Things on Substack. +++ My next course is Cave Space! Enrollment is October 16-21 and begin the first day of Scorpio season - October 22. This is the fourth year I’ve run this 1-month learning container for all things Underworld.  LEARN ABOUT CAVE SPACE HERE! +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠⁠www.brittenlarue.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠Order Living Astrology +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

Every now and then I share what I call a "dark moon download." These are my favorite episodes of Moon to Moon. I share something coming through hot, and always what gets disseminated becomes part of a larger framing in my work.  In the one, I reference my intuition teachers: Mary Grisey and Deborah Kremins.  I also reference scholars of the Phenomenon that I love: Dr. Diana Pasulka (see her book American Cosmic), Dr. James Madden (see his book Unidentifed Flying Hyperobject), and Dr. Jeffrey Kripal (see Mutants and Mystics among others).  To stay update about my latest offerings, join my newsletter. Learn about Witch Sister, 6-month 1-on-1 Council  Learn about Underdog to Diva Group Coaching, early bird through 10/25  Learn about Cave Space my annual Scorpio season offering  Learn about Promo Mage my 8-week 1-on-1 support for major launch amplification +++ Podcast art Angela George. Podcast music Jonathan Koe. 

Welcome to the fifth of 12 episodes where I unshame the houses of the chart with a different guest astrologer for each episode.  My guest is Jonathan Koe. My student-turned-collaborator and dear friend, Jonathan is my favorite person on the planet to talk about astrology with!  To the ancients, the 5th House was called The House of Good Fortune.  Here we’re discussing how shame can show up in the department of life we call the 5th House, which includes:  - Children and generativity   - Having fun  - Romance and not-committed sexuality  - Creativity and creating  - Hobbies  - Good fortune & luck  Jonathan and I go far and deep, as we like to when we get together on a topic we care about! Jonathan Koe is a queer astrologer, diviner, and alchemist of the subtle realm. Their work aims to empower fellow shapeshifters, visionaries, and intuitives in remembering their essence, cultivating skills in being present with the ever-changing nature of reality, and weaving sincere, loving kinships with the world - even when the world has broken our hearts. You can follow their weekly astrological contemplations and conversations with friends on their podcast, Healing The Spirit. Learn about Jonathan’s new course Shapeshifting Academy!    +++   To go deeper with the sign at your 5th House, I recommend investing in the ⁠Living the Signs workbook⁠ for that sign.    +++   E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.brittenlarue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   +++   Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

Welcome to the fourth of 12 episodes where I unshame the houses of the chart with a different guest astrologer for each episode.  My guest is Rebecca Padgett, who started as my student and is now someone I book readings with! To the ancients, the 4th House was called The Subterranean Place. Here we’re discussing how shame can show up in the department of life we call the 4th House, which includes:  the private self living space the foundation of the chart parents / caregivers the family home and hearth lineage, roots, ancestors, land homeland family of origin issues As you can imagine, there is quite a lot of here for excavation. It's bottomless! Just begin wherever you are. Rebecca Padgett is an artist and mystic, who lives in rural Ontario, Canada. Rebecca’s passion is to help guide people to develop their own intuitive and psychic abilities. She uses a range of tools, from astrology, tarot, and energy work, to psychism and mediumship, working with spirit guides and her intuition to support clients on their path through life’s changes and challenges. She is also intensely interested in exploring the area where intuition and creativity meet, be it through intuitive abstract painting or her current work exploring ancestors through found objects and collage. Rebecca enjoys working with the cycles of the seasons, animals, and the night sky, and living in the wide-open, rural landscape, which quiets and expands her mind, allowing her work to grow and change in harmony with the cyclical nature of the world around her. Book with Rebecca Follow Rebecca +++ To go deeper with the sign at your 4th House, I recommend investing in the Living the Signs workbook for that sign. +++ I am no longer actively promoting my fall course Moon to Moon, but you can still enroll through Monday, Sept 23. After that, the doors close until further notice. LEARN ALL ABOUT MOON TO MOON ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠ If you've been wanting to learn with me, this is my foundational course. +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.brittenlarue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.