EP 8: Fall 2025 - Finding Faith In Uncertain Times w/ special guest Catherine Urban

2026 is one of the biggest astrology years of our lifetime — and in this deep-dive, Gray Crawford joins Melissa LaFara for their 7th annual “Year Ahead” forecast to break down the major outer-planet transits, the Jupiter–Pluto opposition, the Saturn–Neptune era shift, and the five “hot spot” time periods that define the year. 00:00 – Intro + 2020/2026 Comparison 05:58 – 2026 Planetary Overview 59:32 – Hot Spot #1 1:14:28 – Hot Spot #2 1:33:10 – Hot Spot #3 1:49:49 – Sweet Spot + Jupiter Musings 1:56:58 – Hot Spot #4 2:31:34 – Game Changer: Pluto Out of Bounds 2:33:15 – Hot Spot #5 2:52:00 – Honorable Mention Spot 2:55:40 – Wrap-Up Summary + 2026 Tips Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CSN3CYZEWoY Visit Gray Crawford: https://graycrawford.net/ YT: @graycrawfordastrology IG @gray_crawford_astrology Sign up for Gray’s 2026 course to map out your year ahead!! https://graycrawford.net/2025/11/14/mapping-2026-a-course-on-transits/ Visit Mel LaFara: https://www.energeticprinciples.com/ IG @energeticprinciples Tarot of Her - 2nd Edition Kickstarter 🔗 - Late Pledges open until 12/21! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/energeticprinciples/tarot-of-her-2nd-edition-majors-expansion-pack?ref=12dqsk https://www.tarotofher.com/ IG @tarotofher To sign up for my “The Heavenly Wind” monthly newsletters: http://eepurl.com/dytZHf

In the final episode of our Saturn–Neptune conjunction series, astrologers Melissa LaFara and Catherine Urban explore the growing need for faith in uncertain times, the rise of conservative Christianity, and the political/spiritual tension shaping our collective evolution during this monumental grand conjunction. 00:00 – Intro & Guest Welcome 05:20 – Facing Uncertainty: Trust, Fear & The Future 12:10 – Turning Toward Faith When Survival Feels Threatened 18:40 – The Rise of Conservative Christianity in America 25:05 – Faith as Power: Politics, Control & Reality-Shaping 31:45 – Evangelical Mars: Missionary Work & Recruitment 39:30 – Religious Schisms & New Spiritual Factions 45:55 – Finding Spiritual Connection in a Distracted Age 52:40 – Connecting Individually to the Divine 59:30 – Actionable Suggestions & Final Thoughts Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/afchWf3QpRs Visit Catherine Urban: https://www.catherineurban.com/ IG @astrocatherine Visit Mel LaFara: https://www.energeticprinciples.com/ IG @energeticprinciples Tarot of Her - 2nd Edition Kickstarter 🔗 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/energeticprinciples/tarot-of-her-2nd-edition-majors-expansion-pack?ref=12dqsk https://www.tarotofher.com/ IG @tarotofher To sign up for my “The Heavenly Wind” monthly newsletters: http://eepurl.com/dytZHf

In this episode of the Energetic Principles Podcast’s Saturn Neptune Conjunction Series, astrologers Melissa LaFara and Nyssa Grazda sit down to explore the future of objective reality in a rapidly changing world entering the age of AI. They discuss the mythic trickster qualities of this upcoming Aries conjunction, technological illusion, and how to stay grounded when collective consensus splinters. 00:00 – Welcome & Guest Intro 06:45 – Saturn + Neptune: Trickster, Liminal, Initiation 13:40 – The Technocratic Oligarchy & The Attention Economy 18:30 – Magic, Fear & Self-Interest Reframed 25:50 – Saturn in Aries: Breaking the Mold 31:55 – AI Hallucinations & The Death of Truth 44:40 – Viral Politics & The Erosion of Consensus Reality 52:00 – Speed, Capitalism & Conscious Slowness 55:25 – Paranormal Portals & Alien Disclosure 1:04:20 – Takeaways & Wrap-Up Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cG4KerNWYEg Visit Nyssa Grazda: https://www.nyssagrazda.com/ IG @nyssagrazda Visit Mel LaFara: https://www.energeticprinciples.com/ IG @energeticprinciples Tarot of Her - 2nd Edition Kickstarter is Live - Oct 24th thru Nov 21st🔗 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/energeticprinciples/tarot-of-her-2nd-edition-majors-expansion-pack?ref=12dqsk https://www.tarotofher.com/ IG @tarotofher To sign up for my “The Heavenly Wind” monthly newsletters: http://eepurl.com/dytZHf

In this episode, Spencer Michaud joins host Melissa LaFara to explore the coming Saturn Neptune conjunction and what to be aware of in our personal lives as we navigate this collective transit. Through mythical archetype and lived experience, we twist this topic through the angles of paradox, personal ethics, and knowing when to take meaningful risks. 00:00 — Intro & Welcome 03:00 — Fear & Uncertainty 06:25 — Archetypal Foundations 10:00 — Waves of Change & Dissolving Structures 12:35 — Spencer’s Personal Story 20:40 — Grieving Before Rebuilding 26:00 — Patience & Timing 33:00 — Personal Ethics 38:20 — Survival, Capitalism & “Enshittification” 42:30 — Self-Reliance vs Community 46:10 — Competition & Striving 52:20 — Ethical Systems & Ideological Shifts 55:40 — Risk, Faith & Measured Leaps 01:03:00 — Wrap-Up Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rQjsvh4PRH4 Visit Spencer Michaud: https://www.spencermichaud.com/ IG @spencermichaud Visit Mel LaFara: https://www.energeticprinciples.com/ IG @energeticprinciples of Her - 2nd Edition Kickstarter is Live - Oct 24th thru Nov 21st! https://www.tarotofher.com/ IG @tarotofher To sign up for my “The Heavenly Wind” monthly newsletters: http://eepurl.com/dytZHf

To remember who we are, sometimes we have to fall apart first! In this Saturn/Neptune series installment, Aerin Fogel joins host Melissa LaFara to discuss the process of dismembering and remembering through the lens of the Greek myths of Helle and Medea. If you are a lover of stories—and appreciate a Disney princess overlay—this is the episode for you! Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eht8Cb4lx3I Visit Aerin Fogel: https://aerinfogel.com/ IG @queenofswordsband Visit Mel LaFara: https://www.energeticprinciples.com/ IG @energeticprinciples Tarot of Her - 2nd Edition Kickstarter is Live - Oct 24th thru Nov 21st! https://www.tarotofher.com/ IG @tarotofher To sign up for my “The Heavenly Wind” monthly newsletters: http://eepurl.com/dytZHf

Is the Saturn / Neptune cycle linked to environmental protection policy? In this episode, Mel sits down to talk with Zacc Powell about the presence of Saturn and Neptune in hard sign-based angles for major environmental policy in the US. We dole over the research of the past while looking ahead at the impending cycle—musing on what we may possibly see on the road ahead, especially given the red flags Mother Nature has been sending. If you’re into the well-being of the planet and its creatures, you’ll appreciate this episode! Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XIu8I5i2KwM Zacchary Powell https://www.instagram.com/zaccpowell/ Visit Mel LaFara: https://www.energeticprinciples.com/ IG @energeticprinciples Tarot of Her - 2nd Edition Launching Oct 24th! https://www.tarotofher.com/ IG @tarotofher To sign up for my “The Heavenly Wind” monthly newsletters: http://eepurl.com/dytZHf

What happens when we use our dreams, fantasies, and imagination as tools for liberation? In this episode, Michael J. Morris joins Mel on the podcast to look at the positive potentials of what the Saturn/Neptune conjunction and its cycle can bring to the surface. Through the inspiration of quotes from Adrienna Maree Brown, Judith Butler, and Toni Morrison, we examine our power as individuals to dream a new world into being. Get ready to break the glass ceiling and put your imagination to good use! Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LKS9DJ38-pU 00:00 Intro 03:50 Remembering Transits Are Cycles 17:44 Saturn & Neptune Archtypal Energies 24:54 Imagination w/ Adrienne Maree Brown 45:33 Fantasy w/ Judith Butler 57:35 Dreams w/ Toni Morrison 1:07:54 Practical Takeaways 1:17:12 Wrap-Up Michael J. Morris https://www.michaeljmorris.co/ IG @cowitchcraftofferings Visit Mel LaFara: https://www.energeticprinciples.com/ IG @energeticprinciples Tarot of Her - 2nd Edition Kickstarting in Late October!! https://www.tarotofher.com/ IG @tarotofher To sign up for my “The Heavenly Wind” monthly newsletters: http://eepurl.com/dytZHf

How does Saturn play a role in pop culture? In this second episode of our Fall 2025 series on the impending Saturn/Neptune conjunction, Tasha Beg joins me to explore how Saturn in Aries has shown up in entertainment in the 20th century and how those themes are echoing forward into the upcoming transit that this Summer gave us a taste of. I found these correlations fascinating, and I hope you do too! Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UutQtaKfX70 00:00 Intro 03:05 Pop Culture Influence 08:42 Saturn in Aries Track Record 13:27 Film, Music, Design & AI 20:41 Superman & Hero Archetype 27:33 Pop Culture Responsibility & Impact 38:55 Teenagers & Youth Culture 42:55 South Park Saturn Return 54:05 Jimmy Kimmel, Free Speech, & Viral Clips 57:46 SA/Ne Conj Predictions 1:04:28 Wrap-Up Tasha Beg https://www.agentofpluto.com/ IG @thepopastrologist Visit Mel LaFara: https://www.energeticprinciples.com/ IG @energeticprinciples Tarot of Her - 2nd Edition Kickstarting in Late October!! https://www.tarotofher.com/ IG @tarotofher To sign up for my “The Heavenly Wind” monthly newsletters: http://eepurl.com/dytZHf

Fall 2025 has a water ride in store as we navigate the final wave of Saturn and Neptune in Pisces. In this first episode of an 8-part series on the impending Saturn/Neptune conjunction in February 2026, Brian Allemana joins host Melissa LaFara to discuss the final Piscean retrogrades that form a grand water trine in the skies from late October to November 2025. Tune in to learn what to expect in our personal and collective spheres and how to work with the energy to make the most of this unique time period. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7A6Ny-CSeCs Visit Brian Allemana: https://soulriseastrology.com/ Visit Mel LaFara: https://www.energeticprinciples.com/ IG @energeticprinciples Tarot of Her - 2nd Edition Kickstarting in Late October!! https://www.tarotofher.com/ IG @tarotofher To sign up for my “The Heavenly Wind” monthly newsletters: http://eepurl.com/dytZHf

The Aries Full Moon is coming in hot! Ruled by Mars in its Scorpio domicile, there’s a kick to this lunation that will get our motor’s revving and action in full gear. In this solo episode, I cover the general vibes of this full moon, its cast of characters, and how these energies will relate to all 12 signs through astrology and tarot.

If you want to skip ahead to your sign, here are the time stamps! Feel free to listen to your sun sign and your rising sign and see what resonates with you. Aries Full Moon Energies: 00:00 Aries 15:48 Taurus 18:29 Gemini 22:03 Cancer 24:29 Leo 28:04 Virgo 31:52 Libra 35:36 Scorpio 39:10 Sagittarius 43:40 Capricorn 46:46 Aquarius 50:44 Pisces 53:46 Summary 57:44 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tQM3b1XEcwE Book a personal consultation here: https://www.energeticprinciples.com/ IG @energeticprinciples Tarot of Her - 2nd Edition Kickstarting in Late October!! https://www.tarotofher.com/ IG @tarotofher To sign up for my “The Heavenly Wind” monthly newsletters: http://eepurl.com/dytZHf Fill out the Lunar Voices research form here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0R-zjR8V1Dy_RNfJlPAPLTxsZVWV04qg8sMIIyQgMIXwA8g/viewform