178. The Disobedience of Inquiry with James-Olivia of Inquisitive Human

I am so honored to share this conversation with one of my favorite thinkers: James-Olivia Chu Hillman of Inquisitive Human.  Zoom AI will tell you that in this episode, James-Olivia and I engage in a wide-ranging conversation covering personal growth, relationships, and societal dynamics. We explore topics such as self-reflection, the importance of asking questions, and the concept of deep regard for others. Our discussion also touched on individual agency, the power of inquiry, and the cycles of socialization and liberation.  James-Olivia teaches skills for relating competently to difference. They facilitate and mediate uncomfortable, necessary, life-changing conversations with people who want more joy and connection and less suffering in their most important relationships—with themselves, their loved ones, their organizations, and the world. They refer to themselves as a:  Facilitator and lover of of extraordinary, uncomfortable, life-changing conversations Nurturer of Disobedience & Regard Enthusiastic & loving interrogator of reality Right relationship celebrant Fellow work-in-progress (i.e. inquisitive human & avid maker of mistakes) Mentioned in our talk: Bobbie Harro’s Cycle of Socialization & Cycle of Liberation  You can follow James-Olivia's current musings on Instagram: @inquisitive_human Thank you to our shared friend Molly Wilder for connecting us!  +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠https://brittenlarue.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue Order Living Astrology Join my newsletter here Check out my new podcast CRYSTAL BALLERS on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple. +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

  My guest this episode is one of my favorite astrologers Mariola Rosario. No stranger to Moon to Moon, Mariola was one of my first students who has since become my colleague and one of the faculty in Emergence Astrology.   Mariola and I have long shared a fascination with the Scorpionic. I was one of the first to sign up for your new offering Chthonic AF when she offered it last fall. Now she’s bringing it back with a Taurus polarity version that looks so enticing that I had to invite her on M2M to share some of her genius for this field of thinking, dreaming, and living.  LEARN ABOUT CHTHONIC AF +++ Mariola Rosario is an artist, astrologer, educator, and flâneuse weaving together occult traditions and visual culture. Born in Puerto Rico and now based in Paris, she offers astrology and tarot consultations, leads walking seminars exploring the hidden, esoteric layers of the city, and collaborates with fellow artists, magicians, and curious souls (in person and online) She has always found herself somewhere along the teacher–student axis, and continues to seek alternative, compassionate approaches to pedagogy, ones that cultivate spaces of mutual aid, enchantment, and learning through co-creation. Her upcoming course, Chthonic AF: Rooting into Myths of Pleasure, Monstrous Fertility, and the Ecstatic Earth Body, unfolds throughout Taurus season. It explores the chthonic not just as something dark and buried, but as embodied, lush, and regenerative - through myth, monstrosity, ritual, art, astrology, and more. This is the sister-mirror course to Chthonic AF Scorpio season, which took place last fall. The course begins on April 19th and runs through May 20th. All people, experiences, and learning styles are welcomed. In June, Mariola will co-host a dreamy retreat in Greece alongside Megan Frye, blending astrology, myth, yoga, rest, and culinary delights under the stars. This is an invitation to relax, play, reconnect, and root into yourself. As of this recording, only three spots remain. All bodies, genders, and experiences are welcomed. Mariola also writes on Substack, where she shares reflections on myth, art, monstrosity, embodiment, and the magic of language. You can subscribe and read her latest here: https://substack.com/@lasfloresdelmal More info: https://mariolarosario.com https://www.instagram.com/mariola_rosario Retreat: https://www.holisticsoulproject.com/greeceastrologyyogabeachretreat2025 +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠https://brittenlarue.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join my newsletter here Check out my new podcast CRYSTAL BALLERS on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple. +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

Welcome to a classic dark moon download. Deep thoughts. Meandering contemplations. Tears. Truth speech.  Dark Moon Downloads are ideational and imaginal seeds for future frameworks and teachings.  Let’s dive in.  +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠https://brittenlarue.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join my newsletter here Check out my new podcast CRYSTAL BALLERS on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple. +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

"What is an offering?" "How do I become a person who has one?" "How do I create it?" "What if I don't have an offering?" "What if my offering isn't good?" "What if my offering never comes through?" "What's the difference between a modality and an offering?"   These and more will be contemplated in this solo episode, created under the Moon in Cancer.  The Magician's Table is one of the offerings I'm most known for. I currently have 2-5 seats in each cohort. It's time to get serious for all y'all who get turned on by LAST CALL.  Yes, that's you! Why have you not submitted your application? Let's go find out what magic wants to move through you, in service to the human across from you. You will only ever find out about your offering by practicing being in relationship to it with another human being. Your offering will only talk to you once you're in momentum. Practice is the evidence of your trust.  The subtitle of The Magician's Table is "A Workshop Space for Emergent Magic." It's a space to be experimental. To play. To find out what emerges when you show up in your devotion.  Apply now to claim your seat with us while you can. You do belong to this.  Time is running out as Initiation Weekend approaches. The doors will close and this will not open again until next year, assuming I offer it again.  LEARN ABOUT THE MAGICIAN’S TABLE 2025 HERE! The theme this year is The Devotions that Drives You. If this theme appeals to you, this is your year! We will have a new theme next year.  I so very much hope to see you inside. Apply now to cast the spell!  +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠https://brittenlarue.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join my newsletter Check out my new podcast CRYSTAL BALLERS +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

In this episode, I get to spend time contemplating the essence of my service, my craft, and my devotions, which I feel run through the Chiron and Perceval stories.  The first 30 minutes are a traditional “dark moon download,” and then we pivot to a conversation with TMT alums Tara, Mariele, and Laurence. Bios below.  Remember that doors open THIS THURSDAY! You must be on the waitlist to get access to the application link this weekend.  This one is deep and weepy and sweet and sincere. Classic Moon to Moon for this one. Enjoy! And happy dark moon in Aquarius and new moon in Pisces! +++ Tara is a Libra Moon and Rising with a Pisces Sun, Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury. She is a word smith and musician who’s rooted deeply in the belief that we were all made to spec by loving cosmos who wanted us this way. Her work with others is devoted to reflecting the miracles that they are back to them Tara is a wordsmith, musician, cat fosterer, and healer with massive Lunar, Venusian, and Jupiterian signatures. She specializes in healing wounds around the voice, as our voices bear the unique energetic burdens of acoustically putting our authenticity out into the world. She feels called to assist others in healing from the shaming that can follow expression, and to help restore the birthright that is connection to one's own voice. Her work is devoted to reflecting the miracle that we each are back to us.  Tara's Instagram: @VoiceAsThePortal +++ Mariele Kaiser-Kadiogullari is a 12th house Taurus Sun with Chiron and Venus right on her Gemini AC. She has more than recovered from a decade of intense depression and anxiety disorder - an experience that cracked her open to now share all that she learned/remembered on that journey in her work with clients. She considers herself an explorer of consciousness who loves to hold space for deep feeling. Her work supports people in reconnecting with their soul’s true uniqueness beyond societal and personal conditioning and wounding. Translating deep spiritual transmissions into applicable and life-supporting practices, she inspires multidimensional self-responsibility and invites others to explore new perspectives beyond binaries. With a background in intercultural education, she weaves modalities such as Vedic philosophy, Astrology, Tarot, Human Design, and energy healing into interactive and personalized 1:1 and breathwork sessions. Her SACRED SELF GRAVITY framework helps transform the fullness of the Human experience into a pathway from victimhood to self-empowered freedom. Mariele's website: www.yinspire.me/english Mariele's Instagram: @yinspire.me +++ My name is Laurence, and I am a creatrix of bridges between worlds. My life is deeply rooted in devotion—devotion to the Earth, to my ancestors, to the planets, to Love, and to myself. My path leads me toward full aliveness, dancing with tension and befriending the unknown. In my practice, I weave together astrology, tarot, creative divination, and dream exploration to explore how the mystical languages of the subtle realms can deepen our trust in the unknown and support us in allowing the force of nature to move through us, fully expressing itself in our existence. I guide others in forging their own path, through a co-creative and individualized approach, involving their spirit teams and mine, knowing that magic arises from the interconnection of our worlds. French website: www.tonpourquoi.com English website: www.tonpourquoi.com/en Laurence's Instagram: @tonpourquoi +++ LEARN ABOUT THE MAGICIAN’S TABLE 2025 HERE! See who this year’s three 13th Readers are and what the frequency and structure will be like for this year’s iteration. Now in its 5th year - our Hierophant Year!  The discounted Early Bird pricing this year is ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TMT 2025 WAITLIST. Only those on that list will receive the link to apply on Feb 27. Applications will be taken Feb 27-March 2. Only applications received that weekend will be eligible for the EB discounted tuition. All scholarship requests must move through this process, so be sure you’re on the waitlist.  It’s highly possible that most cohorts will fill from applications submitted Feb 27-March 2. Joining the waitlist is not an application to apply. Applying is not enrolling. If you want to give yourself options, join the waitlist, then apply. Then decide upon receiving your acceptance.  The only applications I decline are those where it’s very clear the applicant hasn’t read the course page and doesn’t understand the structure and intensity of this offering, or when the applicant reveals that they do not have the emotional or somatic capacity to hold the energy of this transformation right now.  Questions? Please read through the course page carefully, stay tuned for more podcasts and emails on this offering, and/or reach out to my team at [email protected].  +++ Join Burning Through the Freeze: A Magician’s Table Mini-Workshop HERE. Grab it for $25 or for free if you are on the TMT 2025 waitlist. This workshop will expire on March 3, 2025, so be sure to watch it or download it before then!  +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠https://brittenlarue.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join my newsletter here Check out my new podcast CRYSTAL BALLERS on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple. +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

In this glorious conversation, I talk with two alums of The 2024 Magician’s Table - Leah Roberts and Rachel Elliott - on the theme of TMT as a seed-keeping space, rather than a seed-growing space. The conversation was rooted in a discussion with Leah last summer that I hadn’t been able to quit thinking about. If you love Moon to Moon, I trust you will adore what comes through in this hour. We discussed: the journey towards embracing one's inner authority and offering one's unique gifts Leah’s experience transitioning from compartmentalized authority from when she was a physician to offering a more integrated and holistic approach through her readings, which involve an ecosystem perspective the importance of trust and vulnerability in the de-compartmentalization process the importance of self-love and acceptance in the context of personal growth seed-keeping as a metaphor for storing and preserving memory of both challenge and support seeds - not as a means for an end - but as a complete and whole memory "TMT can be a seed that you’re keeping as a memory of what it means to be witnessed” TMT as a “hall of mirrors” Rachel’s experience with growing seeds during her time in TMT, which didn’t go as planned, and how she interprets this as a symbol of how focusing on personal growth and self-confidence (the "sun") can lead to unexpected developments and deep-rooted changes (the "red roots") in one's life. the concept of co-creation and the importance of surrendering expectations in a magical ecosystem TMT as the alchemy of the ecosystem, where individual expectations are transformed into something greater than the sum of its parts the concept of personal magic and participating in a community of mostly strangers following one's spark and being open to the experience +++ Leah Roberts (she/they) is an Aquarian-identified intuitive, careworker, grief tender and retired physician rooted in the healing capacity of relational exchange and embodied connection with other humans, our more-than-human kin and the Unseen. Leah is devoted to befriending and tending to grief as a potent invitation towards aliveness, loving compassion and collective liberation. Drawing upon a deep well of life experience, years of holding space professionally and leaning into the lineages of Western community herbalism and politicised somatics (among others), Leah uses a broad skillset to toggle between companion and guide so that clients may feel held, seen and supported. Among their many teachers, Leah credits plants and trees who model easeful reciprocity with the gift of their breath and whales who embody the ancestral wisdom of movement and wayfinding in deep waters. Located on the homelands of Cheyenne, Ute and Arapaho Peoples in what is now known as Colorado, Leah is excited to connect by email for individual work or group facilitation inquiries at [email protected] +++ Rachel is an intuitive guide who weaves dream interpretation, astrology, energy healing, and psychism to support others in the present moment. Through her deep relationships with angels and guides, she brings forth messages of encouragement and insight. Metaphysical principles shape her interpretations, allowing her to illuminate patterns, possibilities, and deeper truths. By pulling on the threads of connection, Rachel creates space for curiosity, discovery, and transformation, helping others access the wisdom already within them. She believes these practices are not just personal but communal—meant to be experienced in fellowship, enriching both individual and collective growth. Follow Rachel on Instagram: @oraclenextdoor Rachel's Website: OracleNextDoor.com +++ LEARN ABOUT THE MAGICIAN’S TABLE 2025 HERE! See who this year’s three 13th Readers are and what the frequency and structure will be like for this year’s iteration. Now in its 5th year - our Hierophant Year!  The discounted Early Bird pricing this year is ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TMT 2025 WAITLIST. Only those on that list will receive the link to apply on Feb 27. Applications will be taken Feb 27-March 2. Only applications received that weekend will be eligible for the EB discounted tuition. All scholarship requests must move through this process, so be sure you’re on the waitlist.  It’s highly possible that most cohorts will fill from applications submitted Feb 27-March 2. Joining the waitlist is not an application to apply. Applying is not enrolling. If you want to give yourself options, join the waitlist, then apply. Then decide upon receiving your acceptance.  The only applications I decline are those where it’s very clear the applicant hasn’t read the course page and doesn’t understand the structure and intensity of this offering, or when the applicant reveals that they do not have the emotional or somatic capacity to hold the energy of this transformation right now.  Questions? Please read through the course page carefully, stay tuned for more podcasts and emails on this offering, and/or reach out to my team at [email protected].  +++ Join Burning Through the Freeze: A Magician’s Table Mini-Workshop HERE. Grab it for $25 or for free if you are on the TMT 2025 waitlist. This workshop will expire on March 3, 2025, so be sure to watch it or download it before then!  +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠https://brittenlarue.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join my newsletter here Check out my new podcast CRYSTAL BALLERS on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple. +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

In this episode, my guest is the very wise and devoted tarot student and reader Cole of Rosie Cole Reads.   Cole and I explored the symbolism and significance of the Hermit card, exploring its connection to the upcoming year 2025 and The Magician's Table. We also touched on the evolution of tarot symbolism, the importance of trust in tarot readings, and the concept of reverence and devotion in the context of tarot. We discussed: the transformation of the Hermit's tool from an hourglass to a lantern, and its potential connection to the Visconti deck and the concept of time comparing and contrasting the Magician and Hermit cards  the Hermit's lantern as both a personal guide and a tool for sharing wisdom with others the idea of staying true to oneself while staying the course, and how this can be a form of stillness Cole shared her thoughts on the Round Table idea, comparing it to the Magician's Table and the Hermit's lantern, emphasizing the potential and possibility it represents the importance of trust in the process of tarot readings and the value of stepping away from the everyday to fully immerse oneself in the reading Cole’s process for choosing a new deck a reading with Cole where I felt a lot of resistance but trusted Cole's trust in the cards, which led to a powerful and emotional experience +++ Decks mentioned: Mysteries of the Black Madonna Tarot, by Hettienne Grobler Website links: https://hergracesacredart.com and https://bookofmarysacredheart.blogspot.com IG: @mysterium_of_mary Lumina Tarot, by Inner Hue / Lauren Aletta (art by Tegan Swyny) Website: https://innerhue.com/ Deck is published mass market from Rockpool IG: @innerhue Tiger Tarot by Lori Field Artist Website: https://www.lori-field.com/about IG: @bunnyplanet1  Deck is currently out of print but the artist updates her IG often if extras become available. Intuitive Night Goddess Tarot, by Linzi Silverman / Eye of Astro Website: https://www.eyeofastro.com IG: @intuitivenightgoddesstarot and @linzisilverman The Gentle Tarot by "Mari In the Sky" (Mariza Ryce Aparicio-Tovar) Website: https://thegentletarot.com IG: @mariinthesky  RoseBae Tarot The deck is print on demand and can be found here: https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/rosebaetarot IG: @rosebaetarot +++ Books/ Resources mentioned: The Encyclopedia of Tarot by Stuart Kaplan (Four volumes in total, the first volume gives an historical overview and the second covers primarily historical Italian decks/ symbolism) The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination by Robert M. Place  Archetypal Tarot by Mary K. Greer (not specifically mentioned, but this is where I learned about her systems of the "birth card" in tarot, and the correspondence I followed to arrive at my understanding of being in a personal Fool year.) Essay: "The Tarot Cards Painted by Bonifacio Bembo for the Visconti-Sforza Family" by Gertrude Moakley  36 Secrets by T. Susan Chang +++ Cole is a word weaver, tarot traveler, and magic maker. A Virgo Sun and Gemini Rising, she finds Mercury fascinating and confounding in blissfully unequal measure. She attains her joy in constellating with her community, and aims to elevate and empower her tarot clients as a guide at their side, rather than to lead the way. Cole spent her 20s and early 30s pursuing a career in psychology as a family therapist specializing in adolescent counseling, and she rediscovered her love for tarot just before her first Saturn return. Over the last decade, she has embraced her role as a lifelong student and seeker, standing now at the crossroads of wisdom and mystery, knowing there are more trails to uncover. Perhaps you will show her a path you have found?  In the digital realm, Cole shares explorations centering on creative expression and tarot adventuring, and you can find her on Instagram and SubStack under Rosie Cole Reads (@RosieColeReads). On the physical plane, she finds comfort in sharing a home with her two 13-year-old Gemini crone kitties, with open books and a tarot deck within arm's reach. In either dimension, she will try to make you laugh. +++ LEARN ABOUT THE MAGICIAN’S TABLE 2025 HERE! See who this year’s three 13th Readers are and what the frequency and structure will be like for this year’s iteration. Now in its 5th year - our Hierophant Year!  The discounted Early Bird pricing this year is ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TMT 2025 WAITLIST. Only those on that list will receive the link to apply on Feb 27. Applications will be taken Feb 27-March 2. Only applications received that weekend will be eligible for the EB discounted tuition. All scholarship requests must move through this process, so be sure you’re on the waitlist.  It’s highly possible that most cohorts will fill from applications submitted Feb 27-March 2. Joining the waitlist is not an application to apply. Applying is not enrolling. If you want to give yourself options, join the waitlist, then apply. Then decide upon receiving your acceptance.  The only applications I decline are those where it’s very clear the applicant hasn’t read the course page and doesn’t understand the structure and intensity of this offering, or when the applicant reveals that they do not have the emotional or somatic capacity to hold the energy of this transformation right now.  Questions? Please read through the course page carefully, stay tuned for more podcasts and emails on this offering, and/or reach out to my team at [email protected].  +++ Join Burning Through the Freeze: A Magician’s Table Mini-Workshop HERE. Grab it for $25 or for free if you are on the TMT 2025 waitlist. This workshop will expire on March 3, 2025, so be sure to watch it or download it before then!  +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠https://brittenlarue.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join my newsletter here Check out my new podcast CRYSTAL BALLERS on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple. +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

In this solo episode, I share how I work with an archetype called The Failed Magician. I posit that we all have a Failed Magician at all times - unrelated to constructs like “failure." It’s a part of us that guards against engaging with and sharing our magic. It’s a part of us to keep an eye on and to cultivate a relationship with, so they don’t act out unconsciously and unchecked in the world. In the episode, I mention The Language of Archetypes from Caroline Myss, Women Who Run with the Wolves from Dr. Clarissa Pinkola-Estess, IFS, and Luis Mojica.  I would love to hear how this episode landed for you!  +++ LEARN ABOUT THE MAGICIAN’S TABLE 2025 HERE! See who this year’s three 13th Readers are and what the frequency and structure will be like for this year’s iteration. Now in its 5th year - our Hierophant Year!  The discounted Early Bird pricing this year is ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TMT 2025 WAITLIST. Only those on that list will receive the link to apply on Feb 27. Applications will be taken Feb 27-March 2. Only applications received that weekend will be eligible for the EB discounted tuition. All scholarship requests must move through this process, so be sure you’re on the waitlist.  It’s highly possible that most cohorts will fill from applications submitted Feb 27-March 2. Joining the waitlist is not an application to apply. Applying is not enrolling. If you want to give yourself options, join the waitlist, then apply. Then decide upon receiving your acceptance.  The only applications I decline are those where it’s very clear the applicant hasn’t read the course page and doesn’t understand the structure and intensity of this offering, or when the applicant reveals that they do not have the emotional or somatic capacity to hold the energy of this transformation right now.  Questions? Please read through the course page carefully, stay tuned for more podcasts and emails on this offering, and/or reach out to my team at [email protected].  +++ Join Natasha Levinger & I in our first workshop, Summoning the Beloveds: A Crystal Ballers Workshop! Learn more here. +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠https://brittenlarue.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join my newsletter here Check out my new podcast CRYSTAL BALLERS on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple. +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

In this episode, I share a conversation with the very magnetic and wise Teagan West of The Altar. Teagan is one of the three 13th Readers for The Magician’s Table this year.  We discussed: - how we met through the Magician’s Table webs of Jonathan Koe (first 13th Reader) and Nicole France-Coe (past participant and then 13th Reader last year) - our shared experiences and connections as 12th house individuals - the astrological connections between our charts - Teagan’s upcoming Saturn Return - the importance of devotional frequency and the role of Virgo in holding ritual space for the community - how agitating and alchemical my work is for Teagan - Teagan’s craft, magic, and modalities - rebranding of their business to "The Altar," reflecting their belief in the body as a sacred site for the intersection of the human and the more than human - life as an act of devotion to recognizing the Divine in all things - their transition from being an artist to studying Ayurveda and their current focus on developing their oracular gifts, particularly through astrology and channeling their ancestors +++ Teagan West (they/she) is an Astrologer, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Poet + Dancer living on Haudenosaunee Land in Upstate NY. Their personal praxis exists at the intersection of Ritual, Ancestral Legacy, and Dance as an embodied liberation practice. Teagan's relationship to Astrology is deeply Ancestral in nature, rooted in an animist cosmology of relating to the celestial bodies as more-than-human kin. Their people come from Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Ireland + North America, and are a formative part of Teagan's own relationship to the sky as a mirror. Teagan weaves mythopoetic storytelling and ritual praxis into their relationship to Astrology, bridging these Ancient ways of knowing with our modern interpretations of the cosmos. Check out Teagan’s Substack here. +++ LEARN ABOUT THE MAGICIAN’S TABLE 2025 HERE! See who this year’s three 13th Readers are and what the frequency and structure will be like for this year’s iteration. Now in its 5th year - our Hierophant Year!  The discounted Early Bird pricing this year is ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TMT 2025 WAITLIST. Only those on that list will receive the link to apply on Feb 27. Applications will be taken Feb 27-March 2. Only applications received that weekend will be eligible for the EB discounted tuition. All scholarship requests must move through this process, so be sure you’re on the waitlist.  It’s highly possible that most cohorts will fill from applications submitted Feb 27-March 2. Joining the waitlist is not an application to apply. Applying is not enrolling. If you want to give yourself options, join the waitlist, then apply. Then decide upon receiving your acceptance.  The only applications I decline are those where it’s very clear the applicant hasn’t read the course page and doesn’t understand the structure and intensity of this offering, or when the applicant reveals that they do not have the emotional or somatic capacity to hold the energy of this transformation right now.  Questions? Please read through the course page carefully, stay tuned for more podcasts and emails on this offering, and/or reach out to my team at [email protected].  +++ Join Natasha Levinger & I in our first workshop, Summoning the Beloveds: A Crystal Ballers Workshop! Learn more here. +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠https://brittenlarue.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join my newsletter here Check out my new podcast CRYSTAL BALLERS on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple. +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

In this episode, I bring back one of my favorite word witches, Lisa Quigley of The Glitch Witch. I am so proud to share that Lisa is one of the three 13th Readers for The Magician’s Table this year.  We discussed: - the TMT phrase “my modality is me,” which came from her 2023 cohort colleague Carly Greis  - how Lisa discovered my work from the Moon to Moon episode with Danica Boyce - Lisa’s evolution from wanting to be a traditional tarot reader to focusing on the creative process and mystical creativity - the excitement she felt when her 2023 13th Reader Rebecca Padgett mentor, describing her channel as "Galactic," which resonated with her secret obsession - how embracing her mystical curiosity affected her relationship with her husband, and her fear of losing him as she came out with her “weirdness” - how she has learned to appreciate and his and her own skepticism as not a threat to her interests and fascinations  - the importance of not denying skepticism and how it can be a healthy response to past experiences - the invitation to not need to believe in something in order to explore it, and how this approach has led to more real experiences - how Lisa stays emergent with her evolving desires ++ About Lisa: I am a conscious contact guide, quantum hypnotist, psychic channel, and intergalactic witch. I’m a is a multi-hyphenate star-being-in-human-form with extensive training in hypnosis, energy work, psychism, channeling, contact work, human design, and more—which have integrated into my psyche to form a bespoke synthesis of mystical gnosis. The Glitch Witch was birthed inside The Magician’s Table 2023. Of course, that’s both true and not true. As I wrote on the opening page of my TMT journal: “The starting point is ancient, and outside of time. My being here now is inevitable, because I was always going to be here.”  I came to the Table in 2023 with a sense of fierce readiness, after a lifetime of devotion to my calling. I have felt an invisible pull on my heart since I was a little girl, talking to Lilac People and chasing butterflies in the sunlight. I say it was a lifetime, and that’s true, but that doesn’t mean it was ever clear, or that I never had my doubts about it, or that I ever even knew what it was. But my commitment to TMT in 2023 was an energetic message through the circuits of whatever connected me to that calling. I came to the Table to reverberate my clear YES through the timelines: I am here. I am ready. I will not turn away. I’m listening. It was toward the end of the TMT that I heard: The Glitch Witch—and just like that, more of my work revealed itself. Another glimmering thread to grasp in the dark. Another pull on the path of my heart. I call my mercurial and mutable practice Glitch Witchery and I am devoted to helping you remember who you are, and why you came here. Utilizing an intuitive blend of modalities, I collaborate with misfits, weirdos, freaks, and dreamers who are ready to claim their role as Sacred Aberrations in the human collective. To find the gifts you seek look no further than your so-called glitches. All the ways you “don’t fit in”—these are your superpower codes. You did not come here to “fit in” to a malfunctioning system. You are here to spread your alternate codes through it like a holy virus—to glitch the system. +++ LEARN ABOUT THE MAGICIAN’S TABLE 2025 HERE! See who this year’s three 13th Readers are and what the frequency and structure will be like for this year’s iteration. Now in its 5th year - our Hierophant Year!  Alumni get an extra sweet discount this year when you apply by Jan 31. Please email [email protected] if you are no longer getting my newsletter so I can share the link to apply. The discounted Early Bird pricing this year is ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TMT 2025 WAITLIST. Only those on that list will receive the link to apply on Feb 14. Applications will be taken Feb 14-16.  Only applications received that weekend will be eligible for the EB discounted tuition. All scholarship requests must move through this process, so be sure you’re on the waitlist.  It’s highly possible that most cohorts will fill from applications submitted Feb 14-16. Joining the waitlist is not an application to apply. Applying is not enrolling. If you want to give yourself options, join the waitlist, then apply. Then decide upon receiving your acceptance.  The only applications I decline are those where it’s very clear the applicant hasn’t read the course page and doesn’t understand the structure and intensity of this offering, or when the applicant reveals that they do not have the emotional or somatic capacity to hold the energy of this transformation right now.  Questions? Please read through the course page carefully, stay tuned for more podcasts and emails on this offering, and/or reach out to my team at [email protected].  +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠https://brittenlarue.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join my newsletter here Check out my new podcast CRYSTAL BALLERS on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple. +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.