205. The Art of Electional Astrology with Kira Ryberg

In this conversation with astrologer Kira Rehberg, we explore the magic and precision of electional astrology - the branch that helps you choose the right moment to begin. Together, we reflect on how timing shapes our creations, from business launches to life changes, and how aligning with cosmic rhythms can invite more ease, beauty, and trust into what we birth. Topics We Cover: How Kira came into astrology and her path toward specializing in electional astrology The difference between natal and electional astrology, and why both matter How everything—from a marriage to a business—has a "birth chart" What it means to co-create with fate rather than passively observe transits The importance of the chart ruler and the Moon in choosing auspicious moments Why not all charts (or moons!) are ideal—and what to do when timing is tough How she crafted the charts for Living Emergence and the beauty of patience in the process The role of fixed stars, decans, and deities like Hecate in her electional work Choosing ease over struggle and learning to dance with time How electional astrology can become an accessible, intuitive daily practice Learn More: Kira's self-paced Electional Astrology Course and aspects guidebook are available on her website. Follow her newsletter for client sessions and future offerings. +++ Kira Ryberg is a professional astrologer who specializes in natal and electional astrology. She illuminates the threads of fate for her students and clients, fostering a deeper connection between them and the cosmos. Kira has been published in The Mountain Astrologer, featured on The Astrology Podcast, and authored multiple guidebooks on various astrological topics. She teaches her astrology students how to explore and work with the cosmic patterns that shape their lives, providing a pathway to a re-enchanted worldview. You can find out more about her work and practice at kiraryberg.com. +++ Join The 9 Boredoms of the Rightful Baddie mini-course - it''s FREE! It's fun. It's provocative and catalyzing.  Each of us was born radiant, wild, and wise… and yet we get lulled into nine kinds of stuck. Nine boredoms that whisper: stay small, stay safe, stay polite. It's a morass we trade for safety. Ten days of short videos + reflections. Nine awakenings (plus an intro) to help you recognize boredom for what it really is: a temptation to forget your power.  We'll finish on November 4, the day Living Emergence opens.  Living Emergence is a living, year-round ecosystem. Part mystery school, part creative laboratory, part game, part devotional gym for magic and intuition. This is by far the most dynamic, emergent, and accessible experience I've ever created.  Key Dates November 4: Grand Opening! On this day only, there's a 24-hour discount Action Takers price of $75/month or $750/annual PIF.  November 4, 6, 11, 13, & 18: Mystics Making Money #3 on Vulture Magic (Hunger, Death, & the Erotic) - $75 - or free for all members.  November 5-20: Doors are open at Founder's Price $85/month or $850/annual PIF. November 20: Community Initiation Ceremony at noon EST (will be recorded & available). Doors will close thereafter until further notice. Join my mailing list to stay close to the announcements.  +++ 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.

I this episode, Britten welcomes back astrologer Sabrina Monarch to discuss what the term LIVING EMERGENCE means. They delve into themes of natural changes, societal constructs, and aging, while examining how erotic energy can be present and cultivated in all aspects of life. Sabrina shares the myth of Eros and Psyche, exploring how the story symbolizes the human struggle with intense desire and the erotic. They discuss the interconnectedness of abundance and erotic pathways. And they explore how managing life force energy requires learning to balance and integrate it without suppression, acknowledging the individual and collective need for more open discussions about sexual energy and its appropriate expression. Enjoy!  Tune into Britten and Sabrina's previous episodes on Pluto and the Nodes as well as Unshaming the Second House. Sabrina Monarch guides people into a felt-sense of astrology and an embodied life of soul within an intelligent, sentient, and enchanted cosmos. Her work arises from an enduring curiosity about what it means to be incarnate—serving those who long to surpass their limitations, expand, evolve, and ecstatically deepen into the pleasures available in every step of the journey. Rooted in over a decade of professional practice as an Evolutionary Astrologer, Sabrina's philosophy integrates spiritual depth with psychological insight and a reverence for wonder. +++ Join The 9 Boredoms of the Rightful Baddie mini-course - it''s FREE! It's fun. It's provocative and catalyzing.  Each of us was born radiant, wild, and wise… and yet we get lulled into nine kinds of stuck. Nine boredoms that whisper: stay small, stay safe, stay polite. It's a morass we trade for safety. Ten days of short videos + reflections. Nine awakenings (plus an intro) to help you recognize boredom for what it really is: a temptation to forget your power.  We'll finish on November 4, the day Living Emergence opens.  Living Emergence is a living, year-round ecosystem. Part mystery school, part creative laboratory, part game, part devotional gym for magic and intuition. This is by far the most dynamic, emergent, and accessible experience I've ever created.  Key Dates November 4: Grand Opening! On this day only, there's a 24-hour discount Action Takers price of $75/month or $750/annual PIF.  November 4, 6, 11, 13, & 18: Mystics Making Money #3 on Vulture Magic (Hunger, Death, & the Erotic) - $75 - or free for all members.  November 5-20: Doors are open at Founder's Price $85/month or $850/annual PIF. November 20: Community Initiation Ceremony at noon EST (will be recorded & available). Doors will close thereafter until further notice. Join my mailing list to stay close to the announcements.  +++ 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 ask what Living Emergence means to oracular artist Lisa Quigley.  We explored: the concept of "living emergence" in both personal and professional contexts, particularly focusing on its applications in parenting and creative life the challenge of capturing the full essence of something while acknowledging its ever-changing nature how this concept relates to parenting, emphasizing the importance of allowing children to develop without imposing rigid identities or predetermined paths the tension between the desire for clarity and the acceptance of uncertainty, noting how this approach contrasts with mainstream business practices the challenges of maintaining emergent relationships rather than freezing people in fixed roles how embracing change and allowing for fluidity in identity and relationships can lead to personal growth and healing +++ Lisa Quigley is a multi-modality oracular artist and galactic witch here to bridge Earth and Cosmos. She is an award-nominated author with 10+ years experience in writing, editing, and publishing. And she has been in the field of esoteric arts for 15+ years. However… The story of the reclamation of her oracular gifts is messy and nonlinear, at times even downright embarrassing. She is not the guide for anyone looking to disown their mess. What she will do is help you reclaim the living mythology that is your life, your oracular nature, and your destiny. She works with weirdos, black sheep, misfits, and outcasts to clear rejection codes, supercharge their magnetism, refine their oracular artistry, and become visionary leaders. SOOTHSAYER: YOU ARE THE PROPHECY. A 6-week psychic reader immersion to attune to your truth voice. Begins October 30th. https://theglitchwitch.com/soothsayer-sales-page +++ Don't forget to tune in to my upcoming FREE series called The 9 Boredoms of the Rightful Baddie.  Each of us was born radiant, wild, and wise… and yet we get lulled into nine kinds of stuck. Nine boredoms that whisper: stay small, stay safe, stay polite. It's a morass we trade for safety.  Starting October 26, you'll get ten days of short videos + reflections. Nine awakenings (plus an intro) to help you recognize boredom for what it really is: a temptation to forget your power. We'll finish on November 4, the day Living Emergence opens.  To hop into this series, join her mailing list now where Britten will be sharing the link to dive in on October 26. The direct link to join will be provided in future episodes. STAY TUNED FOR MORE ON MYSTICS MAKING MONEY #3 THAT STARTS NOVEMBER 4.  +++ Living Emergence is a living, year-round ecosystem. Part mystery school, part creative laboratory, part game, part devotional gym for magic and intuition. This is by far the most dynamic, emergent, and accessible experience I've ever created.  If you are a past student who has unsubscribed from my mailing list and you are interested in scoring the soft launch discount that began October 19th, please be sure to re-subscribe to my mailing list because you will only be able to get that information from my emails.  The course page will be ready by the big launch November 4-20. The doors will close indefinitely after the November 20 Initiation Ceremony. If you're finding out about Living Emergence after November 20, 2025, please stay connected to my voice either here, in Instagram, or my newsletter to find out about when we open again for belonging.  Key Dates October 19-27: Doors Open only for a select group of past and current students at an extra discount.   November 4: Grand Opening! On this day only, there's a 24-hour discount Action Takers price of $75/month or $750/annual PIF.  November 4, 6, 11, 13, & 18: Mystics Making Money #3 on Vulture Magic (Hunger, Death, & the Erotic) - $75 - or free for all members.  November 5-20: Doors are open at Founder's Price $85/month or $850/annual PIF. November 20: Community Initiation Ceremony at noon EST (will be recorded & available). Doors will close thereafter until further notice. Join my mailing list to stay close to the announcements. +++ 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, Britten updates listeners on her upcoming FREE series called The 9 Boredoms of the Rightful Baddie.  Each of us was born radiant, wild, and wise… and yet we get lulled into nine kinds of stuck. Nine boredoms that whisper: stay small, stay safe, stay polite. It's a morass we trade for safety.  Starting October 26, you'll get ten days of short videos + reflections. Nine awakenings (plus an intro) to help you recognize boredom for what it really is: a temptation to forget your power. We'll finish on November 4, the day Living Emergence opens.  To hop into this series, join her mailing list now where Britten will be sharing the link to dive in on October 26. The direct link to join will be provided in future episodes. +++ Key Dates October 19-27: Doors Open only for a select group of past and current students at an extra discount.   November 4: Grand Opening! On this day only, there's a 24-hour discount Action Takers price of $75/month or $750/annual PIF.  November 4, 6, 11, 13, & 18: Mystics Making Money #3 on Vulture Magic (Hunger, Death, & the Erotic) - $75 - or free for all members.  November 5-20: Doors are open at Founder's Price $85/month or $850/annual PIF. November 20: Community Initiation Ceremony at noon EST (will be recorded & available). Doors will close thereafter until further notice. Join my mailing list to stay close to the announcements. +++ 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 welcome Teagan West back to Moon to Moon to explore the invitation of "living emergence" and its connection to ancestral traditions.  This is an incredibly powerful conversation that felt electric to both of us at the time.  We discuss how colonial agendas have disrupted natural lineage connections and the importance of re-establishing these relationships through ritual practices. We examine various aspects of ancestor work, including the creation of ritual altars, the role of offerings and music in guiding ancestors, and the need to address and heal ancestral wounds caused by colonization. We also talk about contemporary approaches to ancestral connection and the value of ancestor circles as a way to learn from each other's experiences and rebuild traditional practices in a modern context. Teagan West (she/they) is a Ritualist, Astrologer, Artist and Ancestral Lineage Healing Practitioner on Haudenosaunee Land, home of the Seneca Nation. Her work exists at the intersection of Ancestral Reconnection, Cultural Repair, Astrological Storytelling, and Community Ritual. Teagan is passionate about recovering Animist ways of relating to Earth + Sky as a vital form of decolonial remembrance, reweaving our collective cosmologies through communal vision.  Teagan devotes much of her personal time to land tending, lineage stewardship + animist ceremony, as well as creating ritual tools such as Drums, Rattles, and Ceramic Altar Vessels. She offers Astrological Readings, Mentorship, and guides Ancestral Lineage Healing in both 1:1 and group spaces. Her Substack is home to weekly readings, teachings + storytelling! WEBSITE: thealtarhealing.com SUBSTACK: Altar of Stars (https://altarofstars.substack.com/) WINTER ANCESTOR CIRCLES: (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxhA5Qa0jCmILfHYzHUuPqjoXKtNvYz9gMkgnAGUK99bSFZw/viewform?usp=dialog)  INSTAGRAM: altar.ritual.west (https://www.instagram.com/altar.ritual.west/) RITUAL TOOLS: Altar Ritual Arts (https://www.instagram.com/altar.ritual.arts/) To join Living Emergence this fall, please stay tuned for more information here and at my website.  If you are a past student who has unsubscribed from my mailing list and you are interested in scoring the soft launch discount this October 19th, please be sure to re-subscribe to my mailing list because you will only be able to get that information from my emails. The course page will be ready by the big launch November 4-20. The doors will close indefinitely after the November 20 Initiation Ceremony.   If you're finding out about Living Emergence after November 20, 2025, please stay connected to my voice either here, in Instagram, or my newsletter to find out about when we open again for belonging. Thank you for being 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 reflect. I sing - yes. And I vocalize some of what's most alive for me right now. Thank you for being part of Moon to Moon!  Four Phases (Versions) of "Ever New" by Beverly Glenn-Copeland The New Moon: "Ever New" by Beverly Glenn-Copeland The Waxing Moon: "Ever New" Reworked by Joseph Shabason & Thom Gill The Full Moon: "Ever New" Kelsey Lu's Transportation   The Waning Moon: "Ever New" Reworked by Bon Iver & Flock of Dimes Living Emergence is a living, year-round ecosystem. Part mystery school, part creative laboratory, part game, part devotional gym for magic and intuition. This is by far the most dynamic, emergent, and accessible experience I've ever created.  Key Dates October 19-27: Doors Open only for a select group of past and current students at an extra discount.   November 4: Grand Opening! On this day only, there's a 24-hour discount Action Takers price of $75/month or $750/annual PIF.  November 4, 6, 11, 13, & 18: Mystics Making Money #3 on Vulture Magic (Hunger, Death, & the Erotic) - $75 - or free for all members.  November 5-20: Doors are open at Founder's Price $85/month or $850/annual PIF. November 20: Community Initiation Ceremony at noon EST (will be recorded & available). Doors will close thereafter until further notice. Join my mailing list to stay close to the announcements. +++ 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.

This is a big one folks. In this episode, I introduce what I've been working on the last many months from vision to design to structure: your home-world Living Emergence.  I share how this vision came through, the philosophy that underpins it, and what it will feel like to live inside it. Topics / themes I explore:  The why behind Living Emergence — how I knew my work and my "home" needed to move Shifting from courses with start and end dates into a living, breathing world that never has to "end" Building a community that holds both sovereignty and belonging Trusting myself to steward something that's meant to grow far beyond me The transition from teacher / guide into architect of a home-world Rooting and expansion as twin rhythms of creative life Living inside cycles: solar, lunar, astrological — and letting them structure our evolution How my existing offerings (Emergence Astrology, The Magician's Table, Unshaming Your Chart, Mystics Making Money) will interweave inside this new space What it means to create a place that can hold your process for as long as it's feeding you I also name the five philosophical pillars of the space - Presence, Trust, Paradox, Collective Story, and Creative Power - and offer a glimpse into how Living Emergence will unfold through soft launch, public opening, and initiation under the Scorpio New Moon. If you are a past student who has unsubscribed from my mailing list and you are interested in scoring the soft launch discount this October 19th, please be sure to re-subscribe to my mailing list because you will only be able to get that information from my emails.  The course page will be ready by the big launch November 4-20. The doors will close indefinitely after the November 20 Initiation Ceremony.   If you're finding out about Living Emergence after November 20, 2025, please stay connected to my voice either here, in Instagram, or my newsletter to find out about when we open again for belonging.  Thank you for being 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.

his is the fourth in a series of conversations on "Living Emergence." Here, I talk with my boyfriend, the very wise Matt Bull. It was so much fun. Enjoy!  "Coincidence As a Practice" - my first M2M conversation with Matt  "But what if it isn't Bullshit?" - our second Books mentioned here: Cosmos & Psyche by Richard Tarnas Dimensions: A Casebook of Alien Contact by Jacques Vallee The Super Natural: Why the Unexplained Is Real by Whitley Strieber & Jeffrey Kripal  Unidentified Flying Hyperobject: UFOs, Philosophy, & the End of the World by James Madden   American Cosmic: UFO's, Religion, Technology by D.W. Pasulka  +++ 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 go deep with the wonderful Mariola Rosario on the topic of Living Emergence. The third episode in this new series, this conversation is rich, vast, and deeply moving.  Some of the references from the episode: Film: Fire of Love (2022) Essay: Under the Sign of Saturn by Susan Sontag  Book: Underland by Robert Macfarlane Poem: Caminante no hay camino by Antonio Machado Mariola Rosario (she/her) is an artist, astrologer, writer, teacher, and independent researcher from Puerto Rico, currently based in Paris, France. She explores visual and material culture in relation to terrestrial and celestial practices and mythologies, tracing how images, objects, and language shape cultural memory, origins, and political imaginaries. She is committed to co-creating anti-extractive spaces of learning and mutual aid that honor both the magical and the material conditions of our time. Mariola also has a lot of fun writing on Substack, where she shares reflections on myth, art, monstrosity, astrology, politics, and the magic of language. You can subscribe and read her latest here: https://substack.com/@lasfloresdelmal  Her books are also open for Astrology consultations online and in person, in Paris. https://mariolarosario.com/ Her upcoming course, Chthonic AF: Unearthing Myths of Power, Sacred Rage, and the Monstrous Feminine, runs through Scorpio season. In this course we turn toward the underlands where gaze and voice cut across fear, desire, and resistance. Guided by Medusa and the Sirens, figures of fear and allure, they surface again and again in feminist, queer, and decolonial retellings. We will explore why they are returned to, reclaimed, and reimagined, and why we cannot seem to let them go. We ask what is it that they may be demanding from us now, here in 2025? We will dive into the chthonic and its relationship to monstrosity, ritual, art, astrology, and collective memory. We begin on October 22nd and spend four weeks in the underworld together, through the heart of Scorpio season. All genders, experiences, and learning styles are welcomed. Sign up is open. https://mariolarosario.com/copy-of-chthonic-af-scorpio-season-course-2025 +++ 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 longtime friend and collaborator Jonathan Koe and I discuss what Living Emergence feels like to us today. We weave energy healing, human design, astrology, creativity, and being human to bring you into this field with us. It's so fun to play here! You do not need to know the languages of human design or astrology to get into this episode. Just follow the feeling.   Jonathan is an astrologer, mystical mentor, energy worker, creation guide, and musician. Jonathan supports mystics in making their art, artists in embracing the mystery, and entrepreneurs in translating their visions.  True to their Virgo rising and Gemini Moon path, Jonathan is a huge nerd with two masters degrees – one in music and another in economics. A Pisces Sun at heart, Jonathan is happiest when he's helping clients and students realize their own truth and when he's in the flow state making music for pure enjoyment. LINKS: Apply to work with Jonathan one-on-one: https://www.jonathankoe.com/coaching-mentorship-application Sign up for Jonathan's newsletter: https://www.jonathankoe.com/newsletter Jonathan's podcast Healing The Spirit: https://healing-the-spirit-astrology-archetypes-artmaking.simplecast.com/ Discussed here: Kelsey Rose Tortorice and Jesse Reed's course The Breakdown. This course is available for purchase as replays. +++ 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.