#79 | Joe Landwehr | Astrology in the Era of Uncertainty | AstroPoetics | Participation Mystique

Joe Landwehr is an astrologer of 50+ years experience, seeking an eclectic integration of astrology, spiritual psychology and ancient wisdom teachings. He is the author of five books and numerous articles for The Mountain Astrologer and other publications. He is Director of The Astropoetic School of Soul-Discovery, which offers individualized correspondence courses, webinar classes and workshops built around the correlation of astrological cycles with actual life experience. He has taught and lectured at ISAR conferences, the Midwest Astrology Conference, and online at International Academy of Astrology. More information about his work can be found at joelandwehr.com.

We got together to discuss the rich ideas Joe outlines in his most recent book: Astrology in the Era of Uncertainty: An Astropoetic Exploration of Psyche and Cosmos. 

In this conversation, Joe generously shares the gems of his lifetime of Astrological research. We ask the question, what is astrology? It’s a broad and unanswerable question, but we find some good ways to approach it, including the idea from Terrence McKenna that it’s a trans-linguistic language. 

We then get into the mythopoetic and magical roots of astrology and discuss what it feels like in a consultation when the chart truly comes to life. In this way, astrology and its symbols encourage a form of what Jung called Participation Mystique; a way to see ourselves as embedded within an alive and soulful world. 

We end our discussion at the same place Joe ends his book - with Hestia. The first of the Olympians and the goddess of the eternal flame of the hearth: within ourselves; within the home; within the earth; and ultimately within the cosmos. 

Cover Art: The Feast of the Gods at the Wedding of Cupid and Psyche by Vincenzo Camuccini

Podcast Musician: Marlia Coeur
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