The Astrology Podcast

In episode 352 astrologer Laura Nalbandian joins Chris in the studio to discuss some tips for how to give a good lecture at an astrology conference. Laura has been organizing astrology conferences for more than 20 years, and has a lot of experience identifying good speakers and teachers. During the course of this discussion we talk about what is involved in organizing astrology conferences, and some different strategies for giving a great talk at one. Laura is organizing the NORWAC and ISAR astrology conferences this year: NORWAC.net ISAR2022.org This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Timestamps Timestamps for different topics discussed in this episode: 00:00:00 Intro and Laura's background 00:07:13 NORWAC and ISAR conferences 00:13:54 Project Hindsight 00:18:48 Tips for giving astrology lectures 00:30:25 Etiquette for attending lectures 00:32:05 Accommodations for deaf and hard of hearing attendees 00:36:00 The best ways to use slides when presenting 00:42:20 More tips for giving astrology lectures 00:53:30 Should you bring personal information into a lecture? 00:59:58 When lectures get hijacked by monologue questions 01:12:07 Verbal tics, body movement, and energy dynamics 01:21:23 Chris' early struggles giving lectures 01:23:43 Teaching vs. giving lectures 01:31:06 How to deal with glitches and anxiety during lectures 01:40:50 Speaker ethics 01:50:00 Astrologers who quickly progressed on the lecture circuit 01:54:04 How Laura discovers up and coming astrologers 02:02:57 Different lecture styles 02:12:57 How Laura arranges the schedule of speakers 02:22:08 Dress code 02:28:52 The importance of topics 02:34:34 Confidence 02:42:36 NORWAC & ISAR 2022 02:53:30 Patrons and Sponsors Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of this episode on tips for giving a good astrology lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgMJytVqREE - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 352 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below:

Episode 351 features an interview with astrologer Chris Brennan, where he explains how astrology works, and discusses different types and applications of astrology. Chris is the host of The Astrology Podcast, and the author of the book Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune. This interview was originally conducted by Kat Merritt of Jeff Hays Films in January as part of a promotional series for the launch of the Changing of the Gods astrology documentary series. It is being re-released here as an episode of the podcast with the permission of the production company. This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of this episode about astrology explained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu7Mq9O6gXE - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 351 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below:

Episode 350 is a recording of a meeting of the Denver Astrology Group where attendees shared stories about transits they experienced over the past two years since our last meeting in early 2020, hosted by astrologer Chris Brennan. The Denver Astrology Group was started in May of 2008, and held a meeting at the Mercury Cafe on the second Saturday of every month for 12 years, until the pandemic hit in March of 2020. This meeting was held on April 16, 2022 at the Mercury Cafe in downtown Denver, and it was our first meeting back in two years since the pandemic started. Because a lot has happened since that time, we thought it would be good to hold a discussion or workshop style meeting where members could share some of their stories about important transits and notable events that have happened in their lives over the past two years since we last met. Chris led the meeting and opened by talking about the inception charts of the Denver Astrology Group and the Mercury Cafe, and sharing a personal story about his own transits, and then opened it up for audience members to come up to the mic and share their story about a positive or negative transit that they experienced over the past couple of years and how it was reflected in their life. It ended up being a pretty great demonstration about how different types of transits work, what astrologers look for, as well as how to talk to people about their birth chart. We plan to resume meetings of the Denver Astrology Group on the second Saturday of each month at the Mercury Cafe. For more information about the Denver Astrology Group see our page on Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/denver-astrologers/ If you enjoy this episode and would like to support the podcast please become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/astrologypodcast This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Watch the Video Version of This Episode The video version of this episode on sharing astrological transit stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0Be8QO67P0 - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 350 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below:

In episode 349 astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, and special guest co-host Steph Koyfman look ahead at the astrology of May 2022. The astrology of May features the first part of Mercury retrograde, beginning in Gemini on May 10 and entering Taurus almost two weeks later. There is also a solar eclipse in Taurus on April 30 and a lunar eclipse in Scorpio on May 16, starting the new eclipse season with the nodes on the Taurus/Scorpio axis until 2023. There's a tonal change as Venus, Mars, and Jupiter all move into Aries over the course of May, away from the mutable energy of Pisces. Late in the month, there is a New Moon in Gemini, although since it occurs on the second to last day of the month we are going to save most of that discussion for the next forecast. We open the episode by talking about recent world events and how the astrology has played over the past four weeks since our last forecast. This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. About the Astrologers You can find out more about each astrologer on our websites: ChrisBrennanAstrologer.com AustinCoppock.com LadyCazimi.com The 11th House Our sponsor this month is The 11th House, an online community of fellow astrologers to meet up and continue their education. Organized by Kirah Tabourn of The Strology, The 11th House hosts monthly workshops and community events, including the upcoming free Emerging Astrologers Summit on May 21. Patreon Get early access to new podcast episodes and other bonus content by signing up for our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/astrologypodcast Auspicious Date for May The most auspicious astrological date for May is: 🪐 May 26, 2022 at 3:00 AM (Aries rising). For more lucky dates in May see our electional astrology podcast! For good dates later in the year see our 2022 Year Ahead Electional Astrology Report! Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of this episode on the astrology of May 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_5uAMO0tqE - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 349 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below:

In episode 348, astrologer Demetra George discusses her new book, Ancient Astrology in Theory and Practice, Volume Two. This is the second of two volumes where Demetra delivers a comprehensive look at the practical use of Hellenistic astrology, bringing to completion a cycle that started in 1993 when she became the very first subscriber of the Project Hindsight translation project. In volume two Demetra takes a closer look at the houses and their role in interpreting a birth chart, taking special care to look at the significations of the houses throughout history, and tracing the common themes that run throughout the 2000 year long tradition. In our discussion we focused mainly on talking about the significations of the houses, and how some of the significations changed over the course of the tradition, while other stayed the same. The book was published by Rubedo Press on April 20, 2022, and can be ordered here: Ancient Astrology Volume 2 on Rubedo Press Website Ancient Astrology Volume 2 on Amazon This interview was recorded on April 19, 2022, and released on April 25, 2022. It is available in both audio and video versions below. Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of this episode on Ancient Astrology Volume 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpd4KaGp00g - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 348 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below:

In episode 347 astrologer Rick Levine joins the podcast to talk about the meaning of the zodiac sign Aries in astrology, and some of the traits and characteristics of people born with that sign prominent in their birth chart. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, and it is a masculine or diurnal sign, cardinal, fiery, and ruled by the planet Mars. This is the first in a new series of episodes where we do a deep-dive into each of the signs of the zodiac, one per episode, in order to really understand their core meaning and significations. Part of Rick's credentials for this episode is that he was born with a stellium or cluster of planets in Aries, including the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and the North Node. During the course of the episode we talk about various keywords and traits associated with Aries, and also look at some birth charts of famous people who were born with different planets in that sign. Some of the keywords we discussed were drawn from a Twitter survey: What keywords do you associate with Aries? For more about Rick check out his YouTube channel: Youtube.com/RickLevine This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of this episode on the meaning of Aries in astrology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO3jT_3PBXs - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 347 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below:

Episode 346 features an interview with astrologer Marcos Patchett about using consultation charts as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in medical astrology. A consultation chart is an astrological chart that is cast for the moment that a meeting between an astrologer and client begins. The premise is that the consultation chart will describe both the situation that the client has come to talk about, as well as its potential outcome. During the course of the episode we discuss how in the context of medical astrology consultation charts can be used as an additional tool for diagnosis, prognosis, and prediction. Along the way we also talk about horary astrology, decumbiture charts, and the nature of divination. Marcos specializes in western herbal medicine and medical astrology, with an emphasis on horary in particular: Nocturnalherbalist.com This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of this episode on consultation charts in medical astrology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoQobHkPbzk - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 346 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below:

In episode 345 astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, and special guest co-host Samuel F. Reynolds look ahead at the astrology of April 2022. The astrology of April features a Mars-Saturn conjunction in Aquarius, plus Jupiter conjoining Neptune in Pisces. There is also a New Moon in Aries early in the month on April 1, and a Full Moon in Libra on April 16. Late in the month there is a solar eclipse in Taurus, although since it occurs on the last day of the month we are going to save most of that discussion for the next forecast. We open the episode by talking about recent world events and how the astrology has played over the past four weeks since our last forecast. This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. About the Astrologers You can find out more about each astrologer on our websites: ChrisBrennanAstrologer.com AustinCoppock.com UnlockAstrology.com Archetypal Explorer Our sponsor this month is Archetypal Explorer, which is an online astrology program that features a suite of visual and interactive astrological tools: ArchetypalExplorer.com Sign up today for a free 7-day trial of the program! Patreon Get early access to new podcast episodes and other bonus content by signing up for our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/astrologypodcast Auspicious Date for April The most auspicious astrological date for April is: 🪐 April 26, 2022 at 4:25 AM (Pisces rising) or 10:15 PM (Sagittarius rising). For more lucky dates in April see our electional astrology podcast! For good dates later in the year see our 2022 Year Ahead Electional Astrology Report! Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of this episode on the astrology of April 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uSTf1azvLo - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 345 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below:

Episode 344 features a discussion between astrologers Rick Levine and Chris Brennan about the future of astrology and whether it will become more or less poplar in the world. This talk was recorded on March 19, 2022 for a webinar hosted by the International Society for Astrological Research to celebrate International Astrology Day. The theme of the two day series of webinars was predicting general trends in the world over the next decade, and so we decided to take a unique approach by trying to talk about and predict the future of astrology itself. The premise of the discussion is that astrology has seen a rapid explosion in popularity in the west over the past 5 years, especially among younger people, which has not happened since the late 1960s. The main question we focused on was whether astrology would continue to increase in popularity and eventually reach new heights of acceptance, or whether it had reached a high water mark or plateaued in some way and we are due for a decline. From a long term historical perspective the popularity of astrology has waxed and waned over the centuries, sometimes going up and other times going down, but it never stays in one state permanently. During the course of the episode we try to frame and understand the important historical moment that we are in now, anticipate what is coming up so that we can understand better what we need to work on now, and then finally also celebrate where astrology is at now by reflecting on how far it has come. You can find out more about Rick Levine on his YouTube channel: Youtube.com/RickLevine This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Timestamps Timestamps for different topics discussed in the episode: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:34 Current popularity of astrology 00:01:03 Historical context of the current wave 00:03:06 Young astrologers 00:03:46 Is astrology's popularity still rising? 00:08:34 Reintegration with scientific thinking 00:11:38 Possible misuses of astrology 00:19:48 Parallels with massage therapists 00:20:56 The need to regulate 00:23:28 What might a reduction in popularity look like? 00:27:53 Possible social media platform shifts 00:32:01 Teaching astrology to children 00:33:02 Neptune in Aries effect 00:34:56 The role of skepticism 00:43:08 What can we improve? 00:50:51 The impact of astrology software 00:54:52 Parallels with GPS use 00:58:00 Other planetary ingresses 01:07:34 New planetary bodies 01:08:55 Holographic animations 01:09:44 Cycles and waves 01:13:15 Deliberate choices as legacy 01:17:05 Post-psychoanalytical emphasis 01:18:34 An amazing time to be an astrologer 01:19:48 Cosmic feedback loops Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of this episode on the future of astrology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr31ar8DukA - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 344 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below:

In episode 343 astrologer Eric Purdue joins the show to talk about his new translation of the Three Books of Occult Philosophy by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa. Agrippa published his Three Books of Occult Philosophy in 1533, and it is a compilation of astrology, magic, and philosophy. After its publication Agrippa's work developed a very large influence and reach in the western esoteric tradition, as an important Renaissance compilation on occult lore. The last time it was translated into English was in 1551, and Eric's translation improves on the previous one in a number of scholarly and stylistic ways. Get the book here: Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Purdue Translation Find out more about Eric's work: EricPurdue.com This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of this episode on Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsq7gCr9cJ0 - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 343 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below: