Healing The Spirit: Astrology, Archetypes & Artmaking

How do mystical systems and spiritual philosophies help us understand our subconscious better? How do we reconcile the apparent tensions between different systems? How might art serve to bridge the divide?Over the past few years, I've admired the work of Brynja Magnusson as well as her ability to seamlessly weave her artistic and spiritual practices. Her guidebooks and card decks have been trusted guides in my own study of Human Design, Animal Totems, the I-Ching, and Yin Mysticism. Early on in my Human Design journey, Brynja also gave me a reading that felt like a turning point and gently ignited a flame of curiosity to explore the system more deeply.In this conversation, we explored the connections and distinctions between various spiritual systems, the role of encouragement in nurturing our subconscious, moving away from dogmatic ways of approaching mystical systems, and sharing knowledge while learning.Here's Brynja's bio:Brynja is a student of spiritual philosophy. While apprenticing in topics of shamanism, ritual, human energetics, and nature-based spirituality she creates functional illustrated guidebooks based on her notes of the material she studies. Brynja works with mediums of art, writing, and personal sessions to, directly and indirectly, provide the subconscious and spirit with alternative tools. Brynja is the creator of Ceremoniance, an art-based company that shares her studies via art, design, and description.   Brynja creates beautifully illustrated guidebooks and card decks on topics of Human Design, the I Ching, Animal Totems, Yin Mysticism, and soon the tarot and recovery work. By giving an artistic platform to obscured wisdom, we can maintain and promote the transformative practices cultivated by humans over thousands of years.Brynja's offerings (including her decks and sessions) can be found through her website Ceremoniance. You can also find her on Instagram. Support the creation of this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber. You’ll receive access to 1-2 bonus episodes a month, subscriber-only essays, and exclusive first-look at drafts of new essays.If you’d like to work with me 1:1, I offer single guidance sessions as well as private mentorship containers (3 months+). We co-create a supportive field for you to move through important life thresholds with grace and deepen your capacity for creative expansions using astrology, human design, and energy work.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com.

How might we interrupt stale patterns by following our curiosities? How do we awaken to the solutions that are already there? How does befriending disappointments help us shake the rigidity of our expectations?Mercury makes aspects to Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus during its last week in Taurus, while Jupiter finally makes a trine to Pluto in air signs. This week provides opportunities for gentle, yet exciting cosmic redirects and for embracing potential disappointments with humor. Astrological lineup:Mon 05.27 Mercury (Taurus) sextiles Saturn (Pisces)Fri 05.31 Mercury conjoins Uranus (Taurus)Sun 06.02 Jupiter (Gemini) trines Pluto (Aquarius); Mercury (Taurus) sextiles Neptune (Pisces) Support the creation of this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber. You’ll receive access to 1-2 bonus episodes a month, subscriber-only essays, and exclusive first-look at drafts of new essays.If you’d like to work with me 1:1, I offer single guidance sessions as well as private mentorship containers (3 months+). We co-create a supportive field for you to move through important life thresholds with grace and deepen your capacity for creative expansions using astrology, human design, and energy work.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com.

What wisdom, challenges, and opportunities might Jupiter in Gemini bring us? How do we understand Saturn's role during this transit? How do we sharpen our curiosity skills?The brilliant Verena Borell is back on the podcast! Early this week, Verena had a spontaneous idea to record a conversation on Jupiter in Gemini. Within 24 hours, we recorded it!We discussed Jupiter's role in bringing coherence, how Jupiter's transits can be challenging despite their status as the greater benefic, the transition between Jupiter's time in Taurus and Gemini,  the importance of not jumping into conclusions, and how staying rooted in simplicity and intuition may assist us during this time.To learn more about Verena:Verena's upcoming course, Transits for Evolution will begin on November 14th. I encourage you to check out the course page to see if this offering resonates with you. 1:1 Astro Mentoring: https://verena-borell.thrivecart.com/astro-mentoring/1:1 Soul & Soma Guidance: https://verena-borell.thrivecart.com/guidance/Homepage: https://www.verenaborell.com/Mail: mail@verenaborell.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/verenaborell/Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3oPnidm   YouTube: https://bit.ly/3CYgzWzFree Venus Guide: https://bit.ly/41cVfWR Support the creation of this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber. You’ll receive access to 1-2 bonus episodes a month, subscriber-only essays, and exclusive first-look at drafts of new essays.If you’d like to work with me 1:1, I offer single guidance sessions as well as private mentorship containers (3 months+). We co-create a supportive field for you to move through important life thresholds with grace and deepen your capacity for creative expansions using astrology, human design, and energy work.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com.

What does it mean to be on a self-love journey? How might our spiritual practices create harmony between our bodies and our spirits? How do our desires point towards our soul's path?My guest today, Bevin, is one of the most naturally radiant beings I know. Her practice brings together aerobics, Reiki, and magic in her own unique cosmic interweaving. Each time we connect, I find myself in awe of her depth, humor, authenticity, and genuine care.In this conversation, we explored Bevin's self-love journey, what it means to be in awe of our incredible human bodies, her commitment to a liberatory movement practices for all bodies, connections with the fae world, and relationship to God as action.Here's Bevin's bio:Hi! I'm Bevin! A childhood of bullying because of my weight kept me off the dance floor. When I found body liberation activism, the idea that all bodies are worthy of love no matter what, it changed my life. I’ve been reclaiming dance floors ever since! I teach aerobics through fatkiddanceparty.com and offer life advice at my blog queerfatfemme.com and my podcast, Bevin: A Femme Over 40 and her Friends! I'm a Reiki Master Healer, love tea, Dolly Parton and the Muppets!Bevin's offerings: Bevin's Patreon: patreon.com/fkdpfatkiddanceparty.comWork one on one with Bevin: https://queerfatfemme.com/one-on-one-with-bevin/Bevin's InstagramFinally, you can also listen to my conversation with Bevin on her podcast, Ep. 174: Redefining Success. Support the creation of this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber. You’ll receive access to 1-2 bonus episodes a month, subscriber-only essays, and exclusive first-look at drafts of new essays.If you’d like to work with me 1:1, I offer single guidance sessions as well as private mentorship containers (3 months+). We co-create a supportive field for you to move through important life thresholds with grace and deepen your capacity for creative expansions using astrology, human design, and energy work.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com.

How do we create the space necessary to listen deeply to the quiet voice of our intuition? How do we honor our intuitive guidance, especially when it seems to lead us down a meandering path?Sometimes, our intuition leads us into surprising, narrow alleyways we never expected. As we enter Gemini season, these little detours and adventures may amount to something larger. In this episode, we discussed how we, like Alice, might surrender to the magic of falling down the rabbit hole.Astrological lineup:Mon 05.20 Sun enters GeminiWed 05.22 Sun (Gemini) trines Pluto (Aquarius)Thurs 05.23 Full Moon in Sagittarius; Venus conjoins Jupiter (Taurus); Venus & Jupiter sextile Neptune (Pisces); Venus enters GeminiSat 05.25 Venus (Gemini) trines Pluto (Aquarius); Jupiter enters Gemini Support the creation of this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber. You’ll receive access to 1-2 bonus episodes a month, subscriber-only essays, and exclusive first-look at drafts of new essays.If you’d like to work with me 1:1, I offer single guidance sessions as well as private mentorship containers (3 months+). We co-create a supportive field for you to move through important life thresholds with grace and deepen your capacity for creative expansions using astrology, human design, and energy work.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com.

What opens up when we welcome change as an ally? How might we navigate our internal and external transformations with care and grace?As we experience activations of the Taurus stellium this coming week, we're invited to notice where we crave changes to our material reality. We discussed the role of fluidity and audacity in transformation. We also discussed lessons from the Sun and Venus in creating space for our fears. Astrological lineup: Mon 05.13 Sun conjoin Uranus in Taurus; Venus (Taurus) sextiles Jupiter (Pisces)Wed 05.15 Mercury enters TaurusFri 05.17 Mercury (Taurus) squares Pluto (Aquarius)Sat 05.18 Venus conjoin Uranus in Taurus; Sun conjoins Jupiter in TaurusSun 05.19 Sun (Taurus) sextile Neptune (Pisces); Mars conjoins the North Node in Aries Support the creation of this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber. You’ll receive access to 1-2 bonus episodes a month, subscriber-only essays, and exclusive first-look at drafts of new essays.If you’d like to work with me 1:1, I offer single guidance sessions as well as private mentorship containers (3 months+). We co-create a supportive field for you to move through important life thresholds with grace and deepen your capacity for creative expansions using astrology, human design, and energy work.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com.

What gifts might unfold when we choose to narrow our options down to what truly matters? How do we discern between comfort and nourishment?In honor of the New Moon in Taurus, I pulled some cards to open pathways of conversations with the Sun, the Moon, Venus and Saturn.Below are the cards I pulled. You can find a photo of the cards here.The Sun: 7 of SwordsVenus: 8 of WandsThe Moon: 2 of PentaclesSaturn: Queen of Pentacles Support the creation of this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber. You’ll receive access to 1-2 bonus episodes a month, subscriber-only essays, and exclusive first-look at drafts of new essays.If you’d like to work with me 1:1, I offer single guidance sessions as well as private mentorship containers (3 months+). We co-create a supportive field for you to move through important life thresholds with grace and deepen your capacity for creative expansions using astrology, human design, and energy work.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com.

How does the practice of manifestation reveal our immanent collaboration with the rest of creation? How might we come home to our longing for interdependence? What response-abilities do our creative energies ask us to honor?This week, Venus and Mars both enter their respective places of domicile. As we navigate the outburst of cosmic creative energies, we are also experiencing undertones of the outer planets, specifically Neptune’s hazy spell and Pluto’s quiet imposition.Astrological lineup:Mon 04.29 Venus enters Taurus; Mars & Neptune conjunction in PiscesTue 04.30 Mars enters AriesWed 05.01 Venus in Taurus squares Pluto in AquariusFri 05.03 Mars in Aries sextiles Pluto in Aquarius Support the creation of this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber. You’ll receive access to 1-2 bonus episodes a month, subscriber-only essays, and exclusive first-look at drafts of new essays.If you’d like to work with me 1:1, I offer single guidance sessions as well as private mentorship containers (3 months+). We co-create a supportive field for you to move through important life thresholds with grace and deepen your capacity for creative expansions using astrology, human design, and energy work.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com.

How do we participate in the reality of the marketplace while honoring our divinity? What wisdom might awaken as we engage with the needs of our inner underdog and the desires of our inner diva?Join Britten LaRue and me at the alchemical intersection of marketplace metrics and heart-centered devotional creativity as we explore a framework that Britten is currently breathing life into, Underdog to Diva.We discussed what it means to cultivate intimacy with the specific imprints and conditionings we received around the marketplace, to deeply engage with potentially sticky concepts like success, fame, and wealth, and to unveil deeper layers of self-love along the path.This episode expands on Britten’s episode on her podcast, Moon To Moon, which introduced the intellectual and energetic scaffolding of the concept. She’s also offering a 3-hour live transmission on May 9, 2024 at 4-7 PM EST. Sign up here.In the days that follow our recording, I found myself tapping into ancient wellspring of creative powers that I’ve long forgotten. Britten’s embodied commitment to transmuting shame into bright fireworks of authentic self-expressions is in and of itself a transmission. May our conversation catalyze and move you to all endeavors that honor your unique creative sparks.Britten's bio:Britten LaRue, MA, is a public astrologer, author, teacher, and intuitive guide. A self-described “recovering academic,” she left behind a twenty-year career in art history to reinvent herself at mid-life. Britten is known and loved by her community for modeling what it looks like to live from one’s dream field. Creator of Emergence Astrology, Britten’s deepest calling is to be a midwife for those in the process of birthing their own inner knowing, healing from shame, and learning to trust themselves again with the reckless freedom they deserve. Her first book Living Astrology: How to Weave the Wisdom of the 12 Signs Into Your Everyday Life was recently released in March 2024. She’s a Pisces Sun, Capricorn Moon, and Aries Rising.Links: Listen to Britten's Underdog to Diva solo episode on her podcast Moon to Moon here.Sign up for Britten's Underdog to Diva workshop here.Britten's website and Instagram.Order Britten's book Living Astrology: How to Weave the Wisdom of the 12 Signs Into Your Everyday Life. Support the creation of this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber. You’ll receive access to 1-2 bonus episodes a month, subscriber-only essays, and exclusive first-look at drafts of new essays.If you’d like to work with me 1:1, I offer single guidance sessions as well as private mentorship containers (3 months+). We co-create a supportive field for you to move through important life thresholds with grace and deepen your capacity for creative expansions using astrology, human design, and energy work.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com.

How do we skillfully navigate our entangled interdependence? How do we honor our unique perspectives and embrace the diverse chorus of existence? How do we cultivate awareness of the influence that the collective worldview plays in our relationship with resources?We contemplate the role that Pluto in Aquarius plays during this week's Full Moon in Scorpio.  Support the creation of this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber. You’ll receive access to 1-2 bonus episodes a month, subscriber-only essays, and exclusive first-look at drafts of new essays.If you’d like to work with me 1:1, I offer single guidance sessions as well as private mentorship containers (3 months+). We co-create a supportive field for you to move through important life thresholds with grace and deepen your capacity for creative expansions using astrology, human design, and energy work.Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app Open for 30 days free using this special link. This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com.