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Before I get into my planned message, I want to acknowledge that there’s a growing sense of dis-ease, contraction, and overwhelm right now. I don’t necessarily mean this astrologically, though I could name some things like the approach of the eclipses and Mars slowing down to station retrograde. Mostly, I share this as an intuitive human who talks to people about how they’re doing. There’s quite of bit of projection energy happening – we may feel invalidated and judged or we may be the ones doing the invalidating and judging – and it’s frightening when we don’t know if it’s “real” or if we’re imagining it. I’m naming this at the start in case this resonates. If so, you are…

Mercury stations retrograde tomorrow (Friday) night at 10:39 PM CST under the Pisces Full Moon, nudging you to pay attention to what’s coming up in your field. Mercury asks: Are you willing to listen? Do you have the capacity to learn from what you see? The Moon reflects the light of the Virgo Sun back to us, and I’m remembering the phrasing for Virgo from Alice Bailey’s esoteric astrology (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Bailey) : “I am the Mother and the Child.” Stay with me while I tease this out. Virgo – an Earth sign ruled by Mercury – helps us to dilate our awareness of the present moment. Virgo is radical presence. It is utter immanence. It is sober and clear attunement to…

Alright here it is. This email is for you if: * you’re a Fuck Yes to Astrology as Praxis (https://brittenlarue.com/astrology-as-praxis) and there is no amount of content that can satisfy you right now (I feel you and I am ready to have this dance party with the planets!) * you’re considering Astrology as Praxis and want to know just what it will look like (sharpen your pencils, it’s Virgo season – let’s discuss) * you’re not sure about AaP but you just love reading curriculum and imagining what it would be like inside learning experiences (come live vicariously here – all are welcome) If you’re craving more details, you can find a whole episode on AaP curriculum: “This Is What…

I woke up with fear today. Why? Because in the night Mars moved into Gemini where the red planet will be until late March of next year. That’s a long time. Mars will be retrograde from October 30 to January 12. Forwards through Gemini, backwards across the same degrees, and then forwards again. Mars Retrogrades bring up a lot because they are the rarest retrograde and because Mars lessons pop and poke and sear to wake us up to the ways we are and aren’t fully participating in life, playing the game, and otherwise engaging with directness and honesty. In the language of astrology, Mars rules pointed objects like the sword, the scalpel, the penis. So Mars separates out what…

My world is abuzz with aliveness since I’m in promo for Astrology as Praxis (https://brittenlarue.com/astrology-as-praxis) , and I’ve been talking talking talking and popping up all over the place with fresh content. This promo is quite different from any I’ve done before (and I’m glad I’ve held off on doing a Promo Magic workshop because I’m accumulating a lot to share). Usually, if I say something in one place (podcast / IG / newsletter), then I repeat my content in the other channels. But with this promo, it feels more resonant to move on and just trust that those who are tuning in and resonating are getting the messages where they drop, and that I don’t need to get snagged…

What if we could trust that everything we’re experiencing couldn’t have happened any earlier or later on our timeline? What if it was always meant to be right now that you have the realization, the revelation, the transformation? What if the planets have all along been conspiring (psst: the root of conspire means breathing together) to bring the shifts of this year, this summer, this Leo Season? What if you’re right time? With one-on-one clients or participants in my teaching circles or in feedback from workbook readers, I sometimes hear an expression of guilt, shame, or regret when they wish they had learned a lesson with astrology earlier and could experience the liberation they feel now at an earlier point…

In a recent conversation with my dear friend Jonathan Koe (https://www.nateqimusic.com/bio) , an astrologer and mystic, they shared with me that they were called to astrology during a period of what sounded phonetically to my ears like dis-ollusion. I recognized as they continued sharing that I wasn’t sure if they said “dissolution” or “disillusion.” Then I realized it didn’t matter. They both work to describe the energetics many of us feel when we find our way to the esoteric arts. As word nerds, let’s play with these terms a bit to court a point. Dissolution is a noun describing a state of separating into parts, of loosening and untying, of become fluid, of de-composing – like death. I found astrology…

On the one hand, “nobody’s looking at you,” as in… drop the self-consciousness that you’re being judged by everyone. What would you do, how would you express yourself, how would you create if “nobody’s looking at you?” What gets liberated when you feel free to just be you without the judgment panel? AND TOO… Trust that: “People want to see you.” Like, they really do. The full you. People are so wanting to warm their hearts in the light of YOU. What would you do differently if you realized this through your whole body? How would you show up if you really believed this? Thus you see: you are utterly special and you are completely not special, and both are…

Don’t argue with your chart. And also: you don’t need your chart. Both / and. I’ll talk about that more below, for now… This is a courtesy reminder that tomorrow – Friday – by 10 am CST is the end of Early Bird enrollment for Wildly Alive: FIRE (https://brittenlarue.com/wildly-alive) . Then the price increases 50%! https://brittenlarue.com/wildly-alive Wildly Alive: FIRE is a non-linear, process-based, multi-disciplinary invitation to reprogram for more zesty participation in your life. Wildly Alive is a home I’m building. I am the steward for this idea that came to me, and so I serve it with my relentless, heart-led commitment. I’m inviting you to come into this home. Let me feed you. Let me guide you. Let me…

I always just wanted someone to tell me the process for becoming my “best self” so I could follow it. What do I need to do to become my “best self?” I urgently wanted to know. I tried a lot of programs and models. Ultimately, the whole effort just encouraged my shame. When I look back and notice the differences between the way I used to hustle to feel good about myself and the way I approach something like that process now, things shifted radically when I fully dropping allegiances to the word “best.” With my one-on-one Transformation clients, I do not allow this phrase to make it into the list of our co-created intentions we set at the initiation…