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** What kind of relationship do you want with astrology? ———————————————————— https://www.crowdcast.io/e/new-sight As many of you know, this week I hosted a free webinar (https://www.crowdcast.io/e/new-sight) with my student-teacher-friend-client-astrologer Jonathan Koe. As you can see from these stills, we had a good time. We all did! I have heard from so many of you that it was super helpful, thought-provoking, and great fun. You can still register and enjoy (https://www.crowdcast.io/e/new-sight) as it will live in my Crowdcast space (https://www.crowdcast.io/britten) for future eclipses. So far, 110 people have registered for this one-hour offering – evidence of the strong desire for more conversations like this. We are so proud and grateful for the opportunity to share what’s been on our minds about these…

** Gemini 2021 is “Grounded Choices” ———————————————————— In my last newsletter (https://mailchi.mp/987a3387bd34/the-emergent-no) , I shared with you a framework I am calling “The Emergent No” and its related concept “Vulture Magic.” These I developed deeply in my last episode of Moon to Moon (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/28-emergent-no-episode-in-honor-aries-taurus-teachings/id1503553925?i=1000520733857) . Never before have I heard from so many people thanking me for naming what feels right to put words to. I am full of gratitude to be connected to others through the shared languages of astrology, the tarot, and esoteric magic. In the aftermath of the Emergent No, many of you are making choices to honor what has come to light for you as you’ve connected more deeply to what you want and what you…

** When Your No is Ready to Become Conscious ———————————————————— Well well well… what a lunar cycle this has been. In order to help myself, and in the hopes that what’s coming through for me will be helpful to you, I have a lot to share about what’s been going on these last weeks. In a new episode of Moon to Moon (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moon-to-moon/id1503553925) , I guide us in contemplating the ways that rooting into our Taurus values have allowed us to assert a more clear and sacred No. There has been a lot of separating energy in this Mars-ruled cycle. In the episode, I propose that when the No emerges – when it’s time to say no to a relationship,…

** Liberating Your Throat ———————————————————— Welcome Taurus season! In medical astrology, Taurus rules the throat and vocal chords. It is through our throat – in our voice – that we makes choices and we assert our values. Taurus is all about values. Rooting into what matters to us. I am for this. I am not for that. I want this. I don’t want that. This is what I came here for. This is not what I came here for. This feels good. This does not feel good. We grow our personal definitions of abundance – the gardens of Taurus season in the northern hemisphere – from the seeds of our values. What do you value? Who do you value? What…

** We’ve all been domesticated ———————————————————— https://rewilding.thewildones.community/a/46637/oJyf7uzZ Hi there! Popping back to share that I’m thrilled and proud to be part of a group of 27 teachers – including my favorite somatic healer Luis Mojica! – offering workshops for an 11-day virtual retreat (https://rewilding.thewildones.community/a/46637/oJyf7uzZ) starting this Tuesday, April 6. I heard about the retreat from a friend who knows the organizer and facilitator, Jenner Linden. Frankly, I have never been interested in summits because it just seems like more content than anyone can process, and if I get overwhelmed as a customer, why would I do it as a participant? But I was drawn to the theme: ReWilding, and Jenner’s tag line: “Live from your core, not your conditioning.” I…

** How Sublime I Am ———————————————————— Hi there! With Venus conjunct the Sun in Aries, I’ve been thinking a lot about lately about the power of self-awe as a framing device for cultivating skillful relationship. Let us think about this word AWE. The root is a blend of Old English and Old Norse from terms meaning both fear and great reverence. Today, when something inspires awe, we usually mean that we feel in wonder, admiration, and amazement. Given the etymology of the word, there is also something of the sublime in awe, which is a term that suggests both epic beauty and overwhelming terror. A whole painting tradition developed around the Sublime in the late 18th century rooted from a…

We all live with what feels like the boundaries of time and the associated limits of energetic capacity. I know this. I dilate every second of the day to make it work for the dreams I have for my life. Years ago, I was told something powerful about time that I’ve never forgotten: There’s no such thing as “I don’t have time.” It’s all your time. You are the one who decides how to use it. I understand the desire to argue with this. But it’s really quite true. When I feel like “I have no time” what I really mean is that I’ve made choices about what will require time, and these choices mean that I often don’t have…

Hi there, In my previous email (https://mailchi.mp/fef2bab2bebe/becoming-the-dream-of-your-younger-self) , I shared how 3 years ago I named my dream out loud to be an astrologer and a midwife / doula / guide / coach for people who moving are through change and seeking transformation. After taking my first clients, I opened an Instagram account that summer and started this newsletter later that fall. When I look back at those old writings, I feel palpably what was least compelling about my work back then: I was writing to the haters, the judgers, and the otherwise unconvinced and unimpressed that I imagined I had on the other end of my communications. Just one layer under each beautiful piece of wisdom I might bring…

Call Me By My New Name I once heard it said that if you don’t have a story that you have to go out and get one. My own story is about emergence: the revealing of what was previously hidden or concealed. It occurred to me this week as I crossed the portal of my solar return that was just a week after my birthday three years ago that I first said out loud: “I want to be an astrologer, and I think I could be really good at it. But even more than this, I want to be a midwife for people as they transform themselves into new ways of being.” I felt a frisson of electricity surge through…

Welcome Pisces: Sign of My Sun! A year ago I created the prototype of the Living the Signs workbook series: Pisces, The Dreamer. My Pisces Mercury poured out a love libation of words to the Pisces in all of us. Pisces is surely the most misunderstood sign in pop culture. In the pages of this book you will learn how to connect to Pisces in ways that will surprise and open you. Truly my life changed when I first decided to pay attention to more reverent and respectful descriptions of the archetype. The Pisces part of you often feels deeply misunderstood, so to have the sign reflected back to you properly can feel like being fully witnessed for the first…