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STARGAZER: a podcast about astrology, alchemy, and magic

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Chaweon Koo is easily the most original, innovative, and provocative voice in modern magic. Her YouTube channel Witches and Wine has become one of the most valuable resources for modern occultism. She has interviewed some of the best scholars and practitioners alive today. But she is not just a passive interviewer. Chaweon has a white hot intellect and an artistic spirit which has synthesized the vast amount of occult perspectives into a unique magical philosophy that I was privileged t...
Welcome back to STARGAZER: a podcast about astrology, alchemy & magic. In this episode, I'm joined again by my husband and co-host Andrei to carry on our discussion from last week about the esoteric meaning behind fairytales by exploring the gnostic dimensions of the dystopian science fiction classic Blade Runner. In the first half, we share our thoughts on the ongoing square between Saturn in Aquarius and Uranus in Taurus, reflecting on how it has made a feel on an individual ...
We're back with the season debut of STARGAZER: a podcast about astrology, alchemy & magic! In this special Valentine's Day episode, I'm joined by my husband Andrei and I to tell the raw, vulnerable and uncut story of our fairytale romance. Andrei and I have been together for nearly half of our lives, and our story is one of deep trauma, alchemical healing and divine love. We dedicated our Valentine's Day breakfast discussion to how we helped each other transform into the grown-ups we are ...
Welcome to the final episode of my ELEMENTAL series of interviews with small business owners that I absolutely love! Throughout this season, I have learned that when a person is doing work that matters to them, it is never just about making money. Work becomes passion, service and meaning in life. My guest today is Benjamin Warfield from Philadelphia, who is one half of an amazing company called Mithras Candle. Both scientist and mystic, Benjamin’s work represents a beautiful harmony be...
Welcome to the first episode of the second season of STARGAZER, a podcast about astrology, alchemy, and magic. This begins a series of interviews with magical and creative entrepreneurs who have courageously forged a path for themselves, finding unique ways to share their gifts with the world. This series is timed to coincide with the upcoming transit of Mercury through Virgo, which is the astrological influence that I used to launch my creative business five years ago! If you want to learn a...
Hello Stargazer, I'm pleased to share with you the season finale of STARGAZER: a podcast about astrology, alchemy & magic. In this episode, I reminisce with my husband on the origins of Aeolian Heart—and what it's taken to get us this far. Did you know that this month is the *official* 5 year anniversary of Aeolian Heart Astrology? Time really has a way of catching up with us. To be perfectly honest, the last five years of growing my own creative enterprise has been the most humbling and ...
We're so grateful to welcome Paul Weston back to the show for an exceptionally trippy conversation on synchronicity and high weirdness recorded on August 1st (Lammas) at the height of Cosmic Trigger Days. On July 23, 1973, the writer Robert Anton Wilson made contact with a Higher Intelligence from the star Sirius (the Dog Star). Wilson later discovered that July 23 began the ancient Egyptian holy days in honor of the Dog Star Sirius, lasting until around September 8. This is the source of t...
Welcome back to another episode of STARGAZER: a podcast about astrology, alchemy and magic. I always say that success is a mixture of talent, hard-work and good timing. This remains true. But there is also most definitely an element of luck, which remains an ineffable mystery that lies just out of our understanding. Once in awhile, the universe just hands you a gift on a silver platter and you can’t attribute it to anything other than good fortune. That’s what just recently happened to...
My guest for this episode is the unique historian, Paul Weston, whose keen interest in myth, mystical experience and history has blossomed into a prolific writing career as an independent scholar. For the past few years, it seems like every time I check back in on Paul, he’s written a new book. In fact, he has published 10 books on a vast array of esoteric subjects, including William Blake, Arthurian legend and Aleister Crowley. In this interview, we talk about his latest book, History...
The best part about having a podcast is that I can speak with authors and artists that I admire. I recently read a really wonderful book called Seasons of Moon and Flame: The Wild Dreamer's Epic Journey of Becoming by Danielle Dulsky. It was a soulful and poetic feast for the imagination! As a creative writer and magic teacher myself, I felt a deep kinship with where Danielle was coming from. And I was super excited that Danielle agreed to come on my podcast for a chat. Danielle D...
Welcome back to another episode of STARGAZER: a podcast about astrology, alchemy & magic. This is the second part of the interview that Andrei and I did with the astrologer, Frederick Woodruff. In the first part, we had covered a lot of ground, discussing some of the qualities of both traditional and modern astrology. We mused about how certain styles of astrological interpretation are limiting and fatalistic by nature. Drawing from personal experiences, we reflected on what it is ...
Welcome back to another episode of STARGAZER. My guest today is astrologer Frederick Woodruff. Frederick is one of my favorite astrologers. I always look forward to his writing and have read both of his books. As a person, he has two of my favorite qualities. First, he thinks for himself, even when it means defying trends. And second, he maintains a good sense of humor even during the darkest times. It is no secret that an astrological renaissance has exploded in the last decade, invi...
Welcome back to another episode of STARGAZER: a podcast about astrology, alchemy and magic. My guest on this episode is astrologer Gray Crawford, who stopped by to talk about how to better understand planets when they are in their fall—like how Jupiter is in Capricorn right now. This is an episode you do not want to miss. Gray Crawford is an independent teacher and scholar of astrology and mythology. His writing is always poetic, insightful and incredibly well researched. When I was a chil...
In this special episode, my husband Andrei and I talk about how we’ve used magic and alchemy to cultivate resilience and creativity during hard times. Andrei and I have known each other for 18 years, which is more than half our lives by this point. We’ve literally grown up together. In this conversation, we talk a bit about the origins of our occult awakening: covering the good, the bad, and the ugly. And we share how personal tragedy became the inspiration to write our highly acclaimed clas...
Hello Stargazers, Welcome to Episode Two of STARGAZER: a podcast about astrology, alchemy and magic. My guest for this episode is Laura Dalligan, the Red Witch of Glastonbury! Laura is a true Renaissance Woman. She’s a storyteller, artist and singer/songwriter; a witch, a shaman and Tarot reader. Laura shares weekly Tarot readings and other valuable witching resources on her YouTube channel RedWitch TV. She’s appeared on BBC, Sky TV, Channel 4, and the Guardian as a celebrity psychic and exp...
Hello Stargazers, This is the first episode of the STARGAZER podcast. I’m really excited to begin this journey with you. I’ve wanted to start a podcast for a couple years now, mainly because I love to have intimate talks with people. The true joy of being an astrologer is the quality of conversation that opens up between me and my clients. So this show will be a series of conversations with many of the writers, artists, healers, and magicians that I admire. Today’s guest is the one an...
In this episode, the esoteric scholar Ronnie Pontiac returns to talk about his latest book: The Magic of the Orphic Hymns: A New Translation for the Modern Mystic. Co-authored by Tamra Lucid, his wife, this brilliant collaboration takes the reader on a winding journey through history, striking a perfect balance between dense scholarship and poetic musing. And they conclude with their own renditions of the hymns, beautifully distilled with poetic skill and the finesse of musicians. Read...
32I met Tony Dushane a couple years ago when he enrolled in my class on creative alchemy. It was inspired by the idea that artists are alchemists: explorers of the invisible realms and spiritual healers. And like alchemy, the power of art transforms and transmutes. As I got to know Tony, I learned how his life-story is a beautiful demonstration of art as alchemy. Tony was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, an apocalyptic Christian sect that most people describe as a cult. For the first 20+ ...
The visionary artist and esoteric scholar, Marlene Seven Bremner has returned to discuss her second book: The Hermetic Marriage of Art and Alchemy: Imagination, Creativity, and the Great Work. In my opinion, this book is even more amazing than her first. It’s a devotional text for artists, an inspiration to heal and evolve through your own creative process. But any student of art history or esoteric philosophy will be greatly enriched by the journey that Seven takes you on. The Hermetic Marr...
"A part of fate is the freedom of man. Forever wells up the impulse of choosing and acting in his soul."- Ralph Waldo Emerson Lori Lothian of Lunatic Astrology is my favorite Youtube astrologer! Her voice is a flourishing expression of the natural syncretism of the Information Age. Rising above the deluge of witless love horoscopes, prophecies of doom and tedious scene politics, Lori brings a refreshing style of densely researched but accessible forecasts. Her mind oscillates at a rapid fr...