Within Orb Episode 65 with Rose Blakelock

Astrologer, musician, and podcaster Rose Blakelock joins host Jenn Zahrt from New Mexico to wrestle with fate versus choice and chat about astrology books! Join them for a lively discussion, which includes: growth through the midlife transits; feeling seen through reading; digging into planetary aspects; Grünewald’s triptych panels; the Jupiterian buoyancy of making it through the second Saturn return; talking to a client about Moon-Pluto, Mars-Pluto, or Saturn-Pluto aspects; teaching on Zoom; the concept of inverting the houses; hearing the voice of the author; and a blueprint to follow the houses. Plus: hippie parents, curmudgeons, and…Houlding a Hand, lol!

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Within Orb Episode 64 with Azur César

Astrologer, poet, and artist Azur César joins host Jenn Zahrt from Lyon, France! Join the dynamic duo, as they cover Azur’s favorite astrology books and more, including: fixed stars; planetary combinations; astrologer Jean-Baptiste Morin; a sturdy foundation for studying star stuff; should history or techniques come first?; Mars-Jupiter and Jupiter-Saturn-Neptune keywords and phrases; the beauty of haiku delineations; parans; when the Daimon speaks loudly; soldiers and military stars; discussing difficult topics with a client; and books for water signs! Plus: plunging in the deep end, spontaneous outbreaks of peace, and… popcorn, anyone?

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Within Orb Episode 63 with Frida Rydqvist Ilahi

Astrologer and clinical psychologist Frida Rydqvist Ilahi joins host Jenn Zahrt from Sweden to chat about the books she loves! Fly over the North Pole and join the two, as they cover: modern astrology; Uranus transits to the Sun; Taurus and life enrichment; the Plutonian experience; the third Saturn return; a legacy through books; bridging esoteric-based concepts with science; legal restrictions of practicing astrology as a clinical psychologist in Sweden; moving from surviving to thriving; fertility astrology and the Almuten of Pregnancy; ethics; the importance of returning to basics; and the precession of the equinoxes. Plus: the Arctic Circle and Pluto, astrological lineage, and… hey, don’t forget to cite your sources!

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