Within Orb is our premiere podcast dedicated to exploring the books and texts that have changed our lives, as we grow our astrological practice. Tune in every week to hear our host and founder, Jenn Zahrt, interview a new voice in the field about the books (not always astrological!) that changed how they work with celestial arts.
We hope you enjoy these deep dives into the texts that shape how we think and work with the starry firmament here on Earth
Within Orb is our premiere podcast dedicated to exploring the books and texts that have changed our lives, as we grow our astrological practice. Tune in every other week to hear our host and founder, Jenn Zahrt, interview a new voice in the field about the books (not always astrological!) that changed how they work with celestial arts. You can subscribe via your favorite podcatcher, or head over to our YouTube channel to watch the full conversations via video. We hope you enjoy these deep dives into the texts that shape how we think and work with the starry firmament here on Earth.
Astrologer and writer Chloe Margherita joins host Jenn Zahrt from Portland, Oregon! Tune in for a fun-filled and info-packed episode that covers: fixed stars; subdivisions of the zodiac; considering Saturn; and the magical properties of plants. Plus: Vesta, a wealth of correspondences, and beauty in translation!
Chloe Margherita joins Episode 110 of Within Orb!
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Episode timestamps (conversation recorded November 2025):
00:12 – Chloe Margherita is a writer, astrologer and spiritual practitioner in Portland, Oregon. Her work focuses on bringing the heavens down to earth using art, the decans, the fixed stars, herbalism and ritual practice.
01:24 – The very first astrology book that Chloe ever read was The Inner Sky by Steven Forrest.
02:42 – If Chloe could bring only three books to a deserted island, her first pick would be Astronomica by Marcus Manilius. (And dive into Episode 2, Sasha Ravitch: Fixed Stars & the Cosmological Wheel Beyond Saturn!)
07:20 – Chloe’s second choice would be Mathesis by Julius Firmicus Maternus.
15:15 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug!
16:01 – The third title Chloe would bring is The Green Mysteries: An Occult Herbarium by Daniel Schulke. You can read this hard-to-find book at CAELi!
21:28 – For beginners, Chloe recommends On the Heavenly Spheres by Helena Avelar and Luis Campos Ribeiro, Brady’s Book of Fixed Stars by Bernadette Brady, and You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance by Chani Nicholas. (And visit the new CAELi Patreon page!)
25:40 – Find Chloe at: https://chloe-margherita.com/. Her Substack newsletter is here, and on Instagram she’s @desired_constellations.
26:41 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks!
Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.
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