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 professor Michelle Brisebois joins host Jenn Zahrt from the Niagara area of Ontario, Canada! Join the duo for this fun and lively chat about astrology books and more, including: an approachable read on progressions; juicy predictive techniques; and investigating specific degrees related to career! Plus: learning to cast charts by hand, the art of winemaking, and… create your future, don’t predict it!
Michelle Brisebois joins Episode 97 of Within Orb!
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Episode timestamps (conversation recorded June 2025):
00:12 – Michelle Brisebois studies and uses astrology and Qabalistic Pathworking to work with clients to help them build a life and career path that brings them joy. She’s a part-time marketing professor, teaching marketing to winemaking students at Niagara College, and is writing her first book about the Egyptian Bounds.
00:40 – Michelle’s first astrology book was The Compleat Astrologer’s Love Signs by Derek and Julia Parker.But the initial one that taught her about how the archetypes work was a tarot book (which included some astrology) called Jewels of the Wise: Self-Mastery Through the Tarot, published by the Holy Order of Mans.
04:27 – If Michelle could bring only three books to a deserted island, her first pick would be Progressions by Robert Blaschke, edited by our dear Jenn, and published in a new second edition with an expanded ephemeris by Revelore Press!
06:53 – Michelle’s second choice would be Predictive Astrology: Cycles of Change, Seasons of Meaning by Michele Adler.
08:00 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug!
08:46 – The third title Michelle would bring is The Wheel of Life or Scientific Astrology by Maurice Wemyss. (If you want to pack light, Michelle also shouts out The CAELi Review, edited by Camm Cassidy! And hey, check out Episode 5 while you’re at it, Camm Cassidy & the Lord of the Orb!)
18:53 – For beginners, Michelle recommends Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View by Richard Tarnas, You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance by Chani Nicholas, Astrology: An Illustrated Guide with editor Kim Farnell, and The Combination of Stellar Influences by Reinhold Ebertin.
21:29 – Find Michelle at her website: https://textrixmarketing.com.
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Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.
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