Kevin DeCapite, astrologer and founder/developer of LUNA Astrology, joins host Jenn Zahrt from Portland, Oregon! Tune in as Jenn and Kevin chat about astrology books and more, including: astrology as the study of all human experience; the practice and art of inquiry; change as the only constant; and Dane Rudhyar’s vast body of work. Plus: analysis paralysis versus trusting intuition, innate creativity, and… what does it mean to be human?

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Episode timestamps (conversation recorded May 2025):

00:12 – Kevin DeCapite is the founder and developer of LUNA Astrology, a cloud software platform for students and practitioners. He studied astrology and meditation with transpersonal astrologer Jim Sher in Los Angeles, CA, and currently resides in Portland, OR with his wife Sharon.

00:48 – Kevin’s first astrology book was Llewellyn's Complete Book of Astrology: The Easy Way to Learn Astrology by Kris Brandt Riske.

08:51 – If Kevin could bring only three books to a deserted island, his first pick would be Astrology as a Spiritual Path: Birth of the New Human by Jim Sher.

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13:36 – Kevin’s second choice would be The I Ching or Book of Changes, translated by Richard Wilhelm and Cary Baynes.

19:25 – The third title Kevin would bring is The Essential Rudhyar: An Outline and an Evocation by Leyha Raël. (Or he’d bring whatever Rudhyar book he happens to be reading!)

25:25 – For beginners, Kevin recommends that any introductory astrology book can get you started; follow your gut! He also enjoys the work of Liz Greene, Dane Rudhyar, and Jim Sher. Or, check out Astrology, Psychology, and the Four Elements: An Energy Approach to Astrology and Its Use in the Counseling Arts by Stephen Arroyo.

29:42 – Find Kevin at his website: https://www.lunaastrology.com/.

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Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.