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In this episode, we have a New Moon in Cancer Tarot reading with Iliana “Ana” Mirabal, a Brooklyn based performer, professional Tarot card reader, Pisces Sun, Leo Moon, and Libra Rising.

Ana shares the forecast for the energy of the New Moon on August 4th. This lunar cycle is in the sign of Leo, which rules our performance and the desire to be seen. Leo is symbolized as the Lion, which in tarot is represented by the Strength card. This card spread encourages us all to celebrate, which is a perfect mirror to this bold and loud season.

Ana reflects on the Venus retrograde in Leo that took place last summer and how we can honor the themes that may reoccur this summer. Following this New Moon, Mercury will go retrograde, Ana shares that although Mercury RX may have a bad reputation, we may find this to be an easier transit! Overall this is a time to invite in adventure, creativity and reciprocity.

“Ace of Wands is very much divine timing. It’s an exciting new beginning card. While our conscious may feel like it’s carrying a past load, our subconscious feels as though it’s a new dawn, it’s a new day. Our subconscious is tapping into a collective new beginning, which puts us into the playful, spontaneity of the Knight of Wands.”

For seven years, Ana has practiced the Art of Tarot. As a lifelong storyteller, seeing the world through the archetypes of the cards came naturally. Her mission is to leave her clients with a sense of peace and clarity after each session. 

Celtic Cross Tarot Pull:

• Six of Pentacles
• King of Swords
• Queen of Swords Reversed 
• Knight of Wands
• Five of Cups Reversed
• Ace of Wands
• Three of Cups Reversed
• The World Reversed
• Page of Swords Reversed 
• Seven of Wands Reversed

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In this episode, we have a Second Full Moon in Capricorn Tarot reading with Iliana “Ana” Mirabal, a Brooklyn based performer, professional Tarot card reader, Pisces Sun, Leo Moon, and Libra Rising.

Ana shares the forecast for the energy of the Full Moon on July 21st . This is the second Full Moon in Capricorn, the first being on June 21st. Capricorn is the sign that rules ambition, work, pragmatism and structure. As Full Moons symbolize times of release and Capricorn symbolizes the logical parts of ourselves, Ana provides us with practical tools to navigate how to heal and address the themes under this lunation. 

“We’re making choices that are entirely heart led and based in our passion. The first thing that we can ask ourselves is if we’re listening to our intuitive side. What does our heart need and what are our heart based desires?”

For seven years, Ana has practiced the Art of Tarot. As a lifelong storyteller, seeing the world through the archetypes of the cards came naturally. Her mission is to leave her clients with a sense of peace and clarity after each session. 

Celtic Cross Tarot Pull:

• Three of Wands in Reversed
• Five of Swords
• Two of Pentacles
• Five of Wands
• Temperance
• The Tower
• Knight of Swords
• Eight of Pentacles Reversed 
• The Fool
• Six of Wands Reversed

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In this episode, I'm joined by Lauren Singer, environmental activist, investor, entrepreneur, and founder of Trash is for Tossers. 

Lauren created and founded Trash is For Tossers, a resource for reducing your waste daily, Zero Waste inspiration, environmental education, and everyday actions that create a positive impact in 2014. Starting as a personal blog, Lauren documented her personal journey of reducing her waste to zero.

Lauren, who started living a Zero Waste 2 years earlier in 2012, first went viral for fitting a year’s worth of all of the waste she’d created in one 16oz mason jar. Nicknamed by her community as the “the girl with the trash jar”, Lauren went on to give a Ted Talk that brought the concept of Zero Waste to millions. 

In 2017, Lauren launched Package Free to create a united space for makers of sustainable products that helped to reduce waste, and to make the world less trashy one sustainable swap at a time. As the editorial arm of Package Free, Trash is for Tossers is a place for readers to be empowered with information and tools to reduce their waste and live in alignment with their environmental values.

Lauren is now the managing partner at Overview Capital, a venture fund investing in businesses mitigating methane and other super pollutants at the earliest stages. 

“I realized all hope is not lost. Yes the climate has been changing, however we haven’t been investing in the lever that we need to pull to stop warming now, and that lever is methane. We feel we’re just at the beginning of a conversation, of re-focus, of shift into what actually matters in our lifetime which is stopping this methane.”

Topics Covered:

• What inspired her passion for creating large scale environmental impact
• Starting her blog Trash is for Tossers
• Practical tools on where to start with environmental impact
• Defining what it means to live a Zero Waste life
• The motivation to create Package Free Shop
• Starting a fund to mitigate methane emissions through Overview Capital
• Ways to reduce methane on an individual and industrial level 

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Lauren’s Instagram

Lauren’s Ted Talk

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In this episode, we have a New Moon in Cancer Tarot reading with Iliana “Ana” Mirabal, a Brooklyn based performer, professional Tarot card reader, Pisces Sun, Leo Moon, and Libra Rising.

Ana shares the forecast for the energy of the New Moon on July 5th. Cancer is an emotional, nurturing sign ruled by the Moon and this tarot spread reflects the opportunity to invite in a maternal energy. This New Moon shows us that community is at the center of how we can find our balance. New Moons are times to plant seeds and set deep intentions. For this lunation, with the support of our trusted friends, mentors and champions, we can trust in divine timing. 

“We’re making choices that are entirely heart led and based in our passion. The first thing that we can ask ourselves is if we’re listening to our intuitive side. What does our heart need and what are our heart based desires?”

For seven years, Ana has practiced the Art of Tarot. As a lifelong storyteller, seeing the world through the archetypes of the cards came naturally. Her mission is to leave her clients with a sense of peace and clarity after each session. 

Celtic Cross Tarot Pull:

• Chariot Reversed 
• Two of Swords
• Five of Swords
• The Lovers
• Five of Pentacles Reversed
• Ace of Pentacles
• Nine of Swords
• Queen of Swords
• Eight of Wands Reversed
• Six of Cups

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In this episode, I'm joined by renowned Human Design expert, Erin Claire Jones. Erin uses Human Design to help thousands of individuals and companies step into their work and their lives as their truest selves and to their highest potential. Her work as a guide, coach, and speaker has attracted a growing community of over 240,000 people who turn to her teachings for practical tools, digestible tips, and deeper self-knowledge they can access to live with greater ease and authenticity every single day.

With work featured in Forbes, mindbodygreen, Well&Good, and Nylon; words shared on over 200 podcasts such as Almost30, That’s So Retrograde, Highest Self, and Chatty Broads; and conversations with crowds of hundreds around the world, Erin’s insights are highly sought-after because they make Human Design pragmatic, tangible, accessible — and immediately applicable to everyday life.

Human Design is a synthesis of ancient wisdom and modern science that sheds light on a person’s energetic makeup, as well as specific tools they can use to live at their happiest, healthiest, highest potential. It doesn’t change who they are; it teaches them who they are. It offers insight into what’s possible, and highlights the significance of understanding and living as the fullest expression of themselves. By putting this tool to work in her own life, Erin is showing the world a new way of work, a new path toward success, and a new perspective on living as you truly are.

‘My experience with Human Design is that it’s a massive permission slip for people. It liberates them to build businesses and to show up in relationships and to parent  in a way that works for them. It’s this moment of “Thank God, I’ve been waiting for someone to give me this slip. I’ve always known it but never trusted it’

Topics Covered:

• How Erin discovered Human Design
• Using Human Design to transform your  business 
• Where to start if you’re new to Human Design
• Importance of consciously choosing what you study and who you study from
• Human Design as a powerful tool to bring us into alignment with ourselves and in relationships 
• How to assess your energy through Human Design

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In this episode, we have a Full Moon in Capricorn Tarot reading with Iliana “Ana” Mirabal, a Brooklyn based performer, professional Tarot card reader, Pisces Sun, Leo Moon, and Libra Rising.

Ana shares the forecast for the energy of the Full Moon on June 21st as we welcome in Cancer Season. She speaks about the choices that we’re making. Can we choose resilience a little bit more? Cancer is a water element season, so there can be a lot of emotions that come up. During this Moon we are asked to honor the element of fire as we move towards the Summer Solstice, where there is the most Sun! Fire will be the element that helps us with our resilience.  

“Capricorn is the sign that rules ambition and the sign that rules structure, ruled by Saturn. A lot of healing is happening around Capricorn right now because of the Pluto transits. With a lot of healing there is a lot of shedding and releasing. Full Moons are usually the times for that. We want to plan to have time for self expression to let that shedding happen in whatever way feels fit.”

For seven years, Ana has practiced the Art of Tarot. As a lifelong storyteller, seeing the world through the archetypes of the cards came naturally. Her mission is to leave her clients with a sense of peace and clarity after each session. 

Celtic Cross Tarot Pull:

• Five of Cups
• Seven of Wands
• The Devil
• Three of Pentacles Reversed 
• The Emperor
• Five of Swords
• The World Reversed 
• Four of Pentacles 
• Hanged Man
• Eight of Swords Reversed

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In this episode, I’m joined by Neada Deters. A former beauty editor, Neada is the founder and lead formulator of LESSE, a line of 100% natural skin care made to transform the way you think and feel about beauty.

Originally from Sydney, Australia, Neada moved to New York in 2012 to pursue a career in media. As editorial director of DORÉ, she led beauty coverage—interviewing the world’s leading industry experts and testing every skin care product on the market. Through this experience, Neada cultivated a profound understanding of active botanical ingredients and formula innovation. As an editor, and someone of Filipina and Australian descent, she recognized a need for advanced, natural, effective skin care that addressed the needs of diverse skin tones and sensitive skin types.

With a focus on shifting paradigms in beauty, Neada self-funded LESSE to remain uncompromising in their approach to ingredients, efficacy, and representation. Personally and through LESSE, Neada continues her commitment as an advocate for several charitable causes with an emphasis on environmental policy, women’s rights, and protection of the most vulnerable communities.

“The biggest challenge was having the courage to launch. I had everything together behind the scenes, I just hadn’t gone live with the website. Being asked by Vogue ‘When is your website going live? We’d love to do a story on it!’ It was the Universe giving me a gift. It was telling me, go forward. Take that leap of faith. Find the courage. I’m so grateful for how that pushed me to say "Yes I’m going to do this.“

Topics Covered:

• Growing up in Australia and how that played a role in her skincare ritual
• Making the transition from working as an editor to starting LESSE
• Working with a reverence for botanicals while formulating the product line
• Overcoming fears and creating courage to start a business
• The challenges of being an independent, self-funded company
• Building a brand and company with integrity

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Lesse Website

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In this episode, we have a New Moon in Gemini Tarot reading with Iliana “Ana” Mirabal, a Brooklyn based performer, professional Tarot card reader, Pisces Sun, Leo Moon, and Libra Rising.

Ana shares the forecast for the energy of the New Moon on June 6th. She speaks about focusing on our desires for growth with a sense of curiosity. Gemini invites us to play, so with this New Moon we have permission to pursue things that make us happy. This spread shows us the theme of wanting to manifest but also the lesson to surrender. Through our grounding practices and appreciating our small victories, we invite and embrace our personal power. This New Moon leaves us in a big moment of culmination. 

“Gemini is an air sign, ruled by Mercury, there can be a lot of thoughts going on. Our minds, in the spirit of Gemini, want to go. Things take time, you can sit back and let growth happen around you. You don’t always have to do, you can just be.”

For seven years, Ana has practiced the Art of Tarot. As a lifelong storyteller, seeing the world through the archetypes of the cards came naturally. Her mission is to leave her clients with a sense of peace and clarity after each session. 

Celtic Cross Tarot Pull:

• Four of Pentacles Reversed
• Hanged Man
• Eight of Cups
• The Magician Reversed 
• Nine of Wands Reversed 
• Queen of Pentacles Reversed 
• Three of Pentacles Reversed 
• Ace of Pentacles 
• Seven of Wands Reversed

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In this episode, I’m joined by MJ Renshaw, the founder of The Being Method, a course on the science of spirituality. She believes healing can be fun, love is a superpower, and the power of being in the present moment. 

We discuss how MJ left her career of being an Osteopath to chase after her dreams. Following the principles in The Being Method helped her start her business, accumulate passive income so she could mother and travel while still earning, meet and keep the man of her dreams, end generational trauma to raise healthy babies, and live a truly abundant life. 

MJ believes everyone is here to live their authentic lives and in this episode she shares her story on how she was able to accomplish this for herself through regulating her nervous system and prioritizing mindset. 

“Learning about your emotions and learning how to express and feel them is life changing. A lot of us are not taught what they are or how to self-regulate. Learning to accept and surrender to those emotions starts to feel good. In the intense grief, is love.” 

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Topics Covered:

• MJ’s background studying Osteopathy 
• How she felt stuck between two worlds of science and spirituality 
• Following your intuition and authenticity in building a career 
• Navigating fear and Imposter Syndrome
• Growing and healing in relationships
• Breathwork as a tool for trauma 

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MJ's Website

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In this episode, we have a Full Moon in Sagittarius Tarot reading with Iliana “Ana” Mirabal, a Brooklyn based performer, professional Tarot card reader, Pisces Sun, Leo Moon, and Libra Rising.

Ana shares the forecast for the energy of the Full Moon on May 23rd. She speaks about the culmination of these last few months leading up to this expansive lunar cycle, the Pluto Retrograde transit and how to work with changes happening in the collective.

“There is a big change in our communities under this Full Moon. It's going to be a time that's very eye opening. Socially we’re going to see a lot of mind shifts.’

For seven years, Ana has practiced the art of Tarot. As a lifelong storyteller, seeing the world through the archetypes of the cards came naturally. Her mission is to leave her clients with a sense of peace and clarity after each session. 

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Celtic Cross Tarot Pull:

• King of Swords Reversed
• King of Pentacles
• King of Cups
• Knight of Pentacles
• Ten of Pentacles
• Seven of Wands
• The Sun
• Ace of Swords 
• Knight of Swords 
• Seven of Swords Reversed 

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