Centered with Angie Yingst

Blessed Autumn Equinox or Mabon, if you will!

In this episode, Angelica Yingst talks about Autumn Equinox, the Pagan understandings of the Second Harvest (Angie also does a sidetrack on the history of the word pagan and then the beginning of Wicca and the Wheel of the Year [one of her areas of special interest]), the second Harvest Festival on the Agrarian Calendar that either kicks off Autumn or in mid-Autumn, depending on your point of view, correspondences of Mabon for altars and grids, and then spiritual work and insights for this time. She also shares journal prompts and a personal gratitude reset ritual from her upcoming book + oracle card deck called Cycles.

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Show notes:

The Worst Named Sabbat Mabon by The Allergic Pagan: https://allergicpagan.com/2017/09/06/the-worst-named-sabbat-mabon/

Homeric Hymn to Demeter translated by Gregory Nagy: https://chs.harvard.edu/primary-source/homeric-hymn-to-demeter-sb/

The Death of Llew: A Seasonal Interpretation by Mike Nichols: https://sacred-texts.com/bos/bos052.htm

Blessed September! Holy cow, it is all retrogrades, all the time. No, I josh. In this episode, Angie talks about the sky medicine, I mean, astrology of the month, pulls a Tarot card archetype for September (10 of Cups), and the Earth Medicine allies—Plant Medicine of Evening Primrose; Stone Medicine: Rose Quartz, Clear Quartz and Pyrite as well as work with the medicine of Wolf.

Remember these earth medicine guides can be tools for this month, and help you do your thang! A medicine bundle is for sale in my shop, as always.

You can find September's Medicine Bundle here: https://themoonandstone.com/medicine/sept-2023-earth-medicine-mojo-bag-4lgxz

Remember I do collective Full Moon + New Moon readings for my membership group as well as a Guided Shamanic Journey with the animal medicine of the month. We also meet each Friday for circle, and you get free bonus of Q&As with me. Check out more information here:

https://themoonandstone.com/monthly-memberships

Some pieces I mention in the podcast that you might find interesting:

Most U.S. wolves are listed as endangered—again. Here’s why: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/gray-wolves-relisted-endangered-species-act

I love the story of Cailleach told by Scottish storyteller Shona Cowie. I link it in the show notes. https://youtu.be/faX4qZ4Ipbk?si=4egBKt39TAjw2UJs

Fresh Air: What we get wrong about Armageddon in the Bible. https://www.npr.org/2023/04/03/1167732024/what-we-get-wrong-about-armageddon-in-the-bible

Genesis Chapter 9:http://web.mit.edu/jywang/www/cef/Bible/NIV/NIV_Bible/GEN+9.html

Blessed Lughnasadh or Lammas, if you will! In this episode, Angelica Yingst talks about Lughnasadh, the first Harvest Festival, the beginning of Autumn and Harvest season, and the community and individual spiritual work and insights for this time. She talks about rituals from her upcoming book + oracle card deck called Cycles as well as discussing the Tarot Layout of the month. She mentions Corn Husk Dolls. You can check out this bougie one from Martha Stewart:

https://www.marthastewart.com/968909/harvest-time-corn-husk-dolls

Or watch it done with Magical Crafting:

https://youtu.be/IOLk4KK1qE4

Check out the Moon + Stone Blog for the tarot layout and more.

https://themoonandstone.com/blog

Angie talks about the sky medicine, I mean, astrology of the month, pulls a Tarot card archetype for August, and the Earth Medicine allies—Dandelion (that persistent ally wants to hang on for another month); Stone Medicine: Citrine, Dumortierite, and Spirit Quartz as well as work with the medicine of Spider. Remember these earth medicine guides can be tools for this month, and help you do your thang!

Remember I do collective Full Moon + New Moon readings for my membership group as well as a Guided Shamanic Journey with the animal medicine of the month. We also meet each Friday for circle, and you get free bonus of Q&As with me. Check out more information here:

https://themoonandstone.com/monthly-memberships

https://herbiary.com/dandelion-root-tea-caddy-2-5-oz/

Angie pulls a card for July, talks about the astrology of the month and the Earth Medicine allies (Great Blue Heron, Turquoise, Blue Lace Agate, Lapis Lazuli, and Dandelion, as well as the goddess Isis ) that might help you do your thang!

Also, if you are interested in more with Angie, please check out her website at themoonandstone.com. If you have a question or comment about this episode, please send us an email at [email protected]

Blessed Midsummer! In this episode, Angelica Yingst does a tarot reading with history and insights around Summer Solstice, particularly the community and individual spiritual work and insights for this time. And she does a nine-card Litha pull from her book The Complete Tarot Layouts.

Check out the Moon + Stone Blog for a picture of the layout, readings and more.

Angie pulls a card for June, talks about the astrology of the month and the Earth Medicine allies (Hawk, Bloodstone, Rose Quartz + Ruby and Rosemary) that might help you do your thang!

Also, if you are interested in more with Angie, please check out her website at themoonandstone.com. If you have a question or comment about this episode, please send us an email at [email protected]

I mentioned this Pema Chodron video called The Troublemakers: https://youtu.be/m7qFi52FX1Q

Buckle up, Buttercup!

Angie spent a few months dotting her Is and crossing her Ts with this mega-questions from Natalie:

My question is: would you be willing to talk a little bit about astrology?

My questions kind of fall into 3 buckets:

1. Maybe you could give a high-level overview of how you think about and approach astrology, including sun sign versus moon sign versus rising sign.

2. And/or maybe a quick description of each sign. Along with how you characterize them. I suppose this could be a full podcast in its own right. Or maybe even 12 of them lol.

3. And/or how do you incorporate astrology into your readings and your life?

Sure, we could have broke all these questions up and not given you a 1.5 hour podcast, but then you'd have to wait, and Angie spent so much time connecting the dots, telling you the Ancient Greek myths associated with the constellations and zodiac, breaking down each sign, house, placement, etc....so, you don't have to! Take your time and listen. Angie worked hard to make it manageable and understandable for someone who knows nothing about astrology. It is a lot. Angie is a lot. But that is what happens when you ask a Capricorn Sun, Taurus Moon and Gemini Rising to do a little research. Enjoy it!

UPDATE: I was just existing in my home and I was like, "I can't believe I couldn't remember what happens to Ouranos/Uranus' castrated penis!" It gets thrown into the sea and from the sea foam, Aphrodite emerges. (Venus on a half shell, y'all know that one!) So, it didn't become something in the universe. It became the Goddess of Love and Lust. Oooo lala

Angelica talks about mothers and not mothers, mothering, grief, death, the history of Mother's Day and why this fraught day is supposed to be woven with difficult and happy emotions.

TW: Angie lost a child at 38 weeks of pregnancy, so she mentions this and stillbirth.

Blessed Beltane! In this episode, Angelica Yingst does a tarot reading with history and insights around Beltane, particularly the community and individual spiritual work and insights for this time. And she does a seven-card Beltane pull from her book The Complete Tarot Layouts.

The Seasons of the Witch-Beltane Oracle Deck by Lorraine Anderson and Juliet Diaz

The We-Moon overview of Beltane

Check out the Moon + Stone Blog for a picture of the layout, readings and more.