For Scorpios By Scorpios: astrology for beginners

Leann and Jordan talk about Jordan's other passion, Dungeons & Dragons and explore how D&D alignments, characters, and classes act a lot like the zodiac signs and other astrological personality markers.

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Music: Scott Buckley, "The Call" from Monomyth

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Timestamps

1:06 -- Why are we talking about D&D on this astrology podcast?

3:12 -- NO SECRETS WITH JORDAN AND LEANN

6:01 -- When did Jordan get interested in D&D? (2014 is 6 years ago, lol)

10:05 -- HOW did Jordan get interested in D&D? Shoutout to Nerdpoker podcast.

11:06 -- Jordan's friends are Scorpio AF, or is Jordan just he Alpha Scorpio?

13:08 -- What is the history of D&D? How did the game get created?

15:28 -- What IS Dungeons and Dragons?

17:17 -- Building characters in D&D

19:55 -- Why do we LIKE D&D??

21:29 -- Why is D&D so popular right now? According to me and Jordan.

22:41 -- the *personality* of D&D and what it says about the people playing

25:54 -- Libraries AREN'T neutral

29:13 -- Alignments

32:04 -- Robin Hood and Peter Pan in Leann's life

34:29 -- What alignments we thought we were going to be

41:34 -- What D&D characters are we?

49:07 -- Self identifying our character traits -- Jordan needs to be nicer to himself!

57:18 -- The Zodiac Sign as D&D Races and Classes as deemed by Jordan

1:06:30 -- Wrapping up and how to get involved with D&D if you want to get started

Bibliography

Online Alignment Test https://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Fdnd%2F20001222b

What D&D Character Am I? http://www.easydamus.com/character.html

D&D Official Homepage: http://dnd.wizards.com

Most of what Jordan knows about D&D history was learned from David M. Ewalt's Of Dice & Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It and Rise of the Dungeon Master: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D by David Kushner and Koren Shadmi.

Additional D&D podcasts:

Brian Posehn's Nerd Poker https://nerdpokerpod.com/

Not Another D&D Podcast https://www.naddpod.com/

Critical Role https://critrole.com/

The Adventure Zone https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/adventure-zone/

Jordan (ENFP) and Leann (ENFJ) welcome guest and fellow librarian Danielle Bernert (INFJ) as they talk about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and come to some surprising conclusions about personality tests.

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Timestamps

00:35 — introducing our guest Danielle Bernert

03:15 — Jordan is shocked by news that Danielle shares

06:00 — Being a Leo, Danielle hates it!

10:02 — deeper issues with astrology

11:25 — Danielle is on the cusp

11:58 — Leo and Aries??

14:36 — spilling the tea !!!

16:10 —ebullience & the cusp

18:10 —Danielle thought Jordan didn't like her!!!

19:36 —Scorpio moments

23:26 — MBTI Myers Briggs: Danielle's favorite

28:00 — how to read MBTI

32:19 -- INFJ The Advocate

35:03 -- The influence of Myers Briggs

37:32 -- ENFJ The Protagonist

43:53 -- Describing how the test works

47:42 -- Weaknesses in the ENFJ

48:36 -- Jordan's Journey to the MBTI

49:48 -- ISFP/ENFP The Adventurer / The Campaigner

52:00 -- Differences between Astrology and everything else

53:06 -- Back to Jordan's flip flopping ENFP

55:14 -- Pressure to plan

59:00 -- Describing Jordan's ENFP

1:00:54 -- What do we think about this test? How does it make us feel?

1:06:42 -- Wrapping up

Bibliography

myersbriggs.org

https://www.16personalities.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator

https://www.verywellmind.com/the-myers-briggs-type-indicator-2795583

Having completed their astrology training, Jordan and Leann put the pieces together to interpret their complete natal charts and look forward to the New Year.

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Time stamps

01:14–Getting started on our charts & the New Year

09:24–No Secrets with Jordan & Leann

17:32–Leann and Jordan decipher their own natal charts as NON professionals

19:20–important note about how the natal chart wheel is organized

20:44–Jordan's first house straddles Capricorn and Aquarius with Mars

23:48–Leann's first house

24:44–generational planets and millennials

26:00–Jordan's second house

28:00–Leann's seventh house

28:58–moons? Descendant? Honestly still confused.

31:28–House Nine & Scorpio

38:29–10th houses and Midheaven

39:18–11th house

42:23–12th house; house of self undoing

45:30–wrapping up the charts

46:06–looking into the next year

Bibliography

Cafeastrology.com

Co--Star app

Happy New Year, Dear Listeners! ;-)

In this Very Special Episode, Jordan and Leann talk to writer, podcaster, and bicon ;) Gaby Dunn! Why do Geminis and Scorpios get such a bad rap? Are cupcakes the reason astrology is real? Do all Geminis fake it until they make it?

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Listen to Bad with Money

Listen to Just Between Us

Pick up Bury the Lede, I Hate Everyone But You, Please Send Help, and Bad with Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together at your locally owned bookstore or public library! ;-)

Timestamps

1:00 — Scorpio moments Jordan is CA UTE

6:42 — Mail from a Dear Listener

8:45 — introducing Gaby Dunn, actual famous person

10:55 — astrology in Los Angeles and in the Queer community

12:30 — Gaby's sister (a Scorpio!) and her first tarot reading

14:15 — Scorpios and birth charts

15:00 — Gaby talks about how she got interested in astrology

15:50 — Gaby is a Gemini, for sure

17:05 —spilling tea about friends who don't think astrology is real

20:30 — welcoming the spooky messiah

22:50 — does your birthday affect you because you didn't get to bring cupcakes to school?

24:50 — takes on Scorpio stereotypes

26:25 — Gemini hate

28:45 — astrology and dating for Gaby

31:50 — compatibility for Scorpios and Gemini (& Gaby attacks scorpios)

36:00 — the value in astrology and analyzing yourself

37:05 — a motto for Gemini and Gaby's approach to work and life

37:45 — spinning things in a positive light

44:50 — scamming your way into Hollywood parties

48:15 — dealing with rejection

50:55 — other favorite parts of Gaby's chart

54:10 — roasting is Gaby's love language

56:00 — wrapping up: buy Bury the Lede and listen to Bad With Money and Just Between Us

Intense and raw, this episode not only breaks open astrology but our hosts as well. Leann and Jordan jump off into the world of learning what all the astrological Houses represent, the second stop on this short series tour exploring planets, houses, and the natal chart.

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Timestamps

00:01:15 — NO SECRETS! A new segment on For Scorpios By Scorpios

00:06:45 — daily horoscope (shooketh)

00:09:07 — Scorpio (and cancer moon????) moments

00:12:45 — Leann and jordan disagree

00:13:53 — Leann checks Jordan's scorpio moment, things get intense

00:20:18 — woof, Jordan needs a minute

00:20:43 — Kicking off the Who What When Where Why of the houses!

00:23:30 — How to read the house placement on a natal chart

00:26:20 — What the houses mean when they connect with the planets

00:28:03 — It finally clicks for Leann

00:30:01 — Starting with the personal houses: House 1, the house of the self

00:32:25 — House 2: house of value

00:33:12 — House 3: house of communications (Gemini)

00:34:48 — House 4: house of home and family

00:36:10 — pause on houses to figure out the etymology of "ceiling"

00:38:24 — "IC" vs. Midheaven and back to the fourth house, CURSES???

00:39:50 — House 5: house of pleasure (sometimes called joy and bliss) (Leo)

00:41:47 — What does it mean when you have a planet in a house on your natal chart?

00:42:35 — House 6: house of health (Virgo)

00:43:23 — Interpersonal Houses: House 7, the house of partnerships (Descendant! Finally!)

00:45:32 — House 8: house of reincarnation (SCORPIO)

00:49:20 — House 9: house of philosophy (Sagittarius)

00:50:10 — House 10: house of social status and Midheaven (Capricorn)

00:52:14 — House 11: house of friendships (Aquarius)

00:54:02 — House 12: house of self-undoing (Pisces)

00:57:10 — these are they, the houses!

00:57:22 — D&D corner!

00:58:15 — jordan and leann's thoughts on interpreting the houses and how astrology can be valuable

1:00:54 — taking our temperature, we feel good

1:03:10 — do you believe in astrology?

1:05:02 — outro, leave us a five star review

Bibliography

Parker's Astrology: The Definitive Guide to Using Astrology in Every Aspect of Your Life, 2nd Edition, Julia and Derek Parker, 2001

The Secret Language of Astrology: The Illustrated Key to Unlocking the Secrets of the Stars, Roy Gillett, 2017

The AstroCodex

Brit+Co

Astrostyle.com

In the first episode of a short series exploring planets, houses, and birth charts more closely, Leann and Jordan strap in for a cosmic adventure where they get to know the planets as individuals.

TRIGGER WARNING: [Timestamp: 1:09:42 Proserpina] rape/kidnapping in mythology, painted by Bernini.

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00:01:20 -- Getting right into Scorpio moments

00:07:41 -- Scorpio horoscopes

00:10:44 -- Daily Scorpio horoscope

00:13:07 -- applying horoscopes to your life, in a helpful way

00:14:05 -- Monthly sexscope

00:17:55 -- Introducing today's topic: the planets!

00:19:38 -- Describing the different types of birth charts

00:20:11 -- FSBS Official Stance on Co--Star

00:22:28 -- Planets

00:23:12 -- The Sun

00:25:30 -- Mercury

00:26:50 -- Mercury in retrograde, finally

00:29:18 -- Art History Corner: Botticelli's Primavera

00:31:59 -- What signs does Mercury rule?

00:32:40 -- Back at (f)art history corner with Leann: classicism & The Medicis.

00:37:37 -- Venus

00:42:38 -- Just a little bit about Earth

00:43:20 -- Mars

00:45:25 -- "Another Botticelli, I promise it'll be worth it."

00:47:44 -- PSA About Valentine's Day

00:48:24 -- The dangers of erotic love with Botticelli

00:50:11 -- Entering outer space

00:50:35 -- Jupiter

00:52:54 -- Jupiter as Zeus

00:55:01 -- Zeus and his brothers

00:56:35 -- Jupiter in astrology

00:57:36 -- Saturn

01:00:10 -- Uranus

01:04:13 -- Neptune

01:06:30 -- Pluto, the Scorpio planet!

01:09:42 -- The story of Proserpina (Trigger warning, kidnap and rape)

01:10:16 -- Art History Corner! (Again!) Sculpture with Bernini

01:12:02 -- Time's Up though. (Trigger warning, assault)

01:15:32 -- Back to Scorpio and its ruling planet, Scorpio

01:17:40 -- Exhausted on the planets, Leann brings it back to the hawt Medici brother, Giuliano

01:19:56 -- Final questions, comments, concerns about the planets

Bibliography

NASA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/mercury/

VOX has a really good video on Mercury in Retrograde: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtV0PV9MF88

Universe Today

Venus and Mars, c 1485. Tempera and oil on poplar panel, 69 cm x 173 cm.[1] National Gallery, London

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_and_Mars_(Botticelli)

Sandro Botticelli; late 1470s or early 1480s; Tempera on panel; 202 cm × 314 cm (80 in × 124 in); Uffizi Gallery, Florence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primavera_(Botticelli)

Tarot.com

Labyrinthos.co

Cafeastrology.com

https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/neptune/

Astrostyle.com

Jordan and Leann welcome their first ever special guest, Brianna Dearest (Grrrls Rock Columbus) and chat Instagram astrology memes, crushes, and try to figure out what the enigmatic Aquarians are all about.

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Grrrls Rock Columbus

Timestamps

00:01:47 -- Introducing our guest, Brianna Dearest!

00:06:19 -- Brianna's Signs and Birth Chart

00:09:54 -- Grrrls Rock Columbus

00:12:40 -- Getting into cold-hearted Aquarius

00:15:56 -- Reading from The Secret Language of Astrology by Roy Gillett

00:20:53 -- Instagram memes and which Aquarius traits are very Brianna

00:35:00 -- Being open to experience and containing multitudes

00:27:40 -- Do Leann & Jordan have any Aquarius in their charts?

00:30:00 -- Affirmations from the planets and applying them to Aquarius

00:33:13 -- Daily horoscopes

00:35:18 -- Brianna dishes about her feels & dating life

00:37:27 -- omg Instagram memes again

00:38:24 -- okay back to the juicy dating stuff

00:39:38 -- Horoscope for Aquarius

00:44:24 -- Scorpio Horoscopes

00:45:40 -- Aquarius compatibility with other signs

00:47:07 -- Ganymede myth and the constellation of Aquarius

00:51:00 -- Do Aquarians and Scorpios get along?

00:52:24 -- Scorpio moments!

00:57:13 -- Wrapping up: what to take away about Aquarians

Bibliography

The Secret Language of Astrology: The Illustrated Key to Unlocking the Secrets of the Stars, Roy Gillett, 1999.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarius_(constellation)

https://www.space.com/21511-aquarius-constellation-facts-about-the-water-bearer.html

https://www.astrology.com/article/zodiac-signs-aquarius-sun-sign.html

https://www.tarot.com/astrology/zodiac/aquarius

@gnarlyastrology on Instagram

@KayHaunani on Twitter

@kayxstars on Instagram

Jordan and Leann have been working hard! So they needed a "loosey goosey" episode. Maybe a little too loosey goosey. This week, they learn about how the zodiac signs are grouped into elements, modes, and polarities and Leann finally wears out Jordan's infinite patience.

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Timestamps

00:01:10 – Scorpio moments

00:08:39 – How today's episode is going to work: loosey goosey!

00:10:14 – Recapping the signs

00:13:43 – The Elements (Earth, Air, Water, Fire) and their signs

00:17:00 – Watery Scorpio, Pisces, and Cancer

00:22:02 – Leann tries to do a D&D corner & a Pocahontas moment

00:24:00 – Back to water signs

00:26:13 – Fire Signs: Leo, Aries, and Sagitarius

00:28:00 – Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

00:30:50 – Earthies: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

00:34:30 – Compatibility between the signs

00:38:04 – Characters and the Four Elements, like the Avengers!

00:42:10 – Modes also called qualities or quadruplicities: Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutable

00:51:30 – Regrouping the Groups into Negative and Positive Polarities

00:53:30 – Positive Signs

00:54:40 – Negative Signs

00:56:44 – The freaky thing about this whole thing called Astrology

01:03:09 – Horoscopes

Bibliography

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrology_and_the_classical_elements

https://www.astrology.com/astrology-101/elements/water

https://www.astrology.com/astrology-101/elements/fire

https://www.astrology.com/astrology-101/elements/earth

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FourElementEnsemble

https://www.elitedaily.com/life/zodiac-signs-element-can-actually-reveal-compatibility/2064007

https://www.thecut.com/2019/10/weekly-horoscopes-for-the-week-of-october-14-by-the-cut.html

The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need by Joanna Martine Woolfolk (short element descriptions)

The Astrology Encyclopedia by James R. Lewis (mode descriptions)

The Secret Language of Astrology by Roy GIllett (sign, polarity, mode, and element descriptions)

It's Jordan's birthday! We celebrate by talking birthday plans, Ohio ice cream, and reading some libelous, libidinous things about November 21st people.

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Art by Kelsey Heaton: @kelsey.heaton on Instagram

Bibliography

https://www.elle.com/horoscopes/monthly/a80/scorpio-monthly-horoscope/

The Secret Language of Birthdays. (1994). Gary Goldschneider.

Leann takes Jordan on an informational and mystical journey to the moon. Together, they learn about why the moon is such an important heavenly player, what impact she has on us earthlings, and a little more about each other.

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Timestamps

0:00:00 — disclaimer

01:23 — Scorpio moments

06:30 — Madame Clairevoyant / The Cut Horoscopes

09:55 — Annabel Gat daily horoscope

11:20 — Leann's favorite celestial body: the moon! Who is she?

12:30 — science and the moon

13:22 — astrology and the moon, a brief description

13:50 — moon facts! Why is it a planet in astrology?

17:50 — early cultures and the moon's influence on them, and us

20:20 — Artemis, Diana, and Selene

25:05 -- The Triple Goddess is...the trinity????

25:37 -- D&D Corner

26:45 -- Just a little bit about witchcraft and The Moon

27:27 -- Chang'e the Chinese moon goddess and her pet rabbit

30:30 -- Do you like that thicc rabbit?

32:13 -- Why are we doing a second moon episode?

33:08 -- Periods! Menstruating! Women, the moon, and old wives tales.

37:00 -- What does THE moon have to do with your personal astrology?

42:19 -- Moon phases and the effect they [supposedly] have on humans.

49:16 -- Natal moons - the moon on our birthday, what does it mean?

53:15 -- Black moon Lilith?? What is it? We both have one!

1:01:38 -- Leann spills the tea. Jordan mops it up.

1:08:20 -- Jordan's Black Moon Lilith

1:15:28 -- Fucking werewolves

1:17:00 -- Wrap it up!

Bibliography

History of the moon, moon gods and goddess, mythologies

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lunar_deities

• https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Rembrandt%2C_Harmenszoon_van_Rijn_-_Diana_mit_Akt%C3%A4on_und_Kallisto_-_c.1634-1635.jpg
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_rabbit#Rabbits_in_indigenous_American_moon_folklore
• http://solar-center.stanford.edu/folklore/coyote-steals-sun.html

The moon and astrology

• https://cafeastrology.com/timingwiththemoon.html
• https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d355zq/the-point-in-your-star-chart-that-reveals-your-hidden-sexual-desires
• https://cafeastrology.com/moon.html
• https://www.tarot.com/astrology/planets/moon
• https://cafeastrology.com/natal/lunarphases.html

Periods / Menstruation Facts, references, help

• https://health.clevelandclinic.org/myth-truth-period-really-sync-close-friends/
• https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/health-and-wellness/menstruation/how-do-i-know-if-my-menstrual-cycle-normal

Video for Actual Moon Facts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCzchPx3yF8