We have our first NewMoon of 2024 on January 11th, and it will bring powerful energies for change along with it. Unfortunately, we also have a messy, anxiety-producing square between Mercury and Neptune. Jessica explains what to expect and how to best navigate the transits of this week on another episode of Ghost.



392: Horoscope - New Moon in Capricorn and a Murky Mercury Square to Neptune

Ghost of a Podcast is your twice weekly Astrology + Advice podcast hosted by Jessica Lanyadoo, an astrologer, psychic medium, and animal communicator with over 28 years of consulting experience. On Sundays, Jessica guides you through your horoscope, providing valuable insights and strategies for the week ahead — both personally, as well as from a social and political perspective. Then, on Wednesdays, she offers a listener one of her highly relatable readings which reveal the human side of Astrology + woo. https://www.lovelanyadoo.com/ghost-of-a-podcast Song: Sonny & The Sunsets

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Am I poor because of my own laziness and lack of impulse control or are my financial issues mostly to blame on capitalism? One listener really wants to know! They join Jessica to discuss how to thrive financially and what it looks like to have a career that sparks joy when capitalism is just so rotten.


425: Me vs. Capitalism

Mars bookends this week by first sitting on top of Neptune in Pisces, and then sextiling Pluto. It's giving major anxiety and overwhelm at the start of the week but is fortifying by the end. Romantic Venus forms a square to compulsive Pluto, stirring the pot in relationships and asking you to consider what you will let go of in favor of what you value. It's another intense week in the stars!


424: Horoscope - Mars + Neptune and Venus + Pluto

Most astrology books and resources that Leon has encountered have described Cancerian energy as “motherly”. However, as a trans masc person, they find this very dysphoric. Much of traditional astrology is like this, focusing on concepts such as the divine feminine and masculine—is there a way of understanding Cancerian vibes, and oneself through astrology in general, outside of the binary?


423: Cancerian, But Not Mommy

This week's astrology is going to be triggering! Venus and Chiron meet, kicking up core wounds in relationships. The Sun and Pluto are square, pushing resentments and power struggles to the fore, and the Full Moon in Scorpio forms a T-square to Pluto, activating more intense and compulsive feelings and generating the risk of major defensiveness. Jessica explains what it all means for you personally and for us collectively. 

422: Horoscope - A Very Plutonian Full Moon in Scorpio

It's a radical queer wedding! A listener and their partner are thrilled to be celebrating their love and getting married. But, they aren't sure whether their more conservative and conventional family members will bring down the vibe if they're invited. Jessica gives them a reading about how to avoid a spite wedding in their efforts to celebrate their love.


392: Horoscope - New Moon in Capricorn and a Murky Mercury Square to Neptune

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