A listener wrote in for help with how to discern between psychic ability and a mental health crisis. 

Jessica explains your horoscope this week and then dives into the Pluto Return of the United States.



191: Mental Or Psychic? + Astrology

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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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.


421: Spite Wedding

On 4/20 the much awaited Jupiter conjunction to Uranus happens, and it's sure to spark world events and big, sparkly, personal breakthroughs. Jessica explains the energies and forecasts what you can expect, but before that, she breaks down the Mercury conjunction to Chiron and the rest of the Mercury and Mars transits happening in this week's busy horoscope.


420: Horoscope - Jupiter Conjunct Uranus in Taurus + Mercury Retrograde

Claire's father has cancer, and her mother, who suffers from mental illness, has demanded that she stop offering support. How can you navigate showing up for family when it feels emotionally dangerous to do so? A listener joins Jessica to unpack the reality of messy family dynamics and how to handle a truly difficult situation.


191: Mental Or Psychic? + Astrology

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