Marval Rex joins Vivi Henriette to discuss survival tactics for this everything-retrograde holiday season. 

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ABOUT MARVAL

Marval A Rex! is a trans actor, DIRECTOR, astrologer and cultural producer. Rex has directed, produced and performed in genre-bending live artworks and films for a decade. He is the mastermind behind Big Dad Energy, the world’s first trans masculine comedy night featuring the likes of Joey Soloway, Janaya “Future” Khan, ever mainerd, and actor D’lo . Rex has produced and acted in numerous film projects including the Book of Queer on HBO MAX and plays a lead role inthe upcoming psychological thriller "House of Abraham.”

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ABOUT VIVI

Vivi Henriette is an LA based astrologer and tarot reader whose collaborative approach to divination weaves in storytelling and mythology to create a container for her clients to explore their personal narrative. She’s the host of the Los Angeles Astro Salon and the podcast TALKTALKTALK.

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“If someone wants me to make a prediction, I’m going to say you’re going to be happy; you’re going to be satisfied; you’re going to be healthy; I call it positive project. Why shouldn’t we just positive project? That’s an honest question. I know it might sound glib or something, but I honestly feel that way. 

If someone’s thinking about their future, let’s positive project. In a year from now you’ll be healthier, happier, more satisfied, more evolved in terms of your goals. And then let’s start with that. Let’s start planning for that world, using the astrology for that world.”

— SJ Anderson

Astrologer SJ Anderson joins me, Vivi Henriette, to share his origin story and philosophy of astrology. It’s a conversation that reminds me why I practice this craft: to make sense of and create a better world for myself and my clients.

ABOUT SJ ANDERSON

 S.J. Anderson is an astrologer and writer. In addition to maintaining an astrology consultation practice and YouTube channel, I regularly share ideas on Instagram. My perspective is influenced by studies in Hellenistic astrology, Theravada Buddhism, and Sivananda yoga.

A lifetime member of the International Society of Astrological Research (ISAR), my astrological writing has been featured in publications such as Ignota Press, IAM: Infinity Astrological Magazine, and Wellbeing Astrology Guide; and my insights into astrology have been covered in major publications like India Times, Daily Express, Mashable, and Yahoo! News.

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ABOUT VIVI

Vivi Henriette is an LA based astrologer and tarot reader whose collaborative approach to divination weaves in storytelling and mythology to create a container for her clients to explore their personal narrative. She’s the host of the Los Angeles Astro Salon and the podcast

TALKTALKTALK.

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I’m happy I met Camirin before I read their official bio because it’s extensive. And intimidating, I’m not even going to try to summarize it: 

Camirin Farmer is a nonbinary, queer, black performer & astrologer based in Los Angeles, CA. After beginning their comedic career in Baltimore, MD which included performing stand up at ARTSCAPE, America’s largest free art festival, they returned to their hometown of Los Angeles where they have now been for the last 7 years. Over that time they have explored various avenues of comedy: improv and sketch at Second City Hollywood that began with joining the cast of the main stage production Some F*cking Advice, and concluding with being a member of the house sketch team Hot Flan; various stand up shows, including Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen, Helltrap Nightmare, the Funny or Die showcase, and many self produced shows at The Elysian Theater; and multiple clown performances, specifically their hour long solo shows titled Fart Piss Puke and God Vessel. In 2020 Camirin began to fuse their appreciation for astrology, and comedic practice with their astrology based advice show Your Virgo Friend, Camirin on the streaming website Eternal Family. While producing, and hosting the show, Camirin’s study of astrology, although self explored, became deeper. In 2023 Camirin began a more serious study of astrology under the tutelage of Sisterbride, née Blair Bogin. They are currently an adjunct professor at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Core to all of their comedy is the desire to explore, and articulate their experience as a marginalized person specifically through the lens of living with faith in a Higher Picture. They believe that comedy can be a pure container for strong truths. 

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ABOUT CAMIRIN

Camirin Farmer is an astrologer & performer from Los Angeles who got their roots in the Baltimore comedy scene. Through their stand-up comedy, writing, and acting, Camirin relays their lived experience as a black, queer, non-binary person in modern-day America in an equally direct and silly way.

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ABOUT VIVI

Vivi Henriette is an astrologer and tarot reader whose collaborative approach to divination weaves in storytelling and mythology to create a container for her clients to explore their personal narrative. She’s the host of the Los Angeles Astro Salon and the podcast TALKTALKTALK.

Learn more & book a reading with Vivi:

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I knew I wanted to interview ⁠Liz⁠ when they attended my astrology workshop at the ⁠Philosophical Research Society⁠, and I kept calling on them because I’m humble enough to admit when someone knows more than me. Liz is a fine astrologer with a talent for storytelling.

ABOUT LIZ

ABOUT VIVI

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In today’s episode we talk to Steven Reigns — poet, educator, and author of one of my favorite books of poetry, A Quilt For David. This book came to me during an extremely difficult bout of insomnia, and I read it in one sitting. Which says a lot because I’m a slow reader. 

We get into all of that in this interview as well as Steven’s lifelong love affair with writer Anais Nin. (Steven is the President of The Anais Nin Foundation.) We also get into his latest work, ‘For The Love of Peter Hujar,’ a zine dedicated to the life of photographer Peter Hujar, published by Mattazine Society, as part of their ongoing ‘For The Love Of’ series. 

MORE ABOUT STEVEN

Steven Reigns is a Los Angeles poet and educator and was appointed the first Poet Laureate of West Hollywood. Alongside over a dozen chapbooks, he has published the collections Inheritance and Your Dead Body is My Welcome Mat. Reigns holds a BA in Creative Writing, a Master of Clinical Psychology, and is a sixteen-time recipient of The Los Angeles County’s Department of Cultural Affairs’ Artist in Residency Grant. He edited My Life is Poetry, showcasing his students’ work from the first-ever autobiographical poetry workshop for LGBT seniors. Reigns has lectured and taught writing workshops around the country to LGBT youth and people living with HIV. Currently he is touring The Gay Rub, an exhibition of rubbings from LGBT landmarks, and is board president of the Anais Nin Foundation. His newest collection A Quilt for David was published by City Lights and is the product of over ten years of research regarding dentist David Acer’s life. 

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Jacob Budenz is the only one of their siblings not to be diagnosed with ADHD markers (something they attribute to being stoic about their problems). They're one of those people who has a zillion ideas and manages to see all of them to completion, while making every role they play seem effortless — writer, actor, director, musician, and performance artist.

They have an MFA in Creative Writing from University of New Orleans and a BA in Writing Seminars and Spanish from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, where they currently live and make art.

This week in DADAstrology Land, Vivian  Hecimovich (Stars in Alignment), joins Vivi Henriette to TALKTALKTALK two moons in Capricorn, Saturn stationing retrograde, and Cancer as the sign of ancestry and ancestral work — thank you for that gorgeous insight, Vivian.

We also came to the conclusion that there are two kinds of goth in the Zodiac: The Cure goth (Scorpio) and Joy Division goth (Capricorn). 

This episode is an especially winding road of a conversation — and one I’m sure you’ll find delight in long after these transits have passed.

As always, thanks for joining us. If you like what you hear, book a reading with one of us! We're both consulting astrologers, and we’d love to guide you through your astrological journey. 

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ABOUT VIVIAN

Vivian is Stars in Alignment, an astrologer residing in Chicago.  Her practice is a blend of both Hellenistic and modern archetypal astrology.  

She practices tarot, astrology, and candle magic (candle fixing).

All three practices are a way of tapping into the deeper parts of the psyche for the purposes of healing and personal growth.  

Her focus:  one on one live sessions with clients, but also has been known to read at events or small gatherings.  

You can find Vivian on IG and Threads under @stars_in_alignment

Website and booking info: www.stars-in-alignment.com

ABOUT VIVI

Vivi Henriette is an LA-based astrologer and tarot reader whose collaborative approach to divination weaves in storytelling and mythology to create a container for her clients to explore their personal narrative.

Learn more & book a reading with Vivi:

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This month in DADAstrology Land, Astrologers Vivi Henriette and Martha Fearnley attempt to make sense of the pileup of planets in Gemini. This conversation takes place on the eve of the Gemini New Moon, but its subject matter expands further into the chaos realm of Mercury’s airy home. Which is to say: this content is timeless. 

TOPICS COVERED: Los Angeles v. New York, Lying, Planets Du Jour!, Comedy Bang! Bang!, “Planets, Planets, Planets”, Saturn Square Jupiter & MORE!

MARTHA' S FILM FOR THE SEASON: Los Angeles Plays Itself by Thom Andersen

ABOUT MARTHA

Martha Fearnley is a writer, performer, and astrologer with a background in improv comedy and devised theater. She can be seen monthly with house improv team PONY at UCB Franklin and intermittently with astrology clown group "Planets Planets Planets," where she is currently playing the moon. She writes about the overlap between astrology and film at her Substack, Hollywood Star Tours. 

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ABOUT VIVI

Vivi Henriette is an LA-based astrologer and tarot reader whose collaborative approach to divination weaves in storytelling and mythology to create a container for her clients to explore their personal narrative.

Learn more & book a reading with Vivi:

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This week’s episode of DADAstrology was an excuse to TALKTALKTALK with an astrologer I super enjoy talking to, Rose Blakelock aka mutable_cross on Instagram. I wasn't quit sure where this was headed, and I'm still not sure where it went. This is what happens when you hand two people with Mercury in Pisces a map: it disintegrates.

Guest appearances made my Mars and Neptune. Special thanks to Uranus for making this week exciting!

https://substack.com/@mutablecross

Mutual Reception: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OEh4kztOhWJUFkhsqs9Up?si=b54bd36551404999

Big Dyke Energy: https://open.spotify.com/show/5F8yzMPAGjk6Sy1dvmFfbV?si=23e0a40c9f3c4d02

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This week in DADAstrology Land, Vivian Hecimovich (Stars in Alignment), joins Vivi Henriette to TALKTALKTALK all things TAURUS rolling into to Jupiter’s time in Gemini + the steady gifts of Saturn + Vivian tells the story about that one time her hobo inspired lover gave her a stick-and-poke Jupiter tattoo on the blood moon eclipse & MORE!