In this episode, we explore Chiron, the “Wounded Healer.” Do you also carry a wound? And where are you on your journey? We begin with the myth of Chiron and, through a symbolic lens, trace the experience of suffering and its meanings in psychology and astrology.

"That is why in seeking for the meaning of your suffering you seek for the meaning of your life. You are searching for the greater pattern of your own life, which indicates why the wounded healer is the archetype of the Self one of its most widespread features – and is at the bottom of all genuine healing procedures." — Marie-Louise von Franz

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References
Melanie Reinhart, Chiron and The Healing Journey
C. G. Jung, Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self
Marie-Louise von Franz, The Problem of the Puer Aeternus

This episode marks my first attempt to explore Neptune, one of the most elusive planets in astrology.

Neptune symbolises the longing to dissolve the self and return to an imagined state of perfect origin. What are the hidden benefits of taking on the role of the victim? How might illness contain an element of subtle manipulation? Within Neptune’s sphere, things are rarely as straightforward as they appear. The longing to return to a lost golden age seems to carry a particular enchantment. Why does this happen? This episode will explore these themes.

Jung himself was an example of a Sun square Neptune aspect. When we project Neptune’s ideals onto living human beings, what awaits us is disillusionment. Jung experienced this twice, first with his father, and later with Freud, each time encountering the disillusionment of placing his ideals upon real male figures.

I believe the resolution he eventually found was to take Goethe as an ideal, and then attempt to become such an ideal himself. For those with strong Neptune aspects in their chart, the way to approach the ideal is never through external authority figures. It can be sought in artistic expression, or, better still, by finding an ideal that does not truly exist as a person, and attempting to live towards it as one’s own inner form.

References

Liz Greene, The Astrological Neptune and the Quest for Redemption

Paul Bishop, Analytical Psychology and German Classical Aesthetics: Goethe, Schiller, and Jung, Volume 2: The Constellation of the Self

Ruth Benedict, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword

Georges Bataille, Eroticism

Stephen Arroyo, Astrology, Karma and Transformation

Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas, The Inner Planets

Aniela Jaffé and C. G. Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections

A note on Memories, Dreams, Reflections: due to the publisher’s commercial motivations, the book has often been presented as Jung’s autobiography, despite less than half of the text being written by Jung himself. Aniela Jaffé’s contribution is frequently overlooked. The book is more accurately described as a biography, and Jung himself regarded it as such.

In addition, a forthcoming volume titled Jung’s Life and Work: Interviews for Memories, Dreams, Reflections with Aniela Jaffé is scheduled for publication in December 2025, edited by Sonu Shamdasani, with Thomas Fischer as consulting editor, and translated by Heather McCartney and John Peck. It is expected to include original interview material between Jaffé and Jung, offering further insight into the formation and content of Memories, Dreams, Reflections, with the hope of restoring Jaffé’s rightful place in its authorship.

Aquarius is often called “alien” or “weird”—hard to understand, even for those closest to them. But beneath the surface, this sign carries a fascinating duality: the revolutionary who topples tyrants, and the tyrant who suppresses the revolution once in power. This is the shadow and the path of Aquarius.

Psychologist Carl Jung gave new life to ancient myths, finding their hidden psychological value—and fittingly, Jung himself was Aquarius rising, a sign of true innovation.

In this episode, we journey into Greek mythology, starting with the tales of Zeus’ father and grandfather, to uncover the archetypal story of Aquarius. Along the way, we’ll explore a curious puzzle: how can Aquarius be both radical and conservative at the same time?

This episode offers a post-Jungian, that is, analytical psychology perspective, to explore myth in the age of AI as a psychological phenomenon. It also reflects on the question: will astrologers be replaced by AI?

The anxiety surrounding technology is, in many ways, Aquarian in nature. This episode will also briefly touch on some concepts related to Aquarius.

The thumbnail is a replica of Dolly the Sheep. The fear of one’s existence being replaced is, to a certain extent, a form of technological anxiety. From this perspective, concern about AI is hardly a new phenomenon.

References

• Carl Gustav Jung, Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Sky

• Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving

• Liz Greene, The Art of Stealing Fire

• Liz Greene, The Astrology of Fate

The Hero’s Journey is a universal pattern. It tells the story of a hero who steps away from the familiar world into the unknown, faces trials and ordeals, responds to their calling, and eventually returns with a treasure that transforms not only themselves but also the world they came from.

This narrative arc deeply influences many beloved stories. We can see its echoes in The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Star Wars and many others.

But what makes the Hero’s Journey so powerful is that it isn’t just a story out there — it’s a story each of us is living. In astrology, our own journey is reflected in the Sun sign, which reveals the type of heroic path we’re invited to undertake.

Not everyone completes the Hero’s Journey. As Campbell wrote, “Not everyone has a destiny: only the hero who has plunged to touch it, and has come up again — with a ring.”

In this episode, I explore the Hero’s Journey through the lens of The Lion King, the iconic Disney film. We’ll look at how we recognise a calling, how we respond to it, and how astrology can guide us in finding meaning and understanding where we are along our unique path.

References

The Hero with a Thousand Faces – Joseph Campbell
Vocation: The Astrology of Career, Creativity and Calling – Brian Clark
The Astrology of Fate – Liz Greene

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"No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.”

This quote opens the episode, as it perfectly captures how I see personal growth: many people think growth is a one-way ascent—but in truth, deep excavation is an essential part of the process.

When we abandon depth, we also abandon our own potential height.

Many people find Pluto frightening at first glance. They might read descriptions like “Pluto in the 7th house might mean a terrifying partner or a spouse with a short life,” or about harsh Pluto-Mars aspects. You may close the video or book, trying to forget it altogether—until, perhaps, you encounter those exact situations in life and begin to wonder: “Is Pluto some kind of curse?”

From my perspective, it’s certainly not a curse—unless you remain unconscious of it and try to pretend it’s not there. That’s when it feels like a curse.

Pluto represents an underworld power. The Plutonian hero’s journey lies in whether one has the courage to descend into the realm of the dead—where the living are not meant to tread—to obtain strength and treasure, and return to the world above.

In this episode, we’ll explore this idea through the myth of Persephone’s descent into the underworld in Greek mythology, and look closely at Pluto in the natal chart—what it means psychologically when Pluto is active in our lives.

References

From the Moment We Met: The Astrology of Adult Relationships – Brian Clark

The Hero with a Thousand Faces – Joseph Campbell

The Inner Planets: Building Blocks of Personal Reality – Liz Greene, Howard Sasportas

Further Reading

A History of Religious Ideas – Mircea Eliade

The Universe, the Gods, and Men: Ancient Greek Myths Told by Jean-Pierre Vernant

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Astrology reveals an underlying order in life. It suggests that fate isn’t random, but meaningful—and that we can choose how we respond to it.

Our inner world has cycles, just like the outer world. As above, so below. Astrology is the language that helps us interpret this connection.

Fate and free will aren’t opposites—we live with both. Astrology can help us become more conscious of our inner patterns, so we can live with more choice.

Jung wrote: “When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate.” This episode explores what that means, and how astrology gives us a framework for making meaning of crisis, potential, and transformation.

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