No...I am not abandoning the dark side for Jesus.

Also... if there was a "yap" challenge...I won!

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🤖Chiron, Xennials and Jackee.

Oh my!

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1) Aries = Be brave enought to be f*cking different!

2) Virgo + Scorpio rising 👉🏽don't listen? = Cry me a river.

SAGE = speed, agility, good enough = duct tape works.

☀️A Summer Solstice episode that was never meant to be perfectly packaged — because sometimes the threads show up first, and the meaning comes together after.

This episode weaves together the things that have been showing up: black snakes, business, strategy, creativity, astrology, legacy, and the strange process of realizing the next evolution is already happening. Chiron in Taurus. Saturn in Aries.

A conversation about what happens when you stop forcing everything into a formula — and instead start noticing the patterns, the connections, and the bigger story underneath.

We’re talking about messaging, the online business world, creators, the difference between packaging something and actually creating something, and why sometimes the “messy” version is the real thing.

Topics Covered:

• Summer Solstice as a continuation and closing of a larger cycle
• Astrology, timing, and collective transitions
• Jupiter moving into Leo and themes of visibility, leadership, and expression
• Leo vs Aquarius themes: being seen vs stepping outside traditional ideas of visibility
• AI, technology, and the future of creativity
• Uranus in Gemini and acceleration of communication and information
• The impact of AI on creators, business owners, and skill development
• The difference between tools replacing people vs tools changing how people work
• Social media, algorithms, trends, and authenticity
• The evolution of the creator journey across platforms
• YouTube, podcasting, Threads, Substack, and building an ecosystem
• Business offers evolving from lived experience and accumulated patterns
• The importance of foundations and “planting the tree” before growth is visible
• Scaling service-based work through systems, tools, and AI
• The difference between generic information and embodied expertise
• Legacy, education, privilege, and traditional systems
• Originality, disruption, and challenging the status quo
• Leadership and the next phase of personal reinvention

Stories / Mentions:

• The pasta/kitchen moment as part of the “cycles” theme
• Danielle Pulver and the leadership conversation
• The idea of going behind the scenes before a new visibility chapter
• The woods, simplicity, animals, and a different vision of success
• The podcast journey from YouTube → podcast → Threads → Substack → offers
• Clear Signal, The Aligned Alchemist, and The Aligned CEO as evolution points
• The snake/Ouroboros as a metaphor for cycles and building on previous work
• Coaching and business ecosystems that recycle the same ideas
• Steve Jobs and the idea of following your own intuition rather than someone else’s dream
• Apple and the “1984” commercial as a symbol of disruption

Songs / Mentions:

• “Drop It Like It’s Hot” — Snoop Dogg
• “Celebration” — Kool & the Gang
• “Rhythm Is a Dancer” - Snap
• “Manic Monday” - The Bangles
• “1984” — George Orwell
• Apple “1984” commercial
• Steve Jobs quote

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🥶Vanilla Ice Ice Baby!

She’s done it again.

A Summer Solstice episode weaving together the threads: business, creativity, spirituality, astrology, the creator journey, and what happens when you stop trying to force yourself into formulas that were never built for you.

This episode goes into the tension between serving, selling, creating, and convincing — and why the next evolution often requires breaking the patterns that got you here.

Expect commentary on the current state of the online space, spiritual business, legacy, Saturn + Neptune themes, and the strange blend of magic and practicality that comes with building something your own way.

Part 1 of the a series of "Summer Solstice" meets Chiron entering Taurus inspired insights for business owners, healers, creatives entrepreneurs.

🔥She’s bringing the heat. As usual.

What are we actually building, and does the way we’re doing business match the thing we’re trying to create?

Topics Covered:

• Summer Solstice energy and cycles of timing
• Astrology as a lens for collective shifts and personal evolution
• Jupiter in Cancer and the Pisces North Node cycle
• Chiron in Taurus themes: money, value, healing, embodiment, and worth
• Business, spirituality, creativity, and the blending of different worlds
• The evolution of the online business and personal development spaces
• The monetization and packaging of spiritual and creative work
• Why having a gift does not mean you have to convince people to receive it
• Serving from your gift without forcing, over-explaining, or making yourself accessible to everyone
• Saturn + Neptune in Aries and the dissolving of old business/spiritual models
• The difference between strategy and true transformation
• Human Design, astrology, and pattern recognition
• The 5/1 profile and breaking ceilings
• Visibility, leadership, and being remembered for original expression
• Truth-telling, controversy, and the cost of being different
• The creator journey: creating because you have something to express
• The relationship between business structure and creative freedom

Stories / Mentions:

• The black snake and the symbolism behind it
• Sinead O’Connor and the idea of being remembered for bold truth-telling
• Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” MTV VMA moment and cultural impact
• Scorpio Rising + Virgo themes and how they are often misunderstood
• Reflections on the evolution of social media, online business, and spiritual spaces
• The “alchemist / shaman / mentor / healer” archetype connected to Chiron Taurus
• The idea of creating first for yourself before creating for business
• Business astrology offers and future direction

Songs / Mentions:

• “Hot Stuff” — Donna Summer
• “You Can’t Touch This” — MC Hammer
• “Manic Monday”— The Bangles
• “Rhythm Is a Dancer”.—Snap
• “Drop It Like It’s Hot” — Snoop Dogg
• “Celebration” — Kool & the Gang
• “Like a Virgin” — Madonna

...and the discipline to see it through.

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and the alchemist....

...for me

......so hard for it honey.

☀️💰What does Donna Summer have to do with the astrology of now? Tune in to find out!

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🚶🏽‍♂️‍➡️...and I would walk 500 miles more....

And I would walk 500 miles...

Not because the destination matters more than the journey—but because some things are only built one step at a time.

This episode begins with a Scottish anthem, a World Cup story, and Craig Ferguson walking across America, then turns into a conversation about what it actually takes to create meaningful work over years instead of chasing quick wins.

We talk about Jupiter entering Leo, celebrating 200 episodes, why imperfect projects often become your best work, and how AI is changing what's possible for creators willing to simply begin.

From there, the conversation expands into business astrology, creativity, routines, money, bodywork, leadership, AI, engineering, and why astrology deserves a place in conversations far beyond healing and self-help.

Because the future isn't built by waiting until you're ready.

It's built by packaging it, saran-wrapping it, shipping it—and walking the next 500 miles.

Topics Covered:

• Craig Ferguson walking across America
• The Proclaimers and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"
• Scotland, the World Cup, and Boston
• Jupiter entering Leo
• Venus in Leo and creative leadership
• Celebrating 200 episodes and building a body of work
• Appreciating cycles of growth
• Mercury retrograde and creative review
• Imperfect action versus waiting for perfection
• AI tools and lowering barriers to creation
• Packaging and preserving creative ideas before they disappear
• Color, creativity, aesthetics, and Venus in Leo
• Jan Spiller and Astrology for the Soul
• North Node in Aquarius and the future
• AI and the future of work
• White-collar disruption and changing career landscapes
• Engineering, business, and astrology
• Expanding astrology beyond therapy and healing
• Business astrology versus electional astrology
• Money, routines, and Chiron in Taurus
• Creating supportive structures and rituals
• Feldenkrais and somatic approaches
• Insurance systems and valuing alternative modalities

Stories / Mentions:

• Craig Ferguson's cross-country walk
• Scottish weddings, kilts, and bagpipes
• Dating someone from Aberdeen
• Scots emptying Boston's beer supply during the World Cup
• Recording the first podcast episodes in the middle of the night
• Creating the first YouTube episodes with Spotify's free editor
• Learning to edit before AI tools existed
• Waiting all day to record songs off the radio onto cassette tapes
• Returning the bright yellow dress and regretting it
• Leopard-print flats and New York
• Old Navy dresses and the disappearance of color
• Wanting astrologers from engineering, science, business, and other disciplines
• Feldenkrais changing your body in only a few sessions
• Building routines around Venus Fridays and money

Songs / Mentions:

• "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" — The Proclaimers
• REO Speedwagon – "Can't Fight This Feeling"
• Enrique Iglesias – "Hero"
• "Show Me the Money"
• World Cup
• Jan Spiller
• Feldenkrais Method
• Claude AI
• Old Navy
• DSW

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Who's going to pick you up when you fall?

Who's going to pay attention to your dreams?

And maybe the better question is:

Who are you surrounding yourself with as you build your future?

This episode explores the importance of choosing friends, collaborators, mentors, and communities that are aligned with where you're going—not just where you've been.

We talk about Jupiter moving into Leo, Uranus in Gemini, Mercury retrograde in Cancer, nostalgia, memory, curiosity, and why following your genuine interests over decades creates a kind of expertise that can't be manufactured.

Along the way we explore astrology as a lifelong craft, the value of investing in your own learning, storytelling in business, AI, creativity, spirituality, and why gifts deserve to be compensated rather than endlessly given away.

Because sometimes the biggest act of courage isn't becoming someone else.

It's trusting the person you've been becoming all along.

Topics Covered:

• Jupiter entering Leo and creative confidence
• Uranus in Gemini and building for the future
• Mercury retrograde in Cancer and nostalgia
• The importance of choosing friends who support your vision
• Community, tribe, and future-focused relationships
• Following curiosity over decades
• Lifelong learning and mastery
• Astrology as a technical craft
• Pattern recognition and intuitive intelligence
• Human Design and unconscious talent
• Chiron returns and long-term planetary cycles
• T-squares and layered astrological transits
• Investing in education and specialized knowledge
• Sacral curiosity and following genuine interests
• Business, spirituality, and compensation
• Why gifts deserve to be paid for
• Spiritual bypassing versus practical reality
• Storytelling in marketing
• Authentic stories versus manufactured origin stories
• AI as a tool for editing and pattern recognition
• The future of creative work
• Individuality versus AI-generated content
• Preparing for the North Node entering Aquarius

Stories / Mentions:

• Coffee mugs labeled "Magic" and "Witch's Brew"
• Singing and embracing imperfection
• The Cars lyrics woven throughout the season
• The smell of jasmine bringing back memories of India
• Scent as the fastest trigger for memory
• Gate 44 and pattern recognition
• The Eric Lewis conversation about Gate 2
• Studying quincunxes simply out of curiosity
• Spiritual awakenings and emotional breakdowns
• Marketing stories that are exaggerated or manufactured
• The "Eight Ways to Work with Gemini" video
• Using AI to proofread rather than create
• Skipping the Chobani creamer after leaving the sauna

Songs / Mentions:

• "Hero" — Enrique Iglesias
• "Who's Gonna Pick You Up (When You Fall)" — The Cars
• "With a Little Help from My Friends"
• "Magic"
• "Come On Ride the Train"
• "Crazy Train"
• "Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs"
• Chobani
• Jasmine flowers
• Kali
• The Cars
• Leo King
• Eric Lewis
• AI
• Uranus in Gemini
• Mercury Retrograde
• Chiron in Taurus