True Self

True Self

By Laura SweatSociety & CultureReligion & SpiritualityEducationSelf-ImprovementSpiritualityPhilosophy
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True Self episodes

  • Leo in the Sunshine
    On today's episode, we're basking in the solar glow of Leo as the key to self-actualizing and sharing the gifts of who we are with the world. We’ll ask what it would look like to take perfect creative joy in who we are, without seeking admiration or approval from others. Plus, we'll talk about how Leo characterizes your own life, using your birth chart as a guide. Show notes with timestamps for each sign are at https://8th.house

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    1 hr
  • Under The Capricorn Mountain
    On today's episode, we're excavating the flat depiction of Capricorn as a money-oriented achiever, and dipping our toe into the deep mysteries that underlie that depiction. We'll cover the many transits in Capricorn over the last several years, and talk about how those have affected us collectively and personally. Plus, we'll talk about how Capricorn characterizes your own life, using your birth chart as a guide. Show notes with timestamps for each sign at https://8th.house

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    1 hr 13 min
  • Cancer Just Wants To Love You

    This week, we’re thinking about Cancer--the mama of all the signs. We'll start with with the ancient Egyptian story of the birth of the world, which is tied to the sign of Cancer, and we’ll use that story to explore what Cancer has to teach us about bringing something new into the world. Then, we’ll talk about the last several years of Cancer-Capricorn eclipses--what we’ve been learning about nurturing and taking care of ourselves, and how we've been letting go of rigid old patterns, habits, and ideas around work and discipline. And finally, as usual, we’ll talk about how this Cancer care-taking energy emerges in our own lives and personalities, using our birth charts as a guide. 

    Show notes for this episode (with time stamps), timing for the next eclipse  and a worksheet to download are at https://8th.house/blog/2020/5/7/cancer-just-wants-to-love-you

      CREDITS: Intro clip music is “Pure Water,” by Meydän. Excerpt from THE EGYPTIAN MYTHS, by Garry J. Shaw.


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    1 hr 2 min
  • Street Preaching with Sagittarius

    On today’s episode, we’re thinking about the creative and energetic sign of Sagittarius in astrology, its personal traits of restless searching and honesty-to-a-fault, and its larger representation of the human search for meaning and truth. 

    As we consider the upcoming eclipse cycle that will be highlighting Sagittarius in our charts, we’ll consider the pros and pitfalls of looking for something to believe in,  and how these traits touch our own lives, using our birth charts as a guide. 

    Show notes for this episode (with time stamps), timing for the next eclipse  and a worksheet to download are at https://8th.house/blog/2020/4/30/street-preaching-with-sagittarius


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    1 hr 3 min
  • The Magic of Gemini

    This week, we’re talking about how the sign of Gemini shows us how to make meaning out of the information we find in the world, and how to convey that meaning to others in a way that they'll respond to--which is a kind of magical power that can be used for good or ill.

    Now more than ever, we need to understand the gifts Gemini brings and the wisdom we can find in it.  I’ll help you understand how the sign of Gemini characterizes your own life, and how the Gemini astrological events coming up are going to affect you. Timing of the Venus retrograde in Gemini, show notes for this episode (with time stamps) and a worksheet to download are at https://8th.house/blog/2020/4/23/the-magic-of-gemini


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    1 hr 2 min
  • Scorpio in the Deep
    In this episode, we’re thinking about the intensity, the secrets, and the power of the sign of Scorpio. We’ll reach deep into the emotional life of Scorpio with a story, and we’ll consider what happens when the traits of Scorpio touch different parts of our lives, using our birth charts as a guide. Plus, we’ll consider how this powerful, concealed, survival-oriented sign represents the strength of the element of water. Show notes for this episode (with time stamps) and a worksheet to download are at https://8th.house/blog/2020/4/16/scorpio-in-the-deep

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    45 min
  • Taurus in the Garden
    This week, we’re thinking about the delicious sign of Taurus, and its representation of abundance and the fulfillment of desire. We’ll ask what wisdom traditions have to teach us about desire and its fulfillment, and how those qualities touch our own lives, using our birth charts as a guide. And we’ll explore what happens to us--and the world!--when we get numb to pleasure and fulfillment.  Show notes for this episode (with time stamps) and a worksheet to download are at https://8th.house/blog/2020/4/9/taurus-in-the-garden

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    48 min
  • Libra + Art + Survival
    Where do you find beauty in this world, and how do you create your own beauty? How do you bring separate pieces together into a new form? And how might our capacity to find beauty relate to our ability to…survive? In Episode 2, we dig into how beauty/art/love might be the most powerful force in the world next to death--and how the sign of Libra helps us understand our own connection to that force. Show notes for this episode (with time stamps) and a worksheet to download are at https://8th.house/blog/2020/4/2/libra-art-survival

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    34 min
  • Aries in the time of COVID-19
    Aries holds the pure joy of life and the will to protect it--salient topics at the moment. We’ll talk about how Aries finds its perfect complement and opposite in the sign of Libra, and I’ll tell you what part of your own life the traits of Aries characterize, based on your birth chart. Show notes for this episode (with time stamps) and a worksheet to download are at https://8th.house/blog/2020/4/2/aries-in-the-time-of-covid-19

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    41 min

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A podcast that will help you get to know yourself through the language and symbolism of astrology, with Astrologer Laura Sweat of True Self Astrology.

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