Episode #9 Part One Recorded 7/24/2011

We had another jam-packed show, and this time Delia was back along with Chad and Jessica. In part one (I will release part two in a week, on 8/4/11) we start off with a discussion of the recent tragic events in Norway, and the chart of Anders Behring Breivik.  We then have a brief discussion about the death of Amy Winehouse, and take a look at her chart and transits.  Then Chad brings in a look at Chinese dissident and Nobel prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, and his chart and transits for major moments in his life.  Next, Jessica discusses a poem by Rumi which is clearly a description of the archetypal realms.  This then leads into a brief discussion of the Mercury-Neptune archetype (which Rumi is born with, and is also strong in the sky at the time of this recording).  We go around the group, and each of us offer suggestions for honoring and experiencing the Mercury-Neptune archetype.

Episode #8 Part Two Recorded 7/13/2011

In part two, Rick and I spend a little time talking about the recent scandal involving Rupert Murdoch's paper The News of the World, which has now collapsed under the leadership of  Rebekah Brooks.  We look at both Brooks' and Murdoch's charts, and also briefly discuss Murdoch's current transits.  We then move to a dialogue about a couple of questions I've been reflecting on recently regarding the nature of archetypes, and how they correlate to configurations in the natal chart and transits.  I've been reflecting on the truth that each of us contain all of the archetypes (or perhaps more accurately, as James Hillman would insist, we are contained within all of the archetypes), that we all have access to all of the archetypal energies all of the time as represented by the planetary archetypes and there combinations with each other (aspects).  But what then does this imply for astrology which suggests that certain archetypes are more dominant in some of us, and that certain archetypes can become more dominant at certain times (transits).  Does the fact that we have access to all of the archetypes all of the time, mean that any correlations we find to natal positions or transits are ultimately meaningless (in a spiritual sense) given that we contain everything anyway?  A rich dialogue ensues.

Episode #8 Part One Recorded 7/13/2011

Delia and I had planned to record a new episode of the podcast this past weekend, but unfortunately she came down with a major flu (feel better Delia!), and we couldn't do it.  So Rick Tarnas graciously agreed to sit down with me tonight, and record an episode so we wouldn't have to go too long between recordings.
Rick and I had a very rich conversation.  In part one we each share one of our favorite recent correlations that we have been reflecting on.  Rick starts with a discussion of William Butler Yeats' chart, and the correlations to his poem "Leda and the Swan" (see pasted below).  And then I bring in the correlations to German progressive rock group Rammstein, and lead singer Till Lindeman's chart.