Kosmic Tonic
71 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago -An elixir of esoteric banter, astrology, real life & joking around. Hosted by astrologers Jasmine Richardson, Eliza Robertson and Kestrel Neathawk.
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The Signs: SAGITTARIUS
November 21, 2020 23:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBThis episode is devoted to the sign of Sagittarius: the roaming, seeking, unquenchable sign of the zodiac. We also look at the upcoming lunations (read: eclipses) for Sag Season 2020. We hope you enjoy! Remember to share this episode with your favourite centaur ;) For more on Jasmine and Eliza, or to book a reading, head to http://www.kosmictonic.com. For more on Kestrel: http://www.kestrelneathawk.com To watch this episode or another on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUkeiGLa...
Astrology of a Witch (Part 1) with SANDRA HUBER
November 15, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBIn this episode we sit down with our cherished friend and scholar of witchcraft, Sandra Huber, to explore the astrology of a witch. What defines a "witchy" chart signature? The answer is probably as diverse as the number of witches, but in this conversation, we highlight a few common themes. Sandra Huber is a writer and PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Humanities at Concordia University. She combines media studies, anthropology, and fine arts to look at communication with the dead within...
Persephone
November 09, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBIn this episode, we explore the archetype of Persephone (née Kore, or maiden), who transforms from ingenue to Queen of the Underworld. There are layers to this story: onion skins of complexity and different takes, depending on the teller. Persephone is also an asteroid you can find in your natal chart, perhaps pointing to a place of vulnerability and curiosity for what lies beyond. At the end of this episode, we answer an audience question on how our personal Pluto placements interact with ...
Persephone
November 09, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBIn this episode, we explore the archetype of Persephone (née Kore, or maiden), who transforms from ingenue to Queen of the Underworld. There are layers to this story: onion skins of complexity and different takes, depending on the teller. Persephone is also an asteroid you can find in your natal chart, perhaps pointing to a place of vulnerability and curiosity for what lies beyond. At the end of this episode, we answer an audience question on how our personal Pluto placements interact with ...
The Signs: SCORPIO
October 26, 2020 02:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBIn a bow to the spooky season, we dedicated our inaugural episode on the astrological signs to: SCORPIO. Here, we delve into the juice, the murk, the secrets of the Scorpio archetype and what it means to have planets here. We hope you enjoy! Remember to share this episode with your favourite Scorpio ;) For more on Jasmine and Eliza, or to book a reading, head to http://www.kosmictonic.com. For more on Kestrel: http://www.kestrelneathawk.com To watch this episode or another on YouTube: ...
The 8th House in Astrology
October 18, 2020 03:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this episode, we clear the spiderwebs from one of the four "hidden" houses in astrology: the 8th. Traditionally the house of death and other people's money (the 7th house from the 2nd), the 8th house has come to connote all that unfolds behind closed doors, including sex and the occult. We explore its many meanings, new and old, and what it means to have placements here. For more on Jasmine and Eliza, or to book a reading, head to http://www.kosmictonic.com. For more on Kestrel: http:/...
MYCHAL A. BRYAN on What Makes a Great Astrologer
September 30, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBAs an astrologer, diviner, hypnotherapist, journalist, Iyengar yoga teacher, professional dancer (and then some), Mychal is a polymath to end all polymaths. His astrological background includes both classical and Uranian astrology, as well as in-depth studies into the tarot, Hermetic Qabalah, geomancy, rune lore, and Jikiden Reiki. So obviously it was such a pleasure and honour to Mychal about astrology, divination, and the central question: what makes a good astrologer? For more on Mychal,...
Translations and Centaurs with JENNY KELLOGG
August 30, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBIn this episode, we talk to our friend and colleague Jenny Kellogg: an astrologer, translator, poet, Hellenist, and yogi, who's also trained in Compassionate Inquiry and combing the Akashic records. She's one of the few astrologers whose linguistic training in ancient Latin and Greek did NOT coincide with her astrology practice. To the contrary, her astrological studies began some years later, in Jyotish. In this conversation, we discuss the value of reviving ancient astrological theory and...
Translations and Centaurs with JENNY KELLOGG
August 30, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBIn this episode, we talk to our friend and colleague Jenny Kellogg: an astrologer, translator, poet, Hellenist, and yogi, who's also trained in Compassionate Inquiry and combing the Akashic records. She's one of the few astrologers whose linguistic training in ancient Latin and Greek did NOT coincide with her astrology practice. To the contrary, her astrological studies began some years later, in Jyotish. In this conversation, we discuss the value of reviving ancient astrological theory and...
Pluto Generations with VIVIKA SWEIVEN CRAWFORD
August 04, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBIn this episode, we speak with Pluto in Sagittarius native Vivika Sweiven Crawford to discuss the Pluto generations — and especially how the older gens might step up as allies. We focused our conversation on the three Pluto generations present on the call: Libra (represented by Jasmine and Kestrel), Scorpio (Eliza) and of course Pluto in Sagittarius, the generation grown on Internet and sass. They're the TikTok teens who tanked Trump's Tulsa rally, the young folk who are generally more pro...
The 12th House in Astrology
July 18, 2020 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBIn this episode, we spelunk into that most ethereal and cobwebbed of corners: the 12th house. Here, we find grief, loss, dark nights, incarceration, retreat in all senses — but also dream, soul journeys, deep and radical healing. Jasmine, Eliza and Kestrel share their own experiences with the 12th house and discuss how they integrate (or not) this shadow realm. From Kestrel's 12th house Sun (in Leo!), to Jasmine's Jupiter, and Eliza's empty fridge (Cancer), we explore the ramifications of ...
The 12th House in Astrology
July 18, 2020 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBIn this episode, we spelunk into that most ethereal and cobwebbed of corners: the 12th house. Here, we find grief, loss, dark nights, incarceration, retreat in all senses — but also dream, soul journeys, deep and radical healing. Jasmine, Eliza and Kestrel share their own experiences with the 12th house and discuss how they integrate (or not) this shadow realm. From Kestrel's 12th house Sun (in Leo!), to Jasmine's Jupiter, and Eliza's empty fridge (Cancer), we explore the ramifications of ...
The Sacred Prostitute: with ANYA KAATS
July 01, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBIn this episode, we talk with fellow astrologer and podcaster Anya Kaats about the "sacred prostitute" archetype. Who were sacred prostitutes? What can we draw from this archetype today? How does the sacred prostitute show up in a natal chart? What does it mean to reclaim and identify with the word "whore"? How can we conceive sex as holy? As service? As healing? Anya hosts two podcasts: A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World and Whore Rapport (which she co-hosts with Erin Ginder-Shaw...
The Sacred Prostitute: with Anya Kaats
July 01, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBIn this episode, we talk with fellow astrologer and podcaster Anya Kaats about the "sacred prostitute" archetype. Who were sacred prostitutes? What can we draw from this archetype today? How does the sacred prostitute show up in a natal chart? What does it mean to reclaim and identify with the word "whore"? How can we conceive sex as holy? As service? As healing? Anya hosts two podcasts: A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World and Whore Rapport (which she co-hosts with Erin Ginder-Shaw...
Jupiter, Pluto and Pallas Athena - with GRAY CRAWFORD
June 16, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 54 MBIn this episode, we talk with astrologer Gray Crawford about the upcoming conjunction between Jupiter, Pluto and Pallas Athena in late Capricorn. In Greco-Roman mythology, Jupiter (Zeus) and Pluto (Hades) were brothers, and Athena was Jupiter's fave daughter, born gamely from her father's head... which makes this conjunction a family reunion of sorts -- what do we have in store? For more on Gray (and some of his wonderful writings), head to https://graycrawford.net/ For more on Jasmine an...
Pallas Athena (Part II)
May 19, 2020 02:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBThis is Part II of our feature on the asteroid and Goddess, Pallas Athena. In this episode, we explore Pallas' shadow side, such as how she relates to other women. We also discuss the astrological community more broadly, and whether there is need for an accessible, standardized grievance board. As always, we'd love to hear what you think! To contact Jasmine and Eliza, or to book a reading, head to http://www.kosmictonic.com. For more on Kestrel: http://www.kestrelneathawk.com For ou...
Pallas Athena (Part II)
May 19, 2020 02:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBThis is Part II of our feature on the asteroid and Goddess, Pallas Athena. In this episode, we explore Pallas' shadow side, such as how she relates to other women. We also discuss the astrological community more broadly, and whether there is need for an accessible, standardized grievance board. As always, we'd love to hear what you think! To contact Jasmine and Eliza, or to book a reading, head to http://www.kosmictonic.com. For more on Kestrel: http://www.kestrelneathawk.com For ou...
Pallas Athena: Asteroid + Archetype (Part I)
May 05, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBIs it Mars, your animus or Pallas Athena? In your moments of independence, shrewdness, competition, or will, you may be channelling the wily, "grey-eyed" daughter of Zeus. In this episode, we talk about that Goddess of war / wisdom / strategy / justice / art + craft. We talk about the asteroid as immune system defence. We share stories and grievances. We dig into the literary history, psychology, and dirt. Enjoy! For more on Jasmine and Eliza, or to book a reading, head to http://www.k...
Saturn-Pluto with DJ SUN
April 20, 2020 14:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this episode, we talk with Houston-based producer and DJ, DJ SUN, on how the Saturn-Pluto cycle grooves through music (and art and politics and more.) Saturn-Pluto conjunctions occur once every 34 years (or so) -- notably in 1914, 1948, 1982, and this past January (2020). These conjunctions often yield societal pivot points, as we're seeing now with the spread of COVID-19. In this podcast, we explore: what is the role of artists when shit hits the fan? For more on DJ Sun, head to: ht...
Weinstein + LILITH
April 05, 2020 22:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBIn October 2017, as Jupiter made his ingress into Scorpio, decades of allegations against Harvey Weinstein were made public, launching the #metoo movement around the globe. On March 11 2020, the New York Supreme Court sentenced Weinstein to 23 years of prison. This ruling signals a major triumph for survivors, and a milestone for #metoo -- but the headlines have been subsumed by the wider news torrent that surrounds COVID-19. In this second episode of the podcast, Jasmine, Eliza and Kest...
Counseling with Lilith
March 22, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBFrom the Akkadian word lilitu ("of the night") Lilith has been called: Adam's first wife, the serpent in the Garden of Eden, Inanna's handmaiden, a night-demon, a succubus, "the dark feminine," a bitch and a witch. If you have been slut-shamed, if you've called out abuse, if you've been named too loud or too angry or too anything: Lilith has been your ally. In this episode, Jasmine and Eliza speak with psychotherapist Kestrel Neathawk about how to own your rage and your fear (among other e...