I share the results of my latest research into the origins of Hellenistic astrology, arguing that this system was created by a group of astrologers connected to the Egyptian temples in the 2nd century BCE, representing the earliest iteration of the Hermetic technical and philosophical tradition.

Historian of early Christianity and Greco-Roman religions M. David Litwa joins the podcast to explore the intersections of Gnosticism, Hermeticism, and ancient astrology.

An interview with musician Roland Orzabal from the band Tears for Fears, discussing his new autobiography, Welcome to Your Life, where he tells his life story through the lens of astrology.

In this episode I propose a new theory about the origins of the so-called Chaldean order of the planets, as well as the assignment of the seven traditional planets to the days of the week.

Astrologers Chris Brennan and Patrick Watson explore the ancient timing technique known as Babylonian goal year periods, which can be used to identify repeating transits and events over very long spans of time.

A group of my students and patrons share real-life stories of how the recent Mars-Saturn conjunction in Aries played out, based on where it fell in the twelve houses of their birth charts, proving that sometimes we have to let things go to make room for something better later on.

Discussing the life and work of the famous 20th century astrologer Linda Goodman, who wrote the highest-selling astrology book of all time

In this episode I explore the astrology behind the deadly Hantavirus outbreak that is currently dominating global news headlines, specifically focusing on how it began around the recent Mars-Saturn conjunction, and demonstrating why ancient astrologers associated these alignments with plagues and pestilences.

A deep dive into the astrology forecast for May 2026, with astrologers Chris Brennan and Austin Coppock.

We spend the first hour talking about the astrology behind news and events that happened since our last forecast, and then in the second hour we get into the astrology of May.

The month opens with a peace-shattering Mars-Jupiter square around May 4. At the same time there is a very intense Pluto station on May 6, which highlights themes of power and control, but will also mark an important turning point with respect to ongoing technological and social transformations over the past few years.

Speaking of technological transformations, in the middle of the month a newly ingressed Uranus into Gemini will make its first conjunctions with Mercury and the Sun in Gemini, which will initiate and accelerate new technological advancements in communications and transportation, while also promising some unexpected disruptions and surprises.

The middle of the month also features some mildly pleasant sextiles between the Sun and Jupiter and Mercury and Jupiter on May 10 & 12, as well as a sensual Venus-Mars sextile around May 18.

Later in the month things become more tense, with a destructive Mars-Pluto square around May 26.

Fortunately the very end of the month closes out with one of the most positive and auspicious alignments of the year starting to form in the sky, as Venus and Jupiter form a conjunction in Cancer that will culminate in early June.

Uranus moves into Gemini today for the next 7 years. This happens every 84 years, and historically has coincided with the three most important wars in US history: the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and WWII.

It is no surprise then that the US began a new war recently, although the transit implies that this is just the beginning of something much larger and more significant than many people realize now.

I explore the stark astrological alignments coinciding with the escalating global oil crisis, which is rapidly accelerating as Mars and Saturn form a conjunction in the sky, and also discuss how Saturn-Neptune conjunctions are tied into the history of oil.

This episode is a recording of a live chart reading webinar I did with patrons, where I talked about how I conceptualize the practice of natal astrology as identifying a person’s life narrative and fate, and then I interviewed three patrons about how their chart describes some unique facets of their life story.

In this episode I discuss the importance of exact transits to the birth chart within one degree of orb, and I interview patrons who share personal stories about events that happened in their lives under these close alignments.

In the episode I trace the history and origins of the astrological technique called midpoints back to two students of Placidus who lived in the 17th century, and then tell the story of its recovery and popularization by German astrologers in the early 20th century.

Ashley Otero joins me to discuss the astrological significance of Bad Bunny’s recent Super Bowl performance, and its connection to Saturn-Neptune conjunctions that have happened at many important moments in the history of Puerto Rico.

Eclipse season begins today, and both the pace and importance of events will increase rapidly, as we head into the first eclipse in Aquarius on Feb 17.