Unveiling the Cosmos w—Amaya Rourke

11/23/23 • 64 min

Today, we welcome folk witch, astrologer + spirit worker Amaya Rourke to share her knowledge about how lunar cycles, fixed stars and the force of water shape our lives.

Amaya begins the episode with stories of ancient civilizations’ connection to the night sky and cosmic ocean. Then we reflect on the power of fluidity and surrender, and consider how moon cycles can guide and transform our lives. We close with a discussion of fixed stars and their capacity to change our relationship with astrology.

“The longer I'm in astrology, the more I realize I don't have control. I can make my choices, and I can make the best choices available to me in that moment, and astrology can give me a really good window to understand what those choices are, but that doesn't guarantee specific results.” — Amaya Rourke

Amaya Rourke is an animist folk witch, astrologer, tarot reader, spirit worker, and folk herbalist. Her work guides others called to a wild witchcraft that straddles the seen and unseen worlds, traveling the moonlit and star studded crooked path of the bramble hedge. Rooted in historic folkways and updated for contemporary life, Amaya's praxis seeks to return to the interwoven cycles of the Moon, fixed stars, and living Earth. She has been a featured guest on many podcasts, a writer for limited edition grimoires, Moon planners, and astrology magazines; and is a seasoned workshop writer and facilitator.

we discuss —

Contextualizing ancient understandings of astrology
How myth is informed by place
Water as a symbol of void and fluidity
Balancing control with surrender
The role of the moon as mediator
Astrological gardening
Relating to fixed stars

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Today, we welcome folk witch, astrologer + spirit worker Amaya Rourke to share her knowledge about how lunar cycles, fixed stars and the force of water shape our lives.

we discuss —

Contextualizing ancient understandings of astrology
How myth is informed by place
Water as a symbol of void and fluidity
Balancing control with surrender
The role of the moon as mediator
Astrological gardening
Relating to fixed stars

LINKS

If you enjoyed the episode, check out —

Mentioned in the episode—

More about our guest —

Amaya’s website and Instagram

Free Resources —

Discover your wild water archetype + upgrade your self care with our free Water Medicine Quiz

Stay Connected —

Subscribe to the home—body podcast wherever you get your listens.

grace’s website

home—body website

This podcast is produced by Softer Sounds. ✨

Send us a message! 💫

thanks for listening. peace, be well. 🙏

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Many Mothers + Many Lifetimes – Ancestral Connection w–Perdita Finn

In this episode, Perdita Finn shares her knowledge of empowering individuals to activate their own magic with the help of their ancestors.

Together, we talk about connecting with the dead, the battle against matriarchal wisdom, and reclaiming both the power of the rosary and the significance of our relationship with the unknown.

"Don't think of a soul as an object, as a pearl. Think of a soul as a long, long red thread creating the very fabric of existence woven together with other threads.” — Perdita Finn

Perdita Finn is the co-founder, with her husband Clark Strand, of the non-denominational international fellowship The Way of the Rose, which inspired their book The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary. In addition to extensive study with Zen masters, priests, and healers, she apprenticed with the psychic Susan Saxman, with whom she wrote The Reluctant Psychic. Finn now teaches popular workshops on Getting to Know the Dead, in which participants are empowered to activate the magic in their own lives with the help of their ancestors. She is the author of Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World and lives with her family in the moss-filled shadows of the Catskill Mountains.
we discuss —

Patriarchal frameworks in religious expressions
The misunderstandings of the “Dark Ages”
The origins and prevalence of the witch craze
The interconnectedness of our past and present lives
Nature’s glorification of diversity
The connection between creativity, spirituality and creation

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Discover your wild water archetype + upgrade your self care with our free Water Medicine Quiz

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Embracing the Seasons of Our Body & Our Planet w—Rebecca Magee of Sister Seasons

Today we welcome Rebecca Magee of Sister Seasons to share her knowledge of how women and menstruators can honor themselves and the planet through cycle awareness practices.

Together, we discuss how observing the cycles of our bodies and the natural world can foster a profound sense of belonging and connection with nature. Rebecca also introduces the concept of viewing the Earth as a sister rather than a mother, and she encourages us to explore the parallels between our experiences and the planet’s.

“It's been really phenomenal and liberatory to stop expecting myself to be the same every single day.” — Rebecca Magee

Rebecca Magee is a teacher, experience designer and facilitator focused on the intersection of gender equity and climate justice. She’s continually learning and teaching others how to move through life at the pace of our bodies and our planet. As a founder of Sister Seasons, Rebecca guides women and menstruators to restore their well-being and our planets and partners with organizations who are seeking to empower menstruators to lead on climate without burning out.

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