Kosmic Tonic

In 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 US Pluto placement, as America enters its Pluto return. Our thoughts on this question lead into a conversation about race and racism.
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For more on Jasmine and Eliza, or to book a reading, head to http://www.kosmictonic.com.
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To watch this episode or another on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUkeiGLa_ZG9h8gqSvE1eAg
For further information:
Carmen Spagnola's Numinous Podcast 64: "Learning to See in the Dark"

Charlene Spretnak's Lost Goddesses of Early Greece

Jean Shinoda Bolen's Goddesses in Everywoman
The Long Journey Home: Re-visioning the Myth of Demeter and Persephone for Our Time, edited by Christine Downing
(We would post link to these books, but we encourage you to find them instead at your local independent bookstore.)

In 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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUkeiGLa_ZG9h8gqSvE1eAg
For further information:
Fortune's Wheelhouse

In 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://www.kestrelneathawk.com
To watch this episode or another on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUkeiGLa_ZG9h8gqSvE1eAg
For further information:

Psylogia Institute

The Astrological Houses by Dane Rudhyar

The Houses - Temples of the Sky by Deborah Houlding
Bernadette Brady

As 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, including his online astrology school: https://oraculosastrology.com/
For Mychal's True Divination Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0lnkvRGfHihAUF8LVvS4kQ
For more on Jasmine and Eliza, or to book a reading, head to http://www.kosmictonic.com.
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Welcome to Season 2 of the Kosmic Tonic podcast. We're kicking off the year with Part 2 of our series on the astrology of a witch. In this episode, Amy Torok of the Missing Witches podcast joins us to discuss the astrology of Monica Sjöö, Swedish painter, writer, eco-feminist and instigator of the 1970s goddess movement (albeit from a critical, non-saccharine lens.)
Is there a witch you'd like us to explore in our next instalment of this series? Get in touch via Instagram (@kosmictonic) or Twitter (@kosmic_tonic). Alternatively, you can find our personal email addresses on our website.
Thank you for listening! If you're enjoying this podcast, we'd be so grateful if you left a review. We want to hear from you and we appreciate you tuning in.

For more on on the Missing Witches podcast: https://www.missingwitches.com/
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/watch?v=HFvFIhJNRK4
For further information ...

Missing Witches: Recovering True Histories of Feminist Magic by Amy Torok and Risa Dickens (available now for pre-order)
The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth by Monica Sjöö
New Age and Armageddon : The Goddess or the Gurus? Towards a Feminist Vision of the Future by Monica Sjöö
Monica Sjöö's God Giving Birth (painting referenced in the episode)

Episode 9 of Missing Witches - on Monica Sjöö
Astrology of a Witch Part 1 with Sandra Huber (who wrote a forward for Amy and Risa's forthcoming book!): listen here on Apple Podcasts or YouTube