Persephone

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11/09/20 • 79 min

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.)

Charlene Spretnak's Lost Goddesses of Early Greece

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The Signs: SCORPIO

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.
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To watch this episode or another on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUkeiGLa_ZG9h8gqSvE1eAg
For further information:
Fortune's Wheelhouse

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Astrology of a Witch (Part 1) with SANDRA HUBER

In 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 contemporary witchcraft. Her mind is a fathomless pond of richness, and we are honoured to share contemplative space with her -- we hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!
For more on on Sandra: https://sandrahuber.com
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/watch?v=Pk2BYaa4Efo
For further reading:
Sandra's own Assembling the Morrow: a Poetics of Sleep

Peter Grey's Apocalyptic Witchcraft