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   1. 022 | Freedom Cole: Learning & Synthesizing

   Astrologer, teacher, and author Freedom Cole joins host Jenn Zahrt to chat about Vedic astrology texts and much more! In this episode, our lovely duo offers food for thought on: various schools in the Vedic tradition, elections, death calculations as a practical technique, horary astrology, medical astrology, converse progressions, Jenn’s experience with a fasting remedy, time lords in your parents’ chart, and the stars and planets as a big clock. Plus: triple Ganesh song bursts, philosophical m

   Dec 04,2023 31:40
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   2. 021 | Baris Ilhan: Becoming & Being Ourselves

   Astrological titan Baris Ilhan joins host Jenn Zahrt from Bodrum, Turkey for a fascinating, one-of-a-kind chat! Baris is an astrologer, author, publisher, translator, researcher, teacher, and founder of the Ilhan Astrology Institute. This not-to-be-missed episode covers: the 8th house, self-actualization, blending modern and traditional astrology, Ottoman astrological research, the intersection of mysticism and philosophy, and more. Plus: learning from each other, using the planets while alive,

   Nov 27,2023 23:58
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   3. 020 | Gary Lorentzen: Astro-History, Language, & Measuring Time

   Astrologer, teacher, and historian Gary Lorentzen joins host Jenn Zahrt in this sweet reunion episode: Gary was Jenn’s first astrology teacher in high school! Join the warmth as Gary and Jenn chat about must-know books, archetypal shifts in history, the intersection of synchronicity and physics, the four humors, humanistic psychological approaches, the eight phases in progressions, the Barbault index, and more. Plus: humans as meaning-making creatures; measuring time vs. marking time; and… can y

   Nov 20,2023 30:52
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   4. 019 | Jenny Montgomery: Time, Fate, & Choice

   Astrologer, artist, and academic Jenny Montgomery sits down with host Jenn Zahrt from Missoula, Montana to chat about books (both real and imagined!) and more: correspondences, primary directions, archetypes, archaic instincts, synchronicity, zodiacal releasing, and Neptune remediation. Plus: conjuring up a graphic novel for Project Hindsight, walking the Prague zodiac, and… are a plethora of Jennifers the secret to the universe??  View full show notes at our Within Orb pod page!Learn more about

   Nov 13,2023 26:09
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   5. 018 | SJ Anderson: Unleashing the Infinite Depths of Astrology

   Astrologer and writer SJ Anderson joins host Jenn Zahrt from Albania! SJ and Jenn get within orb, offering a fascinating book chat and more: from dispositor trees, to Jupiter cycles that lead to new relationships and careers, to confirmation bias, to Mars and Venus synodic phase returns, to calling in our celestial birthright. All that, plus: the planetization of consciousness, the times it might be appropriate to toss astrology in the junker, and… you’re a beautiful time slice, doncha know!  Vi

   Nov 06,2023 38:40
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   6. 017 | Rory Keys: An Aural Spritz of Talismanic Graffiti

   Astrologer and mage Rory Keys joins host Jenn Zahrt to share the astrology books he’d use to get off a desert island (clever info on fishing spots, scorpion repellant, and boat construction included)! Throwing down the astrological gauntlet, Rory and Jenn cover substantial ground: traditional and medieval astrology; electing by the last aspect of the Moon; planetary hours; several timing and forecasting techniques; hermetic lots, bound lords, and beyond! Plus: 100-year-old book shops, the decans

   Oct 30,2023 39:22
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   7. 016 | Stormie Grace: Living Alive & Dying Alive

   Astrologer and digital nomad Stormie Grace  joins host Jenn Zahrt this week for a deep and heartfelt chat! This wise-yet-practical episode offers meaningful books, soul stories that touch on inner life, and food for thought on embracing the grief and gratitude that arrive in the season of shedding and rebirth. Plus: Go through it, don’t get through it; How to embrace our secondary progressed lunation cycle; and… What do Indiana Jones and puppy feet have in common?  View full show notes at our Wi

   Oct 23,2023 36:22
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   8. 015 | Lars Panaro: Scattering Karmic Stardust

   Astrologer and musician Lars Panaro sits down with CAELi’s founder, Jenn Zahrt, for a wide-ranging chat: from astrology and music, to flipping the zodiac, to cookbook delineations, to Dorotheus’s sibling technique, to Mars and theology (do they go together?), to hope and lack as two sides of the same coin. All that, plus: the Lot of Absence, being in the trenches, and… are we all being hazed by the past??  View full show notes at our Within Orb pod page!Learn more about the CAELi Institute.Visit

   Oct 16,2023 35:00
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   9. 014 | Maeg Keane: Plants as Astrological Teachers

   Astrologer and herbalist Maeg Keane joins host Jenn Zahrt from Salem, MA in a conversation centered around plant and planet devotion work and how to bring the stars closer! Maeg offers a wonderful list of books (including one that is yet to be born) and also sinks into the power of words through hymn. Plus: emulating the ancients, star omens, and drinking rose tea to cozy up to Venus! View full show notes at our Within Orb pod page!Learn more about the CAELi Institute.Visit our bookshop.org page

   Oct 09,2023 41:06
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    10. 013 | Matt Trease: Poetic Inspiration, Star Work, & Paying Attention

    Astrologer and poet Matt Trease joins host Jenn Zahrt from Seattle, lyrically encouraging us to take note of the world around us and test astrology against our lived experience! Matt and Jenn dive into a variety of astro topics, from open mic nights, to Chandra symbols, to Saturn-Pluto times, to engaging with ancient texts, to omen-divination in early Babylon. All that, plus: hatching escape plans during a twelfth-house year, divination and getting oriented on our own personal maps, and… remembe

    Oct 02,2023 30:34
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    11. 012 | Janelle Belgrave: So Above, So Below

    Astrologer and licensed acupuncturist Janelle Belgrave beams in from New York to chat astrology books with CAELi’s Jenn Zahrt! Don’t miss this brief but busy conversation, which runs the gamut from Janelle’s beloved texts, to writing horoscopes for thousands, to the similarities between astrology and acupuncture, to Saturn’s role as the natal glue in relationships. Plus: Princess Leia makes an entrance; relaxing the gaze and checking the weather; and why ending and failure aren’t the same thing!

    Sep 25,2023 24:24
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    12. 011 | Elodie St-Onge-Aubut: Astrology as a Divinatory Moment

    Astrologer and French Canadian Elodie St-Onge-Aubut joins host Jenn Zahrt from Newfoundland to offer a wide-ranging survey of books! This power-packed convo spans from archaeo-astronomy to modern psychological astrology to renaissance horary, and more. Case studies, bones as timekeepers, reading the dictionary for fun as a child, and museums of bad graphic design also take the stage! Plus: the ontology of birth, healing by electricity, and… how can “wrong” charts be so right?!View full show note

    Sep 18,2023 33:06
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    13. 010 | Adam Sommer: Holes to Heavens

    Astrologer and podcaster Adam Sommer hops across the pond and sits down with host and literary midwife Jenn Zahrt to chat books, podcasting, and how to trojan horse astrology into your grey matter! Come build a fort with giant astrology books and enjoy some meandering detours: how old-school telephones were once used to record Adam’s podcast in the days of yore (his 13-year-old show was originally called Exploring Astrology, and is now called Astrology & the Hermetic Arts: Holes to Heavens); sta

    Sep 11,2023 32:37
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    14. 009 | Mj Patterson: Tools of the Trade

    Astrologer Mj Patterson, founder and director of the Halifax Astrology School, spoons up good news as she joins host Jenn Zahrt! The two chat about Mj’s initiatives related to the Red Seal Program, which will make astrology an official trade in Canada! Eavesdrop in the secret, underground tunnel to learn about the books that shaped Mj’s practice as well as her student- and experiential-centered approach toward learning. Plus: the tidal “boar,” Pangea’s bellybutton, and … why do some people feel

    Sep 04,2023 31:32
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    15. 008 | Cameron Allen: Astrological Authenticity & Depth

    Astrologer and herbalist Cameron Allen brings a cannonball to the depths of our souls! Joining in from Memphis, TN, Cameron chats with our host Jenn Zahrt about his favorite books, his work with plants, and embodying astrology with a spiritual essence. Breathe, take a break, and allow yourself to get back in your body with this one. Plus: exchanging astrology readings for sandwiches, celestial agriculture, and the deep self.View full show notes at our Within Orb pod page!Learn more about the CAE

    Aug 28,2023 30:38
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    16. 007 | Aerin Fogel: Awestruck through Star & Song

    Meet astrologer and musician Aerin Fogel, as she joins host Jenn Zahrt this week! Tune in to hear Aerin’s unique book picks, which are music to our ears. Learn all about how music and astrology are intertwined for Aerin – and enjoy a clip from her new album, “Year 8”! Plus: Venus Fest (hint: it’s not necessarily about women!); a life-affirming, shared sense of awe; and… are Capricorns always on schedule?View full show notes at our Within Orb pod page!Learn more about the CAELi Institute.View the

    Aug 14,2023 34:40
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    17. 006 | James Dotson: The Intersection of Fragrance, Plants, & Astrology

    Host Jenn Zahrt smells something wonderful brewing as she chats with astrologer and psychiatrist James Dotson about the intersection of fragrance, plants, and astrology! James offers some wonderful insights into the astrology books he loves, and shares his interests in ethnobotany, alchemy, and classical astrology. Plus: raspberry-smelling nebulas, learning trigonometry via astrology, and going in magical directions!View full show notes at our Within Orb pod page!Learn more about the CAELi Insti

    Jul 31,2023 24:53
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    18. 005 | Camm Cassidy & the Lord of the Orb!

    Astrologer Camm Cassidy of Omegastrology gets Within Orb to share his love of celestial mathematics and groovy traditional methods with host Jenn Zahrt! Camm and Jenn discuss everything from A to Z (and a half!) – from reading the dictionary for fun (we're looking at you, Saturn!), to a mini lesson on the twelfth parts, to the origin of the Placidus house system, to how to calculate planetary hours! Head spinning? That's not all! We've also got: bibliographies as a curriculum, the excavation of

    Jul 17,2023 34:33
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    19. 004 | Clarissa Dolphin: On Hybrid Freak Astrology!

    ISAR president and Mountain Astrologer horoscope writer Clarissa Dolphin joins the podcast to talk about the astrology books she loves (as well as the books she’d steer clear of as a beginner)! Host Jenn Zahrt and Clarissa also get deep into harmonic (vibrational) astrology, midpoints, and also offer up some Sun Sign realness. Plus: Nothing wrong with hybrid freak astrologers!; Can you have synastry with a lizard?; and careful what you lay around the coffee table!View full show notes at our With

    Jul 03,2023 27:51
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    20. 003 | Taylor Shuler: The Liberal Arts Approach to Astrology

    In this episode, Taylor Shuler offers poetic guidance to a variety of astrology books, many of which she read while living the life of a digital nomad! Join Jenn and Taylor in this in-depth, interdisciplinary discussion of astrological practice. Plus: astrological interpretations from the inside out, permaculture, and creating containers for our grief.View full show notes at our Within Orb pod page!Learn more about the CAELi Institute.View the books mentioned on our bookshop.org page, or scroll

    Jun 19,2023 36:17
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    21. 002 | Sasha Ravitch: Fixed Stars & the Cosmological Wheel Beyond Saturn

    Welcome to Within Orb, a podcast of the Celestial Arts Education Library Institute (CAELi)! Join host Jenn Zahrt every other week, as she interviews astrologers about the books that changed their lives.Welcome to the second installment in our new podcast series, Within Orb! Stellar witch Sasha Ravitch shares the four books that most influenced her development. Plus: astrology books that cost an entire allowance; Can there ever be too much Saturn?; and gathering the ancestors. View full show note

    Jun 05,2023 38:13
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    22. 001 | Thea Anderson: Making the Mundane Magical

    Welcome to Within Orb, a podcast of the Celestial Arts Education Library Institute (CAELi)! Join host Jenn Zahrt each week, as she interviews astrologers about the books that changed their lives. How exciting – our inaugural show, as we all get within orb! Our first guest is astrologer Thea Anderson! Tune in as Jenn and Thea discuss books galore, including Thea’s three (or four) books she'd take with her on a desert island, including one she'd bring to get OFF said island. Plus: remediation, zod

    May 22,2023 36:38