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The Renaissance of Emptiness IT TAKES “contemplative guts” to pass the test of March; to allow the great Aries-to-Pisces wheel of incarnation to grind to a halt and spend an extended period of time on retreat; to duck out of the world and dive into some serious existential self-reckoning, then stand up more> Noble silencegazing through each antsy eye. Divine stareinfiltrating our every care. We bow to you and give thanksfor your everlasting dignity Your stealthy sinlessnessundimmed by ego’s wicked theater Bless us with Your mystic fortitude:the soul-seeing sovereignty that never loses faith In the sublime embryouncurling in every womb of more> “Moving Forward Behind the Scenes“ WELCOME to the true beginning of 2023. The planets of action and communication are finally functioning at full capacity and all planets are direct until May 2nd. Devote the first 2 & 1/2 weeks to mapping out a vision. Then take the vision inward, working with more> Wine of the world! You who turns buzz cuts into walled gardens, and “doing the dishes” into the ultimate New Zealand bunker, Help us say yes… To this ferocious tide, sloshing souls back and forth across the veil, muzzling the mouth of “because,” so we can hear what wants more> Sober Strategy Meets Unbridled Tenderness The first two weeks of 2023 are ideal for silent contemplation. With both Mars in Gemini and Mercury (Gemini’s ruler) are retrograde until the 18th, interpersonal communication and attempts to move forward are restrained, focused and disciplined. A great time to plan and strategize for more> I hide by being everywhere. Come find me! Come find me! Welcome to the Astrodharma Podcast. My name is Hunter Reynolds and I invite you to join me as we sip the tea of self-inquiry, sit proud in our infinity and bask in the soul-seeing light of meditative astrology. This episode more> THE FREQUENCY OF GRACE DECEMBER is a retrospective time of year, corresponding to the beginning of old age. At a certain point in the aging process one starts being less personal or interpersonal and more transpersonal. This life stage is symbolized by the last four signs of the zodiac: Sagittarius, Capricorn, more> Click here> to listen to this podcast GREETINGS fellow dream animals! Welcome to the Astrodharma Podcast. My name is Hunter Reynolds and I invite you to join me as we sip the tea of self-inquiry, sit proud in our infinity and bow reverently to the way-showing wonders of this waking dream. more> Sophisticated Psychological Fairy Tale November is overshadowed by a dark, revolutionary Full Moon/Lunar eclipse that takes place on November 8th. Against this tense, politically restive backdrop, the new life directions revealed to us during the October 25th Solar eclipse will, like a clay pot, get glazed and fired. Some will crack. more> In this podcast I begin with a salute to Scorpio eclipses, pen a stingy Scorpio prayer, bow to the dharma of collapsing governments, explain why Millenials and Gen-Xers are indifferent to religion, but “on fire” with astrology, take a peek at the “therapist of the future” and explain how tomorrow’s counselors and priests more> HER Mystery School is excited to announce a new offering that combines the soul-seeing insights of Astrology with experiential, feminine support from a skillful HMS Mentor. What happens when penetrating masculine insight is combined with deep feminine guidance and support? We call it, “The Astrology of Love and Longing.” Cutting-edge spiritual more> NOT-KNOWING, OUT LOUD, TOGETHER OCTOBER BEGINS with Mercury retrograde going direct in Virgo on the 2nd. Opposed Neptune and squaring Mars, communication may be choppy for a few days. In terms of speaking style, be like a carpenter: “Measure twice, cut once.” The first three weeks of the month (until more> Click here> to listen to this podcast GREETINGS fellow dream animals! Welcome. This podcast is place where silence grows a tongue, words turn into dharma bells and astrology is understood as a mystical practice more suited to poetry than psychology. To make the podcast more spacious and digestible there will more> THERE IS a middle path between strict Virgo routine and meandering Pisces intuition; maintaining order in our everyday lives and releasing ourselves into the mystery and vastness. This is not, however, the main message of September. September’s slam is more sublime and interpersonal. Questions emerge: Is this relationship energetically reciprocal? What more> Click Here> to listen to this podcast In this podcast I squeeze dharma from a band called, Three Dog Night, explain why it’s insane not to sprinkle our days with divine pauses and redefine “awake” as “self-respecting brokenness.” Next, we dive into a dark, unspoken truth: meditation is self-absorption unless it gives more> AUGUST BEGINS with an electric, triple conjunction of Uranus, Mars and the North Node (amplifier of things that effect the future). On the positive side, this conjunction has the power to deliver sudden insights that open us to new life and new worlds. Feeling unsure about how to move forward? The more> In this podcast I discuss the interdependence of meditation and prayer, prescribe God-talk as an antidote to Transhumanism, explain how prayer and astrology are both “bridges between longing and belonging” and why our “prayerless funk” is a form of spiritual wife-beating. Next, I dive into why long-term relationships are dying alongside the personal more> Seven levels of trust-worthiness Nobody is completely trust worthy. In the course of a day, we all experience gradations of integrity and even the wisest choice of partner will, at some point, present us with an empathic failure– if not outright violation. What, then, is an “acceptable trespass?” Is there a kind more> AWAKE IN THE FACE OF MORTALITY-MIRRORING LOVE THE BEGINNING weeks of June suffer from post Mercury retrograde fatigue. There’s a push to action, but immediately after Mercury goes direct on June 3rd, Saturn squares it. Travel is still a bit glitchy and the time for unobstructed forward movement doesn’t fully arrive more> Click here> to listen to this podcast Caravan to Midnight In this podcast I explore five ways to embody rock solid faith in the midst of relentless change and breakdown, see all beings as superheroes and dismiss conspiracy theories as kid stuff compared to the shocking truth of who we are. more> Click here> to listen to this podcast Greetings fellow dream animals. Welcome. This podcast is a place where silence grows a tongue and words turn into dharma bells: devotional tones that inspire and motivate orphaned egos to take off the crown of thinky thorns, and remember who we are: eternity-with-eyes, a psyche more> WHICH IS MORE fortunate: mindless abundance or revelatory loss? A bloated bank account or throwing bread over our shoulder as we make our way through a flock of pigeons? These are the themes of May, a month that challenges us to stand- come Hell or high water- for our true Taurus values. more> Click here to listen to this Podcast YOU’RE NOT SAFE; YOU’RE ETERNAL Ego salivates in the face of crisis. Why? Because the more frightening the headline, the more the anxiously ephemeral dream of “me” gets to feel solid, separate and real as we answer the question, Where am I in relationship to this more> IDENTITY TRANSPLANT April knows what success looks like: personal guts dancing with mystical surrender. Ready to “get funky” on the ashes of a crumbling society? All planets are direct and the floor is yours. Here’s a quick overview of April: Against a backdrop of continuing world chaos (Saturn/Uranus Square), we more> |
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