Intersection Stories
Business & Economics Podcasts
Intersection Stories is a podcast about the connection between purpose and livelihood. While it’s already a heroic journey finding your purpose, it’s a whole other adventure making a living from it. Vanessa Couto is an archetypal astrologer, artist, and teacher. She believes that we can illuminate our journey towards purpose and livelihood by weaving astrology's symbolic language, myth, and depth psychology. For more go to www.vanessacouto.com
Location:
United States
Description:
Intersection Stories is a podcast about the connection between purpose and livelihood. While it’s already a heroic journey finding your purpose, it’s a whole other adventure making a living from it. Vanessa Couto is an archetypal astrologer, artist, and teacher. She believes that we can illuminate our journey towards purpose and livelihood by weaving astrology's symbolic language, myth, and depth psychology. For more go to www.vanessacouto.com
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.vanessacouto.com/
Email:
info@vanessacouto.com
Episodes
The Venus Episode
10/8/2018
In this solo episode, I discuss Venus' birth story, her sisters the Furies, plus ways in which we can honor Venus in our lives and why that's important for not just for our lives, but the world.
This inspiration for this episode is from my series Moon & Goddesses - Archetypes of Transformation, a series of live talks that I'm doing here in Portland, Oregon around the New Moon and the myths of goddesses to help us along the way. For this month, I spoke about Venus, her birth story and the...
Duration:01:00:16
On Birthing a Spirit-led Business - a conversation with Laura Rowe
7/4/2018
In this episode, Laura Rowe (The Vital Spirit) discuss the gifts and challenges of birthing a business that is anything but 'business as usual.' It's a wide-ranging conversation covering the juxtaposition of purpose, spirituality, livelihood and the heroic journey of birthing a business. For more information, visit www.vanessacouto.com and www.thevitalspirit.net
Duration:01:05:46
Cruel Summer - Navigating Mars Retrograde
6/26/2018
This Summer will be marked by Mars retrograde dance, and we are called to review how we go after we desire. It's about reviewing our processes and how we navigate the ideological wars that influence the times we live. One way to navigate this is through inner inquiry to our own Mars - Whom does it serve? Another way will be to get our muscles moving, preferably on the dance floor with some peppy 80s music (Bananarama anyone?). Joking aside, this is will be one transformative summer. We will...
Duration:00:46:08
What's Love Got To Do With It? - A conversation with Sarah Love
6/19/2018
As the Solstice arrives to remind us of the power of the Sun as a creative force, I have the pleasure of having a conversation with artist Sarah Love. We talked about the creation of her calendar and her latest co-creation of the Mystics Oracle Deck. We cover many topics, one of them being how an idea for a Christmas gift can become the vehicle not just of your business, but also for a bigger life purpose. This is a conversation about finding one's purpose, astrology and how love has...
Duration:01:28:49
The Cosmic Tango of Change - Uranus in Taurus
5/15/2018
When a planet shifts signs, especially when it will be spending many years in one sign, we are about to watch a new story unfold, in this case, it's a story of resistance, change, and transformation that will have long-term repercussions. In today's episode, I talk about Pluto, Saturn as foundation setting for Uranus' arrival in Taurus in the Cosmic Tango of Change. Book a session or contact me at www.vanessacouto.com
Duration:00:52:33
On Heroes - New Moon Aries
4/14/2018
In today's episode, we explore the archetypal figure of the hero as it relates to Aries. We talk about the tempering of Mars, our Inner Hero and how we can explore these themes in our own lives and in the collective. For more, visit www.vanessacouto.com
Duration:00:51:26
On Purpose - a conversation with Laura Rowe
4/7/2018
In this conversation with Laura Rowe, a spiritual teacher, and healer, we discuss the heroic journey of finding our purpose and weaving it into our livelihood through birthing a business. For more go to www.vanessacouto.com and visit Laura's website www.thevitalspirit.net.
Duration:00:53:46
Ceres Gets A Promotion - A Conversation With Faye Blake
3/27/2018
In this conversation with astrologer Faye Blake, we explore through our archetypal and astrological lens the lessons and gifts that Ceres is giving us. From agriculture, ecology and the rise of older women speaking out their truth, Ceres has much to teach and gift us. Find out more about Faye's work at www.fayeblake.nl For more information on my work, go to www.vanessacouto.com
Duration:01:00:52
The Gift of Purpose in our Wounds - Pisces New Moon
3/16/2018
'To sleep, perchance to dream' - This Pisces New Moon offers us an opportunity to ask for healing dreams, but also to approach our life's wounds and issues from a perspective of empowerment, because they are actually clues to our purpose and meaning in this life. To work with me, visit www.vanessacouto.com.
Duration:00:40:40
Coming of Age with Saturn - A conversation with Sarrah Christensen
2/26/2018
Today's episode is about Saturn's role as a threshold guardian into adulthood. In a rich conversation with fellow astrologer Sarrah Christensen we discuss Saturn in Capricorn and how coming of age under this tutelage is not for the faint of heart. For her work around Saturn check out: www.onesagesview.com. For more of my work, visit: www.vanessacouto.com
Duration:01:05:38
Everyone wants to save the world - New Moon in Aquarius
2/10/2018
As we journey through the liminal space of Eclipse Season we are invited to release some old ideas (and ideals) that will no longer serve us on the journey. In this episode we explore the polarity of Leo and Aquarius, creativity and the shadow dance of hero and martyr. Visit www.vanessacouto.com for more information.
Duration:00:48:55
Tasting the Timeless - A Conversation with Adam Sommer
1/24/2018
This episode is a rich conversation with astrologer Adam Sommer about a myriad of topics: flow states, mythic imagination, liminality and how do we surf the creative wave? Visit his website:http://www.holestoheavens.com/For more on my Sovereignty course: http://www.vanessacouto.com/sovereigntycourse/
Duration:00:58:36
Sovereignty and Liminality - New Moon Capricorn
1/16/2018
In today's episode, we explore the meaning of liminality and the link between Capricorn and sovereignty. We also explore the true meaning of 'hag', and how it is linked to Capricorn. www.vanessacouto.com
Duration:00:32:26
The Elegance of Mastery - Saturn comes home to Capricorn
12/20/2017
Saturn's arrival in Capricorn, its home turf sets the tone for the next three years, both individually and collective. It's a time for mastery, due diligence, focus, priority and to embrace Saturn as our master teacher. There's elegance in Saturn's way of pruning and weeding out that which no longer serves. This is a time for us to step back, take stock and focus on practical ways of climbing the mountain before us. For more information: www.vanessacouto.com
Duration:00:50:05
The Power of Grief to Lead Us Towards Joy
11/17/2017
"Grief is itself a medicine." - John Cowper. During the 'season of Scorpio' and its new moon, we are invited to journey through the hidden corners of our soul in preparation for the new life we want to envision. As we journey through the realm of Scorpio, we have the opportunity to engage in deep conversation with our own grief, and in doing so, find the joy that we so desire. www.vanessacouto.com
Duration:00:51:19
Lady Sovereignty beckons all of us via #metoo
10/18/2017
In this episode on the Libra New Moon, I explore the Grail Quest story of Lady Kundry as one of the representations of Lady Sovereignty. I also explore the connection between the Goddess of the Land, Libra's lessons in justice and relationship, with the latest sexual scandals that play the part of yet another set of alarm bells to awaken us up from our cultural stupor. http://www.vanessacouto.com/jupiter-in-scorpio/
Duration:00:49:43
On being an empath with Laura Rowe
10/11/2017
You are supposed to be different, not to assimilate to society as it is. This is the core take-away from my interview with Laura Rowe, teacher, healer and mentor for empaths. In this conversation we cover a slew of topics around being empath in our society: common issues, tools available, and how to thrive with this gift. For more information on Laura Rowe go to: http://thevitalspirit.net. Visit my website at www.vanessacouto.com
Duration:01:10:44
Love as the Catalyst for Action
10/5/2017
The planetary archetypes and their dance serve as developmental reminders of our own transformative journey. The union of the principles of Yang/Mars and Yin/Venus on this Full Moon in Aries illuminate this question in our own lives: "Where is love in this ____?" "How does this love inspire me to take action?" For more visit www.vanessacouto.com
Duration:00:56:37
Intersection Interview on the Alchemy of Visibility with Paulette Rees-Denis
9/25/2017
In this month's Intersection Interview, I talk to Transformational Life Coach and Movement Motivator Paulette Rees-Denis (www.paulettereesdenis.com) on the Alchemy of Visibility in business and in life. For more go to www.vanessacouto.com
Duration:00:53:29
Tending to our Inner Well Against the Wasteland - Virgo New Moon
9/19/2017
This New Moon in Virgo teaches us to tend to our own inner wells, our containers that receive spirit, imaginative inklings and that will ultimately help us move away from the Wasteland. For more, go to www.vanessacouto.com
Duration:00:52:30