Within Orb

Astrologer and author Narayana Montúfar joins host Jenn Zahrt from the San Francisco Bay Area! Jenn and Narayana chat books (including a new pick!) and more, including: a gem of a response to someone saying they “don’t believe in astrology”; Egyptian culture and cosmology; and interpreting the reversal of the Lunar Nodes. Plus: feeling seen as a Scorpio, the union of feminine and masculine, and stories of the progressed Moon! Narayana Montúfar joins Episode 112 of Within Orb! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb on our new Patreon page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded November 2025): 00:51 – Narayana Montúfar is a Mexican-born, California-based astrologer, writer, and akashic reader who finds inspiration in the symbolic language of the cosmos. She is the author of Moon Signs: Unlock Your Inner Luminary Power and Written in Your Stars: Use Your Saturn Return, Your Pluto Square, and Other Planetary Cycles to Become Your Best Self. Between 2011 and 2023, Narayana was Managing Editor and Senior Astrologer for Astrology.com and Horoscope.com. She now serves as the in-house astrologer for House of Intuition. She's a guest writer for Women's Health, Cosmopolitan, Well + Good, Refinery29, and Parade and has been featured in Vogue, Teen Vogue, PopSugar, Bustle, Brit + Co, The Zoe Report, and more. She was featured as one of Medium.com's Authority Magazine 2020's Strong Female Leaders, Destig Magazine's Top Artists to Collect in 2020, and one of Vogue's 13 Astrologers to Follow in 2021. In her private astrology practice, Narayana's holistic approach seeks to create a positive impact by connecting each client to the uniqueness of their chart and illuminate their path towards the ultimate state of self-empowerment and self-discovery. In her artistic process, she is inspired by the richness of the cosmos as she channels the vibe of what is happening in the sky at certain times in the form of colorful palettes, shapes, and textures. 01:21 – Narayana doesn’t remember the title of the very first astrology book she ever read (it was about Scorpio), but the first memorable one was Planets in Therapy: Predictive Technique and the Art of Counseling by Greg Bogart. 08:17 – If Narayana could bring only three books to a deserted island, her first pick would be Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View by Richard Tarnas. 11:20 – Narayana’s second choice would be Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt by John Anthony West. 16:53 – The third title Narayana would bring is The Lunar Nodes: Your Key to Excellent Chart Interpretation by Judith Hill. 21:32 – For beginners, Narayana recommends Horoscope Symbols by Robert Hand. 23:20 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 24:07 – Narayana chats about her book Moon Signs – which is also for beginners! 31:20 – Find Narayana at: https://www.naramon.com/. Her handle on Instagram and Threads is @narayanamontufar, and on YouTube it’s @narayanamontufar1111. 34:51 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

Astrologer, scholar, and author Rick Levine joins host Jenn Zahrt while visiting the United Kingdom (and en route to India)! This fast-paced episode breaks the mold and is packed with both astrology and non-astrology books for everyone. Jenn and Rick tackle a lot of ground, including: how Rick came to write a daily astrology column back in the day; the value of reading beyond astrology; and the title you didn’t know every Capricorn needs. All that, plus: C. G. Jung and the four elements, the thing Jackson Pollock and Bob Dylan have in common, and… what do you call a group of astrologers? Rick Levine joins Episode 111 of Within Orb! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb on our new Patreon page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded November 2025): 00:12 – Rick Levine is a world-renowned astrologer, scholar, and author. As a Founding Trustee of Kepler College, he continues to be a widely respected voice in the global astrology community, giving professional talks and seminars around the world and in the USA. He has a special gift for bridging gaps between astrology and spirituality, science and religion, the head and the heart. Every month, tens of thousands of astrology students from around the world view his teachings on YouTube. For nearly 20 years, Rick authored Tarot.com’s authentic daily horoscopes published on Yahoo, AOL, Huffington Post, Los Angeles Times, and many other sites. Find Rick at: https://www.ricklevineastrologer.com/. He’s also @ricklevineastrologer on Facebook and Instagram, and @ricklevine on YouTube. You can find his Patreon here. 00:39 – As a teen, the very first astrology book that Rick ever read was My World of Astrology by Sydney Omarr. Next came Sun Signs by Linda Goodman. But the first “real” astrology book Rick read – and the one that changed his life – was The Astrology of Personality: A Re-Formulation of Astrological Concepts and Ideals, in Terms of Contemporary Psychology and Philosophy by Dane Rudhyar. Look out for a special lab on this seminal Rudhyar book hosted by Lars Panaro on CAELi’s virtual campus! 07:33 – If Rick could bring only three books to a deserted island, his first pick would be Astrophysical Directions by Michael Erlewine. (But for decades, Rick would have taken Planets in Transit by Robert Hand.) 10:05 – Rick’s second choice would be the I Ching. (Or maybe Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, along with the companion A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake by Joseph Campbell and Henry Morton Robinson.) 12:38 – Will Rick ever write his book Quantum Astrology? We hope so! But for now, the third title Rick would bring is probably a poetry book. 14:14 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 15:00 – The non-astrology books that changed Rick‘s life are many and include the work of Isaac Asimov. Other important books are: The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra, Arthur Young’s The Reflexive Universe: Evolution of Consciousness and The Geometry of Meaning, and Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking by Buckminster Fuller in collaboration with E.J. Applewhite. Rick also mentions that the best book on Pluto is The Dream and the Underworld by James Hillman, and the best one on Chiron is The Fisher King and the Handless Maiden by Robert Johnson. And last but not least, Rick cites Jitterbug Perfume and Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins. 19:09 – For beginners, Rick recommends Taking the Quantum Leap by Fred Alan Wolf, The Inner Sky: How...

Astrologer and writer Chloe Margherita joins host Jenn Zahrt from Portland, Oregon! Tune in for a fun-filled and info-packed episode that covers: fixed stars; subdivisions of the zodiac; considering Saturn; and the magical properties of plants. Plus: Vesta, a wealth of correspondences, and beauty in translation! Chloe Margherita joins Episode 110 of Within Orb! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb on our new Patreon page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded November 2025): 00:12 – Chloe Margherita is a writer, astrologer and spiritual practitioner in Portland, Oregon. Her work focuses on bringing the heavens down to earth using art, the decans, the fixed stars, herbalism and ritual practice. 01:24 – The very first astrology book that Chloe ever read was The Inner Sky by Steven Forrest. 02:42 – If Chloe could bring only three books to a deserted island, her first pick would be Astronomica by Marcus Manilius. (And dive into Episode 2, Sasha Ravitch: Fixed Stars & the Cosmological Wheel Beyond Saturn!) 07:20 – Chloe’s second choice would be Mathesis by Julius Firmicus Maternus. 15:15 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 16:01 – The third title Chloe would bring is The Green Mysteries: An Occult Herbarium by Daniel Schulke. You can read this hard-to-find book at CAELi! 21:28 – For beginners, Chloe recommends On the Heavenly Spheres by Helena Avelar and Luis Campos Ribeiro, Brady's Book of Fixed Stars by Bernadette Brady, and You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance by Chani Nicholas. (And visit the new CAELi Patreon page!) 25:40 – Find Chloe at: https://chloe-margherita.com/. Her Substack newsletter is here, and on Instagram she’s @desired_constellations. 26:41 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

Astrologer and teacher Sofia Barao joins host Jenn Zahrt from Paris, France! Together the two chat about books, philosophy, and more, including: seven-year cycles; mythology and archetypes; and the importance of art and artists. Plus: helpful neighbors, Black Moon Lilith, and a decan-based astral color palette! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb on our new Patreon page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded November 2025): 00:12 – For Sofia Barao, astrology is a lifelong passion, kindled in her childhood. With over 30 years of astrological exploration, she’s developed a profound love for humanistic and archetypal astrology, which she passionately shares as a teacher, researcher, and professional astrologer (since 2014). Following Jungian studies, her approach blends traditional and modern techniques with Jungian (and post-Jungian) archetypal symbolism, giving meaning to the soul’s creative expression. Originally from Portugal and based in France, Sofia is also a visual artist (since 2007). Her interests extend to art, poetry, Jungian psychology, philosophy, alchemy, mythology, eco-psychology and the ongoing exploration of these subjects through diverse media, all of which serve to consistently enrich her astrological practice. She also has a deep affection for languages, speaking four fluently. In her desire to draw a connection between art and astrology, Sofia developed a decan-based astral color palette, which was published in the re-edition of Miroir d’Astrologie by Max Jacob and Claude Valence, illustrated by the renowned designer Christian Lacroix for Gallimard (2024). She is a member of ISAR, OPA and AA and the OPA Satellite leader for France and French-speaking countries. 01:08 – Sofia’s early astrology books included titles by Dane Rudhyar, Stephen Arroyo, and Alexander Ruperti. She also mentions Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil by Liz Greene as pivotal. 05:10 – If Sofia could bring only three books to a deserted island, her first pick would be the French title Rythmes et destinée: Comprendre sa destinée par les cycles de sept ans (or Understand Your Destiny by the Seven-year Cycles) by Pierre Lassalle and Brigitte Maffray. 08:18 – Sofia’s second choice would be Astrological Time: Transits, Progressions and Returns by Brian Clark. 10:12 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 10:58 – The third title Sofia would bring is Astrology, Magic, and Alchemy in Art by Matilde Battistini. 14:22 – For beginners, Sofia recommends On the Heavenly Spheres and Traditional Astrology Course: Essential Concepts & Interpretation Basics, both by Helena Avelar and Luis Campos Ribeiro. She also likes Brian Clark’s Soul, Symbol and Imagination: The Artistry of Astrology. 19:53 – Find Sofia at www.astrologieETcreativite-holistique.com or on her Substack at https://artastrologyarchetype.substack.com/. She’s also on Instagram @art.astrology.archetype and YouTube @art.astrology.archetype. 41:37 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

Astrologer, historian, and archivist Philip Graves joins host Jenn Zahrt for this special 108th episode! This one is a treat for the ears, as Jenn and Philip chat about astrological history, book collections, and more, including: why transit data from decades ago was all the same length; an auspicious voyage time as an unexpected popular topic; and astrological “modernizers.” Plus: watershed moments, when astrology went underground, and learning to cast charts! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb on our new Patreon page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded October 2025): 00:12 – Philip Graves is an astrological historian and archivist who has lectured on the history of astrology at four international conferences and has had 41 essays on the history of astrology published in astrological magazines, to be reprinted in the Revelore Press series Graves’s Studies in the History of Astrology. He formerly managed and wrote dozens of articles on the principles of astrology for a large astrological community within MSN Groups. His private astrological library includes 11,000 volumes of books and 14,000 issues of periodicals. Also the serving librarian for the Astrological Association, he is developing their International Astrology Library Online. 01:18 – The very first astrology book that Philip ever read was Linda Goodman’s Love Signs (paperback reprint of 1978 original). 11:15 – If Philip could bring only three books to a deserted island, his first pick would be Planets in Transit by Robert Hand (1976). 17:11 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 17:57 – Philip’s second choice would be Nauticum Astrologicum by John Gadbury (1691 or 1710). 22:43 – The third title Philip would bring is Astrologia Gallica Principiis & Rationibus propriis stabilita, Atque in XXVI Libros distributa by Jean-Baptiste Morin de Villefranche (1661). 31:26 – For beginners, Philip recommends Parkers’ Astrology by Derek and Julia Parker (2001, 2nd edition), The Only Way to Learn Astrology Volume One: Basic Principles by Marion March and Joan McEvers (first published in 1976 and reprinted many times since), and Sun Sign Moon Sign: Discover the Key to Your Unique Personality Through the 144 Sun-Moon Combinations by Charles & Suzi Harvey (1994). 38:30 – Find Philip at: https://www.astrolearn.com/. To support him on Patreon, visit: https://www.patreon.com/astrolearn. And on Facebook, he’s @philipgravesastrologer (for security, he only accepts friend requests from astrologers with multiple common friends or whose accounts show clear signs of an interest in astrology). 41:37 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

Astrologer Sydni Deveraux joins host Jenn Zahrt from Oakland, California! Embrace the spirit of a Gemini Moon and tune in as the pair chat about the gift of growing up within orb of Astrology et al (a Seattle-based bookstore owned by Maggie Nalbandian!), books, and more, including: the fascinating world of horary astrology (and the Facebook groups you never knew you needed); triangulating between evolutionary sources; and the importance of understanding planetary cycles. Plus: podcasting with doggies Lamont and Young Meatball, diving into the cosmic deep end, and…how do you pronounce IKEA?? Sydni Deveraux joins Episode 107 of Within Orb! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded September 2025): 00:01 – Jenn introduces our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/caeliinstitute!! For less than a cup of coffee, you can become a Friend, getting frequent behind-the-scenes updates not shared on social media or elsewhere. It's like a PG-rated OnlyFans for astrology books! Or upgrade a teeny bit for print issues of The CAELi Review! 02:09 – Sydni Deveraux is a newer astrologer. She has Virgo Rising with a culminating Gemini Moon and is ridiculously curious. Sydni works for NORWAC (Northwest Astrological Conference) and is an ISAR (International Society for Astrological Research) board member. 07:15 – The very first astrology book that Sydni ever purchased was Pluto, Volume I: The Evolutionary Journey of the Soul by Jeffrey Wolf Green. 14:05 – If Sydni could bring only three books to a deserted island, her first pick would be one covering medical astrology. (How serendipitous! Jenn selected A Handbook of Medical Astrology by Jane Ridder-Patrick in Episode 39, Jenn Zahrt: For the Love of Astrology (Books)!) 15:10 – Sydni’s second choice would be Horary Astrology: Your Ultimate Horary Textbook with 124 Example Cases by Ema Kurent. (Side note: The work of Anthony Louis is wonderful!) 18:02 – The third title Sydni would bring is On the Heavenly Spheres: A Treatise on Traditional Astrology by Helena Avelar and Luis Campos Ribeiro. (And enjoy the trip to Electional Astrology by Vivian Robson!) 20:12 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 25:41 – For beginners, Sydni recommends Predictive Astrology: The Eagle and the Lark by Bernadette Brady, Planets in Transit: Life Cycles for Living by Robert Hand, and Green’s Pluto, Vol. I. She also suggests reading books on mythology and the Moon! 32:43 – Find Sydni at: https://www.ddastrology.com/. She’s also on TikTok (@divine.deveraux), Instagram (@theshowgirlastrologer), Facebook, and YouTube (@DivinelyDeveraux). 34:48 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

Astrologer and researcher Madam Faraluna joins host Jenn Zahrt from Argentina! Tune in as the two chat about astrology books and more, including: learning the mechanics behind star stuff; synchronicity; the elements; and time as a construct. Plus: synastry, physics, and the importance of chart data! Madam Faraluna joins Episode 106 of Within Orb! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded October 2025): 00:12 – Madam Faraluna is a humanistic astrologer, researcher, and esoteric popularizer, bridging East to West decoding the natal chart. She’s also a mum, loves astrology, and enjoys helping people. 00:58 – Madam Faraluna’s very first astrology book was El Gran Libro del Horóscopo by Marta Carreras. 03:33 – If Madam Faraluna could bring only three books to a deserted island, her first pick would be Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle by C. G. Jung. (Check out the English translation by R.F.C. Hull.) 04:12 – Madam Faraluna’s second choice would be Astrology for Dummies by Rae Orion. 09:35 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 10:22 – The third title Madam Faraluna would bring is By Jove! The Meaning of the Astrological Jupiter by Liz Greene. (Greene’s Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil also earns a mention. And she loves Astrology, Psychology and the Four Elements by Stephen Arroyo.) 23:11 – For beginners, Madam Faraluna recommends Marta Carreras’s El Gran Libro. But she also likes the work of Stephen Arroyo, Tito Maciá, and Dane Rudhyar. 24:06 – Find Madam Faraluna’s info at: https://linktr.ee/madamfaraluna. 28:00 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

Astrologer, educator, and musician Gemini Brett joins host Jenn Zahrt from Berkeley, California! Tune in for an uplifting episode as Jenn and Brett cover the living sky, books, and more, including: shamanic astrology; mysteries hidden in plain sight; sacred geometry; and the astrology chart as a musical composition. Plus: the out-of-bounds Moon, stories from Chaco Canyon, and… can we bring a ruler, a compass, and a musical instrument on the journey?? Gemini Brett joins Episode 105 of Within Orb! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded October 2025): 00:12 – Gemini Brett is a leader in the movement to re-nature astrology by integrating our two-dimensional charts with the infinite living sky. He is a world-renowned astronomy-for-astrologers authority, shamanic StarryTeller, and inspiring educator. Brett’s terrestrial translations of the celestial conversation, expressed through the ancient arts of sacred geometry, musical harmony, embodied astronomy, and number magic, activate seasoned sages as much as they initiate students new to the cosmic curriculum. Brett is the president of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of NCGR and the winner of the 2020 OPA Orion Award for Outstanding Contribution to Astrology. 03:17 – Brett’s very first astrology book was The Shamanic Astrology Handbook by Daniel Giamario with Cayelin Castell. (And a hat tip goes to The Tarot Handbook by Angeles Arrien.) 06:23 – If Brett could bring only three books to Chaco Canyon, his first pick would be the Quadrivium compilation (published by Wooden Books with six titles from the series). Specifically, Brett appreciates A Little Book of Coincidence in the Solar System by John Martineau - but they’re all amazing! 16:06 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 16:53 – Brett’s second choice would be The Mystery of the Cathedrals by Fulcanelli. 18:16 – The third title Brett would bring is The Real Book, which is a compilation of jazz standards. 34:59 – Before recommending an astrology book, Brett would ask the student why they’re learning astrology – but he often suggests Giamario’s The Shamanic Astrology Handbook. Brett also likes The Heavens Declare: Astrological Ages and the Evolution of Consciousness by Alice O. Howell. 41:03 – Find Brett, his School of Earthstrology, and the Constellations Community at: https://geminibrett.com/. And learn more about his Song of the Soul project with master pianist Erik Deutsch at: https://www.chartsong.com/. 44:14 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

Rewinding back to an eclectic and fascinating episode: Astrologer and author David Leskowitz sits down with host Jenn Zahrt to chat about centaurs, asteroids, and books! Learn about: using the Davison chart with centaurs; the outer planets and humanity’s readiness to work with that archetype; stationary Vesta in Aquarius; a Pholus story; when the planetary symbol and the poetic symbol coalesce; relocating a progressed chart; black holes; bibliomantic divination, and more! Plus: when the planetary gods find you; Bucky Fuller’s geodesic dome; and… are we our parents’ transits crystallized in human form? Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded Nov. 2023): 00:01 – Jenn offers a quick intro – and tune in for new episodes starting next week! 01:28 – David is a beyond modern astrologer with an interest in the Centaurs and outer planets. He believes that Chiron and kin are more than just symbols in a birth chart, but life-affirming guides to the Cosmos. (We’re excited that he also has an anthology on this topic!) Additionally, David has practiced meditation and energy healing for much of his life. 02:27 – What was David’s first meaningful astrology book? He initially remembers reading a Vedic astrology text by Bepin Behari. Later, Dane Rudhyar’s The Magic of Tone and the Art of Music made its way into his orb. Finally, Noel Tyl’s intro to astrology books (namely, The Principles and Practice of Astrology series) helped David get his bearings from a psychological, humanistic worldview. 06:47 – Should David find himself stranded on M87, the first book he’d bring with him would be The Astrological Neptune and the Quest for Redemption by Liz Greene. His Piscean nature feels the call! 08:02 – David’s second selection is The Yavanajataka, an ancient book in Indian astrology. Finally, he’d have the time to study this text and give it the attention it deserves! 08:36 – Thirdly, David would take along Inside Planets by Ellias Lonsdale, a book which Ellias channeled with his departed beloved; this one examines the consciousness of the planets. (Enjoy the side trip to Jenn’s mention of A Graphic Ephemeris of Sensitive Degrees by Eleanor Bach.) 14:00 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 14:46 – Our duo discusses David’s work with the Centaurs and sensitive degrees. 23:38 – David’s class on the DRC (Davison Relationship Chart) method can be found here. 25:28 – Another book that David loves is Astrology: A Language of Life, Volume 1 – Progressions by Robert Blaschke. It’s wonderful; dense, but short! 29:01 – David will soon be publishing an anthology of the Centaurs, Sideways From Saturn: Astrological Guidance From the Centaurs, which is currently available for order from Praesepe Press. You can catch him soon for a book talk about this project at CAELi! (One more reason to become a CAELi member! 😊) 29:19 – Lastly, David’s recommendations for beginners include: Inside Degrees: Developing Your Soul Biography Using the Chandra Symbols by Ellias Lonsdale; the Pleiadian degree series (The Circular Temple) by John Sandbach; Chiron and the Healing Journey by Melanie Reinhart; Chiron: The Wisdom of a Deeply Open Heart by Adam Gainsburg; Steven Forrest’s work, especially Yesterday’s Sky; and the work of Jeff Green. 38:01 – Learn about David’s work at: https://centaurs.space/ and https://centaurhealing.earth/. 38:26 – Thanks for listening to...

One more from our vast archives: Astrologer, author, and podcaster Issachar Bey joins host Jenn Zahrt from San Antonio, Texas to chat books and more! This wide-ranging conversation brings you within orb of oodles of star stuff, including: Uranian astrology; how the glyphs have meaning; the Trans-Neptunian “planets”; geodetic astrology, relocated charts, and making your Jupiter line come to you; significators and dispositorship; the cheat code to life; blending Sabian symbols with various levels of progression; holographic transits and pattern returns; the idea of mapping out the degree-symbol systems; astro-theology; and using the Capricorn ingress. All that, plus: coming out of the star closet, using astrology to win, and… can we bring a Kindle and a charger to the deserted island?? Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded May 2024): 00:01 – Jenn offers up an intro for this comprehensive and fascinating episode! And learn about Rod Suskin’s master series class on primary directions at www.isarastrology.com! 02:25 – Issachar Bey is the founder and spiritual director of the Temple of Enlightenment International Spiritual Center. The author of four books, Issachar is also a minister, life strategist, and radio and podcast host. Issachar has spent over 20 years advising people around the world with consultations personally designed to assist them in creating their own reality using his Manifestation Methodology. The Temple of Enlightenment International Spiritual Center is a global community dedicated to teaching New Thought Ageless Wisdom – recognizing, honoring, and nurturing the dignity and uniqueness of all people. 08:06 – Issachar’s first astrology book was recommended by his teacher: Alan Oken's Complete Astrology: The Classic Guide to Modern Astrology. This one is like a Bible to Issachar; he loves the way Oken breaks everything down from A to Z. And amazingly, both Jenn and Issachar took parallel tracks and were studying the same book in the late 1990s! (To hear Jenn’s episode, check out Episode 39, Jenn Zahrt: For the Love of Astrology (Books)!) The duo also takes a quick side trip to a great beginner book: The Only Way to Learn Astrology by Joan McEvers and Marion March. 09:58 – If Issachar were stranded on a deserted island, which texts would he bring? His first pick is The Language of Uranian Astrology by Roger A. Jacobson. This one keeps him sharp, and new readings always bring new insights! 12:58 – The second title that Issachar would bring is Geodetic Astrology for Relocating and World Affairs by Chris McRae. He finds this one phenomenal and loves the world maps. (Nick Campion’s The Book of World Horoscopes also gets a mention!) 17:45 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 18:32 – Issachar’s third selection is volume 21 in Jean-Baptiste Morin’s series, Astrologia Gallica: The Morinus System of Horoscope Interpretation, which has been translated many times. The way that Morin breaks down a chart and how to interpret it is incredibly helpful. (The Rules of Chart Interpretation by Rod Suskin also gets a nod by Jenn here, as it’s based on Morin’s work.) 22:44 – Issachar has many runners-up, including: Christian Astrology by William Lilly, Vocations: The New Midheaven Extension Process by Noel Tyl, the Dial Detective by Maria Kay Simms, and Abu Ma'shar Al-Balkhi’s Persian Nativities IV: On the Revolutions of the Years of...

As Jenn and Jen celebrate another trip around the sun this week, enjoy this April Fools’ Day treat from the archives: CAELi's executive director Dr. Jenn Zahrt sits down in the hot seat with producer and guest host Jen Braun! In addition to founding the Celestial Arts Education Library, Jenn is an astrologer, author, publisher, poet, translator, and teacher. In this one-of-a-kind, personal interview, Jenn shares the significant life event that had her questioning her spirituality at a tender young age, and the history and mission of CAELi. Join the double Jennns as they chat about: rescuing multiple book collections; granular research into various editions of the same text; astrology as nouns and verbs; herbs, planets, and astrological medicine; how temperament fosters tolerance; writing daily horoscopes; the concept of beginner’s mind when learning astrology; the pencil-thin astrology book you didn’t know you needed; the importance of humanistic astrology; multiplicity in what many think of as “traditional astrology”; Liz Greene’s hidden gem; and fusing medieval astrology with solar arcs and midpoints. All that, plus: anthropological fantasies, eating jalapeños for anger, and… jam with us if you owned a Walkman, too! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded Feb. 2024): 00:01 – Jenn introduces the show! Happy birthday to us!! 01:18 – Dr. Jenn Zahrt, PhD is an author, publisher, and teacher of cultural astronomy and astrology. In 2022, she wrapped up a five-year jaunt as an Honorary Research Fellow at the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. She is an Emerita Trustee of Kepler College and has joined their faculty! She also serves as President for the International Society for Astrological Research (ISAR). Her publishing company, Revelore Press, has multiple books forthcoming, so stay tuned! Jenn founded the Celestial Arts Education Library in 2021, and curates over 10,000 volumes of astrological books, journals, and newsletters. Learn more about CAELi at: www.caeli.institute. 02:02 – Learn about the winding pathway that led Jenn to found CAELi, the rare volumes housed at the library, and why becoming a CAELi member is a win-win! (And the book that jumped off the shelf at Jenn back in the day was Der Geist der Astrologie or The Spirit of Astrology by Oscar A. H. Schmitz, which helped to get her book gears turning!) 12:00 – Hey, you! Yeah, you there, reading these show notes! Will you please help others find the show? It just takes a sec, so go ahead: rate Within Orb five stars, write a cute little review, follow the show in your favorite podcatcher, engage with us on YouTube, and/or buy that astrology book you’ve been craving over at bookshop.org. And thanks for listening – without you, we wouldn’t have a show! So, you rock. And roll! 14:49 – Want to sponsor a show on Within Orb? Let’s connect! Reach out at: podcast(at)withinorb(dot)com 15:01 – Jenn’s first astrology book was Alan Oken’s Complete Astrology: The Classic Guide to Modern Astrology. After being grounded as a teen, she headed to the bookstore to buy this title, along with an ephemeris (a now well-worn copy of The American Ephemeris for the 20th Century at Midnight by Neil F. Michelsen to be precise), an atlas for the Americas, an atlas for the rest of the world, and The Koch Book of Tables also by Neil F. Michelsen. Astrology and Alan were answering big questions in a satisfying way! (And thanks to...

We’re dipping into the archives this week: 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 sinks into the power of words through hymn. Plus: emulating the ancients, star omens, and drinking rose tea to cozy up to Venus! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded August 2023): 00:01 – Jenn Zahrt offers a brief intro. (And thanks for supporting the show!) 00:54 – Maeg kicks us off with a big, “Thank you, Aurora!” The first astrology book they ever read was Lesbian Love Signs: An Astrological Guide to Women Loving Women by Aurora. The introduction of synastry and how to better understand our partners through astrology was a big plus for Maeg. 07:34 – The first book that Maeg would save from their burning house would be Babylonian Star-lore: An Illustrated Guide to the Star-lore and Constellations of Ancient Babylonia by Gavin White. Maeg reaches for this book every time they sit down to write! 15:17 – Next, Maeg mentions Astronomicon by Marcus Manilius, because they love his inclusion for the guardians of the signs. (Maeg gets extra points here for calling Manilius a beloved weirdo – LOL!) 22:30 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 23:17 – An embryo book! Maeg’s third selection is a book that is yet to be published: Kristin Mathis’s spirit-led work on the Orphic Hymns. (Visit Kristin’s Substack page.) Maeg loves this one, which is like a prayer book; tune in to hear Maeg read the hymn to the Moon. (And we can all look forward to Revelore Press publishing this one!) 37:33 – Which books for beginners would Maeg recommend? Chani Nicholas gets the nod, with her wonderful primer You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance. It’s one to whet the appetite without getting bogged down in astro-jargon. 39:46 – Find Maeg at https://www.third-sister.com/. They are also on Instagram (link on their site). 40:35 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

We’re pulling another treat from our rich archives this week: Astrologer and tarot worker Mo Olufemi joins host Jenn Zahrt from Toronto, Ontario in Canada! Join the duo in a wide-ranging discussion of astrology and how Mo blends the Hellenistic, Medieval Islamicate, and Jyotish traditions! The two cover tons, including: electional astrology and placing the Moon; conditions of the houses; horary astrology; triplicity work; the dawr; and the Arudha Lagna in Vedic. All that, plus: reviewing predictions, time twins, and ignoring the outer planets! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded January 2025): 00:01 – Jenn Zahrt offers a brief intro! 00:47 – Mo is an astrologer and occultist who blends symbolism from Hellenistic, Medieval Islamicate, and Jyotish to assess how planetary influences characterize periods of time for individuals and societies. She also weaves in astrological symbols into her tarot work to provide deeper divinatory insights. 01:05 – Mo can’t remember the title of her very first astrology book, but she remembers getting it at a Scholastic Book Fair! It was a pink booklet on friendships for compatible Sun signs. The first serious book Mo read was The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need by Joanna Martine Woolfolk. 06:42 – If Mo could bring only three books to a deserted island, her first pick would be The Astrology of Sahl b. Bishr: Volume I: Principles, Elections, Questions, Nativities by Sahl ibn Bishr and translated by Benjamin Dykes. 27:30 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 28:17 – Mo’s second choice would be The Book of Religions and Dynasties by Abu Ma’shar (edited by K. Yamamoto and C. Burnett). 36:32 – The third title Mo would bring is the Jyotish tome Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (aka the BPHS)! 41:16 – For beginners, Mo recommends listening to astrologers talk, because the oral tradition is so important! 50:48 – The best place to find Mo is via her handle @australtaur on Instagram, Bluesky, and Substack! 51:29 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

We all start somewhere! Enjoy this throwback to our inaugural show, featuring 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, zodiacal releasing, horary astrology, and making the mundane magical! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded Jan. 2023): 00:01 – What are you beginning? Jenn Zahrt introduces this reboot, as we toss it back to our very first episode! (And we’re leaving the show notes mostly intact, too, so you can compare.) 01:54 – Welcome to Within Orb, everyone – our first guest is astrologer Thea Anderson! Yay! 02:09 – The first astrology book Thea ever read (or was it osmosis??): The Only Way to Learn Astrology, Vol. 1. 03:12 – What was the second book that Thea ever read? “The blue book,” AKA On the Heavenly Spheres. 03:59 – Thea’s desert island books include: Firmicus Maternus’s Mathesis, Valens’s Anthology, Attrell and Porrecca’s Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic, and Agrippa’s Three Books of Occult Philosophy. 25:58 – Thea’s picks for astrology beginners are: Astrology and the Authentic Self by Demetra George and 36 Secrets by T. Susan Chang. 37:19 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a kind review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted! Thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

Since we love books around here, it’s the perfect week for this gem from the archives, as astrologer and author Linda "Moonrabbit" Zlotnick joins host Jenn Zahrt from St. Paul, Minnesota to chat all things books – including her soon-to-be-released book on death charts and moving through loss! Don’t miss this mini-lesson on Moon’s groundbreaking research into death charts, as the two cover that and more, including: accessing the elements with integrated thinking; Uranus transits and freedom; Saturn, limitations, and internalizing authority; past lives and evolutionary perspectives; how the past isn’t disengaged from the present; eclipses, growth, and change; the 8th house; progressions as reinforcement; and working with folks who have experienced loss. Plus: 1970s library treasures, building blocks, and keeping it simple! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded June 2024): 00:01 – Producer Jen Braun wants you to know it was an honor to edit Moon’s upcoming book on death charts this past summer! Also… happy birthday, Moon!! 03:02 – Linda “Moonrabbit” Zlotnick has been a Twin Cities professional astrologer for nearly 50 years, with a focus on astrology as a source of illumination and healing. Moon began studying astrology in 1973; after formal training with Zipporah Dobyns in 1977, she began her full-time practice. Her experience with grief as a motherless daughter and twinless twin called her to write the book Star Sisters: An Astrologer's Memoir of Twin Loss. In 2015 she began her pioneering study of astrological death charts, which she uses now in her work with clients as a healing tool for the loss of a loved one. Stay tuned for the release of her next book, which has the working title Death Charts: An Astrological Tool for the Bereaved. 03:27 – The first astrology book that Moon ever read was A To Z Horoscope Maker and Delineator by Llewellyn George; it was the only book under “astrology” in the public library in 1975! Another early favorite was Astrology, Psychology and the Four Elements: An Energy Approach to Astrology and Its Use in the Counseling Arts by Stephen Arroyo. Moon loved the psychological orientation of this one and the wealth of info about the elements. 05:14 – If Moon could bring only three books to a deserted island, what would she bring? The first one would be the current manuscript she’s finishing, tentatively titled Death Charts: Using Astrology to Heal Grief. Moon’s innovative work on death charts came about through the profound experience of losing her twin in 2005. Moon finds that working with clients using a loved one’s “last breath chart” helps foster greater understanding and perspective for them in revealing a path forward. 10:47 – Moon’s second choice is Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil by Liz Greene. Moon finds that Greene can connect archetypal themes to planets in a helpful way, and this text would be a good intellectual support system (after breaking her kneecap this past winter)! 13:42 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 14:28 – The third title that Moon would bring is Steven Forrest’s Yesterday’s Sky: Astrology and Reincarnation, because she likes the teachings on nodal patterns in the birth chart. (Enjoy the quick side trip to Pluto: The Evolutionary Journey of the Soul by Jeffrey Wolfe Green!) 18:14 – Moon shares more on her work with death charts, including bringing in eclipses, and how...

Astrologer and artist Edwin Martinez joins host Jenn Zahrt from Orlando, Florida! Tune in for a wide-ranging chat, from books to makeup and more, including: hymns and prayers; the art of translating and transmitting nuance in texts; and cosmetic glamour as Venusian armor! Plus: plant identification, guardian angels, and drag! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded June 2025): 00:12 – Edwin Martinez is an espiritista and artist that is currently forging a path with the use of natural magic, folkloric practices, and medical islamicate and renaissance astrology technique to redefine the use of the cosmos in our sphere and divining. 01:46 – Edwin’s very first connection to astrology was not a book, but a TV show called 12 Corazones (12 Hearts). Edwin also mentions the book El Mundo Secreto de Walter Mercado (The Secret World of Walter Mercado) by Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado. 05:19 – If Edwin could bring only three books to a deserted island, their first pick would be Collection of Selected Prayers by Allan Kardec. 13:22 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 18:31 – Edwin’s second choice would be Three Books on Life by Marsilio Ficino. 18:41 – The third title Edwin would bring is Viridarium Umbris: The Pleasure Garden of Shadow by Daniel Schulke. 29:53 – For beginners, Edwin recommends On the Heavenly Spheres by Helena Avelar and Luis Campos Ribeiro, Ancient Astrology in Theory & Practice: A Manual of Traditional Techniques by Demetra George, and the work of Dorotheus of Sidon. 31:36 – Find Edwin at their website: https://www.claimedparadise.com/. And on social, Edwin’s handle is @claimedparadise. 31:43 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

Astrologer and author Nicola Smuts Allsop joins host Jenn Zahrt from Bath, England! Join them in a fascinating chat regarding Nicola’s seminal work on fertility astrology (pun intended!), books, and more, including: fitting astrology into a scientific paradigm; medieval techniques; and the stars as divination. Plus: when false insights heal, the placebo effect, and… the meaningful space where anything can happen! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded July 2025): 00:12 – Nicola Smuts Allsop is a consulting astrologer living in the United Kingdom. Originally from South Africa, she completed her first studies at the Rod Suskin School of Astrology in Cape Town and completed a Diploma in Medieval Astrology with Astro Logos (Bernadette Brady) in the UK. Nicola graduated from Canterbury Christ Church University with a master’s degree in Myth, Cosmology and the Sacred. Author of Fertility Astrology: A Modern Medieval Textbook, Nicola has specialized in this field and has undergone fertility treatment herself. She is a mother of two adult children and can empathize and understand the pain and the desperation of trying to conceive. Nicola lectures internationally on her fertility work and her research and methods in this field are pioneering and unique. Her success in diagnosing fertility issues in charts and finding potentially fertile times to try in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other reproductive treatments has been published in The Sunday Times (London), The London Times, and the Daily Mail. Her work has also been featured on national television (Free Spirit, Top Billing) in South Africa. 00:35 – Nicola’s very first astrology book was The Moment of Astrology: Origins in Divination by Geoffrey Cornelius. 14:47 – If Nicola could bring only three books to a deserted island, her first pick would be Guido Bonatti’s Book of Astronomy, translated by Benjamin Dykes. (Nicola also mentions the work of Sydney Omarr.) 19:49 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 20:36 – Nicola’s second choice would be Hermes Trismegistus’s Liber Hermetis, translated by Robert Zoller and edited by Robert Hand. 21:58 – The third title Nicola would bring is a toss-up between Cornelius’s The Moment of Astrology and Astrology in the Year Zero by Garry Phillipson. 30:02 – For beginners, Nicola recommends Keywords for Astrology by Anna Haebler and Hajo Banzhaf. 31:23 – Find Nicola at her website: https://fertilityastrology.com/. And check out her YouTube channel: @fertilityastrology203. 31:43 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

Astrologer Joe G joins host Jenn Zahrt for a peppy chat about astrology, books, art, and more! Join these two neighbors as they discuss: writing public horoscopes using images; an un-Lilly horary pick; and the last aspect of the Moon! Plus: animism, fantasteroids, and… can the stars tell us what sandwich to eat? Joe G joins Episode 102 of Within Orb! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded July 2025): 00:12 – Joe G is a certified Hellenistic and electional astrologer, with a background spanning art, music, and strategic planning. Since 2019, he’s specialized in results-driven, project-based astrology – using traditional electional techniques to identify the most promising moments for major endeavors. In 2025, Joe was elected Director of Marketing for ISAR. His experience also includes producing and managing projects for leading astrology brands like Astrology Hub, Christopher Renstrom’s Ruling Planets, and Mychal Bryan’s Oraculos School of Astrology. Joe’s approach is grounded in precision and practicality, offering clear, actionable strategies over personality readings or metaphysical speculation. His work has been featured in The CAELi Review, and he’s presented at CazimiCon 2022 and taught at Astrology Hub’s Inner Circle and Gemini Brett’s School of Earthstrology. 00:45 – Joe’s very first astrology book was The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need by Joanna Martine Woolfolk. 02:25 – If Joe could bring only three books to a deserted island, his first pick would be Astrology of the World II: Revolutions & History, translated and edited by Benjamin Dykes. 04:19 – Joe’s second choice would be Astrolabium Planum by Johannes Angelus. 06:43 – The third title Joe would bring is The Forty Chapters of al-Kindi, translated and edited by Benjamin Dykes. 14:18 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 19:23 – Make your own fantasteroid! Learn more about them here: http://fantasteroids.com/. 23:13 – For beginners, Joe recommends al-Kindi’s previously mentioned The Forty Chapters. 24:33 – Find Joe at his website: https://www.themercuryrising.com/. 25:16 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

Astrologer and author Doctor H joins host Jenn Zahrt this week! Tune in for an immersive episode covering books, chart rectification and more, including: Babylonian cuneiform tablets; studying systems of time; and solar returns and primary directions. Plus: Medieval predictive astrology, price and time as mathematical constants, and the importance of reading widely! Doctor H joins Episode 101 of Within Orb! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded June 2025): 00:12 – Doctor H completed Robert Zoller’s Diploma in Medieval Predictive Astrology in March 2025 and maintains a full-time practice with a handful of clients. Surplus time is dedicated to research on the efficacy of recently recovered traditional astrological techniques. 04:58 – Doctor H doesn’t recall his very first astrology book, but Robert Zoller’s Diploma Course in Medieval Astrology had a huge impact! 10:02 – If Doctor H could bring only three books to a deserted island, his first pick would be Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts by Mathieu Ossendrijver. 20:10 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 20:56 – Doctor H’s second choice would be The Oxford Companion to the Year: An Exploration of Calendar Customs and Time-Reckoning by Bonnie Blackburn and Leofranc Holford-Strevens. 24:51 – The third title Doctor H would bring is Abu Ma’shar’s Persian Nativities IV: On the Revolutions of the Years of Nativities, translated and edited by Benjamin Dykes. 44:21 – For beginners, Doctor H recommends Introductions to Traditional Astrology: Abu Ma’shar & al-Qabisi which is translated and edited by Benjamin Dykes, The Four Temperaments: A Rediscovery of the Ancient Way of Understanding Health and Character by Randy Rolfe, and Fowler’s Practical Phrenology by Orson Squire Fowler. 49:13 – Find Doctor H at his website: https://www.regulus-astrology.com/. 50:06 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.

Astrologer and asteroid expert Amy Angelo joins host Jenn Zahrt from Manhattan, NY for the centenary episode of Within Orb! Join Amy and Jenn as they talk about asteroids, astrology (and non-astrology!) books and more, including: eclipses as portals of transformative moments; a deep dive into the epic of Gilgamesh; and the power of the daimon. Plus: the idea that studying Hellenistic astrology teaches you how to think, a sacred journey while learning from Demetra George, and wormhole portal math! Amy Angelo joins Episode 100 of Within Orb! Visit CAELi’s Within Orb pod page! Learn more about the CAELi Institute and check out their latest lab offerings. Visit our bookshop.org page to support CAELi and purchase books mentioned on the show! Become a CAELi member or renew your membership! Love the show? Support our work with a financial contribution or book donation. Follow CAELi on FB, IG, YouTube, and Bluesky. Transcripts available upon request. Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band. ***** Episode timestamps (conversation recorded June 2025): 00:01 – Happy 100th episode to all our listeners – we wouldn’t have a show without you!! Jenn introduces the awesome new CAELi Labs: Three Deep Lab and the Hypermodern Aspects Lab! 02:12 – Amy Angelo is a professional astrologer and graduate student at Teachers College at Columbia University studying Spiritual Psychology. She is on the faculty of Kepler College teaching an introduction to Natal Hellenistic Astrology. She leads the NCGR Special Interest Research Group on asteroids and explores the myth, magic, and mystery of asteroid placements in nativities. 02:41 – Amy’s first astrology books were two from Demetra George: Mysteries of the Dark Moon: The Healing Power of the Dark Goddess and Ancient Astrology in Theory & Practice: A Manual of Traditional Techniques. 08:00 – If Amy could bring only three books to Tahiti, her first pick would be Figuring by Maria Popova. 14:05 – Amy’s second choice would be Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic, translated by Sophus Helle. 18:53 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug! 24:24 – The third title Amy would bring is Holy Daimon by Frater Acher. (Amy and Jenn also discuss The Red Book by Carl Jung.) 32:43 – For beginners, Amy recommends Ancient Astrology in Theory & Practice: A Manual of Traditional Techniques by Demetra George. 32:56 – Find Amy at her website: https://www.amy-angelo.com/. On Insta and TikTok, her handle is @amyangeloastro. 33:47 – Thanks for listening to Within Orb! If you love the show, please help support it at no cost to you: Follow or subscribe wherever you listen, rate it five stars, or write a happy review! And if you’d like to become a CAELi member or support our work with a contribution of any amount, we’d be delighted – thanks! Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.