In this episode, Jasmine, Kestrel, and Eliza dive into the magic behind our pre-natal Venus cazimi's (that is: conjunctions with the Sun). Together, we explore this season’s Venus retrograde and cazimi in Leo, Venus’ synodic cycle, and what the Venus cazimi that predates your birth says about you. To do so, we unpack Arielle Guttman’s theory of Ven…

In this episode, we dig into the theory and technique of antiscia — a concept in traditional astrology that is all about reflections of light. Our guest Kate Petty is an artist, astrologer, mentor, and all-round antiscia virtuoso. In this episode, Kate guides us through 1. What Antiscia is, 2. Why it’s something to watch for, and 3. How to track it…

That’s a wrap on 2022. Happy New Year! In this episode, Jasmine, Kestrel, and Eliza unpack the astrology of 2023. With Mercury and Mars both retrograde at the top of the year, we begin on a slow note. But this year has a few huge changes in store. Like, generationally huge. In March, Saturn enters Pisces for the first time in 30 years. (That means …

In this episode, we invite Vanessa Montgomery on the show to talk about astrology and creativity. Vanessa is author of Star Power, Cosmic Power, and Astro Power, as well as the resident astrologer for Glamour Magazine. Together, we explore how different houses and planets relate to creativity. We also talk about gendering (or not) the planets and "…

We are thrilled to welcome astrologer, artist, and teacher Kelsey Rose Tortorice to the podcast to discuss human design. Human design draws from several distinct traditions of knowledge, including astrology, the Qabalah, the chakra system, and the I’Ching. The result? A system that offers eerily concrete information on your natural tendencies, patt…

It is with serious delight and honour that we welcome renowned astrologer and NYT best-selling author Chani Nicholas to the show. In this episode, we ask Chani about her first pathway to this work, as well as why she focuses on traditional astrology. We talk about the creative process, writing as ritual (and service), birth charts as witnesses, and…

In this episode, we welcome Renee Sills to the show to map astrology onto our bodies — and vice versa. Renee is a 2nd generation astrologer, somatic movement educator, yoga teacher, and artist. In this episode, we explore postural patterns in the body, somatic awareness, and astrology as a community art project and deconstruction practice. Renee sh…

Loli Moon is a diviner, healer, conjurer, astrologer, and 3rd generation medium. We met Loli on the Missing Witches panel for Imbolc (link below!). We appreciated Loli's wisdom so much we invited her on the show. In this episode, we talk about astrology and the revolution. Together, we explore: Pluto in Capricorn (entering Aquarius next year), as w…

Thea Anderson joins us back on the show! In this episode, we discuss how to modernize grimoire magic (need a lunar mansion to help braid your hair, anyone?), as well as how astrology can help us unearth the past. Together, we explore: the different ways to conceptualize (and work with) the lunar mansions, as well as Thea’s research on convict leasi…

In this episode, we explore how to use your birth chart to reflect on your erotic relationships, as well as your sexual wants, tendencies, & needs. From timing your hook up texts to sex toys to self-worth to the ways sex can be sacred: we go there. Kirah Tabourn is an astrologer, educator, host of The Strology Show and co-founder of the app CUSP. F…

In this episode, we speak with Australian astrologer, Alicia Yusuf. The subject: Uranus, that boundary defying planet of disruption and chaos. One of the many cool things about Uranus is that it fits neatly into a human lifespan — Uranus takes 84 years to orbit that Sun. Uranus’ cycle provides a helpful frame to understand our own lives as we pass …

In this episode, we are thrilled to welcome Thea Anderson on the show for an episode on the lunar mansions. What are the lunar mansions, you ask? You can think of them as a sort of lunar zodiac. While the Sun passes through 12 signs in a year, the Moon passes through 28 lunar mansions every month. Medieval astrologers and mages used the lunar mansi…

As Neptune stations direct in Pisces, it feels timely that we drop an episode on this planet of dream, delusion, murk, poetry, music, inspiration, intoxication, and escape (among other themes — Neptune is notoriously hard to "pin down.”) Joining us is our friend and colleague, Stephanie Warner, a poet, astrologer, scholar, and Astrology Writer for …

In this episode, we are thrilled to welcome Holly Truhlar to the show: grief therapist, writer, facilitator, threshold tender, and guardian of a dachshund, mule, and donkey… among many other roles and talents! Together, we discuss grief, animals, Hecate, initiation, the moon, and so much more. For more on Holly: https://www.hollytruhlar.com/ For mo…

In this episode, we speak to writer, educator and dream coach Steven Kampmann. This chat was a wild and wending ride… we cover such topics as Carl Jung, healing through dreams, Steven’s journey with Parkinson’s (and how it’s impacted his dreams), the anima vs. the animus, archetypes and shadow. (And so much more, honestly!) For more on Steven, his …

Happy Libra Season! We started these chats on the signs last Scorpio season, which means this is our last episode of the series. (Haven’t checked out the others? Go back and give a listen!) In this episode, we explore the archetype of Libra (with our own resident Libra Sun, Jasmine.) Yes, it gets the reputation for being the “nice” sign, but Lady J…

We are so thrilled to release this episode with traditional astrologer and astro mage, Nina Gryphon! Together, we explore the ancient branch of horary astrology, in which a chart is drawn for the moment a question is asked. This is astrology at its most divinatory, if not downright magical in its logic (while at the same time complex and rigorous.)…

Happy Virgo Season! We are delighted to welcome onto the show Whitney Will (aka Starhearth Astrology) to discuss the sign and archetype of VIRGO. Themes include: excellence (and that pressure Virgo people tend to apply to themselves); dedication to ideals; worthiness; the beauty of form; witchcraft; practical magic; and that double-bodied merging b…

In this episode, we explore the archetype and astrology of the asteroid Vesta. Vesta is named after the Roman Goddess of the hearth, whose Greek counterpart is known as Hestia. Vesta is the first born and the last born child of Saturn, the Goddess who refused to marry or couple with other Gods, despite the pursuit of suitors like Apollo or Poseidon…

Happy Leo season! The usual pool party begins with a bit of rain, as the Sun approaches an opposition to Saturn for the first ten days. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t show up with all the glitz and glam you can forage from your diva-auntie’s closet. In this episode, we explore questions of pride and self-worth, ego strength, playfulness, what…

Mars and Venus joined together on July 13th — a conjunction that occurs every two years or so (retrogrades depending). These planets represent the archetypes of the lovers, the chemical attraction between opposites, the alchemy of merging two distinct elements into a third. To honour this holy and sexy union, we recorded an episode on this conjunct…

In this episode, we explore the archetype and astrology of the cardinal water sign Cancer. We discuss the traits of Cancer as an archetype — from its emotional weather systems to its lunar (even umbilical) intuition, to that flinty shell that can be raised as a protective shield. As always with our episodes on the signs, we also talk about the gene…

In this episode, we discuss the tradition of evolutionary astrology with Sabrina Monarch. We explore a great many juicy questions, such as: what the lunar nodes reveal about your soul's journey; how Pluto can be used in shadow work; and what astrology can hint about past lives. For more on Sabrina Monarch: https://monarchastrology.com/ For more on …

Happy Gemini Season! In this episode, we explore the tropes and tendencies of the sign of the Twins — our chatty, flirty, brainy, shapeshifting, trickster alchemists of the zodiac. We also discuss the upcoming lunations (read: ECLIPSE SEASON) and astro weather (read: MERCURY RETROGRADE). For more on Jasmine, Kestrel and Eliza: www.kosmictonic.com F…

It is our extreme pleasure to release this conversation with T. Susan Chang and Mel Meleen of the Fortune's Wheelhouse Podcast! In this episode, we dig into all manner of esoterica — from the tarot to the Hermetic Qabalah, to ritual and creation and magic and ensoulment and psychology and MORE. All three of us are mega fans of Susie and Mel, and we…

Happy Taurus season! In this episode, we explore the sign Taurus with our resident Taurus rising friend, Ursula Duffy. Ursula is an astrologer, aromatherapist, and medium. Together, we talk sensuality and sexuality; we talk natural healing; we talk scents and food and beer. And of course, we talk astro weather, and the upcoming lunations. We are so…

In this episode, we meet with Reema Ghannoum, the founder of the Jupiter Method of interior design. TheJupiter method involves arranging and adorning your living space to facilitate better flow and harmony. Reema draws inspiration from the birth charts (and astrocartography lines!) of her clients, and applies these details to wider principles of Fe…

Next up in our Goddess series: the asteroid, Juno. In this episode, we explore the myth and astrological archetype that surrounds the "Sacred Consort" (who was a badass deity in her own right before defined as the wife of Jupiter / Zeus.) Themes include: connection, commitment, partnership, collaboration, attachment and MORE. For more on Jasmine, E…

In this episode, we discuss the cardinal fire sign of Aries with one of our fave Aries risings: Anya Kaats. Some questions we ponder: how do Aries folk experience fear? How does Mars leave its imprint? What's the difference between being self-sustaining, or self-sovereign, and selfish? We also touch on the coming lunations, including the Libra full…

In this episode, we walk alongside those sky beings known as the Centaurs. David Leskowitz offers centauric healing and attunement sessions, which introduce participants to the energy of four healing centaurs through sound, visualization and active imagination techniques. We discuss how Chariklo informed the year-if-not-decade-defining stellium in …

We are thrilled to release this conversation on the FIXED STARS with the magical, inimitable Amaya Rourke. In this episode, we discuss how to incorporate the fixed stars into your astrological and magical praxes. On a foundational level, the fixed stars will stretch your focus from that narrow band of the ecliptic (our Zodiac) to 360 degrees of nig…

While no sign is our favourite, we do have a soft spot for the Fish. Both Kestrel and Jasmine have Pisces moons, and we often discuss that axis between Virgo (mastery, discernment, control) and Pisces (trust, release, merging.) It's one of our faves. In this episode, we explore some of the qualities of Pisces as a sign, as well as the upcoming luna…

In this episode, we speak to djenneba drammeh about Mercury's Brood, a black queer-led anthology featuring emerging, established, and marginalized voices in astrology (to quote directly from their Kickstarter campaign.) djenneba is a writer and second-generation astrologer, currently wending down the path of Hellenistic Astrology. In their words, M…

In this episode, we turn to the dwarf planet, Ceres. Discovered over a century before Pluto, Ceres has received considerably less air time. Jasmine, Kestrel and Eliza explore the astronomy, myth and astrological archetype that surrounds Ceres, that great mother on the threshold. Themes include: parenting, death, grief and loss, eating disorders, as…

We're back with our series on the signs of the zodiac. This episode contemplates the fixed air of Aquarius - maybe the stubbornest sign of the zodiac to encounter in an intellectual debate, but their ability to dismantle and solve problems (often system-level problems) is something to behold. In this episode we talk about reason, the mind (as well …

In this episode, we speak to Juanita Benedicto, co-creator of the Faunabelle tarot deck for children. Juanita has lived many lives, all of them rich (and frankly awe-inspiring.) Today, you can find Juanita in San Miguel de Allende, where she practices astrology and planetary magic. In this episode we talk magic and talismans; we talk compassion; we…

Welcome to Season 2 of the Kosmic Tonic podcast. We're kicking off the year with Part 2 of our series on the astrology of a witch. In this episode, Amy Torok of the Missing Witches podcast joins us to discuss the astrology of Monica Sjöö, Swedish painter, writer, eco-feminist and instigator of the 1970s goddess movement (albeit from a critical, non…

In this episode, we discuss the sign of that mystical sea goat -- Capricorn, of mountains and Saturn. We talk about Solstice, the great conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, as well as the upcoming lunations... including the first full moon in Cancer without a sign-based opposition to Saturn in three years! Hallelujah ! We also answer a question from …

In this episode, we discuss the astrological timing technique Secondary Progressions with one of today's leading experts in the practice: Kelly Surtees. Secondary Progressions use a form of symbolic time that exchanges a day for a year ... By looking at the transits when a baby was 24 days old, for instance, we might peek into life-themes when the …

Every chart has its wet blankets. The question is: what do you do with them? Enter planetary remediation, a practice that boosts or appeases the ailing planets (or otherwise challenging placements) in your natal chart. In this episode, we speak to astrologer, herbalist and artist, Debbie Stapleton, on that magic we know as remediation. For more on …

This episode is devoted to the sign of Sagittarius: the roaming, seeking, unquenchable sign of the zodiac. We also look at the upcoming lunations (read: eclipses) for Sag Season 2020. We hope you enjoy! Remember to share this episode with your favourite centaur ;) For more on Jasmine and Eliza, or to book a reading, head to http://www.kosmictonic.c…

In this episode we sit down with our cherished friend and scholar of witchcraft, Sandra Huber, to explore the astrology of a witch. What defines a "witchy" chart signature? The answer is probably as diverse as the number of witches, but in this conversation, we highlight a few common themes. Sandra Huber is a writer and PhD candidate in Interdiscip…

In this episode, we explore the archetype of Persephone (née Kore, or maiden), who transforms from ingenue to Queen of the Underworld. There are layers to this story: onion skins of complexity and different takes, depending on the teller. Persephone is also an asteroid you can find in your natal chart, perhaps pointing to a place of vulnerability a…

In a bow to the spooky season, we dedicated our inaugural episode on the astrological signs to: SCORPIO. Here, we delve into the juice, the murk, the secrets of the Scorpio archetype and what it means to have planets here. We hope you enjoy! Remember to share this episode with your favourite Scorpio ;) For more on Jasmine and Eliza, or to book a re…

In this episode, we clear the spiderwebs from one of the four "hidden" houses in astrology: the 8th. Traditionally the house of death and other people's money (the 7th house from the 2nd), the 8th house has come to connote all that unfolds behind closed doors, including sex and the occult. We explore its many meanings, new and old, and what it mean…

As an astrologer, diviner, hypnotherapist, journalist, Iyengar yoga teacher, professional dancer (and then some), Mychal is a polymath to end all polymaths. His astrological background includes both classical and Uranian astrology, as well as in-depth studies into the tarot, Hermetic Qabalah, geomancy, rune lore, and Jikiden Reiki. So obviously it …

In this episode, we talk to our friend and colleague Jenny Kellogg: an astrologer, translator, poet, Hellenist, and yogi, who's also trained in Compassionate Inquiry and combing the Akashic records. She's one of the few astrologers whose linguistic training in ancient Latin and Greek did NOT coincide with her astrology practice. To the contrary, he…

In this episode, we speak with Pluto in Sagittarius native Vivika Sweiven Crawford to discuss the Pluto generations — and especially how the older gens might step up as allies. We focused our conversation on the three Pluto generations present on the call: Libra (represented by Jasmine and Kestrel), Scorpio (Eliza) and of course Pluto in Sagittariu…

In this episode, we spelunk into that most ethereal and cobwebbed of corners: the 12th house. Here, we find grief, loss, dark nights, incarceration, retreat in all senses — but also dream, soul journeys, deep and radical healing. Jasmine, Eliza and Kestrel share their own experiences with the 12th house and discuss how they integrate (or not) this …

In this episode, we talk with fellow astrologer and podcaster Anya Kaats about the "sacred prostitute" archetype. Who were sacred prostitutes? What can we draw from this archetype today? How does the sacred prostitute show up in a natal chart? What does it mean to reclaim and identify with the word "whore"? How can we conceive sex as holy? As servi…