278: Recovering Scumbag + Horoscope

A self-described recovering scumbag talks with Jessica about how to manage her impulsive tendencies and in turn how to show up for her relationships in whole and synthesized ways.

This week's horoscope starts with a New Moon in Libra and features a lot of Jupiter activity. Will it be fun or just too much? Listen and learn!

277: Three Generations + Horoscope

Jessica often warns against reading a baby's chart, but this listener did it anyway — and what she saw induced panic! In this live reading, they unpack Baby's chart and Mom's chart, and they inevitably talk about Grandmother while they're at it.

This week's astrology is ripe with trines that promote healing, but it starts and ends with some challenging oppositions.

276: How To Let Go + Horoscope

A listener struggles to deal with change, grief, and accepting the ephemeral nature of life. She and Jessica have a transformational conversation about death, life, and how to manage wanting control and not always having it.

The astrology of the week ahead is a bit of a mixed bag. Some supportive transits facilitate ease, but by the week's end, the Sun will oppose Neptune, sparking anxieties. Jessica breaks down the impact of that opposition in conflux with the chaos of the first week of Mercury Retrograde.

275: How The Sausage Is Made + Horoscope

It’s another episode of How the Sausage is Made! One listener has a sudden and intense attraction to women, and another finds out what happens halfway between two Saturn returns. From COVID anxiety to a healthy fear of Saturn transits, Jessica gets into it!

This week's astrology includes a breakdown of what to expect from the September 9th Mercury Retrograde and the September 10th Full Moon in Pisces. Come for the astrology; stay for the practical life advice!

274: Omisade Burney-Scott + Horoscope

Omisade Burney-Scott of The Black Girl's Guide to Surviving Menopause joins Jessica for a look at her birth chart. She gets a surprise about her rising sign, and they go deep into loving oneself while loving someone else.

This week's horoscope starts and ends with oppositions, but first Jessica offers a refresher on the big-picture themes at play in the sky and how they are impacting us both personally and socially.

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273: Weird Sex + Horoscope

Jessica reads the sex life of listeners "Sugar" and "Happy Bunny" based on their composite chart (aka relationship chart).

This week's horoscope includes a New Moon in Virgo on the 27th and some prickly transits to Uranus and Mars earlier in the week. But first we’ve got to get through the Mercury opposition to Neptune, which brings anxiety, exhaustion, and confusion. Enjoy another horoscope to help you through!

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272: How To Return To The Body + Horoscope

Hayden has struggled for years to get grounded, to stay present in stress, and return his energy back to his body, so he reached out to Jessica for help.

This week's astrology starts off with a heavy Saturn transit and ends with an anxiety-provoking Neptune transit, but it also happily includes many trines (120° angles), giving us some much-needed support and ease.

271: Sex and Love Part 2 + Horoscope

In episode 66 (aired September 2019) Jessica answered a listener question about sex and love, and today she gives a follow-up reading to "Anonymous 66" about her ongoing dating patterns and how she can find what she's looking for in love.

There's a lot going on in this week's horoscope! On the 11th there will be an unpredictable Full Moon in Aquarius, but before that, prepare for a tumultuous Venus opposition to Pluto and a frustrating Mars square to Saturn.

270: Lindsay Mack! + Horoscope

Lindsay Mack of Tarot for the Wild Soul joins Jessica to get a reading about their chronic and postpartum health issues. They discuss the links between childbirth and childhood trauma, boundaries, and letting go.

From the Uranus, Mars, North Node conjunction to some supportive sextiles and a Venus square Chiron, the astrology of this week is topsy turvy but packed with potential.

269: Saturn Return in Aquarius + Horoscope
268: Sara Benincasa! + Astrology

Sara Benincasa of Well, This Isn't Normal Podcast joins Jessica to talk about chronic loneliness. They go deep into the gifts of Neptune transits and the power of knowing oneself.

This week's horoscope features some hard Pluto transits, but don't worry — there are plenty of supportive transits at the start and end of the week to help us all through.

267: Stardust + Horoscope

Jessica talks to a listener about familial pressure to have a baby. Then the reading takes a turn when the listener's late father comes through to weigh in that topic and many others.

What do a Full Moon in Capricorn, an overwhelming Venus square to Neptune, and a Mercury square to Chiron have in common? They're all in this week's horoscope!

266: Projections + Horoscope

A listener wants to know why older women seem triggered by her. Jessica points her toward the projected form of the birth chart.

The horoscope starts off with lingering effects of the Mercury square to Neptune and continues to feature Mercury throughout the week. Get ready for lots of Chiron activity to spark opportunities for healing.

265: RIP Roe + Horoscope

Reproductive justice activist, Rev Erika Forbes, joins Jessica to discuss Erika's personal journey as an activist, the chart of Roe v. Wade, and the chart of Roe being struck down. Using astrology as a jumping-off point, they explore activist strategies for moving forward. To learn more and support the work, find Erika at reproductivejusticepostroe.com + envisionjustice.com

Your horoscope this week is as eventful as you may expect: we've got an emotional New Moon in Cancer, a powerful Mars square to Pluto, and an anxiety-provoking Mercury square to Neptune. Luckily, Jupiter is in the mix, helping us through.

264: Tangled Fears + Horoscope

A listener joins Jessica to unravel the confusion of functioning as a parent in these turbulent, rapidly changing times.

Get into some big-picture astrology, from the Pluto return to Uranus in Taurus and Jupiter in Aries. Some bright horizons in this week's horoscope include an earthy Venus trine Pluto and a Mercury sextile Jupiter.

263: Feelings + Horoscope

When she was 15, a listener's father suddenly died, and in her grief and pain, she was heavily medicated to help her cope. Now in her 20s, she's off the meds and able to feel all of her feelings but still not entirely sure how to access and experience her grief.

Strap in: on the 14th there will be a Full Moon in spontaneous Sagittarius, and on the 15th, a powerful Mars conjunction to Chiron. By the week's end Saturn and Neptune will make some noise, too. Astrology that cuts through the chaos!

262: Relationship Sex + Horoscope

A listener joins Jessica to talk about the lack of sex and intimacy in her long-term relationship.

Your horoscope this week has two "easy" transits and a disruptive conjunction between Venus and Uranus

261: Party Problems + Horoscope

Sometimes anxiety is a nudge to avoid something, and sometimes it's just anxiety. Marija joins Jessica to talk about the thing she loves and hates at the same time: partying.

There's a New Moon in Gemini, and Mercury Retrograde ends this week! Come for the astrology; stay for the astrology.

260: Boundaries for Introverts + Horoscope

At 71, Kat is at a crossroads: should she allow herself to go deep into her introverted nature or challenge herself to cultivate close relationships?

In your horoscope this week, Jessica touches on the consequential Pluto Return again! Your Mercury retrograde week is filled with sextiles and an intense square between relational Venus and transformational Pluto.

259: Money Woo + Horoscope

Danielle from templeofearthapothecary.com joins Jessica to talk about her spiritual blocks around making and holding onto money. Come for the woo, stay for the life-changing advice!

The Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio kicks off this week's astrology report, and it's a roller coaster from there! A Sun square to Saturn will bring us down, while a Mars conjunction to Neptune will add confusion to the mix. We also shift into Gemini season. Weeeeeeeeee!