Ghost of a Podcast

This week is loaded with supportive energies and a meaningful healing opportunity between Venus and Chiron.

Jessica speaks with journalist, activist, and author, Anne Christine D'Adesky about what Project 2025 is and what we can do about it. Learn more about D'Adesky's work and get involved: ⁠⁠www.resistingproject2025.org⁠ and ⁠https://www.annechristinedadesky.com/journalism Substack on Project 2025 progress: ⁠https://open.substack.com/pub/resistingproject2025/p/how-far-along-are-we-with-project?r=48guo&utm_medium=ios Timestamps: 0:02:30 - Where are we today with Project 2025 0:15:51 - Project Esther and the complicity of Democrats 0:24:05 - Community mobilization and how we can fight back 0:35:15 - How/why to have hope 0:48:34 - Organizations to help you take action 0:55:19 - Creative resistance 1:01:50 - Anne-Cristine's background + experience in Haiti 1:04:31 - Get free training 1:05:52 - Joy as resistance 1:08:06 - Astrology notes + closing CLICK ON THESE RESOURCES:: https://resistingproject2025.org/ ✨ https://www.riseandresist.org/ ✨ https://www.artivistnetwork.org/workshops ✨ https://youtu.be/CvQhTbCY4xc?si=jQxDJbaQcRV3HF8n ✨ https://www.democracy2025.org/https://www.civilservicestrong.org/ https://aflcio.org/https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/https://indivisible.org/ ✨ https://www.fiftyfifty.one/ ✨ https://wagingnonviolence.org/https://beautifultrouble.org/ ✨ https://resistingproject2025.substack.com/p/stop-waiting-for-martial-law-and ✨ https://www.silencedogoodboston.com/ ✨ https://www.mobilize.us/pramilaforcongress/event/775585/

Mercury (being Mercury) is busy this week, forming sextiles to both Neptune and Saturn, a trine to Pluto, and a conjunction with the Sun. On the 26th, there is a sweet New Moon in Gemini, all under the umbrella of the Saturn and Neptune meet-up in Aries. Come for the astrology, and stay for the real life advice.

This week is peppered with supportive sextiles and trines but ends with a bang. Mercury and Uranus meet up, provoking surprises, and Saturn finally ingresses into Aries.

Aging out of your youth can be really daunting! Danny never thought she'd be 40, and yet here she is. She joins Jessica to untangle the messy emotions that come with aging. ❤️#SupportBlackMamas and give what you can to National Bail Out here: https://www.nationalbailout.org/mothers-day-gifts

The week starts with a powerful transit to Pluto and a tumultuous Full Moon in Scorpio, and it ends with an unpredictable meet-up between the Sun and Uranus as well as an irritating square between Mercury and Mars. Come for the astrology; stay for the practical tips for making it through. ❤️#SupportBlackMamas and give what you can to National Bail Out here: https://www.nationalbailout.org/mothers-day-gifts

Making an amends is a vulnerable event. And should you even do it when you don't trust the person on the other end? A sober listener joins Jessica for help determining how or if she should do apologize to someone who is still hurting her.

Saturn will be moving into Aries in a couple of weeks, and Jessica touches on what to expect. Supportive energies are flowing in transits from Mercury and Venus this week, but also a tough one from Mercury and Chiron makes an appearance. Learn how to make the most of it all on this week's episode of Ghost of a Podcast.

The milestone "Christ Year" that happens at age 33 is an important point of maturation, post-Saturn Return. Supersonic joins Jessica to discuss the culmination of their Saturn Return lessons around home and family. There's still time to register for my May 4th webinar on Forgiveness: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forgiveness-the-astrology-of-letting-go-with-jessica-lanyadoo-tickets-1331037863079?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

A verrrry Plutonian New Moon in Taurus kicks off the week, and a wavy weird Venus conjunction to Neptune ends it. Learn what it means and what to do about it here on Ghost! PLUS There's still time to register for my May 4th webinar on Forgiveness: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forgiveness-the-astrology-of-letting-go-with-jessica-lanyadoo-tickets-1331037863079?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

Winnie wants to be famous and is getting lots of engagement on social media, and loves the attention! Buuuut it also makes her want to withdraw and hide, sometimes. How can she balance both sides? Jessica gets to the heart of the matter.

Things are heating up! Anger, agitation, and activation are all active in this week's horoscope, as the Sun, Mars, and Pluto struggle with each other all week long. It all culminates at week's end with the third and final opposition between Mars and Pluto, closing out a six-month long cycle of intensity. Tune into this week's forecast to navigate it all with intention and grace.

Letting go of relationships & attachments can be really hard, especially when the break is not a clean one. One listener wants to change her patterns around hanging on and letting go. Jessica lights up the path ahead.

When the North Node and Saturn meet up, things get deep and consequential. Jessica explains what it means and how to make use of it. Later, Mercury meets up with Neptune, and Mars trines it. This is the perfect time to lay foundations and act with integrity.

Octavia recently went through their Saturn Return. Now they really want to integrate everything they learned, but they clearly see the ways in which they block their own forward motion in both their relationship and their goals. Jessica dives in and goes deep to help untangle old patterns.

Venus is busy all week—for better or worse. Both Mercury and Venus end their messy retrograde transits! Chiron and the Sun meet up right before a very Chironic Full Moon in Libra. Tune in for another week in the stars — with love, from Lanyadoo.

After 4 years with the same therapist, a listener is not sure she feels held in all the right ways and wonders whether it's time to break up and move on. Jessica dives into their dynamic and reveals the path forward.

This week Neptune moves into Aries for the first time in 165 years, and its energy will be felt! There is a supportive trio of transits between Mars, Saturn, and Uranus. As a special treat, listen to Jessica‘s astrological weather report from her live talk at the Oakland Museum of California on March 16th. Watch the full conversation with Malkia Devich-Cyril on the public page of Jessica's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/JessicaLanyadoo

Max wants to commit to a spiritual path, but his blocks loom large. He joins Jessica, and they unpack being too in one's head, rage, grief.

There are many challenges and opportunities in these tumultuous times, and this week's Solar Eclipse in Aries is a great time to choose who you want to be and what motivations you will allow to shape your actions. There will be a trio of supportive transits and two challenging transits to Neptune, from both of the retrograde baddies — Mercury and Venus. This episode of Ghost will help you help yourself!

What does it mean to surrender? How can you prepare for a Pluto transit? Why am I only psychic when I'm high, and why can I only psychically "see" others and not myself? Why is Synastry lying about my husband and me? Am I gay?? LET'S GET INTO IT, in this episode of So Many Questions!

As anxieties deepen around things that are out of your control, Jessica kicks off this episode offering a simple tool for navigating existential stress. Your horoscope includes three transits — a big one involving the easily-deflated energies of Neptune and two supportive ones to values-based Venus. Come for the astrology, and stay for the practical life advice!

Vicky joins Jessica with a love question that leads to a psychic reading of her creative project. They look at how she can refocus her manuscript narrative through practice and perspective. And, of course, her love life makes an appearance as well!

Expect huge emotions, big changes, and even the unexpected this week. On the 13th, there will be a heavy Lunar Eclipse in Virgo that features consequential Saturn. By the 14th, Mercury joins Venus in retrograde action. There are some supportive transits to help you make the most of these challenges, and Jessica unpacks all of it for you on this week's Ghost 

It's hard to be a person! After a friend breakup and a love breakup, Blue joins Jessica to talk about blame, manipulation, and the righting of wrongs.

Venus is retrograde, and emotions are running high as we build up towards the first eclipse in March. This week, Mercury meets up with Neptune, and the Sun squares Jupiter; then there are two supportive transits that close out the week. Come and see Jessica live in the Bay Area: Join Jessica Lanyadoo, Malkia Cyril Devich, and Mahsa Vahdat at the Oakland Museum on March 16th: https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-reimagining-justice-a-conversation-with-malkia-cyril-devich-jessica-lanyadoo-with-music-by-mahsa-vahdat/

Let's talk about sex! Sissy has received some confusing feedback from a previous astrology reading, so they join Jessica for some Ghost clarity on the matter. Sex can be many things—hot, confusing, fun, life-changing, burdensome—all the things! Jessica and Sissy go deep and unpack it all.

This week Mars ends its retrograde, and Venus begins one, creating big shifts. Jessica shares the Sabian symbol for the degree that Mars stations direct. By the 27th, there will be a New Moon in Pisces, but not before a challenging conjunction between Mercury and your old pal, Saturn, earlier in the week.

While in talks around opening up their relationship, Nina's partner cheated. Now they have to make the tough decision to work through the pain and salvage the relationship - or move on. Jessica delves into the patterns that brought this listener to where they are.

This week's horoscope is short and sweet, so stay tuned for an extra special segment with Jessica in conversation with Dean Spade (https://linktr.ee/deanspade) about mutual aid and we can come together, for each other.

Valentine is an excellent parent, but it's bringing up a lot of triggers around how she was treated in her childhood, by her own parents. Jessica goes deep on how Valentine can give herself the same grace and structure she offers her children in this heartfelt episode.

The astrology of this week is likely to be pretty rattling as Uranus, the planet of disruption, revolution, and curveballs, runs amok! The full moon in Leo on the 12th forms a T-square to Uranus, and just about anything can happen. It's a very Uranian week in the stars!

Happy Black Love Month on Ghost! No matter how much she reaches out to people, orgs, or groups to offer her support, this listener is stuck! She is constantly following up with people but never seems to find people who want to work with her, even when she receives very positive feedback in terms of her contributions and involvement. What gives? What might be blocking her ability to be more involved in community or creative work with others?

To kick off the 500th episode of Ghost, Jessica speaks on the political nature of her work and this podcast. Then she breaks down the three transits to Chiron, as well as the supportive energies to be found this week in the stars.

On January 12th Jessica did a live event at Charis Books and more (www.charisbooksandmore.com) in Atlanta, Georgia where she discussed the astrology of 2025 and answered audience questions about relationships, self-care, and how to show up in a quickly changing world. Enjoy this special, live episode of Ghost!

The astrology is intense this week — which should come as no surprise. Get ready for a transformational New Moon in Aquarius, a compulsive conjunction between Mercury and Pluto, and a disorienting meeting of Venus and Neptune!

A listener is consumed with an "it's not fair!" mentality, and it often ends up leaving her shutdown and removed from her flow. She joins Jessica to look at her chart and get a psychic check-in, as they delve into what's really happening.

While there are some supportive and expansive transits happening this week, there are also some seriously challenging ones slated to occur. Jessica explains how to make the most of this week's transits, and in this episode, she discusses the chart of the January 20th inauguration.

A listener engaged in a fuzzy relationship with an older man needs help navigating a messy situation! Their relationship involves a flirtatious friendship and a professional boss-employee power dynamic. They want to know if it's okay to blur these lines, how far they should take it, and what boundaries would actually look like in such a layered relationship. Jessica goes in, triple-Capricorn style. ✨ Get Facing 2025 Together: Astrology for Community Care and Resistance here: https://www.lovelanyadoo.com/shop/facing-2025-together-astrology-for-community-care-and-resistance and support Dahnoun Mutual Aid here: https://chuffed.org/project/115245-dahnoun-mutual-aid

There are some combative transits, transits that can help you connect to the people and things that hold you up, deeply emo transits, and one that'll kick up loneliness — this week is a lot! From the Full Moon in Cancer to the Sun opposition to Mars retrograde, emotions (and defenses!) will be running high. Make sure to tune in to this week's forecast for your star map. ✨ Get Facing 2025 Together: Astrology for Community Care and Resistance here: https://www.lovelanyadoo.com/shop/facing-2025-together-astrology-for-community-care-and-resistance and support Dahnoun Mutual Aid here: https://chuffed.org/project/115245-dahnoun-mutual-aid

A parent-child dynamic is tough to change. One mother's journey of evolution involves frustration with how her son treats her. When the tree has created the relationship dynamic, what exactly is the apple's responsibility? Jessica goes deep on ancestral patterns, parental responsibility, and family love in this very intimate reading. ✨ Get Facing 2025 Together: Astrology for Community Care and Resistance here: https://www.lovelanyadoo.com/shop/facing-2025-together-astrology-for-community-care-and-resistance and support Dahnoun Mutual Aid here: https://chuffed.org/project/115245-dahnoun-mutual-aid

Let's start 2025 with a high-level look at the conditions we find ourselves in and the best way to navigate them. Jessica touches on the Mars Rx, Mars opposition to Pluto, and Pluto in Aquarius. This week finds Mars retrograding back into Cancer, Mercury and Neptune clashing, and the Sun and Chiron in a square. It's another intense week in the stars! ✨ Get Facing 2025 Together: Astrology for Community Care and Resistance here: https://www.lovelanyadoo.com/shop/facing-2025-together-astrology-for-community-care-and-resistance and support Dahnoun Mutual Aid here: https://chuffed.org/project/115245-dahnoun-mutual-aid

A New Moon in Capricorn, Mars Rx opposition to Pluto, and a whole lot of advice: this is an episode you don't want to miss. Happy 2025!

It's the last week of 2024, and it's going out with a bang! Jupiter will square Saturn, and Mercury will retroshade back into an opposition with the former and a square with the latter. Then we will have a disruptive square between Venus and Uranus to bring in some excitement and possibly the unexpected. Register to join me for Facing 2025 Together: Astrology for Community Care and Resistance on December 30th! Tickets available here: https://tinyurl.com/3azp3sd2

Gay with MAGA parents and a deep investment in her familial relationships, this reading's guest wants help upholding boundaries to be true to herself while still being in relationship with her family. Tune into this heartfelt and instructive conversation. Join me for Facing 2025 Together: Astrology for Community Care and Resistance. Tickets available here: https://tinyurl.com/3azp3sd2

It's the last Full Moon of 2024, and it's a bit of an anxiety-producing one, thanks to your old pal, Neptune. Jessica tells you how to leverage the Full Moon's potential and also touches on the coming astrology of 2025.

Mac isn't sure if self-love is actually possible. After years of mental health treatment, she's doesn't feel she's ever reached a place of true self-love. She and Jessica talk through what it actually means to love oneself in this very revealing reading.

In this special episode of Ghost, Jessica breaks down this week's astrology and shares her talk, Boundaries for Chaotic Times, from the the November 2nd Witches Confluence in San Francisco. Come for the astrology, stay for the energetic support. Modern Witches honors and celebrates the multicultural and multivalent ways the witch expresses themselves within our society. Through spiritual education, community-building experiences, and curated events, Modern Witches strives to cultivate a radical, liberatory, diverse, and inclusive magical community of beings who believe in healing futures and in the crucial role witches play in healthy societies. Learn more about the Modern Witches Organization via Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@witchesconfluence⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and our website:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠modernwitches.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TNRFAwbm33KkQj3MwyrXw Support the Podcast and get loads of extra Full Moon circle, Rituels, discounts, and more by signing up to their Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/modernwitches⁠⁠  Support the Hosts and their Support: Casey -Intuitive Witch, Artist & Author, Creatrix of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wandererstarot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.wandererstarot.com/caseyzabala ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Karima - Astrologer, Tarot Reader, and Witch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@the.cosmic.vibe.sf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-cosmic-vibe.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Given the threat of looming fascism, a listener considers leaving her lifelong home in the United States. Is it self-preservation or selfishness? It's a huge decision, not to be taken lightly! Jessica + BK explore this life-changing transition in these unstable times, in this week's reading on Ghost.

Mercury AND Mars are retrograde this week, alongside challenging transits to Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto. Luckily we have several supportive transits to help you make meaning out of the madness.

Lou wants to be involved, to be an active participant in activism and social activity, but perfectionism often halts her progress. She wants to break through, and Jessica helps her navigate her internal blocks. Get Meditation for Mercury Retrograde, out November 28th here: https://tinyurl.com/5ff33bke AND pre-order Meditations for Your Sign, out January 2, 2025 here: https://tiny.cc/0sywzz