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Show Notes
In this episode, I’m joined by my friend and astrologer Lesley Tagorda for a conversation about astrology as a tool for coregulation, self-understanding, and coming back to who we are underneath all the conditioning about who we should be.
We explore Lesley’s decolonial approach to astrology, how our birth charts can help us understand and reclaim parts of ourselves we may have learned to suppress, and why astrology can offer another way of relating to the rhythms, cycles, and seasons happening around us.
A big part of our conversation centers on the moon sign as a guide for nervous system care. Lesley walks us through all 12 moon signs and shares different ways each one might find nourishment and regulation — from movement for Aries moons and sensory comfort for Taurus moons, to connection for Libra moons and exploration for Sagittarius moons. We talk about these practices not as luxuries, but as ways of understanding what our individual systems may need to feel emotionally supported.
We also talk about breaking out of fear-based astrology, working with challenging seasons as temporary cycles, and what can happen when we stop fighting parts of ourselves and start reclaiming them as strengths.
This episode is an invitation to get curious about astrology as another lens for understanding your nervous system — and to experiment with the forms of support that help you feel more like yourself.
Timestamps
00:00 — Introducing Lesley + astrology as coregulation
03:00 — Astrology as cycles, rhythms, and energetic weather
05:00 — Lesley’s background + decolonial astrology
08:00 — Birth charts + coming back to yourself
12:30 — Why your moon sign matters for emotional security
14:00 — Astrology for Changemakers + the “Big Four”
18:00 — Astrology, cosmology + reconnecting what colonization separated
20:00 — Polynesian navigation + relationship with the stars
26:00 — Moving away from fear-based astrology
30:00 — Finding gifts inside challenging experiences
38:00 — Astrology through difficult seasons + remembering they’re temporary
41:00 — What happens when we stop fighting ourselves
47:00 — Nervous system care for your moon sign
48:00 — Aries + Taurus moons
50:00 — Gemini + Cancer moons
51:00 — Leo + Virgo + Libra moons
52:00 — Scorpio + Sagittarius moons
53:00 — Capricorn + Aquarius + Pisces moons
55:00 — Working with the moon’s current sign + lunar cycles
58:00 — Astrology for Changemakers + reclaiming leadership
01:00:00 — Circular leadership + everyone has something to contribute
01:01:00 — Closing reflections
Resources
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