Therapeutic Astrology Podcast

Therapeutic Astrology Podcast by Mannah (TAP) is place to learn og and feel into healing methods, psychological insights and the mystery pointed to by forgotten languages of the soul. My name is Mannah, and I aim to inspire you to a rich life on all levels of experience. As you listen, let the existential questions breathe into your inner realms where Wholeness is always present. Tap in with us for psychological insights, existential exploration, astrology, spiritual healing and living with purpose! We are in good company with thought leaders, authors, and healers of our time - or sometimes of past times as I may read the authors alive in solo episodes. In common my variety of guests have a wish to stop fragmentation and care for a greater view of this embodied spiritual life. My own primary path is through Evolutionary Astrology, and in each episode I spend a few moments to tap into my guests birth chart. Let’s TAP in together - no matter where you are, you have a place to call Whole. My website: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com Mannah, Trauma Therapist & Astrologer Copenhagen, May of 2023

#150- Phoebe Wyss - Inside the Cosmic Mind: Archetypal Astrology and the New Cosmology 05/04/2026

#149 - Dabney Lawless: THE FUTURE IS HERE - A Conversation Between Evolutionary Astrologers As the World Reshuffles Itself 04/29/2026

#148 - Bob Falconer: You Can’t Heal from Major Trauma Without Connecting to Spirit - Beyond IFS 04/20/2026

#148 - Bob Falconer: You Can’t Heal from Major Trauma Without Connecting to Spirit - Beyond IFS Robert Falconer (Bob) is with us for the third time, and it is such a rich hour. Listen to this one if you want to learn more about what dialoguing with Spirit is, how a domination structure does not want people to have connection to spirit, how it is essential to heal from trauma, and why desire is a very good thing!! TAP in with us and learn more about: -How to let go of the raft (the tools, worldviews, and methods that once helped us can later become limitations if we cling to them) -Distinctions between channeling and dialogue with spirit -Jung’s active imagination as it relates to IFS -How IFS is a raft! Bob's staircase truly excites me -How confusion, cognitive dissonance, and uncertainty are actually the fastest way to grow -ASK: “How do I develop my relationship with this?” -Stand on the Abyss !! -Any person remains fundamentally mysterious!! -the alternative to the "attempt to kill the psyche " -Neoplatonism, theurgy, and the embodied descent of divine energies -Ecstatic energy -REVISION the history of spirituality in the West -Hunger, yearning, and loneliness are not signs of failure but forces that can carry a person home to the divine. Desire becomes distorted only when reduced or controlled -Spirit being plural -How Spirit after the book said: "You have tried to storm the Palace of Wisdom through its sewer system" -How demons keep people chained as long as they remain afraid of them but the way forward is not to violently cut cords -His comments on lasting transformations: be curious about the parts that brought the old structures back, it is a SLOW PROCESS BASED ON LOVE -we go into Bob's current transits as he has Uranus right on his Venus now (29 degrees) and have an upcoming transit of Saturn to his Sun. Major development about to give way it seems and I think his current studies of tantra could be related to his Venus in taurus and his upcoming major book project could be related to Saturn approaching, as he has felt some resistance to it and it is a major work. But it could be many other things going on this life that I do not know about, remember in these interviews I always just guess a bit from what I know whereas in a deep conversation about life events, I would understand the symbolism better- but it does point to that something does not satisfy Bob anymore, it is as if another wisdom establish, that could be a broad way to look at the current and coming energy for him. Of course, as an Aries, he marches to his own drummer regardless. youtube video here: check Bob out here: the book we speak about here: and me here: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/40946335

#147 - Joel Blackstock: Mystical Experiences in Therapy - BrainSpotting & Emotional Transformation 04/14/2026

#147 - Joel Blackstock: Mystical Experiences in Therapy - BrainSpotting & Emotional Transformation Our guest today, Joel Blackstock, is deeply inspiring. Whether you’re passionate about therapy or simply curious, this conversation is getting you there - we explore the natural therapeutic evolution, how pattern recognition is central and then Joel breaks down the differences between EMDR and Brainspotting, and then takes us further into Emotional Transformation Therapy. I highly recommend listening to this one. He shares so many powerful reflections, including: “I want my shadow in the room, so I know where it is” which feels especially resonant coming from a fellow Pluto in Scorpio gen. He also shares his own breakdown and how he had to go through the process himself. He also speaks beautifully about the shift from writing against critics to writing for the people who can actually be helped by his work. We of course also speak of Joel's astrology, where I put an emphasis on his Gemini signature to reflect his ability to research and understand neurology and the brain. It is also his Gemini nature that helps him apply different perspectives at once—and in terms of the current transits, we are looking straight at his Mercury, Jupiter, Sun, and Ascendant, which might mean that in this period of time he will make big decisions around central elements of his life. He will do so with his shadow in the room, as he says, and Chiron is in the room too, meaning his personal trailblazer signature showing itself also on the basis of his willingness to stay present with discomfort, allowing it to evolve into purpose and meaningful action. It is truly life changing transits, but it is also the long term perspective on projects- in fact all these major transits speak of change over a long time, over several years. Mind you that the outer planets make the strongest effect on us, however it often takes a while, as they retrograde and come back around. This means we got time to think for ourselves, then rethink the thinking and then rethink the foundation of ever having thought so... It certainly means that we are in a maturation process. NOW: Lean back, enjoy the conversation, and check out the links below: Joel's podcast here: Here is the first in the series we mention about the history of psychotherapy: or here: Mannah: see our consversation on youtube here: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/40860625

#146 - Justin Wilford, PhD: Your Parts Have a Spiritual Core - Healing Unattached Burdens as Lost Souls in Internal Family Systems 04/11/2026

#145 - Jason D. Batt, Ph.D. - Depth Psychology, Myth and Artificial Intelligence: Soul and the Machine 04/03/2026

#145 - Jason D. Batt, Ph.D. - Depth Psychology, Myth and Artificial Intelligence: Soul and the Machine "What are the deeper psychological needs trying to be met through this new technology? What are the hidden archetypal patterns at play in turning to the prospect of a different kind of mind, a mind not quite human, perhaps a mind that is more than human? In this liminal space, we find a spectrum of fantasies ranging from a coming utopia ushered in by the potentials of these immaculately conceived technologies, to the enslavement or destruction of humanity by rogue AI that has outsmarted its programmers."* WELCOME to such a rich episode, where technological philosopher, mythologist, futurist and author Jason D. Batt is talking in depth with me about AI in a psychological view. Here are some of the themes we go through together - and let me tell you, this is perspective shifting, and AI is going to be completely normal soon, so lets talk about it, here close to the ingress of Uranus into Gemini. -How the book Depth Psychology, Myth and Artificial Intelligence- SOUL AND THE MACHINE came to be -Who decides what soul and humanity is? -What are the deeper psychological needs trying to be met through this new technology? -What is AI really reflecting back to us? How is it the collective unconscious and the deeper patterns shaping humanity? -How humans have always imagined “the other” in robots & artificial beings and AI is now becoming a real version of that -Sci-fi stories have already imagined the reality we are now entering -The importance of being kind to AI as it will develop consciousness (plus it's better for oneself as well) -The myth we are in now -How Artemis II right now will capture a new "Earthrise" -The separation of astrology and astronomy -What Jason thinks of therapy with AI Thank you so much for being with us - Share it with friends and let me know what you think Mannah LINKS: this episode on youtube: the book we speak about: Jasons website: His writings on substack: Mannahs web: *Depth Psychology, Myth and Artificial Intelligence: Soul and the Machine, page 3 /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/40728180

#144 - Kingsley Dennis (p.2) Beyond Conditioning - Connecting to Something Higher - The Modern Seeker & Sage Talks 03/30/2026

#144 - Kingsley Dennis (p.2) Beyond Conditioning - Connecting to Something Higher - The Modern Seeker & Sage Talks This is the second part of our (yes, yours and mine!) meeting with Kingsley L. Dennis, who holds a PhD and works as a full-time writer and researcher. He is the author of more than twenty-five books and numerous articles, making it no small task to choose what to focus on!! But today is long planned job (planned by myself Mannah)of me bringing some challenging questions to Kingsley, as I recently read his 2020 book "The Modern Seeker: A Perennial Psychology for Contemporary Times." We explore what the perennial path is, and how it can be expressed through the modern language of psychology. What are the dangers of going into the occult/spiritual domain if not emotionally stable and how can therapy work together with the perennial need to decondition? Kingsley is AS WE SPEAK ready with a new book for the public called "Sage Talks: Conversations with Gods, Deities, and Avatars" (march 31, 2026) and we of course dive into that too in the later part of this interview. But mostly we go at it with bridging tools/paths for emotional health and a spiritual growth. Modern therapy and the perennial path are not necessarily opposed - but the interesting part is how we get to this point, the process of us understanding each other in this conversation I think. DEconditioning and reprogramming is a HUGE important task. Now then what? What do we replace the old programme with? Well Soulmaking, in his language, is about nourishing the soul with what truly feeds it, rather than living on distractions, substitutes, or forms of “fast food” for the psyche. A central thread in the conversation is that real development requires openness, critically questioning, flexibility and humor! And an underlying theme is the art of communication, because as Kingsley says in the end of this episode: “We are a communicative species.” In astrological terms, we speak of a Mars Mercury conjunction (powerful communicator!) and Libra rising, which points to a soul emphasis on equal relationships. I find this very pronounced in Kingsley because he is always very easy to talk to and consistently invites me into a space of co-creation. Also in this conversation he speaks of allowing others perspectives - that is a Libra skill for sure!! I hope you enjoy it and will reflect with us on these existential and important topics -Mannah link to this episode on youtube: Kingsleys substack: Mannah: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/40664935

#143 - Sian Sibley - Black Paths and Green Cathedrals - Unveiling the Green 03/11/2026

#143 - Sian Sibley - Black Paths and Green Cathedrals - Unveiling the Green In her book Black Paths and Green Cathedrals: A Guide to Ecological Paganism, Sian Sibley writes: "greed and gluttony are not just permitted, they are encouraged, driven by a profiteering media that feeds our fears because fear sells. And yet, no one ever tells us what ‘enough’ even means. We are kept hungry on purpose, starved of contentment, because a person who knows they have enough is a person who cannot be controlled." WOW. This wow factor goes all through our conversation. So welcome dear listener to TAP into a conversation about: -How working with trees is very different from working with flowers and plants: flowers are quick, but trees ask us to slow down because they move at a much slower pace than we do -By selling your time, you are giving away the best part of your life -The Industrial Revolution and the enclosure of land helped cut people off from the land and moved them into dehumanizing conditions in towns, mines, and mills -One striking example of dehumanization was the invention of food like the sandwich and the Cornish pasty -Much of modern life has handed our survival over to supermarkets and systems, leaving us deeply dependent and cut off from the sources of life -This disconnect is not just about being “green” in the modern sense of recycling or veganism, but about a root-deep wound in how we see ourselves as above nature instead of within it -What it means to be plant-blind and how admit to being just that -Humans are incredibly new compared to the plant world, yet religion and science have often trained us to think we are superior to it -CRYSTALS! There is no real proof behind claims of “ethically sourced crystals,” and that label often becomes something we tell ourselves to feel better -Sacred plants are also being harmed by spiritual consumption, such as frankincense, where overuse is contributing to the endangerment of Boswellia trees -If people cannot grow food, gather water, forage, or provide for themselves, they become dependent on systems that then hold power over their lives -The drop test: If a plant can anticipate an outcome, alter its response, and remember past experiences, that fits a definition of intelligence ! -Sacred trees appear across cultures, including the world tree in Norse mythology and the enlightenment tree in Buddhism -Many ancient goddesses was nature deities connected to animals, serpents, and the living earth but later mythologies and patriarchal systems have diminished these earlier feminine powers -Plant magic and herbal practice traditionally integrate astrology through planetary correspondences/esoteric sympathies and...So Much Good Stuff in this one!! From Aeon books website: "Sian Sibley is a writer, witchcraft practitioner, and ecologist from Wales, with over thirty years of experience in plant spirit magic. She holds master’s degrees in Biological Science and Ecology and Spirituality, blending scientific insight with esoteric wisdom. As the leader of the DragonOak Coven for 27 years, she has guided practitioners in structured, nature-based spiritual practices that honour both tradition and personal growth." Be well everyone and check out these links: link to the books: link to Sian sibley: link to Mannah: HERE is the VIDEO version: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/40370655

#142 - Maja D’Aoust - Astrology of the Shadow Self- Working with Oppositions in Your Natal Chart 03/09/2026

#142 - Maja D’Aoust - Astrology of the Shadow Self- Working with Oppositions in Your Natal Chart ”Using astrology psychologically is not a recent trend, though; it was widespread among the alchemists of Europe, such as Paracelsus and Athanasius Kircher, who sought to undergo the great work or magna opus of transforming and transmuting the self. Astrology later attracted the attention of Western psychologists and psychiatrists” (quote from Maja D’Aoust) TAP in with us as we speak of: Shadow work, subconscious influences, counter-part, your double ganger and alter-ego and why it is so important and so natural! Here are some of the themes we talk about: -The unexpressed energy in shadow -Doubles and the shade and its role within magical traditions -In the shadow is also our biological instinct and here is a great quote from Maja: ”The impulse and compulsion of instinct serves to keep you and all other life-forms alive. Without instinct, we would not survive; therefore instinct deserves as much respect and veneration as intelligence.” -Identifying with limited information (bias) -There should be no shaming about having a shadow- we are bound to it, living in this reality! -The dualistic nature of the universe -Pagen history and mythology -REMEMBER WHERE YOU COME FROM -Why (we think) social media is toxic now but started as an utopia -Different terminologies and perspectives on the Soul -The need to have more insight on death and the afterlife journey -Grief and love even though there "is no loss" because there is a perception of separation with death -How the I Ching helped Maja realize shadow astrology -Sharing esoteric wisdom and how I find some purpose to talk publicly about books that inspired me -Eclipses and double ganger experiences Rich with information!! Enjoy!!! Find the video version here: -Mannah Find more on Maja here: the book: Mannah: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/40349530

#141 - Katharina Westblikk - The Path of Esoteric Astrology - Beyond the Individual 03/06/2026

#140 - Maurice Fernandez on Neurodivergence with Uranus in Gemini & on the Global Issue of Spiritual Bypass (p.2) 03/04/2026

#139 - Maurice Fernandez on Past Lives, Karma & Evolutionary Necessity (p.1) 03/02/2026

#138 - Brian James - The Cult and Myth of Trauma - Trust Your Soul’s Response - Howl in the Wilderness 02/20/2026

#138 - Brian James - The Cult and Myth of Trauma - Trust Your Soul’s Response - Howl in the Wilderness "Culture looks and acts a lot like a religious cult, and as writer and magician Alan Moore has said, every culture started out as a cult." (quote from Brian James, Traumadelic, 2024) In this conversation, my very Jupiterian guest says: EXPANSIVENESS IS THE KEY and he also says "sometimes we just loose our shit!" Listen to this thought-provoking conversation about the so-called myth of trauma. It is a longer episode, but I invite you to stick around, because we get into so important themes like what is is that attracts so many people to trauma work - and what you can do when you are caught by a belief. Brian James is a depth counselor, archetypal coach, and podcast host (see link below), and we share a love of yoga, interviews, depth psychology, and a mutual tendency to question overly simplistic views!! You could even say we “trauma bond” over our experiences in (leaving) therapy schools........a little into the conversation. Like I said -please stick around! For those who care to read this text, I will mention I mix up an important word, but I mean to talk about the parentalism, a term that contains an objection within it!!! The heart of that critique in parentalism and in this conversation is actually captured in a quote from James Hillman, quoted in Brian James’ Traumadelic: “The more I believe my nature comes from my parents, the less open I am to the ruling influences around me. The less the surrounding world is felt to be intimately important to my story. Yet even biographies begin by locating the subject in a place; the self starts off amid the smells of a geography. We are ecological from day one." TAP in with us as we explore: - Brian’s experience with a series of remembrances - Another way of understanding causality - Radical ambivalence - A critique of “small t” trauma - Experiences with Gabor Maté and other role models that are not always easy to engage with in a nuanced way - Being right or wrong is constructed ! Go beyond! - Are we truly responsible for all our actions? -What it means to be triggered, and how we understand it without trauma -The importance of finding your own path -A howl in the wilderness of modernity -The experience of being an outsider, while still longing for connection -The myth of trauma within the psychedelic world - The cliché of non-reactivity vs. responsiveness – and the risk of overriding one’s instinct to be affected – Thinking in elements, because it is all archetypal -Attending to the soul - Understanding suffering and authentic reactions -Our animal nature -Ego defenses and reactions that upsets others -disillusionments of our time -It is an affront to nature and the soul when we can't challenge what we are to learn and speak up about what we feel -Still reactive? Thank God!! TO BE OF THIS EARTH !!! -in terms of astrology we mostly speak jupiter, and I mention a danish therapist, that is Ulla Rung Weeke and if you do understand danish, I recommend this interview with her: I hope you enjoy it, I truly did, and I am not trying to sell anyone anything, but I did really feel like Brian would be such a safe space to be in depth therapy with. I loved to be free and personal in this interview. HEY if you want to SEE this interview - you will find it here: Follow the links for more in this energy: Brian James: Brain James podcast, HOWL IN THE WILDERNESS: Mannah: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/40176450

#137 - Tiffany Hopkins - Beyond - A Living Person's Guide To The Dead - Mediumship as a Healing Practice 02/17/2026

#137 - Tiffany Hopkins - Beyond - A Living Person's Guide To The Dead - Mediumship as a Healing Practice If you are curious about mediumship, I really recommend this interview with medium, teacher and author Tiffany Hopkins. We talk about her book, "Beyond – A Living Person’s Guide to the Dead" (2025), which I find to be an easy read, as well as very informative and mind-expanding. I would call Tiffany Hopkins a visionary in this area of mediumship, and I am so glad for this conversation with her. You are very welcome to tap in with us as Tiffany Hopkins shares about: -How she became a medium in a town of mediums -Tiffany worked in tech for 20 years, and it is not too far off from mediumship -Spiritualism, the Second Great Awakening, and Lily Dale -How mediumship and working with AI are similar -The need for discernment -Staying connected to different aspects of your being -The foundation of mediumship and why it changes us -The experience becoming real as it is shared -Creativity and mediumship—where you receive and express -The importance of therapeutic support and being validated -The countercultural component of mediumship -Will mediumship be culturally accepted? -Mediumship as inherently healing and care work -The therapeutic context -Now—what if not all the information is from spirit? Tiffany has a neuroscience background and offers her new two metaphors for what is happening in mediumship -Evidence for Spirit -Improvisation as we listen to both at the same time -Can you bring in information and integrate it? -The spiritual connection is not practical! -LONELINESS—and a potential loneliness renaissance -the social construct of this one romantic partner (I relate this comment then to the Pluto in Scorpio generation) -The Pluto in Scorpio generation is born from 5th of November 1983 to 10th of November 1995 (with retrograde returns during the period so be sure to check out your actual birth day) and we talk about the deep heartbreak that often comes in relationship because we are to grow so much, that we need the pain head first- for healing to occur the trauma need expositon/confrontation/that we dare deal with it. Thank you for being with us- see the video version of this episode: FIND Tiffanys books right here: Website: Mannah: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/40142210

#136 - Belinda Matwali - Trauma-Informed Astrology - Invest in Your Inner Technology 02/12/2026

#136 - Belinda Matwali - Trauma-Informed Astrology - Invest in Your Inner Technology This is a wonderful conversation with another "therapeutic astrologer". Belinda Matwali is an astrologer, holistic therapist, and meditation teacher, working internationally as a global wellness expert. I really enjoy her focus on self-empowerment!! So we may not be controlled. Tap with us in as we speak about: -How Belinda works with clients who seek her guidance -The inner astrology & the inner technology -Astrology for self reflection within spiritual psychology -The importance of having a spiritual philosophy -Astrology NOT just as information, but INITIATIONS -Lived Wisdom -The noise on social media -Belinda wants to empower people so we can navigate transits -Being trauma informed come through as she speaks of how we learned early to override our body’s signals and weren’t trained to trust our intuition. -The risk of transference of trust into another astrologer -The potential of Neptune in Aries - and also saturn and the whole shift with the outer planets in air-fire this year 2026 -How Belinda do NOT in fact look to the chart to learn about a trauma -Working with the potential in the chart -Repressed parts of the chart (blindspots) -You are not stuck, but can do the inner work -Take your personal power back -Saturn and Neptune in Aries as the rights of the individual and the expansive energy of Uranus in gemini and Pluto in aquarius that will help us TRUST our SENSES -Self-inquiry when addictions kicks in -Would you rather be with what you know even if it is not serving you, rather than the unknown? -the importance of investing in your self-empowerment -Belinda also share her way to meditation by fasting (Chiron in Taurus) -Spiritual nutrition as the spiritual wifi -the developmental chart, where you mature into it -Sun-Chiron in Taurus in the 12th that really caught my eye in Belindas chart, as a mirror of what she is doing with meditation and nutrition and spiritual guidance -a few good worlds on the meaning of eclipses (feb 17 & march 3) as the will be on importance for both Belinda and myself. Find Belinda Matwali right here: and here: and me Mannah: and the video version of this episode: Be well out there And remember you have a place to call whole! /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/40086195

#135 - Iman Moeinian - René Guénon: Traditionalism, Metaphysics, and the Modern World 02/06/2026

#135 - Iman Moeinian - René Guénon: Traditionalism, Metaphysics, and the Modern World Today you will meet the best kind of influencer, Iman Moeinian, whose thoughtful YouTube channel brings depth to philosophical questions. Iman Moeinians core interest is in philosophy, metaphysics, especially traditional metaphysics. I invited him to speak with me about René Guénon and Traditionalism, because he did excellent talks on the topic. TAP in with us as we speak about what has been lost in the modern world, and how the timeless wisdom of the ancient traditions can still orient our lives, like when we choose to slow down. I wanted a real casual talk so we could meet in our shared humanity, and I believe it succeeded. The recorder was on from the beginning, and you are with us through everything! Here is a few notes about what we go through in our little more than an hour together: -How Guénon has a critique of modern individuality and truth as a personal affair -Guénons bio which is quite secretive -Intellectual intuition!! (the kind of intuition that today is dismissed as superstition) -The traditional view of art where art should surely delight but also point to higher truth and not only pleasure -Critique of modern psychology! Jung popular, but Iman argues Coomaraswamy is even more important -The question of the subconscious versus spiritual origin of healing -What is metaphysics ?? -We have several critiques actually such as modern writers sometimes borrow from older masters without reference -We have a great Ananda Coomaraswamy spotlight throughout! He was a philosopher, a major thinker, mastered many languages, he had a precise mathematical style, and not widely read, so he is one Iman is bringing to a wider audience these days. Of course, we also have fun looking at Iman’s chart toward the end. We find astrological clues behind his precise craft, his ability to critique where it’s needed, and his spirit of careful service for example by reading, editing, writing, and doing the hard work. Through his Uranus–Jupiter conjunction in Aquarius we see some social reform going strong in past incarnations, and with both planets retrograde, a current-life rethinking of the Aquarian progress and revolt. I truly recommend Iman Moeinian - you can find some of his work here: My web is: Thank you so much for being with us!! PS if you prefer the video version and you don't know where to find it - Here it is: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/40019480

#134 - Gary Lachman - Touched by the Presence - From Blondie’s Bowery and Rock and Roll to Magic and the Occult 02/01/2026

#134 - Gary Lachman - Touched by the Presence - From Blondie’s Bowery and Rock and Roll to Magic and the Occult 2026 is a year when the wheel is turning in a big way, and I have the honor of speaking with Gary Lachman shortly after he’s turned the big seventy; his own significant turn. Gary is a writer and musician, he was a major influence in mid-1970s as a founding member of the rock band Blondie Blondie and other bands. In the 1990s, he transitioned to full-time writing, producing influential works on mysticism and occultism. This intro is inspired by wikipedia but the book we speak about today is a much more accurate and detailed "presentation" - as we speak of his book that is a memoir of magic, rock and roll, and becoming who you are! It is called "Touched by the Presence: From Blondie’s Bowery and Rock and Roll to Magic and the Occult" published november 2025 by Inner Traditions. In the publishers intro it says about Gary that he is a prolific author and lecturer on consciousness, counterculture, and the Western esoteric tradition. The big question about how we went from big music business to that of an esoteric writer, is what the book we speak about, will answer. And. Here we are in the beginning of 2026 talking in way about the forces than can be controlled and those which cannot. At least these my after-reflections. Here are some clues about what you will be tapping into with this wonderful interview with Gary Lachman: -The true self beneath layers of sleep, social conditioning, and optimization -why Gary wrote this memoir differently than his other books: not commissioned, no plan, written during a difficult period as a way to assert and protect his sense of self -a key turning point in 1975: discovering Colin Wilson’s The Occult while living on the Bowery and playing with Blondie, and how that book became the doorway into consciousness studies and the esoteric -R.D. Laing and “the sane response to an insane world”: family double-binds and gaslighting -the “false world” theme through existentialism and Gnosticism: gnosis as direct felt knowledge, the demiurge idea, and modern parallels like post-truth -"You’re poking your finger through this paper wall… it was just scenery, but you had accepted it as reality, and suddenly you realized you could do that" -You might know the name that’s on your passport, but who is that person? -the explanation on Gurdjieff’s core teaching that is about waking up from “sleep” or mechanical living: -The purpose of the Work (also called the Fourth Way) was to break habitual, unconscious patterns that keep people functioning automatically and Gary personally tried this discipline, and also Aleister Crowleys. -systems of esoteric psychological development -many people (including himself) first encounter the Work through Ouspensky’s writing, not through Gurdjieff directly -books like "A New Model of the Universe "opened entire fields for him: the idea of an esoteric current running through history -Gary is honest about having gone through a hard time when writing this book and as a related theme I ask him to pull up a poem he write when teenager, that I (Mannah) relate to personally. I was surprised he had it in his memory, and could recite it so well - look forward to that part of the interview!!! At least if you also know that feeling of "what is there to tell"... The poem is dark and romantic, dealing with death, defeat, and resignation, not necessarily a literal wish to die, but a youthful fascination with world-weariness, sorrow, and the idea of giving up. -choosing to transcend by writing, by working, by staying alive and engaged You also get the story of the title of the book "touched by presence" and here is a recommendation from Gary, a short (and super cool!!!) film his son made: thank you all for listening, and i hope you’re settling into the new year..and into your own power; as you will have noticed, the wheel is already on the move. -Mannah LINKS the book we speak about: Video version of this podcast: More Mannah: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/39944510

#133 - David Leskowitz - Sideways from Saturn - Astrological Guidance From The Centaurs 01/23/2026

#133 - David Leskowitz - Sideways from Saturn - Astrological Guidance From The Centaurs "A mystic directly experiences the flowing waters of inspiration in moments that seem to transcend space and time. Yet these, the coordinates of astrology, can still help us describe such events. Astrologers may seek out patterns that trace our treasured mystics’ meetings with the muses of their ecstasies. If we succeed, their biographies may gain a brilliant new dimension, revealing some of the cosmic architecture through which spirituality flows." Quote from beginning of a chapter by David Leskowitz from the book we focus on today BY THE NAME: "Sideways from Saturn, Astrological Guidance from the Centaurs" It has just been published here in january 2026 - a long awaited book about the astrological meaning of Centaurs. Centaur refers to a distinct class of planetoid between asteroids and TNO/KBO*. There are so many of them and this episode is meant to inspire you to -rather than give up in overwhelm- to develop a personal and direct relationship to- well some of them! I recommend the book and no one pays me to do that, I just truly love a book that is both inspiring in message and in its form- and also I think it is really needed as someone like myself who has only been in depth familiar with that one Centaur Chiron - here we get a lot deeper into the Centaur family and paradigm. Welcome to this episode and now this text written fully by a human, me, Mannah, I write these for every episode, so that you may get some overview of what it is I invite you to tap into with me. It would be easier and more well written if I took the transcript from zoom or asked chatgpt to mix something up, but then again, what would I use my long lonely nights for, if not writing these show notes. I appreciate you reading and caring for the personal touch! MY GUEST TODAY: David Leskowitz who edited and put the book together is an astrologer, healer, and writer with a BA in religious studies and a decade-long engagement with the Centaurs. He has written for The Mountain Astrologer, The Career Astrologer, and Astro.com, and is the cat-herder of Praesepe Press. (you will learn in the end what it means being a herder of brillant cats) Tap in with us as we speak about: -The Centaur Era -Personal Encounters with the Centaurs -Wisdom from outside of society -Centaur-personalities and subcultures and Centaur-astrologers -Bask in the observations and the messages they bring to us -The differences between the Planets and the Centaurs -Forming personal relationships with Centaurs -Look to your Centaur transits! -Healing with the Centaurs -We talk about several but speak mostly of Chiron and Asbolus -The being behind the symbol -Becoming a conduit -The re-emergence of the relational need in astrology -Observe without agenda -Therapeutic Astrology as a Chironic Art (to this, let me add that in one of the chapters in "sideways from Saturn" Melanie reinhart says about the terrain to which the Centaurs guide us, that it is traume-informed both trauma on a personal, but also ancestral, cultural, and historical level.) -What is the perfect blend of astrology and healing? -Many inroads to making meaning -David recommends the important contributions of Philip Sedgwicks work and the late Nick Anthony Fiorenza -Centaurs unusual rhythm and how it gives a certain weight to a moment -The experience of an archetype in ones life -Beyond the Myths for example beyond the WOUND in the WOUNDED Healer -Asbolus and the myth of Ixion -Hybridity -Case studies of James Leininger -My reading with David 6 years ago -Ceremonies of healing with the Centaurs -A glance at David's own chart Thank you for being with us!! Share this episode wildly with your friends who might also be into asteroids and planetoids and David's term that I love: Visionary Astrology of the Ecstatic Centaurs! -Mannah *TNO stands for: Trans-Neptunian object and KBO: Kuiper belt object LINKS: Video version: Website for book: Astrology site Healing work Mannah: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/39803775

#132 - Dr. Steven Farmer - Healing Ancestral Family Patterns - Get in Touch with Ancestors 01/21/2026

#132 - Dr. Steven Farmer - Healing Ancestral Family Patterns - Get in Touch with Ancestors Dr. Steven Farmer is a bestselling author, licensed psychotherapist and somatic therapist, shamanic healer, ordained minister, former college professor, and the creator of many oracle decks (not ORAL I mispronounced when I introduced him ) Tap in with us as we speak about: -Steven’s call to shamanism -The samness of trauma therapy and shamanism -Experiences of losing faith in God and later reconnection -Guidance from spirit guides within the therapeutic process -The experience of being a “weird kid” — and the need for something different (for example, an Aquarius Moon) -Inspiring, encouraging, teaching, and healing -Journaling/soul-journaling -The ancestral council that speaks with one voice -Learning to listen to your inner voice -Finding your own spiritual guidance -A direct message from the ancestral council, that Steven channels -Stevens pitch to everybody about how to get in touch with the sacred via the ancestors -Ancestors as intermediaries -Family secrets and dark laws in the family dynamic -"Your dark law is often the result of ancestral patterns with one or more of your most immediate ancestors being shaped by a similar imperative." -Healing the effects of abuse in the family -The cure in stretching yourself -In the astrological perspective, I touch on the Capricorn–Cancer axis and its connection to lineage and I also mention the Aqurius moon because Steven emphasizes community- and the aquarian moon also points to Stevens music. -Prayers of thanks -A story of spirit animals (distant ancestors) Thank you so much for listening. I hope you enjoyed it. At 78 years, Dr. Steven Farmer brings wisdom and experience and wonderful suggestions for healing, so much so, that we’ve already agreed to meet again- just the idea of it during the interview calmed me down, because in the first part I already realised there wasn’t time for all my questions. Plus a new meeting makes even more sense when I hear he’s already writing another book! LINKS video version: (fun fact the photo for this audio version only you are listening to, is from when Steven showed his fingers in a certain way to count ancestors and Zoom let it rain down like this - well I took the interruption out, but fun photo) Steven: the book we speak of Mannah: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/39790920

#131 - Matt Powers - Mystic Wisdom in a Deck of Cards - Unique Forecasting System - A Language of Creation 01/16/2026

#131 - Matt Powers - Mystic Wisdom in a Deck of Cards - Unique Forecasting System - A Language of Creation Intuitive guide Matt Powers is weaving ancient wisdom and cosmic insight into modern life, and that is exactly what he shares with us about in this episode. Matt Powers is formerly a filmmaker, but found his true calling as a vessel for self-discovery, forecasting, and intuitive guidance. Stay with us for this meaningful and layered conversation starting with the explanation about his major turning point after a parentel loss, opening the door for him to recognize and step into his intuitive abilities. Prior to this those same abilities had been misunderstood greatly... Tap in as we talk about: -What it really means to live and work in alignment with one’s inner design -Structures that genuinely align with feelings rather than mere consensus -ADHD and the pressure to conform to a standardized rhythm -Patterns, signs, and symbols in the material world as a way of receiving information -How a regular deck of playing cards can be used as a divination tool -When therapy can become destructive in its attempt to socialize and normalize -Inspiration to reflect on your internal design through self-discovery -How playing cards can tell you about yourself -What the Mystic Test Book speaks of -How the cards are a model of the revolution around the Sun -Ancient wisdom in modern life that stands the test of time -Cards to simplify and create order (a big theme in Matt's birth chart around exactly order and systems) -The sensitivity we circle back to several times -The nodes of the moon -Forcasting by playing cards -Attune to your own rhythm -WHAT mysticism is, the presence of prayer, the language of creation and other jewels, like when Matt shares my card-reading through a love letter! TAP in and reflect with us about the order of things, the flow of the cycles and listen as Matt gives us a walkthrough of how the place the cards on the place of planets and their meaning. Rich episode, we might learn something together in this one!! LINKS: Video version: Matt Powers: Mannah: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/39677850

#130 - Isabel Clarke - Madness and Mystery - Psychosis and Spiritual Experience 01/09/2026

#130 - Isabel Clarke - Madness and Mystery - Psychosis and Spiritual Experience "As human beings we have experience and we have story. We tend to shape the experience with story into a form that makes sense, is comfortable for ourselves, and presents us in the best light to others. In the case of psychosis, and other exceptional and anomalous experiences, the experience threatens to overwhelm story. In these circumstances, the obvious recourse is to go to the ‘experts’, perhaps the doctor, who has a ready story based on the medical model. You are ill. We can treat you." (quoted from Isabel Clarke, Conflicted Stories. A case of expanded reality.) But there is another way..... a way of understanding the mind as permeable, porous and the self being something we create. WELCOME to a rich episode with psychologist Isabel Clarke, who has many years of experience working at the intersection of spiritual emergency and psychosis - with expanded consciousness. Psychosis and spiritual experience both involve entry into another reality – a reality that is integral and vital to human life. As Isabel Clarke points out, this realm can be loving and expansive, but it can also smash the self. A key factor is the ability to move in and out of these states voluntarily. In this conversation, we explore schizotypy as a dimension of human experience, involving sensitivity and openness to anomalous experiences. We speak about two ways of knowing: the scientific mode of precision and division, and a more integrative way of knowing through emotion, imagination, and poetry. Tap in with us as we go into what it means that the mind is open and what Isabel calls "Myths of Power" - and also that we need to take serious the shared world, as we can only conduct our lives full time in the shared world. (Her Capricorn Moon is very present, yet constantly balanced by her Libra placements). I also ask her about trauma and openness, and what it means in everyday life what it looks like to be porous. Isabel Clarke is of a certain age, that is 80 years, and apart from this wonderful meeting, her experience can be found in several books and articles, including: "Madness, Mystery and the Survival of God" "Third Wave CBT Integration for Individuals and Teams: Comprehend, Cope and Connect" "Meeting Mental Breakdown Mindfully: How to Help the Comprehend, Cope and Connect Way" REMEMBER: We er more connected than we may think!!! I would love to hear from you, when you have heard this episode. It was such a joy to speak to Isabel Clarke and meet her heart to heart. LINKS: video version: Isabel: Mannah: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/39625020

#129 - Sereptie (Craig) - The Left-Hand Path and the Attention Economy 01/05/2026

#128 - John Michael Greer – Revisioning the Tree of Life - John Gilbert’s Cabala 12/27/2025

#128 - John Michael Greer – Revisioning the Tree of Life - John Gilbert’s Cabala John Michael Greer is an award-winning author of over fifty books and an initiate of Freemasonry, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the Martinist Order, and several Druid traditions. He also served for twelve years as Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America. I’m delighted to be with him to explore some of the themes from, what at this exact moment is his newest book, "Revisioning the Tree of Life; A New Cabala for Magic, Meditation and Pathworking" – it is hard to keep track when you are such an active gemini mind that John is. Join us as we talk about: -How John Michael Greer came to take on the work of John Gilbert -Why Western occultism can be understood as Middle Platonism dressed in wizard’s robes -Use the Tree of Life as a tool (not a truth) -Here is a quote that I reflect back to John: "As I write these words, the Western world is stumbling through a cascade of difficult cultural transformations set in motion by the failure of the cult of progress mentioned earlier, to make good on its promises. The rationalist materialism that provided that cult with its impetus has begun to crumble as it became clear to too many people that the artificial world coupled together by human reason in the service of collective ego has turned out to be unfit for human habitation. The most common response to that realization is to fight back to the dogmatic religious ideologies of an earlier day. Too few people have noticed that it was precisely those belief systems with their inevitable abuses in the hands of entrenched and often despotic hierarchies that made rationalist materialism inevitable and built the foundations for its temporary triumph." -that leads to us talking about progress.... John says we trust progress like a superstition ! -If archetypes are not only psychological, the implications are .....? Think with us please.. how archetypes move through individuals and manifest collectively, is it energies trying to express themselves through us? John speaks about how Figuration that is a shifting pattern of interdependence formed by human beings – things are not as solid as they seem -DESIRE (one of my favorit themes that John mentions in his book) Remember: we desire what we do not fully possess....... is all desire for the Divine? Possibly! -Projections of shadow (can you hear how close occultism and in depth trauma therapy is?) -The second triad with WILL, IMAGINATION and MEMORY -the tree of life and archetypes and how it helps to have more control, to have thoughts rather than thoughts having you (again link trauma therapy and....the great Merlin!) -John’s strong Gemini emphasis, which is what I feel he refers to as his two secret weapons -What lead John to the Kabbalah and to the Golden Dawn Order -The Aquarian versus Piscean view of community and visions of the future (talking about the ages that last about 2160 years) -The beautiful Gemini Saturn link that reflects how John Michael Greer became an authority on traditions that raised his curiosity and that he was and still is able to write about in understandable language. Thank you for being with us and wishing you a wonderful end of the year, we have been through a lot together in 2025 havent we?!? Wishing you a magic transition into the new year coming up – or a lot of good energy to when ever you are, as you read this! I will be back in the new year with authors who influence and inspire us, all coming with different pieces of the puzzle! Remember... You have a place to call WHOLE. -Mannah LINKS link to video version: the book we speak of: Johns interactive website: Mannah: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/39521750

#127 - Jim Sher - Astrology as a Spiritual and Transformational Path - Fulfill the Law of Your Being 12/21/2025

#126 - Solo:The Astrology of Transformation by Dane Rudhyar - Integrating the Yin Approach to Life (p.1) 12/15/2025

#125 - Kingsley Dennis - Heal the Wounded Mind & Break the Spell: Dictate Less, Dialogue More 12/02/2025

#124 - Georgi Y. Johnson - Nondual Therapy - The Healing Qualities of True Nature 11/25/2025

#123 - Oholomo - AWAKENING THE BELOW- Navigating through Darkness and Spiritual Emergency 11/18/2025

#123 - Oholomo - AWAKENING THE BELOW- Navigating through Darkness and Spiritual Emergency Let's talk about navigating darkness! Everyone on a spiritual path encounters challenges, and in this chapter of TAP we meet author Oholomo, who talks about rather than transcending or letting go, we can welcome and fully embody them- so that its energy can be liberated and expressed in the present. When we awaken DOWN into life it begins with a Descent. The call to the Below can take many forms and we each have our own personal experience of it. Like Oholomo says in this book, "Awakening the below": "Once we turn toward the call, whether through our choice or not, a chasm will open up and we will be drawn down into its darkness. This process is never a perfectly step-by-step linear one, and everyone’s experience is unique. Some people find themselves having dramatic mystical experiences when moving through the Below, while others have more of a gradual unfolding. Some people experience high levels of absorption whereby their entire reality seems to be shaped by the Below to the exclusion of all else. Others are able to maintain a wider, more holistic perspective that allows them to do the work of integration as they go along. Awakening the Above and Below may happen sequentially or simultaneously, or perhaps all mixed together." People, you really don’t want to miss this one—especially if you’ve known darkness in your own life. My hope is that it inspires you to go deeper and experiment with a model that isn’t about disidentifying from the darkness, but about fully sinking into it. Oholomo articulates this with such clarity, and his voice has a quality that seems to draw you directly into the Below, I feel inspired to move further myself. Welcoming any comment you might have as usual. -Mannah Links The book we speak about: ATB20 -code valid until 17/12/25 and will give you 20% off Oholomo: Mannah: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/39038060

#122 - Paul Marcus - Psychoanalysis and the Wisdom of Ecclesiastes - A Time to Heal 11/14/2025

#122 - Paul Marcus - Psychoanalysis and the Wisdom of Ecclesiastes - A Time to Heal You’ve got to hear this one! At least if you’re not afraid of talking about meaninglessness — and the antidote to it. My guest today has combined his psychoanalytic lens with a deep reading of an ancient biblical text. I love combining perspectives, especially when the purpose is healing! Meet Paul Marcus, PhD — psychoanalyst, supervisor, and author of numerous books. Today we dive into the themes of his newest work, Psychoanalysis and the Wisdom of Ecclesiastes (Routledge, 2025). As they write in the book description: “Psychoanalysis and the Wisdom of Ecclesiastes will be of interest to psychoanalysts exploring spirituality and the human condition, and to academics and students of psychoanalytic studies, religious studies, Judaic studies, and philosophy.” Tap in with us as we explore: – Perspectives on meaninglessness — because life really does feel that way sometimes (but LOVE changes everything!) – Who Koheleth was, and how he moved through despair – The psychology of work: job, career, and calling – The Moon, Pluto, and South Node as symbols of a self-centered or image-focused mother – Ways of healing and why we become therapists! Freud is every present in the conversation - here is a quote from the book to understand why: "Koheleth, like Freud, is characterized by his unshakable intellectual honesty, his courageous use of reason in facing the most agonizing problems of life, his absolute refusal to sureness where he saw ambiguity and uncertainty, and the relentless devotion to truth, regardless of the uncomfortable ramification in one’s personal life". I truly loved talking to Paul Marcus, his honesty touched me, and I deeply appreciate that. Let’s say it like it is: sometimes it’s tough. We meet resistance, not only in our clients but within ourselves, and there are good reasons for that. Change takes time. So I hope you feel inspired by this ancient preacher we talk about — and mind you, we speak of the text in a symbolic, not literal, way... Link to Video version on youtube: Find the book here: 20% Discount with Code 25AFLY3 My website is: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/38950245

#121 - Phil Mollon - The Physics of the Mind – New Perspectives for Psychotherapists, Healers and Seekers 11/07/2025

#121 - Phil Mollon - The Physics of the Mind – New Perspectives for Psychotherapists, Healers and Seekers "Once we start to think of the mind as itself consisting of a kind of “space”, which other fields of influence can shape, distort, or form pathways within, there are many obvious parallels with the physics of the cosmos." Quote from our guest today Phil Mollon, who is currently with this new book: "The Physics of the Mind – New Perspectives for Psychotherapists, Healers and Seekers", 2026, by Karnac Books. Phil Mollon, PhD, is a psychoanalyst, clinical psychologist, and energy psychotherapist. He is well-known as a writer and speaker on topics including shame, trauma, dissociation, self-psychology, and EMDR – and has pioneered the development of psychoanalytic energy psychotherapy. TAP in as we speak about: How the human mind is a fractal of cosmos Quantum in the dreamworld Therapy and superposition The unified field is a self-organizing living system How information is stored holographically and the structure of the brain follows a holographic pattern and minds are organs for dealing with information! The physics is as usual a little beyond my understanding (Mannah here) so here is a qoute from the book to help: "The mind and brain display quantum qualities. Although the brain influences consciousness, there is also a way in which consciousness selects brain states in both self and other." This is when we speak of the primacy of consciousness What does it imply that we are plasma? The concept of mental radio In closing Phil shares something to reflect on; the parallel of the speed of light and of thoughts (Here is a quote from pga 62 that underlines that: "A computer with a slower processor can do most of the same tasks as a faster processor, just more slowly. Many educational systems fail to recognise neurodiversity and the relativity of different brains and modes of learning (Forchelli et al., 2022). Moreover, there can be advantages in slowing the presentation of information right down, as in meditation. The equation indicates that as the movement of conscious focus slows towards a point, intelligence expands towards infinity!") I hope you were inspired!! LINKS youtube version: Find the book right here: Find Phil right here: My web: /episode/index/show/512e5124-0d53-49a8-9bca-c32a2c148b24/id/38858110

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