Nectar of the Heart Podcast: Recent Episodes
Justin Plunkett
a podcast of meaningful conversations & heart-to-hearts đ astrology, herbalism, seasonal living, earth-based wisdom & more â¨hosted by Justin Plunkett of Hawthorn Rising Astrology & Apothecary
In Episode 10, Sabrina Monarch (Monarch Astrology) and Drew Levanti (ArchÄ Astrology) join me for a conversation about Saturn in Pisces. Saturn in Pisces is a three-year experience weâre gearing up for right now, lasting from March 2023 - March 2026.
This episode is filled with various ways to understand Saturn, even if you donât know much about Astrology. Sabrina & Drew provide many nourishing and beautiful thoughts for understanding this upcoming transit.
Together we reflected on the signs of Aquarius and Pisces, the elements of Air and Water, the modalities of Fixed and Mutable, and how these shifts might feel in our internal experience.
One of the beautiful notions that we reached together in our conversation was about âworld-blendingâ - essentially, learning how to blend our inner worlds together in a harmonious way. Individually we have different symbols or languages for how we make meaning of the world, and one of the ways we might see Saturnâs transit through Pisces could be in finding ways to relate to other peopleâs meaning without forcing or projecting our own understanding/our own language/our own symbols onto their perspective. We talk about this in relation to Astrologers, and how we should potentially consider restraint in sharing our astrological perspective with others who might not share the same language or symbols in their meaning-making. A conversation that I hope continues in other spheres!
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Links:Sabrinaâs Website
Sabrinaâs Evolutionary Astrology Course
Book a Reading with Sabrina
Drewâs Website
Drewâs Electional Astrology Course (already launched for this cohort)
Book a Reading with Drew
Justin's Instagram
Justin's Website
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Solutio: The Alchemy of Jupiterâs Return to Pisces
Resources:
Snowflake by Tor Project
Hate Is a Virus â #HATEISAVIRUS
On Episode 9: Claire Wigglesworth, acupuncturist and dear friend, returns to discuss the transition into the Water (Winter) Season from the perspective of Chinese Medicine and the 5 Elements. Water is the most yin of all elements, and the Water season is the coldest time of year. Seasonal depression, trauma, and ancestral trauma are discussed in this episode.
This is part 5 of a 5-part series where we compare the similarities between Astrology and Acupuncture. Claire shares the wisdom of how this season shows up in our minds, bodies and spirits, as well as tips for how to work with this energy. Justin brings in various astrological and elemental ideas to compare with the 5 element perspective.
Topics discussed:
- The Five Elements and the variety of ways they show up in our lives and bodies, year after year.
- Waterâs place within the cycle & how it relates to Metal (fall) and Wood (spring).
- Examples of Water in nature - waterfalls, rivers, geysers, springs, floods, freezes, etc; the alchemical process of Water; the cycles of Water.
- The Bladder and Kidney organs, their meanings, the associated channels, and their relation to Water element.
- Jing, stored in the Kidneys, as our resources in this life and the seed of human potential.
- Working with the unknown void feeling of Winter, and learning from Water as a Teacher.
- The 8 Extraordinary Vessels - a channel system in the body related to the deepest layers of our spirit, and the profound depth of healing available there
- Finding healing in the crossover between Acupuncture and Astrology
- Tips for maintaining health in the colder months
- & much more!
Links:
Claire's Instagram
Claire's Website
Justin's Instagram
Justin's Website
Book a Reading with Justin
Solutio: The Alchemy of Jupiterâs Return to Pisces
Resources:
Snowflake by Tor Project
Hate Is a Virus â #HATEISAVIRUS
In Episode 8, Amaya Rourke of Empress Craft joins me to discuss what the heart of what magic really is â relationship. We discuss a variety of topics: lands, waters, animals, stars, ancestors, ritual, creativity, tradition, breaking tradition, the Moon, Venus, Mars, and sooo much more. â¨
topics discussed in the episode:
- Amayaâs âanalogâ upbringing, spending majority of time in nature, as well as the animate lands & waters she currently lives with in Ireland
- spending lots of time traveling and how Amayaâs chart reflects this search for what really feels like Home
- feral experiences with the natural world informing her later relationships with fixed stars Algol and Vega
- star entities connected to natural phenomena and looking at how those natural phenomena are understood or seen across various cultures
- Algol as a teacher of the inter-relationship between creation & destruction; nature examples like glaciers, volcanoes, atolls, and hot springs
- Uranus in Taurus approaching the star Algol over the next few years: a similar theme of instability, creation and destruction, and equalizer for things out of balance
- wielding large amounts of energy or power and how that shows up in various ways in the world
- common plants consistently showing up in our lives that want to be in relationship with us
- Magic in the age of social media: one way vs. many ways; us vs. them
- how ritual and creativity and land-based practices were hand-in-hand in ancient times, and how participating in certain vocations were acts of offering & respect to various deities
- magic as a co-creation of you & the relationships you have
- relationships as reciprocal care, deepening relationships over time
- tradition was always in flux in the past, today we can create from the principles of the past while updating to today, and also be informed by our current relationships
- the Moon as mediator to the planets/stars/deep time/deep space, and the Moonâs deep involvement in magic
- & so much more!
Amaya's Instagram(@empress_craft)Amaya's WebsiteBook a Reading with Amaya
Justin's Instagram(@hawthorn.rising)Justin's WebsiteBook a Reading with Justin Resources:Snowflake by Tor ProjectHate Is a Virus â #HATEISAVIRUS
On Episode 7: Claire Wigglesworth, acupuncturist and dear friend, returns to discuss the transition into the Fall or Autumn Season (Metal Season) from the perspective of Chinese Medicine and the 5 Elements. This is part 4 of a 5-part series where we compare the similarities between Astrology and Acupuncture. Claire shares the wisdom of how this season shows up in our minds, bodies and spirits, as well as tips for how to work with this energy. Justin brings in various astrological and elemental ideas to compare with the 5 element perspective.
Topics discussed:
- The Sheng cycle and the 5 Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water
- The beauty of witnessing slow changes within the fall season
- Allowing our energy to shift from yang to yin & gathering resources for the Winter/Water season
- The dynamic relationship between yin and yang; and how itâs not a binary, but rather relates to the expansiveness and the interconnectedness of all sides of the binary
- The Lung and Large Intestine channels and their relation to Metal element - organs that help us filter our outer-world experience and distill down what we need to keep & release whatâs not ours
- Trees as the Lungs of the Earth and anchors of yin energy. Deforestation as a yin deficiency in the Earthâs lungs.
- Living in a society that doesnât value grief, and ignores or resists death.
- Tips for maintaining health in the colder months: protecting your inner heat, protecting from outside invaders
- Comparing Libra and Scorpio archetypes to what the Metal element represents, as well as the remaining astrology of 2022.
- & much more!
Links:
Claire's Instagram
Claire's Website
Justin's Instagram
Justin's Website
Book a Reading with Justin
Resources:
Snowflake by Tor Project
Hate Is a Virus â #HATEISAVIRUS
In this episode Taylor Ursula (@thatssopisces) and I discuss the upcoming Mars retrograde in Gemini - one of the largest astrological themes for these few remaining months of the year. Taylor works with astrology, tarot & hypnosis and brought all 3 of those gifts to this episode. We started out with a Mars hypnosis/meditation centered around safety/protection and alchemizing change, we then got nerdy about all the astrology happening and how it fits into our personal lives and the collective, and we finished the episode with some tarot card pulls for all the rising signs. In true Gemini fashion we went all over the place and discussed so many topics, but it all has a similar thread running through it â curiosity & doing things in new ways.
Topics discussed:
- âFixed Summerâ aka this summerâs tension in the fixed signs (Aquarius, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio)
- Mars retrograde and how it fits into the larger story of 2022-2023
- Following the call of curiosity, even while having resistance to change
- Working with the generative side of Mars
- Mars-Neptune and their anti-capitalist vibe + tips/tricks to work with their energy
- Progressed Mars compared to Natal & Transiting Mars
- Mars being retrograde in a Mercury sign and what that might mean
- Upcoming eclipses in this Scorpio season, ruled by this slow Mars
- Venusâs retrograde in Gemini from the early era of the pandemic
- The âGreat Conjunctionâ of Saturn-Jupiter (Dec 2020) and how weâre still in the new moon-crescent phase of their cycle
- Major shifts in 2023: Saturn into Pisces, Pluto into Aquarius, Jupiter into Taurus
Links:
Taylorâs Instagram (@thatssopisces)
Taylorâs Website
Taylorâs Shop (candles, tarot, magical tools)
Monthly New Moon Hypnosis Offering
Justin's Website
Book a Reading with Justin
On Episode 5: Claire Wigglesworth, acupuncturist and dear friend, returns to discuss the transition into the Earth Season (Late Summer) from the perspective of Chinese Medicine and the 5 Elements. Claire shares the wisdom of how this season shows up in our minds, bodies and spirits, as well as tips for how to work with this new energy. Justin brings in various astrological and elemental ideas to compare with the 5 element perspective.Â
Topics discussed:
- The Sheng cycle and the 5 Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water
- The Stomach and Spleen channels and their relation to Earth element
- Taking time to celebrate, reflect, and pause in this moment where weâre harvesting the fruits of the first half of the cycle
- Tending to our environment and our digestion as we move through this season and into the colder, more yin months
- Comparing Virgo and Libra archetypes to what Earth element represents
- Themes of worry, overthinking and how to counterbalance that with movement and flow
- & much more!
Links:
Claire's Instagram
Claire's Website
Justin's Instagram
Justin's Website
Book a Reading with Justin
On Episode 4: Claire Wigglesworth, acupuncturist and dear friend, returns to discuss the transition into Fire Season (Summer) from the perspective of Chinese Medicine and the 5 Elements. Claire shares the wisdom of how this season shows up in our minds, bodies and spirits, as well as tips for how to work with this new energy. Justin brings in various astrological and elemental ideas to compare with the 5 element perspective.
Topics discussed:
- The Sheng cycle and the 5 Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water
- Carrying forward the lessons and growth from Spring/Wood season and giving them fuel in the Summer
- Working with the stillness & calmness of the heart to balance the overstimulation of Summer
- Our Shen and the connection to the eyes, the spirit behind the eyes
- How to work with the energetics of Fire season, the Heart and the corresponding systems
- The 9 Heart Palaces or 9 Heart Pains along the heart channel
- Herbs, stones and acupressure points to work with Heart energy
Links:
Claire's Instagram
Claire's Website
Justin's Website
Book a Reading with Justin
Safron Rossi âElemental Ruminationsâ Lecture
In Episode 3: Justin invites friends Caitlyn and Stefanie onto the show to discuss the current Eclipse Season we find ourselves in this April-May of 2022. (April 30th Solar Eclipse in Taurus and May 16th Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio).
The episode title here is a tad dramatic to poke fun at the way we perceive eclipse season in this modern meme-filled world. Caitlyn and Stefanie both are pros with the Taurus/Scorpio vibes and it shows in their way of beautifully explaining these archetypes on a cosmic and personal-energetic level. Tune in to find out more about eclipses, this specific eclipse season, and how to work with these high-energy and somewhat intense times on a practical level. We discuss our own personal experiences with eclipses of the past, and forecast how we think these eclipses might show up for us all - while leaving room for the unexpected. We even included some oracle card pulls and astro-dice rolls for all 12 rising signs to divine a message specifically for you. Enjoy!
Links:Justinâs WebsiteBook A Reading with JustinEXTRASENSORY Workshop: a personal guide to the eclipses in Taurus and ScorpioStefanie Sundaraâs WebsiteStefanie Sundara's InstagramBook an Integrative Counseling Session with StefanieCaitlyn Rack's Website (Funky Fae Art)Caitlyn Rack's Instagram
Special thanks to Bluetech for allowing use of his song âHoney in the Heartâ for intro/outro music:Link to Bluetech's Bandcamp
On Episode 2 Justin discusses the astrology of the upcoming Jupiter - Neptune conjunction happening April 12th, 2022 at 24 degrees of Pisces. This is a really special moment in the overall astrology of 2022 and offers us a unique time to tap into our dreams & visions and listen-in to what our souls deepest desires are.
Justin discusses:
- the meaning of Jupiter
- the meaning of Neptune
- the meaning of Jupiter + Neptune
- the history of past Jupiter Neptune conjunctions and what they have meant for the collective
- ways for you to work with this once in 13-years energy (this one in Pisces hasnât happened in 166 years!)
- a timeline for the year and how this transit plays out in other parts of the year
Links:Justinâs WebsiteBook A Reading with JustinEXTRASENSORY Workshop: a personal guide to the eclipses in Taurus and Scorpio Stefanie Sundaraâs WebsiteGray Crawford's article on Jupiter Neptune conjunctions
Special thanks to Bluetech for allowing use of his song âHoney in the Heartâ for intro/outro music:Link to Bluetech's Bandcamp
On Episode 1: Justin interviews Acupuncturist and Herbalist Claire Wigglesworth to discuss the transition into Wood Season (Spring) from the perspective of Chinese Medicine and the 5 Elements. Claire shares the wisdom of how this season shows up in our minds, bodies and spirits, as well as tips for how to work with this new energy. Justin also speaks to the astrology of this Spring season and what that might mean for us on an individual level.Â
Topics discussed:
- The Sheng cycle and the 5 Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water
- How to honor and work with the big dreams & plans that are coming through in this time
- How to work with the energetics of Wood season, the Liver and the Gallbladder
- The astrology of April: Aries New Moon, Jupiter-Neptune conjunction & Saturn-Mars conjunction and how this ties into the energetics of Wood season
Links:Â
http://instagram.com/shenmoonmedicine - Claire's Instagram
http://www.shenmoonmedicine.com - Claire's Website
https://hawthornrising.com - Justin's Website
https://hawthornrising.com/book-now/Â - Book a Reading with Justin