demetra george

In this episode, I share what Demetra George’s book, “Mysteries of the Dark Moon: The Healing Power of the Dark Goddess”, taught me about being a witch and tending to my soul.

Demetra is someone I was introduced to when I started studying ancient and Hellenistic astrology and whenever she is being interviewed on "The Astrology Podcast" I listen to, I swoon over her vast knowledge of the stars and Goddesses. What a phenomenal woman and role model! I looked up to her before I read this book so it was a treat to actually be with her words and stories for awhile.

In “Mysteries of the Dark Moon”, she incorporates mythological archetypes, transpersonal healing therapies and astrology as she explores the mystery, wisdom and power of the dark phase of the moon’s cycle.

In this episode, I summarize some of the teachings you'll find in her book and share my experience reading it.

You can also view the written version of this episode on my blog; https://danadaponte.com/this-witch-reads-podcast-episode-4-mysteries-of-the-dark-moon-by-demetra-george/

What are some of the best astrological learning resources out there in 2022 (and perhaps beyond)?

I'm trying something new! Episodes 26-31 will be me answering some of the most juicy questions I received from my Instagram community. I had so much fun answering these questions, and I hope you'll find something useful from my answers, too. 

(PS - In the intro to the episode, I mentioned the wrong sequence of the episodes. Oops! Episode 26 will actually cover Lion's Gate, Housing Contract, and Chiron in Cancer. Meanwhile, Episode 31 covers questions on working with naysayers of astrology and the contradiction of astrology.)

In this episode, I answered the following questions: 

• [08:12] "You always have the best content recommendations. What books, podcasts, etc. have been impactful to you?"

Resources I mentioned: 

• Demetra George's Ancient Astrology Volume 1, Volume 2, Astrology and the Authentic Self, Astrology for Yourself
• Chris Brennan's Hellenistic Astrology
• Helena Avelar and Luis Ribeiro's On The Heavenly Spheres
• Mark Jones's Healing The Soul
• Richard Tarnas's Cosmos and Psyche
• Geoffrey Cornelius's The Moment of Astrology
• Alice Sparkly Kat's Postcolonial Astrology
• Caroline Casey's Visionary Activist Astrology
• Chris Brennan's The Astrology Podcast
• Sabrina Monarch's Magic of The Spheres
• Britten LaRue's Moon To Moon
• Chani Nicholas's Astrology of The Week Ahead

Feel free to jump around within & between episodes to listen to the answers to the questions you're interested in! Use the timestamps to help you out :)

If you resonate with my approach to astrology, join me and Britten LaRue in our upcoming year-long astrological learning container, Astrology as Praxis! Our curriculum explores various portals to approaching and integrating astrology into our lives - as a practice for unlocking creativity, questioning consensus reality, and remembering our participation in the cosmic body. We begin our journey on Sep 10, 2022, and registration will open on Aug 26-28, 2022.

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