Intersection Stories

As we celebrate the Solstice and our annual New Moon in Cancer, we are called to reflect on the place of 'saudade', and of grief as the trickster that guides us towards embracing a life fully lived. In this episode we talk about the 5 types of grief, and the alchemical stages that transform us, as we journey through the landscape of grief in our lives. www.vanessacouto.com

In this episode we explore the concept of Truth through the lens of two tales: Emperor's New Clothes and Fatima the Spinner. Two powerful lens around truth, the glamour of lies, and life as our ultimate big picture guru. For more information on my art and sessions, go to: www.vanessacouto.com

In this episode, I interview Lindsay Pera, Intuitive Strategist and Founder of the Mystics Society on the Alchemy of Envy. This interview was inspired from my previous podcast episode where I talked about Snow White and the issue of Envy in our lives. Lindsay Pera brings a unique perspective on the place that Envy has in our lives, and in our heroic journey as women entrepreneurs. For more information on Lindsay Pera go to: www.mysticssociety.com Go to my website for more information on my services: www.vanessacouto.com

In this episode we explore the story of Castor and Pollux, and Gilgamesh and Enkidu to illustrate the gift of Gemini. We also dive into exploring how first we need to build a bridge with our own Inner Other. www.vanessacouto.com

Full Moons are about reflection. In this episode we explore the Alchemy of Envy in the Taurus/Scorpio lunation through the lens of Snow White. Visit www.vanessacouto.com for more information. PROMO for this episode - 25% of all services during the month of May (valid until 5/31/17) - use promo code when booking: BIRTHDAY.

Self-care is tending to the 'unspokens'. The Moon has much to teach us about how we can self-care, attend to our own selves. In this episode we explore the relationship of the Moon, Self-Care and also what we can learn from the Grimm's version of Cinderella. www.vanessacouto.com

In this episode we talk about relationships and the heroine's journey towards love. We also explore how our inner work with dreams and fantasies help us create and call into our lives better intimate relationships. For more information on how astrology can help illuminate your journey, contact me at www.vanessacouto.com.

In exploring the New Moon in Aries, the union of Venus and Sun, and Venus Retrograde we dive into the age old question of "What do women want?". Weaving the stories of two very different heroines, we explore how we can best make use of the lessons around Venus' long stay in Aries. Sign up for my newsletter at www.vanessacouto.com

This episode is about the energetic dance of Virgo and Pisces, and how by tending to our own inner hearth, or in other words getting acquainted with our own inner Hestia, we are able to strengthen ourselves in the midst of this choppy collective sea. We also talk about Venus and her 40 days of 'revision time' around our values and our attachment to them. www.vanessacouto.com

Eclipses are thresholds to help us see beyond our veiled perception of our own lives. In this podcast we talk about the gift and shadow of Pisces/Neptune in our culture, and how the way through is inwards. Sign up for my newsletter at www.vanessacouto.com

In times like this more than ever our inner work has collective repercussions, even if only to help us feel steady, sane and stable in the midst of crisis and liminal states. www.vanessacouto.com

In this episode we call out to the creatives and artists in our midst to help us navigate the big collective changes. We also start an exploration of the Father Archetype as experienced through these planetary giants: Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. Also my coloring workbooks "Astrology of Joy" are now available on Amazon. To drop me a line or book a session go to: www.vanessacouto.com

On this last New Moon of 2016, we have the opportunity to create the container for our dreams and visions for 2017. This powerful New Moon brings a great opportunity to harness not just our visions for 2017, but also to tend to our own inner fire, for this will be the well of strength and inspiration that will guide us forth. Also prominent in this New Moon is the revolutionary wake up call of the presence of Jupiter and Uranus too. This is just the beginning for a revolutionary 2017. For more information on my astrological coaching, go to: www.vanessacouto.com. Sign up for my newsletter and get the information for my monthly Liminal Talks.

We are living in a twilight time between the dog and the wolf. But it's this twilight time, this crack between the worlds that allows us to re-imagine, re-envision and re-member new ways of being in our lives and in the world. In this episode, I talk about the ancient twins of Castor and Pollux, of the wisdom of marrying the Senex and Puer, and how all of this is related to the Full Moon in Gemini and the upcoming Mercury Retrograde. Sign up for my Liminal Talk on December 28 here: http://www.vanessacouto.com/liminal-talks

The topic in this episode is the New Moon in Sagittarius and how it illuminates the times we are living in now. It's about our initiatory journey into a brave new world, and how doing our inner work also has societal repercussions. Also find out more about my Astrology of Joy coloring books' sale at www.vanessacouto.com/astrologyofjoy

In this two-parter episode, we cover the gift behind this Full Moon in Taurus, and then we share our interview with Els De Schaepmeester a Faster EFT Practitioner from Belgium. This Full Moon calls us to review our own relationship with the gifts we have inside of ourselves and how we share them with the world. In the interview we talk about the role of curiosity in healing. For more information go to www.vanessacouto.com

The upcoming New Moon in Scorpio is an invitation for us to connect with our own Inner Persephone. Weaving astrological wisdom and a retelling of the myth of the Abduction of Persephone to explore the deeper themes of the month of November. For more information on my astrological services and to sign up for my newsletter go to www.vanessacouto.com

In today's episode the focus in on the union of Mars and Pluto in Capricorn and the healing work that it invites us to undergo. Traditionally this is a union of great archetypes related to war, violence, but also wealth, deep transformative healing work and facing our individual and collective shadows. For more information on understanding how the union of these great archetypes can be a force for transformation in your life, book a session with me at www.vanessacouto.com

This has been the year of Mars, and this Full Moon in Aries is a culmination of how we navigate unexpected changes in our lives and how anger helps us towards making changes in our lives. Are you ready to journey through your birth chart and learn what it has to say to you? I'm your cosmic travel guide. Let's journey together. More info at www.vanessacouto.com

Are we stuck in our old relationship stories? This New Moon in Libra is a doorway, an opportunity, for us to review our old stories from a wider perspective. We have the power to rewrite our story and reengage in the dialogue, starting by examining our own relationship with our own boundaries and ourselves. For more information on how astrology can help you gain a new perspective on your life, contact me at www.vanessacouto.com