Star Powered®- Astrology for Changemakers with Leslie Tagorda

Revolution starts within by choosing to do something out of your comfort zone to dismantle and decolonize the systemic shoulds and beliefs that hold you back from your highest potential. Our world is rife with a multitude of these limiting and oppressive stories to heal, and your natal astrology shows you exactly where you're meant to break free of past patterns of oppression and exactly which energies you are meant to stretch into to reach your highest potential. In this episode I'll share with you, the astrology keys that keep you comfortable (and stuck) in past patterns, the keys you need to stretch into and the two things you need to support you on your inner and outer revolution… choice and community. You can choose to go alone, and you won't go fast nor far. A revolution takes community, your people that support and witness you on this healing journey. Take a listen to this episode where I dive into how you can spark your own revolution using astrology and get a special invitation into Star Powered™ Circle.

Are you owning your Star Powers? To own your star powers is to first understand your chart and the unique strengths that are meant to radiate from within. Then to acknowledge the tender parts you are meant to heal, and then to confidently express that "no one else does this like I do". Today, I chat with Goodness Cecilia Villero, who I had the pleasure of meeting earlier this year in 2 AstroBrand™ trainings. I witnessed her making big leaps to step into her own star powers shortly after working together. I wanted her to share her journey with you, in her own words as she unearthed and overcame obstacles that stood in her way of owning her unique identity and value. And as a result, the courageous changes she made in her life and work so that she could lead by her chart!

In this episode, Mina Raver graciously shares her 1:1 AstroBrand™ session with you because we cover the inner healing journey and the gap left when we rely solely on strategies to help us succeed. The gap - shame and fear. To be a change maker is to do the unknown and face the fear of uncertainty. And the Taurus Lunar Eclipse is the energy you need to shatter that shame through radical acceptance of your painful emotions. Learn about the inner journey through the lens of this eclipse and Mars Rx to get to the heart of success in your change-making journey.

The eclipse seasons really crack me open to inspiration and our recent Scorpio Solar Eclipse in alignment with a business retreat sparked deep realizations and abundant creation. So this eclipse season, I was able to dig into the roots to really come face to face with my feelings of unimportance, apprehension and inadequacy. It was powerful to come face to face with these painful feelings because I was able to feel into them, acknowledge them, thank them for protecting me and now dive heart first into the courage of the uncertainty to claim my BFD-ness.With this inner integration, magic poured forth and I want to share this with you!

Mars Retrograde is coming, we get this cycle for about 10 weeks every 2 years or so. When Mars is in Gemini, the energy can be scattered and erratic, changing in the Wind. Mars in Gemini challenges you to direct your thoughts, mindset, words, and understanding to activate a call to action. And when Mars is in Retrograde you get to redirect, reaffirm, and reassess, reenergize your Gemini understanding. It's like a Mercury Retrograde on steroids! This energy asks "how will you redirect and reassert your energy through your mindset, thoughts, and call to action?".

We are here! It's time to say goodbye with gratitude to The Savvy Luminary to make space for a rebirth…. Star Powered™! This shift was a long time in the making, although it may seem like an instant. I've poured all my heart and revealed my true self in this new iteration. Please welcome Star Powered - take a listen to the initiatory podcast, it has a new look and vibe. I share the deets, the process and all the things in this short n sweet episode.

We all have Chiron in our charts and we all have core wounds to heal. Chiron, the Wounded Healer in mythology is a victim, perpetrator and a healer. Chiron's archetypal story is needed now, more than ever, especially since we are coming to the Chiron return of Chiron's discovery. In this episode, I share Chiron's story and meaning in your astrology so you can turn your wounds to wisdom in your midlife awakening as well as your impactful offers in your Work. When we all begin to alchemize Chiron's healing journey in our life and Work we become more impactful healers and more compassionate leaders. The Work we offer through Chiron's lessons are rich with wisdom, value and transformation.

Whitney McNeil, Certified Medium and Mentor joins me in this episode about connecting with your Spirit Guides in your Work. Together we discuss different ways that your spirit guides can speak through you whether through sight, sound, reading, writing and feelings in your body. Connecting with your Spirit Guides is like learning a language, and Whitney guides us through some ways you can better understand the messages your guides are relaying to you. Just know that your spirit guides will always give you the message, you don't need to think hard or reach far to find it. Trust in the process and be patient with your guides and they will share great strategy and insight.

Asha Frost, Indigenous Medicine woman, joins me in this episode about the Autumnal Equinox. Together we explore the significance of this balance between light and dark, how societies across the globe celebrated and what we can do to decolonize our beliefs to get back to our beautiful truth this season. This Equinox, sparking Libra season is the same day as the mid point of our Mercury Retrograde AND a few days before the Libra New Moon asks us to rewire our values, what we love and appreciate that are outside societal's outward markers. Then Buffalo medicine joins us, supporting us to trust what needs releasing so we can reclaim what is fully ours.

My original intention to share the wisdom of Mercury Retrograde in your work relationships (Libra) and service to others (Virgo) this episode was at the last minute put on a different path. As I've been relating more regularly to my Spirit Guides, they clearly showed me that I needed to go off script and talk about how we all need to use this reset cycle to decolonize our mindset in order to do our true Work this Mercury Rx. In this episode, a replay of a live masterclass, we unravel all the mindset and mentality to reframe, reset and realize true reconnection and reintegration in our service to others with our truest co-creators.

Full Moon in Aquarius means business this year in illuminating what needs to change in your life and Work. If you aren't choosing change and making decisions daily to break free of conformity and societal "shoulds" then this full moon might be your breaking point. Your being is activism. You can choose to opt out of oppressive systems. You have permission to follow you own passions and path. You are allowed to have fun for no purpose other than to play. May this Full Moon illuminate all the ways you are breaking through.

The cosmos is BUSY out there as we close out July. And this upcoming Leo New Moon is lighting the fire to get the party started. With all this energy at play, it's really time to prioritize YOUR play and joy in all that you do and speak it to existence. Take initiative on these energies as a remedy to the possible challenges that could happen otherwise. Go big and overestimate with your Leo new moon ritual to call in all your creative brilliance, joy, and heart-centered purpose in your confident changemaking Work!

Capricorn, ruled by Saturn, is about systems. And we live in a society that is full of oppressive systems that teach us to place authority outside of ourselves, work hard to reach goals set by others, doubt our own expertise, and overcommit to work we are not responsible for. Ugh. This full moon is your chance to reveal and illuminate all the ways the system keeps you held back so that you can revolutionize your authority.

In this powerful episode, I am joined by Ace aka Alice Sparkly Kat the author of Postcolonial Astrology. In this seminal work, they ask the question, "If astrology is a language, who wrote the language?" In this conversation we vibe over our desire and vision of equitable Work and the love of astrology. It's an honor to be able to celebrate the one year anniversary of this important work. This book's changemaking journey has only just begun. I'm so excited to continue to explore the topics of redefining Capital, Power and Labor in our own businesses through a community-centered book club around Postcolonial Astrology this summer in Star Powered Summer.

Divine timing, I'm recording this on my emergence day as the sun crosses my ascendant at Gemini 22° - I share with you a new belief, a new energy and reflections for this Super Full Moon in Sagittarius. This full moon integrates energies of the Total eclipse at the same degree in December 2020, our recent Mercury Rx and our current Saturn Rx. It's all in divine timing. And Divine timing is wondering if you believe in yourself. If you do, all your possibilities are possible. If you can't believe in the possibility of your vision, I'm sorry to say, it is guaranteed to not become a reality. Harness this Full Moon to illuminate what limiting self beliefs you need to let go and what beliefs come reality need celebration.

Divine timing, I'm recording this on my emergence day as the sun crosses my ascendant at Gemini 22° - I share with you a new belief, a new energy and reflections for this Super Full Moon in Sagittarius. This full moon integrates energies of the Total eclipse at the same degree in December 2020, our recent Mercury Rx and our current Saturn Rx. It's all in divine timing. And Divine timing is wondering if you believe in yourself. If you do, all your possibilities are possible. If you can't believe in the possibility of your vision, I'm sorry to say, it is guaranteed to not become a reality. Harness this Full Moon to illuminate what limiting self beliefs you need to let go and what beliefs come reality need celebration.

Hello! It's been a long break and I've missed our astrology and Work conversations. I've needed to take a break because of massive burnout from the constant grind of content creation over the last 2 pandemic years AND a Saturn Transit. Saturn means business and instead of focusing on limitations and contractions, Saturn has shown me to prioritize, focus and commit to the important things. And this burnout has shown me how to deeply trust in this process without fear of missing out. This trust has given me crystal clarity on my next step forward with this podcast and business. Tune in and I'll share the DL with you along with the timeline for this upcoming Saturn Retrograde.

Pisces, the energy to create ease and flow in your business and Work. As a Spiritual Entrepreneur you've revolutionizing the way you work to avoid hustle and overdrive. The power of Pisces connects you to your Divine, magical self to make life and Work easier and more in flow. Through interconnectedness, you access your vast inner knowing through Pisces strengths like dreaming, visioning, music, imagery, poetry. Pisces is beyond logic and you have this energy somewhere in your chart to enable you to bring flow and connection to your Soul Workings. Rumi reminds you, "You are not a single drop in the ocean, but the entire ocean in a drop." This is Pisces energy.

It's time for you to quantum leap into your personal revolution this week, and that means letting go of some doubts and leaning into more momentum. Are you ready for the possibilities of what's to come? Listen carefully to what you are called to say goodbye to — on the other side of what you must shed during this time is the reality you've been shifting into for some time now. With our 4Q moon and Mercury leaving the shadow zone, your personal revolution is letting go so you can rise up.

Asha Frost, Indigenous Medicine woman just us again to speak about the February Bear Moon and her upcoming book You Are The Medicine. In this episode we chat about how to tap into Thunderbird Medicine to find your true identity and the healing properties in your Work through restorative rest of Bear Medicine. Asha is one of my all time favorite guests and so excited to share her life changing work again.

It's time to celebrate and reflect with this second anniversary episode of The Savvy Luminary and the Full Moon in Leo. A heart-felt thank you to all the listeners and guests who have helped me along this podcast journey. I share the ups and the downs with delivering 2 episodes a week. I also share with you Full Moon reflections to ensure you are shining brightly in love this Valentines season. Lastly the Biz StarCast includes Mercury reentering Aquarius and Pisces season.

Being mixed blooded or multicultural can lead to not ever feeling accepted. Experiences, even if long ago in your childhood, shape your identity. In attempts to try to fit in, you often lose sight of who you really are. In your Work, this shows up as not finding your expertise or conforming to an identity that doesn't match your essence. Scorpio, Aquarius, Aquarius Klarissa Frank, multi-ethnic and an US expat living in Amsterdam shares how we can each find pride in our multicultural identities and reframe differences into our super-powered value in our Work! A must listen to anyone who has ever felt like they didn't belong.

We are in the second week of February and I have a feeling that you've been tackling things on your to-do list with this 2Q moon phase. Things are finally feeling like they're moving ahead after a month of starts and stops. This week we have all our planets moving direct, through April, but it doesn't mean we move forward blindly. Taurus 2Q moon asks to focus and take steady action while the third meetup of Mercury and Pluto remind us that our words have power! Let's get it done.

Astrology is a strategic and powerful tool that has impactful implications when used in your Work. Why reserve astrology for simply finding a soul mate when you can harness astrology to work for you in your business!? Astrology teaches us how we can overcome the ways we traditionally "do" business by working hard, hustling, and striving. Astrology shows you YOUR unique way to lead, succeed and Work with more impact and ease. Listen in as I share 8 strategic ways to weave astrology into your Work, business and entrepreneurial journey.

Feeling over with all the start and stop of 2022? February has fresh energy for us to move forward. In this full episode I share the February Biz StarCast highlights, everything you need to set an intention for the Aquarius New Moon including house personalizations and the Biz StarCast for the week of January 30 - February 5. Happy Lunar New Year to those that celebrate!

As an entrepreneur and change maker, you are a Visionary, one that holds a vision of a better tomorrow. Your vision of the future is the seed that differentiates you from others in your field and calls in your vast people over your shared ideal. Creating your Vision in your business and brand can feel like too big of a task, and in this episode, I show you the pieces and drop a valuable astrological key to get to your attuned one-of-a-kind vision.

Another big week with energy reallocating with Mars and Mercury Rx entering Capricorn and Venus, already in Capricorn ending her retrograde. The energy of the week is asking us to reallocate our energy to make forward progress. To stop the energy drain of protection and fight and increase the energy for freedom and flourish.

There are SO many delightful new faces in my community, thank you for joining me on this Spiritual Journey of entrepreneurship, Work & astrology. Recently I've really stepped into what feels like an elevated + more impactful way of contributing star-wisdom to you. Over the coming months, I'll be sharing my VISION of what I see possible through our Work. For now, I wanted to introduce myself to those who don't yet know me and reveal something new to those that DO know me. Lastly, an invitation for you to step more fully into your unique star powers using your natal astrology.

Our first full moon of 2022 is here in Cancer, and it's INTENSE. Full moons are important times in your Work to see in a new light all that you have accomplished, or not accomplished. To reflect and intentionally release what is no longer serving. In this episode, I share how to work with the Full Moon, Full moon readings, and the astrology of the week, including Lunar Nodes moving into Taurus and Scorpio and Sun entering Aquarius.

Mercury Rx in Aquarius and Capricorn, our first of the year, asks you to take your big vision of the future and ground it in strategic action. Yes, this sounds big, yet it starts with redefining your vision and sharing that vision of the future to call in your soul-aligned communities. And then, to ground it, re-strategizing the one thing you can do to BE the change you want to see in the world through your Work. It doesn't have to be hard if you choose to work with the energy of this first Mercury Retrograde cycle to slow down, rethink, and reorganize your efforts with ease, flow and a dose of intuitive strategy.

Better late than never, I'm sharing the January highlights. The energy is so supportive of stretching into the New Year to try on your new values and create spacious support for your long-term goals aka ultimate mission. I also share 2 big takeaways I've noticed from AstroBrand™ clients this week that I invite you to ponder. Lastly we go through the business forecast for this coming work week.

Better late than never, I'm sharing the January highlights. The energy is so supportive of stretching into the New Year to try on your new values and create spacious support for your long-term goals aka ultimate mission. I also share 2 big takeaways I've noticed from AstroBrand™ clients this week that I invite you to ponder. Lastly we go through the business forecast for this coming work week.

Capricorn energy, goal setting, metrics, achievement, success — phew I'm already exhausted. Let's reframe Capricorn energy and get to the bones of what foundations we need in our business to achieve our shapeshifting goals and expansive intentions in 2022. In this episode I share a 4-step way of creating a solid foundation for your goals this year and how to really harness Capricorn in your business to stretch, challenge, and find your self-responsibility — sustainably.

It's the last week of 2021 and time for all of us to rest. We made it through another difficult year. But the year ends on a restorative note with Jupiter returning to his traditional home of Pisces and our 4Q moon giving us all the healing vibes. Share your compassion with yourself and those you love the most this final week. To deep restorative rest and healing to you, Luminary. Thank you.

Thank you Luminary for spending another year around the sun with me and this podcast. It's been such a pleasure bringing you star wisdom so you can work with more ease and strategy in your Work. In this episode, I share how you can create meaningful reflections and gratitude as you review your 2021 accomplishments. To lead by example, I share all the places I've stretched, grown and even contracted in 2021. Listen to this special episode as I pour all my love and gratitude for the past 12 months into this episode.

It's a huge week with Venus Retrograde beginning, the Solstice and the third square off between Saturn and Uranus. If you're feeling on the brink, you're not alone. In this episode I share what Venus Rx means for your business, how to welcome in the light with Solstice and how to break free from social constraints with Saturn square Uranus. This is a big week!

Our last full moon in 2021 is asking us to illuminate the year past. In our illumination, we are casting away all the ways we go at it alone, overthink, and burn out so we can call in the ways we co-create and collaborate for more ease and impact. Natalie Miller joins me with this special episode where we feed two birds with one scone, sharing an episode on both the Mind Witchery and The Savvy Luminary podcast, share our newest collaboration, what we've discovered when we each add our gifts and we share the wisdom of the Gemini full moon in this liberating episode.

This week, Mars, your physical energy and drive, enters Sagittarius and is motivated by inspiration and belief. This is followed by Mercury, your ability to communicate and understand, entering Capricorn and wanting to get to the point and choose powerful words of love. You must remember that the person whose approval you seek most is ultimately your own. You're in charge. Then our last Full Moon of the year illuminates all the ways you've overthought just how you're meant to claim your own boss-dom. Remember, you are the author of your own story - that is the definition of authority.

In this episode I share the astrology highlights of 2022 to answer that question you've been asking yourself, "what does 2022 hold for me?" I share my take on astrology so you can work with the stars strategically in your Work and your business to breakthrough systemic burn out to bring in more ease and flow. In this highlights episode I share 2021 reflections, big cosmic meet ups, energy shifts by ingresses, and the personal planet retrogrades. This episode comes with a freebie 2022 In the Stars Highlights report ready for you to download.

This week, there are celestial square offs and meet ups that build tension but ultimately lead to creativity. When things are unconstrained, going smoothly and in flow, there is no need for change. And when affairs in your life have inner (from yourself) or outer (from others or experiences) constraints, restraints or complaints, this is where energy builds and action becomes creative solutions. Notice this week how much can happen in one short week. Do your best to not hold stress or anxiety. Yes, everything feels urgent. Instead, act with compassion and empathy for yourself and others. Breathe. You'll get through this mad dash of a week.

Sagittarius season + eclipse season = full speed ahead. Things feel faster than normal and that's ok, it's time to let go and expand. Sagittarius is the energy you need in your business to believe, explore, envision, inspire and optimize. With our final New Moon and Solar Eclipse of 2021, it's time to let go of belief systems you've outgrown so you can welcome a new belief system that supports manifesting your dreams and purpose. In this episode I share Sagittarius gifts, wounds and house activations for this final New Moon. 2022 is depending on you to believe!

A very spiritual and imaginative month, so lovely for the end of the year. A time to connect to your highest self, your soul essence to get to your truth. Time to peel back all the shoulds, the truths of others that have held you in place for so long. With the New Moon Eclipse in Sagittarius this week, it is time to make peace with what you've learned so far so you can clear the way for an expanded vision of 2022.

In 2022, I see you working with the energy of the stars instead of against it. Creating and building with ease, flow and fully tapped into your authentic intuitive powers to easily make decisions and call in your soul customers. Defining and designing success according to your intentions through New Moon rituals.

For those of us in the United States are celebrating a complicated holiday of Thanksgiving. But how do we honor thanksgiving without spiritual bypassing or looking at the superficial positivity of appreciation? In this episode, I share 7 different ways to elevate gratitude in your life and business so that you can tap into this most powerful energetic expression to improve your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual abundance. To the Luminaries celebrating Thanksgiving, happy a wonderful holiday. And to all you Luminaries, I am so grateful for you, your listenership has inspired me to continue on my path of sharing astrology and spiritual wisdom for you to use in your business.

As we enter Sagittarius season, this theme is all about finding gratitude within your inspiration, and inspiration from your gratitude. The things we feel the deepest about are also the things we must share about, and passionately! This week, Mercury will also be entering Sagittarius which will help you garner a sense of optimism and appreciation for all you've done and will be doing that's all aligned with what's felt good and worked, and brought you great joy and healing.

Eclipse season is a powerful leap of faith into the future. Celeste Brooks (Taurus, Aries, Cancer) and I discuss the opportunities that are opened up with our Taurus Lunar Eclipse so you can feel excited about this Eclipse. An eclipse is a wildcard where your energy informs how you will experience the outcomes. There isn't anything to fear when you consciously choose to be grateful and embrace change. Yes, things may feel uncomfortable at the time, but ultimately where you jump to is for your highest good in your life and business.

Be free and rejoice in the revelations you're having; let them create a firm resolve for where you'll take action. The theme of this week leading up to the eclipse is being committed to being excited about life, constantly, and never giving up on that. If you rejoice, you seize the revelations in your revolutions. Remember to look to where you feel excited this week. Keep your energy on the positive side. It's going to be the fuel that keeps you going as we go into one of the biggest weeks of the year.

Scorpio, Taurus, Pisces sales strategist Erika Tebbens shares her vibrant prismatic way of creating business growth without sleazy secretive extractionary sales. As a powerful Scorpio expressing her highest light, Erika shares how trust, honesty and agency is at the heart of building relationships that add value to your business and offerings. When you trust yourself, know your value, and are openly honest, you can build true connection with your soul customers, present and future.

With Saturn squaring off with Mars and Mercury, we're building up to one of the most intense weeks of all month, some say the entire year. Intensity is what drives change and if we are receptive to change, surprises can show us a new way of doing things that serves us and the collective. And whenever you're challenged to accept change, the first step is to step out of our comfort zone and acknowledge that things need to be different. This week is about practicing calm observation and self care in the face of experiencing change and trusting your intuition to guide you to your highest good. Change is here this week.

It's time to call in your Scorpio authentic power and intuition with the Scorpio New Moon. In this episode, I share why Scorpio truth is so important in your business, how to tap into it using your natal astrology and how to call in a fresh intention with the Scorpio New Moon. It's a powerful and info-packed episode!