Finding Refuge with Michelle Cassandra Johnson

Embodied Astrology

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2022

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Michelle Cassandra Johnson is an activist, social justice warrior, author, anti-racism consultant and trainer, intuitive healer, and yoga teacher and practitioner.

This episode is offered with love, following April 16’s full moon in Libra which was trine with Saturn and square to Pluto.

In our conversation we explore Michelle’s chart and talk about the work of maintaining connections between our spiritual selves and our human bodies. Michelle shares from her experience as an energy worker and healer, intuitive, witch, activist and guide around how to anchor in our heart’s wisdom in times of stress and overwhelm; how to build resilience and connection in relational spaces; and how to navigate and attend to the wounds and dislocation of white supremacy culture.

For more information on Michelle or to find out about her books, events, and other upcoming offerings check the show notes or go to https://www.michellecjohnson.com/

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0:14.0	Hello and welcome to Embodied Astrology. My name is Renee Sills. I'm a consulting astrologer, astrology teacher, and somatic educator.
0:18.0	I'm interested in the ways astrology helps expand conversations around embodiment, art, process, politics, and more.
0:27.4	In this special episode, I'll be talking with Michelle Cassandra Johnson.
0:31.6	Michelle is an activist, social justice warrior, author, anti-racism consultant and trainer,
0:37.1	intuitive healer, and yoga teacher and practitioner. She's also the author of skill in Action and Finding Refuge, two books that weave together
0:45.4	mindfulness and spirituality with the practical work of dismantling racism and participating
0:50.7	in creating more equitable and just relationships and realities.
0:55.0	I'm releasing this episode on April 17th, 2022.
1:00.0	It's the day after a full moon in Libra, which was trying with Saturn and Aquarius and square to Pluto and Capricorn.
1:06.0	Libra is a sign that is often associated with the word justice.
1:10.0	It asks for careful consideration, relational tending, peace building, and mindful
1:16.1	negotiations that assist and support individuals to be accountable within their
1:20.6	relationships.
1:21.6	Trine with Saturn and Aquarius, this full moon asks us to labor together, with discipline, integrity, and commitment to our shared humanity.
1:30.0	Squared to Pluto, this full moon also challenges us to confront the shadows of history, the ways
1:35.8	violence and trauma have shaped our world in lives, and the ways we've internalized these
1:40.2	violences and perpetuate them, so that we can attend to the messy, challenging, necessary,
1:46.4	and beautiful work of transformation.
1:48.8	I am so grateful to Michelle for her profound and timely guidance, the way she holds all of these themes within her work,
1:54.8	and the spaces she creates for us to dive deeper into our personal practices, find refuge,
2:00.2	and bring skill into our actions.
2:03.0	In this episode, we'll talk about astrology and her chart a bit, of course.
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