Episode 247 features an interview with astrologer Arielle Guttman about her work on using myth as an interpretive device in astrology, as well as the importance of the synodic cycle of Venus, providing insight into the upcoming Venus retrograde. Arielle is the author of the books Mythic Astrology and Mythic Astrology Applied, as well as Venus Star Rising: A New Cosmology for the Twenty-First Century. During the course of the interview we talk about Arielle's background in astrology and how she got into it, her work with Jim Lewis on relocational astrology, the use of myth as a tool to help explicate archetypes in astrology, and her work on what she calls the Venus Star Point. The Venus Star Point in natal astrology is the conjunction between Venus and the Sun that occurred prior to your birth, which creates a sensitive degree in your chart, and also locks in a resonance between that phase of Venus whenever it reoccurs later in your life. Here is a handout from Arielle's website for calculating your Venus Star Point: Find your Venus Star Point PDF Handout You can find out more information about Arielle's work through her website: SophiaVenus.com Arielle came out to Denver to give a talk for our local astrology group during the second week of March, but this was just as the COVID-19 pandemic was breaking out in the US, so we switched her talk to a webinar on Saturday, March 14, and then recorded this podcast the following day. If you enjoy this episode of the podcast, the webinar the previous day went into a bit more detail about her work on Venus, and the recording is available as an episode of the Casual Astrology Podcast for patrons. This episode was co-hosted by astrologers Chris Brennan and Leisa Schaim. This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Timestamps Here are some timestamps for topics covered at different points in the episode: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:11 Arielle's books and background 00:10:46 Astrocartography 00:20:12 Asteroids 00:24:38 How myth is used in astrology 00:33:38 Using mythic astrology with clients 00:35:30 Myth of Ceres and Persephone 00:40:13 Stories of planets that aren't prominent 00:41:56 Transit of Pluto to Ceres 00:43:13 Hermes story 00:45:47 How mythic stories help clients 00:48:55 Archetypes 00:52:19 Mythology of Venus 00:55:00 The two sides of Venus 00:58:00 Two Venus statues 00:58:56 Complexity of Venus in astrology 01:02:20 2012 Mayan astrology Venus transit 01:04:15 Venus as evening and morning star 01:07:38 Importance of Venus kazimi 01:10:06 Mayan fascination with Venus 01:12:30 Masons and Venus pentagram 01:13:28 Rosary beads and Venus cycles 01:14:26 Meanings of Venus morning and evening star phases 01:21:09 Venus pentagram 01:23:53 Relationships on the Venus star 01:26:52 Venus retrograde pattern 01:30:54 Venus passing across the face of the Sun 01:31:35 The Venus Sun conjunction prior to your birth 01:32:00 Additional point for evening star Venus people 01:33:27 Venus Star Point 2020 in Gemini 01:34:40 Impact of Venus Star Point on your chart 01:35:33 People with same Venus Star Point as yours 01:40:25 When a person outshines their partner 01:42:30 Venus Star Point at the mundane level 01:52:09 What Venus retrograde means 01:58:50 Arielle's Venus Star Rising book 01:59:10 How to find your Venus Star Point link 02:04:30 Arielle's website and how to get a signed book 02:06:56 Her Mythic Astrology books 02:07:51 Closing remarks Watch the Video Version of This Episode Here is the video version of this episode of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYO7gjnOyco - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 247 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can either play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below: