Postcolonial Astrology with Alice Sparkly Kat
Embodied Astrology
Embodied Astrology
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🗓️ 26 September 2021
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
As contemporary astrologers and astrology enthusiasts, how can we be accountable to the necessary dismantling and interrogation of colonial lineages that have shaped Western Astrology? According to Brooklyn-based astrologer Alice Sparkly Kat, astrology is the ideal magical lens through which we can parse the harsh neoliberal and colonial systems of power that harm marginalized people. It’s these very systems that misappropriate the language, symbols and wisdom of the planets to prioritize self over the collective.
Alice Sparkly Kat is an astrologer. They use astrology to re-chart a history of the subconscious, redefine the body in world, and reimagine history as collective memory. Their astrological work has inhabited MoMA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and The Brooklyn Museum. They're the author of Postcolonial Astrology (May 2021). Find more on their work at alicesparklykat.com and follow them on Instagram @alicesparklykat
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to this special edition of Embodied astrology. |
| 0:04.0 | My name is Renee. Hello and welcome to this special edition of Embodied Astrology. |
| 0:14.0 | My name is René Sills. I'm an intuitive astrologer and movement educator and the host of this podcast. |
| 0:20.0 | My guest is Alice Sparkly Cat, who I had the pleasure of speaking with about their practice and new book post-colonial astrology. |
| 0:27.2 | Alice Sparkly Cat is a consulting astrologer and astrology writer. They use astrology to re-chart a history of the subconscious, redefine the body in the world, and reimagine history as collective memory. |
| 0:39.0 | Their astrological work has inhabited MoMA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Museum. |
| 0:45.0 | They are the author of post-colonial astrology, which was published earlier this year, |
| 0:50.0 | and explores the political power of astrology, showing how it can be channeled as a force for collective |
| 0:54.6 | healing and liberation. |
| 0:56.7 | They're also the author of several other books and workbooks, all available from their website |
| 1:00.8 | Alice Sparkly Cat, that's Cat with a K.com. This episode was recorded in Leo season |
| 1:06.8 | 2021 as Mercury's retrograde shadow in Gemini was just |
| 1:13.6 | culminating. I'm releasing this episode in September 2021 and Libra season has just begun and |
| 1:17.0 | Mercury is now preparing to station retrograde also in Libra. |
| 1:21.8 | Libra is often associated with legal and justice systems, |
| 1:25.0 | as well as the concepts of relational and institutional |
| 1:28.0 | equity and accountability. |
| 1:30.0 | As we head into the last quarter of 2021, the legal and justice systems in the United States are being extremely challenged and tested. |
| 1:38.0 | Over the next several months, important legislation affecting immigration and borders, voting rights, |
| 1:43.6 | civil rights, abortion access, and climate and energy |
| 1:46.3 | futures are all at stake. |
| 1:48.8 | I'm excited to share this episode with you and I enthusiastically |
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